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For the 15th time in the club's history and for the first time since 1988, "Malmo FF" became the champions of Sweden. This was revealed after yesterday's final round of matches, in which "Malmo FF" defeated "Elfsborg" with a minimal score at home, while the main rivals, "Halmstad" with Lithuanian player Tomas Žvirgždauskas, who played the entire match and received a yellow card in the 53rd minute, played to a draw with "IFK Goteborg".
Before the final round, "Malmo FF" and "Halmstad" had 49 points each, but due to a better goal difference, the new champions secured the first place.
The champions of 2002 and 2003, "Djurgardens," finished this year in fourth place.
The Lithuanian in the team of "Halmstad" played a total of 25 matches this season, scoring two goals and assisting a teammate once.
Another Lithuanian, representing the last-placed "Trelleborgs" club this season, played a total of seven matches, but did not stand out. It is worth noting that the player did not play in the last "Trelleborgs" match against Solna's "AIK," which the Lithuanian club lost at home with a score of 1-3.
Final tournament table: Place/Club/Points 1. Malmo FF 52 2. Halmstad BK 50 3. IFK Goteborg 49 4. Djurgardens IF 41 5. Kalmar FF 40 6. Hammarby 37 7. Orebro SK 33 8. GIF Sundsvall 32 9. IF Elfsborg 32 10. Helsingborgs IF 30 11. Landskrona BoIS 30 12. Orgryte IS 28 13. AIK 25 14. Trelleborgs FF 13
Top scorers of the tournament: 1. Niklas Skoog ("Malmo FF") - 22 goals; 2-3. Kim Kallstrom ("Djurgardens IF") - 14 goals; 2-3. Paulinho Guara ("Orgryte IS") - 14 goals; 4-6. Andreas Johansson ("Djurgardens IF") - 12 goals; 4-6. Kennedy Bakircioglu ("Hammarby") - 12 goals; 4-6. Gustaf Andersson ("Helsingborgs IF") - 12 goals.
