2025 Norwegian First Division (women)

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Norwegian First Division
Season 2025
Dates22 March – 18 October
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The 2025 Norwegian First Division is a scheduled Norwegian second-tier women's football league season. The season is set to run from 22 March 2025 to 18 October 2025, not including play-off matches. [1]

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Teams

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Locations of teams in the 2025 Norwegian First Division

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 00000000Promotion to Toppserien
2 Arna-Bjørnar 00000000Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3 Fyllingsdalen 00000000
4 HamKam 00000000
5 Haugesund 00000000
6 KIL/Hemne 00000000
7 Molde 00000000
8 Odd 00000000
9 Start 00000000
10 Tromsø 00000000Qualification for the relegation play-offs
11 Viking 00000000Relegation to Second Division
12 Åsane 00000000
Updated to match(es) played on TBD 2025. Source: (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.

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
AaFK Fortuna
Arna-Bjørnar
Fyllingsdalen
HamKam
Haugesund
KIL/Hemne
Molde
Odd
Start
Tromsø
Viking
Åsane
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 —
Arna-Bjørnar —
Fyllingsdalen —
HamKam —
Haugesund —
KIL/Hemne —
Molde —
Odd —
Start —
Tromsø —
Viking —
Åsane —
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Promotion play-offs

The teams from scond to fifth place will take part in the promotion play-offs; these are single leg knockout matches. In the first round, the fourth-placed team will play at home against the fifth-placed team. The winner of the first round will meet the third-placed team on away ground in the second round. The winner of the second round will meet the second-placed team on away ground. The winner of the third round 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 10th-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.

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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.
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