2012 Toppserien

The 2012 Toppserien was the 29th season of top-tier women's football in Norway. A total of 12 teams contested the league, ten returning from the 2011 season and the two teams promoted from the First Division, Vålerenga and Fart.

Toppserien

Season	2012
Champions	Lillestrøm
Relegated	Fart, Kattem
Champions League	Lillestrøm
Matches played	132
Goals scored	501 (3.8 per match)
Top goalscorer	Isabell Herlovsen (25 goals)
Biggest home win	Røa 7–0 Fart
Biggest away win	Fart 0–11 Arna-Bjørnar
Highest scoring	Fart 0–11 Arna-Bjørnar
Longest winning run	11 games - Røa[1]
Longest unbeaten run	15 games - Stabæk[1]
Longest winless run	22 games - Fart[1]
Longest losing run	22 games - Fart[1]
Total attendance	26,068[2]
Average attendance	197[2]
← 2011 2013 →

The season started on 14 April 2012.

Changes from 2011

• Norway fell from 8th to 11th in the UEFA coefficient 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

Amazon Grimstad

Arna-Bjørnar

Fart

Kolbotn

Klepp

Lillestrøm

Kattem

Røa

Sandviken

Stabæk

Trondheims-Ørn

Vålerenga

Locations of the teams in the 2013 Toppserien

Team	Location	Arena	Manager
Amazon Grimstad	Grimstad	Levermyr Stadion	Margunn Haugenes
Arna-Bjørnar	Bergen	Arna Stadion	Morten Kalvenes
Fart	Vang	Fartbana
Kattem	Trondheim	Åsheim kunstgress	Steinar Mikkelsen
Kolbotn	Kolbotn	Sofiemyr Stadion	Kjell S. H. Wold
Klepp	Kleppe	Klepp Stadion	Knut Eriksen
Lillestrøm	Lillestrøm	LSK-Hallen	Ranveig Karlsen
Røa	Oslo	Røa Kunstgress	Geir Nordby
Sandviken	Bergen	Stemmemyren idrettsplass	Arne Møller
Stabæk	Bærum	Nadderud Stadion	Øyvind Eide
Trondheims-Ørn	Trondheim	DnB NOR Arena	Thomas Dahle
Vålerenga	Oslo	Vallhall Arena	Anita Waage

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	LSK Kvinner (C)	22	18	2	2	66	17	+49	56	Qualification for the Champions League round of 32
2	Stabæk	22	15	5	2	70	21	+49	50
3	Arna-Bjørnar	22	14	5	3	61	21	+40	47
4	Røa	22	15	4	3	58	19	+39	47[a]
5	Kolbotn	22	9	7	6	36	35	+1	34
6	Sandviken	22	9	2	11	45	51	−6	29
7	Klepp	22	7	5	10	41	41	0	26
8	Vålerenga	22	6	5	11	27	47	−20	23
9	Trondheims-Ørn	22	6	3	13	29	50	−21	21
10	Amazon Grimstad	22	5	5	12	25	35	−10	20
11	Kattem[b] (O)	22	5	3	14	34	56	−22	15[c]	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
12	Fart (R)	22	0	0	22	9	108	−99	0	Relegation to First Division

Source: NIFS
Rules for classification: (1) points; (2) goal difference; (3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Røa were deducted 2 point because of lack of financial control.^[3]
2. Kattem withdrew their team after the season ended and Fart were offered their place in the 2013 Toppserien, but declined. Instead, Medkila were awarded a spot in the 2013 Toppserien season.^[4]
3. Kattem were deducted 3 point because of license of act plan.^[5]

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.^[6] Kattem won the playoff, but subsequently withdrew their team from the league. Medkila were promoted to take their place in Toppserien.^[4]

14 November 2012

18:00

Kattem	3 – 0	Medkila

Nissekollen, Trondheim

17 November 2012

11:30

Medkila	3 – 2	Kattem

Harstad Stadion, Harstad

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals[7]
1	Isabell Herlovsen	LSK Kvinner	25
2	Ada Hegerberg	Stabæk	22
3	Cecilie Pedersen	LSK Kvinner	19
4	Cathrine Dyngvold	Klepp	15
5	Lene Mykjåland	Røa	13
6	Guro Reiten	Kattem	11
	Elise Thorsnes	Røa
	Amalie Eikeland	Arna-Bjørnar
9	Melissa Bjånesøy	Sandviken	10
	Gry Ims	Klepp