1997 Toppserien
title: "1997 Toppserien" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["toppserien-seasons", "1997-in-norwegian-women's-football-leagues", "1997-in-european-women's-top-tier-association-football-leagues"] topic_path: "sports" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_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 |
| 4th title | |
| relegated | Bøler |
| Verdal | |
| matches | 90 |
| total goals | 384 |
| league topscorer | Norway Ragnhild Gulbrandsen |
| (24 goals) | |
| prevseason | 1996 |
| nextseason | 1998 |
| :: |
| competition = Toppserien | season = | winners = Trondheims-Ørn 4th title | relegated = Bøler Verdal | matches = 90 | total goals = 384 | league topscorer = Norway Ragnhild Gulbrandsen (24 goals) | prevseason = 1996 | nextseason = 1998 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.
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
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Top goalscorers
- 24 goals:
- Norway Ragnhild Gulbrandsen, Trondheims-Ørn
- 20 goals:
- Norway Ann Kristin Aarønes, Trondheims-Ørn
- 19 goals:
- Norway Marianne Pettersen, Asker
- 14 goals:
- Norway Line Anzjøn, Verdal
- 13 goals:
- Norway Randi Leinan, Kolbotn
- 10 goals:
- Norway Dagny Mellgren, Klepp
- 9 goals:
- Norway Margunn Haugenes, Bjørnar
- Israel Silvi Jan, Kolbotn
- Norway Monica Enlid, Trondheims-Ørn
- 8 goals:
- Norway Nina Reiersen, Athene Moss
- Norway Gro Espeseth, Sandviken
- Norway 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
References
- "Women Premier division 1997". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
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