Women's association football league in Norway
Football league
The
Toppserien
is the top level of
women's association football
in Norway. It was founded in 1984.
History
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Women's league football was introduced on a county basis in 1977. These leagues acted as qualification for the regional (South) league in 1979. Regional leagues were in operation until the formation of the First Division
1984
, when the league was divided into three regions, Group
Eastern-Norway
(
Østlandet
), Group
Western-Norway
(
Vestlandet
), and Group
Mid-Norway
(
Trøndelag
). No teams from
Northern-Norway
(
Nord-Norge
) played, however. The winners of the three groups met each other for a play-off. Regional leagues for women had been played before 1984, and a championship play-off had been done between the winners of Mid-Norway and Eastern-Norway in 1983 (
Trondheims-Ørn
beat Setskog 2-1), but this championship was considered unofficial by the
Football Association of Norway
. In
1986
, a group for Northern-Norway was added, and in
1987
, the groups and play-off matches were dropped, and one single league with teams from all over the country was played.
The league was known as
1. divisjon
(Norwegian for
1st Division
) from 1984 to 1995, the
Eliteserien
(Norwegian for
The Elite League
) from 1996 to 1999, and the Toppserien (Norwegian for
The Top League
) from 2000.
Traditionally,
Trondheims-Ørn
and
Asker
was the two power-houses of Toppserien, with 7 and 6 championship wins respectively. Trondheims-Ørn finished in the top three 16 out of 23 times from the beginning in 1984 to their current last medal in 2006. In
1998
, Asker managed the almost unthinkable, winning every single one of their 18 league games that season (Asker didn't win
the double
that season, however, as the club was knocked out of the semi-finals of the
cup
by Trondheims-Ørn). However Asker FK, the women's team within
Asker Fotball
, became bankrupt at the end of 2008 and most of the players were transferred to a new team within the nearby
Stabæk IF
, named
Stabæk FK
(FK = Fotball Kvinner (Football Women)). Asker finished among the top three 18 out of the 25 seasons the club existed. The new Stabæk team began playing in the Toppserien from the
2009 season
and won the league in
2010
and
2013
.
Røa
won Toppserien five times from 2004 to 2011.
Lillestrøm SK Kvinner
won six consecutive titles from
2014
to
2019
.
The league
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The league currently consists of 12 teams, which play each other 2 times (home and away), for a total of 22 matches. The season lasts from April to October. Teams are ranked by:
[1]
- Number of points (3 points per win, 1 point per draw).
- Goal difference
- Goals scored
- Results between the tied teams.
2024 teams
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Locations of teams in the
2024 Toppserien
- Notes
Winner by year
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The following medals have been awarded:
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List of champions
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Below is a list of the gold, silver and bronze medalists in the Toppserien since its beginning in 1984. The
Norwegian Women's Cup
has been played since 1978. From 1984 to 1995 the name of the league was 1. divisjon ("First Division"), and between 1996 and 1999 the name was Eliteserien ("The Elite League", a generic name) before getting its current name, Toppserien in 2000.
From 1984 to 1985, the league was divided into three sections, and after the inclusion of teams from
Northern Norway
there was four sections in 1986, with the championship decided through a play-off. Since then it has been a round-robin decided through a league table.
Winners by club
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The following clubs have won the top division in Norwegian football since
1984
.
- As of after the 2023 season
1
= In 2008
Stabæk
was handed the license to play in the top league, and also took over the best players from
Asker
, because of financial problems in the latter. But the rest of Asker remains, and they still have their top female team - in league three. Therefore, Stabæk is not to be considered the successor of Asker.
2
=
Athene Moss
was
Sprint/Jeløy
successor, so one bronze as Athene Moss in 1998 is included.
3
=
LSK Kvinner
is the successor of
Setskog/Høland
and
Team Strømmen
.
4
=
Rosenborg
is the successor of
Trondheims-Ørn
.
5
=
Brann
is the successor of
Sandviken
.
See also
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References
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External links
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