The 2008 season ended yesterday with a full 10 months of breathtaking football behind us now we can take a chance and remember the best matches, goals and shock results.
Title Race:
The title race was very entertaining with Kalmar and Elfsborg neck and neck and towards the end of the season those two broke away from Helsingborgs and IFK Göteborg.
The title race saw both Kalmar and Elfsborg lose on crucial days with Kalmar extending their lead and Elfsborg shortening the lead. In the end Kalmar's 1st Allsvenskan title was inevitable with a 6-0 win over IFK Norrköping they all but secured their title. They wrapped up the season with the title and former UEFA president Lennart Johannson handed the trophy over to the 2008 winners.
Race for Europe:
Kalmar's title win ensured them of a place in next summer's champions league qualifiers and Elfsborg secured a place in the Europa League. IFK Göteborg and Helsingborgs sealed the remaining 2 Europa League places but over the season the likes of AIK, Hammarby and Halmstads were in the running.
Örebro's amazing run:
Örebro were just outside the relegation zone on July 28th 2008 when they faced European hopefuls Hammarby. A fantastic performance ended with a 1-1 draw and from then Örebro went on an amazing unbeaten run.
Örebro remained unbeaten from 28th July to 6th October with them remaining unbeaten against the likes of Kalmar, IFK Göteborg and Helsingborgs. They eventually finished 7th.
Relegation battle:
The relegation battle was entertaining while pre-season underdogs Trelleborgs and Örebro stayed away from trouble with ease it was IFK Norrköping and GIF Sundsvall both going down having just been promoted in 2007. Ljungskile's fate remains in the play-off with Brommapojkarna and who knows what will happen.
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