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Arna-Bjørnar
Arna-Bjørnar Fotball is a Norwegian football club from Arna, Bergen. It was founded in late 2000 as a merger between the football branches from ''IL Bjørnar'' and ''Arna T&IL'', and replaced Bjørnar IL in the league system from 2001. The women's team has played since then in the ''Toppserien'' apart from the 2005 season when it was in the 1.divisjon. Prominent members of the women's team (2009) are goalkeepers Reidun Seth and Erika Skarbø, and Nigerian keeper Precious Dede brought in to cover while Skarbø recovers from a long-term wrist injury. Arna-Bjørnar has earned a reputation for developing young players and the squad includes the former and current Norway Under-19 captains, Maren Mjelde and Kristine Hegland, and prominent former Under-19 players Caroline Walde and Ingrid Ryland, both now Under-23 players, as well as senior international Madeleine Giske who played in the FIFA Women's World Cup 2007. The team has players in Norway's Under-17 team also. Arna-Bj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Toppserien
The 2024 Toppserien was the 41st season of the highest women's football league in Norway. The season started on 16 March 2024 and ended on 16 November 2024, not including play-off matches. Teams Kolbotn were promoted from the 2023 First Division. Arna-Bjørnar were originally relegated from the 2023 Toppserien, but were allowed to stay in the league after Avaldsnes Avaldsnes is a village in Karmøy municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located on the northeastern part of the island of Karmøy (island), Karmøy, along the Karmsundet strait, just south of the town of Haugesund (town), Hauge ... had their sporting license revoked for economic mismanagement, resulting in their relegation instead. Stadiums and locations Personnel and kits League table The league consists of 10 teams who play each other three times, totalling 27 matches per team. Positions by round Results Round 1–18 Round 19–27 Relegation play-offs The ninth placed team fac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toppserien
The Toppserien is the top level of women's association football in Norway. It was founded in 1984. History Women's league football was introduced on a county basis in 1977. These leagues acted as qualification for the regional (South) league in 1979. Regional leagues were in operation until the formation of the First Division 1984 1. divisjon (women), 1984, when the league was divided into three regions, Group Østlandet, Eastern-Norway (''Østlandet''), Group Vestlandet, Western-Norway (''Vestlandet''), and Group Trøndelag, Mid-Norway (''Trøndelag''). No teams from Nord-Norge, Northern-Norway (''Nord-Norge'') played, however. The winners of the three groups met each other for a play-off. Regional leagues for women had been played before 1984, and a championship play-off had been done between the winners of Mid-Norway and Eastern-Norway in 1983 (Trondheims-Ørn beat Setskog 2-1), but this championship was considered unofficial by the Football Association of Norway. In 1986 1. di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madeleine Giske
Madeleine Giske (born 14 September 1987) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a midfielder. She is a member of the Norway women's national football team. Giske is the daughter of Anders Giske, a former professional footballer who captained the Norway national football team, as well as playing for clubs such as SK Brann, 1. FC Nürnberg, Bayer Leverkusen and 1. FC Köln. Career In 2003 as a 15-year-old Madeleine Giske joined the Bergen club IL Sandviken where she debuted in Division-1 on 26 April. She was an immediate success and continued with the same club when it was promoted into the Toppserien in 2004, scoring eleven goals in that season and also in the next. In 2006, she moved to Arna-Bjørnar, also in Bergen, where she debuted with Erika Skarbø and Elise Thorsnes. She has contributed to making Arna-Bjørnar one of the top clubs in Norway and it finished fifth in the league table for 2009. Having progressed through Norway's national youth teams, Giske made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Toppserien
The 2010 Toppserien was the 27th season of top-tier women's football in Norway. A total of twelve teams contested the league, consisting of ten who competed in the previous season and two promoted from the 1. divisjon. The season ran from 5 April to 11 November 2010, and was won by Stabæk, their first ever title. As champions, they also qualified for the Round of 32 of the 2011-12 UEFA Women's Champions League. Stabæk completed the entire season undefeated, and were confirmed as league champions on the penultimate day after beating Trondheims-Ørn 3–0, at the same time as runners-up Røa lost 0–4 to Kolbotn. The roles were thus reversed from the previous season, when Røa won the league ahead of Stabæk. Kolbotn once again finished third after winning 2–0 against Arna-Bjørnar in the final round. Fløya were the first team of the season to be relegated, on 30 October. They would have been joined by newcomers Donn, whose licensing application for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erika Skarbø
Erika Espeseth Skarbø (born 12 June 1987 in Ålesund) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. She has played for IL Hødd and Fortuna Ålesund. Skarbø is also a member of the Norway women's national football team, having made her senior team debut on 12 February 2007 in a match against France. Skarbø has made 8 senior appearances for Norway, and has 45 youth team caps. She was the reserve keeper for the Norwegian squad that placed fourth in the 2007 Women's World Cup held in China. After Skarbø competed with Christine Colombo Nilsen and Ingrid Hjelmseth for the No. 1 goalkeeper position, Bjarne Berntsen announced on 2 May 2008 that Skarbø would be Norway's new No. 1 GK, replacing long-time keeper, Bente Nordby. On 9 June 2008 Skarbø was named to the Norwegian roster for the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China She lived in Dalgety Bay, in Fife, Scotland from age 6 to 9, before moving back to live in Norway's major shipbuilding town of Ulstein ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Toppserien
The 2004 season of the ''Toppserien'', the highest women's football (soccer) league in Norway, began on 17 April 2004 and ended on 30 October 2004. 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. Røa IL, Røa won the league one point ahead of Trondheims-Ørn SK, Trondheims-Ørn. League table Top goalscorers * 20 goals: ** Kristy Moore, IF Fløya, Fløya * 17 goals: ** Elene Moseby, Team Strømmen ** Ragnhild Gulbrandsen, Trondheims-Ørn SK, Trondheims-Ørn * 12 goals: ** Tonje Hansen, Kolbotn Fotball, Kolbotn * 11 goals: ** Melissa Wiik, Asker Fotball, Asker * 10 goals: ** Solveig Gulbrandsen, Kolbotn Fotball, Kolbotn * 9 goals: ** Ingrid Camilla Fosse Sæthre, Arna-Bjørnar ** Kjersti Thun, Asker Fotball, Asker ** Tone Heimlund, IF Fløya, Fløya ** Siv Elin Byberg, Klepp IL, Klepp * 8 goals: ** Heidi Pedersen, Trondheims-Ørn SK, Trondheims-Ørn Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Toppserien
The 2011 Toppserien was the 28th season of top-tier women's football in Norway. A total of twelve teams contested the league, consisting of ten who competed in the previous season and two promoted from the 1. divisjon. The season started on 2 April 2011 and ended on 29 October 2011. Changes from 2010 * Norway overtook Iceland in the UEFA coefficient rankings for eighth spot in the 2012–13 European season. Thus Norway gains a second entry for the Champions League which is naturally given to the season's runner-up. Teams Teams not returning for this season, after being relegated in 2010 were IF Fløya and FK Donn Fotballklubben Donn is a Norwegian football club from the neighbourhood Lund in Kristiansand, most notable for its women's football team. It was founded on 24 June 1909 and named after a dog. Donn Toppfotball The women's football team Donn Topp .... Donn finished 9th of 12 but were denied a license for 2011. Teams entering this season, after being promoted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Precious Dede
Precious Uzoaru Dede (born 18 January 1980) is a Nigerian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper for the women's national football team. She formerly played for several clubs, including Delta Queens FC, Ibom Queens and Arna-Bjørnar, as well as appearing 99 times for the Nigeria women's national football team. Club career On 30 March 2009 Dede signed a one-year contract to play for Arna-Bjørnar in Bergen, Norway. She had been brought in following an injury to fellow goalkeeper Erika Skarbø. International career Dede has been in many Nigerian squads over the years, including the Women's World Cup tournaments of 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, the Olympic tournaments of Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008, and the African Women's Championship tournaments of 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2014, winning it twice (2010, 2014). Retirement She had initially considered retiring from international football following the 2014 African Women's Championship, but was convinced to continue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reidun Seth
Reidun Seth (born 9 June 1966) is a Norwegian footballer, world champion and olympic medallist, a football goalkeeper and a goalkeeper trainer. She debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1984, and played 71 matches for the national team. She received a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Clubs include IL Jardar, GAIS, Trollhättans IF and Nymark IL. Reidun Seth joined Bergen club Arna-Bjørnar in 1999 and retired after the 2002 season. Since then she has worked as a full-time keeper trainer in Bergen and has among her students Norway's keeper, Erika Skarbø. Following Skarbø's absence due to injury in early 2009 Seth announced that she would be available to play for Arna-Bjørnar in the elite Toppserien league as the club's reserve goalkeeper to first keeper Precious Dede. She played the full 90 minutes in the club's 3–0 win over Trondheims-Ørn Rosenborg Ballklub Kvinner (previously known as Sportsklubben Trondheims-Ørn) is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Women's Cup
The Norwegian Women's Cup () is a single-elimination tournament, knockout cup competition in Norwegian women's association football, football. It has been organised annually since 1978. The final is usually played on a Saturday, the day before the men's cup final. The current champions are Vålerenga Fotball Damer, Vålerenga, who won their third title in 2024. List of finals The finals so far: Performance by club See also *Norwegian Football Cup References External linksCupat soccerway.comCup at fotball.no {{Football in Norway Norwegian Women's Cup, 1978 establishments in Norway Recurring sporting events established in 1978 Women's national association football cups, Norway Women's football competitions in Norway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Mjelde
Erik Nævdal Mjelde (born 6 March 1984) is a Norwegian football manager for the Arna-Bjørnar women's team and former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Among his previous clubs are Sandefjord, Lillestrøm, SK Brann and Løv-Ham Fotball. Prior to joining Brann at the age of 16, he played for Fri. Career Mjelde made his debut for the Norway U21 national team in 2006 where he played one game. He also played a series of games for other youth national teams (U16, U17, U19). After the 2019 season Mjelde decide to retire. In January 2020 he was hired as director of development for Arna-Bjørnar Arna-Bjørnar Fotball is a Norwegian football club from Arna, Bergen. It was founded in late 2000 as a merger between the football branches from ''IL Bjørnar'' and ''Arna T&IL'', and replaced Bjørnar IL in the league system from 2001. The .... After Thomas Mørk left the club in December 2023, he was appointed as manager for the 2024 season together with Martin H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Toppserien
The 2006 season of the ''Toppserien'', the highest women's football (soccer) league in Norway, began on 6 May 2006 and ended on 28 October 2006. 18 games were played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number nine and ten went to a playoff round with number three and four from the First Division. The two top teams from the First Division were promoted, as the league was expanded from 10 teams to 12 teams in 2007. Kolbotn won the league after beating Trondheims-Ørn on goal difference. League table Top goalscorers * 19 goals: ** Elise Thorsnes, Arna-Bjørnar ** Tonje Hansen, Kolbotn * 16 goals: ** Elene Moseby, Team Strømmen * 14 goals: ** Una Nwajei, Amazon Grimstad ** Kristine Edner, Røa * 12 goals: ** Kristin Lie, Trondheims-Ørn * 11 goals: ** Trine Rønning, Kolbotn ** Guro Knutsen, Røa ** Solfrid Andersen, Trondheims-Ørn * 10 goals: ** Trude Amundsen, Sandviken * 9 goals: ** Madeleine Giske, Arna-Bjørnar ** Ingrid Camilla Fosse Sæthr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |