2015 in Swedish football 2015 in Swedish football The 2015 season will be the 118th season of competitive football in Sweden. The competitive will start with the group stage of Svenska Cupen on 21 February. League competition will start in early April with Allsvenskan on 5 April, Superettan on 5 April and Division 1 on 12 April. Svenska Cupen will conclude with the final on 17 May. Allsvenskan will conclude on 31 October, Superettan and Division 1 on 1 November and lower men's leagues on the weekend before. Qualification play-offs will be held after the end of league play with the Allsvenskan and Superettan
American football in Brazil start participating in American football. Other traditional fixtures in the Brazilian sports lifestyle like volleyball and Formula One are slowly losing their fanbase to American football. Once the game transitioned from sand to grass, the popularity of American football jumped. Players are only asked to practice occasionally and women have been embraced into even the "full contact" leagues. Copacabana Beach is considered to be the birthplace of American football in Brazil; where 20 men played the first game of American football in Brazilian history. All American football games not done on the beach are played out in public parks and