2008 Division 1 (Swedish football)
| Season | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
Syrianska FC (north) FC Trollhättan (south) |
| Promoted |
Syrianska FC Vasalunds IF FC Trollhättan |
| Relegated |
Ersboda SK Falu FK Bodens BK IFK Malmö Norrby IF Skärhamns IK |
| Top goalscorer | Niklas Moberg (21) |
|
← 2007 2009 → | |
| Swedish Football 2008 |
|---|
| Allsvenskan (Tier 1) |
| Superettan (Tier 2) |
| Division 1 (Tier 3) |
| Division 2 (Tier 4) |
| Division 3 (Tier 5) |
| Svenska Cupen 2008 - Final |
The 2008 Division 1 was contested by 28 teams divided into two groups geographically. Syrianska FC and FC Trollhättan won their respective groups, and thereby were promoted to Superettan for the 2009 season. Vasalunds IF who finished second in the northern group were also promoted after winning their playoff.
League tables
North
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syrianska FC (C) (P) | 26 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 44 | 16 | +28 | 59 | Promotion to Superettan |
| 2 | Vasalunds IF (O) (P) | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 57 | 26 | +31 | 51 | Promotion Playoffs |
| 3 | Västerås SK | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 59 | 36 | +23 | 51 | |
| 4 | Gröndal | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 49 | 33 | +16 | 50 | |
| 5 | Umeå FC | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 41 | |
| 6 | Valsta Syrianska IK | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 36 | |
| 7 | BK Forward | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 34 | |
| 8 | Syrianska Botkyrka IF | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 31 | |
| 9 | IF Sylvia | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 41 | 56 | −15 | 30 | |
| 10 | Östersunds FK | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 29 | |
| 11 | IK Brage | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 26 | |
| 12 | Ersboda (R) | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 48 | 67 | −19 | 25 | Relegation to Division 2 |
| 13 | Falu FK (R) | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 31 | 49 | −18 | 24 | |
| 14 | Boden (R) | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 53 | −26 | 22 |
Source: svenskfotboll.se
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
South
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Trollhättan (C) (P) | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 49 | Promotion to Superettan |
| 2 | Östers IF | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 45 | Promotion Playoffs |
| 3 | Carlstad United BK | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 45 | |
| 4 | Malmö Anadolu | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 44 | |
| 5 | Skövde AIK | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 42 | |
| 6 | Motala AIF | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 39 | |
| 7 | IFK Värnamo | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 38 | |
| 8 | Västra Frölunda | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 35 | |
| 9 | Lindome | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 32 | |
| 10 | Torslanda IK | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 32 | |
| 11 | Husqvarna FF | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 28 | |
| 12 | IFK Malmö (R) | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 38 | 63 | −25 | 27 | Relegation to Division 2 |
| 13 | Norrby IF (R) | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 26 | |
| 14 | Skärhamn (R) | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 61 | −34 | 25 |
Source: svenskfotboll.se
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Season statistics
Northern group top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kennedy Igboananike |
Vasalunds IF | 18 |
| 2 |  Bernhard Nyström |
Falu FK | 14 |
| 3 | Patrik Grönvall |
Västerås SK | 13 |
| Jesper Carlsson |
Gröndals IK | ||
| 5 | Herish Kuhi |
BK Forward | 12 |
| Raby Nahir Youssef |
Gröndals IK | ||
| 7 | Martin Andersson |
Västerås SK | 11 |
| Danny Persson |
Umeå FC | ||
| 9 | Niklas Gustafsson |
BK Forward | 10 |
| 10 | Özgür Yasar |
Syrianska FC | 9 |
| Erik Lundström |
Ersboda SK | ||
Southern group top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niklas Moberg |
Carlstad United BK | 21 |
| 2 |  Tomas Enrique Petry |
Östers IF | 17 |
| 3 | Arsim Gashi |
Motala AIF | 14 |
 Liridon Rrustemaj |
Malmö Anadolu | ||
| 5 | Jakob Orlov |
Skövde AIK | 13 |
| 6 | Mårten Gustafsson |
Skövde AIK | 12 |
| 7 | Måns Sörensson |
IFK Malmö | 10 |
| Martin Scherdin |
FC Trollhättan | ||
| 9 | Rami Kurdali |
Lindome GIF | 9 |
 Kim Roger Strand |
FC Trollhättan | ||
 William Tonji Ngounou |
Malmö Anadolu | ||
| Daniel Leinar |
Motala AIF | ||
Young Player Teams Of The Year
At the end of each Division 1 season an all-star game is played called "Morgondagens Stjärnor" (English: "The Stars Of Tomorrow"). The two teams playing against each other consist of the best young players from each of the two leagues.[3]
References
- ↑ "Skytteliga". The Swedish Football Association (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- ↑ "Skytteliga". The Swedish Football Association (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- ↑ "2008". Morgondages Sjärnor. Retrieved 2012-11-01.