Toppserien 2005
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The 2005 season of the Toppserien, the highest women's football (soccer)
league in Norway
, began on 16 April 2005 and ended on 22 October 2005.
18 games were played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number nine and ten were originally relegated, but ninth-placed Liungen survived after Asker was forcibly relegated due to economic license issues. The two top teams from the First Division were promoted.
Kolbotn won the league.
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 16 April 2005 and ended on 22 October 2005.
18 games were played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number nine and ten were originally relegated, but ninth-placed Liungen survived after Asker was forcibly relegated due to economic license issues. The two top teams from the First Division were promoted.
Kolbotn won the league.
League table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kolbotn | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 72 | 15 | +57 | 45 |
| 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 22 | +22 | 39 | ||
| 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 49 | 27 | +22 | 33 | ||
| 4 | Trondheims-Ørn | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 33 |
| 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 29 | ||
| 6 | Røa 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 has been dominant in Røa. In bandy, the team has twice made it to the... |
18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 36 | 28 | +12 | 28 |
| 7 | Asker | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 24 |
| 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 58 | -33 | 15 | ||
| 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 19 | 76 | -57 | 7 | ||
| 10 | Kattem Kattem IL Kattem IL is a Norwegian sports club from the neighborhood Kattem in Heimdal borough, Trondheim. It has sections for football, handball, ice hockey and skiing.... |
18 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 20 | 72 | -52 | 4 |
| Qualified for the UEFA Women's Cup UEFA Women's Cup 2006-07 The UEFA Women's Cup 2006–07 was the sixth edition of the UEFA Women's Cup football club tournament . 43 teams from 42 football associations took part, starting with the first qualifying round played on 8 and 18 August 2006. The tournament ended with Arsenal L.F.C... |
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| Relegated to the First Division |
Top goalscorers
- 18 goals:
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Tone Heimlund, Fløya
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- 14 goals:
- Solveig GulbrandsenSolveig GulbrandsenSolveig Gulbrandsen is a Norwegian footballer from the Oppegård area to the South-East of Oslo. She is a midfielder on her club side Stabæk Fotball....
, Kolbotn
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- 13 goals:
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Maureen MmaduMaureen MmaduMaureen Mmadu is a Nigerian football midfielder who last played for Linköpings FC in the Swedish women's 1st division Damallsvenskan.-Career:She previously played for Klepp IL in the Norwegian Toppserien...
, KleppKlepp ILKlepp IL is a Norwegian sports club from the municipality of Klepp. It was founded on 1 October 1919, and has sections for football, handball and gymnastics as well as the less active sections for athletics and orienteering.... - Tonje Hansen, Kolbotn
- Isabell HerlovsenIsabell HerlovsenIsabell Lehn Herlovsen is a German-born Norwegian football player who is currently playing for LSK Kvinner FK after being released from her contract with French club Olympique Lyonnais of the Division 1 Féminine...
, Kolbotn
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- 12 goals:
- Dagny MellgrenDagny MellgrenDagny Mellgren from Ålgård is a former Norwegian footballer. She retired in December 2005 while playing for Klepp. She has also played for Boston Breakers, in the WUSA. She scored the golden goal which gave Norway the Olympic gold medal in Sydney 2000.-References:...
, KleppKlepp ILKlepp IL is a Norwegian sports club from the municipality of Klepp. It was founded on 1 October 1919, and has sections for football, handball and gymnastics as well as the less active sections for athletics and orienteering.... - Lene Espedal, Kolbotn
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- 11 goals:
- Lindy Melissa Wiik, Asker
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Kristy MooreKristy MooreKristy Moore is an English-Australian footballer. She plays in Norway as a winger or striker for Stabæk and has represented both Australia and England at international level.-Club career:...
, Fløya - Trine RønningTrine RønningTrine Bjerke Rønning is a Norwegian football player. She made her debut on the Norway women's national football team in 1999 and has played many seasons for the national team, becoming vice-captain in 2009...
, Kolbotn
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- 10 goals:
- Ingunn Sørum, Liungen
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- 9 goals:
- Siri NordbySiri NordbySiri Nordby is a Norwegian football defender who plays for Røa in Norway's Toppserien league. She also plays for the Norway women's national football team....
, RøaRøa ILRøa 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 has been dominant in Røa. In bandy, the team has twice made it to the...
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Promotion and relegation
- Asker and KattemKattem ILKattem IL is a Norwegian sports club from the neighborhood Kattem in Heimdal borough, Trondheim. It has sections for football, handball, ice hockey and skiing....
were relegated to the First Division - Arna-Bjørnar and Amazon GrimstadAmazon Grimstad FKAmazon Grimstad FK is a Norwegian women's football club from Grimstad. It is named after the Amazons of Greek mythology.It was founded in 1999, when the women's football section split from FK Jerv. The senior team currently resides in the Toppserien, having played there since the 2006 season.-...
were promoted from the First Division
External links
- Season on soccerway.com