2020 Damallsvenskan

The 2020 Damallsvenskan is 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 covid-19 pandemic it was postponed, and eventually set to begin on 27 June, and end on 15 November. Unless further notice, all matches will be played without spectators. FC Rosengård are the defending champions, having won the competition in 2019.

Damallsvenskan
Season2020
Matches played66
Goals scored201 (3.05 per match)
Top goalscorerMimmi Larsson
(11 goals)
Biggest home winRosengård 7–1 Linköpings (12 August 2020)

Rosengård 6–0 Örebro (24 July 2020)
Biggest away winUppsala 1–9 FC Rosengård (7 August 2020)
Highest scoringUppsala 1–9 FC Rosengård (7 August 2020)
← 2019
2021 →
All statistics correct as of 17 August 2020.

Legandary Umeå IK returns to the top tier after 3 years in Elitettan.[1][2] They had a 3-year plan to return after they fell out in 2016, which they fullfilled.[3] Also promoted from 2019 Elitettan is IK Uppsala Fotboll for the first time, after a tight battle with Hammarby to the very end.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

All matches can be viewed worldwide, except for Mexico, for a fee at Damallsvenskan TV. Aftonbladet have bought broadcasting rights for all Damallsvenskan matches 2020-2022 and will have them available at Sportbladet Play.

Teams
Locations of the 2020 Damallsvenskan in Sweden.
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,[8] 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.[9]

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC 11 9 2 0 27 4 +23 29 Qualification to 2021–22 Champions League
2 FC Rosengård 11 8 2 1 34 6 +28 26
3 Kristianstads DFF 11 6 3 2 23 18 +5 21
4 Linköpings FC 11 6 1 4 16 19 −3 19
5 Eskilstuna United DFF 11 4 2 5 18 16 +2 14
6 KIF Örebro DFF 11 4 2 5 12 17 −5 14
7 Umeå IK 11 3 3 5 13 19 −6 12
8 Piteå IF 11 3 3 5 12 19 −7 12
9 Djurgårdens IF 11 2 4 5 11 15 −4 10
10 Vittsjö GIK 11 3 1 7 14 20 −6 10
11 IK Uppsala Fotboll 11 3 1 7 16 27 −11 10 Relegation to Elitettan
12 Växjö DFF 11 2 2 7 5 21 −16 8
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2020. Source: svenskfotboll.se
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

Positions by round
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
FC Rosengård52433222222
Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC13211111111
Vittsjö GIK101181010121211121211
Eskilstuna United DFF66678567585
Linköpings FC21122333344
Piteå IF34344445678
Kristianstads DFF12121197654433
KIF Örebro DFF77565789756
Växjö DFF1110121212111110111112
Djurgårdens IF8898997810109
Umeå IK99101111101012967
IK Uppsala Fotboll457568968911
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2020. Source: everysport.com
  = Leader;   = Runner up;   = Relegation to 2021 Elitettan

Results
Home \ Away DIF ESK FCR KGFC KIFÖ KDFF LFC PIF UIK UPP VÄX VGIK
Djurgårdens IF 2–1 0–0 0–1 3–3 1–1 2–1
Eskilstuna United DFF 1–1 2–3 2–0 1–3 3–0 3–1
FC Rosengård 1–2 6–0 7–1 2–1 1–0
Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC 2–0 1–1 5–1 2–0 2–0 4–0
KIF Örebro DFF 3–3 0–1 1–2 – 2–1 1–0 1–2
Kristianstads DFF 0–1 3–1 1–1 2–1 2–0
Linköpings FC 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–3 3–1 3–0
Piteå IF 1–1 1–5 1–1 2–2 0–1
Umeå IK 1–0 0–3 1–2 3–2 2–3 3–0
IK Uppsala Fotboll 3–2 1–9 0–2 0–1 3–0
Växjö DFF 1–0 0–3 2–2 1–1 0–2
Vittsjö GIK 0–2 3–3 1–2 0–1 4–2
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2020. Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

WDL table
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
FC RosengårdWWLWWWDWWWD
GroundHAHAAHAHAHA
Position52433222222
Kopparbergs/Göteborg FCWDWWWWWWWWW
GroundHAHAHAHHAAH
Position13211111111
Vittsjö GIKLLDLLLWWLW
GroundAHHAHAHAAHA
Position101181010111211121210
Eskilstuna United DFFDDWLLWLLWLW
GroundAHAAAHAHHAH
Position66678567585
Linköpings FCWWWDWLWLLLW
GroundHAHAHAHAHAH
Position21122333344
Piteå IFWDWDWLLLLDL
GroundAHAHAHAAHHA
Position34344445678
Kristianstads DFFLLDWWDWDWWW
GroundAHAAHAHHAHA
Position12121197654433
KIF Örebro DFFDDWLWLLLWWL
GroundHAAHHAAHAHH
Position77565789756
Växjö DFFLDLLLWDWLLL
GroundAHAHAAHHAAH
Position1110121212111110111112
Djurgårdens IFLDLWLDWLLDD
GroundAHAHAHHAHAH
Position8898997810109
Umeå IKLDLLLWDDWWL
GroundHAHAHHAAHHA
Position99101111101012967
IK Uppsala FotbollWDLWLLLWLLL
GroundHAHHAHAHHAA
Position457568968911
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2020. Source: everysport.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Leader;   = Runner up;   = Relegation to 2021 Elitettan

Player statistics

Top scorers
As of matches played on 17 August 2020.
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Mimmi Larsson FC Rosengård 11
2 Pauline Hammarlund Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC 7
Loreta Kullashi Eskilstuna United DFF
4 Anna Avengård FC Rosengård 6
Clara Markstedt Vittsjö GIK
6 Rebecka Blomqvist Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC 5
Guðmundsdóttir Kristianstads
Uchenna Kanu Linköpings FC
Karin Lundin KIF Örebro DFF
Ebere Orji Linköpings FC

References
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  2. "Umeå IK tillbaka i Damallsvenskan" [Umeå IK back in Damallsvenskan]. svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). SvFF. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
  3. Jesperson, David; Ellert, Christoffer; Sköldbäck, Carl (2019-10-12). "Umeå IK tillbaka i damallsvenskan" [Umeå IK back in Damallsvenskan]. SVT Sport (in Swedish). Retrieved 2019-11-30.
  4. Forsgren, Ida; Sandberg, Mattias (2019-10-19). "Hammarby missade chansen att säkra allsvensk plats" [Hammarby missed the chance to secure Damallsvenskan place]. SVT Sport (in Swedish). Retrieved 2019-11-30.
  5. "Streckstrider i slutomgången" [Line battles in the final round]. svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). SvFF. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
  6. Grefve, Daniel (2019-10-27). "Uppsala chockade Hammarby – klart för damallsvenskan" [Uppsala shocked Hammarby – ready for Damallsvenskan]. SVT Sport (in Swedish). Photography by Stina Stjernkvist/TT. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
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