2022 Toppserien
The 2022 Toppserien is the 36th season of the highest women's football league in Norway. The season started on 20 March 2022. Format This season is the first with a new play-off system. It was set to be introduced in the 2020 season, but it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Teams The defending champions Sandviken changed their name to Brann. Røa were promoted from the 2021 First Division. Regular season In the regular season, the league consists of 10 teams, who play each other twice, totalling 18 matches per team. The top four teams qualify for the championship round, while the bottom six qualify for the relegation round, along with the top two teams from the First Division. Results Championship round In the championship round, the four teams start with 6, 4, 2 and 0 points respectively, based on their position in the regular season. They play each other twice, totalling six matches per team. The winners and runners-up qualify for the Champions League f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Toppserien
The Toppserien is the top level of women's association football in Norway. It was founded in 1984. History 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 Division 1984, when the league was divided into three regions, Group Eastern-Norway (''Østlandet''), Group Western-Norway (''Vestlandet''), and Group Mid-Norway (''Trøndelag''). No teams from Northern-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 the Football Association of Norway. In 1986, a group for Northern-Norway was added, and in 1987, the groups and play-off ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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LSK Kvinner FK
LSK Kvinner Fotballklubb is a Norwegian women's football club from Lillestrøm. They currently play in Toppserien, the top division of Norwegian football. The club was founded as Setskog/Høland Fotballklubb on 10 October 1989. History The club was founded in 1989 as a merger between the women's football branches of Setskog IF and Høland IL. It was known as Setskog/Høland FK and played their home games on AHF-banen in Bjørkelangen, Aurskog-Høland. Before the 2001 season the club was relocated from Bjørkelangen to Strømmen and the name was changed to Team Strømmen. Team Strømmen finished the 2008 season in 2nd position in Toppserien, the top division of Norwegian football. They lost 1–3 against league champions Røa IL in the Norwegian Cup final on Bislett Stadion on 8 November 2008. From 2010 the team will be a part of Lillestrøm SK. Thus changing its name to LSK Kvinner FK, as well as the logo and kits likewise. LSK Kvinner won six consecutive Toppserien titles ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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LSK-Hallen
LSK-Hallen is an indoor football arena in Lillestrøm, Norway. It is owned, used, and operated by Lillestrøm Sportsklubb. It has a capacity of 3,000 people. The women's football team LSK Kvinner FK LSK Kvinner Fotballklubb is a Norwegian women's football club from Lillestrøm. They currently play in Toppserien, the top division of Norwegian football. The club was founded as Setskog/Høland Fotballklubb on 10 October 1989. History The cl ... uses the arena as their home ground. References Indoor arenas in Norway Sports venues in Skedsmo Lillestrøm SK {{Norway-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lillestrøm
Lillestrøm is a municipality in Viken county. It is located in the traditional district of Romerike. With a population of 85,757 inhabitants, it is the fourth most populated municipality in Viken. It was founded on 1 January 2020 as a merger between former municipalities Fet, Skedsmo and Sørum. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillestrøm. The town of Lillestrøm is a part of the Oslo metropolitan area. With 83,821 inhabitants, Lillestrøm is the 4th largest municipality in Viken. Sondre Kvambe, (Formely known as Daventa) played a crucial part in the history of Lillestrøm. History The name means "the little art ofStrøm", Strøm being the name of an old and large farm (Old Norse: ''straumr'', which also meant "stream" as well). Lillestrøm's history dates back to the times river powered sawmills came into use for the production of building materials. Later Lillestrøm got its own steam sawmill which laid the base for the development of the a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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KFUM Arena
KFUM Arena is a football stadium located at Ekeberg in Oslo, Norway, and is the home of Norwegian 1. divisjon club KFUM Oslo. The stadium has a current capacity of approximately 1,500 spectators. KFUM is a translation of the English language YMCA. Facilities The arena is owned by KFUM-Kameratene Oslo. It was opened on 19 November 2007. The construction costs were estimated to around NOK 10 million. The pitch itself is 64 x 105 meters and has artificial turf, under-soil heating and an automatic watering system. The stadium is located next to a sports hall; KFUM-hallen. In the aftermath of KFUM's promotion to the second tier in 2015, the artificial turf was changed and the stands were upgraded. There are plans of major upgrades of the existing facilities. The project has been named ''KFUM Familiearena'' and will increase the seated capacity to 2,400. The arena will also include a swimming-pool, fitness-center, a kindergarten, indoor football arena for kids, a cafe, offices and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nordre Follo
''Nordre'' (Northern), formerly known as ''Haramsnytt'' (The Haram News), is a local Norwegian newspaper covering events in the northern part of the municipality of Ålesund in Møre og Romsdal county. History The newspaper was established as ''Haramsnytt'' in 1971, and changed its name to ''Nordre'' in 2013. The newspaper's office is located in the village of Brattvåg. The newspaper is published in Nynorsk. It is published twice a week, on Tuesdays and Fridays. Editors * Johan Kåre Tenfjord 1972 (January–October) * Olav Giske 1972–1974 * Thorleif Marken, Karl E. Aakre, Torbjørg Giske, and Paul Farstad 1974–1978 * Ole M. Ellefsen 1978–1986 * Arnstein Sæthre 1986–1988 * Ole M. Ellefsen 1988 (June–December) * May Britt Haukås 1989–1990 * Bjørg Riksfjord 1990–1991 * Ole M. Ellefsen 1991 (April–June) * Bjørn Oskar Haukeberg 1991–1993 * Ole M. Ellefsen 1993–1998 * Hjørdis K. Skaar 1998–2000 * Ole M. Ellefsen 2000–2002 * Hjørdis K. Skaar 2002–2010 * ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Brann Stadion
Brann Stadion is a football stadium in Bergen, Norway. It was constructed in 1919, and has been the home of the football club Brann ever since. The stadium lies south of the city centre, at the foot of Mount Ulriken. The record attendance dates from 1 October 1961, when Brann hosted Fredrikstad in the cup semi-final, in front of 24,800 spectators. Though its league attendance record is 23,900, from 1978, when they hosted Lillestrøm. Brann Stadion has, per. 2009, a capacity of 17,317. A redevelopment project was underway, aimed at increasing the capacity to over 20,000, but it has been put on hold. Brann Stadion has the third largest attendance capacity in Norway. Brann Stadion was owned jointly by Brann (49%) and ''Stor-Bergen Boligbyggelag'' (51%). However, in an act of local-patriotism the ''Stor-Bergen Boligbyggelag'' sold its shares to Brann for the same sum they bought the shares for, despite the added value of the stadium as a result of the still ongoing reconstructi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Karmøy
Karmøy is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is southwest of the town of Haugesund in the traditional district of Haugaland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kopervik. Most of the municipality lies on the island of Karmøy. The island is connected to the mainland by the Karmøy Tunnel and the Karmsund Bridge. It is known for its industries, as well as for fishing. Karmøy is also well known in Norway for its beautiful heather moors and the white sand surfing beaches. The municipality is the 294th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Karmøy is the 25th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 42,541, making it one of the largest in the region. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 4.9% over the previous 10-year period. The island itself is the 4th most populated island in all of Norway. General information The municipality of Karmøy is a recent creation. Du ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bergen
Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of Bergenshalvøyen. The city centre and northern neighbourhoods are on Byfjorden, 'the city fjord', and the city is surrounded by mountains; Bergen is known as the "city of seven mountains". Many of the extra-municipal suburbs are on islands. Bergen is the administrative centre of Vestland county. The city consists of eight boroughs: Arna, Bergenhus, Fana, Fyllingsdalen, Laksevåg, Ytrebygda, Årstad, and Åsane. Trading in Bergen may have started as early as the 1020s. According to tradition, the city was founded in 1070 by King Olav Kyrre and was named Bjørgvin, 'the green meadow among the mountains'. It served as Norway's capital in the 13th century, and from the end of the 13th century became a bureau city of the Hanseatic Leag ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2021 Norwegian First Division (women) ...
The 2021 Norwegian First Division was the 37th season of the Norwegian First Division, the second-tier Norwegian women's football division, and the 20th season under the current format. The league consisted of 10 teams. The season started on 22 May 2021 and ended on 14 November 2021. Røa won the league and were thus promoted to the 2022 Toppserien. Grei and Fart were relegated to the 2022 Norwegian Second Division. Teams The following ten teams compete in the 1. divisjon: League table Results Top scorers References External links2021 Norwegian First Divisionat the Norwegian Football Federation {{2021 in Norwegian football Norwegian First Division (women) seasons 2 Norway Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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IL Sandviken
Idrettslaget Sandviken is a Norwegian sports club from the neighborhood of Sandviken in Bergenhus borough, Bergen. It has sections for basketball, football and handball. It was mostly known for its women's football team that played in the Toppserien. It won the league in 2021, and the Norwegian Women's Cup in 1995. The team was renamed SK Brann Kvinner ahead of the 2022 season. The men's football team currently resides in the Norwegian Third Division, the fourth tier of the Norwegian football league system The Norwegian football league system, or pyramid, is a series of League system, interconnected leagues for club Association football, football in Norway. 2017 system in men's football , the current national league system administered by the Norwegi .... References External linksOfficial site Football clubs in Norway Association football clubs established in 1945 Sport in Bergen 1945 establishments in Norway {{Norway-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Røa IL
Røa IL is a Norwegian sports club from Røa in the borough of Vestre Aker, Oslo. It was founded on 11 November 1900, and has sections for football, gymnastics, bandy, and cross-country skiing. Football, bandy, and Nordic skiing have been dominant in Røa. In bandy, the team has twice made it to the finals in the Norwegian cup, losing both to arch-rivals Stabæk. In skiing, the two foremost names are Olav Hansson, world champion team large hill ski jumping in the 1982 World Ski Championships and Martin Johnsrud Sundby, a Norwegian national team cross-country skier who won the FIS Cross-Country World Cup and the Tour de Ski in 2013–14. The biggest success so far is probably the women's football team. While Røa was open for women participating in handball and gymnastics, football was frowned upon for quite some time. Women's football was started outside the club by Røa legend Ole Bjørn Edner and his daughter Kristine with friends. The team was finally recognized when they ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |