title: 1940–41 Swedish football Division 2
text: # 1940–41 Swedish football Division 2
  
  Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 for the 1940–41 season.
  
  ## League standings
  
  ### Division 2 Norra 1940–41
  
  Teams from a large part of northern Sweden, approximately above the province of Medelpad, were not allowed to play in the national league system until the 1953–54 season, and a championship was instead played to decide the best team in Norrland.
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Reymersholms IK | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 20 | +29 | 27 | Playoffs for promotion to Allsvenskan |
  | 2 | Djurgårdens IF | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 20 | +18 | 27 | |
  | 3 | Sandvikens AIK | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 49 | 24 | +25 | 25 | |
  | 4 | Hammarby IF | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 30 | +11 | 21 | |
  | 5 | Sundbybergs IK | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 19 | |
  | 6 | Ludvika FfI | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 15 | |
  | 7 | Gefle IF | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 36 | −13 | 15 | |
  | 8 | Hofors AIF | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 44 | −21 | 13 | |
  | 9 | Värtans IK | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 12 | Relegated to Division 3 |
  | 10 | Nynäshamns IF | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 51 | −40 | 6 | Relegated to Division 3 |
  
  ### Division 2 Östra 1940–41
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | IFK Eskilstuna | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 75 | 21 | +54 | 32 | Playoffs for promotion to Allsvenskan |
  | 2 | Örebro SK | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 21 | |
  | 3 | Surahammars IF | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 20 | |
  | 4 | Hallstahammars SK | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 18 | |
  | 5 | Åtvidabergs FF | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 18 | |
  | 6 | Finspångs AIK | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 18 | |
  | 7 | IFK Västerås | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 38 | −12 | 17 | |
  | 8 | Mjölby AI | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 34 | −13 | 14 | |
  | 9 | Husqvarna IF | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 12 | Relegated to Division 3 |
  | 10 | Örebro FF | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 52 | −29 | 10 | Relegated to Division 3 |
  
  ### Division 2 Västra 1940–41
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | GAIS | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 16 | +32 | 30 | Playoffs for promotion to Allsvenskan |
  | 2 | Tidaholms GIF | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 57 | 32 | +25 | 24 | |
  | 3 | Örgryte IS | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 23 | |
  | 4 | Karlskoga IF | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 49 | 32 | +17 | 21 | |
  | 5 | Skara IF | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 20 | |
  | 6 | Lundby IF | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 17 | |
  | 7 | Deje IK | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 15 | |
  | 8 | Billingsfors IK | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 13 | |
  | 9 | Varbergs BoIS | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 52 | −24 | 9 | Relegated to Division 3 |
  | 10 | Arvika BK | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 64 | −38 | 8 | Relegated to Division 3 |
  
  ### Division 2 Södra 1940–41
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Halmstads BK | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 20 | +24 | 28 | Playoffs for promotion to Allsvenskan |
  | 2 | IS Halmia | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 56 | 24 | +32 | 24 | |
  | 3 | Kalmar AIK | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 21 | |
  | 4 | Höganäs BK | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 20 | |
  | 5 | IFK Kristianstad | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 17 | |
  | 6 | IFK Malmö | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 16 | |
  | 7 | BK Landora | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 44 | −18 | 16 | |
  | 8 | Olofströms IF | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 15 | |
  | 9 | IFK Värnamo | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 40 | −16 | 12 | Relegated to Division 3 |
  | 10 | Malmö BI | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 42 | −20 | 11 | Relegated to Division 3 |
  