2008 Damallsvenskan
| Season | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Umeå IK |
| Relegated | Umeå Södra, Bälinge |
| Top goalscorer | Manon Melis, Marta (23 goals) |
← 2007 2009 → | |
The 2008 Damallsvenskan was the 21st season of the Damallsvenskan, the highest level of professional women's football in Sweden, with 12 teams competing.[1] The season ran from 6 April to 18 October.[2] For the fourth time in a row the league was won by Umeå IK.[3] Newly promoted Umeå Södra were relegated, as were Bälinge.[4] Manon Melis and Marta finished as the season's top scorers with 23 goals.[5] Prior to the season's last game, Marta was on 17 goals, but she managed to catch up with Melis by scoring six times in an 11–1 win over relegated Bälinge.[3][6]
Summary
[edit]The game Linköpings FC–Umeå IK (1–4) on 3 september was played at Folkungavallen in Linköping in front of 9 413 spectators, leading to a new Damallsvenskan record attendance.[7]
Table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Umeå IK (C, Q) | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 80 | 17 | +63 | 57 | Qualification to Champions League Round of 32 |
| 2 | Linköpings FC (Q) | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 54 | 19 | +35 | 53 | Qualification to Champions League Qualifying Round |
| 3 | LdB FC Malmö | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 22 | +40 | 51 | |
| 4 | AIK | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 49 | 18 | +31 | 45 | |
| 5 | Djurgårdens IF | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 33 | |
| 6 | Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 30 | |
| 7 | KIF Örebro | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 30 | |
| 8 | Hammarby IF | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 41 | −18 | 25 | |
| 9 | Kristianstads DFF | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 54 | −31 | 20 | |
| 10 | Sunnanå SK | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 19 | |
| 11 | Umeå Södra (R) | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 73 | −60 | 9 | Relegation to First Division |
| 12 | Bälinge IF (R) | 22 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 67 | −58 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Tabell och resultat - Damallsvenskan" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Spelprogram - Damallsvenskan" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ a b "UIK guldfirade & LFC till Europa" ["UIK celebrates gold & LFC into Europe] (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Linköping klara mästare" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Skytteliga - Damallsvenskan" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ Scholten, Berend (17 August 2009). "Melis matured by Swedish experience". UEFA. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ Daniel Sjöberg (8 September 2008). "Titta Linköping, ni är lika bra som KFF" (in Swedish). Sportbladet. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
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