2008 Damallsvenskan

Damallsvenskan[1]

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

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

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

Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

References

1. "Tabell och resultat - Damallsvenskan" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
2. "Spelprogram - Damallsvenskan" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
3. "UIK guldfirade & LFC till Europa" ["UIK celebrates gold & LFC into Europe] (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
4. "Linköping klara mästare" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
5. "Skytteliga - Damallsvenskan" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
6. Scholten, Berend (17 August 2009). "Melis matured by Swedish experience". UEFA. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
7. Daniel Sjöberg (8 September 2008). "Titta Linköping, ni är lika bra som KFF" (in Swedish). Sportbladet. Retrieved 11 October 2021.