Country Sweden Founded 1988 Relegation to Elitettan | Confederation UEFA Number of teams 12 Domestic cup(s) Svenska Cupen | |
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.
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The division consists of a league of 12 teams. From 2013, the Damallsvenskan began operating on a system of promotion and relegation with the Elitettan. The two lowest placed teams are relegated to the Elitettan, and the two highest placed teams from the Elitettan are promoted in their place.
The first Swedish women's national championship was played in 1973. Since its inception, the Damallsvenskan has featured star players like Marta, Daniela, Nadine Angerer, Lisa De Vanna, Hope Solo and Hanna Ljungberg.
The top two teams in the Damallsvenskan qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League.
2017 clubs and stadiums
Note: 1 According to each club information page at the Swedish Football Association website for Damallsvenskan.
Media coverage
Games from the 2013 Damallsvenskan are broadcast on the Swedish sports television channel, TV4 Sport.
Previous winners
The list of Swedish champions (1973–87) and winners of the Damallsvenskan (1988–present):
From 1988 to 1992 a play-off round was played. The top four teams after the regular season played a semi-final and final.
Malmö FF, LdB FC Malmö and FC Rosengård are the same club.
Top scorers
The following is a list of top scorers (skyttedrottningar) by season. Lena Videkull has won the award a record five times, while Hanna Ljungberg holds the record for most goals in a season with 39.