2012 Damallsvenskan

The 2012 Damallsvenskan, part of the 2012 Swedish football season, was the 25th season of Damallsvenskan since its establishment in 1988. The 2012 fixtures were released on 8 December 2011.[1] The season began on 9 April 2012 and ended on 3 November 2012. LdB FC Malmö were the defending champions, having won their 7th title the previous season. In an interesting season finish Malmö had a five points advantage over Tyresö two days before the end. On the second last matchday though Malmö only drew, while Tyresö won and the teams then met on the final matchday to play for the championship. Due to a better goal difference Tyresö won its first title after a late goal for a 1–0 win.

Damallsvenskan
Season2012
ChampionsTyresö FF
UEFA Women's Champions LeagueTyresö, LdB Malmö
Top goalscorerAnja Mittag (21 goals)
Biggest home winLinköping 11–0 Djurgården
Biggest away winÖrebro 0–6 Kopparbergs/Göteborg
2011
2013

A total of twelve teams contested the league, 10 returning from the 2011 season and two promoted from Division 1.

Teams

Hammarby IF DFF and Dalsjöfors GoIF were relegated at the end of the 2011 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were replaced by Division 1 division champions AIK and Vittsjö GIK.

Stadia and locations

Team Location Stadium Stadium capacity[lower-alpha 1]
AIK Stockholm Skytteholms IP 3,000
Djurgårdens IF Stockholm Kristinebergs IP 930
Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC Gothenburg Valhalla IP 3,000
Jitex BK Mölndal Åbyvallen 2,000
Kristianstads DFF Kristianstad Vilans IP 5,000
Linköpings FC Linköping Folkungavallen 8,000
LdB FC Malmö Malmö Malmö IP 6,800
Piteå IF Piteå LF Arena 3,000
Tyresö FF Tyresö Tyresövallen 3,500
Umeå IK Umeå T3 Arena 8,000
Vittsjö GIK Vittsjö Vittsjö IP 1,500[3]
KIF Örebro DFF Örebro Behrn Arena 13,500
  1. According to each club information page at the Swedish Football Association website for Allsvenskan.[2]

Table

Pos PS Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 3 Tyresö FF 22 18 1 3 65 12 +53 55 2013–14 UEFA Champions League
2 1 Malmö 22 18 1 3 61 24 +37 55
3 3 Linköping 22 11 6 5 50 34 +16 39
4 2 Kopparbergs/Göteborg 22 12 2 8 48 25 +23 38
5 2 Kristianstad 22 10 4 8 37 27 +10 34
6 Vittsjö 22 9 3 10 37 42 5 30
7 4 Umeå 22 7 5 10 27 47 20 26
8 2 Piteå 22 8 1 13 35 42 7 25
9 Jitex 22 6 5 11 26 36 10 23
10 5 Örebro 22 7 1 14 26 52 26 22
11 3 Djurgården 22 6 1 15 21 55 34 19 Relegated to the First Division
12 AIK 22 3 4 15 16 46 30 13
Source:

Results

Home \ Away AIK DIF KGFC JBK KDFF LFC LdB PIF TFF UIK VGIK KIFÖ
AIK 0–1 1–0 3–1 2–3 1–3 2–0 0–3 0–4 2–2 1–1 0–2
Djurgårdens IF 2–1 0–2 0–2 0–1 1–4 1–2 4–3 2–0 1–0 1–1 3–1
Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC 1–1 2–0 3–3 3–0 6–0 0–1 2–1 0–1 5–0 1–2 2–1
Jitex BK 2–0 2–0 1–3 3–1 0–0 1–4 2–2 1–3 1–1 1–2 0–1
Kristianstads DFF 3–0 4–3 4–1 1–3 1–1 0–3 3–2 0–2 0–1 3–1 4–0
Linköpings FC 0–0 11–0 3–2 4–0 1–1 3–5 4–1 1–0 4–1 4–3 1–1
LdB FC Malmö 5–0 4–0 2–1 2–0 5–2 2–1 3–1 0–1 7–1 4–1 2–1
Piteå IF 3–0 3–1 1–3 0–1 2–0 0–1 0–2 1–5 3–1 2–0 3–0
Tyresö FF 1–0 2–0 3–1 3–0 1–2 3–0 2–0 5–1 6–0 5–1 7–0
Umeå IK 3–1 2–0 0–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–5 4–1 0–1
Vittsjö GIK 3–1 4–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 2–3 2–1 1–1 2–3 0–1
KIF Örebro DFF 3–0 3–0 0–6 1–0 1–4 2–3 3–4 1–2 0–5 0–2 3–4
Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season prizes

PrizePlayerClub
MVP Anja MittagLdB Malmö
Best goalkeeper Þóra Björg HelgadóttirLdB Malmö
Best defender Emma BerglundUmeå
Best midfielder Verónica BoqueteTyresö FF
Best forward Anja MittagLdB Malmö
Best young player Elin RubenssonLdB Malmö

Season statistics

References

  1. "Spelprogram - Damallsvenskan" (in Swedish). svenskfotboll.se. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  2. "Damallsvenskan" (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  3. "Här blir Vittsjö IP allsvensk arena". Nyheter P4 Kristianstad, 26 March 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
  4. "Skytteliga". The Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  5. "Passningsliga". The Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
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