2012 Toppserien

The 2012 Toppserien is the twenty-sixth season of top-tier women's football in Norway since its establishment in 1987. A total of 12 teams contested the league, ten returning from the 2011 season and the two teams promoted from the First Division, Vålerenga and Fart.

Toppserien
Season2012
ChampionsLillestrøm
RelegatedFart, Kattem
Champions LeagueLillestrøm
Matches played132
Goals scored501 (3.8 per match)
Top goalscorerIsabell Herlovsen
(25 goals)
Biggest home winRøa 7–0 Fart
Biggest away winFart 0–11 Arna-Bjørnar
Highest scoringFart 0–11 Arna-Bjørnar
Longest winning run11 games - Røa[1]
Longest unbeaten run15 games - Stabæk[1]
Longest winless run22 games - Fart[1]
Longest losing run22 games - Fart[1]
Total attendance26,068[2]
Average attendance197[2]
← 2011
2013 →

The season started on 14 April 2012.

Changes from 2011
  • Norway fell from 8th to 11th in the UEFA coefficient rankings for the 2013–14 European season. Thus the runners-up is no longer qualified to the Champions League.
  • The eleventh placed teams will play a promotion/relegation play-off against the second league's second-place finisher. A play-off was last played in 2006.

Teams
Locations of the teams in the 2013 Toppserien
Team Location Arena Manager
Amazon Grimstad Grimstad Levermyr Stadion Margunn Haugenes
Arna-Bjørnar Bergen Arna Stadion Morten Kalvenes
Fart Vang Fartbana
Kattem Trondheim Åsheim kunstgress Steinar Mikkelsen
Kolbotn Kolbotn Sofiemyr Stadion Kjell S. H. Wold
Klepp Klepp Klepp Stadion Knut Eriksen
Lillestrøm Lillestrøm LSK-Hallen Ranveig Karlsen
Røa Oslo Røa Kunstgress Geir Nordby
Sandviken Bergen Stemmemyren idrettsplass Arne Møller
Stabæk Bærum Nadderud Stadion Øyvind Eide
Trondheims-Ørn Trondheim DnB NOR Arena Thomas Dahle
Vålerenga Oslo Vallhall Arena Anita Waage

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 LSK Kvinner (C) 22 18 2 2 66 17 +49 56 Qualification for the Women's Champions League round of 32
2 Stabæk 22 15 5 2 70 21 +49 50
3 Arna-Bjørnar 22 14 5 3 61 21 +40 47
4 Røa 22 15 4 3 58 19 +39 47[lower-alpha 1]
5 Kolbotn 22 9 7 6 36 35 +1 34
6 Sandviken 22 9 2 11 45 51 −6 29
7 Klepp 22 7 5 10 41 41 0 26
8 Vålerenga 22 6 5 11 27 47 −20 23
9 Trondheims-Ørn 22 6 3 13 29 50 −21 21
10 Amazon Grimstad 22 5 5 12 25 35 −10 20
11 Kattem[lower-alpha 2] (O) 22 5 3 14 34 56 −22 15[lower-alpha 3] Qualification for the relegation play-offs
12 Fart (R) 22 0 0 22 9 108 −99 0 Relegation to 1.divisjon
Source: NIFS
Rules for classification: (1) points; (2) goal difference; (3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Røa were deducted 2 point because of lack of financial control.[3]
  2. Kattem withdrew their team after the season ended and Fart were offered their place in the 2013 Toppserien, but declined. Instead, Medkila were awarded a spot in the 2013 Toppserien season.[4]
  3. Kattem were deducted 3 point because of license of act plan.[5]

Relegation play-offs

Kattem had to face second league's second-place finisher Medkila in a two-legged play-off match for the right to play in the 2013 Toppserien.[6] Kattem won the playoff, but subsequently withdrew their team from the league. Medkila were promoted to take their place in Toppserien.[4]

Kattem3 – 0Medkila
Nissekollen, Trondheim
Medkila3 – 2Kattem
Harstad Stadion, Harstad

Top goalscorers
Rank Scorer Club Goals[7]
1 Isabell Herlovsen LSK Kvinner 25
2 Ada Hegerberg Stabæk 22
3 Cecilie Pedersen LSK Kvinner 19
4 Cathrine Dyngvold Klepp 15
5 Lene Mykjåland Røa 13
6 Guro Reiten Kattem 11
Elise Thorsnes Røa 11
Amalie Eikeland Arna-Bjørnar 11
9 Melissa Bjånesøy Sandviken 10
Gry Ims Klepp 10

References
  1. "Tabell Toppserien 2012". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  2. "1.252 tilskuere såg damelagets kamper i år" (in Norwegian). Avaldsnes IL. 21 November 2012. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  3. "Røa trekkes to poeng av NFF" (in Norwegian). NRK. 5 October 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  4. Karlsen, Thomas (6 February 2013). "Medkila til Toppserien". Fotballmagasinet.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 3 March 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  5. "Fire toppklubber får poengtrekk" (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  6. "Play-offs 1/2". soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  7. "Toppscorer 2012". NRK Sport (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-04-14.
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