Toppserien

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Toppserien
Founded1984;41 years ago (1984)
1996–present (as Toppserien)
1984–1995 (as 1. divisjon)
CountryFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
Confederation UEFA
Divisions1
Number of clubs10
Level on pyramid 1
Relegation to 1. divisjon
Domestic cup(s) Norwegian Cup
International cup(s) UEFA Champions League
Current champions Vålerenga (3rd title)
(2024)
Most championships LSK Kvinner
Rosenborg (7 titles each)
TV partners NRK
TV 2
Website toppserien.no
Current: 2025 Toppserien

The Toppserien is the top level of women's association football in Norway. It was founded in 1984.

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History

Women's league football was introduced on a county basis in 1977. These leagues acted as qualification for the regional (South) league in 1979. Regional leagues were in operation until the formation of the First Division 1984, when the league was divided into three regions, Group Eastern-Norway (Østlandet), Group Western-Norway (Vestlandet), and Group Mid-Norway (Trøndelag). No teams from Northern-Norway (Nord-Norge) played, however. The winners of the three groups met each other for a play-off. Regional leagues for women had been played before 1984, and a championship play-off had been done between the winners of Mid-Norway and Eastern-Norway in 1983 (Trondheims-Ørn beat Setskog 2-1), but this championship was considered unofficial by the Football Association of Norway. In 1986, a group for Northern-Norway was added, and in 1987, the groups and play-off matches were dropped, and one single league with teams from all over the country was played.

The league was known as 1. divisjon (Norwegian for 1st Division) from 1984 to 1995, the Eliteserien (Norwegian for The Elite League) from 1996 to 1999, and the Toppserien (Norwegian for The Top League) from 2000.

Traditionally, Trondheims-Ørn and Asker was the two power-houses of Toppserien, with 7 and 6 championship wins respectively. Trondheims-Ørn finished in the top three 16 out of 23 times from the beginning in 1984 to their current last medal in 2006. In 1998, Asker managed the almost unthinkable, winning every single one of their 18 league games that season (Asker didn't win the double that season, however, as the club was knocked out of the semi-finals of the cup by Trondheims-Ørn). However Asker FK, the women's team within Asker Fotball, became bankrupt at the end of 2008 and most of the players were transferred to a new team within the nearby Stabæk IF, named Stabæk FK (FK = Fotball Kvinner (Football Women)). Asker finished among the top three 18 out of the 25 seasons the club existed. The new Stabæk team began playing in the Toppserien from the 2009 season and won the league in 2010 and 2013. Røa won Toppserien five times from 2004 to 2011. Lillestrøm SK Kvinner won six consecutive titles from 2014 to 2019.

Competition format

The league currently consists of 10 teams, which play each other 3 times (home and away), for a total of 27 matches. The season lasts from April to November. Teams are ranked by: [1]

Clubs

Current members

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Locations of teams in the 2025 Toppserien
TeamHome cityHome groundSinceFirst app.Seasons
Bodø/Glimt Bodø/Glimt Aspmyra Stadion 20251986 [a] 13
Brann Bergen Brann Stadion 20152004 [b] 35
Hønefoss Hønefoss AKA Arena 202520251
Kolbotn Kolbotn Sofiemyr Stadion 2024199530
LSK Kvinner Lillestrøm LSK-Hallen 19841984 [c] 42
Lyn Oslo Kringsjå 201820187
Rosenborg Trondheim Koteng Arena 19841984 [d] 42
Røa Oslo Røa-banen 2022200124
Stabæk Bærum Nadderud Stadion 2021200916
Vålerenga Oslo Intility Arena 2012201214
Notes
  1. ↑ As Grand Bodø.
  2. ↑ As Sandviken.
  3. ↑ As Setskog, Setskog/Høland and Team Strømmen.
  4. ↑ As Trondheims-Ørn.


List of champions

Medalists by year

The following medals have been awarded: [2]

YearChampionsRunners-upThird placeName of league
1984 Sprint-Jeløy (1) Trondheims-Ørn Nymark 1. divisjon
1985 Nymark (1) Asker Trondheims-Ørn
1986 Sprint-Jeløy (2) Troll Klepp
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1987 Klepp (1) Sprint-Jeløy Asker
1988 Asker (1) Klepp Trondheims-Ørn
1989 Asker (2) Sprint-Jeløy Klepp
1990 Sprint-Jeløy (3) Asker Klepp
1991 Asker (3) Sprint-Jeløy Sandviken
1992 Asker (4) Setskog/Høland Sprint-Jeløy
1993 Sprint-Jeløy (4) Trondheims-Ørn Asker
1994 Trondheims-Ørn (1) Asker Sprint-Jeløy
1995 Trondheims-Ørn (2) Setskog/Høland Sandviken
1996 Trondheims-Ørn (3) Sandviken Asker Eliteserien
1997 Trondheims-Ørn (4) Asker Klepp
1998 Asker (5) Trondheims-Ørn Athene Moss
1999 Asker (6) Trondheims-Ørn Klepp
2000 Trondheims-Ørn (5) Asker Kolbotn Toppserien
2001 Trondheims-Ørn (6) Kolbotn Arna-Bjørnar
2002 Kolbotn (1) Asker Trondheims-Ørn
2003 Trondheims-Ørn (7) Kolbotn Asker
2004 Røa (1) Trondheims-Ørn Fløya
2005 Kolbotn (2) Team Strømmen Fløya
2006 Kolbotn (3) Trondheims-Ørn Røa
2007 Røa (2) Kolbotn Asker
2008 Røa (3) Team Strømmen Asker
2009 Røa (4) Stabæk Kolbotn
2010 Stabæk (1) Røa Kolbotn
2011 Røa (5) Stabæk Kolbotn
2012 LSK Kvinner (1) Stabæk Arna-Bjørnar
2013 Stabæk (2) LSK Kvinner Arna-Bjørnar
2014 LSK Kvinner (2) Stabæk Arna-Bjørnar
2015 LSK Kvinner (3) Avaldsnes Røa
2016 LSK Kvinner (4) Avaldsnes Stabæk
2017 LSK Kvinner [3] (5) Avaldsnes Stabæk
2018 LSK Kvinner (6) Klepp Arna-Bjørnar
2019 LSK Kvinner (7) Vålerenga Klepp
2020 Vålerenga (1) Rosenborg Avaldsnes
2021 Sandviken (1) Rosenborg LSK Kvinner
2022 Brann (2) Vålerenga Rosenborg
2023 Vålerenga (2) Rosenborg LSK Kvinner
2024 Vålerenga (3) Brann Rosenborg

Below is a list of the gold, silver and bronze medalists in the Toppserien since its beginning in 1984. The Norwegian Women's Cup has been played since 1978. From 1984 to 1995 the name of the league was 1. divisjon ("First Division"), and between 1996 and 1999 the name was Eliteserien ("The Elite League", a generic name) before getting its current name, Toppserien in 2000.

From 1984 to 1985, the league was divided into three sections, and after the inclusion of teams from Northern Norway there was four sections in 1986, with the championship decided through a play-off. Since then it has been a round-robin decided through a league table.

Medalists by club

The following clubs have won the top division in Norwegian football since 1984.

As of after the 2024 season
ClubWinnerRunner-upThird
Rosenborg 4795
LSK Kvinner 3752
Asker 1666
Røa 512
Sprint/Jeløy 2433
Kolbotn 334
Vålerenga 320
Stabæk 1242
Brann 5222
Klepp 126
Nymark 101
Avaldsnes 031
Troll 010
Arna-Bjørnar 005
Fløya 002
Grand Bodø 001

1 = In 2008 Stabæk was handed the license to play in the top league, and also took over the best players from Asker, because of financial problems in the latter. But the rest of Asker remains, and they still have their top female team - in league three. Therefore, Stabæk is not to be considered the successor of Asker.
2 = Athene Moss was Sprint/Jeløy successor, so one bronze as Athene Moss in 1998 is included.
3 = LSK Kvinner is the successor of Setskog/Høland and Team Strømmen.
4 = Rosenborg is the successor of Trondheims-Ørn.
5 = Brann is the successor of Sandviken.

Managers

Current Toppserien managers
ManagerNationalityClubAppointedTime as manager
Geir Kristian Nordby Flag of Norway.svg Norway Røa 14 December 2005 [4] 19 years, 38 days
Martin Klemetsrud Lindmark Flag of Norway.svg Norway Hønefoss 20 November 2020 [5] 4 years, 62 days
Nils Lexerud Flag of Norway.svg Norway Vålerenga 3 January 2022 [6] 3 years, 18 days
André Bergdølmo Flag of Norway.svg Norway LSK Kvinner 5 December 2022 [7] 2 years, 47 days
Martin Ho Flag of England.svg England Brann 3 July 2023 [8] 1 year, 202 days
Joakim Dragsten Flag of Norway.svg Norway Lyn 18 December 2023 [9] 1 year, 34 days
Cato André Hansen Flag of Norway.svg Norway Bodø/Glimt 1 January 2024 [10] 1 year, 20 days
Stian Theting Flag of Norway.svg Norway
Robin Shroot Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland Rosenborg 11 January 2024 [11] [12] 1 year, 10 days
Jan Jönsson Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Stabæk 20 January 2024 [13] 1 year, 1 day
Arild Sundgot Flag of Norway.svg Norway Kolbotn 1 January 2025 [14] 20 days

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