:Damallsvenskan

{{short description|Swedish women's association football top division}}

{{Infobox football league

| name = OBOS Damallsvenskan

| logo = OBOS Damallsvenskan logo.svg

| pixels = 190px

| country = Sweden

| confed = UEFA

| founded = {{start date and age|1988}}

| teams = 14

| relegation = Elitettan

| domest_cup = Svenska Cupen

| confed_cup = UEFA Champions League

| most successful club = FC Rosengård (14 titles)

| champions = FC Rosengård (14th title)

| season = 2024

| tv = Fanseat

| website = https://www.obosdamallsvenskan.se/

| current = 2025 Damallsvenskan

}}

{{Swedish Football Women's League Structure}}

The {{lang|sv|Damallsvenskan|italic=no}} ({{IPA|sv|dɑːmˈâlːˌsvɛnːskan|lang}}; {{lit|Women's Allsvenskan}}), known as OBOS {{lang|sv|Damallsvenskan|italic=no}} for sponsorship reasons,{{cite web|url=https://www.obos.se/om-obos/nyheter/obos/obos-damallsvenskan---ett-samarbete-som-bryter-ny-mark/|title=OBOS Damallsvenskan - ett samarbete som bryter ny mark|publisher=OBOS|date=2018-06-29|access-date=2018-07-27|archive-date=2018-07-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728035701/https://www.obos.se/om-obos/nyheter/obos/obos-damallsvenskan---ett-samarbete-som-bryter-ny-mark/|url-status=dead}} is the highest division of women's football in Sweden.{{cite web | url=https://www.vlt.se/2013-04-17/vastmanlands-forsta-damfotbollsstjarna | title=Västmanlands första damfotbollsstjärna }} It is one of the best women's leagues in the world, and was founded in 1988.

The division consists of a league of 14 teams.{{cite news|title= At the top of women's soccer|publisher= Sweden|url= http://www.sweden.se/eng/Home/Lifestyle/Sport-leisure/Reading/Swedish-soccer-magnet-for-women/|access-date= 2012-08-05|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120511221534/http://www.sweden.se/eng/Home/Lifestyle/Sport-leisure/Reading/Swedish-soccer-magnet-for-women/|archive-date= 2012-05-11|url-status= dead}} From 2013, the {{lang|sv|Damallsvenskan|italic=no}} began operating on a system of promotion and relegation with the Elitettan. The two lowest placed teams are relegated to the Elitettan, and the two highest placed teams from the Elitettan are promoted in their place. Starting with the 2022 season the league has been expanded from 12 to 14 teams.{{cite web|title=Damallsvenskan is expanded to 14 teams|date=27 November 2020 |url=https://nord.news/2020/11/27/done-damallsvenskan-is-expanded-to-14-teams/|publisher=Nord News|access-date=27 March 2022}}

The first Swedish women's national championship was played in 1973.{{cite web|title=History|url=https://svenskfotboll.se/damallsvenskan/historik/|publisher=Swedish Football|access-date=15 August 2013}} Since its inception, the {{lang|sv|Damallsvenskan|italic=no}} has featured star players like Marta, Daniela, Nadine Angerer, Lisa De Vanna, Hope Solo, Christen Press, and Hanna Ljungberg. It is also the first women's domestic league to turn professional since its inception in 1988.{{cite web | url=https://sites.duke.edu/wcwp/tournament-guides/world-cup-2015-guide/womens-professional-leagues-in-notable-countries/damallsvenskan-swedish-womens-soccer-league/#:~:text=Along%20with%20these%20media%20developments,professional%20leagues%20in%20the%20world | title=Damallsvenskan – Swedish Women's Soccer League | date=13 April 2015 }}

The top three teams in the {{lang|sv|Damallsvenskan|italic=no}} qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League.{{cite web|title=Format & regulations|url=http://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/season=2014/competitionformat/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703125332/http://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/season=2014/competitionformat/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 3, 2013|publisher=UEFA|access-date=15 August 2013}}