2001 Toppserien

Toppserien

Season	2001
Champions	Trondheims-Ørn 6th title
Relegated	Liungen Athene Moss
Matches played	90
Goals scored	379 (4.21 per match)
Top goalscorer	Ragnhild Gulbrandsen (31 goals)
← 2000 2002 →

The 2001 season of the Toppserien, the highest women's football (soccer) league in Norway, began on 21 April 2001 and ended on 27 October 2001.

18 games were played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number nine and ten were relegated, while the two top teams from the First Division were promoted.

Trondheims-Ørn won the league.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Trondheims-Ørn (C)	18	17	1	0	90	13	+77	52	Qualification for the UEFA Women's Cup second qualifying round
2	Kolbotn	18	15	0	3	55	20	+35	45
3	Arna-Bjørnar	18	13	2	3	41	27	+14	41
4	Asker	18	11	2	5	59	26	+33	35
5	Klepp	18	8	2	8	32	38	−6	26
6	Team Strømmen	18	6	0	12	31	50	−19	18
7	Røa	18	3	3	12	18	51	−33	12
8	Byåsen	18	3	3	12	15	64	−49	12
9	Liungen (R)	18	2	4	12	25	57	−32	10	Relegation to First Division
10	Athene Moss (R)	18	1	5	12	13	33	−20	8

Source: NIFS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Top goalscorers

• 31 goals:
  • Ragnhild Gulbrandsen, Trondheims/Ørn
• 19 goals:
  • Elene Moseby, Team Strømmen
• 18 goals:
  • Solveig Gulbrandsen, Kolbotn
• 15 goals:
  • Ingunn Sørum, Liungen
• 14 goals:
  • Brit Sandaune, Trondheims-Ørn
• 13 goals:
  • Ellinor Grønfur, Klepp
  • Linda Ørmen, Kolbotn
• 11 goals:
  • Bente Musland, Arna-Bjørnar
  • Kjersti Thun, Asker
• 10 goals:
  • Kristin Stundal, Asker
  • Trine Rønning, Trondheims-Ørn
  • Heidi Pedersen, Trondheims-Ørn
• 9 goals:
  • Ingrid Camilla Fosse Sæthre, Arna-Bjørnar
  • Marit Jordanger, Trondheims-Ørn

Promotion and relegation

• Liungen and Athene Moss were relegated to the First Division.
• Sandviken and Larvik were promoted from the First Division.

References

• League table
• Fixtures
• Goalscorers