Toppserien 2008
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The 2008 season of the Toppserien, the highest women's football (soccer)
league in Norway
, began on 12 April 2008 and ended on 2 November 2008.
22 games were played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number eleven and twelve were relegated, while the two top teams from the First Division were promoted.
Røa
won the league, defending their title. Asker went defunct after the season, but relocated their team to Stabæk
.
Women's football (soccer)
Women's association football has been played for many decades, but was associated with charity games and physical exercise in the past before the breakthrough of organized women's association football came in the 1970s. Before the 1970s, football was basically seen as a men's game...
league in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, began on 12 April 2008 and ended on 2 November 2008.
22 games were played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number eleven and twelve were relegated, while the two top teams from the First Division were promoted.
Røa
Røa IL
Røa IL is a Norwegian sports club from Røa in the borough of Vestre Aker, Oslo. It was founded on 11 November 1900, and has sections for football, gymnastics, bandy and cross-country skiing. Football, bandy and nordic skiing has been dominant in Røa. In bandy, the team has twice made it to the...
won the league, defending their title. Asker went defunct after the season, but relocated their team to Stabæk
Stabæk Fotball Kvinner
Stabæk Fotball Kvinner is Stabæk IF's women's football team, and was started in 2007. Stabæk plays in Toppserien, the top league of Norway. They won the league championship in 2010 and thus qualified to the 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League to debut in Europe...
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League table
Results
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kristy MooreKristy Moore Kristy Moore is an English-Australian footballer. She plays in Norway as a winger or striker for Stabæk and has represented both Australia and England at international level.-Club career:... |
Fløya | 20 |
| 2 |  Guro KnutsenGuro Knutsen Guro Knutsen Mienna is a Norwegian football player who plays for the club Røa IL in the Toppserien and for the Norway women's national football team.... |
Røa Røa IL Røa IL is a Norwegian sports club from Røa in the borough of Vestre Aker, Oslo. It was founded on 11 November 1900, and has sections for football, gymnastics, bandy and cross-country skiing. Football, bandy and nordic skiing has been dominant in Røa. In bandy, the team has twice made it to the... |
17 |
| Lene Mykjåland Lene Mykjåland Lene Mykjåland is a Norwegian football striker.She currently plays for Røa. She is also a member of the Norwegian Women's National Football Team, having made her debut for the senior team on March 7, 2007, in a 1–2 loss against Germany.She started her career in Randesund IL, a district club in... |
Røa Røa IL Røa IL is a Norwegian sports club from Røa in the borough of Vestre Aker, Oslo. It was founded on 11 November 1900, and has sections for football, gymnastics, bandy and cross-country skiing. Football, bandy and nordic skiing has been dominant in Røa. In bandy, the team has twice made it to the... |
17 | |
| 4 | Melissa Wiik Melissa Wiik Melissa Wiik is a Norwegian female footballer, who currently plays for VfL Wolfsburg.-Career:Asker played in the elite Toppserien league in Norway, and Wiik was the league's top scorer of the 2007 season, with 22 goals from 22 matches... |
Asker | 16 |
| 5 | Lise Klaveness Lise Klaveness Lise Klaveness is a Norwegian football player who has played more than fifty matches for the Norway women's national football team.... |
Asker | 14 |
| Elise Thorsnes Elise Thorsnes Elise Hove Thorsnes is a Norwegian footballer.She made her debut for the former elite team Kaupanger, and stayed there until her debut for Arna-Bjørnar in 2006. Thorsnes made her debut at the same time as Erika Skarbø, Madeleine Giske and Trude Johannessen. Arna-Bjørnar finished in 5th place... |
Arna-Bjørnar | 14 | |
| 7 | Kristin Blystad Bjerke |
Kolbotn | 13 |
| 8 | Aimee Edris |
Arna-Bjørnar | 11 |
| Una Nwajei Una Nwajei Una Obiose Kriston Nwajei is a Nigerian-born English footballer. She plays as a striker for Amazon Grimstad and has represented England at international level.-Club career:... |
Amazon Grimstad Amazon Grimstad FK Amazon Grimstad FK is a Norwegian women's football club from Grimstad. It is named after the Amazons of Greek mythology.It was founded in 1999, when the women's football section split from FK Jerv. The senior team currently resides in the Toppserien, having played there since the 2006 season.-... |
11 | |
| 10 | Hege Hansen |
Klepp Klepp IL Klepp IL is a Norwegian sports club from the municipality of Klepp. It was founded on 1 October 1919, and has sections for football, handball and gymnastics as well as the less active sections for athletics and orienteering.... |
10 |
| Kristin Lie Kristin Lie Kristin Lie is a Norwegian football striker. She currently plays for Trondheims-Ørn.-References:**... |
Trondheims-Ørn | 10 |
Promotion and relegation
- LarvikFK LarvikFK Larvik is a Norwegian women's football club from Larvik, founded in 1997 through a merger of the women's football sections of Nanset IF and Halsen IF....
and FartFL FartFotballaget Fart is a Norwegian football club based in Vang. They play home games at Fartbana Stadion. The club has both men's and women's teams. The women play in the First Division , having been relegated from Toppserien following the 2008 season, while the men currently play in the Third Division...
were relegated to the First Division. - SandvikenIL SandvikenIL Sandviken is a Norwegian sports club from the neighborhood Sandviken in Bergenhus borough, Bergen. It has sections for football and handball.The women's football team currently resides in the Toppserien, having played there since the 2004 season...
and Fortuna ÅlesundFK Fortuna ÅlesundFK Fortuna Ålesund is a Norwegian women's football club from Ålesund. It is named after Fortuna of Roman mythology.It was founded in 1991, and originally cooperated with Spjelkavik IL, but took its current name as of the 1996 season. Its home ground is Color Line Stadion. The club made its debut in...
were promoted from the First Division.