1996 Toppserien

Toppserien

Season	1996 (1996)
Champions	Trondheims-Ørn 3rd title
Relegated	Haugar Gjelleråsen
Matches played	90
Goals scored	364 (4.04 per match)
Top goalscorer	Randi Leinan (27 goals)
← 1. divisjon 1995 1997 →

The 1996 season of the Toppserien, the highest women's football (soccer) league in Norway, began on 21 April 1996 and ended on 13 October 1996.

18 games were played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number nine and ten were relegated, while two teams from the First Division were promoted through a playoff round. After the season had ended, Sprint/Jeløy changed its name to Athene Moss.

Trondheims-Ørn won the league, losing only one game.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	Trondheims-Ørn (C)	18	16	1	1	85	20	+65	49
2	Sandviken	18	12	2	4	43	19	+24	38
3	Asker	18	10	1	7	41	27	+14	31
4	Kolbotn	18	8	4	6	41	40	+1	28
5	Klepp	18	7	6	5	30	31	−1	27
6	Sprint/Jeløy	18	6	5	7	26	31	−5	23
7	Bøler	18	4	5	9	23	42	−19	17
8	Setskog/Høland	18	5	2	11	35	57	−22	17
9	Haugar (R)	18	4	4	10	18	36	−18	16	Relegation to First Division
10	Gjelleråsen (R)	18	0	6	12	22	61	−39	6

Source:
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Top goalscorers

• 27 goals:
  • Randi Leinan, Trondheims-Ørn
• 12 goals:
  • Marianne Pettersen, Gjelleråsen
  • Silvi Jan, Kolbotn
  • Åse Iren Steine, Sandviken
• 11 goals:
  • Anne Nymark Andersen, Sandviken
• 10 goals:
  • Hege Gunnerød, Asker
  • Kjersti Thun, Asker
  • Britt Monica Andreassen, Bøler
  • Unni Lehn, Trondheims-Ørn
• 9 goals:
  • Heidi Eivik, Trondheims-Ørn
  • Brit Sandaune, Trondheims-Ørn
• 8 goals:
  • Katrin Skarsbø, Sprint/Jeløy

Promotion and relegation

• Haugar and Gjelleråsen were relegated to the 1. divisjon.
• Verdal and Bjørnar were promoted from the 1. divisjon through play-offs.

References

• League table
• Fixtures
• Goalscorers