The 2020 Damallsvenskan was the 33rd season of the Swedish women's association football top division, Damallsvenskan. The league was originally set to commence on 3 April 2020, but due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic it was postponed, and eventually set to begin on 27 June, and end on 15 November. All matches were played without spectators.
| Season | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC |
| Relegated | |
| Champions League | |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 383 (2.9 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Anna Anvegård (16 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Rosengård 7–1 Linköpings (12 August 2020) Rosengård 6–0 Örebro (24 July 2020) |
| Biggest away win | Uppsala 1–9 Rosengård (7 August 2020) |
| Highest scoring | Uppsala 1–9 Rosengård (7 August 2020) |
← 2019 2021 →
All statistics correct as of 15 November 2020. | |
Legandary Umeå IK returned to the top tier after 3 years in Elitettan but were relegated alongside Uppsala again at the end of the season.[1][2] Göteborg were the champions, claiming their first Damallsvenskan title.
All matches were viewed worldwide, except for Mexico, for a fee at Damallsvenskan TV Archived 2017-03-05 at the Wayback Machine. Aftonbladet have bought broadcasting rights for all Damallsvenskan matches from 2020 to 2022 and will have them available at Sportbladet Play.
Teams edit
| Team | Location | Stadium | Turf | Stadium capacitya |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Djurgårdens IF | Stockholm | Stockholm Olympic Stadium | Natural | 14,417 |
| Eskilstuna United DFF | Eskilstuna | Tunavallen | Artificial | 7,600 |
| FC Rosengård | Malmö | Malmö IP | Artificial | 5,700 |
| KIF Örebro DFF | Örebro | Behrn Arena | Artificial | 12,624 |
| Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC | Gothenburg | Valhalla IP | Artificial | 4,000 |
| Kristianstads DFF | Kristianstad | Kristianstads fotbollsarena | Hybrid | 3,080b |
| Vilans IP | Natural | 5,000b | ||
| Linköpings FC | Linköping | Arena Linköping | Artificial | 8,500 |
| Piteå IF | Piteå | LF Arena | Artificial | 3,000 |
| Vittsjö GIK | Vittsjö | Vittsjö IP | Natural | 3,000 |
| Växjö DFF | Växjö | Myresjöhus Arena | Artificial | 12,173 |
| Umeå IK | Umeå | Umeå Energi Arena | Artificial | 8,000 |
| IK Uppsala Fotboll | Uppsala | Lötens IP | Artificial | n/a |
Notes:
a According to each club information page previously available at the Swedish Football Association website for Damallsvenskan,[3] unless otherwise noted. Since May 2018 this is no longer present. Numbers were usually lower than official stadium numbers.
b According to Kristianstads DFF's history web page.[4]
Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC (C) | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 55 | 10 | +45 | 54 | Qualification to Champions League second round |
| 2 | FC Rosengård | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 57 | 14 | +43 | 47 | |
| 3 | Kristianstads DFF | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 48 | 29 | +19 | 45 | Qualification to Champions League first round |
| 4 | Linköpings FC | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 39 | |
| 5 | Vittsjö GIK | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 31 | |
| 6 | Växjö DFF | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 32 | −14 | 27 | |
| 7 | KIF Örebro DFF | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 26 | |
| 8 | Piteå IF | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 33 | −12 | 25 | |
| 9 | Djurgårdens IF | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 24 | |
| 10 | Eskilstuna United DFF | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 23 | |
| 11 | Umeå IK (R) | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 40 | −19 | 23 | Relegation to Elitettan |
| 12 | IK Uppsala Fotboll (R) | 22 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 21 | 54 | −33 | 10 |
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; (R) Relegated
Positions by round edit
Results edit
WDL table edit
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader; = Runner up; = Relegation to 2021 Elitettan
Player statistics edit
Top scorers edit
- As of matches played on 15 November 2020.
References edit
- ^ Nordling, Björn (2019-10-12). "Här är Umeås uppgång, fall – och uppgång" [Here is Umeå's rise, fall – and rise]. SVT Sport (in Swedish). Retrieved 2019-11-30.
- ^ "Umeå IK tillbaka i Damallsvenskan" [Umeå IK back in Damallsvenskan]. svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). SvFF. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
- ^ "Damallsvenskan" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ^ "Kristianstads DFF - Svenskalag.se". www.kdff.nu (in Swedish). Retrieved 2019-10-13.
External links edit
- Season at soccerway.com
- Season at SvFF
- Damallsvenskan TV Archived 2017-03-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish) – Video streaming of all matches both live and archived
- Sportbladet Play (in Swedish) – Video streaming of all matches both live and archived