2008 IF Elfsborg season explained

Season:	2008
League Result:	2nd
League Topscorer:	Stefan Ishizaki (8) Fredrik Berglund (8)
Cup1 Result:	2nd round
Cup2 Result:	Quarter-final
Cup4 Result:	Progression
Nextseason:	2009

IF Elfsborg had their best points average season, in spite of not repeating its 2006 title. Finishing just one point adrift of Kalmar FF, Elfsborg had cemented its place as one of the top Swedish sides, being further boosted by Anders Svensson turning down a lucrative offer from Shaktar Donetsk during the course of the season.

Squad

Goalkeepers

• Johan Wiland
• Abbas Hassan
• Jesper Hansen

Defenders

• Mathias Florén
• Johan Sjöberg
• Johan Karlsson
• Martin Andersson
• Teddy Lučić
• Andreas Augustsson
• Markus Falk Olander
• Marcus Översjö

Midfielders

• Anders Svensson
• Helgi Daníelsson
• Jari Ilola
• Daniel Mobaeck
• Stefan Ishizaki
• Jesper Florén
• Daniel Nordmark
• Emir Bajrami
• Elmin Kurbegović

Attackers

• Lasse Nilsson
• Denni Avdić
• Joakim Sjöhage
• James Keene
• Fredrik Berglund

Allsvenskan

Matches

• GAIS-Elfsborg 1-1
  • • 0-1 Stefan Ishizaki 1-1 Fredrik Lundgren Elfsborg-AIK 3-0
      • 1-0 Stefan Ishizaki 2-0 Joakim Sjöhage 3-0 Denni Avdić Malmö FF-Elfsborg 1-1
    • 0-1 Emir Bajrami 1-1 Guillermo Molins Elfsborg-Örebro 0-0
• Ljungskile-Elfsborg 1-0
  • 1-0 Martin Smedberg Elfsborg-GIF Sundsvall 2-0
    • 1-0 Daniel Mobaeck 2-0 Fredrik Berglund Hammarby-Elfsborg 0-0
• Elfsborg-Kalmar FF 1-0
  • 1-0 Fredrik Berglund Elfsborg-Helsingborg 1-0
  • 1-0 Daniel Mobaeck Trelleborg-Elfsborg 0-2
  • 0-1 Stefan Ishizaki 0-2 Youssef Fakhro
• Elfsborg-IFK Göteborg 3-0
  • • • 1-0 Fredrik Berglund 2-0 Fredrik Berglund 3-0 Stefan Ishizaki Djurgården-Elfsborg 0-2
    • 0-1 Anders Svensson 0-2 Stefan Ishizaki Elfsborg-Gefle 0-1
  • 0-1 Hasse Berggren Halmstad-Elfsborg 1-2
    • • 0-1 Emir Bajrami 0-2 Fredrik Berglund 1-2 Sebastian Johansson Elfsborg-IFK Norrköping 3-0
      • 1-0 Emir Bajrami 2-0 Lasse Nilsson 3-0 Stefan Ishizaki IFK Norrköping-Elfsborg 0-1
  • 0-1 Denni Avdić Elfsborg-GAIS 1-0
  • 1-0 Teddy Lučić AIK-Elfsborg 0-2
    • 0-1 Stefan Ishizaki 0-2 Fredrik Berglund Örebro-Elfsborg 2-0
    • 1-0 Robin Staaf 2-0 Eric Bassombeng Elfsborg-Ljungskile 4-0
      • • 1-0 Denni Avdić 2-0 Stefan Ishizaki 3-0 Denni Avdić 4-0 James Keene GIF Sundsvall-Elfsborg 0-0
• Elfsborg-Malmö FF 4-0
  • • • • 1-0 Stefan Ishizaki 2-0 Daniel Mobaeck 3-0 Emir Bajrami 4-0 James Keene Elfsborg-Hammarby 1-0
• 1-0 Christian Traoré
• Kalmar FF-Elfsborg 2-1
  • • • 1-0 Viktor Elm 2-0 Viktor Elm 2-1 Joakim Sjöhage Helsingborg-Elfsborg 2-2
        • 1-0 René Makondele 2-0 Henrik Larsson 2-1 Teddy Lučić 2-2 Fredrik Berglund Elfsborg-Trelleborg 4-1
          • 1-0 Daniel Mobaeck 1-1 Fredrik Jensen 2-1 Johan Karlsson 3-1 Johan Karlsson 4-1 Lasse Nilsson IFK Göteborg-Elfsborg 5-2
            • • 0-1 Johan Karlsson 1-1 Gustaf Svensson 2-1 Pontus Wernbloom 3-1 Niclas Alexandersson 4-1 Jakob Johansson 5-1 Pontus Wernbloom 5-2 Daniel Nordmark Elfsborg-Djurgården 1-0
  • 1-0 James Keene Elfsborg-Halmstad 3-0
    • • 1-0 Fredrik Berglund 2-0 Emir Bajrami 3-0 Lasse Nilsson Gefle-Elfsborg 1-2

Topscorers

• Stefan Ishizaki 8
• Fredrik Berglund 8
• Emir Bajrami 5
• Johan Karlsson 4
• Denni Avdić 4
• Daniel Mobaeck 3
• James Keene 3

Sources

Soccerway - IF Elfsborg results