2008 IF Elfsborg season

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.

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

Matches

 * GAIS-Elfsborg 1-1
 * 0-1 Stefan Ishizaki ⚽ 83'
 * 1-1 Fredrik Lundgren ⚽ 88'
 * Elfsborg-AIK 3-0
 * 1-0 Stefan Ishizaki ⚽ 38'
 * 2-0 Joakim Sjöhage ⚽ 43'
 * 3-0 Denni Avdić ⚽ 54'
 * Malmö FF-Elfsborg 1-1
 * 0-1 Emir Bajrami ⚽ 18'
 * 1-1 Guillermo Molins ⚽ 33'
 * Elfsborg-Örebro 0-0
 * Ljungskile-Elfsborg 1-0
 * 1-0 Martin Smedberg ⚽ 87'
 * Elfsborg-GIF Sundsvall 2-0
 * 1-0 Daniel Mobaeck ⚽ 9'
 * 2-0 Fredrik Berglund ⚽ 74'
 * Hammarby-Elfsborg 0-0
 * Elfsborg-Kalmar FF 1-0
 * 1-0 Fredrik Berglund ⚽ 3'
 * Elfsborg-Helsingborg 1-0
 * 1-0 Daniel Mobaeck ⚽ 33'
 * Trelleborg-Elfsborg 0-2
 * 0-1 Stefan Ishizaki ⚽ 13'
 * 0-2 Youssef Fakhro ⚽ 29' (o.g.)
 * Elfsborg-IFK Göteborg 3-0
 * 1-0 Fredrik Berglund ⚽ 68'
 * 2-0 Fredrik Berglund ⚽ 74'
 * 3-0 Stefan Ishizaki ⚽ 90'
 * Djurgården-Elfsborg 0-2
 * 0-1 Anders Svensson ⚽ 1'
 * 0-2 Stefan Ishizaki ⚽ 14' (pen.)
 * Elfsborg-Gefle 0-1
 * 0-1 Hasse Berggren ⚽ 67'
 * Halmstad-Elfsborg 1-2
 * 0-1 Emir Bajrami ⚽ 30'
 * 0-2 Fredrik Berglund ⚽ 49'
 * 1-2 Sebastian Johansson ⚽ 90'
 * Elfsborg-IFK Norrköping 3-0
 * 1-0 Emir Bajrami ⚽ 2'
 * 2-0 Lasse Nilsson ⚽ 39'
 * 3-0 Stefan Ishizaki ⚽ 72'
 * IFK Norrköping-Elfsborg 0-1
 * 0-1 Denni Avdić ⚽ 83'
 * Elfsborg-GAIS 1-0
 * 1-0 Teddy Lučić ⚽ 43'
 * AIK-Elfsborg 0-2
 * 0-1 Stefan Ishizaki ⚽ 24'
 * 0-2 Fredrik Berglund ⚽ 31'
 * Örebro-Elfsborg 2-0
 * 1-0 Robin Staaf ⚽ 32'
 * 2-0 Eric Bassombeng ⚽ 78'
 * Elfsborg-Ljungskile 4-0
 * 1-0 Denni Avdić ⚽ 7'
 * 2-0 Stefan Ishizaki ⚽ 59'
 * 3-0 Denni Avdić ⚽ 75'
 * 4-0 James Keene ⚽ 90'
 * GIF Sundsvall-Elfsborg 0-0
 * Elfsborg-Malmö FF 4-0
 * 1-0 Stefan Ishizaki ⚽ 11'
 * 2-0 Daniel Mobaeck ⚽ 45'
 * 3-0 Emir Bajrami ⚽ 67'
 * 4-0 James Keene ⚽ 73'
 * Elfsborg-Hammarby 1-0
 * 1-0 Christian Traoré ⚽ 49' (o.g.)
 * Kalmar FF-Elfsborg 2-1
 * 1-0 Viktor Elm ⚽ 45'
 * 2-0 Viktor Elm ⚽ 82'
 * 2-1 Joakim Sjöhage ⚽ 90'
 * Helsingborg-Elfsborg 2-2
 * 1-0 René Makondele ⚽ 28'
 * 2-0 Henrik Larsson ⚽ 42'
 * 2-1 Teddy Lučić ⚽ 53'
 * 2-2 Fredrik Berglund ⚽ 71'
 * Elfsborg-Trelleborg 4-1
 * 1-0 Daniel Mobaeck ⚽ 21'
 * 1-1 Fredrik Jensen ⚽ 35'
 * 2-1 Johan Karlsson ⚽ 54'
 * 3-1 Johan Karlsson ⚽ 71'
 * 4-1 Lasse Nilsson ⚽ 79'
 * IFK Göteborg-Elfsborg 5-2
 * 0-1 Johan Karlsson ⚽ 11'
 * 1-1 Gustaf Svensson ⚽ 18'
 * 2-1 Pontus Wernbloom ⚽ 48'
 * 3-1 Niclas Alexandersson ⚽ 60'
 * 4-1 Jakob Johansson ⚽ 75'
 * 5-1 Pontus Wernbloom ⚽ 85'
 * 5-2 Daniel Nordmark ⚽ 89'
 * Elfsborg-Djurgården 1-0
 * 1-0 James Keene ⚽ 49'
 * Elfsborg-Halmstad 3-0
 * 1-0 Fredrik Berglund ⚽ 74'
 * 2-0 Emir Bajrami ⚽ 78'
 * 3-0 Lasse Nilsson ⚽ 82'
 * Gefle-Elfsborg 1-2
 * 0-1 Martin Andersson ⚽ 21'
 * 0-2 Johan Karlsson ⚽ 54'
 * 1-2 Hasse Berggren ⚽ 90'

Topscorers

 * 🇸🇪 Stefan Ishizaki 8
 * 🇸🇪 Fredrik Berglund 8
 * 🇸🇪 Emir Bajrami 5
 * 🇸🇪 Johan Karlsson 4
 * 🇸🇪 Denni Avdić 4
 * 🇸🇪 Daniel Mobaeck 3
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 James Keene 3