Swedish football Division 2
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| Country |
 Sweden
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| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Divisions | 6 |
| Number of teams | 84 |
| Level on pyramid | 4 |
| Promotion to | Division 1 |
| Relegation to | Division 3 |
| Current champions |
Sandvikens IF (Norrland) |
 2016 Division 2
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Sandvikens IF (Norrland)
Sollentuna FK (Norra Svealand)
Arameiska-Syrianska IF (Södra Svealand)
Skövde AIK (Norra Götaland)
FK Karlskrona (Södra Götaland)
Division 2 is the fourth level in the league system of Swedish football and comprises 84 Swedish football teams. Division 2 had status as the official second level from 1928 to 1986, but was replaced by Division 1 in 1987. It then had status as the official third level until 2005, but was replaced once again by the recreated Division 1 in 2006.
There are 84 clubs in Division 2, divided in six groups of 14 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 26 games. At the end of each season the two lowest placed teams of each group are relegated to Division 3 and the twelve winning teams from the twelve Division 3 leagues are promoted in their place while the third lowest placed teams in the Division 2 leagues plays promotion/relegation play-offs against the twelve second placed teams in Division 3. The top team in each Division 2 group is promoted to Division 1 and the three lowest placed teams from each Division 1 league are relegated in their place.
The Swedish Football Association (Swedish: Svenska Fotbollförbundet; SvFF) is responsible for the administration of Division 2.
Division 2 is the fourth-highest division in Swedish Football. It currently comprises six regional leagues which may show some small changes to their titles year on year reflecting the changing geographical distribution of clubs. The six sections for the 2014 season cover Norrland, Norra Svealand, Södra Svealand, Norra Götaland, Västra Götaland and Östra Götaland.
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