2025 Norwegian First Division (women)

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Norwegian First Division
Season 2025
Dates22 March – 18 October
Matches132
Goals424 (3.21 per match)
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The 2025 Norwegian First Division was a Norwegian second-tier women's football league season. The season started on 22 March 2025 and ended on 18 October 2025, not including play-off matches. [1]

Contents

Teams

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Locations of teams in the 2025 Norwegian First Division
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Locations of teams in the 2025 Norwegian First Division in Vestland

In the 2024 Norwegian First Division, Hønefoss and Bodø/Glimt were promoted to the 2025 Toppserien, while Øvrevoll Hosle were relegated to the 2025 Norwegian Second Division.

Åsane and Arna-Bjørnar were relegated from the 2024 Toppserien, while Start, HamKam and Molde were promoted from the 2024 Norwegian Second Division, expanding the First Division to 12 teams.

TIL 2020 and Avaldsnes both completed mergers with Eliteserien clubs ahead of the season, becoming the women's teams of Tromsø and Haugesund respectively. [2] [3]

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationCountyArenaTurfCapacity
AaFK Fortuna Ålesund Møre og Romsdal Color Line Stadion Artificial 10,778
Arna-Bjørnar Bergen Vestland Arna Idrettspark Artificial 1,500
Fyllingsdalen Bergen Vestland Varden Amfi Artificial 3,500
HamKam Hamar Innlandet Briskeby Artificial 7,800
Haugesund Haugesund Rogaland Haugesund Sparebank Arena Natural 8,754
KIL/Hemne Heim Trøndelag Trøndelag Sparebank Arena Artificial 500
Molde Molde Møre og Romsdal Aker Stadion Artificial 11,249
Odd Skien Telemark Skagerak Arena Artificial 11,767
Start Kristiansand Agder Sparebanken Sør Arena Artificial 14,448
Tromsø Tromsø Troms Romssa Arena Artificial 6,687
Viking Stavanger Rogaland Lyse Arena Artificial 15,900
Åsane Bergen Vestland Åsane Arena Artificial 3,300

Personnel and kits

TeamManager(s)Kit manufacturerShirt sponsor
AaFK Fortuna Flag of Norway.svg Karl Oskar Fjørtoft Umbro Sparebanken Møre
Arna-Bjørnar Flag of Norway.svg Erik Mjelde Nike Sparebanken Vest
Fyllingsdalen Flag of Norway.svg Børge Haugsdal Umbro Sparebanken Vest
HamKam Flag of Scotland.svg Nathan Flight Puma SpareBank 1 Østlandet
Haugesund Flag of Norway.svg Per Øyvind Mortveit
Flag of Norway.svg Ole-Petter Pedersen Bremstein 		Umbro Sparebanken Vest
KIL/Hemne Flag of Norway.svg Erik Svendsen Umbro Trøndelag Sparebank
Molde Flag of Norway.svg Kent Rudning Adidas Sparebanken Møre
Odd Flag of Norway.svg Erik Waage Hummel Skagerak Energi
Start Flag of England.svg Isabella Hayes Sunde Macron Sparebanken Sør
Tromsø Flag of Norway.svg Mikael Raimo Johnsen Select SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge
Viking Flag of Norway.svg Magnus Meling Diadora Lyse
Åsane Flag of Spain.svg Miki Lladó Craft Tertnes Holding

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1 AaFK Fortuna (C, P)2215615415+3951Promotion to Toppserien
2 Haugesund (P)2214445326+2746
3 Molde (P)2213545432+2244
4 Åsane 2211564023+1738Qualification for the promotion play-offs
5 Arna-Bjørnar 2210664235+736
6 Tromsø 2275103945−626
7 Fyllingsdalen 2275102838−1026
8 Start 226792331−825
9 Odd 2274112941−1225
10 Viking 2274113045−1525
11 KIL/Hemne 2236131946−2715Qualification for the relegation play-offs
12 HamKam (R)2231181347−3410Relegation to Second Division
Source: Norwegian Football Federation (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 goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
AaFK Fortuna 4421233321111112222211
Haugesund 8784457454432221111122
Molde 2115311112323333343333
Åsane 4463642233244444434444
Arna-Bjørnar 11842125646555555555555
Tromsø 12121212121211111111910101010101010101086
Fyllingsdalen 6358976777777787666667
Start 16777888109899899989998
Odd 32365645656666667778109
Viking 910998101098810889788987710
KIL/Hemne 9111110109910910111111111212111111111111
HamKam 691011111112121212121212121111121212121212
Promotion to 2026 Toppserien
Promotion play-offs
Relegation play-offs
Relegation to 2026 Second Division
Source: nifs.no

Results

Home \ Away AAF ARN FYL HAM HAU KIL MOL ODD STA TRO VIK ÅSA
AaFK Fortuna 3–14–04–01–11–12–22–14–04–11–02–0
Arna-Bjørnar 1–11–02–03–34–03–24–21–15–51–00–3
Fyllingsdalen 1–22–03–21–20–21–11–21–03–10–0
HamKam 0–20–41–10–13–01–30–21–01–40–20–3
Haugesund 2–14–24–10–22–03–14–02–33–12–12–0
KIL/Hemne 0–31–24–02–11–51–11–10–00–01–10–1
Molde 0–33–12–21–02–14–13–14–14–24–13–1
Odd 2–50–31–32–02–14–11–10–21–11–20–0
Start 2–20–11–11–01–12–03–10–14–10–10–3
Tromsø 0–22–02–44–01–43–01–33–11–11–15–1
Viking 0–51–13–12–10–45–11–62–41–11–22–1
Åsane 0–02–23–04–02–23–21–32–03–03–04–1
Updated to match(es) played on 19 October 2025. Source: (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Promotion play-offs

The 4th-placed team will face the 9th-placed team in the Toppserien over two legs in the Eliteserien play-offs for a spot in the top-flight next season. [4]

Relegation play-offs

The 11th-placed team will take part in a two-legged play-off against the winners of the Second Division play-offs, to decide who will play in the First Division next season.

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals [5]
1 Flag of Norway.svg Katarina Dybvik SundeAaFK Fortuna22
2 Flag of Norway.svg Kristina SvandalHaugesund18
3 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Chiara MesserliMolde14
4 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeon Yu-gyeong Molde11
5 Flag of the Philippines.svg Meryll Abrahamsen Haugesund10
6 Flag of Norway.svg Marie Myhrvold SeimÅsane9
Flag of Norway.svg Maria Brochmann Åsane
Flag of Norway.svg Hannah AurbekkholenOdd
Flag of the Philippines.svg Vilde Drange VegloTromsø
10 Flag of Norway.svg Vilde VedelerArna-Bjørnar8
Flag of Finland.svg Silja TuominenMolde

References

  1. ↑ "Slik spilles 1. divisjon kvinner 2025" (in Norwegian). NFF. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "Historisk dag på Romssa Arena: Tromsø IL overtar styring av TIL 2020". NRK (in Norwegian). 18 September 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "NFF har gitt grønt lys – Avaldsnes blir til Haugesund". NRK (in Norwegian). 19 September 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "Slik er innstillingen på ny seriestruktur i kvinnefotballen" (in Norwegian). Sportskollektivet. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "Toppscorerliste 1. divisjon kvinner 2025". NIFS (in Norwegian). NTB . Retrieved 3 September 2025.
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