2019 Toppserien
Football league season
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The 2019 Toppserien was the 36th season of the highest women's football league in Norway. LSK Kvinner entered the season as the defending champions.
| Season | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Champions | LSK Kvinner |
| Relegated | Stabæk Fart |
| Matches | 132 |
| Goals | 403 (3.05 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Kennya Cordner (17 goals) |
| Biggest home win | LSK Kvinner 6–0 Lyn (11 May 2019) |
| Biggest away win | Fart 1–6 Klepp (16 November 2019) |
| Highest scoring | Sandviken 6–4 Avaldsnes (27 April 2019) |
| Total attendance | 35,571 |
| Average attendance | 269  5.9% |
← 2018 2020 → | |
Teams
Bergen
Oslo
Locations of teams in the 2019 Toppserien
| Team | Home city | Home ground | In Toppserien since | First appearance | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arna-Bjørnar | Ytre Arna (Bergen) | Arna Idrettspark | 2006 | 2001 | 18 |
| Avaldsnes | Avaldsnes | Avaldsnes Idrettssenter | 2013 | 2013 | 7 |
| Fart | Vang | Fartbana | 2019 | 2008 | 3 |
| Klepp | Kleppe (Stavanger) | Klepp Stadion | 1987 | 1987 | 33 |
| Kolbotn | Kolbotn (Oslo) | Sofiemyr | 1995 | 1995 | 25 |
| LSK Kvinner | Lillestrøm | LSK-Hallen | 1987 | 1987 | 33 |
| Lyn | Oslo | Kringsjå kunstgress | 2018 | 2018 | 2 |
| Røa | Røa (Oslo) | Røa kunstgress | 2000 | 2000 | 20 |
| Sandviken | Bergen | Stemmemyren | 2015 | 1987 | 26 |
| Stabæk | Bærum (Oslo) | Nadderud Stadion | 2009 | 2009 | 11 |
| Trondheims-Ørn | Trondheim | Koteng Arena | 1987 | 1987 | 33 |
| Vålerenga | Oslo | Intility Arena | 2012 | 2012 | 8 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LSK Kvinner (C) | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 51 | 18 | +33 | 50 | Qualification for the Champions League Round of 32 |
| 2 | Vålerenga | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 24 | +17 | 46 | Qualification for the Champions League qualifying round |
| 3 | Klepp | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 48 | 19 | +29 | 44 | |
| 4 | Sandviken | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 40 | |
| 5 | Avaldsnes | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 34 | |
| 6 | Røa | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 29 | |
| 7 | Trondheims-Ørn | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 29 | |
| 8 | Kolbotn | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 27 | |
| 9 | Arna-Bjørnar | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 41 | −15 | 23 | |
| 10 | Lyn (O) | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 37 | −14 | 20 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 11 | Stabæk (R) | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 43 | −27 | 13 | Relegation to First Division |
| 12 | Fart (R) | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 60 | −46 | 10 |
Source: Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian)[1]
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) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
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) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Position by round
| Leader / Champions League qualifying round | |
| Silver | |
| Bronze | |
| Relegation play-offs | |
| Relegation to 2020 1. divisjon |
Source: nifs.no
Relegation play-offs
The relegation play-offs will this season be contested by the 10th placed team in Toppserien, Lyn, and the winner of the 1. divisjon, IF Fløya.
Lyn won 7–1 on aggregate.
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kennya Cordner |
Sandviken | 17 |
| 2 |  Synne Jensen |
Røa | 16 |
| 3 | Guro Reiten |
LSK Kvinner | 12 |
| Elise Thorsnes |
LSK Kvinner | ||
| 5 | Maria Dybwad Brochmann |
Sandviken | 11 |
 Natasha Dowie |
Vålerenga | ||
 Ajara Nchout Njoya |
Vålerenga | ||
| 8 | Runa Lillegård |
Lyn | 10 |
 Havana Solaun |
Klepp | ||
 Tameka Yallop |
Klepp |
Discipline
Player
- Most yellow cards: 5
Sherida Spitse (Vålerenga)
- Most red cards: 1
Aivi Luik (Avaldsnes)
Rikke Nygard (Arna-Bjørnar)- Maria Sørenes (Avaldsnes)
- My Haugland Sørsdahl (Kolbotn)
Justine Vanhaevermaet (Røa)- Ina Lundereng Vårhus (Trondheims-Ørn)
- Maruschka Waldus (Vålerenga)
Club
- Most yellow cards: 26
- Røa
- Most red cards: 2
- Avaldsnes