2018 Toppserien

The 2018 Toppserien is the 32nd season of the highest women's football league in Norway. LSK Kvinner entered the season as the defending champions.

Toppserien
Season2018
ChampionsLSK Kvinner
RelegatedGrand Bodø
Champions LeagueLSK Kvinner
Matches played132
Goals scored443 (3.36 per match)
Top goalscorerGuro Reiten
(21 goals)
Biggest home winKlepp 6–0 Grand Bodø
(22 April)
Biggest away winVålerenga 0–5 LSK Kvinner
(24 March)
Highest scoringTrondheims-Ørn 2–6 Arna-Bjørnar
(13 May)
Grand Bodø 3–5 Klepp
(16 September)
Total attendance33,641
Average attendance254 6.7%
← 2017
2019 →

LSK Kvinner won their fifth consecutive title with five matchdays to spare.[1]

Teams
Avaldsnes
Bodø
Ytre Arna
Kleppekrossen
Bergen
Trondheim
Oslo
Locations of teams in the 2018 Toppserien
Team Home city Home ground In Toppserien since First appearance Seasons
Arna-BjørnarYtre Arna (Bergen)Arna Idrettspark2006200117
AvaldsnesAvaldsnesAvaldsnes Idrettssenter201320136
Grand BodøBodøAspmyra Stadion2017198711
KleppKleppe (Stavanger)Klepp Stadion1987198732
KolbotnKolbotn (Oslo)Sofiemyr1995199524
LSK KvinnerLillestrøm (Oslo)LSK-Hallen1987198732
LynOsloKringsjå kunstgress201820181
RøaRøa (Oslo)Røa kunstgress2000200019
SandvikenBergenStemmemyren2015198725
StabækBærum (Oslo)Nadderud Stadion2009200910
Trondheims-ØrnTrondheimDnB Nor Arena1987198732
VålerengaOsloVallhall Arena201220127

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 LSK Kvinner (C) 22 20 1 1 71 15 +56 61 Qualification for the Champions League qualifying round
2 Klepp 22 15 3 4 39 21 +18 48
3 Arna-Bjørnar 22 11 6 5 53 26 +27 39
4 Sandviken 22 11 6 5 42 29 +13 39
5 Kolbotn 22 11 6 5 34 35 −1 39
6 Vålerenga 22 10 3 9 37 35 +2 33
7 Røa 22 10 2 10 42 42 0 31[lower-alpha 1]
8 Stabæk 22 7 2 13 29 37 −8 23
9 Avaldsnes 22 5 6 11 24 38 −14 21
10 Trondheims-Ørn 22 4 6 12 25 48 −23 18
11 Lyn (O) 22 3 3 16 27 56 −29 12 Qualification for relegation play-offs
12 Grand Bodø (R) 22 2 2 18 20 61 −41 8 Relegation to 1. divisjon
Source: Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian)[3]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Røa was deducted one point.[2]

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals[4]
1 Guro Reiten LSK Kvinner 21
2 Ajara Nchout Sandviken 15
3 Maria Brochmann Arna-Bjørnar 14
Svava Rós Guðmundsdóttir Røa 14
Sophie Haug LSK Kvinner 14
6 Hege Hansen Klepp 10
Ingrid Byrøygard Kvernvolden LSK Kvinner 10
8 Julie Skjeflo Adserø Trondheims-Ørn 9
Melissa Bjånesøy Stabæk 9
Amalie Eikeland Arna-Bjørnar 9
Linn Huseby Lyn 9
Sherida Spitse Vålerenga 9
Karina Sævik Kolbotn 9

Individual awards

At the end of the year Norwegian Football awards Guro Reiten of LSK Kvinner won the 2018 Golden Boot, 2018 Player of the Year and 2018 Goal of the Year awards.[5][6]

References
  1. https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/newsid=2570232.html?iv=true
  2. "Røa Fotball fikk poengtrekk" (in Norwegian). NRK Sport. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  3. "Toppserien 2018 - Tabell". Norges Fotballforbund. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  4. "Toppserien 2018 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort". Norges Fotballforbund. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  5. "LILLESTRØM-STJERNEN GURO REITEN: NÅ ER «KNOTTEN» BLITT DEN STØRSTE AV DEM ALLE". Vg.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  6. "Storklubbene sikler etter henne. Nå har LSK-kometen bestemt seg". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 31 May 2019.
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