The 2009 Allsvenskan is just over a month away and since November when the 2008 season ended we have had changes.
Djurgården changed their coach, Kalmar lost 2 key players and their was talk of Henrik Larsson leaving.
But with a month to go before the start it is looking hard to see Kalmar retain the title they won last year. Viktor Elm and Patrik Ingelsten both left in December and only Daryl Smylie the big signing.
Of the clubs who should be challenging Elfsborg proberly will have enough to win the title come November. Anders Svensson has stayed, James Keene could stay and Emir Bajrami has stayed for now.
As for the rest challenging for Europe is the minimum that will be expected of AIK and Djurgården after disasterous 2008 seasons in which the latter were involved in a relegation tussle. AIK have kept hold of Ivan Óbolo and Jorge Ortíz ahead of what is an important season for the Stockholm giants.
Hammarby were hot and cold in 2008 and will be expected to push harder this term. Erkan Zengin is the high profile departee on loan to Besiktas in Turkey and Charlie Davies in what could be his last year in Sweden will stay.
And what of Örebro? What can we expect with the central side. A poor 1st half of 2008 was overwritten by a fantastic 2nd half of 2008 in which they went unbeaten for 4 months. Sixten Boström has stayed and has kept hold of key players such as Eric Bassombeng, Kim Olsen and the valuable Nordin Gerzic.
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