Toppserien 2002
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The 2002 season of the Toppserien, the highest women's football (soccer)
league in Norway
, began on 20 April 2002 and ended on 26 October 2002.
18 games were played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number nine and ten were relegated, while the two top teams from the First Division were promoted.
Kolbotn won the league.
Women's football (soccer)
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league in Norway
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, began on 20 April 2002 and ended on 26 October 2002.
18 games were played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number nine and ten were relegated, while the two top teams from the First Division were promoted.
Kolbotn won the league.
League table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kolbotn | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 60 | 9 | 47 |
| 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 81 | 23 | 44 | ||
| 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 63 | 21 | 39 | ||
| 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 32 | 31 | ||
| 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 44 | 38 | 26 | ||
| 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 29 | 59 | |||
| 20 | ||||||||
| 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 45 | |||
| 17 | ||||||||
| 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 55 | |||
| 17 | ||||||||
| 9 | 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... |
18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 48 | |
| 13 | ||||||||
| 10 | Byåsen | 18 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 79 | |
| 2 |
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| Relegated to the First Division |
Top goalscorers
- 22 goals:
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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
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- 19 goals:
- Kjersti ThunKjersti ThunKjersti Thun is a Norwegian former soccer player. Thun played 12 games and scored one goal for Norway, and was on the team that took bronze at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.At club level, she played for the Asker and Konnerud...
, Asker - Christine Bøe JensenChristine Bøe JensenChristine Bøe Jensen is a Norwegian footballer and Olympic champion.She received a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-References:...
, Kolbotn - Elene Moseby, Team Strømmen
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- 13 goals:
- 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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- 12 goals:
- Solveig GulbrandsenSolveig GulbrandsenSolveig Gulbrandsen is a Norwegian footballer from the Oppegård area to the South-East of Oslo. She is a midfielder on her club side Stabæk Fotball....
, Kolbotn
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- 10 goals:
- Ingrid Camilla Fosse Sæthre, Arna-Bjørnar
- Bente Musland, Arna-Bjørnar
- Lene Espedal, 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....
- Heidi Pedersen, Trondheims-Ørn
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- 9 goals:
- Anita Eftedal, LarvikFK LarvikFK Larvik is a Norwegian women's football club from Larvik, founded in 1997 through a merger of the women's football sections of Nanset IF and Halsen IF....
- Kristine Edner, RøaRøa ILRøa IL is a Norwegian sports club from Røa in the borough of Vestre Aker, Oslo. It was founded on 11 November 1900, and has sections for football, gymnastics, bandy and cross-country skiing. Football, bandy and nordic skiing has been dominant in Røa. In bandy, the team has twice made it to the...
- Trine RønningTrine RønningTrine Bjerke Rønning is a Norwegian football player. She made her debut on the Norway women's national football team in 1999 and has played many seasons for the national team, becoming vice-captain in 2009...
, Trondheims-Ørn
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Promotion and relegation
- 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...
and Byåsen were relegated to the First Division. - Liungen and Fløya were promoted from the First Division.