Norwegian First Division
Season2021
Dates22 May 2021 – 14 November 2021
ChampionsRøa
PromotedRøa
RelegatedGrei
Fart
Matches played90
Goals scored291 (3.23 per match)
Top goalscorerTuva Espås
(13 goals)
Biggest home winRøa 8–0 Hønefoss
(9 October 2021)
Biggest away winMedkila 1–6 Fløya
(16 October 2021)
Grei 0–5 Røa
(14 November 2021)
Highest scoringRøa 8–0 Hønefoss
(9 October 2021)
KIL/Hemne 3–5 Fløya
(14 November 2021)
← 2020
2022 →

The 2021 Norwegian First Division was the 37th season of the Norwegian First Division, the second-tier Norwegian women's football division, and the 20th season under the current format. The league consisted of 10 teams. The season started on 22 May 2021 and ended on 14 November 2021.[1]

Røa won the league and were thus promoted to the 2022 Toppserien. Grei and Fart were relegated to the 2022 Norwegian Second Division.

Teams

2021 Norwegian First Division (women) is located in Norway
Amazon Grimstad
Fart
Fløya
Hønefoss
KIL/Hemne
Medkila
Åsane
Oslo
Oslo
Oslo region teams: Grei Røa Øvrevoll Hosle
Locations of teams in the 2021 1. divisjon.

The following ten teams compete in the 1. divisjon:[1]

Club Location Ground
Amazon Grimstad Grimstad Levermyr Stadion
Fart Hamar Fart Kunstgress
Fløya Tromsø Fløya Arena
Grei Oslo Grei Kunstgress
Hønefoss Hønefoss Aka Arena
KIL/Hemne Kyrksæterøra Hemne Sparebank Arena
Medkila Harstad Harstad Stadion
Røa Oslo Røa Kunstgress
Øvrevoll Hosle Bærum Ferd Arena Hosle
Åsane Bergen Myrdal Stadion / Åsane Arena

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Røa (C, P) 18 13 5 0 54 6 +48 44 Promotion to Toppserien
2 Åsane 18 11 3 4 33 19 +14 36 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3 Øvrevoll Hosle 18 10 5 3 39 25 +14 35
4 Amazon Grimstad 18 10 2 6 24 20 +4 32
5 Fløya 18 7 3 8 31 27 +4 24
6 Hønefoss 18 7 2 9 24 35 −11 23
7 Medkila 18 7 1 10 24 42 −18 22
8 KIL/Hemne 18 5 2 11 27 32 −5 17
9 Grei (R) 18 4 2 12 18 33 −15 14 Relegation to Second Division
10 Fart (R) 18 2 3 13 17 52 −35 9
Source: NIFS (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away AZG FAR FLØ GRE HBK K/H MED RØA ØVH ÅSA
Amazon Grimstad — 3–0 1–0 3–2 2–0 1–2 1–0 0–2 1–0 1–1
Fart 1–1 — 2–2 2–0 1–2 1–4 1–2 0–2 2–2 0–2
Fløya 2–0 4–0 — 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–0 2–1 1–0
Grei 1–2 2–3 1–0 — 2–1 0–1 1–3 0–5 2–4 0–2
Hønefoss 1–2 3–1 2–1 3–1 — 3–2 0–1 0–1 1–1 4–0
KIL/Hemne 0–1 1–0 3–5 0–1 0–0 — 3–1 1–1 3–4 0–1
Medkila 0–4 4–3 1–6 1–1 4–0 2–1 — 0–4 1–2 0–1
Røa 3–0 7–0 3–0 1–1 8–0 3–1 6–0 — 1–1 3–0
Øvrevoll Hosle 1–0 6–0 3–3 1–0 4–2 3–2 3–1 0–2 — 1–0
Åsane 4–1 5–0 2–1 1–0 3–0 3–2 4–1 2–2 2–2 —
Source: Norwegian Football Federation
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals[2]
1 Norway Tuva Espås Røa 13
2 Norway Miriam Mjåseth Medkila 11
3 Norway Katarina Dybvik Sunde Åsane 10
4 Norway Joshualyn Reeves Øvrevoll Hosle 9
5 Norway Mathilde Harviken Røa 8
Norway Mia Huse Røa

References

  1. ^ a b "Terminliste 1. divisjon kvinner 2021". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Toppscorerliste 1. divisjon kvinner 2021". NIFS (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 14 November 2021.

External links

Women's second level football seasons in Norway
2021 in Norwegian football
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