2018 Toppserien

The 2018 Toppserien was the 35th season of the highest women's football league in Norway. LSK Kvinner entered the season as the defending champions.

Toppserien

Season	2018
Champions	LSK Kvinner
Relegated	Grand Bodø
Champions League	LSK Kvinner
Matches played	132
Goals scored	443 (3.36 per match)
Top goalscorer	Guro Reiten (21 goals)
Biggest home win	Klepp 6–0 Grand Bodø (22 April)
Biggest away win	Vålerenga 0–5 LSK Kvinner (24 March)
Highest scoring	Trondheims-Ørn 2–6 Arna-Bjørnar (13 May) Grand Bodø 3–5 Klepp (16 September)
Total attendance	33,641
Average attendance	254 6.7%
← 2017 2019 →

LSK Kvinner won their fifth consecutive title with five matchdays to spare.^[1]

Teams

Avaldsnes

Bodø

Ytre Arna

Kleppekrossen

Bergen

Trondheim

Oslo

Locations of teams in the 2018 Toppserien

Team	Home city	Home ground	In Toppserien since	First appearance	Seasons
Arna-Bjørnar	Ytre Arna (Bergen)	Arna Idrettspark	2006	2001	17
Avaldsnes	Avaldsnes	Avaldsnes Idrettssenter	2013	2013	6
Grand Bodø	Bodø	Aspmyra Stadion	2017	1987	11
Klepp	Kleppe (Stavanger)	Klepp Stadion	1987	1987	32
Kolbotn	Kolbotn (Oslo)	Sofiemyr	1995	1995	24
LSK Kvinner	Lillestrøm (Oslo)	LSK-Hallen	1987	1987	32
Lyn	Oslo	Kringsjå kunstgress	2018	2018	1
Røa	Røa (Oslo)	Røa kunstgress	2000	2000	19
Sandviken	Bergen	Stemmemyren	2015	1987	25
Stabæk	Bærum (Oslo)	Nadderud Stadion	2009	2009	10
Trondheims-Ørn	Trondheim	DnB Nor Arena	1987	1987	32
Vålerenga	Oslo	Vallhall Arena	2012	2012	7

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	LSK Kvinner (C)	22	20	1	1	71	15	+56	61	Qualification for the Champions League qualifying round
2	Klepp	22	15	3	4	39	21	+18	48
3	Arna-Bjørnar	22	11	6	5	53	26	+27	39
4	Sandviken	22	11	6	5	42	29	+13	39
5	Kolbotn	22	11	6	5	34	35	−1	39
6	Vålerenga	22	10	3	9	37	35	+2	33
7	Røa	22	10	2	10	42	42	0	31[a]
8	Stabæk	22	7	2	13	29	37	−8	23
9	Avaldsnes	22	5	6	11	24	38	−14	21
10	Trondheims-Ørn	22	4	6	12	25	48	−23	18
11	Lyn (O)	22	3	3	16	27	56	−29	12	Qualification for relegation play-offs
12	Grand Bodø (R)	22	2	2	18	20	61	−41	8	Relegation to First Division

Source: Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian)^[3]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Røa was deducted one point.^[2]

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals[4]
1	Guro Reiten	LSK Kvinner	21
2	Ajara Nchout	Sandviken	15
3	Maria Brochmann	Arna-Bjørnar	14
	Svava Rós Guðmundsdóttir	Røa
	Sophie Haug	LSK Kvinner
6	Hege Hansen	Klepp	10
	Ingrid Byrøygard Kvernvolden	LSK Kvinner
8	Julie Skjeflo Adserø	Trondheims-Ørn	9
	Melissa Bjånesøy	Stabæk
	Amalie Eikeland	Arna-Bjørnar
	Linn Huseby	Lyn
	Sherida Spitse	Vålerenga
	Karina Sævik	Kolbotn

Individual awards

At the end of the year Norwegian Football awards Guro Reiten of LSK Kvinner won the 2018 Golden Boot, 2018 Player of the Year and 2018 Goal of the Year awards.^[5][6]