1999 Eliteserien

Eliteserien
Season	1999
Champions	Asker ; 6th title
Relegated	Kaupanger ; Sandviken
Matches played	90
Goals scored	430 (4.78 per match)
Top goalscorer	Kjersti Thun ; (23 goals)
	← 1998 Toppserien 2000 →

Last updated June 13, 2019

The 1999 season of the Eliteserien , the highest women's football (soccer) league in Norway, began on 24 April 1999 and ended on 16 October 1999.

The Toppserien is the top level of women's association football in Norway. It was founded in 1984.

Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe whose territory comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula; the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard are also part of the Kingdom of Norway. The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part of the kingdom. Norway also lays claim to a section of Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Asker	18	14	2	2	80	14	+66	44	Champion
2	Trondheims-Ørn	18	12	4	2	85	19	+66	40
3	Klepp	18	12	3	3	47	18	+29	39
4	Kolbotn	18	10	3	5	53	24	+29	33
5	Bjørnar	18	9	2	7	34	32	+2	29
6	Setskog/Høland	18	8	3	7	37	48	−11	27
7	Athene Moss	18	7	2	9	46	46	0	23
8	Grand Bodø	18	4	3	11	24	70	−46	15
9	Sandviken	18	2	1	15	19	65	−46	7	Relegated to the First Division
10	Kaupanger	18	0	1	17	5	94	−89	1	Relegated to the First Division

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Top goalscorers

23 goals:
- Kjersti Thun, Asker
19 goals:
- Christin Lilja, Athene Moss
16 goals:
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15 goals:
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13 goals:
- Brit Sandaune, Trondheims-Ørn
11 goals:
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Promotion and relegation

Sandviken and Kaupanger were relegated to the First Division.
Byåsen and Larvik were promoted from the First Division through playoff.

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