The 2017 Damallsvenskan was the 29th season of the Swedish women's association football top division, Damallsvenskan. It began on 16 April 2017, and ended on 12 November. Linköpings FC were the defending champions, having won the competition in 2016.[1]

Damallsvenskan
Season2017
ChampionsLinköpings FC
RelegatedKvarnsvedens IK
KIF Örebro DFF
Champions LeagueLinköpings FC
FC Rosengård
Matches played132
Goals scored394 (2.98 per match)
Top goalscorerTabitha Chawinga
(26 goals)
Biggest home win5 goals:
ROS 7–2 KVA
(16 Apr)
ROS 5–0 GÖT
(7 May)
KVA 5–0 LIM
(3 Jun)
LIN 5–0 ÖRE
(18 Aug)
HAM 6–1 ÖRE
(14 Oct)
Biggest away win6 goals:
LIN 0–6 ESK
(4 Nov)
Highest scoring9 goals:
ROS 7–2 KVA
(16 Apr)
ROS 6–3 DJU
(8 Oct)
Highest attendance7,825
LIM 0–1 ROS
(30 Aug)
Lowest attendance169
HAM 1–1 KRI
(5 Nov)
Total attendance106,791
Average attendance809
2016
2018
All statistics correct as of 30 March 2018.

On 29 October 2017, the winner of Damallsvenskan was settled, when Linköpings FC, in a goalless game against Kvarnsvedens IK, netted one point in the league table and gained an impregnable lead with two remaining rounds against main rival and closest competitor FC Rosengård.[2][3] Thus Linköping successfully defended their title from last year.

Teams

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Team Location Stadium Stadium capacity1
Djurgårdens IF Stockholm Stockholm Olympic Stadium 14,417
Eskilstuna United DFF Eskilstuna Tunavallen 7,600
FC Rosengård Malmö Malmö IP 5,700
KIF Örebro DFF Örebro Behrn Arena 12,624
Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC Gothenburg Valhalla IP 4,000
Kvarnsvedens IK Borlänge Ljungbergsplanen 1,000
Linköpings FC Linköping Arena Linköping 8,500
Piteå IF Piteå LF Arena 3,000
Vittsjö GIK Vittsjö Vittsjö IP 3,000
IF Limhamn Bunkeflo Malmö Limhamns IP 2,800
Hammarby IF Stockholm Zinkensdamms IP 3,000
Kristianstads DFF Kristianstad Vilans IP 5,000

Note: 1 According to each club information page at the Swedish Football Association website for Damallsvenskan.[4]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Linköpings FC 22 16 3 3 45 24 +21 51 Qualification to 2018–19 Champions League
2 FC Rosengård 22 12 6 4 50 23 +27 42
3 Eskilstuna United DFF 22 11 5 6 37 24 +13 38
4 Piteå IF 22 10 6 6 31 20 +11 36
5 Kristianstads DFF 22 9 4 9 33 26 +7 31
6 Djurgårdens IF 22 9 3 10 31 36 −5 30
7 Hammarby IF 22 6 9 7 27 26 +1 27
8 Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC 22 7 6 9 31 41 −10 27
9 IF Limhamn Bunkeflo 22 8 2 12 23 43 −20 26
10 Vittsjö GIK 22 5 8 9 24 30 −6 23
11 Kvarnsvedens IK 22 4 7 11 41 54 −13 19 Relegation to Elitettan
12 KIF Örebro DFF 22 2 7 13 21 47 −26 13
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

Attendance

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Average home attendances

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Team GP Attendance High Low Average
Eskilstuna United DFF 11 17,742 2,876 722 1,612
Piteå IF 11 13,370 4,122 541 1,215
FC Rosengård 11 11,553 3,307 453 1,050
IF Limhamn Bunkeflo 11 10,769 7,825 219 979
Linköpings FC 11 10,689 2,105 518 971
Hammarby IF 11 7,828 2,137 169 711
Vittsjö GIK 11 6,241 956 353 567
Kvarnsvedens IK 11 6,200 822 343 563
Djurgårdens IF 11 5,905 2,074 186 536
Kristianstads DFF 11 5,815 1,112 266 528
Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC 11 5,442 710 325 494
KIF Örebro DFF 11 5,237 1,311 221 476
Total 132 106,791 7,825 169 809

Updated to games played on 12 November 2017.[5][6]

Highest attendances

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Rank Home team Score Away team Attendance Date Stadium
1 IF Limhamn Bunkeflo 0–1 FC Rosengård 7,825 30 August 2017 (2017-08-30) Swedbank Stadion
2 Piteå IF 0–2 FC Rosengård 4,122 29 June 2017 (2017-06-29) LF Arena
3 FC Rosengård 3–0 IF Limhamn Bunkeflo 3,307 26 June 2017 (2017-06-26) Malmö IP
4 Eskilstuna United DFF 3–2 FC Rosengård 2,876 3 May 2017 (2017-05-03) Tunavallen
5 FC Rosengård 2–2 Linköpings FC 2,541 10 September 2017 (2017-09-10) Malmö IP
6 Eskilstuna United DFF 4–1 Kvarnsvedens IK 2,369 24 May 2017 (2017-05-24) Tunavallen
7 Eskilstuna United DFF 0–2 Linköpings FC 2,325 29 June 2017 (2017-06-29) Tunavallen
8 Eskilstuna United DFF 0–1 Piteå IF 2,182 18 June 2017 (2017-06-18) Tunavallen
9 Hammarby IF 0–2 Djurgårdens IF 2,137 18 June 2017 (2017-06-18) Zinkensdamms IP
10 Linköpings FC 0–3 FC Rosengård 2,105 20 May 2017 (2017-05-20) Linköping Arena

Updated to games played on 12 November 2017.[5]

Top scorers

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As of 20 November 2017.[7]
Rank Player Club Goals
1   Tabitha Chawinga Kvarnsvedens IK 25
2   Linda Sällström Vittsjö GIK 15
3   Ella Masar FC Rosengård 13
4   Marija Banušić Linköpings FC 11
  Mia Jalkerud Djurgårdens IF
  Pauline Hammarlund Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC
  Mimmi Larsson Eskilstuna United DFF
8   Julia Zigiotti Olme Hammarby IF 8
  Olivia Schough Eskilstuna United DFF
  Sanne Troelsgaard FC Rosengård
11   Kristine Minde Linköpings FC 7
  Lieke Martens[a] FC Rosengård
  Madelen Janogy Piteå IF
14   Amanda Edgren Kristianstads DFF 6
  Elin Rubensson Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC
  Julia Spetsmark KIF Örebro DFF
  Loreta Kullashi Eskilstuna United DFF
  1. ^ Lieke Martens left Damallsvenskan midseason.

Goal of the week

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Rank Player Club Score Result Opponent
1 Not awarded
2 Ebba Hed Vittsjö GIK 1–0 1–1 Eskilstuna United DFF
3 Tabitha Chawinga Kvarnsvedens IK 2–3 3–3 Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC
4 Emma Jansson KIF Örebro DFF 1–0 1–2 Eskilstuna United DFF
5 Tabitha Chawinga Kvarnsvedens IK 1–1 2–3 Vittsjö GIK
6 Cecilia Pedersen IF Limhamn Bunkeflo 1–0 2–1 Djurgårdens IF
7 Hanna Sandström Kristianstads DFF 1–0 1–0 Piteå IF
8 Filippa Angeldal Hammarby IF 1–3 3–3 Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC
9 Lieke Martens FC Rosengård 1–0 3–0 Vittsjö GIK
10 Marija Banušić Linköpings FC 1–0 2–0 Vittsjö GIK
11 Hanna Terry KIF Örebro DFF 2–1 2–1 Djurgårdens IF
12 Marija Banušić Linköpings FC 2–0 5–0 KIF Örebro DFF
13 Josefin Johansson Piteå IF 1–0 3–2 Linköpings FC
14 Kristine Minde Linköpings FC 1–0 2–0 Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC
15 Marija Banušić Linköpings FC 2–0 2–2 FC Rosengård
16 Elin Bragnum Piteå IF 1–0 2–0 Hammarby IF
17 Tine Schryvers Kristianstads DFF 2–1 2–1 FC Rosengård
18 Olivia Schough Eskilstuna United DFF 2–1 2–1 Kristianstads DFF
19 Olga Ekblom Hammarby IF 6–1 6–1 KIF Örebro DFF

References

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  1. ^ "Linköpings FC – Svenska Mästare 2016!" (in Swedish). Linköpings FC. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Linköping säkrade SM-guldet". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  3. ^ "SM-GULD!!!!". linkopingfc.com (in Swedish). Linköpings FC. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Damallsvenskan" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Spelprogram – Damallsvenskan — svenskfotboll.se". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 12 November 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Statistik/ligor — svenskfotboll.se". svenskfotboll.se (Note: this URL will be changed in 2018) (in Swedish).
  7. ^ "Skytteliga - Damallsvenskan". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 12 November 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
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