Norwegian Premier League for women

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The Norwegian Premier League for women (Toppserien in Norwegian) is the top female football league in Norway.

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[edit] History

Its first season was in 1984, when the league was divided in to 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 S.K. beat Setskog 2-1), but this championship was considered unofficial by the Norwegian Football Association. 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 the first division (1. divisjon) from 1984 to 1995, the league of the elite (eliteserien) from 1996 to 1999, and the top league (toppserien) from 2000.

Traditionally, Trondheims-Ørn S.K. and Asker S.K. have been the two power-houses of Toppserien, with 7 and 6 championship wins respectively. Trondheims-Ørn S.K. has finished in the top three 15 out of 21 times, while Asker S.K. has been among the top three 16 out of 21 times. In 1998, Asker S.K. managed the almost unthinkable, winning every single one of their 18 league games that season (Asker S.K. didn't win the double that season, however, as the club was knocked out of the semi-finals of the cup by Trondheims-Ørn S.K.).

[edit] The league

The league currently consists of 10 teams, which play each other 2 times (home and away), for a total of 18 matches. The season lasts from April to October. Teams are ranked by:

  • Number of points (3 points per win, 1 point per draw). If two teams are tied they are ranked by
  • Goal difference (Goals scored during the season - goals conceded). If this is also tied the teams are ranked by
  • Goals scored, and finally
  • Results between the tied teams.

[edit] Top flight champions in Norwegian football

The following clubs have won the top division in Norwegian football since 1984

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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