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 and Medkila.

Toppserien

Season	2013
Champions	Stabæk
Relegated	Sandviken
Champions League	Stabæk
Matches played	114
Goals scored	388 (3.4 per match)
Top goalscorer	Elise Thorsnes (19 goals)[1]
Biggest home win	Arna-Bjørnar 8–1 Medkila[2]
Biggest away win	Sandviken 0–5 LSK Kvinner Amazon Grimstad 0–5 Stabæk[2]
Highest scoring	Arna-Bjørnar 8–1 Medkila[2]
Longest winning run	10 games - Stabæk[3]
Longest unbeaten run	19 games - Stabæk[3]
Longest winless run	14 games - Amazon Grimstad[3]
Longest losing run	6 games - Klepp, Sandviken[3]
← 2012 2014 →

The season started on 13 April 2013 and is planned to end on 2 November 2013.^[3]

Amazon Grimstad

Arna-Bjørnar

Avaldsnes

Kolbotn

Klepp

Lillestrøm

Medkila

Røa

Sandviken

Stabæk

Trondheims-Ørn

Vålerenga

Locations of the teams in the 2013 Toppserien

Teams

Team	Location	Arena	Manager
Amazon Grimstad	Grimstad	Levermyr Stadion	Margunn Haugenes
Arna-Bjørnar	Bergen	Arna Stadion	Morten Kalvenes
Avaldsnes	Avaldsnes	Avaldsnes Idrettssenter	Roar Wold
Kolbotn	Kolbotn	Sofiemyr Stadion	David Brocken
Klepp	Klepp	Klepp Stadion	Tommy Velde
Lillestrøm	Lillestrøm	LSK-Hallen	Monica Knudsen
Medkila	Harstad	Harstad Stadion	Roy Berntsen
Røa	Oslo	Røa Kunstgress	Geir Nordby
Sandviken	Bergen	Stemmemyren idrettsplass	Øyvind Nordtveit
Stabæk	Bærum	Nadderud Stadion	Øyvind Eide
Trondheims-Ørn	Trondheim	DnB NOR Arena	Thomas Dahle
Vålerenga	Oslo	Vallhall Arena	Cecilie Berg-Hansen

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Stabæk (C)	22	17	4	1	64	9	+55	55	Qualification for the Champions League round of 32
2	LSK Kvinner	22	15	4	3	51	18	+33	49
3	Arna-Bjørnar	22	10	8	4	39	24	+15	38
4	Avaldsnes	22	10	3	9	39	33	+6	33
5	Vålerenga	22	8	8	6	41	37	+4	32
6	Kolbotn	22	9	4	9	39	42	−3	31
7	Trondheims-Ørn	22	9	3	10	39	49	−10	30
8	Røa	22	7	7	8	25	33	−8	28
9	Medkila	22	7	5	10	27	44	−17	26
10	Klepp	22	6	3	13	29	50	−21	21
11	Amazon Grimstad (O)	22	3	6	13	22	39	−17	15	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
12	Sandviken (R)	22	3	1	18	19	56	−37	10	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

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals[4]
1	Elise Thorsnes	Stabæk	20
2	Emilie Haavi	LSK Kvinner	12
	Cathrine Dekkerhus	Stabæk
4	Caroline Hansen	Stabæk	11
5	Hólmfríður Magnúsdóttir	Avaldsnes	10
	Cecilie Pedersen	Avaldsnes
7	Trine Lise Åvik	Amazon Grimstad	9
8	Elisabeth Jeppesen	Medkila	8
	Line Krogedal	Klepp