2011 Toppserien
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The 2011 Toppserien is the twenty-fifth season of top-tier women's football in Norway
since its establishment in 1987. A total of twelve teams contested the league, consisting of ten who competed the previous season and two promoted from the 1. divisjon. The season started on 2 April 2011 and will end on 29 October 2011.
. Donn finished 9th of 12 but were denied a license for 2011.
Teams entering this season, after being promoted in 2010 are IL Sandviken
and Medkila IL
.
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...
since its establishment in 1987. A total of twelve teams contested the league, consisting of ten who competed the previous season and two promoted from the 1. divisjon. The season started on 2 April 2011 and will end on 29 October 2011.
Changes from 2010
- Norway overtook Iceland in the UEFA coefficient rankings for eighth spot in the 2012–13 European season. Thus Norway gains a second entry for the Champions League which is naturally given to the season's runner-up.
Teams
Teams not returning for this season, after being relegated in 2010 were IF Fløya and FK DonnFK Donn
Fotballklubben Donn is a Norwegian football club from the neighbourhood Lund in Kristiansand. It was founded on 24 June 1909 and named after a dog....
. Donn finished 9th of 12 but were denied a license for 2011.
Teams entering this season, after being promoted in 2010 are IL Sandviken
IL Sandviken
IL 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...
and Medkila IL
Medkila IL
Medkila IL's women section is a football team from Harstad in North Norway currently playing in the Toppserien, Norway's premier women's football league....
.