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.
| 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 → | |
League tables edit
North edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion 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 | Qualification to 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 (in Swedish)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Group South edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion 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 | Qualification to 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 (in Swedish)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Season statistics edit
Northern group top scorers edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
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]
| Position | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| GK | Lennart Sandahl
|
Östersunds FK |
| DF | Simon Ogunnaike
|
Valsta Syrianska IK |
| Mattias Englund
|
BK Forward | |
| Tim Andersson
|
Östersunds FK | |
 Yosif Ayuba
|
Vasalunds IF | |
| Tobias Stenman
|
Ersboda SK | |
| MF / FW | Fredrik Wennebro
|
Umeå FC |
| Pontus Hendriks
|
IK Brage | |
| Daniel Gustavsson
|
Västerås SK | |
| Gökay Altuner
|
Valsta Syrianska IK | |
| Anders Lillager
|
Falu FK | |
 Armin Tankovic
|
IF Sylvia | |
| Timmy Wilhelmsson
|
FC Väsby United | |
| Kennedy Igboananike
|
Vasalunds IF | |
| Nahir Awrouhom
|
Syrianska Botkyrka IF | |
| Coach | Peter Lenell
|
Vasalunds IF |
| Position | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| GK | Erik Dahlin
|
Västra Frölunda IF |
| DF | Simon Svensson
|
Motala AIF |
| Månz Karlsson
|
Östers IF | |
| Jonatan Ask
|
Lindome GIF | |
| Martin Maletic
|
IFK Värnamo | |
| Bennet Gustavsson
|
Husqvarna FF | |
| MF / FW | Ola Grändås
|
Motala AIF |
| Martin Arvidsson
|
Norrby IF | |
| Tom Pettersson
|
FC Trollhättan | |
| Alexander Henningsson
|
Östers IF | |
| Medin Zekamani
|
Malmö Anadolu | |
| Mattias Wahl
|
Carlstad United BK | |
| Alexander Angelin
|
Västra Frölunda IF | |
| Fredrik Törnqvist
|
Carlstad United BK | |
| Axel Johansson
|
Östers IF | |
| Coach | Göran Ekh
|
Motala AIF |
References edit
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2012-11-01.