2015 Damallsvenskan was the 27th season of the Swedish women's association football top division, Damallsvenskan. It was played between 11 April 2015 and 18 October 2015. FC Rosengård were the defending champions, having won the competition in 2014.[4] They successfully defended their title and together with Eskilstuna United qualified for the 2016–17 UEFA Women's Champions League.
AIK and Hammarby were relegated to the 2016 Elitettan.
Teams
Tyresö FF and Jitex BK were relegated at the end of the 2014 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were replaced by Elitettan top-two teams Mallbackens IF and Hammarby IF DFF.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Stadium capacity1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIK | Solna | Skytteholms IP | 1,800 |
| Eskilstuna United DFF | Eskilstuna | Tunavallen | 7,600 |
| FC Rosengård | Malmö | Malmö IP | 5,700 |
| Hammarby IF DFF | Stockholm | Zinkensdamms IP | 2,000 |
| KIF Örebro DFF | Örebro | Behrn Arena | 12,624 |
| Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC | Gothenburg | Valhalla IP | 4,000 |
| Kristianstads DFF | Kristianstad | Vilans IP | 5,000 |
| Linköpings FC | Linköping | Arena Linköping | 8,500 |
| Mallbackens IF | Värmland | Strandvallen | 4,000 |
| Piteå IF | Piteå | LF Arena | 3,000 |
| Umeå IK | Umeå | T3 Arena | 8,000 |
| Vittsjö GIK | Vittsjö | Vittsjö IP | 3,000 |
Note: 1 According to each club information page at the Swedish Football Association website for Damallsvenskan.[5]
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Rosengård (C, Q) | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 60 | 16 | +44 | 51 | Qualification to Champions League Round of 32 |
| 2 | Eskilstuna United DFF (Q) | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 15 | +26 | 50 | |
| 3 | Piteå IF | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 45 | 25 | +20 | 45 | |
| 4 | Linköpings FC | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 17 | +26 | 44 | |
| 5 | KIF Örebro DFF | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 34 | |
| 6 | Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 32 | |
| 7 | Kristianstads DFF | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 27 | |
| 8 | Umeå IK | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 24 | |
| 9 | Vittsjö GIK | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 38 | −12 | 24 | |
| 10 | Mallbackens IF | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 36 | −17 | 18 | |
| 11 | Hammarby IF DFF (R) | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 38 | −18 | 18 | Relegation to Elitettan |
| 12 | AIK (R) | 22 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 71 | −60 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Results
Season statistics
- As of 20 October 2015
Top scorers
References
- ^ a b "Skytteliga". The Swedish Football Association (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "Spelprogram - Damallsvenskan". svenskfotboll.se. The Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Publikliga". svenskfotboll.se. The Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ "Rosengård aldrig hotat" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ "Damallsvenskan" (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
External links
Media related to 2015 Damallsvenskan season at Wikimedia Commons
- Season at soccerway.com