1996 Toppserien
title: "1996 Toppserien" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["toppserien-seasons", "1996-in-norwegian-women's-football-leagues", "1996-in-european-women's-top-tier-association-football-leagues"] topic_path: "sports" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Toppserien" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Toppserien |
| season | |
| winners | Trondheims-Ørn |
| 3rd title | |
| matches | 90 |
| total goals | 364 |
| league topscorer | Norway Randi Leinan |
| (27 goals) | |
| relegated | Haugar |
| Gjelleråsen | |
| prevseason | 1. divisjon 1995 |
| nextseason | 1997 |
| :: |
| competition = Toppserien | season = | winners = Trondheims-Ørn 3rd title | matches = 90 | total goals = 364 | league topscorer = Norway Randi Leinan (27 goals) | relegated = Haugar Gjelleråsen | prevseason = 1. divisjon 1995 | nextseason = 1997 The 1996 season of the Toppserien, the highest women's football (soccer) league in Norway, began on 21 April 1996 and ended on 13 October 1996.
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. After the season had ended, Sprint/Jeløy changed its name to Athene Moss.
Trondheims-Ørn won the league, losing only one game.
League table
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Top goalscorers
- 27 goals:
- Norway Randi Leinan, Trondheims-Ørn
- 12 goals:
- Norway Marianne Pettersen, Gjelleråsen
- Israel Silvi Jan, Kolbotn
- Norway Åse Iren Steine, Sandviken
- 11 goals:
- Norway Anne Nymark Andersen, Sandviken
- 10 goals:
- Norway Hege Gunnerød, Asker
- Norway Kjersti Thun, Asker
- Norway Britt Monica Andreassen, Bøler
- Norway Unni Lehn, Trondheims-Ørn
- 9 goals:
- Norway Heidi Eivik, Trondheims-Ørn
- Norway Brit Sandaune, Trondheims-Ørn
- 8 goals:
- Norway Katrin Skarsbø, Sprint/Jeløy
Promotion and relegation
- Haugar and Gjelleråsen were relegated to the 1. divisjon.
- Verdal and Bjørnar were promoted from the 1. divisjon through play-offs.
References
References
- "Women Premier division 1996". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
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