After two rounds of Allsvenskan and Superettan when all 32 participating clubs each have played one home game it is clear that over 200,000 spectators attended the games. It is the best stadium attendance since 2017 for the first two rounds of Allsvenskan and Superettan.
“Looking at the number of spectators, this year is the best season opening in six years”, says Ola Rydén, league manager at Swedish Professional Football Leagues.
A total of 232,397 spectators found their way to the stadiums during the first two rounds. That is 35,637 more than the 196,760 attendances that attended the 2022 season but also 25,023 less than the 2017 season opener. An 18% increase compared to 2022.
“Both leagues see an increase compared to 2022. Above all, Superettan is pleasing to see, with an increase of over 80% compared to last year”, says Ola Rydén.
The first 16 matches of Allsvenskan have led to 186,601 visits, which means 11,663 spectators per game, while the opening of Superettan has been witnessed by 45,796 people or 2,862 spectators per game. In the case of Allsvenskan this means an increase of around 15,000 people compared to 2022. For Superettan this is an increase of around 21,000 people.
The largest attendance so far is AIK who attracted 32,178 spectators in their home opener against IFK Norrköping, closely followed by Hammarby, which attracted 30,941 spectators in their home opener against Degerfors IF. The highest attendance in Superettan was Helsingborgs IF, who in the first round attracted 8,717 spectators to Olympia, for the match against Östers IF.
“We hope that the positive development and the nice spring weather will continue so that the stands throughout Sweden will continue to be filled. Given that the interest of Allsvenskan and Superettan is increasing in all the measurements we do, it is only natural that there will also be more people in the stands”, concludes Ola Rydén.
A total of 74 goals were scored in Allsvenskan and Superettan in round one and two, an average of 2.3 goals per game.
In 2017, a total of 2,678,800 stadium visits were made during the season, divided between 2,180,952 in Allsvenskan and 497,848 in Superettan. The total stadium attendance record for Allsvenskan and Superettan, with 16 teams in the leagues, is from 2015 and currently stands at 2,781,702 (2,392,098 in Allsvenskan and 389,604 in Superettan) spectators.
Stadium attendance 2023:
Allsvenskan:
First goal: Isaac Kiese Thelin, Malmö FF
Fastest goal: Alexander Johansson, Mjällby AIF (9 min).
Goals in total round 1 and 2: 38
Highest stadium attendance: 35 637 (AIK – IFK Norrköping)
Stadium attendance in total round 1 and 2: 186 601
Attendance team by team:
AIK – IFK Norrköping 32 178
Hammarby IF – Degerfors IF 30 941
Djurgårdens IF – IF Brommapojkarna 22 273
Malmö FF – Kalmar FF 21 312
IFK Göteborg – IFK Värnamo 16 180
Halmstads BK – AIK 10 690
IK Sirius – Djurgårdens IF 9 813
Kalmar FF – IFK Göteborg 8 902
IF Elfsborg – BK Häcken 8 194
IFK Norrköping – IK Sirius 7 080
BK Häcken – Hammarby IF 6 316
Degerfors IF – Halmstads BK 3 719
Varbergs BoIS – IF Elfsborg 3 000
IF Brommapojkarna – Malmö FF 2 788
Mjällby AIF – Varbergs BoIS 2 295
IFK Värnamo – Mjällby AIF 920
Superettan:
First goal: Simon Johansson, Västerås SK
Fastest goal: Anton Lundin, Gefle IF (2 min)
Goals in total round 1 and 2: 36
Highest stadium attendance: 8717 (Helsingborgs IF – Östers IF)
Stadium attendance in total round 1 and 2: 45 796
Stadium attendance team by team:
Helsingborgs IF – Östers IF 8 717
Östers IF – Trelleborgs FF 5 122
Örebro SK – Östersunds FK 4 344
GAIS – IK Brage 4 022
Västerås SK – Örgryte IS 3 625
Gefle IF – Helsingborgs IF 3 011
Jönköpings Södra IF – Örebro SK 2 573
Örgryte IS – AFC Eskilstuna 2 572
Östersunds FK – GAIS 2 477
Landskrona BoIS – Utsiktens BK 2 282
IK Brage – Västerås SK 2 248
GIF Sundsvall – Landskrona BoIS 2 155
AFC Eskilstuna – GIF Sundsvall 1 085
Trelleborgs FF – Gefle IF 1 053
Skövde AIK – Jönköpings Södra IF 270
Utsiktens BK – Skövde AIK 240
In total Allsvenskan and Superettan after two rounds:
Goals: 74 (In average 2.3 goals per game)
Stadium attendance: 232 397
Season premieres – round one and two of Allsvenskan och Superettan:
2022: 196 760 (In total after the season: 2 754 178)
2021: No stadium attendance because of covid-19
2020: No stadium attendance because of covid-19
2019: 219 589 (In total after the season: 2 587 790)
2018: 201 715 (In total after the season: 2 568 392)
2017: 257 420 (In total after the season:2 678 800)
