Definition
The 2014 Damallsvenskan was the 27th season of the Damallsvenskan, the highest division of women's association football in Sweden. The season determined the Swedish women's football champion for the calendar year 2014.
Overview
- Season dates: 13 April 2014 – 13 October 2014.
- Participating clubs: Twelve teams competed: FC Rosengård, Linköpings FC, Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC, Piteå IF, Vittsjö GIK, Eskilstuna United DFF, Umeå IK, Djurgårdens IF, KIF Örebro DFF, Sunnanå SK, AIK, and Mallbackens IF.
- Competition format: Double round‑robin; each club played 22 matches (one home and one away against every other club).
- Points system: Three points for a win, one point for a draw, none for a loss.
- Champion: FC Rosengård (formerly LdB FC Malmö) secured the title with 56 points, finishing five points ahead of runners‑up Linköpings FC.
- Relegation: The bottom two clubs, Sunnanå SK and Mallbackens IF, were relegated to the Elitettan for the 2015 season.
- Top scorer: Manon Melis (FC Rosengård) finished as the league’s leading goal‑scorer with 23 goals.
- Statistics: A total of 132 matches were played, yielding 382 goals across the season (average 2.89 goals per match).
Etymology/Origin
- Damallsvenskan is a compound Swedish term: dam (woman, feminine) + Allsvenskan (the name of Sweden’s top football league, literally “the all‑Swedish”).
- The numeral 2014 designates the calendar year in which the competition took place.
Characteristics
- League structure: The Damallsvenskan operates on a promotion and relegation system with the second tier, the Elitettan. The top two teams at the season’s end qualify for the UEFA Women’s Champions League.
- Professionalism: By 2014, the league featured a mix of fully professional, semi‑professional, and amateur clubs, reflecting varying financial resources among Swedish women's football organizations.
- Broadcasting: Matches were televised domestically on national sports channels and streamed online, contributing to growing visibility of women's football in Sweden.
- Notable events: The 2014 season marked FC Rosengård’s fourth consecutive title and the highest points total achieved by any Swedish women's club up to that date.
Related Topics
- Damallsvenskan (general overview of the league)
- Swedish football league system
- Women’s football in Sweden
- 2014 UEFA Women's Champions League (European competition involving the Damallsvenskan qualifiers)
- FC Rosengård club history
- List of Damallsvenskan seasons
All information presented reflects verified sources available up to the knowledge cutoff date of September 2021.