Division 2
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{{Infobox sports league
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| sport = [[Football (soccer)|Football]]
| founded = 2006
| teams = 72 (in six groups)
| country = [[Sweden]]
| champion = [[Ersboda SK]], [[Arameiska-Syrianska]], [[IK Brage]], [[Motala AIF]], [[Lindome GIF]], [[Malmö Anadolu BI]] (all promoted to [[Division 1]])
}}
{{about|the Swedish football league|the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] division|Division II}}
'''Division 2''' is the fourth level in the [[Swedish football league system|league system]] of [[Swedish football]] and comprises 72 [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[football (soccer)|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]].
== The competition ==
There are 72 clubs in Division 2, divided in six 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. 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.
== Current clubs ==
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{{col-1-of-3}}
;Division 2 Norrland
*[[Anundsjö IF]]
*[[Friska Viljor FC]]
*[[IFK Holmsund]]
*[[Infjärdens SK]]
*[[Kiruna FF]]
*[[IFK Luleå]]
*[[Mariehems SK]]
*[[Piteå IF]]
*[[Robertsfors IK]]
*[[Skellefteå FF]]
*[[IFK Timrå]]
*[[Umedalens IF]]
;Division 2 Norra Svealand
*[[Brynäs IF Fotboll|Brynäs IF]]
*[[Grönabergs IF]]
*[[IK Frej]]
*[[Heby AIF]]
*[[Hudiksvalls ABK]]
*[[Råsunda IS]]
*[[Sandvikens IF]]
*[[Skiljebo SK]]
*[[Sollentuna United]]
*[[Syrianska IF]]
*[[Söderhamns FF]]
*[[Vallentuna BK]]
*[[Västerås IK Fotboll|Västerås IK]]
{{col-2-of-3}}
;Division 2 Södra Svealand
*[[Akropolis IF]]
*[[Enskede IK]]
*[[IFK Eskilstuna]]
*[[Eskilstuna City FK]]
*[[Hammarby TFF]]
*[[KB Karlskoga Fotboll|KB Karlskoga]]
*[[Karlslunds IF HF]]
*[[Panellinios IF]]
*[[Rynninge IK]]
*[[Visby IF Gute]]
*[[Värmbols FC]]
*[[Älvsjö AIK Herr|Älvsjö AIK]]
;Division 2 Östra Götaland
*[[BK Kenty]]
*[[Lindsdals IF]]
*[[Lindö FF]]
*[[Linköpings FF]]
*[[Ljungby IF]]
*[[Myresjö IF]]
*[[Nybro IF]]
*[[Nyköpings BIS]]
*[[IK Sleipner]]
*[[Smedby AIS]]
*[[Tenhults IF]]
*[[IK Tord]]
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;Division 2 Västra Götaland
*[[Ahlafors IF]]
*[[Annelunds IF]]
*[[Fässbergs IF]]
*[[Gunnilse IS]]
*[[Jonsereds IF]]
*[[Kinna IF]]
*[[Laholms FK]]
*[[Lärje/Angereds IF]]
*[[Melleruds IF]]
*[[IK Oddevold]]
*[[Utsikten BK]]
*[[Varbergs BoIS]]
;Division 2 Södra Götaland
*[[Asmundtorps IF]]
*[[Helsingborgs Södra BIS]]
*[[IFK Hässleholm]]
*[[Högaborgs BK]]
*[[Höllvikens GIF]]
*[[Karlskrona AIF]]
*[[IFK Klagshamn]]
*[[Kristianstads FF]]
*[[Lunds BK]]
*[[Markaryds IF]]
*[[GIF Nike]]
*[[Sölvesborgs GoIF]]
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{{Football in Sweden}}
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