Toppserien 2006
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The 2006 season of the Toppserien, the highest women's football (soccer)
league in Norway
, began on 6 May 2006 and ended on 28 October 2006.
18 games were played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number nine and ten went to a playoff round with number three and four from the First Division. The two top teams from the First Division were promoted, as the league was expanded from 10 teams to 12 teams in 2007
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Kolbotn won the league after beating Trondheims-Ørn on goal difference
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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 6 May 2006 and ended on 28 October 2006.
18 games were played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number nine and ten went to a playoff round with number three and four from the First Division. The two top teams from the First Division were promoted, as the league was expanded from 10 teams to 12 teams in 2007
Toppserien 2007
The 2007 season of the Toppserien, the highest women's football league in Norway, began on 21 April 2007 and ended on 3 November 2007.22 games were played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws...
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Kolbotn won the league after beating Trondheims-Ørn on goal difference
Goal difference
In sports such as ice hockey and association football, goal difference is often the first tiebreaker used to rank teams which finish a league competition with an equal number of points....
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League table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Kolbotn | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 76 | 17 | +59 | 42 |
| 2 | Trondheims-Ørn | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 47 | 10 | +37 | 42 |
| 3 | 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 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 69 | 24 | +45 | 39 |
| 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 47 | 25 | +22 | 38 | ||
| 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 60 | 26 | +46 | 35 | ||
| 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 23 | ||
| 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 57 | -33 | 14 | ||
| 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 25 | 63 | -38 | 13 | ||
| 9 | Klepp Klepp IL Klepp 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.... |
18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 61 | -44 | 11 |
| 10 | Liungen | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 102 | -92 | 3 |
| Qualified for the UEFA Women's Cup UEFA Women's Cup 2007-08 The UEFA Women's Cup 2007–08 was the seventh edition of the UEFA Women's Cup football club tournament . 45 teams from 44 football associations took part this season... |
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| Relegation playoff | |
| Relegated to the First Division |
Top goalscorers
- 19 goals:
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Elise ThorsnesElise ThorsnesElise Hove Thorsnes is a Norwegian footballer.She made her debut for the former elite team Kaupanger, and stayed there until her debut for Arna-Bjørnar in 2006. Thorsnes made her debut at the same time as Erika Skarbø, Madeleine Giske and Trude Johannessen. Arna-Bjørnar finished in 5th place...
, Arna-Bjørnar - Tonje Hansen, Kolbotn
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- 16 goals:
- Elene Moseby, Team Strømmen
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- 14 goals:
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Una NwajeiUna NwajeiUna Obiose Kriston Nwajei is a Nigerian-born English footballer. She plays as a striker for Amazon Grimstad and has represented England at international level.-Club career:...
, Amazon Grimstad - Kristine Edner, 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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- 12 goals:
- Kristin LieKristin LieKristin Lie is a Norwegian football striker. She currently plays for Trondheims-Ørn.-References:**...
, Trondheims-Ørn
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- 11 goals:
- 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 - Guro KnutsenGuro KnutsenGuro Knutsen Mienna is a Norwegian football player who plays for the club Røa IL in the Toppserien and 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... - Solfrid AndersenSolfrid AndersenSolfrid Andersen is a Norwegian football striker who plays for Trondheims-Ørn in the Norwegian Toppserien league. Before the 2008 season she became a central defender and took over as the team captain. She played for Norway as a striker in 2006 and has later played for the national team as a...
, Trondheims-Ørn
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- 10 goals:
- Trude Amundsen, 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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- 9 goals:
- Madeleine GiskeMadeleine GiskeMadeleine Giske is a Norwegian football midfielder who currently plays for Arna-Bjørnar in Bergen, Norway...
, Arna-Bjørnar - Ingrid Camilla Fosse Sæthre, Arna-Bjørnar
- Kristin Blystad Bjerke, Kolbotn
- Linda Stadsøy, 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...
- Lene MykjålandLene MykjålandLene Mykjåland is a Norwegian football striker.She currently plays for Røa. She is also a member of the Norwegian Women's National Football Team, having made her debut for the senior team on March 7, 2007, in a 1–2 loss against Germany.She started her career in Randesund IL, a district club in...
, 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 promoted from the First Division - The qualification matches were contested between 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....
(9th in the Toppserien), Liungen (10th in the Toppserien), Grand BodøIK Grand BodøIdrettsklubben Grand Bodø is a Norwegian association football club from Bodø, Nordland.It was founded on 12 April 1917.Former Liverpool and England international full-back Chris Lawler was player-coach for the club in 1979....
(3rd in the First Division), and Manglerud Star (4th in the First Division). Grand Bodø and Klepp won, and were respectively promoted to, and stayed in, the Toppserien. Liungen was relegated to the First Division.
- Grand BodøIK Grand BodøIdrettsklubben Grand Bodø is a Norwegian association football club from Bodø, Nordland.It was founded on 12 April 1917.Former Liverpool and England international full-back Chris Lawler was player-coach for the club in 1979....
- Liungen 1–0 - Manglerud StarManglerud Star ToppfotballManglerud Star Toppfotball is a football club based in Oslo, Norway. The club was established in its current form on December 14, 2005 after a merger between Manglerud Star Fotball, and Fotballklubben Oslo Øst, originally formed in 2000....
- 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....
0–1 - Liungen - Grand BodøIK Grand BodøIdrettsklubben Grand Bodø is a Norwegian association football club from Bodø, Nordland.It was founded on 12 April 1917.Former Liverpool and England international full-back Chris Lawler was player-coach for the club in 1979....
0–1 - 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....
- Manglerud StarManglerud Star ToppfotballManglerud Star Toppfotball is a football club based in Oslo, Norway. The club was established in its current form on December 14, 2005 after a merger between Manglerud Star Fotball, and Fotballklubben Oslo Øst, originally formed in 2000....
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