The 2026 Norwegian First Division, referred to as COOP-ligaen for sponsorship reasons, is a Norwegian second-tier women's football league season. The season started on 21 March 2026 and is scheduled to end on 25 October 2026, not including play-off matches.
On 10 August 2026, Coop Norge acquired the naming rights for the competition and renamed it COOP-ligaen.
Team changes Last season, AaFK Fortuna, Haugesund and Molde were promoted to the 2026 Toppserien, while HamKam and KIL/Hemne were relegated to the 2026 Second Division.
Kolbotn were relegated from the 2025 Toppserien, while Bryne, Frigg, Grei and Klepp were promoted from the 2025 Second Division.
League table
Results
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Martine Kjølholdt Viking142 Ina Andresen Start13 Tina Skogedal Arna-Bjørnar4 Kaja Reber Askedal Bryne125 Julia Elvbo Tromsø10 Anna Nigardsøy Arna-Bjørnar7 Hanne Sæthre Jakobsen Viking8 Kanna Matsuhisa Kolbotn Christina Tsikalakis Grei10 Mathea Andresen Arna-Bjørnar7 Kathrine Clement Start Nora Heggheim Viking Marina Jensen Åsane Marion Myrvold Start Norun Skjeldal Åsane Sanne Torp-Hansen Grei
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