2020 Norwegian First Division (women)

The 2020 1. divisjon was the 36th season of the 1. divisjon, the second-tier Norwegian women's football division, and the 19th season under the current format. The season started on 11 July 2020 and ended on 22 November 2020[1]

1. divisjon
Season2020
Dates11 July 2020 – 22 November 2020
ChampionsStabæk
PromotedStabæk
Matches played90
Goals scored334 (3.71 per match)
Top goalscorerMelissa Bjånesøy (25 goals)
Biggest home winStabæk 9–1 Amazon Grimstad (15 November 2020)
Biggest away winFløya 0–6 Åsane (17 October 2020)

Hønefoss 0–6 Øvrevoll Hosle (10 October 2020)
Highest scoringStabæk 9–1 Amazon Grimstad (15 November 2020)
← 2019
2021 →
All statistics correct as of 22 November 2020.

Stabæk won the league and were thus promoted to the Toppserien.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season's starting date was delayed and the format changed, there will be no play-offs this season. Starting from 2021 the league will assume a new format.

Format

The teams were reduced from 12 teams to 10 as four teams relegated from the previous season, Grand Bodø were relegated after losing to KIL/Hemne at the relegation play-offs. In addition, Stabæk and Fart were relegated from the 2019 Toppserien. The winner will be promoted to the 2021 Toppserien automatically while the second placed team will enter a play-off with the 2020 Toppserien best relegating team, there would be no relegation this season.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Stabæk (C, P) 18 17 0 1 68 13 +55 51 Promotion to Toppserien
2 Medkila 18 12 0 6 33 21 +12 36 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3 Øvrevoll Hosle 18 11 2 5 39 21 +18 35
4 Hønefoss 18 11 1 6 44 33 +11 34
5 Åsane 18 10 2 6 43 23 +20 32
6 KIL/Hemne 18 5 6 7 30 36 −6 21
7 Amazon Grimstad 18 6 2 10 25 38 −13 20
8 Grei 18 4 6 8 20 32 −12 18
9 Fløya 18 1 3 14 19 55 −36 6
10 Fart 18 1 2 15 13 62 −49 5
Source: Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if between two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off (only used to decide champions or relegation).
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results
Home \ Away ÅSA AMG FAR FLØ GRE HØN KIL MED ØVR STA
Åsane — 0–1 4–0 4–1 1–1 4–1 3–0 0–1 1–0 2–3
Amazon Grimstad 3–1 — 2–0 4–3 3–0 1–2 0–3 0–1 0–2 0–1
Fart 0–3 2–4 — 0–4 0–2 1–4 1–3 1–3 0–3 1–6
Fløya 0–6 1–1 3–3 — 0–1 1–4 2–2 0–1 1–4 0–3
Grei 1–2 4–2 2–2 1–0 — 1–3 1–1 1–2 0–1 0–3
Hønefoss 4–2 3–1 7–0 5–2 1–1 — 1–0 2–1 0–6 0–2
KIL/Hemne 2–2 1–1 5–0 3–0 2–2 2–1 — 1–2 0–2 1–2
Medkila 2–1 4–1 0–1 4–1 2–1 1–2 6–1 — 2–1 0–4
Øvrevoll Hosle 1–3 1–0 2–1 5–0 1–1 4–3 3–3 1–0 — 1–2
Stabæk 2–4 9–1 5–0 4–0 6–0 3–1 7–0 2–1 4–1 —
Source: Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion play-offs

The league's runners-up, Medkila, faced Kolbotn, the 9th placed team in the 2020 Toppserien, in a two-legged play-off to decide who will play in the 2021 Toppserien.

1st leg
Kolbotn5–0Medkila
  • Skau 2' (o.g.)
  • Holmen 17', 43'
  • Fridlund 38'
  • Klæboe 52'
 Report
Referee: Fatemeh Zangeneh

2nd leg
Medkila2–1Kolbotn
  • Mjåset 1'
  • Brustad 54'
 Report
  • Sørsdahl 74'
Harstad stadion, Harstad
Referee: Ingvild Langnes Aarland

Kolbotn won 6–2 on aggregate.

Statistics

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals[2]
1 Norway Melissa Bjånesøy Stabæk 25
2 Norway Silje Bekkåsen Nyhagen Hønefoss 18
3 Norway Zara Jönsson Stabæk 14
4 Norway Cathrine Dyngvold Amazon Grimstad 11
Poland Milena Kokosz Åsane
Norway Anna Østrem Åsane
7 Norway Joshualyn Favour Reeves Øvrevoll Hosle 10
8 Norway Agnethe Olaug Mathisen Medkila IL 9
9 Norway Maiken Elise Bjørndalen Stabæk 8
10 4 players
7

References
  1. "Terminliste 1. divisjon kvinner 2019". Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  2. "2020 1. divisjon topscorer". Fotball.no (in Norwegian). 12 July 2020.
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