Norwegian First Division 1991 (women's football)
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The 1991 season of the 1. divisjon, the highest women's football (soccer)
league in Norway
, began on 27 April 1991 and ended on 12 October 1991.
18 games were played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number nine and ten were relegated, while two teams from the Second Division were promoted through a playoff round.
Asker won the league, losing no games.
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 27 April 1991 and ended on 12 October 1991.
18 games were played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number nine and ten were relegated, while two teams from the Second Division were promoted through a playoff round.
Asker won the league, losing no games.
League table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 88 | 12 | 50 | |||
| 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 47 | 20 | +27 | 40 | ||
| 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 33 | ||
| 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 28 | ||
| 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 24 | ||
| 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 42 | -20 | 19 | ||
| 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 46 | -22 | 19 | ||
| 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 40 | -6 | |18 | ||
| 9 | BUL IL i BUL Idrottslaget i Bondeungdomslaget i Oslo is a sports club in Oslo, Norway, founded on 8 January 1913. It is one of several branches of Bondeungdomslaget i Oslo, a local chapter of Noregs Mållag and Noregs Ungdomslag.... |
18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 39 | -11 | 18 |
| 10 | Skedsmo Skedsmo FK Skedsmo FK is a Norwegian football club from Skedsmokorset. It was founded in 1980, when the multi-sports club Skedsmo IF was split into several entities. The club colors are red and white.... |
18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 68 | -48 | 7 |
| Relegated to the Second Division |
Top goalscorers
- 29 goals:
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Linda MedalenLinda MedalenLinda Medalen is a former Norwegian footballer.She was one of Norway's most celebrated women footballers, finishing her international career with 152 caps, scoring 64 goals. She was on the Norwegian team that won the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup.She played most of her career in Norway with Asker...
, Asker
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- 26 goals:
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Petra Bartelmann, Asker
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- 19 goals:
- Hege RiiseHege RiiseHege Riise is a female footballer from Norway.-Club career:Riise started playing football at age 6 and played in a boys' team until age 14....
, Setskog/Høland
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- 14 goals:
- Heidi Eivik, 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....
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- 11 goals:
- Lisbeth Bakken, Sprint/Jeløy
- Agnete CarlsenAgnete CarlsenAgnete Carlsen is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and olympic medalist.She debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1988, and played 97 matches for the national team. She played at the first Women's World Cup in China 1991, and won a silver medal with the Norwegian team, after...
, Sprint/Jeløy - Eva Gjelten, Trondheims-Ørn
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- 10 goals:
- Trude Stendal, 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...
- Lena Haugen, Setskog/Høland
- Katrin Skarsbø, Sprint/Jeløy
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- 9 goals:
- Birthe HegstadBirthe HegstadBirthe Hegstad is a former Norwegian football player who played for Klepp IL and for Norway women's national football team....
, 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.... - Turid Storhaug, 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....
- Merete Ødegaard, Setskog/Høland
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Promotion and relegation
- BULIL i BULIdrottslaget i Bondeungdomslaget i Oslo is a sports club in Oslo, Norway, founded on 8 January 1913. It is one of several branches of Bondeungdomslaget i Oslo, a local chapter of Noregs Mållag and Noregs Ungdomslag....
and SkedsmoSkedsmo FKSkedsmo FK is a Norwegian football club from Skedsmokorset. It was founded in 1980, when the multi-sports club Skedsmo IF was split into several entities. The club colors are red and white....
were relegated to the Second Division. - JardarIL JardarIdrettslaget Jardar is a Norwegian sports club from Bærum, Akershus. It covers the areas Slependen, Jong and Tanum.Sports clubs in the area before World War II were Tanum IL, and minor clubs such as Jongsåsen IF, Pil and Uredd. IL Jardar was founded as a children's sports club on 4 June 1962...
and SpjelkavikSpjelkavik ILSpjelkavik IL is a Norwegian sports club from the neighborhood Spjelkavik in Ålesund. It has sections for football, handball and skiing, and was founded on 18 March 1932.Alpine skiers Lene and Nina Løseth represent the club....
were promoted from the Second Division through playoff.