2015 Toppserien

The 2015 Toppserien is the twenty-nine season of top-tier women's football in Norway since its establishment in 1987. A total of 12 teams contested for the league, eleven returning from the 2014 season and the one teams promoted from the First Division, Sandviken.

Toppserien
Season2015
ChampionsLSK Kvinner
RelegatedAmazon Grimstad
Matches played114
Goals scored388 (3.4 per match)
Top goalscorerIsabell Herlovsen
(19 goals)
Biggest home winKolbotn 10–0 Medkila
Biggest away winMedkila 0–7 Avaldsnes
Highest scoringKolbotn 10–0 Medkila
Longest winning run6 games - LSK Kvinner
Longest unbeaten run15 games - LSK Kvinner
Longest winless run10 games - Medkila
Longest losing run10 games - Medkila
Total attendance29,726
Average attendance225
2014
2016

The season started on 28 March 2015 and ended on 7 November 2015.

Teams

TeamLocationArenaManager
Amazon GrimstadGrimstadLevermyr StadionMargunn Haugenes
Arna-BjørnarBergenArna StadionMorten Røssland
AvaldsnesAvaldsnesAvaldsnes IdrettssenterColin Bell
KolbotnKolbotnSofiemyr StadionCecilie Berg-Hansen
KleppKleppKlepp StadionJon Pall Palmason
LillestrømLillestrømLSK-HallenMonica Knudsen
MedkilaHarstadHarstad StadionRoy Berntsen
RøaOsloRøa KunstgressGeir Nordby
Grand BodøSandvikenStemmemyren idrettsplassØystein Nordtveit
StabækBærumNadderud StadionØyvind Eide
Trondheims-ØrnTrondheimRanheim ArenaTrond Nordsteien
VålerengaOsloVallhall ArenaDavid Brocken

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1LSK Kvinner (C)2218225816+4256Qualification for the Champions League round of 32
2Avaldsnes2216336015+4551Qualification for the Champions League qualifying round
3Røa2210843224+838
4Stabæk2210753217+1537
5Kolbotn229584528+1732
6Klepp228683646−1030
7Arna-Bjørnar2275103545−1026
8Trondheims-Ørn2273122738−1124
9Sandviken2256112336−1321
10Vålerenga2263132242−2021
11Medkila (O)2252152863−3517Qualification for the relegation play-offs
12Amazon Grimstad (R)2244142250−2815[a]Relegation to First Division
Source: NIFS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Relegation play-offs

Medkila won the relegation-playoff 3–0 and 5–0 against Grand Bodø and remained in the league.[2]

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Isabell HerlovsenLSK Kvinner19
2 Cecilie PedersenAvaldsnes18
3 Hege HansenKlepp13
4 Lene MykjålandLSK Kvinner11
5 Lise-Marie UtlandTrondheims-Ørn10
Elise ThorsnesAvaldsnes
7 Hólmfríður MagnúsdóttirAvaldsnes9
Synne Skinnes HansenRøa
Emilie HaaviLSK Kvinner
10 Rosie Malone-PovolnyMedkila8
Gry Tofte ImsKlepp

References