ThePlay-offs to the1. divisjon for women inassociation football is a Norwegian play-off competition that have taken place from 2001.

The play-offs were instituted because of the streamlining of the 1. divisjon (second tier) ahead of the 2001 season, into one national league. Before that, the 1. divisjon consisted of several groups, whose teams themselves engaged in a playoff to theToppserien, the first tier.

The playoffs have never had a clear-cut institutionalized shape or form.

First, there was a pre-playoff between the Northern Norwegian teams:

1. Alta – won
2. Bossmo & Ytteren
3. Sortland

Then, eight teams, of which two from the 1. divisjon, faced another team in two legs.

• Gjøvik beatEik-Tønsberg on theaway goals rule; 3–3 on aggregate (and Gjøvik stayed in the 1. divisjon)
• Linderud-Grei beatVålerenga 7–5 on aggregate (and L-G stayed in the 1. divisjon)
• Orkla beatSola 3–1 on aggregate
• Alta beatBorgen 4–1 on aggregate

Reference:Norwegian Women's Football

First, there was a pre-playoff between the Northern Norwegian teams:

1. Alta – won
2. Sortland
3. Halsøy

Then the actual playoff consisted of two groups.

1. Gjøvik – promoted
2. Alta
3. Orkla

1. Voss – promoted
2. Fossum
3. Vålerenga

Reference:Norwegian Women's Football

First, there was a pre-playoff between the Northern Norwegian teams:

1. Tromsdalen – won
2. Innstranden
3. Leknes

Then the actual playoff consisted of two groups.

1. Tromsdalen – promoted
2. Skjetten – promoted
3. Ranheim

1. Donn – promoted
2. Linderud-Grei – promoted (after yet another one-on-one playoff against Sola)
3. Sola

Reference:Norwegian Women's Football

First, there was a pre-playoff between the Northern Norwegian teams:

1. Tromsdalen – won
2. Bossmo & Ytteren
3. Alta
4. Mjølner

Then the actual playoff consisted of two groups.

1. Manglerud Star – promoted
2. Orkla
3. Tromsdalen

1. Haugar – promoted
2. Skjetten
3. Donn

Reference:Norwegian Women's Football

First, there was several pre-playoffs:

• Kaupanger beatHana 18–0 on aggregate
• Grand Bodø beat bothLeknes andLeknes
• Træff beatOrkla

Then the actual playoff consisted of two groups.

1. Grand Bodø – promoted
2. Linderud-Grei
3. Træff

1. Kaupanger – promoted
2. Skjetten
3. Donn

Reference:Norwegian Women's Football

First, there were two pre-playoffs:

• Ranheim beatEid 11–0 in one match
• Grand Bodø beat bothLeknes andTromsdalen

Then the actual playoff consisted of two groups.

1. Fart – promoted
2. Ranheim
3. Grand Bodø

1. Bamble – promoted
2. Nymark
3. Vallset

Reference:Norwegian Women's Football

First, there were two pre-playoffs:

• Kattem beatTræff 7–1 in one match
• Innstranden beat bothLeknes andTromsdalen

Then the actual playoff consisted of two groups.

1. Kattem – promoted
2. Vallset
3. Innstranden

1. Amazon Grimstad – promoted
2. Kaupanger
3. Storhamar

Reference:Norwegian Women's Football

First, there were two pre-playoffs:

• Herd beatOrkla 1–0 in one match
• Innstranden beat bothHåkvik andAlta

Then the actual playoff consisted of two groups.

1. Skeid – promoted
2. Innstranden
3. Herd

1. Gjelleråsen – promoted
2. Nymark
3. Fossum

Reference:Norwegian Women's Football

• Norwegian First Division (women)
• Norwegian Second Division (women)
• 2001 establishments in Norway