The 2015 Toppserien is the twenty-nine season of top-tier women's football in Norway since its establishment in 1987. A total of 12 teams contested for the league, eleven returning from the 2014 season and the one teams promoted from the First Division, Sandviken.

Toppserien
Season2015
ChampionsLSK Kvinner
RelegatedAmazon Grimstad
Matches played114
Goals scored388 (3.4 per match)
Top goalscorerIsabell Herlovsen
(19 goals)
Biggest home winKolbotn 10–0 Medkila
Biggest away winMedkila 0–7 Avaldsnes
Highest scoringKolbotn 10–0 Medkila
Longest winning run6 games - LSK Kvinner
Longest unbeaten run15 games - LSK Kvinner
Longest winless run10 games - Medkila
Longest losing run10 games - Medkila
Total attendance29,726
Average attendance225
2014
2016

The season started on 28 March 2015 and ended on 7 November 2015.

Teams

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Team Location Arena Manager
Amazon Grimstad Grimstad Levermyr Stadion Margunn Haugenes
Arna-Bjørnar Bergen Arna Stadion Morten Røssland
Avaldsnes Avaldsnes Avaldsnes Idrettssenter Colin Bell
Kolbotn Kolbotn Sofiemyr Stadion Cecilie Berg-Hansen
Klepp Klepp Klepp Stadion Jon Pall Palmason
Lillestrøm Lillestrøm LSK-Hallen Monica Knudsen
Medkila Harstad Harstad Stadion Roy Berntsen
Røa Oslo Røa Kunstgress Geir Nordby
Grand Bodø Sandviken Stemmemyren idrettsplass Øystein Nordtveit
Stabæk Bærum Nadderud Stadion Øyvind Eide
Trondheims-Ørn Trondheim Ranheim Arena Trond Nordsteien
Vålerenga Oslo Vallhall Arena David Brocken

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 LSK Kvinner (C) 22 18 2 2 58 16 +42 56 Qualification for the Champions League round of 32
2 Avaldsnes 22 16 3 3 60 15 +45 51 Qualification for the Champions League qualifying round
3 Røa 22 10 8 4 32 24 +8 38
4 Stabæk 22 10 7 5 32 17 +15 37
5 Kolbotn 22 9 5 8 45 28 +17 32
6 Klepp 22 8 6 8 36 46 −10 30
7 Arna-Bjørnar 22 7 5 10 35 45 −10 26
8 Trondheims-Ørn 22 7 3 12 27 38 −11 24
9 Sandviken 22 5 6 11 23 36 −13 21
10 Vålerenga 22 6 3 13 22 42 −20 21
11 Medkila (O) 22 5 2 15 28 63 −35 17 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
12 Amazon Grimstad (R) 22 4 4 14 22 50 −28 15[a] Relegation to First Division
Source: NIFS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Amazon Grimstad were deducted 1 point for lack of financial control.[1]

Relegation play-offs

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Medkila won the relegation-playoff 3–0 and 5–0 against Grand Bodø and remained in the league.[2]

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1   Isabell Herlovsen LSK Kvinner 19
2   Cecilie Pedersen Avaldsnes 18
3   Hege Hansen Klepp 13
4   Lene Mykjåland LSK Kvinner 11
5   Lise-Marie Utland Trondheims-Ørn 10
  Elise Thorsnes Avaldsnes
7   Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir Avaldsnes 9
  Synne Skinnes Hansen Røa
  Emilie Haavi LSK Kvinner
10   Rosie Malone-Povolny Medkila 8
  Gry Tofte Ims Klepp

References

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  1. ^ "Amazon Grimstad trukket ett poeng" (in Norwegian). NRK. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Zusammenfassung - Relegationsspiele der Frauen - Norwegen - Ergebnisse, Spielpläne, Tabellen und News - Women Soccerway".
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