The 2006 season of the ''
Toppserien
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History
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'', the highest
women's football (soccer)
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league in
Norway
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, 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
2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year.
Events
January
* January 1
**Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...
.
Kolbotn
Kolbotn is an Urban areas in the Nordic countries#Urban areas in Norway, urban area in Norway's Nordre Follo municipality in Akershus county. Kolbotn is in the centre of the traditional district, Oppegård. The population is about 6,000. Kolbotn ...
won the league after beating
Trondheims-Ørn
Rosenborg Ballklub Kvinner (previously known as Sportsklubben Trondheims-Ørn) is a Norwegian women's professional football club in Trondheim, Trøndelag.
History
The club was founded as a multi-sports club on May 18, 1917, and became a mem ...
on
goal difference
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.
League table
Top goalscorers
* 19 goals:
**
Elise Thorsnes,
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 ...
**
Tonje Hansen
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* Norwegia ...
,
Kolbotn
Kolbotn is an Urban areas in the Nordic countries#Urban areas in Norway, urban area in Norway's Nordre Follo municipality in Akershus county. Kolbotn is in the centre of the traditional district, Oppegård. The population is about 6,000. Kolbotn ...
* 16 goals:
**
Elene Moseby,
Team Strømmen
* 14 goals:
**
Una Nwajei,
Amazon Grimstad
**
Kristine Edner,
Røa
* 12 goals:
**
Kristin Lie,
Trondheims-Ørn
Rosenborg Ballklub Kvinner (previously known as Sportsklubben Trondheims-Ørn) is a Norwegian women's professional football club in Trondheim, Trøndelag.
History
The club was founded as a multi-sports club on May 18, 1917, and became a mem ...
* 11 goals:
**
Trine Rønning,
Kolbotn
Kolbotn is an Urban areas in the Nordic countries#Urban areas in Norway, urban area in Norway's Nordre Follo municipality in Akershus county. Kolbotn is in the centre of the traditional district, Oppegård. The population is about 6,000. Kolbotn ...
**
Guro Knutsen,
Røa
**
Solfrid Andersen,
Trondheims-Ørn
Rosenborg Ballklub Kvinner (previously known as Sportsklubben Trondheims-Ørn) is a Norwegian women's professional football club in Trondheim, Trøndelag.
History
The club was founded as a multi-sports club on May 18, 1917, and became a mem ...
* 10 goals:
**
Trude Amundsen,
Sandviken
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* 9 goals:
**
Madeleine Giske
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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 ...
**
Ingrid Camilla Fosse Sæthre
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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 ...
**
Kristin Blystad Bjerke,
Kolbotn
Kolbotn is an Urban areas in the Nordic countries#Urban areas in Norway, urban area in Norway's Nordre Follo municipality in Akershus county. Kolbotn is in the centre of the traditional district, Oppegård. The population is about 6,000. Kolbotn ...
**
Linda Stadsøy,
Røa
**
Lene Mykjåland,
Røa
Relegation play-offs
* The qualification matches were contested between
Klepp
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(9th in the Toppserien),
Liungen (10th in the Toppserien),
Grand Bodø (3rd in the First Division), and
Manglerud Star (4th in the First Division). Grand Bodø and Klepp won, and were respectively promoted to, and stayed in, the Toppserien.
Liungen was relegated to the First Division.
*
Grand Bodø -
Liungen 1–0
*
Manglerud Star -
Klepp
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0–1
*
Liungen -
Grand Bodø 0–1
*
Klepp
Klepp is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Jæren. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Kleppe. O ...
-
Manglerud Star 4–0
References
League table
{{2006 in Norwegian football
Toppserien seasons
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Top level Norwegian women's football league seasons