The 2012 Damallsvenskan, part of the 2012 Swedish football season, was the 25th season of Damallsvenskan since its establishment in 1988. The 2012 fixtures were released on 8 December 2011. 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 the previous season. In an interesting season finish Malmö had a five-point 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 from Division 1.
Teams Hammarby IF and Dalsjöfors GoIF were relegated at the end of the 2011 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. They were replaced by Division 1 division champions AIK and Vittsjö GIK.
Stadia and locations
Team Location Stadium Stadium capacityAIKStockholmSkytteholms IP3,000Djurgårdens IFStockholmKristinebergs IP930Kopparbergs/Göteborg FCGothenburgValhalla IP3,000Jitex BKMölndalÅbyvallen2,000Kristianstads DFFKristianstadVilans IP5,000Linköpings FCLinköpingFolkungavallen8,000LdB FC MalmöMalmöMalmö IP6,800Piteå IFPiteåLF Arena3,000Tyresö FFTyresöTyresövallen3,500Umeå IKUmeåT3 Arena8,000Vittsjö GIKVittsjöVittsjö IP1,500"Här blir Vittsjö IP allsvensk arena". Nyheter P4 Kristianstad, 26 March 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-28.KIF Örebro DFFÖrebroBehrn Arena13,500
Table
Results
Season prizes 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
Season statistics
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Anja MittagLdB FC Malmö212 Christen PressKopparbergs/Göteborg FC173 Manon MelisLinköpings FC164 Ramona BachmannLdB FC Malmö155 Jennifer NobisPiteå IF13 Madeleine EdlundTyresö FF137 MartaTyresö FF128 Danesha AdamsVittsjö GIK10 Sofie AnderssonVittsjö GIK10 Kirsten van de VenTyresö FF10
Top assists
RankPlayerClubAssists1 MartaTyresö FF162 Madeleine EdlundTyresö FF93 Verónica BoqueteTyresö FF8 Elin RubenssonLdB FC Malmö85 Tuija HyyrynenUmeå IK6 Petra LarssonLinköpings FC6 Anja MittagLdB FC Malmö6 Johanna RasmussenKristianstads DFF6 Caroline SegerTyresö FF6108 players5
References
External links
Season on soccerway.com