2016 Damallsvenskan

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Damallsvenskan
Season2016
Champions Linköpings FC
(3rd title)
Relegated Mallbackens IF
Umeå IK
Champions League FC Rosengård
Linköpings FC
Matches played132
Goals scored404 (3.06 per match)
Top goalscorer Pernille Harder
(24 goals)
2015
2017
All statistics correct as of 00:40, 12 May 2016 (UTC).

The 2016 Damallsvenskan is the 28th season of the Swedish women's association football top division, Damallsvenskan. FC Rosengård were the defending champions, having won the competition in 2015. [1]

Contents

Linköpings FC is the champion of the season. [2]

Teams

TeamLocationStadiumStadium capacity1
Djurgårdens IF Stockholm Stockholm Olympic Stadium 14,417
Eskilstuna United Eskilstuna Tunavallen 7,600
FC Rosengård Malmö Malmö IP 5,700
KIF Örebro Örebro Behrn Arena 12,624
Kopparbergs/Göteborg Gothenburg Valhalla IP 4,000
Kristianstads DFF Kristianstad Vilans IP 5,000
Kvarnsvedens IK Borlänge Ljungbergsplanen 1,000
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. [3]

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Linköpings FC (C, Q)2220207314+5962Qualification to Champions League Round of 32
2 FC Rosengård (Q)2216426213+4952
3 Eskilstuna United 2211563426+838
4 Piteå IF 2210752931237
5 Kopparbergs/Göteborg 229673524+1133
6 Djurgårdens IF 227693234227
7 Vittsjö GIK 225982937824
8 KIF Örebro 2258927381123
9 Kvarnsvedens IK 2258930481823
10 Kristianstads DFF 22361318351715
11 Umeå IK 22271316473113Relegation to Elitettan
12 Mallbackens IF 22341519573813
Updated to match(es) played on 30 October 2016. Source: soccerway.com
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) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Top scorers

As of 5 November 2016. [4]
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Denmark.svg Pernille Harder Linköpings FC 24
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Stina Blackstenius Linköpings FC20
3 Flag of Malawi.svg Tabita Chawinga Kvarnsvedens IK 15
4 Flag of Brazil.svg Marta FC Rosengård 13
Flag of Sweden.svg Mimmi Larsson Eskilstuna United DFF
Flag of the United States.svg Ella Masar FC Rosengård
7 Flag of Sweden.svg Pauline Hammarlund Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC 12
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lieke Martens FC Rosengård
9 Flag of Norway.svg Kristine Minde Linköpings FC11
10 Flag of Sweden.svg Mia Jalkerud Djurgårdens IF 9

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