2020 Toppserien#Top scorers

{{Short description|37th season of top women's football (soccer) league in Norway}}

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Toppserien

| season = 2020

| dates = 3 July 2020 – 6 December 2020

| winners = Vålerenga

| matches = 90

| total goals = 251

| relegated = Røa

| continentalcup1= UEFA Women's Champions League

| continentalcup1 qualifiers = {{ubl|Vålerenga|Rosenborg}}

| league topscorer = Ajara Nchout (10 goals)

| biggest home win = Vålerenga 7–0 Klepp (27 September 2020)

| biggest away win = Røa 1–5 Lillestrøm (17 July 2020)

| highest scoring = Vålerenga 7–0 Klepp (27 September 2020)

Avalsdnes 5–2 Lyn (4 July 2020)

| attendance =

| average attendance =

| prevseason = 2019

| nextseason = 2021

| updated= 6 December 2020

}}

The 2020 Toppserien was the 37th season of the highest women's football league in Norway. The season was to start initially on 21 March 2020 but due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was delayed. It finally commenced on 3 July 2020 and ended on 6 December 2020.{{cite web |url=https://beyond90.com.au/aussies-abroad/norwegian-toppserien-season-2020-preview/ |title= Norwegian Toppserien season 2020 |work=Beyond90.com |date=29 June 2020}} This season featured just 10 teams.

Vålerenga won their first Toppserien title on goal difference after finishing second the previous season.

Format

The league consisted of 10 teams this season, which played each other twice (home and away) totalling 18 matches for a team.

Teams

{{Location map+|Norway|width=400|float=right|caption=Locations of teams in the 2020 Toppserien|places=

{{Location map~|Norway|lat=59.35 |long=5.28 |label=

Avaldsnes
}}

{{Location map~|Norway|lat=58.77 |long=5.63 |label=

Klepp
}}

{{Location map~|Norway|lat=63.42 |long=10.39 |label=

Rosenborg
}}

{{Location map~|Norway|lat=59.9614|long=11.0704|label=

LSK Kvinner
|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Norway|label=

Bergen
|lat=60.38 |long=5.33|position=right|mark=Black pog.svg}}

{{Location map~|Norway|label=

Bergen region teams:
Arna-Bjørnar
Sandviken
|mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png|marksize=1|lat=65.00|long=5.282|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Norway|label=

Oslo
|lat=59.9138|long=10.7522|position=left|mark=Black pog.svg}}

{{Location map~|Norway|label=

Oslo region teams:
Kolbotn
Lyn
Røa
Vålerenga
|mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png|marksize=1|lat=70.650|long=5.282|position=right}}

}}

=Teams information=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
Team

! Home city

! Home ground

! Seasons

style="text-align:left"| Arna-Bjørnarstyle="text-align:left"| Indre Arna (Bergen)Arna Idrettspark19
style="text-align:left"| Avaldsnesstyle="text-align:left"| AvaldsnesAvaldsnes Idrettssenter8
style="text-align:left"| Kleppstyle="text-align:left"| KleppeKlepp Stadion34
style="text-align:left"| Kolbotnstyle="text-align:left"| KolbotnSofiemyr26
style="text-align:left"| LSK Kvinnerstyle="text-align:left"| LillestrømLSK-Hallen34
style="text-align:left"| Lynstyle="text-align:left"| OsloKringsjå kunstgress3
style="text-align:left"| Røastyle="text-align:left"| OsloRøa kunstgress21
style="text-align:left"| Rosenborgstyle="text-align:left"| TrondheimKoteng Arena34
style="text-align:left"| Sandvikenstyle="text-align:left"| BergenStemmemyren27
style="text-align:left"| Vålerengastyle="text-align:left"| OsloIntility Arena9

League table

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=football

|source=Norges Fotballforbund {{in lang|no}}{{cite web |url=https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/turnering/tabell/?fiksId=169786 |title= Toppserien 2020 |publisher=Norges Fotballforbund |language=no |access-date= 14 July 2020}}

|update= complete

|team1=VAL|team2=ROS|team3=AVA|team4=SAN|team5=LSK|team6=LYN|team7=KLE|team8=ARN|team9=KOL|team10=ROA

|win_ARN=5|draw_ARN=2|loss_ARN=11|gf_ARN=13|ga_ARN=29|status_ARN=

|win_ROS=10|draw_ROS=8|loss_ROS=0 |gf_ROS=34|ga_ROS=16|status_ROS=

|win_AVA=10|draw_AVA=4|loss_AVA=4|gf_AVA=31|ga_AVA=21|status_AVA=

|win_KLE=5|draw_KLE=3|loss_KLE=10|gf_KLE=19|ga_KLE=33|status_KLE=

|win_KOL=2 |draw_KOL=7|loss_KOL=9|gf_KOL=18|ga_KOL=29|status_KOL=O

|win_LSK=9|draw_LSK=2|loss_LSK=7 |gf_LSK=29|ga_LSK=23

|win_LYN=6|draw_LYN=3|loss_LYN=9|gf_LYN=24|ga_LYN=30|status_LYN=

|win_ROA=3 |draw_ROA=3|loss_ROA=12|gf_ROA=15|ga_ROA=33|status_ROA=R

|win_SAN=9|draw_SAN=3|loss_SAN=6|gf_SAN=29|ga_SAN=23

|win_VAL=11|draw_VAL=5|loss_VAL=2 |gf_VAL=39|ga_VAL=14|status_VAL=C

|name_ARN=Arna-Bjørnar

|name_AVA=Avaldsnes

|name_ROS= Rosenborg

|name_KLE=Klepp

|name_KOL=Kolbotn

|name_LSK=LSK Kvinner

|name_LYN=Lyn

|name_ROA=Røa

|name_SAN=Sandviken

|name_VAL=Vålerenga

|result1=CL |result2=CL| result9=RP |result10=REL

|res_col_header = QR

|col_CL=green1|text_CL= Qualification for the Champions League first round

|col_RP=red2|text_RP= Qualification for the relegation play-offs

|col_REL=red1|text_REL= Relegation to First Division

|class_rules = 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

}}

Results

=Matches=

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|source=[https://ng.soccerway.com/national/norway/toppserien/2020/regular-season/r56859/ Soccerway]

| update= complete

| matches_style=FBR

|team1=ARN|team2=AVA|team3=KLE|team4=KOL|team5=LSK|team6=LYN |team7=ROA |team8=ROS|team9=SAN|team10=VAL

|name_ARN=Arna-Bjørnar

|name_AVA=Avaldsnes

|name_ROS=Rosenborg

|name_KLE=Klepp

|name_KOL=Kolbotn

|name_LSK=LSK Kvinner

|name_LYN=Lyn

|name_ROA=Røa

|name_SAN=Sandviken

|name_VAL=Vålerenga

|match_ARN_AVA= 0–2

|match_ARN_KLE= 0–1

|match_ARN_KOL= 2–1

|match_ARN_LSK= 1–0

|match_ARN_LYN= 2–1

|match_ARN_ROA= 0–0

|match_ARN_ROS= 1–2

|match_ARN_SAN= 0–1

|match_ARN_VAL= 0–3

|match_AVA_ARN= 1–0

|match_AVA_KLE= 3–0

|match_AVA_KOL= 2–1

|match_AVA_LSK= 1–0

|match_AVA_LYN= 5–2

|match_AVA_ROA= 4–0

|match_AVA_ROS= 1–1

|match_AVA_SAN= 1–3

|match_AVA_VAL= 0–0

|match_KLE_ARN= 2–1

|match_KLE_AVA= 1–2

|match_KLE_KOL= 0–0

|match_KLE_LSK= 2–3

|match_KLE_LYN= 1–0

|match_KLE_ROA= 0–1

|match_KLE_ROS= 1–2

|match_KLE_SAN= 3–2

|match_KLE_VAL= 1–2

|match_KOL_ARN= 2–3

|match_KOL_AVA= 2–2

|match_KOL_KLE= 2–2

|match_KOL_LSK= 1–1

|match_KOL_LYN= 1–0

|match_KOL_ROA= 2–1

|match_KOL_ROS= 2–2

|match_KOL_SAN= 1–3

|match_KOL_VAL= 0–0

|match_LSK_ARN= 2–1

|match_LSK_AVA= 1–3

|match_LSK_KLE= 3–0

|match_LSK_KOL= 3–1

|match_LSK_LYN= 0–1

|match_LSK_ROA= 2–0

|match_LSK_ROS= 0–1

|match_LSK_SAN= 1–0

|match_LSK_VAL= 1–3

|match_LYN_ARN= 4–0

|match_LYN_AVA= 1–1

|match_LYN_KLE= 1–3

|match_LYN_KOL= 1–0

|match_LYN_LSK= 2–3

|match_LYN_ROA= 1–1

|match_LYN_ROS= 1–4

|match_LYN_SAN= 2–0

|match_LYN_VAL= 3–2

|match_ROA_ARN= 0–1

|match_ROA_AVA= 0–1

|match_ROA_KLE= 1–0

|match_ROA_KOL= 2–0

|match_ROA_LSK= 1–5

|match_ROA_LYN= 1–3

|match_ROA_ROS= 2–3

|match_ROA_SAN= 2–3

|match_ROA_VAL= 1–2

|match_ROS_ARN= 1–1

|match_ROS_AVA= 3–1

|match_ROS_KLE= 1–1

|match_ROS_KOL= 3–1

|match_ROS_LSK= 1–1

|match_ROS_LYN= 3–0

|match_ROS_ROA= 2–0

|match_ROS_SAN= 1–1

|match_ROS_VAL= 0–0

|match_SAN_ARN= 2–0

|match_SAN_AVA= 4–0

|match_SAN_KLE= 2–1

|match_SAN_KOL= 1–0

|match_SAN_LSK= 0–1

|match_SAN_LYN= 1–1

|match_SAN_ROA= 2–2

|match_SAN_ROS= 1–3

|match_SAN_VAL= 3–2

|match_VAL_ARN= 4–0

|match_VAL_AVA= 2–1

|match_VAL_KLE= 7–0

|match_VAL_KOL= 1–1

|match_VAL_LSK= 4–2

|match_VAL_LYN= 2–0

|match_VAL_ROA= 2–0

|match_VAL_ROS= 1–1

|match_VAL_SAN= 2–0

}}

=Positions by round=

{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|sortable=y|legendpos=br

|team1=Vålerenga

| pos1= 8/5/4/3/2/3/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1

|team2=Rosenborg

| pos2= 5/2/1/2/3/2/3/2/3/3/3/2/3/2/2/2/2/2

|team3=Avaldsnes

| pos3= 1/1/3/4/5/4/5/5/5/4/2/4/4/4/3/3/3/3

|team4=Sandviken

| pos4= 2/6/5/5/4/5/4/4/4/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/4

|team5=LSK Kvinner

| pos5= 4/3/2/1/1/1/2/3/2/2/4/3/2/3/4/4/4/5

|team6=Lyn

| pos6=10/10/9/7/8/8/9/9/9/9/10/9/9/9/9/8/6/6

|team7=Klepp

| pos7= 6/4/6/6/7/6/6/7/7/6/6/7/8/7/7/6/7/7

|team8=Arna-Bjørnar

| pos8= 3/7/7/8/9/9/8/6/6/7/8/6/6/6/6/7/8/8

|team9=Kolbotn

| pos9=7/8/8/9/6/7/7/8/8/8/7/8/7/8/8/9/9/9

|team10=Røa

| pos10= 9/9/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/10/9/10/10/10/10/10/10/10

|}

| color_1=#FFD700|text_1=Leader / Champions League

| color_2=#CCF3FF|text_2=Champions League

| color_9=#FFCCCC|text_9=Relegation play-offs

| color_10=red1|text_10= Relegation to 1.divisjon

| source = [https://www.worldfootball.net/schedule/nor-frauen-toppserien-2020-spieltag/2/ World football]

| update = complete

}}

Relegation play-offs

The league's ninth placed team, Kolbotn, faced Medkila, the 2020 1. divisjon runners-up, in a two-legged play-off to decide who will play in the 2021 Toppserien.

=1st leg=

{{footballbox

|date= 22 November 2020

|time= 13:00

|team1= Kolbotn

|score= 5–0

|report=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/11/22/norway/play-offs-12-women/kolbotn-idrettslag/medkila-il/3423338/

|team2= Medkila

|goals1=

  • Skau {{goal|2|o.g.}}
  • Holmen {{goal|17||43}}
  • Fridlund {{goal|38}}
  • Klæboe {{goal|52}}

|stadium= Strømmen Stadion

|location= Strømmen

|referee= Fatemeh Zangeneh

}}

Note- This match was played before the final round of matches as Kolbotn had played theirs a week earlier.

=2nd leg=

{{footballbox

| date = 25 November 2020

| time = 19:00

| team1 = Medkila

| score = 2–1

| report = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/11/25/norway/play-offs-12-women/medkila-il/kolbotn-idrettslag/3423339/

| team2 = Kolbotn

| goals1 = *Mjåseth {{goal|1}}

  • Brustad {{goal|54}}

| goals2 = *Sørsdahl {{goal|74}}

| stadium = {{ill|Harstad stadion|no|Harstad Stadion}}

| location = Harstad

| referee= Ingvild Langnes Aarland

| attendance =

}}

Kolbotn won 6–2 on aggregate and both teams remained in their respective leagues.

Season statistics

=Top scorers=

Updated to matches played on 6 December 2020

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Rank

! Player

! Club

! Goals{{cite web|url=https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/turnering/toppscorer-gule-og-rode-kort/?fiksId=169786 |title=2020 Toppserien topscorer |publisher=Norges Fotballforbund |language=no|access-date= 14 July 2020}}

1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|CMR}} Ajara Nchout

|align="left"|Vålerenga

|10

rowspan=2|2

|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Marit Clausen

|align="left"|Rosenborg

|rowspan=2|9

align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Camilla Linberg

|align="left"|Lyn

rowspan=2|4

|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Sophie Roman Haug

|align="left"|LSK Kvinner

|rowspan=2|8

align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Elise Thorsnes

|align="left"|Avaldsnes

rowspan=3|6

|align="left"|{{flagicon|NGA}} Rasheedat Ajibade

|align="left"|Avaldsnes

|rowspan=3|7

align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Julie Blakstad

|align="left"|Rosenborg

align="left"|{{flagicon|SER}} Dejana Stefanović

|align="left"|Vålerenga

rowspan=2|9

|align="left"|{{flagicon|TRI}} Kennya Cordner

|align="left"|Sandviken

|rowspan=2|6

align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Lisa-Marie Karlseng Utland

|align="left"|Rosenborg

=Disciplinary=

==Players==

Updated to matches played on 6 December 2020

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
Rank

! Player

! Club

! Yellow Card

! Red Card

! Points

rowspan=2|1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Olaug Tvedten

|align="left"|Avaldsnes

|rowspan=2|3

|rowspan=2|1

|rowspan=2|6

align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Emilie Bølviken

|align="left"|Lyn

rowspan=5|3

|align="left"|{{flagicon|SRB}} Dejana Stefanović

|align="left"|Vålerenga

|rowspan=5|5

|rowspan=5|0

|rowspan=5|5

align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Katrine Emilie Winnem Jørgensen

|align="left"|Røa

align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Trine Skjelstad Jensen

|align="left"|Lyn

align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Frida Berg Lyshoel

|align="left"|Røa

align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Vilde Anett Fjelldal

|align="left"|Røa

Points classification: Yellow card - 1 point, Red card - 3 points.

==Club==

Updated to matches played on 6 December 2020

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
Rank

! Club

! Yellow Card

! Red Card

! Points

1

|align="left"|Lyn

|28

|rowspan=2|1

|31

2

|align="left"|Arna-Bjørnar

|25

|28

3

|align="left"|Røa

|27

|0

|27

4

|align="left"|Vålerenga

|22

|rowspan=2|1

|25

5

|align="left"|Avaldsnes

|19

|22

6

|align="left"|Kolbotn

|20

|0

|20

7

|align="left"|Rosenborg

|13

|1

|16

rowspan=3|8

|align="left"|Sandviken

|rowspan=3|10

|rowspan=3|0

|rowspan=3|10

align="left"|LSK Kvinner
align="left"|Klepp

Points classification: Yellow card - 1 point, Red card - 3 points

=Awards=

class="wikitable"
Award {{cite web|url=https://toppserien.no/nyheter/emilie-haavi-kares-til-arets-spiller-av-ntb-og-obos/|title=2020 Toppserien statistikk|work=Toppserien.no|language=no|date=17 December 2020}}

!colspan=3|Winner

Best Player Award

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Emilie Haavi

| LSK Kvinner

Top Scorer

| {{flagicon|CMR}} Ajara Nchout

| Vålerenga

Best Goalkeeper

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Teagan Micah

| Arna-Bjørnar

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
colspan="13" | Best XI
Goalkeeper

| colspan="12" | {{flagicon|AUS}} Teagan Micah (Arna-Bjørnar)

Defenders

| colspan="4" | {{flagicon|NOR}} Emilie Woldvik (LSK Kvinner)

| colspan="4" | {{flagicon|ISL}} Ingibjörg Sigurðardóttir (Vålerenga)

| colspan="4" | {{flagicon|NOR}} Rebekka Hansen (Klepp)

Midfielders

| colspan="3" | {{flagicon|NOR}} Emilie Haavi (LSK Kvinner)

| colspan="3" | {{flagicon|NOR}} Lisa Naalsund (Sandviken)

| colspan="3" | {{flagicon|NED}} Sherida Spitse (Vålerenga)

| colspan="3" | {{flagicon|NGA}} Rasheedat Ajibade (Avaldsnes)

Forwards

| colspan="4" | {{flagicon|NOR}} Cesilie Andreassen (Rosenborg)

| colspan="4" | {{flagicon|NOR}} Julie Blakstad (Rosenborg)

| colspan="4" | {{flagicon|NOR}} Camilla Linberg (Lyn)

References

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