2020 Norwegian First Division (women)

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1. divisjon
Season 2020
Dates11 July 2020 – 22 November 2020
Champions Stabæk
PromotedStabæk
Matches played90
Goals scored334 (3.71 per match)
Top goalscorer Melissa Bjånesøy (25 goals)
Biggest home win Stabæk 9–1 Amazon Grimstad (15 November 2020)
Biggest away win Fløya 0–6 Åsane (17 October 2020)

Hønefoss 0–6 Øvrevoll Hosle (10 October 2020)
Highest scoring Stabæk 9–1 Amazon Grimstad (15 November 2020)
2019
2021
All statistics correct as of 22 November 2020.

The 2020 1. divisjon was the 36th season of the 1. divisjon, the second-tier Norwegian women's football division, and the 19th season under the current format. The season started on 11 July 2020 and ended on 22 November 2020 [1]

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Stabæk won the league and were thus promoted to the Toppserien.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season's starting date was delayed and the format changed, there will be no play-offs this season. Starting from 2021 the league will assume a new format.[ clarification needed ]

Format

The teams were reduced from 12 teams to 10 as four teams relegated from the previous season, Grand Bodø were relegated after losing to KIL/Hemne at the relegation play-offs. In addition, Stabæk and Fart were relegated from the 2019 Toppserien. The winner will be promoted to the 2021 Toppserien automatically while the second placed team will enter a play-off with the 2020 Toppserien best relegating team, there would be no relegation this season.

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1 Stabæk (C, P)1817016813+5551Promotion to Toppserien
2 Medkila 1812063321+1236Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3 Øvrevoll Hosle 1811253921+1835
4 Hønefoss 1811164433+1134
5 Åsane 1810264323+2032
6 KIL/Hemne 185673036621
7 Amazon Grimstad 18621025381320
8 Grei 1846820321218
9 Fløya 1813141955366
10 Fart 1812151362495
Source: Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if between two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off (only used to decide champions or relegation).
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results

Home \ Away ÅSA AMG FAR FLØ GRE HØN KIL MED ØVR STA
Åsane 0–14–04–11–14–13–00–11–02–3
Amazon Grimstad 3–12–04–33–01–20–30–10–20–1
Fart 0–32–40–40–21–41–31–30–31–6
Fløya 0–61–13–30–11–42–20–11–40–3
Grei 1–24–22–21–01–31–11–20–10–3
Hønefoss 4–23–17–05–21–11–02–10–60–2
KIL/Hemne 2–21–15–03–02–22–11–20–21–2
Medkila 2–14–10–14–12–11–26–12–10–4
Øvrevoll Hosle 1–31–02–15–01–14–33–31–01–2
Stabæk 2–49–15–04–06–03–17–02–14–1
Source: Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion play-offs

The league's runners-up, Medkila, faced Kolbotn, the 9th placed team in the 2020 Toppserien, in a two-legged play-off to decide who will play in the 2021 Toppserien.

1st leg

Kolbotn 5–0 Medkila
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  • Holmen Soccerball shade.svg17', 43'
  • Fridlund Soccerball shade.svg38'
  • Klæboe Soccerball shade.svg52'
Report
Strømmen Stadion, Strømmen
Referee: Fatemeh Zangeneh

2nd leg

Medkila 2–1 Kolbotn
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  • Brustad Soccerball shade.svg54'
Report
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Harstad stadion  [ no ], Harstad
Referee: Ingvild Langnes Aarland

Kolbotn won 6–2 on aggregate.

Statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals [2]
1 Flag of Norway.svg Melissa Bjånesøy Stabæk 25
2 Flag of Norway.svg Silje Bekkåsen Nyhagen Hønefoss 18
3 Flag of Norway.svg Zara Jönsson Stabæk 14
4 Flag of Norway.svg Cathrine Dyngvold Amazon Grimstad 11
Flag of Poland.svg Milena Kokosz Åsane
Flag of Norway.svg Anna Østrem Åsane
7 Flag of Norway.svg Joshualyn Favour Reeves Øvrevoll Hosle 10
8 Flag of Norway.svg Agnethe Olaug Mathisen Medkila IL 9
9 Flag of Norway.svg Maiken Elise Bjørndalen Stabæk 8
104 players
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References

  1. "Terminliste 1. divisjon kvinner 2019" . Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  2. "2020 1. divisjon topscorer". Fotball.no (in Norwegian). 12 July 2020.