| Season | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Urædd |
| Promoted | Urædd |
| Relegated | Haugar Sarpsborg 08 |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 448 (3.39 per match) |
| Average attendance | 84 [1] |
← 2014 2016 → | |
The 2015 1. divisjon was the second tier of Norwegian women's football in 2015. The season kicked off on 18 April 2015, finishing on 8 November 2015.
The 1. divisjon is the second highest division in women's football in Norway. It was founded in 1984. Between 1984 and 1995 it served as the first tier. 1. divisjon was replaced as a first tier by the Eliteserien which in turn was replaced by the Toppserien in 2000. It continued as a second tier from 1996 and onwards.
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.
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played with a spherical ball between two teams of eleven players. It is played by 250 million players in over 200 countries and dependencies, making it the world's most popular sport. The game is played on a rectangular field called a pitch with a goal at each end. The object of the game is to score by moving the ball beyond the goal line into the opposing goal.
The top placed team was be promoted to next year's Toppserien. The second placed team contested a playoff against the 11th placed team from the 2015 Toppserien for the right to play in Toppserien next season.
The Toppserien is the top level of women's association football in Norway. It was founded in 1984.
The 2015 Toppserien is the twenty-nine season of top-tier women's football in Norway since its establishment in 1987. A total of 12 teams contested for the league, eleven returning from the 2014 season and the one teams promoted from the First Division, Sandviken.
