2023 Toppserien

The 2023 Toppserien will be 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]

Toppserien
Season2023
Dates25 March – 12 November
← 2022
2024 →

Teams
Locations of teams in the 2023 Toppserien

Åsane were promoted from the 2022 First Division.

Team Municipality Home ground
Arna-BjørnarBergenArna Idrettspark
AvaldsnesKarmøyAvaldsnes Idrettssenter
BrannBergenStemmemyren
Brann Stadion
LSK KvinnerLillestrømLSK-Hallen
LynOsloKringsjå Kunstgress
RosenborgTrondheimKoteng Arena
Lerkendal Stadion
RøaOsloRøa Kunstgress
StabækBærumNadderud Stadion
VålerengaOsloIntility Arena
ÅsaneBergenÅsane Arena

League table

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
1 Vålerenga 7 6 1 0 27 8 +19 19 Qualification for the Champions League first round
2 Rosenborg 7 5 1 1 12 2 +10 16
3 LSK Kvinner 7 3 3 1 10 5 +5 12
4 Brann 7 3 2 2 11 9 +2 11
5 Røa 7 2 3 2 11 8 +3 9
6 Stabæk 7 2 2 3 6 11 −5 8
7 Avaldsnes 7 2 2 3 7 14 −7 8
8 Lyn 7 2 1 4 7 11 −4 7
9 Åsane 7 1 1 5 6 16 −10 4 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
10 Arna-Bjørnar 7 1 0 6 5 18 −13 3 Relegation to the First Division
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2023. Source: NIFS (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

Results

Round 1–18
Home \ Away ARN AVA BRA LSK LYN ROS RØA STA VÅL ÅSA
Arna-Bjørnar — 2–3 1–3 0–1
Avaldsnes — 0–0 2–1 1–1
Brann 1–2 — 2–3 3–2
LSK Kvinner 3–0 4–0 0–0 — 1–1 a
Lyn 1–2 — 1–0 0–2 a 1–1
Rosenborg 0–1 3–0 — 1–0 3–0
Røa 2–1 — 1–1 3–3
Stabæk 1–3 0–0 — 1–0
Vålerenga 5–0 4–0 4–1 a 4–1 —
Åsane 2–0 0–3 0–4 1–4 —
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2023. Source: Norwegian Football Federation
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 — — — — — —
Avaldsnes — — — — — —
Brann — — — — — —
LSK Kvinner — — — — — —
Lyn — — — — a —
Rosenborg — — — — —
Røa — — — — — —
Stabæk — — — — —
Vålerenga a — — — —
Åsane — — — — — —
Source: Norwegian Football Federation
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

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.[2]

References
  1. "Ny seriestruktur for kvinner vedtatt". Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). 5 March 2023.
  2. "Innstiller på ny seriestruktur for kvinner". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). 18 January 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
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