1996 Toppserien
Football league season
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The 1996 season of the Toppserien, the highest women's football (soccer) league in Norway, began on 21 April 1996 and ended on 13 October 1996.
| Season | 1996 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Trondheims-Ørn 3rd title |
| Relegated | Haugar Gjelleråsen |
| Matches | 90 |
| Goals | 364 (4.04 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Randi Leinan(27 goals) |
1997 → | |
18 games were played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number nine and ten were relegated, while two teams from the First Division were promoted through a playoff round. After the season had ended, Sprint/Jeløy changed its name to Athene Moss.
Trondheims-Ørn won the league, losing only one game.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trondheims-Ørn (C) | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 85 | 20 | +65 | 49 | |
| 2 | Sandviken | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 43 | 19 | +24 | 38 | |
| 3 | Asker | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 31 | |
| 4 | Kolbotn | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 28 | |
| 5 | Klepp | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 27 | |
| 6 | Sprint/Jeløy | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 23 | |
| 7 | Bøler | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 42 | −19 | 17 | |
| 8 | Setskog/Høland | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 35 | 57 | −22 | 17 | |
| 9 | Haugar (R) | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 36 | −18 | 16 | Relegation to First Division |
| 10 | Gjelleråsen (R) | 18 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 61 | −39 | 6 |
Top goalscorers
- 27 goals:
- 12 goals:
Marianne Pettersen, Gjelleråsen
Silvi Jan, Kolbotn- Åse Iren Steine, Sandviken
- 11 goals:
- 10 goals:
- Hege Gunnerød, Asker
- Kjersti Thun, Asker
- Britt Monica Andreassen, Bøler
- Unni Lehn, Trondheims-Ørn
- 9 goals:
- Heidi Eivik, Trondheims-Ørn
- Brit Sandaune, Trondheims-Ørn
- 8 goals:
- Katrin Skarsbø, Sprint/Jeløy
Promotion and relegation
- Haugar and Gjelleråsen were relegated to the 1. divisjon.
- Verdal and Bjørnar were promoted from the 1. divisjon through play-offs.