2018 Toppserien

The 2018 Toppserien is the 32nd season of the highest women's football league in Norway. LSK Kvinner entered the season as the defending champions.

Toppserien
Season2018
ChampionsLSK Kvinner
RelegatedGrand Bodø
Champions LeagueLSK Kvinner
Matches played132
Goals scored443 (3.36 per match)
Top goalscorerGuro Reiten
(21 goals)
Biggest home winKlepp 6–0 Grand Bodø
(22 April)
Biggest away winVålerenga 0–5 LSK Kvinner
(24 March)
Highest scoringTrondheims-Ørn 2–6 Arna-Bjørnar
(13 May)
Grand Bodø 3–5 Klepp
(16 September)
Total attendance33,641
Average attendance254 Increase 6.7%
← 2017
2019 →

LSK Kvinner won their fifth consecutive title with five matchdays to spare.[1]

Teams
2018 Toppserien is located in Norway
Avaldsnes
Avaldsnes
Bodø
Bodø
Ytre Arna
Ytre Arna
Kleppekrossen
Kleppekrossen
Bergen
Bergen
Trondheim
Trondheim
Oslo
Oslo
Locations of teams in the 2018 Toppserien
Team Home city Home ground In Toppserien since First appearance Seasons
Arna-BjørnarYtre Arna (Bergen)Arna Idrettspark2006200117
AvaldsnesAvaldsnesAvaldsnes Idrettssenter201320136
Grand BodøBodøAspmyra Stadion2017198711
KleppKleppe (Stavanger)Klepp Stadion1987198732
KolbotnKolbotn (Oslo)Sofiemyr1995199524
LSK KvinnerLillestrøm (Oslo)LSK-Hallen1987198732
LynOsloKringsjå kunstgress201820181
RøaRøa (Oslo)Røa kunstgress2000200019
SandvikenBergenStemmemyren2015198725
StabækBærum (Oslo)Nadderud Stadion2009200910
Trondheims-ØrnTrondheimDnB Nor Arena1987198732
VålerengaOsloVallhall Arena201220127

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 LSK Kvinner (C) 22 20 1 1 71 15 +56 61 Qualification for the Champions League qualifying round
2 Klepp 22 15 3 4 39 21 +18 48
3 Arna-Bjørnar 22 11 6 5 53 26 +27 39
4 Sandviken 22 11 6 5 42 29 +13 39
5 Kolbotn 22 11 6 5 34 35 −1 39
6 Vålerenga 22 10 3 9 37 35 +2 33
7 Røa 22 10 2 10 42 42 0 31[lower-alpha 1]
8 Stabæk 22 7 2 13 29 37 −8 23
9 Avaldsnes 22 5 6 11 24 38 −14 21
10 Trondheims-Ørn 22 4 6 12 25 48 −23 18
11 Lyn (O) 22 3 3 16 27 56 −29 12 Qualification for relegation play-offs
12 Grand Bodø (R) 22 2 2 18 20 61 −41 8 Relegation to First Division
Source: Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian)[3]
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
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Røa was deducted one point.[2]

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals[4]
1 Norway Guro Reiten LSK Kvinner 21
2 Cameroon Ajara Nchout Sandviken 15
3 Norway Maria Brochmann Arna-Bjørnar 14
Iceland Svava Rós Guðmundsdóttir Røa
Norway Sophie Haug LSK Kvinner
6 Norway Hege Hansen Klepp 10
Norway Ingrid Byrøygard Kvernvolden LSK Kvinner
8 Norway Julie Skjeflo Adserø Trondheims-Ørn 9
Norway Melissa Bjånesøy Stabæk
Norway Amalie Eikeland Arna-Bjørnar
Norway Linn Huseby Lyn
Netherlands Sherida Spitse Vålerenga
Norway Karina Sævik Kolbotn

Individual awards

At the end of the year Norwegian Football awards Guro Reiten of LSK Kvinner won the 2018 Golden Boot, 2018 Player of the Year and 2018 Goal of the Year awards.[5][6]

References
  1. "#UWCL last 32: Barcelona, Atlético, Lyon through, Juve out | UEFA Women's Champions League". 27 September 2018.
  2. "Røa Fotball fikk poengtrekk" (in Norwegian). NRK Sport. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  3. "Toppserien 2018 - Tabell". Norges Fotballforbund. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  4. "Toppserien 2018 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort". Norges Fotballforbund. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  5. "LILLESTRØM-STJERNEN GURO REITEN: NÅ ER «KNOTTEN» BLITT DEN STØRSTE AV DEM ALLE". Vg.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  6. "Storklubbene sikler etter henne. Nå har LSK-kometen bestemt seg". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 31 May 2019.
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