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]

Damallsvenskan[1]
Season2008
ChampionsUmeå IK
RelegatedUmeå Södra, Bälinge
Top goalscorerManon Melis, Marta
(23 goals)
2007
2009

Summary

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "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.