The 2012

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 ...

was the 29th season of top-tier

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. A total of 12 teams contested the league, ten returning from the 2011 season and the two teams promoted from the First Division,

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and

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. The season started on 14 April 2012.

Changes from 2011

* Norway fell from 8th to 11th in the

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rankings for the 2013–14 European season. Thus the runners-up is no longer qualified to the Champions League. * The eleventh placed teams will play a promotion/relegation play-off against the second league's second-place finisher. A play-off was last played in 2006.

Teams

League table

Relegation play-offs

Kattem had to face second league's second-place finisher Medkila in a two-legged play-off match for the right to play in the

2013 Toppserien The 2013 Toppserien was the 30th season of top-tier women's football in Norway. A total of 12 teams are contesting the league, ten returning from the 2012 season and the two teams promoted from the First Division, Avaldsnes Avaldsnes is a vil ...

. Kattem won the playoff, but subsequently withdrew their team from the league. Medkila were promoted to take their place in Toppserien.

Top goalscorers

References

External links

Season
on soccerway.com {{2012 in Norwegian football Toppserien seasons 1 Top level Norwegian women's football league seasons