Play-offs to the Norwegian First Division (women)

The Play-offs to the 1. divisjon for women in association football is a Norwegian play-off competition that have taken place from 2001.

The play-offs were instituted because of the streamlining of the 1. divisjon (second tier) ahead of the 2001 season, into one national league. Before that, the 1. divisjon consisted of several groups, whose teams themselves engaged in a playoff to the Toppserien, the first tier.

The playoffs have never had a clear-cut institutionalized shape or form.

2011 Pool 1

Pool 2

2010 Pool 1

Pool 2

2008 First, there was a pre-playoff between the Northern Norwegian teams:

Alta – won Bossmo & Ytteren Sortland

Then, eight teams, of which two from the 1. divisjon, faced another team in two legs.

Gjøvik beat Eik-Tønsberg on the away goals rule; 3–3 on aggregate (and Gjøvik stayed in the 1. divisjon) Linderud-Grei beat Vålerenga 7–5 on aggregate (and L-G stayed in the 1. divisjon) Orkla beat Sola 3–1 on aggregate Alta beat Borgen 4–1 on aggregate

Reference: Norwegian Women's Football

2007 First, there was a pre-playoff between the Northern Norwegian teams:

Alta – won Sortland Halsøy

Then the actual playoff consisted of two groups.

Gjøvik – promoted Alta Orkla

Voss – promoted Fossum Vålerenga

Reference: Norwegian Women's Football

2006 First, there was a pre-playoff between the Northern Norwegian teams:

Tromsdalen – won Innstranden Leknes

Then the actual playoff consisted of two groups.

Tromsdalen – promoted Skjetten – promoted Ranheim

Donn – promoted Linderud-Grei – promoted (after yet another one-on-one playoff against Sola) Sola

Reference: Norwegian Women's Football

2005 First, there was a pre-playoff between the Northern Norwegian teams:

Tromsdalen – won Bossmo & Ytteren Alta Mjølner

Then the actual playoff consisted of two groups.

Manglerud Star – promoted Orkla Tromsdalen

Haugar – promoted Skjetten Donn

Reference: Norwegian Women's Football

2004 First, there were several pre-playoffs:

Kaupanger beat Hana 18–0 on aggregate Grand Bodø beat both Leknes and Leknes Træff beat Orkla

Then the actual playoff consisted of two groups.

Grand Bodø – promoted Linderud-Grei Træff

Kaupanger – promoted Skjetten Donn

Reference: Norwegian Women's Football

2003 First, there were two pre-playoffs:

Ranheim beat Eid 11–0 in one match Grand Bodø beat both Leknes and Tromsdalen

Then the actual playoff consisted of two groups.

Fart – promoted Ranheim Grand Bodø

Bamble – promoted Nymark Vallset

Reference: Norwegian Women's Football

2002 First, there were two pre-playoffs:

Kattem beat Træff 7–1 in one match Innstranden beat both Leknes and Tromsdalen

Then the actual playoff consisted of two groups.

Kattem – promoted Vallset Innstranden

Amazon Grimstad – promoted Kaupanger Storhamar

Reference: Norwegian Women's Football

2001 First, there were two pre-playoffs:

Herd beat Orkla 1–0 in one match Innstranden beat both Håkvik and Alta

Then the actual playoff consisted of two groups.

Skeid – promoted Innstranden Herd

Gjelleråsen – promoted Nymark Fossum

Reference: Norwegian Women's Football

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