2008 Damallsvenskan

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

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.
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