The 1997 season of the Toppserien, the highest women's football (soccer) league in Norway, began on 26 April 1997 and ended on 11 October 1997.

Toppserien
Season1997 (1997)
ChampionsTrondheims-Ørn
4th title
RelegatedBøler
Verdal
Matches played90
Goals scored384 (4.27 per match)
Top goalscorerNorway Ragnhild Gulbrandsen
(24 goals)
1996
1998

18 games were played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number nine and ten were relegated, while two teams from the First Division were promoted through a playoff round.

Trondheims/Ørn won the league, losing only one game.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Trondheims-Ørn (C) 18 16 1 1 81 26 +55 49
2 Asker 18 11 4 3 48 23 +25 37
3 Klepp 18 10 3 5 33 23 +10 33
4 Kolbotn 18 9 5 4 46 21 +25 32
5 Sandviken 18 7 5 6 34 26 +8 26
6 Bjørnar 18 7 5 6 30 25 +5 26
7 Setskog/Høland 18 7 2 9 39 36 +3 23
8 Athene Moss 18 6 1 11 33 38 −5 19
9 Bøler (R) 18 2 2 14 15 78 −63 8 Relegation to First Division
10 Verdal (R) 18 1 0 17 25 88 −63 3
Source: [1]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Top goalscorers

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Promotion and relegation

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  • Bøler and Verdal were relegated to the First Division.
  • Fløya and Byåsen were promoted from the First Division through playoff.

References

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  1. ^ "Women Premier division 1997". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 September 2019.