# 2008 Division 1 (Swedish football)

The 2008 Division 1 was contested by 28 teams divided into two groups geographically. Syrianska FC and FC Trollhättan won their respective groups, and thereby were promoted to Superettan for the 2009 season. Vasalunds IF who finished second in the northern group were also promoted after winning their playoff.

## League tables
### North

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Syrianska FC (C, P) | 26 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 44 | 16 | +28 | 59 | Promotion to Superettan |
| 2 | Vasalunds IF (O, P) | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 57 | 26 | +31 | 51 | Qualification to Promotion playoffs |
| 3 | Västerås SK | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 59 | 36 | +23 | 51 | |
| 4 | Gröndal | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 49 | 33 | +16 | 50 | |
| 5 | Umeå FC | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 41 | |
| 6 | Valsta Syrianska IK | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 36 | |
| 7 | BK Forward | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 34 | |
| 8 | Syrianska Botkyrka IF | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 31 | |
| 9 | IF Sylvia | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 41 | 56 | −15 | 30 | |
| 10 | Östersunds FK | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 29 | |
| 11 | IK Brage | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 26 | |
| 12 | Ersboda (R) | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 48 | 67 | −19 | 25 | Relegation to Division 2 |
| 13 | Falu FK (R) | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 31 | 49 | −18 | 24 | Relegation to Division 2 |
| 14 | Boden (R) | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 53 | −26 | 22 | Relegation to Division 2 |

### Group South

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | FC Trollhättan (C, P) | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 49 | Promotion to Superettan |
| 2 | Östers IF | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 45 | Qualification to Promotion playoffs |
| 3 | Carlstad United BK | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 45 | |
| 4 | Malmö Anadolu | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 44 | |
| 5 | Skövde AIK | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 42 | |
| 6 | Motala AIF | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 39 | |
| 7 | IFK Värnamo | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 38 | |
| 8 | Västra Frölunda | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 35 | |
| 9 | Lindome | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 32 | |
| 10 | Torslanda IK | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 32 | |
| 11 | Husqvarna FF | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 28 | |
| 12 | IFK Malmö (R) | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 38 | 63 | −25 | 27 | Relegation to Division 2 |
| 13 | Norrby IF (R) | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 26 | Relegation to Division 2 |
| 14 | Skärhamn (R) | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 61 | −34 | 25 | Relegation to Division 2 |

## Season statistics
### Northern group top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Kennedy Igboananike | Vasalunds IF | 18 |
| 2 | Bernhard Nyström | Falu FK | 14 |
| 3 | Patrik Grönvall | Västerås SK | 13 |
| 3 | Jesper Carlsson | Gröndals IK | 13 |
| 5 | Herish Kuhi | BK Forward | 12 |
| 5 | Raby Nahir Youssef | Gröndals IK | 12 |
| 7 | Martin Andersson | Västerås SK | 11 |
| 7 | Danny Persson | Umeå FC | 11 |
| 9 | Niklas Gustafsson | BK Forward | 10 |
| 10 | Özgür Yasar | Syrianska FC | 9 |
| 10 | Erik Lundström | Ersboda SK | 9 |

### Southern group top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Niklas Moberg | Carlstad United BK | 21 |
| 2 | Tomas Enrique Petry | Östers IF | 17 |
| 3 | Arsim Gashi | Motala AIF | 14 |
| 3 | Liridon Rrustemaj | Malmö Anadolu | 14 |
| 5 | Jakob Orlov | Skövde AIK | 13 |
| 6 | Mårten Gustafsson | Skövde AIK | 12 |
| 7 | Måns Sörensson | IFK Malmö | 10 |
| 7 | Martin Scherdin | FC Trollhättan | 10 |
| 9 | Rami Kurdali | Lindome GIF | 9 |
| 9 | Kim Roger Strand | FC Trollhättan | 9 |
| 9 | William Tonji Ngounou | Malmö Anadolu | 9 |
| 9 | Daniel Leinar | Motala AIF | 9 |

## Young Player Teams of the Year

At the end of each Division 1 season an all-star game is played called "Morgondagens Stjärnor" (English: "The Stars Of Tomorrow"). The two teams playing against each other consist of the best young players from each of the two leagues.
Team North :
| Position | Player | Club |
| GK | Lennart Sandahl | Östersunds FK |
| DF | Simon Ogunnaike | Valsta Syrianska IK |
| DF | Mattias Englund | BK Forward |
| DF | Tim Andersson | Östersunds FK |
| DF | Yosif Ayuba | Vasalunds IF |
| DF | Tobias Stenman | Ersboda SK |
| MF / FW | Fredrik Wennebro | Umeå FC |
| MF / FW | Pontus Hendriks | IK Brage |
| MF / FW | Daniel Gustavsson | Västerås SK |
| MF / FW | Gökay Altuner | Valsta Syrianska IK |
| MF / FW | Anders Lillager | Falu FK |
| MF / FW | Armin Tankovic | IF Sylvia |
| MF / FW | Timmy Wilhelmsson | FC Väsby United |
| MF / FW | Kennedy Igboananike | Vasalunds IF |
| MF / FW | Nahir Awrouhom | Syrianska Botkyrka IF |
| Coach | Peter Lenell | Vasalunds IF |
Team South :
| Position | Player | Club |
| GK | Erik Dahlin | Västra Frölunda IF |
| DF | Simon Svensson | Motala AIF |
| DF | Månz Karlsson | Östers IF |
| DF | Jonatan Ask | Lindome GIF |
| DF | Martin Maletic | IFK Värnamo |
| DF | Bennet Gustavsson | Husqvarna FF |
| MF / FW | Ola Grändås | Motala AIF |
| MF / FW | Martin Arvidsson | Norrby IF |
| MF / FW | Tom Pettersson | FC Trollhättan |
| MF / FW | Alexander Henningsson | Östers IF |
| MF / FW | Medin Zekamani | Malmö Anadolu |
| MF / FW | Mattias Wahl | Carlstad United BK |
| MF / FW | Alexander Angelin | Västra Frölunda IF |
| MF / FW | Fredrik Törnqvist | Carlstad United BK |
| MF / FW | Axel Johansson | Östers IF |
| Coach | Göran Ekh | Motala AIF |