2024 Toppserien

Toppserien
Season	2024
Dates	16 March – 16 November
Matches played	45
Goals scored	143 (3.18 per match)
Top goalscorer	Iris Omarsdottir; (8 goals)
Biggest home win	Vålerenga 4–0 Kolbotn ; (13 April 2024); Røa 4–0 Arna-Bjørnar ; (4 May 2024)
Biggest away win	Arna-Bjørnar 0–10 Brann ; (11 May 2024)
Highest scoring	Arna-Bjørnar 0–10 Brann ; (11 May 2024)
Longest winning run	7 matches; Vålerenga
Longest unbeaten run	7 matches; Vålerenga ; Brann
Longest winless run	9 matches; Åsane ; Arna-Bjørnar
Longest losing run	7 matches; Arna-Bjørnar
Highest attendance	6,051; Brann - Rosenborg ; (5 May 2024)
Lowest attendance	127; Arna-Bjørnar - Stabæk ; (20 April 2024)
Average attendance	583
	← 2023 2025 → All statistics correct as of 20 May 2024.

Last updated May 22, 2024

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]

Teams

LSK Kvinner

Rosenborg

Stabæk

Bergen

Bergen teams:
Arna-Bjørnar
Brann
Åsane

Oslo

Oslo teams:
Kolbotn
Lyn
Røa
Vålerenga

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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

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

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

Personnel and kits

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

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	9	8	0	1	22	6	+16	24	Qualification for the Champions League first round
2	Rosenborg	9	8	0	1	14	5	+9	24	Qualification for the Champions League first round
3	Brann	8	6	1	1	27	9	+18	19	Qualification for the UEFA Second Competition first round
4	Stabæk	10	5	0	5	20	15	+5	15
5	LSK Kvinner	9	5	0	4	17	12	+5	14^{[lower-alpha 1]}
6	Røa	9	4	1	4	12	9	+3	13
7	Lyn	9	3	2	4	10	17	−7	11
8	Kolbotn	9	1	2	6	12	23	−11	5
9	Åsane	9	0	3	6	6	17	−11	3	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
10	Arna-Bjørnar	9	0	1	8	3	30	−27	1	Relegation to the First Division

Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 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
Notes:

↑ LSK Kvinner have been deducted 1 point.^[5]

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Team ╲ Round
Rosenborg	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1
Vålerenga	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	2	2
Brann	7	9	5	4	3	4	3	3	3
Stabæk	9	4	6	5	6	6	4	6	4
LSK Kvinner	4	5	4	6	5	5	6	4	5
Røa	2	2	2	3	4	3	5	5	6
Lyn	5	7	8	7	7	7	7	7	7
Kolbotn	7	10	10	10	8	8	8	8	8
Åsane	5	6	7	8	9	9	9	9	9
Arna-Bjørnar	10	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	10

	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:

Results

Round 1–18

Home \ Away	ARN	BRA	KOL	LSK	LYN	ROS	RØA	STA	VÅL	ÅSA
Arna-Bjørnar	—	0–10						1–2	1–3	0–0
Brann		—			2–1	2–1	1–1
Kolbotn	4–1	2–6	—		2–2	0–1	2–4
LSK Kvinner	3–0	4–2	2–1	—				3–2	a	3–1
Lyn	1–0			1–0	—	0–1		1–7	a
Rosenborg	3–0			3–2		—	1–0	1–0		2–1
Røa	4–0			1–0	1–2		—		0–2
Stabæk		0–1	2–0				1–0	—		3–2
Vålerenga			4–0	1–0	3–1	0–1		3–1	—
Åsane		0–3	1–1		1–1		0–1		0–3	—

Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2024. Source: Norwegian Football Federation
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Round 19–27

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

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.^[6]

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 20 May 2024

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[7]
1	Iris Omarsdottir	Stabæk	8
2	Anna Aahjem	Brann	6
3	Julie Hoff Klæboe	Røa	5
	Miljana Ivanović	LSK Kvinner
	Karina Sævik	Vålerenga
	Jenny Røsholm Olsen	Lyn
	Johanna Renmark	Brann
8	Rakel Engesvik	Brann	4
8	Eline Hegg	Kolbotn	4
10	10 players		3

Clean sheets

As of 20 May 2024

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets
1	Tove Enblom	Vålerenga	5
2	Rugile Rulyte	Rosenborg	4
3	Aurora Mikalsen	Brann	3
4	Sunniva Skoglund	Stabæk	2
	Louise Högrell	Røa
	Kirvil Odden	Lyn
7	Cecilie Fiskerstrand	LSK Kvinner	1
	Siri Ervik	Rosenborg
	Savanna Duffy	Åsane
	Hanne Larsen	Arna-Bjørnar

League attendances

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Brann	9,991	6,051	1,337	3,330	+209.5%^†
2	Vålerenga	3,504	753	318	584	+1.7%^†
3	Rosenborg	2,460	587	412	492	−51.0%^†
4	Stabæk	1,682	716	251	421	+57.1%^†
5	LSK Kvinner	2,070	967	211	414	+3.8%^†
6	Arna-Bjørnar	1,444	854	127	361	+30.8%^†
7	Røa	1,295	448	211	324	+13.7%^†
8	Åsane	1,604	690	175	321	+24.9%^†
9	Kolbotn	1,316	347	185	263	+68.6%¹
10	Lyn	891	302	167	223	−43.7%^†
	League total	26,257	6,051	127	583	+20.5%^†

Updated to games played on 20 May
Source: nifs.no
Notes:
1: Team played last season in 1. divisjon.

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References

↑ "2024 Toppserien Terminliste". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 April 2024.
↑ "2023 1. divisjon kvinner Sluttspill Topp 4". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 April 2024.
↑ "Arna-Bjørnar fortsetter i Toppserien" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
↑ "Stadion 2024: Grorud Match Kunstgress" (in Norwegian). Kolbotn Fotball Kvinner. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
↑ "Pressemelding" (in Norwegian). LSK Kvinner. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
↑ "Turneringsbestemmelser NFF Toppserien 2024" (PDF) (in Norwegian). NFF.
↑ "Toppserien 2024 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 April 2024.

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

[table_hth_LSK0.56767182870194-7] LSK Kvinner have been deducted 1 point.^[5]

[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.

[5] "Stadion 2024: Grorud Match Kunstgress" (in Norwegian). Kolbotn Fotball Kvinner. Retrieved 22 April 2024.

[6] "Pressemelding" (in Norwegian). LSK Kvinner. Retrieved 21 May 2024.

[8] "Turneringsbestemmelser NFF Toppserien 2024" (PDF) (in Norwegian). NFF.

[9] "Toppserien 2024 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 April 2024.

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