Allsvenskan 2008, part of the 2008 Swedish football season, was the 84th Allsvenskan season played. The first match was played on 30 March 2008 and the last matches were played on 9 November 2008.
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Participating clubs
| Club | Last season | First season in league |
First season of current spell |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIK | 5th | 1924–25 | 2006 |
| Djurgårdens IF | 3rd | 1927–28 | 2001 |
| IF Elfsborg | 4th | 1926–27 | 1997 |
| GAIS | 11th | 1924–25 | 2006 |
| Gefle IF | 10th | 1933–34 | 2005 |
| IFK Göteborg | 1st | 1924–25 | 1977 |
| Halmstads BK | 7th | 1933–34 | 1993 |
| Hammarby IF | 6th | 1924–25 | 1998 |
| Helsingborgs IF | 8th | 1924–25 | 1993 |
| Kalmar FF | 2nd | 1949–50 | 2004 |
| Ljungskile SK | 2nd (Superettan) | 1997 | 2008 |
| Malmö FF | 9th | 1931–32 | 2001 |
| IFK Norrköping | 1st (Superettan) | 1924–25 | 2008 |
| GIF Sundsvall | 3rd (Superettan) | 1965 | 2008 |
| Trelleborgs FF | 13th | 1985 | 2007 |
| Örebro SK | 12th | 1946–47 | 2007 |
Managers
| Club | Coach |
|---|---|
| AIK |  Rikard Norling |
| Djurgårdens IF |  Sigurður Jónsson |
| IF Elfsborg | Magnus Haglund |
| GAIS | Magnus Pehrsson |
| Gefle IF | Per Olsson |
| IFK Göteborg | Stefan Rehn/ Jonas Olsson |
| Halmstads BK | Janne Andersson |
| Hammarby IF | Tony Gustavsson |
| Helsingborgs IF | Bo Nilsson |
| Kalmar FF | Nanne Bergstrand |
| Ljungskile SK |  David Wilson |
| Malmö FF | Roland Nilsson |
| IFK Norrköping | Sören Cratz |
| GIF Sundsvall | Sören Åkeby |
| Trelleborgs FF | Tom Prahl |
| Örebro SK |  Sixten Boström |
Standings
| P |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalmar FF (C) | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 70 | 32 | +38 | 64 | 2009–10 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round |
| 2 | Elfsborg | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 49 | 18 | +31 | 63 | 2009–10 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round |
| 3 | IFK Göteborg | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 50 | 26 | +24 | 54 | 2009–10 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round 1 |
| 4 | Helsingborg | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 54 | 41 | +13 | 54 | 2009–10 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round |
| 5 | AIK | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 45 | |
| 6 | Malmö FF | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 44 | |
| 7 | Örebro | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 42 | |
| 8 | Halmstad | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 41 | |
| 9 | Hammarby | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 41 | |
| 10 | Trelleborg | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 40 | |
| 11 | GAIS | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 38 | |
| 12 | Djurgården | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 36 | |
| 13 | Gefle | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 28 | |
| 14 | Ljungskile (R) | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 52 | −29 | 24 | Relegation Playoffs |
| 15 | GIF Sundsvall (R) | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 54 | −28 | 22 | Relegation to Superettan |
| 16 | IFK Norrköping (R) | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 58 | −27 | 20 |
Source: svenskfotboll.se
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
1IFK Göteborg won the Svenska Cupen 2008 competition, thereby qualifying for the Third Qualifying Round of UEFA Cup 2009-10.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (Q) = Qualified to respective phase of tournament; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Relegation play-offs
Ljungskile (as 14th-placed team of Allsvenskan) and Brommapojkarna (as third placed team of Superettan 2008) competed in a two-legged relegation play-off for one place in Allsvenskan 2009. Brommapojkarna earned promotion by winning on away goals.
| 13 November 2008 19:00 GMT+1 |
Brommapojkarna | 0 – 0 | Ljungskile | Grimsta IP, Stockholm Attendance: 2,072 Referee: ??? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report (Swedish) |
| 16 November 2008 15:00 GMT+1 |
Ljungskile | 1 – 1 | Brommapojkarna | H.A. Bygg Arena, Ljungskile Attendance: 2,828 Referee: Daniel Stålhammar (Landskrona) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wålemark  48' |
Report (Swedish) |
Haglund 45+3' |
Promotions, relegations and qualifications
Top scorers
| Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Patrik Ingelsten |
Kalmar FF | 19 |
 Anselmo |
Halmstads BK | 15 |
| Viktor Elm |
Kalmar FF | |
 Charlie Davies |
Hammarby IF | 14 |
| Henrik Larsson |
Helsingborgs IF | |
| Ola Toivonen |
Malmö FF | |
| Hans Berggren |
Gefle IF | 11 |
 Iván Óbolo |
AIK | 10 |
Results
| Home \ Away1 | AIK | DIF | IFE | GAIS | GIF | IFKG | HBK | HAM | HEL | KFF | LSK | MFF | NOR | GIF | TFF | ÖSK |
| AIK | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Djurgården | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | |
| Elfsborg | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | |
| GAIS | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
| Gefle | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| IFK Göteborg | 2–0 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | |
| Halmstad | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | |
| Hammarby | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–6 | 4–3 | 5–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Helsingborg | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Kalmar FF | 3–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Ljungskile | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Malmö FF | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
| IFK Norrköping | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| GIF Sundsvall | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | |
| Trelleborg | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | |
| Örebro | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
Source: svenskfotboll.se
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
References
- Online
- "SFS-Bolletinen". Sveriges Fotbollshistoriker och Statistiker. 2007. http://www.bolletinen.se/. Retrieved 2007-08-20.
- "svenskfotboll.se". Swedish Football Association. 2007. http://www.svenskfotboll.se/. Retrieved 2007-08-20.
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