2026 Toppserien

Toppserien
Season2026
Dates20 March – 7 November
ChampionsBrann (4th title)
RelegatedLSK Kvinner
Bodø/Glimt
Champions LeagueBrann
Aalesund
Europa CupRosenborg
Matches132
Goals427 (3.23 per match)
Best playerKatarina Dybvik Sunde
Top goalscorerKatarina Dybvik Sunde
(28 goals)
Best goalkeeperSunniva Skoglund
(10 clean sheets)
Biggest home winLyn 9–0 Bodø/Glimt
(25 April 2026)
Biggest away winHaugesund 0–7 Brann
(15 May 2026)
Highest scoringLyn 9–0 Bodø/Glimt
(25 April 2026)

Aalesund 8–1 Bodø/Glimt
(20 June 2026)

Røa 3–6 Vålerenga
(11 September 2026)
Longest winning run9 matches
Brann
Longest unbeaten run17 matches
Brann
Longest winless run16 matches
Bodø/Glimt
Longest losing run11 matches
Bodø/Glimt
Highest attendance4,816
Brann 2–0 Molde
(7 November 2026)
Lowest attendance209
Røa 0–1 Rosenborg
(2 May 2026)
Total attendance102,032
Average attendance779
← 2025
2027 →

The 2026 Toppserien was the 43rd season of the highest women's football league in Norway. The season ran from 20 March to 7 November 2026, not including play-off matches. Brann were the defending champions.

Brann clinched their back-to-back championship title in the penultimate round with a 4–1 win against LSK Kvinner, their fourth title overall. Aalesund were the runners-up, securing a spot in the Champions League second qualifying round in their first season after promotion. Rosenborg placed 3rd, which qualifies them for the Europa Cup first qualifying round.

All three of the newly promoted teams – Aalesund, Haugesund and Molde – avoided relegation and will play in the 2027 Toppserien. Placing 12th, Bodø/Glimt were relegated after two seasons. Ending in 11th place, LSK Kvinner suffered their first-ever relegation, having been present in the top flight in some form since the founding of the league in 1984. Røa placed 10th and will face Arna-Bjørnar from the First Division in the relegation play-off.

Teams

For the 2026 season, the league was expanded back to 12 teams, from the previous season's 10. The three clubs Aalesund, Haugesund and Molde were promoted from the 2025 First Division, while Kolbotn were the only club relegated from the 2025 Toppserien.

Stadiums and locations

Team Ap. Location County Arena Turf Capacity
Aalesund 2 Ålesund Møre og Romsdal Color Line Stadion Artificial 10,778
Bodø/Glimt 2 Bodø Nordland Aspmyra Stadion Artificial 8,300
Brann 36 Bergen Vestland Brann Stadion Natural 17,500
Haugesund 12 Haugesund Rogaland Haugesund Sparebank Arena Artificial 8,703
Hønefoss 2 Hønefoss Buskerud Aka Arena Artificial 4,120
LSK Kvinner 43 Lillestrøm Akershus Strømmen Stadion Artificial 2,000
Lyn 9 Oslo Oslo Kringsjå Kunstgress [no] Artificial 450
Molde 2 Molde Møre og Romsdal Aker Stadion Artificial 11,249
Rosenborg 43 Trondheim Trøndelag Koteng Arena [no] Artificial 895
Røa 25 Oslo Oslo Røa Kunstgress [no] Artificial 450
Stabæk 17 Bærum Akershus Nadderud Stadion Artificial 4,938
Vålerenga 15 Oslo Oslo Intility Arena Artificial 16,556

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Aalesund Norway Martin Lindmark [no] Norway Mette Muri Umbro Sparebanken Møre
Bodø/Glimt Norway Øyvind Tjelde Haga [no] Norway Veronika Sæthre [no] Puma SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge
Brann England Laura Kaminski Norway Karoline Haugland Nike Sparebanken Norge
Haugesund Norway Ole-Petter Bremstein Norway Kristine Nybru [no] Umbro Haugaland Kraft
Hønefoss Norway Remi Natvik Norway Silje Nyhagen [no] Select Barnekreftforeningen [no]
LSK Kvinner Sweden Martin Broberg (caretaker) Norway Mille Ivi Christensen [no] Puma OBOS [no]
Lyn Norway August Nyland Norway Kirvil Odden Hummel OBOS [no]
Molde Sweden Per Gidlund [sv] (caretaker) Norway Tora Ose [no] Adidas Sparebanken Møre
Rosenborg Northern Ireland Robin Shroot Norway Synne Aunehaugen [no] Adidas SpareBank 1 SMN
Røa Norway Fredrik Sæland Norway Sarah Suphellen Diadora OBOS [no]
Stabæk England Luke Torjussen [no] Norway Eline Hegg [no] Nike SpareBank 1 Østlandet
Vålerenga Norway Nils Lexerød Sweden Tove Enblom Adidas OBOS [no]

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Aalesund Norway Ruben Aalberg (caretaker) End of caretaker period 4 November 2025 Pre-season Norway Martin Lindmark [no] 4 November 2025
Hønefoss Norway Martin Lindmark [no] Signed by Aalesund 4 November 2025 Norway Remi Natvik 15 December 2025
Stabæk Sweden Jan Jönsson Mutual consent 15 November 2025 England Luke Torjussen [no] 1 January 2026
Røa Norway Geir Nordby [no] Retired 22 November 2025 Norway Fredrik Sæland 8 January 2026
Brann Norway Leif Gunnar Smerud Sacked 25 November 2025 England Laura Kaminski 8 January 2026
LSK Kvinner Norway André Bergdølmo Mutual consent 21 June 2026 8 Sweden Martin Broberg (caretaker) 21 June 2026
Bodø/Glimt Norway Cato André Hansen Sacked 25 June 2026 12 Norway Øyvind Tjelde Haga [no] 16 July 2026
Molde Norway Kent Rudning 6 October 2026 7 Sweden Per Gidlund [sv] (caretaker) 6 October 2026

League table

The league consists of 12 teams who play each other twice, totalling 22 matches per team.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Brann (C) 22 18 3 1 62 8 +54 57 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Aalesund 22 16 2 4 48 21 +27 50
3 Rosenborg 22 14 6 2 44 21 +23 48 Qualification for the Europa Cup first qualifying round
4 Vålerenga 22 14 2 6 55 26 +29 44
5 Lyn 22 10 5 7 43 32 +11 35
6 Stabæk 22 9 3 10 39 26 +13 30
7 Haugesund 22 8 3 11 30 46 −16 27
8 Hønefoss 22 6 5 11 19 33 −14 23
9 Molde 22 6 3 13 27 43 −16 21
10 Røa 22 4 5 13 20 46 −26 17 Qualification for relegation play-offs
11 LSK Kvinner (R) 22 4 4 14 26 46 −20 16 Relegation to First Division
12 Bodø/Glimt (R) 22 1 3 18 14 79 −65 6
Source: Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Most matches played; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored; 8) Play-off
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away AAL BOD BRA HAU HØN LSK LYN MOL ROS RØA STA VÅL
Aalesund — 8–1 1–2 5–1 2–0 3–0 1–0 4–1 1–0 1–0 2–2 0–3
Bodø/Glimt 0–2 — 1–4 1–2 0–0 0–6 1–4 1–2 0–2 2–1 0–4 1–4
Brann 1–2 4–0 — 2–0 6–0 0–0 4–0 2–0 1–1 5–1 1–0 1–0
Haugesund 3–1 2–1 0–7 — 0–1 2–1 0–3 2–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–4
Hønefoss 0–1 3–0 0–3 2–3 — 1–1 1–0 3–1 0–2 0–0 1–2 0–3
LSK Kvinner 0–3 1–1 1–4 2–1 3–2 — 2–3 1–3 1–2 1–3 0–3 0–3
Lyn 1–2 9–0 0–3 4–3 1–1 1–1 — 2–1 4–4 0–0 3–1 2–0
Molde 2–3 3–1 0–5 3–3 0–1 1–0 0–0 — 2–3 4–0 0–3 0–4
Rosenborg 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 3–2 1–0 — 6–0 4–2 3–2
Røa 2–3 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–3 1–1 0–1 — 2–1 3–6
Stabæk 1–0 7–1 0–1 3–0 0–1 5–1 0–1 2–1 1–2 0–1 — 0–0
Vålerenga 0–2 7–1 0–3 2–1 2–1 3–2 3–0 1–2 1–1 4–0 3–1 —
Source: Norwegian Football Federation
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Brann1111111111111111111111
Aalesund3275432222222222222222
Rosenborg5737653333333333333333
Vålerenga11623324446644444444444
Lyn4542245555567666665555
Stabæk9956567664455555556666
Haugesund51064789999988999887777
Hønefoss74881011111111111111111110101098888
Molde12121210976887776777779999
Røa229981010101010101010101111111111101010
LSK Kvinner10111112129877889988891010111111
Bodø/Glimt781011111212121212121212121212121212121212
Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
Qualification for Europa Cup first qualifying round
Qualification for the relegation play-offs
Relegation to the First Division
Source:

Results by round

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
AalesundWDLWWWWWLWWWWWWWDWWWLL
Bodø/GlimtDDLLLLLLLLLLLDLLWLLLLL
BrannWDWWWWWWWWWDWWWWWLDWWW
HaugesundDLWWLLLLLWWDDLLLWLWWLW
HønefossDWLLLLLLLDWLLLWDDWWLWD
LSK KvinnerLDLLLWWWWLDLLDLLLLLLLD
LynWDDWWLDLWDLLLWLWDWWWLW
MoldeLLDWLLWWLLDWDWLLLLLLWL
RosenborgDDWLWWWWWLDWWWWWDDDWWW
RøaWDLLLLDLLDWDLLLDLWLWLL
StabækLDWDLWLLWWWLDWWLLWLLWL
VålerengaLWWDWWWLWLLLWWWWWDWLWW
Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian)
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Relegation play-offs

The 10th-placed team, Røa, will face Arna-Bjørnar, the winner of the First Division promotion play-off, in a two-legged tie to decide who will play in Toppserien next season.

Arna-BjørnarvRøa
Report
RøavArna-Bjørnar
Report

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Norway Katarina Dybvik Sunde Aalesund 28
2 United States Brenna Lovera Brann 18
3 Norway Ronja Arnesen [no] Vålerenga 12
4 Norway Cille Nilsen [no] Rosenborg 11
Norway Joshualyn Reeves [no]
6 Norway Kristina Svandal [no] Haugesund 9
7 Norway Anna Malmin Stabæk 8
Norway Marie Moen Preus Vålerenga
9 Norway Anna Aahjem Brann 7
Scotland Lauren Davidson
Norway Karoline Haugland
Norway Rebecka Holum [no] Rosenborg
South Korea Jeon Yu-gyeong Molde

Clean sheets

Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Norway Sunniva Skoglund Brann 10
2 Norway Selma Panengstuen 9
3 Norway Thiril Erichsen Aalesund 7
4 Norway Rugile Rulyte Rosenborg 6
5 Norway Kirvil Odden Lyn 5
6 Norway Erla Braathen Hønefoss 4
7 Iceland Fanney Birkisdóttir Vålerenga 3
United States Kenna Caldwell Molde
Norway Tove Enblom Vålerenga
Norway Siri Ervik [no] Hønefoss
Norway Una Langkås Røa

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Norway Joshualyn Reeves [no]4LynBodø/Glimt9–0 (H)25 April 2026
Iceland Diljá ZomersBrannHønefoss6–0 (H)3 May 2026
Norway Katarina Dybvik Sunde7AalesundBodø/Glimt8–1 (H)20 June 2026
United States Brenna LoveraBrannRøa5–1 (H)21 August 2026
Norway Katarina Dybvik SundeAalesundHaugesund5–1 (H)22 August 2026
Norway Anna MalminStabækLSK Kvinner5–1 (H)13 September 2026
Norway Joshualyn ReevesRosenborgRøa6–0 (H)1 November 2026
Notes

4 Player scored 4 goals
7 Player scored 7 goals
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Discipline

Player

Club

  • Most yellow cards: 28
    • Stabæk
  • Fewest yellow cards: 13
    • Brann
  • Most red cards: 2
    • Lyn
    • Røa
  • Fewest red cards: 0
    • 8 teams

Awards

Award Winner Club
Coach of the Year Norway Martin Lindmark Aalesund
Player of the Year Norway Katarina Dybvik Sunde Aalesund
Young Player of the Year Norway Ronja Arnesen [no] Vålerenga

League attendances

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Brann 26,642 4,816 1,289 2,422 −21.9%†
2 Aalesund 10,674 2,414 561 970 +51.3%1
3 Haugesund 10,150 1,395 737 923 +55.9%1
4 Rosenborg 9,357 1,876 351 851 +12.4%†
5 Molde 7,997 1,202 552 727 +44.0%1
6 Hønefoss 7,236 927 586 658 −6.3%†
7 Stabæk 6,589 2,865 255 599 +40.0%†
8 Vålerenga 6,017 1,336 215 547 −12.9%†
9 LSK Kvinner 5,593 1,282 224 508 +3.0%†
10 Bodø/Glimt 5,463 880 375 497 +0.4%†
11 Røa 3,391 406 209 308 +9.2%†
12 Lyn 2,923 490 219 292 +45.3%†
League total 102,032 4,515 209 779 +6.4%†

Source: NIFS
Notes:
1 Team played last season in the First Division.

References

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