| Season | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Tyresö FF |
| UEFA Women's Champions League | Tyresö, LdB Malmö |
| Top goalscorer | Anja Mittag (21 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Linköping 11–0Djurgården |
| Biggest away win | Örebro 0–6Kopparbergs/Göteborg |
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The2012 Damallsvenskan, part of the2012 Swedish football season, was the 25th season ofDamallsvenskan since its establishment in 1988. The 2012 fixtures were released on 8 December 2011.[1] The season began on 9 April 2012 and ended on 3 November 2012.LdB FC Malmö were the defending champions, having won their 7th title theprevious season. In an interesting season finish Malmö had a five points advantage over Tyresö two days before the end. On the second last matchday though Malmö only drew, while Tyresö won and the teams then met on the final matchday to play for the championship. Due to a better goal difference Tyresö won its first title after a late goal for a 1–0 win.
A total of twelve teams contested the league, 10 returning from the 2011 season and two promoted fromDivision 1.
Hammarby IF andDalsjöfors GoIF were relegated at the end of the2011 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were replaced byDivision 1 division championsAIK andVittsjö GIK.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Stadium capacity[a] |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIK | Stockholm | Skytteholms IP | 3,000 |
| Djurgårdens IF | Stockholm | Kristinebergs IP | 930 |
| Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC | Gothenburg | Valhalla IP | 3,000 |
| Jitex BK | Mölndal | Åbyvallen | 2,000 |
| Kristianstads DFF | Kristianstad | Vilans IP | 5,000 |
| Linköpings FC | Linköping | Folkungavallen | 8,000 |
| LdB FC Malmö | Malmö | Malmö IP | 6,800 |
| Piteå IF | Piteå | LF Arena | 3,000 |
| Tyresö FF | Tyresö | Tyresövallen | 3,500 |
| Umeå IK | Umeå | T3 Arena | 8,000 |
| Vittsjö GIK | Vittsjö | Vittsjö IP | 1,500[3] |
| KIF Örebro DFF | Örebro | Behrn Arena | 13,500 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyresö FF(C, Q) | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 65 | 12 | +53 | 55 | Qualification toChampions League Round of 32 |
| 2 | LdB FC Malmö(Q) | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 61 | 24 | +37 | 55 | |
| 3 | Linköpings FC | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 39 | |
| 4 | Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 48 | 25 | +23 | 38 | |
| 5 | Kristianstads DFF | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 34 | |
| 6 | Vittsjö GIK | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 30 | |
| 7 | Umeå IK | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 26 | |
| 8 | Piteå IF | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 25 | |
| 9 | Jitex BK | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 23 | |
| 10 | KIF Örebro DFF | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 26 | 52 | −26 | 22 | |
| 11 | Djurgårdens IF(R) | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 21 | 55 | −34 | 19 | Relegation toElitettan |
| 12 | AIK(R) | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 46 | −30 | 13 |
| Home \ Away | AIK | DIF | KGFC | JBK | KDFF | LFC | LdB | PIF | TFF | UIK | VGIK | KIFÖ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIK | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Djurgårdens IF | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
| Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| Jitex BK | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Kristianstads DFF | 3–0 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | |
| Linköpings FC | 0–0 | 11–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–5 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | |
| LdB FC Malmö | 5–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 7–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | |
| Piteå IF | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| Tyresö FF | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 5–1 | 7–0 | |
| Umeå IK | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 4–1 | 0–1 | |
| Vittsjö GIK | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | |
| KIF Örebro DFF | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–6 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 3–4 |
| Prize | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| MVP |  Anja Mittag | LdB Malmö |
| Best goalkeeper |  Þóra Björg Helgadóttir | LdB Malmö |
| Best defender |  Emma Berglund | Umeå |
| Best midfielder |  Verónica Boquete | Tyresö FF |
| Best forward | Anja Mittag | LdB Malmö |
| Best young player | Elin Rubensson | LdB Malmö |
