2021 Toppserien

{{Short description|38th season of top women's football (soccer) league in Norway}}

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Toppserien

| season = 2021

| dates = 22 May 2021 – 13 November 2021

| winners = Sandviken

| relegated = Klepp

| continentalcup1= Champions League

| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Sandviken
Rosenborg

| matches = 90

| total goals = 303

| league topscorer = Emilie Haavi (13 goals)

| biggest home win = Sandviken 8–0 Klepp
{{small|(7 November 2021)}}

| biggest away win = Arna-Bjørnar 0–8 Vålerenga
{{small|(17 October 2021)}}

| highest scoring = Vålerenga 5–3 Avaldsnes
{{small|(22 May 2021)}}
{{nowrap|Rosenborg 7–1 Arna-Bjørnar}}
{{small|(9 October 2021)}}
Arna-Bjørnar 0–8 Vålerenga
{{small|(17 October 2021)}}
Sandviken 8–0 Klepp
{{small|(7 November 2021)}}

| attendance =

| average attendance =

| prevseason = 2020

| nextseason = 2022

}}

The 2021 Toppserien was the 38th season of the highest women's football league in Norway. The season started on 22 May 2021 and ended on 13 November 2021.

Sandviken won their first Toppserien title. Rosenborg were the runners-up.

Format

The league consists of 10 teams this season, which will play each other twice (home and away) totalling 18 matches per team.

Teams

{{Location map+|Norway|width=400|float=right|caption=Locations of teams in the 2021 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
Stabæk
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 Idrettspark20
style="text-align:left"| Avaldsnesstyle="text-align:left"| AvaldsnesAvaldsnes Idrettssenter9
style="text-align:left"| Kleppstyle="text-align:left"| KleppeKlepp Stadion35
style="text-align:left"| Kolbotnstyle="text-align:left"| KolbotnSofiemyr Stadion27
style="text-align:left"| LSK Kvinnerstyle="text-align:left"| LillestrømLSK-Hallen35
style="text-align:left"| Lynstyle="text-align:left"| OsloKringsjå kunstgress4
style="text-align:left"| Rosenborgstyle="text-align:left"| TrondheimKoteng Arena35
style="text-align:left"| Sandvikenstyle="text-align:left"| BergenStemmemyren28
style="text-align:left"| Stabækstyle="text-align:left"| BærumNadderud Stadion12
style="text-align:left"| Vålerengastyle="text-align:left"| OsloIntility Arena10

{{clear}}

League table

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

|source=[https://int.soccerway.com/national/norway/toppserien/2021/regular-season/r61465/ Soccerway]

|update=complete

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

|win_ARN= 6|draw_ARN=3|loss_ARN= 9|gf_ARN=27|ga_ARN=44

|win_AVA= 3|draw_AVA=3|loss_AVA=12|gf_AVA=25|ga_AVA=35

|win_KLE= 2|draw_KLE=1|loss_KLE=15|gf_KLE=12|ga_KLE=53

|win_KOL= 6|draw_KOL=2|loss_KOL=10|gf_KOL=21|ga_KOL=31

|win_LSK=12|draw_LSK=1|loss_LSK= 5|gf_LSK=46|ga_LSK=32

|win_LYN= 3|draw_LYN=3|loss_LYN=12|gf_LYN=19|ga_LYN=34

|win_ROS=16|draw_ROS=0|loss_ROS= 2|gf_ROS=42|ga_ROS=15

|win_SAN=17|draw_SAN=1|loss_SAN= 0|gf_SAN=50|ga_SAN= 6

|win_STA= 5|draw_STA=2|loss_STA=11|gf_STA=15|ga_STA=36

|win_VAL=11|draw_VAL=2|loss_VAL= 5|gf_VAL=46|ga_VAL=17

|name_ARN=Arna-Bjørnar

|name_AVA=Avaldsnes

|name_ROS=Rosenborg

|name_KLE=Klepp

|name_KOL=Kolbotn

|name_LSK=LSK Kvinner

|name_LYN=Lyn

|name_SAN=Sandviken

|name_STA=Stabæk

|name_VAL=Vålerenga

|res_col_header = QR

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

|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

|status_SAN=C

|status_LYN=O

|status_KLE=R

|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

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|source=[https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/turnering/terminliste/?fiksId=174541 Norwegian Football Federation]

| update= complete

| matches_style=FBR

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

|name_ARN=Arna-Bjørnar

|name_AVA=Avaldsnes

|name_KLE=Klepp

|name_KOL=Kolbotn

|name_LSK=LSK Kvinner

|name_LYN=Lyn

|name_ROS=Rosenborg

|name_SAN=Sandviken

|name_STA=Stabæk

|name_VAL=Vålerenga

|match_ARN_AVA = 3–0

|match_ARN_KLE = 3–1

|match_ARN_KOL = 2–2

|match_ARN_LSK = 3–4

|match_ARN_LYN = 3–1

|match_ARN_ROS = 0–2

|match_ARN_SAN = 1–1

|match_ARN_STA = 1–0

|match_ARN_VAL = 0–8

|match_AVA_ARN = 1–3

|match_AVA_KLE = 3–0

|match_AVA_KOL = 3–1

|match_AVA_LSK = 2–3

|match_AVA_LYN = 0–1

|match_AVA_ROS = 0–1

|match_AVA_SAN = 0–1

|match_AVA_STA = 1–1

|match_AVA_VAL = 1–1

|match_KLE_ARN = 4–1

|match_KLE_AVA = 0–4

|match_KLE_KOL = 1–2

|match_KLE_LSK = 1–5

|match_KLE_LYN = 1–1

|match_KLE_ROS = 0–3

|match_KLE_SAN = 1–3

|match_KLE_STA = 1–0

|match_KLE_VAL = 1–3

|match_KOL_ARN = 1–0

|match_KOL_AVA = 2–2

|match_KOL_KLE = 3–0

|match_KOL_LSK = 1–2

|match_KOL_LYN = 1–0

|match_KOL_ROS = 1–2

|match_KOL_SAN = 1–3

|match_KOL_STA = 1–2

|match_KOL_VAL = 1–2

|match_LSK_ARN = 5–2

|match_LSK_AVA = 4–3

|match_LSK_KLE = 2–0

|match_LSK_KOL = 5–2

|match_LSK_LYN = 3–2

|match_LSK_ROS = 0–3

|match_LSK_SAN = 0–2

|match_LSK_STA = 4–0

|match_LSK_VAL = 1–1

|match_LYN_ARN = 1–1

|match_LYN_AVA = 3–1

|match_LYN_KLE = 2–0

|match_LYN_KOL = 0–1

|match_LYN_LSK = 1–2

|match_LYN_ROS = 1–2

|match_LYN_SAN = 1–2

|match_LYN_STA = 2–2

|match_LYN_VAL = 0–1

|match_ROS_ARN = 7–1

|match_ROS_AVA = 1–0

|match_ROS_KLE = 2–1

|match_ROS_KOL = 3–0

|match_ROS_LSK = 2–1

|match_ROS_LYN = 3–2

|match_ROS_SAN = 0–2

|match_ROS_STA = 2–0

|match_ROS_VAL = 2–1

|match_SAN_ARN = 4–0

|match_SAN_AVA = 3–0

|match_SAN_KLE = 8–0

|match_SAN_KOL = 1–0

|match_SAN_LSK = 4–1

|match_SAN_LYN = 5–0

|match_SAN_ROS = 2–0

|match_SAN_STA = 3–0

|match_SAN_VAL = 3–0

|match_STA_ARN = 0–3

|match_STA_AVA = 2–1

|match_STA_KLE = 1–0

|match_STA_KOL = 0–1

|match_STA_LSK = 1–3

|match_STA_LYN = 2–1

|match_STA_ROS = 2–5

|match_STA_SAN = 1–2

|match_STA_VAL = 0–5

|match_VAL_ARN = 2–0

|match_VAL_AVA = 5–3

|match_VAL_KLE = 7–0

|match_VAL_KOL = 3–0

|match_VAL_LSK = 2–1

|match_VAL_LYN = 4–0

|match_VAL_ROS = 1–2

|match_VAL_SAN = 0–1

|match_VAL_STA = 0–1

}}

Relegation play-offs

The league's ninth placed team, Lyn, faced Åsane, the 2021 First Division runners-up, in a two-legged play-off to decide who would play in the 2022 Toppserien.{{cite web|url=https://www.fotball.no/turneringer/toppserien/2021/slik-spilles-kvalifiseringen-til-toppserien/|title=Slik spilles kvalifiseringen til Toppserien|website=Norwegian Football Federation|date=9 November 2021|access-date=14 November 2021|language=no}}

{{footballbox

| date = 17 November 2021

| time = 13:00 CET

| team1 = Lyn

| score = 2–1

| report = https://www.nifs.no/kampfakta.php?kamp_id=2003582&t=222&u=688107&land=1&lag1=9401&lag2=5353

| team2 = Åsane

| goals1 = Aahjem {{goal|4}}
Olsen {{goal|54}}

| goals2 = Vestbøstad {{goal|89}}

| stadium = Kringsjå Stadion

| location = Oslo

| referee = Henrikke Holm Nervik

| attendance = 123

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 21 November 2021

| time = 13:00 CET

| team1 = Åsane

| score = 0–1

| report = https://www.nifs.no/kampfakta.php?kamp_id=2003583&land=1&t=222&u=688107&lag1=5353&lag2=9401

| team2 = Lyn

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Tandberg {{goal|13}}

| stadium = Åsane Arena

| location = Bergen

| referee = Karoline Marie Jensen

| attendance = 514

}}

Lyn won 3–1 on aggregate and both teams remained in their respective leagues.

Season statistics

=Top scorers=

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

! Player

! Club

! Goals{{cite web|url=https://www.nifs.no/toppscorer.php?land=1&t=19&u=684879|title=Toppscorerliste Toppserien 2021|website=NIFS|publisher=NTB|access-date=7 November 2021|language=no}}

rowspan="1"|1

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

|align="left"|LSK Kvinner

|rowspan="1"|13

rowspan="2"|2

|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Synne Jensen

|align="left"|Vålerenga

|rowspan="2"|11

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

|align="left"|Rosenborg

rowspan="2"|4

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

|align="left"|Rosenborg

|rowspan="2"|10

align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Maria Brochmann

|align="left"|Sandviken

rowspan="2"|6

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

|align="left"|LSK Kvinner

|rowspan="2"|9

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

|align="left"|Vålerenga

rowspan="2"|8

|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Sara Kanutte Fornes

|align="left"|Rosenborg

|rowspan="2"|7

align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Marit Bratberg Lund

|align="left"|Sandviken

rowspan="1"|10

|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Vilde Hasund

|align="left"|Sandviken

|rowspan="1"|6

=Disciplinary=

==Players==

Updated to matches played on 26 June 2021

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

! Player

! Club

! Yellow Card

! Red Card

! Points{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/norway/toppserien/2021/regular-season/r61465/ |title=2021 Toppserien yellow cards |publisher=Soccerway |access-date= 26 June 2021}}

rowspan=4|1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Sara Lindbak Hørte

|align="left"|Kolbotn

|rowspan=4|2

|rowspan=4|0

|rowspan=4|2

align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Ingeborg Lye Skretting

|align="left"|Klepp

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

|align="left"|Avaldsnes

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

|align="left"|Vålerenga

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

==Club==

Updated to matches played on 26 June 2021

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

! Club

! Yellow Card

! Red Card

! Points

rowspan=2|1

|align="left"|Kolbotn

|rowspan=2|6

|rowspan=10|0

|rowspan=2|6

align="left"|LSK Kvinner
rowspan=2|3

|align="left"|Avaldsnes

|rowspan=2|4

|rowspan=2|4

align="left"|Klepp
rowspan=3|5

|align="left"|Arna-Bjørnar

|rowspan=3|3

|rowspan=3|3

align="left"|Sandviken
align="left"|Vålerenga
rowspan=3|8

|align="left"|Lyn

|rowspan=3|2

|rowspan=3|2

align="left"|Rosenborg
align="left"|Stabæk

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

=Awards=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
colspan="13" | Best XI{{cite web |title=Årets lag i Toppserien 2021 |url=https://www.nfkvinner.no/2021/11/arets-lag-i-toppserien-2021/ |website=Norske Fotballkvinner |language=no |date=15 November 2021}}
Goalkeeper

| colspan="12" | {{flagicon|SWE}} Moa Edrud (Arna-Bjørnar)

Defenders

| colspan="3" | {{flagicon|NOR}} Ingrid Ryland (Sandviken)

| colspan="3" | {{flagicon|NOR}} Guro Bergsvand (Sandviken)

| colspan="3" | {{flagicon|NOR}} Emilie Bragstad (Rosenborg)

| colspan="3" | {{flagicon|NOR}} Marit Bratberg Lund (Sandviken)

Midfielders

| colspan="4" | {{flagicon|NOR}} Lisa Naalsund (Sandviken)

| colspan="4" | {{flagicon|NOR}} Emilie Joramo (Rosenborg)

| colspan="4" | {{flagicon|SRB}} Dejana Stefanović (Vålerenga)

Forwards

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

| colspan="4" | {{flagicon|NOR}} Sophie Román Haug (LSK Kvinner)

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

References

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