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Elitettan
Elitettan logo.svg
Founded 2013
Country Sweden Sweden
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Number of teams 14
Level on pyramid 2
Promotion to Damallsvenskan
Relegation to Division 1
Domestic cup(s) Svenska Cupen
Current champions AIK
(2023)
Most championships AIK (2 titles)
Umeå IK (2 titles)
Växjö DFF (2 titles)
Website https://www.elitettan.se/

Elitettan is a super exciting football league for women in Sweden. Think of it as the second-best league in the country. It's like a stepping stone for teams hoping to reach the very top!

Fourteen different clubs play in Elitettan each year. They all compete to win and move up to the Damallsvenskan, which is Sweden's highest women's football league. Teams that don't do so well might move down to Division 1. This system is called promotion and relegation.

The football season in Elitettan runs from April to October. During this time, each team plays 26 matches. The league started in 2013, and since then, it has helped many talented players and teams grow!

Teams in the 2024 Season

The 2024 season was a busy one for Elitettan! Here are the teams that played and where they are located in Sweden.


Team Home City Home Ground Capacity
Alingsås IF Alingsås Mjörnvallen 1,500
Bollstanäs SK Upplands Väsby Bollstanäs IP 1,000
Eskilstuna United DFF Eskilstuna Tunavallen 7,800
Jitex BK Mölndal Åbyvallen 1,500
IFK Kalmar Kalmar Gröndals IP 1,500
Lidköpings FK Lidköping Framnäs IP 2,500
Mallbackens IF Lysvik Strandvallen 2,000
Malmö FF Malmö Malmö Stadion 26,500
Örebro SK Örebro Eyravallen 12,645
Sundsvalls DFF Sundsvall NP3 Arena 8,000
Sunnanå SK Skellefteå Norrvalla IP 1,500
Umeå IK Umeå Umeå Energi Arena 6,000
IK Uppsala Fotboll Uppsala Studenternas IP 10,522
Gamla Upsala SK Uppsala Lötens IP 2,500

Teams That Moved Up

Many teams have played in Elitettan and then moved up to the top league, Damallsvenskan. Here are the champions and runner-up teams from past seasons who earned their promotion:

Season Champions Runners-up
2013 Eskilstuna United DFF AIK
2014 Mallbackens IF Hammarby IF
2015 Kvarnsvedens IK Djurgårdens IF
2016 IF Limhamn Bunkeflo Hammarby IF
2017 Växjö DFF IFK Kalmar
2018 Kungsbacka KIF Örebro
2019 Umeå IK IK Uppsala Fotboll
2020 AIK Hammarby IF
2021 Umeå IK IFK Kalmar
2022 Växjö DFF IFK Norrköping
2023 AIK Trelleborgs FF

See also

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