Toppserien

Founded	1984; 41 years ago (1984) 1996–present(as Toppserien) 1984–1995(as 1. divisjon)
Country	Norway
Confederation	UEFA
Divisions	1
Number of clubs	10
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

TheToppserien is the top level ofwomen's association football in Norway. It was founded in 1984.

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 Division1984, when the league was divided into three regions, GroupEastern-Norway (Østlandet), GroupWestern-Norway (Vestlandet), and GroupMid-Norway (Trøndelag). No teams fromNorthern-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 theFootball Association of Norway. In1986, a group for Northern-Norway was added, and in1987, 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 as1. divisjon (Norwegian for1st Division) from 1984 to 1995, theEliteserien (Norwegian forThe Elite League) from 1996 to 1999, and the Toppserien (Norwegian forThe Top League) from 2000.

Traditionally,Trondheims-Ørn andAsker 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. In1998, Asker managed the almost unthinkable, winning every single one of their 18 league games that season (Asker didn't winthe double that season, however, as the club was knocked out of the semi-finals of thecup by Trondheims-Ørn). However Asker FK, the women's team withinAsker Fotball, became bankrupt at the end of 2008 and most of the players were transferred to a new team within the nearbyStabæk IF, namedStabæk 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 the2009 season and won the league in2010 and2013.Røa won Toppserien five times from 2004 to 2011.Lillestrøm SK Kvinner won six consecutive titles from2014 to2019.

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]

• Number of points (3 points per win, 1 point per draw).
• Goal difference
• Goals scored
• Results between the tied teams.

Rosenborg

LSK Kvinner

Bodø/Glimt

Brann

Hønefoss

Oslo

Oslo region teams:
Kolbotn
Lyn
Røa
Stabæk
Vålerenga

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Locations of teams in the2025 Toppserien

Notes

The following medals have been awarded:^[2]

Below is a list of the gold, silver and bronze medalists in the Toppserien since its beginning in 1984. TheNorwegian 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 fromNorthern 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.

The following clubs have won the top division in Norwegian football since1984.

As of after the 2024 season

¹ = In 2008Stabæk was handed the license to play in the top league, and also took over the best players fromAsker, 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 wasSprint/Jeløy successor, so one bronze as Athene Moss in 1998 is included.
³ =LSK Kvinner is the successor ofSetskog/Høland andTeam Strømmen.
⁴ =Rosenborg is the successor ofTrondheims-Ørn.
⁵ =Brann is the successor ofSandviken.

Current Toppserien managers

Manager	Nationality	Club	Appointed	Time as manager
Geir Kristian Nordby	Norway	Røa	14 December 2005[4]	19 years, 93 days
Martin Klemetsrud Lindmark	Norway	Hønefoss	20 November 2020[5]	4 years, 117 days
Nils Lexerud	Norway	Vålerenga	3 January 2022[6]	3 years, 73 days
André Bergdølmo	Norway	LSK Kvinner	5 December 2022[7]	2 years, 102 days
Martin Ho	England	Brann	3 July 2023[8]	1 year, 257 days
Joakim Dragsten	Norway	Lyn	18 December 2023[9]	1 year, 89 days
Cato André Hansen	Norway	Bodø/Glimt	1 January 2024[10]	1 year, 75 days
Stian Theting	Norway
Robin Shroot	Northern Ireland	Rosenborg	11 January 2024[11][12]	1 year, 65 days
Jan Jönsson	Sweden	Stabæk	20 January 2024[13]	1 year, 56 days
Arild Sundgot	Norway	Kolbotn	1 January 2025[14]	75 days

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• Eliteserien (men's top division)

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• Sports leagues established in 1984
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• Top level women's association football leagues in Europe
• Professional sports leagues in Norway

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