196,760 spectators visited the two first rounds of Allsvenskan and Superettan.
“We have had some very nice and long-awaited first games”, says Ola Rydén, league manager at Swedish Professional Football Leagues.
The total for the 2022 Allsvenskan and Superettan first rounds – after one game each on home soil – is 196,760 spectators, which is a decrease of about 20,000 spectators compared to 2019.
“These are the expected figures. Even though it is the first premiere in three years with an spectators, we clearly see that the pandemic has changed people’s behavior and there is a certain challenge in getting the fans back to the stadiums”, says Ola Rydén and continues.
“But we must also think about this year’s stadium capacity in Allsvenskan and Superettan and that the initially cold premiere weather around the country are factors that also affect the crowd behavior”.
Allsvenskan was visited by a total of 171,945 spectators, which gives an average of 10,746 spectators per game. This is a reduction of a total of approximately 10,000 people compared to 2019, which was the last time spectators were allowed at the season premieres.
The Superettan’s corresponding figures are 24,815 spectators and an average of 1550 people per match. In 2019, that number was 31,832.
“This year’s premieres are on a par with the premiere in 2018. Then we received a total of 2.5 million visits for the entire season. I think we will end up somewhere around that figure again this year”, Ola Rydén concludes.
A total of 94 goals were scored in the Allsvenskan and Superettan in rounds one and two, an average of 2.9 goals per match.
Season premieres for each team:
Allsvenskan:
Hammarby IF – Helsingborgs IF 30 216
AIK – IFK Norrköping 27 561
Djurgårdens IF – Degerfors IF 20 074
Malmö FF – IF Elfsborg 19 405
IFK Göteborg – IFK Värnamo 16 794
Helsingborg IF – IFK Göteborg 11 407
Kalmar FF – Malmö FF 8 347
IFK Norrköping – Varbergs BoIS 6 871
GIF Sundsvall – Hammarby 6 175
BK Häcken – AIK 6 117
IK Sirius – GIF Sundsvall 5 187
IF Elfsborg – Mjällby AIF 4 380
Mjällby AIF – Djurgården 3 504
IFK Värnamo – IK Sirius 2 876
Varbergs BoIS – Kalmar FF 2 229
Degerfors IF – BK Häcken 802
Superettan:
Örebro SK – Jönköpings Södra IF 3 205
Jönköpings Södra IF – AFC Eskilstuna 2 771
Halmstads BK – Norrby IF 2 633
Örgryte IS – Halmstads BK 2 406
Östers IF – IK Brage 2 205
Landskrona BoIS – Östers IF 2 048
Östersunds FK – Skövde AIK 1 673
Västerås SK – Östersunds FK 1 647
IK Brage – Örebro SK 1 485
Skövde AIK – Landskrona BoIS 1 246
IF Brommapojkarna – Västerås SK 979
Trelleborgs FF – Utsiktens BK 752
Norrby IF – Dalkurd FF 718
AFC Eskilstuna – Örgryte IS 475
Dalkurd FF – Trelleborgs FF 382
Utsiktens BK – IF Brommapojkarna 190
In total:
Goals: 94 (2.9 goals each game)
Spectators: 196 760
