1997 Toppserien

The 1997 season of the Toppserien, the highest women's football (soccer) league in Norway, began on 26 April 1997 and ended on 11 October 1997.

Toppserien

Season	1997 (1997)
Champions	Trondheims-Ørn 4th title
Relegated	Bøler Verdal
Matches played	90
Goals scored	384 (4.27 per match)
Top goalscorer	Ragnhild Gulbrandsen (24 goals)
← 1996 1998 →

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.

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	81	26	+55	49
2	Asker	18	11	4	3	48	23	+25	37
3	Klepp	18	10	3	5	33	23	+10	33
4	Kolbotn	18	9	5	4	46	21	+25	32
5	Sandviken	18	7	5	6	34	26	+8	26
6	Bjørnar	18	7	5	6	30	25	+5	26
7	Setskog/Høland	18	7	2	9	39	36	+3	23
8	Athene Moss	18	6	1	11	33	38	−5	19
9	Bøler (R)	18	2	2	14	15	78	−63	8	Relegation to First Division
10	Verdal (R)	18	1	0	17	25	88	−63	3

Source:
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Top goalscorers

• 24 goals:
  • Ragnhild Gulbrandsen, Trondheims-Ørn
• 20 goals:
  • Ann Kristin Aarønes, Trondheims-Ørn
• 19 goals:
  • Marianne Pettersen, Asker
• 14 goals:
  • Line Anzjøn, Verdal
• 13 goals:
  • Randi Leinan, Kolbotn
• 10 goals:
  • Dagny Mellgren, Klepp
• 9 goals:
  • Margunn Haugenes, Bjørnar
  • Silvi Jan, Kolbotn
  • Monica Enlid, Trondheims-Ørn
• 8 goals:
  • Nina Reiersen, Athene Moss
  • Gro Espeseth, Sandviken
  • Brit Sandaune, Trondheims-Ørn

Promotion and relegation

• Bøler and Verdal were relegated to the First Division.
• Fløya and Byåsen were promoted from the First Division through playoff.

References

• League table
• Fixtures
• Goalscorers