Norwegian Premier League 1996 (women's football)
Encyclopedia
The 1996 season of the Eliteserien, the highest women's football (soccer)
league in Norway
, began on 21 April 1996 and ended on 13 October 1996.
18 games were played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number nine and ten were relegated, while two teams from the First Division were promoted through a playoff round. After the season had ended, Sprint/Jeløy changed its name to Athene Moss
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Trondheims-Ørn won the league, losing only one game.
Women's football (soccer)
Women's association football has been played for many decades, but was associated with charity games and physical exercise in the past before the breakthrough of organized women's association football came in the 1970s. Before the 1970s, football was basically seen as a men's game...
league in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, began on 21 April 1996 and ended on 13 October 1996.
18 games were played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number nine and ten were relegated, while two teams from the First Division were promoted through a playoff round. After the season had ended, Sprint/Jeløy changed its name to Athene Moss
FK Athene Moss
FK Athene Moss is a Norwegian women's football club from Moss. It is named after Athena in Greek mythology.It was founded in 1996, replacing SK Sprint-Jeløy which was a former successful club from Moss. Athene Moss played in the Toppserien until 2001, when it was relegated...
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Trondheims-Ørn won the league, losing only one game.
League table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 85 | 20 | 49 | |
| 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 43 | 19 | 38 | |
| 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 41 | 27 | 31 | |
| 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 40 | 28 | |
| 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 31 | ||
| 27 | |||||||
| 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 31 | ||
| 23 | |||||||
| 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 42 | ||
| 17 | |||||||
| 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 35 | 57 | ||
| 17 | |||||||
| 9 | Haugar | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 36 |
| 16 | |||||||
| 10 | Gjelleråsen Gjelleråsen IF Gjelleråsen Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Gjelleråsen in Nittedal, founded 6 March 1935. It has sections for association football, floorball, swimming, gymnastics and skiing. Their club colours are green and white.... |
18 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 61 |
| 6 |
| Relegated to the First Division |
Top goalscorers
- 27 goals:
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Randi LeinanRandi LeinanRandi Leinan is a former Norwegian football player and World Champion.She played on the Norwegian team that won the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup in Sweden.-References:...
, Trondheims-Ørn
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- 12 goals:
- Marianne PettersenMarianne PettersenMarianne Iren Pettersen is a Norwegian footballer. She was a forward for the club Asker, whom she joined from Gjelleråsen after the 1996 season, and became the top scorer with 36 goals in the 1998 season of 18 matches. For the Norwegian national team, she debuted in 1994, scoring against Italy....
, GjelleråsenGjelleråsen IFGjelleråsen Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Gjelleråsen in Nittedal, founded 6 March 1935. It has sections for association football, floorball, swimming, gymnastics and skiing. Their club colours are green and white.... -
Silvi Gian, Kolbotn - Åse Iren Steine, SandvikenIL SandvikenIL Sandviken is a Norwegian sports club from the neighborhood Sandviken in Bergenhus borough, Bergen. It has sections for football and handball.The women's football team currently resides in the Toppserien, having played there since the 2004 season...
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- 11 goals:
- Anne Nymark AndersenAnne Nymark AndersenAnne Nymark Andersen is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and Olympic medalist. Her twin sister Nina Nymark Andersen is also a football player....
, SandvikenIL SandvikenIL Sandviken is a Norwegian sports club from the neighborhood Sandviken in Bergenhus borough, Bergen. It has sections for football and handball.The women's football team currently resides in the Toppserien, having played there since the 2004 season...
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- 10 goals:
- Hege GunnerødHege GunnerødHege Gunnerød is a former Norwegian football player and World Champion.She played on the Norwegian team that won the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup in Sweden.-References:...
, Asker - Kjersti ThunKjersti ThunKjersti Thun is a Norwegian former soccer player. Thun played 12 games and scored one goal for Norway, and was on the team that took bronze at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.At club level, she played for the Asker and Konnerud...
, Asker - Britt Monica Andreassen, Bøler
- Unni LehnUnni LehnUnni Lehn is a Norwegian football midfielder. She has 133 appearances for Norway's national team. In 2000 Lehn played 86 minutes of the Olympic Final in Sydney, in which Norway beat the USA in extra time to take the Gold medal...
, Trondheims-Ørn
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- 9 goals:
- Heidi Eivik, Trondheims-Ørn
- Brit SandauneBrit SandauneBrit Sandaune is a Norwegian soccer player and pre-school teacher. She is originally from the rural area of Skatval in the municipality of Stjørdal, Nord-Trøndelag, and is educated in economy and administration...
, Trondheims-Ørn
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- 8 goals:
- Katrin Skarsbø, Sprint/Jeløy
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Promotion and relegation
- Haugar and GjelleråsenGjelleråsen IFGjelleråsen Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Gjelleråsen in Nittedal, founded 6 March 1935. It has sections for association football, floorball, swimming, gymnastics and skiing. Their club colours are green and white....
were relegated to the First Division. - VerdalVerdal ILVerdal Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Verdalsøra, Sør-Trøndelag. It has sections for association football, team handball, weightlifting and speed skating....
and Bjørnar were promoted from the First Division through playoff.