The Damallsvenskan, "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 league went bankrupt. The Damallsvenskan was home to players like Marta Vieira da Silva, Daniela Alves Lima, Nadine Angerer, Lisa De Vanna and Hanna Ljungberg, although at the moment only Angerer is still playing in Sweden, with Ljungberg retired due to injury, and the others all playing in America for the WPS.

2008 season

The season of 2008 is made up by the following teams:

• AIK
• Bälinge IF
• Djurgårdens IF DFF
• Hammarby IF
• KIF Örebro
• Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC
• Kristianstads DFF
• LdB FC
• Linköpings FC
• Sunnanå SK
• Umeå IK
• Umeå Södra FF

See also

• Women's football
• Svenska Cupen
• Women's football around the world
• List of sporting events in Sweden

External links

• Swedish Football Association - Damallsvenskan