Toppserien 2007
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The 2007 season of the Toppserien, the highest women's football (soccer)
league in Norway
, began on 21 April 2007 and ended on 3 November 2007.
22 games were played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number eleven and twelve were relegated, while the two top teams from the First Division were promoted.
Røa
won the league, three points ahead of reigning champion Kolbotn.
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 21 April 2007 and ended on 3 November 2007.
22 games were played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number eleven and twelve were relegated, while the two top teams from the First Division were promoted.
Røa
Røa IL
Røa 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...
won the league, three points ahead of reigning champion Kolbotn.
League table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Røa Røa IL Røa 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... |
22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 63 | 24 | 53 | |
| 2 | Kolbotn | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 71 | 18 | 50 | |
| 3 | Asker | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 68 | 18 | 50 | |
| 4 | Arna-Bjørnar | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 34 | 40 | |
| 5 | Team Strømmen | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 29 | 36 | |
| 6 | Trondheims-Ørn | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 30 |
| 7 | Klepp Klepp IL Klepp 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.... |
22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 30 | 28 | |
| 8 | Amazon Grimstad Amazon Grimstad FK Amazon Grimstad FK is a Norwegian women's football club from Grimstad. It is named after the Amazons of Greek mythology.It was founded in 1999, when the women's football section split from FK Jerv. The senior team currently resides in the Toppserien, having played there since the 2006 season.-... |
22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 46 | ||
| 26 | |||||||||
| 9 | Fløya | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 36 | 52 | ||
| 25 | |||||||||
| 10 | Kattem Kattem IL Kattem IL is a Norwegian sports club from the neighborhood Kattem in Heimdal borough, Trondheim. It has sections for football, handball, ice hockey and skiing.... |
22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 55 | ||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 11 | 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... |
22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 76 | ||
| 9 | |||||||||
| 12 | Grand Bodø IK Grand Bodø Idrettsklubben 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.... |
22 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 19 | 63 | ||
| 8 |
| Qualified for the UEFA Women's Cup | |
| Relegated to the First Division |
Top goalscorers
- 22 goals:
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Melissa WiikMelissa WiikMelissa Wiik is a Norwegian female footballer, who currently plays for VfL Wolfsburg.-Career:Asker played in the elite Toppserien league in Norway, and Wiik was the league's top scorer of the 2007 season, with 22 goals from 22 matches...
, Asker
-
- 14 goals:
- Ragnhild GulbrandsenRagnhild GulbrandsenRagnhild Gulbrandsen is a Norwegian football striker from the city of Trondheim who retired from football at the end of 2007...
, Asker - 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
-
- 12 goals:
- Kristin Blystad Bjerke, Kolbotn
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- 11 goals:
- Madeleine GiskeMadeleine GiskeMadeleine Giske is a Norwegian football midfielder who currently plays for Arna-Bjørnar in Bergen, Norway...
, Arna-Bjørnar -
Rebecca Angus, Kolbotn - Lene MykjålandLene MykjålandLene Mykjåland is a Norwegian football striker.She currently plays for Røa. She is also a member of the Norwegian Women's National Football Team, having made her debut for the senior team on March 7, 2007, in a 1–2 loss against Germany.She started her career in Randesund IL, a district club in...
, 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... - Kristin LieKristin LieKristin Lie is a Norwegian football striker. She currently plays for Trondheims-Ørn.-References:**...
, Trondheims-Ørn
-
- 10 goals:
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Kristy MooreKristy MooreKristy Moore is an English-Australian footballer. She plays in Norway as a winger or striker for Stabæk and has represented both Australia and England at international level.-Club career:...
, Fløya
-
- 9 goals:
- Guro KnutsenGuro KnutsenGuro Knutsen Mienna is a Norwegian football player who plays for the club Røa IL in the Toppserien and for the Norway women's national football team....
, 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... - Ida Elise Enget, Team Strømmen
- Lene StorløkkenLene StorløkkenLene Glesåsen Storløkken is a Norwegian football player who played for the LSK Kvinner FK.-Career:Storløkken is a midfielder and her former clubs are Athene Moss, Setskog/Høland FK and Kurland FK.-International career:...
, Team Strømmen
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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 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....
were relegated to the First Division. - 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....
and FartFL FartFotballaget Fart is a Norwegian football club based in Vang. They play home games at Fartbana Stadion. The club has both men's and women's teams. The women play in the First Division , having been relegated from Toppserien following the 2008 season, while the men currently play in the Third Division...
were promoted from the First Division.