The 2009
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 ...
was the twenty-third season of top-tier
women's football Women's football most often refers to:
* Women's association football (hannah jones ).
Women's football may also refer to:
* Women's gridiron football
* Women's Australian rules football
* Ladies' Gaelic football
* Women's rugby league
* Women's ...
in
Norway since its establishment in 1987. A total of twelve teams contested the league, consisting of ten who competed in the previous season and two promoted from the
1. divisjon. Running from 13 April to 31 October 2009, it was won by
Røa for the third consecutive year.
As winners, Røa qualified for the Round of 32 of the
2010–11 UEFA Women's Champions League as the sole representative from Norway. Because Norway had dropped to ninth place in the
UEFA coefficient rankings for 2010–11, the runners-up in the Toppserien could no longer enter the Qualifying Round of the Champions League, as had been the case in the previous season.
Røa were confirmed as league champions on the last day of the season after drawing 0–0 with runners-up
Stabæk,
thus becoming the second team in the league's history to secure three consecutive titles (
Trondheims-Ørn managed four in a row in 1994–1997). With their fourth league title overall, Røa also drew level with
Sprint/Jeløy in terms of number of titles won, behind Trondheims-Ørn and
Asker. Stabæk finished three points behind Røa in what was their first season after relocating to
Bærum and becoming an affiliate of
Stabæk Fotball. They had previously competed as Asker.
Kolbotn finished third, six points behind Røa and three behind Stabæk.
Neither of the two promoted teams were able to maintain their spot in the top flight.
Fortuna Ålesund
AaFK Fortuna (formerly known as FK Fortuna Ålesund) is a Norwegian women's football club from Ålesund that currently competes in 2. divisjon, the third tier of Norwegian football. It is named after Fortuna of Roman mythology.
History
The clu ...
were the first team to be relegated to the 1. divisjon after losing 1–2 at home to
Arna-Bjørnar on 26 September. They were joined by
Sandviken on 10 October when they lost 0–4 at home, also to Arna-Bjørnar.
On 27 October, the
Football Association of Norway penalized
Fløya for their use of two ineligible players in the league and
Norwegian Cup.
The players, both acquired before the start of the season, were fielded in thirteen and nine matches respectively before it was discovered that the club had not registered the transfers properly. Fløya were fined 10,000
kroner and deducted four points. Consequently, they dropped from eighth to tenth place in the standings.
League table
Results
Top goalscorers
References
{{2009 in Norwegian football
Toppserien seasons
Top level Norwegian women's football league seasons
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