Division 3 - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Swedish Division 3
Division 3 League Tables 2011 2011 Division 3 Statistics of Swedish football Division 3 in season 2011.-Norra Norrland 2011: 1. Assi IF 22 16 3 3 62-21 51 Promoted 2. Kiruna FF 22 14 6 2 51-16 48 Promotion Playoffs...

Founded
2006
Nation

Number of Teams
144 (in twelve groups)
Promotion Promotion and relegation In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season... to
Division 2
Relegation to
Division 4 Swedish football Division 4 Division 4 is the sixth level in the league system of Swedish football and comprises 39 sections with 8 to 12 football teams in each.- The competition :There are 39 groups of 8 to 12 teams each representing a local geographical area...
Current Champions
Assi IF Assi IF Assi IF are a Swedish football team, located in Risögrund, Kalix Municipality, Norrbotten County, currently playing in Division 3 Norra Norrland.-Background:... (N Norrland) Tegs SK Tegs SK Tegs SK is a Swedish football club located in Umeå.-Background:Tegs SK is a sports club that was founded in 1898. The club has specialised in ice-hockey, football and orienteering. In 1987 the club's football section was merged with the football section of Sandåkerns SK to become Umeå FC... (M Norrland) Selånger FK Selånger FK Selånger FK is a Swedish football club located in Sundsvall in Västernorrland County.-Background:Selånger Fotbollklubb was founded in 1921 as Selånger Sportklubb and are now one of the biggest clubs in Västernorrland with 650 members... ] (S Norrland) Karlbergs BK Karlbergs BK Karlbergs BK is a Swedish football club located in Karlberg in Birkastaden, an area in the southwestern part of Vasastan in central Stockholm. -Background:... (N Svealand) Karlslunds IF HFK Karlslunds IF HFK Karlslunds IF HFK is a Swedish football club located in Örebro.-Background:Karlslunds IF football team has participated mainly in the lower divisions of the Swedish football league system but has enjoyed periods of success most notbaly an appearance in Division 1 Norra in 2009 and a few seasons in... (V Svealand) Eskilstuna Södra FF Eskilstuna Södra FF Eskilstuna Södra FF is a Swedish football club located in Eskilstuna in Södermanland. The club is currently playing in Division 2, the fourth tier of Swedish football.-Background:... (S Svealand) IF Hagapojkarna (NÖ Götaland) IFK Uddevalla IFK Uddevalla IFK Uddevalla is a Swedish football club located in Uddevalla and played two seasons in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan, in 1925–26 and 1926–27.-Background:... (NV Götaland) Sävedalens IF Sävedalens IF Sävedalens IF is a Swedish football club located in Sävedalen in Partille Municipality, Västra Götaland County.-Background:Since their foundation in 1932 Sävedalens IF has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club currently plays in... (M Götaland) Oskarshamns AIK Oskarshamns AIK Oskarshamns AIK is a Swedish football club located in Oskarshamn in Kalmar County. -Background:Oskarshamns Allmänna Idrottsklubb were formed on the 4th May 1924... (SÖ Götaland) Eskilsminne IF Eskilsminne IF Eskilsminne IF is a Swedish football club located in Helsingborg in Skåne County. -Background:Eskilsminne Idrottsförening s a football club from the district of Eskilsminne in Helsingborg that was founded on the 18th May 1928. The club runs around 50 teams and has between 1200 and 1300 members,... (SV Götaland) Torns IF Torns IF Torns IF is a Swedish football club located in Lund in Skåne County. -Background:Torns Idrottsförening was formed in 1965 and is based in Stångby, just north of the city of Lund. Torns IF is an expanding club with football as its primary focus. The club serves children and youngsters in Stångby,... (S Götaland)

Swedish Football League Structure Swedish football league system The Swedish football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Sweden which is controlled by the Swedish Football Association and consists of 276 teams in 22 leagues divided into five levels...
Allsvenskan Allsvenskan Allsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan... (Tier 1) Superettan Superettan Superettan is the second highest league in the league system of Swedish football and comprises 16 Swedish football teams. It was created in 2000. Before that, the second level league in Sweden had been Division 1.... (Tier 2) Division 1 (Tier 3) Division 2 (Tier 4) Division 3 (Tier 5) Division 4 Swedish football Division 4 Division 4 is the sixth level in the league system of Swedish football and comprises 39 sections with 8 to 12 football teams in each.- The competition :There are 39 groups of 8 to 12 teams each representing a local geographical area... (Tier 6) Division 5 Swedish football Division 5 Division 5 is the seventh level in the league system of Swedish football and comprises 53 sections with 10 to 12 football teams in each.- The competition :There are 53 groups of 10 to 12 teams each representing a local geographical area... (Tier 7) Division 6 Swedish football Division 6 Division 6 is the eighth level in the league system of Swedish football and comprises 78 sections with 5 to 12 football teams in each.- The competition :There are 78 groups of 10 to 12 teams each representing a local geographical area... (Tier 8) Division 7 Swedish football Division 7 Division 7 is the ninth level in the league system of Swedish football and comprises 47 sections with 9 to 12 football teams in each.- The competition :There are 47 groups of 10 to 12 teams each representing a local geographical area... (Tier 9) Division 8 Swedish football Division 8 Division 8 is the tenth and lowest level in the league system of Swedish football and comprises 5 sections with 10 to 12 football teams in each... (Tier 10)

Division 3 is the fifth level in the league system

Swedish football league system

The Swedish football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Sweden which is controlled by the Swedish Football Association and consists of 276 teams in 22 leagues divided into five levels...

of Swedish football and comprises 144 Swedish

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

teams. Division 3 had status as the official third level from 1928 to 1986, but was replaced by Division 2 in 1987. It then had status as the official fourth level until 2005, but was replaced once again as Division 1 was recreated in 2006.

The competition

There are 144 clubs in Division 3, divided in 12 groups of 12 teams each representing a geographical area. During the course of a season (starting in April and ending in October) each club plays the others twice, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents, for a total of 22 games. The top team in each Division 3 group is promoted to Division 2 and the two lowest placed teams from each Division 2 league are relegated in their place. The second placed teams in each Division 3 group plays promotion/relegation play-offs against the third lowest teams in Division 2.

Normally, at the end of each season the three lowest placed teams of each group are relegated to the regional Division 4 and thirty-six teams from the regional Division 4 leagues are promoted in their place while the fourth lowest placed teams in the Division 3 leagues plays promotion/relegation play-offs against teams in Division 4. There were a series of relegation/promotion play-offs at the end of the 2010 season.

Administration

The Swedish Football Association
Swedish Football Association
The Swedish Football Association is the governing body of football in Sweden. It organises the football leagues — Allsvenskan for men and Damallsvenskan for women — and the men's and women's national teams. It is based in Solna and is a founding member of both FIFA and UEFA...

( SvFF) is responsible for the administration of Division 3.