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Damallsvenskan Countries Sweden Confederation UEFA Founded 1988 Number of teams 12 Relegation to Norrettan and Söderettan Domestic cup(s) Svenska Cupen International cup(s) UEFA Champions League Current champions LdB FC
(2010)Website SvenskFotboll.se Damallsvenskan 2011
Swedish Football
Ladies League StructureDamallsvenskan (Tier 1)
Ladies Division 1 (Tier 2)
Ladies Division 2 (Tier 3)
Ladies Division 3 (Tier 4)
Ladies Division 4 (Tier 5)
Ladies Division 5 (Tier 6)The Damallsvenskan, Swedish for ladies' all-Swedish, is the highest division of women's football in Sweden. It is also referred as to the women's Allsvenskan, this term being used alone to refer to the men's division.
The division consists of a league of 12 teams. There is a relegation system in place with the Swedish Women's Division 1, which is split into Northern and Southern sections. The two lowest ranked teams in the league are relegated and replaced by the winners of the two Division 1 leagues.
The women's division was first held in 1973. Until the advent of Women's Professional Soccer, the Damallsvenskan was considered to be the best women's league, since the previous American WUSA league went bankrupt. The Damallsvenskan was once home to star players like Marta, Daniela, Nadine Angerer, Lisa De Vanna, Hope Solo and Hanna Ljungberg.
The top 2 teams qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League.
Contents
2011 season
The season of 2011 is made up by the following teams:
Club Last season First season
in leagueFirst season of
current spellDalsjöfors GoIF 1st (Söderettan) 2011 2011 Djurgårdens IF DFF 8th 2003 2003 Hammarby IF 10th 1988 1988 Jitex BK 6th 1988 2010 KIF Örebro 5th 2003 2003 Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC 2nd 1988 1988 Kristianstads DFF 9th 1990 2008 LdB FC Malmö 1st 1988 1988 Linköpings FC 3rd 1998 2005 Piteå IF 1st (Norrettan) 2009 2011 Tyreso FF 4th 1993 2010 Umeå IK 7th 1996 1998 Stadiums
Club Arena Capacity Dalsjöfors GoIF Borås Arena 16,800 Djurgårdens IF DFF Kristinebergs IP 4,500 Hammarby IF DFF Hammarby IP 2,500 Jitex BK Åbyvallen 2,000 KIF Örebro DFF Behrn Arena 14,500 Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC Valhalla IP 4,700 Kristianstads DFF Vilans IP 5,000 LdB FC Malmö IP 7,600 Linköpings FC Folkungavallen 10,000 Piteå IF LF Arena 6,000 Tyresö FF Tyresövallen 3,000 Umeå IK Gammliavallen 10,000 Previous winners
The list of Swedish champions (73-87) and winners of the Damallsvenskan (88-)[1]:
Season Winner Runner-up 1973 Öxabäck IF (1) N/A 1974 Jitex BK (1) N/A 1975 Öxabäck IF (2) N/A 1976 Jitex BK (2) N/A 1977 Jakobsbergs GoIF (1) N/A 1978 Öxabäck IF (3) N/A 1979 Jitex BK (3) N/A 1980 Sunnanå SK (1) N/A 1981 Jitex BK (4) N/A 1982 Sunnanå SK (2) N/A 1983 Öxabäck IF (4) N/A 1984 Jitex BK (5) N/A 1985 Hammarby IF DFF (1) N/A 1986 Malmö FF (1) N/A 1987 Öxabäck IF (5) Jitex BK 1988 Öxabäck IF (6) Jitex BK 1989 Jitex BK (6) Jitex BK 1990 Malmö FF (2) Öxabäck IF 1991 Malmö FF (3) N/A Season Winner Runner-up 1992 Gideonsbergs IF (1) N/A 1993 Malmö FF (4) Jitex BK/JG93 1994 Malmö FF (5) Hammarby IF DFF 1995 Älvsjö AIK (1) Gideonsbergs IF 1996 Älvsjö AIK (2) Malmö FF 1997 Älvsjö AIK (3) Malmö FF 1998 Älvsjö AIK (4) Malmö FF 1999 Älvsjö AIK (5) Malmö FF 2000 Umeå IK (1) Malmö FF 2001 Umeå IK (2) Malmö FF 2002 Umeå IK (3) Malmö FF 2003 Djurgården/Älvsjö (1) Umeå IK 2004 Djurgården/Älvsjö (2) Umeå IK 2005 Umeå IK (4) Malmö FF 2006 Umeå IK (5) Djurgården/Älvsjö 2007 Umeå IK (6) Djurgården/Älvsjö 2008 Umeå IK (7) Linköpings FC 2009 Linköpings FC (1) Umeå IK 2010 LdB FC Malmö (6) Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC 2011 LdB FC Malmö (7) Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC Top scorers
The following is a list of top scorers (skyttedrottningar) by season.[2] Lena Videkull has won the award a record five times, while Hanna Ljungberg holds the record for most goals in a season with 39.
Year Tally Player 1984 30 goals Pia Sundhage (Östers IF)
1985 35 goals Pia Sundhage (Östers IF)
1984 19 goals Lena Videkull (Trollhättans IF)
1985 22 goals Anette Nilsson (Hammarby IF)
1986 22 goals Gunilla Axén (Gideonsbergs IF)
1987 28 goals Eva-Lotta Carlsson (Dalhems IF)
1988 24 goals Lena Videkull (Öxabäck/Mark IF)
1989 25 goals Eleonor Hultin (Jitex BK)
1991 21 goals Lena Videkull (Malmö FF)
1992 28 goals Lena Videkull (Malmö FF)
1995 26 goals Anneli Andelén (Öxabäck/Mark IF)
1996 29 goals Anneli Andelén (Öxabäck/Mark IF)
1996 33 goals Anneli Andelén (Öxabäck/Mark IF)
1995 27 goals Annelie Wahlgren (Bälinge IF)
1996 23 goals Lena Videkull (Malmö FF)
1997 22 goals Annelie Wahlgren (Bälinge IF)
Lena Videkull (Malmö FF)
1998 32 goals Victoria Svensson (Älvsjö AIK)
1999 29 goals Luiza Pendyk (Malmö FF)
2000 25 goals Luiza Pendyk (Malmö FF)
2001 34 goals Victoria Svensson (Älvsjö AIK)
2002 39 goals Hanna Ljungberg (Umeå IK)
2003 23 goals Victoria Svensson (Djurgården/Älvsjö)
2004 22 goals Laura Kalmari (Umeå IK)
Marta (Umeå IK)
2005 21 goals Therese Lundin (Malmö FF DFF)
Marta (Umeå IK)
2006 21 goals Lotta Schelin (Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC)
2007 26 goals Lotta Schelin (Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC)
2008 23 goals Marta (Umeå IK)
Manon Melis (LdB FC Malmö)
2009 22 goals Linnea Liljegärd (Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC)
2010 25 goals Manon Melis (LdB FC Malmö)
2011 16 goals Manon Melis (LdB FC Malmö)
Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir (Kristianstads DFF)
See also
- Women's football (soccer)
- Svenska Cupen (women)
- Women's football around the world
- List of sporting events in Sweden
External links
References
- ^ [http://svenskfotboll.se/damallsvenskan/historik/
- ^ "Damallsvenskan top scorers". svenskfotboll.se. http://svenskfotboll.se/damallsvenskan/historik/skyttedrottningar-1982-/. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
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