2023_Toppserien
2023 Toppserien
37th season of top women's football (soccer) league in Norway
The 2023 Toppserien is the 37th season of the highest women's football league in Norway. The season started on 25 March 2023 and will end on 12 November 2023. The season will not include championship and relegation playoffs rounds which were scrapped after only one season. Instead, the league schedule was increased by nine matches per team with each team playing each other three times instead of twice.[1]
Åsane were promoted from the 2022 First Division.
Team | Municipality | Home ground |
---|---|---|
Arna-Bjørnar | Bergen | Arna Idrettspark |
Avaldsnes | Karmøy | Avaldsnes Idrettssenter |
Brann | Bergen | Stemmemyren Brann Stadion |
LSK Kvinner | Lillestrøm | LSK-Hallen |
Lyn | Oslo | Kringsjå Kunstgress |
Rosenborg | Trondheim | Koteng Arena Lerkendal Stadion |
Røa | Oslo | Røa Kunstgress |
Stabæk | Bærum | Nadderud Stadion |
Vålerenga | Oslo | Intility Arena |
Åsane | Bergen | Åsane Arena |
The league consists of 10 teams who play each other three times, totalling 27 matches per team.[2]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Vålerenga (C) | 27 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 68 | 28 | +40 | 59 | Qualification for the Champions League first round |
2 | Rosenborg | 27 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 57 | 15 | +42 | 58[lower-alpha 1] | |
3 | LSK Kvinner | 27 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 44 | 21 | +23 | 55 | |
4 | Brann | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 52 | 30 | +22 | 46 | |
5 | Stabæk | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 37 | |
6 | Lyn | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 28 | |
7 | Røa | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 27 | |
8 | Åsane | 27 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 29 | 50 | −21 | 25 | |
9 | Avaldsnes[lower-alpha 2] (O, R) | 27 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 63 | −45 | 21 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
10 | Arna-Bjørnar[lower-alpha 2] | 27 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 32 | 70 | −38 | 16 |
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
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Avaldsnes did not receive a Toppserien licence for the 2024 season. The last Toppserien spot was given to Arna-Bjørnar.[3]
Round 1–18
Home \ Away | ARN | AVA | BRA | LSK | LYN | ROS | RØA | STA | VÅL | ÅSA |
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Arna-Bjørnar | — | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 |
Avaldsnes | 2–4 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
Brann | 1–2 | 3–0 | — | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 |
LSK Kvinner | 3–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
Lyn | 2–2 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
Rosenborg | 4–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
Røa | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | — | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–3 |
Stabæk | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 2–2 | — | 0–2 | 1–0 |
Vålerenga | 5–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | — | 5–1 |
Åsane | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–4 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Round 19–27
Home \ Away | ARN | AVA | BRA | LSK | LYN | ROS | RØA | STA | VÅL | ÅSA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arna-Bjørnar | — | — | 0–4 | 0–3 | 2–2 | — | 3–0 | — | — | — |
Avaldsnes | 3–2 | — | 0–8 | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | 1–2 |
Brann | — | — | — | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | — | — |
LSK Kvinner | — | 1–0 | — | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | — | — | 2–0 |
Lyn | — | 2–0 | 3–2 | — | — | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–3 | — |
Rosenborg | 4–0 | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 |
Røa | — | — | — | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | — | — | 2–2 | 2–0 |
Stabæk | 1–0 | 5–0 | — | 1–2 | — | — | 4–2 | — | — | 3–0 |
Vålerenga | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | — | — | 3–1 | — | — |
Åsane | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | — | — | — | 1–1 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
The ninth placed team faced the second placed team of the First Division in a two-legged play-off to decide who would play in the Toppserien next season.[2]
Avaldsnes won 3–2 on aggregate.
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | Brann | 13,982 | 3,723 | 450 | 1,076 | −41.6%† |
2 | Rosenborg | 14,069 | 4,719 | 300 | 1,005 | −38.9%† |
3 | Vålerenga | 8,036 | 955 | 304 | 574 | −27.0%† |
4 | LSK Kvinner | 5,188 | 1,461 | 118 | 399 | −5.9%† |
5 | Lyn | 5,547 | 2,514 | 102 | 396 | +52.3%† |
6 | Avaldsnes | 3,897 | 570 | 157 | 300 | −28.7%† |
7 | Røa | 3,995 | 489 | 116 | 285 | +14.5%† |
8 | Arna-Bjørnar | 3,588 | 823 | 120 | 276 | −8.9%† |
9 | Stabæk | 3,752 | 367 | 151 | 268 | −27.8%† |
10 | Åsane | 3,338 | 555 | 100 | 257 | +129.5%1 |
League total | 65,392 | 4,719 | 100 | 484 | −7.1%† |
- "Ny seriestruktur for kvinner vedtatt". Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). 5 March 2023.
- "Innstiller på ny seriestruktur for kvinner". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). 18 January 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- "Avaldsnes Allianseidrettslag Toppfotball mister klubblisensen". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). 13 December 2023.
- Official website
- 2023 Toppserien at Soccerway.com