2008 Damallsvenskan
# 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. The season ran from 6 April to 18 October. For the fourth time in a row the league was won by Umeå IK. Newly promoted Umeå Södra were relegated, as were Bälinge. Manon Melis and Marta finished as the season's top scorers with 23 goals. 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.

## 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.

## 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 | Relegation to First Division |
