2026 Toppserien

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The 2026 Toppserien is the 43rd season of the highest women's football league in Norway. The season runs from 20 March to 7 November 2026, not including play-off matches.[1]

Season2026
Dates20 March – 7 November
Matches18
Goals52 (2.89 per match)
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Toppserien
Season2026
Dates20 March – 7 November
Matches18
Goals52 (2.89 per match)
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Teams

Locations of the teams in the 2026 Toppserien

For the 2026 season, the league was expanded back to 12 teams, from the previous season's 10. The three clubs Aalesund, Haugesund and Molde were promoted from the 2025 First Division, while Kolbotn were the only club relegated from the 2025 Toppserien.

Stadiums and locations

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Team Ap. Location County Arena Turf Capacity
Aalesund 2 Ålesund Møre og Romsdal Color Line Stadion Artificial 10,778
Bodø/Glimt 2 Bodø Nordland Aspmyra Stadion Artificial 8,300
Brann 36 Bergen Vestland Brann Stadion Natural 17,500
Haugesund 12 Haugesund Rogaland Haugesund Sparebank Arena Artificial 8,703
Hønefoss 2 Ringerike Buskerud Aka Arena Artificial 4,120
LSK Kvinner 43 Lillestrøm Akershus TBD
Lyn 9 Oslo Oslo Kringsjå Kunstgress [no] Artificial 450
Molde 2 Molde Møre og Romsdal Aker Stadion Artificial 11,249
Rosenborg 43 Trondheim Trøndelag Koteng Arena [no] Artificial 895
Røa 25 Oslo Oslo Røa Kunstgress [no] Artificial 450
Stabæk 17 Bærum Akershus Nadderud Stadion Artificial 4,938
Vålerenga 15 Oslo Oslo Intility Arena Artificial 16,556
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Personnel and kits

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Aalesund Norway Martin Lindmark [no] Norway Mette Muri Umbro Sparebanken Møre
Bodø/Glimt Norway Cato André Hansen Norway Cecilie Falch [no] Puma SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge
Brann England Laura Kaminski Norway Karoline Haugland Nike Sparebanken Norge
Haugesund Norway Ole-Petter Pedersen Bremstein Norway Kristine Nybru [no] Umbro Haugaland Kraft
Hønefoss Norway Remi Natvik Norway Silje Bekkåsen Nyhagen [no] Select Barnekreftforeningen [no]
LSK Kvinner Norway André Bergdølmo Norway Marte Hjelmhaug [no] Puma OBOS [no]
Lyn Norway August Nyland Norway Kirvil Odden Sundsfjord Hummel OBOS [no]
Molde Norway Kent Rudning Norway Tora Ose [no] Adidas Sparebanken Møre
Rosenborg Northern Ireland Robin Shroot Norway Mali Lilleås Næss [no] Adidas SpareBank 1 SMN
Røa Norway Fredrik Sæland Norway Sarah Suphellen [no] Diadora OBOS [no]
Stabæk England Luke Torjussen [no] Norway Emilie Bølviken [no] Nike SpareBank 1 Østlandet
Vålerenga Norway Nils Lexerød Sweden Tove Enblom Adidas OBOS [no]
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Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Aalesund Norway Ruben Aalberg (caretaker) End of caretaker period 4 November 2025[2] Pre-season Norway Martin Lindmark [no] 4 November 2025
Hønefoss Norway Martin Lindmark [no] Signed by Aalesund 4 November 2025[3] Norway Remi Natvik 15 December 2025[4]
Stabæk Sweden Jan Jönsson Mutual consent 15 November 2025[5] England Luke Torjussen [no] 1 January 2026[6]
Røa Norway Geir Nordby [no] Retired 22 November 2025[7] Norway Fredrik Sæland 8 January 2026[8]
Brann Norway Leif Gunnar Smerud Sacked 25 November 2025[9] England Laura Kaminski 8 January 2026[10]
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League table

The league consists of 12 teams who play each other twice, totalling 22 matches per team.

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Brann 3 2 1 0 10 2 +8 7 Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2 Vålerenga 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
3 Rosenborg 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5 Qualification for Europa Cup first qualifying round
4 Lyn 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
5 Stabæk 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
6 Haugesund 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4
7 Aalesund 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
8 Hønefoss 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
9 Røa 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 4
10 Bodø/Glimt 3 0 2 1 2 5 −3 2 Qualification for relegation play-offs
11 LSK Kvinner 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1 Relegation to First Division
12 Molde 3 0 1 2 1 8 −7 1
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Updated to match(es) played on 1 April 2026. Source: Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Most matches played; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Play-off[11]

Results

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Home \ Away AAL BOD BRA HAU HØN LSK LYN MOL ROS RØA STA VÅL
Aalesund — 2–2
Bodø/Glimt — 1–4 0–0
Brann — 1–1
Haugesund 3–1 — 2–4
Hønefoss — 3–1
LSK Kvinner — 1–3 0–3
Lyn 1–1 —
Molde 0–5 0–0 —
Rosenborg 1–1 2–0 —
Røa 1–1 —
Stabæk 0–1 —
Vålerenga 0–2 4–0 —
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Updated to match(es) played on 1 April 2026. Source: Norwegian Football Federation
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

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Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Aalesund327
Bodø/Glimt7810
Brann111
Haugesund5106
Hønefoss748
LSK Kvinner101111
Lyn454
Molde121212
Rosenborg573
Røa229
Stabæk995
Vålerenga1162
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Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
Qualification for Europa Cup first qualifying round
Qualification for the relegation play-offs
Relegation to the First Division
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Results by round

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Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
AalesundWDL
Bodø/GlimtDDL
BrannWDW
HaugesundDLW
HønefossDWL
LSK KvinnerLDL
LynWDD
MoldeLLD
RosenborgDDW
RøaWDL
StabækLDW
VålerengaLWW
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Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian)
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Relegation play-offs

The tenth-placed team will face the winner of the qualifying rounds of the First Division in a two-legged play-off to decide who will play in Toppserien next season.[12]

Season statistics

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals[13]
1 Norway Katarina Dybvik Sunde [no] Aalesund 4
2 Norway Karina Sævik Vålerenga 3
3 Scotland Lauren Davidson Brann 2
Norway Tuva Espås [no] Vålerenga
United States Brenna Lovera Brann
Norway Anna Malmin Stabæk
Norway Kristine Nybru [no] Haugesund
Norway Julie Steen Røa
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Clean sheets

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Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Norway Maria Kroken Lyn 2
2 United States Kenna Caldwell Molde 1
Sweden Tove Enblom Vålerenga
Norway Thiril Erichsen [no] Aalesund
Norway Siri Ervik [no] Hønefoss
United States Michaela Moran Bodø/Glimt
Norway Selma Panengstuen Brann
Norway Rugile Rulyte Rosenborg
Norway Sunniva Skoglund Stabæk
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Hat-tricks

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PlayerForAgainstResultDate
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Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Discipline

Player

  • Most yellow cards: 2[13]
    • Norway Kristina Svandal [no] (Haugesund)
  • Most red cards: 0[13]

Club

  • Most yellow cards: 6[13]
    • Molde
  • Fewest yellow cards: 1[13]
    • Brann
    • Hønefoss
    • Rosenborg
  • Most red cards: 0[13]
  • Fewest red cards: 0[13]

League attendances

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Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Brann 2,123 2,123 2,123 2,123 −31.5%†
2 Haugesund 2,275 1,395 880 1,138 +92.2%1
2 Molde 1,757 1,118 639 879 +74.1%1
4 Vålerenga 1,421 1,128 293 711 +13.2%†
5 Aalesund 692 692 692 692 +8.0%1
6 Hønefoss 594 594 594 594 −15.4%†
7 Rosenborg 959 577 382 480 −36.6%†
8 Bodø/Glimt 952 484 468 476 −3.8%†
9 Stabæk 407 407 407 407 −4.9%†
10 LSK Kvinner 703 369 334 352 −28.6%†
11 Røa 284 284 284 284 +0.7%†
12 Lyn 220 220 220 220 +9.5%†
League total 12,387 2,123 220 688 −6.0%†
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Notes:
1: Team played last season in 1. divisjon.

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