2015 1. divisjon (women)

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1. divisjon
Season 2015
Champions Urædd
PromotedUrædd
Relegated Haugar
Sarpsborg 08
Matches played132
Goals scored448 (3.39 per match)
Average attendance84 [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.

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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.

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Table

  1. Urædd − promoted
  2. Grand Bodø
  3. Åsane
  4. Kongsvinger
  5. Lyn
  6. Byåsen
  7. Fart
  8. Øvrevoll Hosle
  9. Fortuna Ålesund
  10. Grei
  11. Haugar − relegated
  12. Sarpsborg 08 − relegated

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References

  1. "1 div kvinner 2015". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norges Fotballforbund (NFF). Retrieved 3 June 2019.