The 2024 Toppserien is the 38th season of the highest women's football league in Norway. The season started on 16 March 2024 and will end on 16 November 2024, not including play-off matches.[1]

Toppserien
Season2024
Dates16 March – 16 November
Matches played25
Goals scored67 (2.68 per match)
Top goalscorerKarina Sævik
Iris Omarsdottir
(4 goals)
Biggest home winVålerenga 4–0 Kolbotn
(13 April 2024)
Biggest away winÅsane 0–3 Brann
(20 April 2024)
Highest scoringLSK Kvinner 4–2 Brann
(1 April 2024)
Kolbotn 2–4 Røa
(16 March 2024)
Longest winning run5 matches
Rosenborg
Vålerenga
Longest unbeaten run5 matches
Rosenborg
Vålerenga
Longest winless run5 matches
Åsane
Arna-Bjørnar
Longest losing run4 matches
Kolbotn
Highest attendance1,337
Brann - Lyn
(13 April 2024)
Lowest attendance127
Arna-Bjørnar - Stabæk
(20 April 2024)
Average attendance449
2023
2025 →
All statistics correct as of 27 April 2024.

Teams edit

Locations of teams in the 2024 Toppserien

Kolbotn were promoted from the 2023 First Division.[2] Arna-Bjørnar were originally relegated from the 2023 Toppserien, but were allowed to stay in the league after Avaldsnes had their sporting license revoked for economic mismanagement, resulting in their relegation instead.[3]

Stadiums and locations edit

Team Location County Arena Turf Capacity
Arna-Bjørnar Bergen Vestland Arna Idrettspark Artificial 1,500
Brann Bergen Vestland Brann Stadion Natural 16,750
Kolbotn Oslo[note 1] Oslo Grorud Match Kunstgress[4] Artificial 1,700
LSK Kvinner Lillestrøm Akershus LSK-Hallen Artificial 1,800
Lyn Oslo Oslo Kringsjå Kunstgress Artificial 450
Rosenborg Trondheim Trøndelag Koteng Arena Artificial 895
Røa Oslo Oslo Røa Kunstgress Artificial 450
Stabæk Bærum Akershus Nadderud Stadion Artificial 4,938
Vålerenga Oslo Oslo Intility Arena Artificial 16,556
Åsane Bergen Vestland Åsane Arena Artificial 3,300

Notes edit

  1. ^ While Kolbotn are normally based in Nordre Follo, they are playing their home games in Oslo for the 2024 season.

Personnel and kits edit

Team Manager Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Arna-Bjørnar   Thomas Mørk Nike Sparebanken Vest
Brann   Martin Ho Nike Sparebanken Vest
Kolbotn   Luke Torjussen Hummel OBOS [no]
LSK Kvinner   André Bergdølmo Puma DNB
Lyn   Joakim Dragsten Hummel OBOS
Rosenborg   Robin Shroot Adidas SpareBank 1 SMN
Røa   Geir Kristian Nordby Diadora OBOS
Stabæk   Jan Jönsson Nike SpareBank 1 Østlandet
Vålerenga   Nils Lexerød Adidas Aprila Bank
Åsane   Øyvind Tjelde Haga Craft Tertnes Holding

League table edit

The league consists of 10 teams who play each other three times, totalling 27 matches per team.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Vålerenga 5 5 0 0 15 4 +11 15 Qualification for the Champions League first round
2 Rosenborg 5 5 0 0 7 0 +7 15
3 LSK Kvinner 5 3 0 2 10 5 +5 9 Qualification for the UEFA Second Competition first round
4 Brann 4 3 0 1 8 5 +3 9
5 Røa 5 3 0 2 6 5 +1 9
6 Stabæk 6 2 0 4 7 9 −2 6
7 Lyn 5 1 1 3 4 7 −3 4
8 Kolbotn 5 1 0 4 6 12 −6 3
9 Åsane 5 0 2 3 2 8 −6 2 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
10 Arna-Bjørnar 5 0 1 4 2 12 −10 1 Relegation to the First Division
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: NFF (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored

Positions by round edit

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
Vålerenga43311
Rosenborg11122
LSK Kvinner24443
Brann79554
Røa22235
Stabæk95666
Lyn57877
Kolbotn71010108
Åsane56789
Arna-Bjørnar1089910
Qualification for the Champions League first round
Qualification for the UEFA Second Competition first round
Qualification for the relegation play-offs
Relegation to the First Division
Source: [1]

Results edit

Round 1–18 edit

Home \ Away ARN BRA KOL LSK LYN ROS RØA STA VÅL ÅSA
Arna-Bjørnar 1–2 0–0
Brann 2–1
Kolbotn 4–1 0–1 2–4
LSK Kvinner 3–0 4–2 a 3–1
Lyn 1–0 0–1 a
Rosenborg 3–0 1–0 1–0
Røa 1–0 0–2
Stabæk 0–1 2–0
Vålerenga 4–0 a 3–1 3–1
Åsane 0–3 1–1 0–1
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: Norwegian Football Federation
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Round 19–27 edit

Home \ Away ARN BRA KOL LSK LYN ROS RØA STA VÅL ÅSA
Arna-Bjørnar
Brann
Kolbotn
LSK Kvinner
Lyn
Rosenborg
Røa
Stabæk
Vålerenga a a 3–2
Åsane
Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2024. Source: Norwegian Football Federation
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs edit

The ninth placed team will face the second placed team of the First Division in a two-legged play-off to decide who will play in the Toppserien next season.[5]

Season statistics edit

Top goalscorers edit

As of 27 April 2024
Rank Player Club Goals[6]
1   Karina Sævik Vålerenga 4
  Iris Omarsdottir Stabæk
3   Miljana Ivanović LSK Kvinner 3
  Sara Hørte Rosenborg
  Tilde Lindwall Vålerenga
5 8 players 2

Clean sheets edit

As of 22 April 2024
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1   Rugile Rulyte Rosenborg 4
2   Tove Enblom Vålerenga 2
  Louise Högrell Røa
  Aurora Mikalsen Brann
5   Cecilie Fiskerstrand LSK Kvinner 1
  Siri Ervik Rosenborg
  Sunniva Skoglund Stabæk
  Kirvil Odden Lyn
  Savanna Duffy Åsane
  Hanne Larsen Arna-Bjørnar

League attendances edit

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Brann 1,337 1,337 1,337 1,337 +24.3%
2 Rosenborg 1,605 587 503 535 −46.8%
3 LSK Kvinner 1,537 967 267 512 +28.3%
4 Vålerenga 2,038 707 318 510 −11.1%
5 Stabæk 967 716 251 484 +80.6%
6 Åsane 1,245 690 248 415 +61.5%
7 Røa 750 448 302 375 +31.6%
8 Lyn 527 302 225 264 −33.3%
9 Kolbotn 776 347 185 259 +66.0%1
10 Arna-Bjørnar 432 305 127 216 −21.7%
League total 11,214 1,337 127 449 −7.2%

Updated to games played on 27 April
Source: nifs.no
Notes:
1: Team played last season in 1. divisjon.

References edit

  1. ^ "2024 Toppserien Terminliste". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  2. ^ "2023 1. divisjon kvinner Sluttspill Topp 4". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Arna-Bjørnar fortsetter i Toppserien" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Stadion 2024: Grorud Match Kunstgress" (in Norwegian). Kolbotn Fotball Kvinner. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Turneringsbestemmelser NFF Toppserien 2024" (PDF) (in Norwegian). NFF.
  6. ^ "Toppserien 2024 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 April 2024.