The 2021 Toppserien was the 38th season of the highest women's football league in Norway. The season started on 22 May 2021 and ended on 13 November 2021.
Sandviken won their first Toppserien title. Rosenborg were the runners-up.
Format The league consists of 10 teams this season, which will play each other twice (home and away) totalling 18 matches per team.
Teams
Teams information Team Home city Home ground Seasons Arna-Bjørnar Indre Arna (Bergen) Arna Idrettspark 20 Avaldsnes Avaldsnes Avaldsnes Idrettssenter 9 Klepp Kleppe Klepp Stadion 35 Kolbotn Kolbotn Sofiemyr Stadion 27 LSK Kvinner Lillestrøm LSK-Hallen 35 Lyn Oslo Kringsjå kunstgress 4 Rosenborg Trondheim Koteng Arena 35 Sandviken Bergen Stemmemyren 28 Stabæk Bærum Nadderud Stadion 12 Vålerenga Oslo Intility Arena 10
League table
Results
Relegation play-offs The league's ninth placed team, Lyn, faced Åsane, the 2021 First Division runners-up, in a two-legged play-off to decide who would play in the 2022 Toppserien.
Lyn won 3–1 on aggregate and both teams remained in their respective leagues.
Season statistics Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Emilie HaaviLSK Kvinner132 Synne JensenVålerenga11 Lisa-Marie UtlandRosenborg4 Julie BlakstadRosenborg10 Maria BrochmannSandviken6 Sophie Romàn HaugLSK Kvinner9 Dejana StefanovićVålerenga8 Sara Kanutte FornesRosenborg7 Marit Bratberg LundSandviken10 Vilde HasundSandviken6
Disciplinary Players Updated to matches played on 26 June 2021 Rank Player Club Yellow Card Red Card Points1 Sara Lindbak HørteKolbotn202 Ingeborg Lye SkrettingKlepp Olaug TvedtenAvaldsnes Dejana StefanovićVålerenga Points classification: Yellow card - 1 point, Red card - 3 points.
Club Updated to matches played on 26 June 2021 Rank Club Yellow Card Red Card Points1Kolbotn606LSK Kvinner3Avaldsnes44Klepp5Arna-Bjørnar33Sandviken Vålerenga8Lyn22RosenborgStabæk Points classification: Yellow card = 1 point, Red card = 3 points
Awards Best XI Goalkeeper Moa Edrud (Arna-Bjørnar) Defenders Ingrid Ryland (Sandviken) Guro Bergsvand (Sandviken) Emilie Bragstad (Rosenborg) Marit Bratberg Lund (Sandviken) Midfielders Lisa Naalsund (Sandviken) Emilie Joramo (Rosenborg) Dejana Stefanović (Vålerenga) Forwards Julie Blakstad (Rosenborg) Sophie Román Haug (LSK Kvinner) Emilie Haavi (LSK Kvinner)
References
External links Official website 2021 Toppserien at Soccerway.com 2021 Toppserien at Worldfootball.net