Norwegian Premier League 1997 (women's football)
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The 1997 season of the Eliteserien, the highest women's football (soccer)
league in Norway
, began on 26 April 1997 and ended on 11 October 1997.
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 First Division were promoted through a playoff round.
Trondheims/Ørn won the league, losing only one game.
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
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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 26 April 1997 and ended on 11 October 1997.
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 First Division were promoted through a playoff round.
Trondheims/Ørn won the league, losing only one game.
League table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 81 | 26 | 49 | |
| 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 48 | 23 | 37 | |
| 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 33 | |
| 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 21 | 32 | |
| 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 26 | 26 | |
| 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 26 | |
| 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 39 | 36 | 23 | |
| 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 33 | 38 | ||
| 19 | |||||||
| 9 | Bøler Bøler IF Bøler Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Bøler, Østensjø, Oslo. It has sections for association football, team handball, track and field and tennis. It formerly had a section for Nordic skiing.... |
18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 78 |
| 8 | |||||||
| 10 | Verdal Verdal IL Verdal Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Verdalsøra, Sør-Trøndelag. It has sections for association football, team handball, weightlifting and speed skating.... |
18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 25 | 88 |
| 3 |
| Relegated to the First Division |
Top goalscorers
- 24 goals:
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Ragnhild GulbrandsenRagnhild GulbrandsenRagnhild Gulbrandsen is a Norwegian football striker from the city of Trondheim who retired from football at the end of 2007...
, Trondheims-Ørn
-
- 20 goals:
- Ann Kristin Aarønes, Trondheims-Ørn
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- 19 goals:
- Marianne PettersenMarianne PettersenMarianne Iren Pettersen is a Norwegian footballer. She was a forward for the club Asker, whom she joined from Gjelleråsen after the 1996 season, and became the top scorer with 36 goals in the 1998 season of 18 matches. For the Norwegian national team, she debuted in 1994, scoring against Italy....
, Asker
-
- 14 goals:
- Line Anzjøn, VerdalVerdal ILVerdal Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Verdalsøra, Sør-Trøndelag. It has sections for association football, team handball, weightlifting and speed skating....
-
- 13 goals:
- Randi LeinanRandi LeinanRandi Leinan is a former Norwegian football player and World Champion.She played on the Norwegian team that won the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup in Sweden.-References:...
, Kolbotn
-
- 10 goals:
- Dagny MellgrenDagny MellgrenDagny Mellgren from Ålgård is a former Norwegian footballer. She retired in December 2005 while playing for Klepp. She has also played for Boston Breakers, in the WUSA. She scored the golden goal which gave Norway the Olympic gold medal in Sydney 2000.-References:...
, 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....
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- 9 goals:
- Margunn HaugenesMargunn HaugenesMargunn Haugenes is a Norwegian footballer and Olympic champion.Haugenes debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1990 at the age of 20, also moving from her lower-division club Kaupanger IL to the Toppserien club Asker SK...
, Bjørnar -
Silvi Gian, Kolbotn - Monica Enlid, Trondheims-Ørn
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- 8 goals:
- Nina Reiersen, Athene MossFK Athene MossFK Athene Moss is a Norwegian women's football club from Moss. It is named after Athena in Greek mythology.It was founded in 1996, replacing SK Sprint-Jeløy which was a former successful club from Moss. Athene Moss played in the Toppserien until 2001, when it was relegated...
- Gro EspesethGro EspesethGro Espeseth is a former Norwegian footballer, world champion and olympic champion.She played for the clubs Sandviken and Trondheims-Ørn, debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1991, and played 105 matches for the national team.She received a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in...
, 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... - Brit SandauneBrit SandauneBrit Sandaune is a Norwegian soccer player and pre-school teacher. She is originally from the rural area of Skatval in the municipality of Stjørdal, Nord-Trøndelag, and is educated in economy and administration...
, Trondheims-Ørn
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Promotion and relegation
- BølerBøler IFBøler Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Bøler, Østensjø, Oslo. It has sections for association football, team handball, track and field and tennis. It formerly had a section for Nordic skiing....
and VerdalVerdal ILVerdal Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Verdalsøra, Sør-Trøndelag. It has sections for association football, team handball, weightlifting and speed skating....
were relegated to the First Division. - Fløya and Byåsen were promoted from the First Division through playoff.