# 2021 Toppserien

The 2021 Toppserien was the 38th season of the highest women's football league in Norway. The season started on 22 May 2021 and ended on 13 November 2021.
Sandviken won their first Toppserien title. Rosenborg were the runners-up.

## Format

The league consists of 10 teams this season, which will play each other twice (home and away) totalling 18 matches per team.

## Teams
### Teams information

| Team | Home city | Home ground | Seasons |
| Arna-Bjørnar | Indre Arna (Bergen) | Arna Idrettspark | 20 |
| Avaldsnes | Avaldsnes | Avaldsnes Idrettssenter | 9 |
| Klepp | Kleppe | Klepp Stadion | 35 |
| Kolbotn | Kolbotn | Sofiemyr Stadion | 27 |
| LSK Kvinner | Lillestrøm | LSK-Hallen | 35 |
| Lyn | Oslo | Kringsjå kunstgress | 4 |
| Rosenborg | Trondheim | Koteng Arena | 35 |
| Sandviken | Bergen | Stemmemyren | 28 |
| Stabæk | Bærum | Nadderud Stadion | 12 |
| Vålerenga | Oslo | Intility Arena | 10 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Sandviken (C) | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 6 | +44 | 52 | Qualification for the Champions League first round |
| 2 | Rosenborg | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 15 | +27 | 48 | Qualification for the Champions League first round |
| 3 | LSK Kvinner | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 46 | 32 | +14 | 37 | |
| 4 | Vålerenga | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 46 | 17 | +29 | 35 | |
| 5 | Arna-Bjørnar | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 44 | −17 | 21 | |
| 6 | Kolbotn | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 31 | −10 | 20 | |
| 7 | Stabæk | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 36 | −21 | 17 | |
| 8 | Avaldsnes | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 12 | |
| 9 | Lyn (O) | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 34 | −15 | 12 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 10 | Klepp (R) | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 53 | −41 | 7 | Relegation to First Division |

## Results

| Home \ Away | ARN | AVA | KLE | KOL | LSK | LYN | ROS | SAN | STA | VAL |
| Arna-Bjørnar | — | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–8 |
| Avaldsnes | 1–3 | — | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Klepp | 4–1 | 0–4 | — | 1–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| Kolbotn | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| LSK Kvinner | 5–2 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 5–2 | — | 3–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| Lyn | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Rosenborg | 7–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | — | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Sandviken | 4–0 | 3–0 | 8–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Stabæk | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–5 | 1–2 | — | 0–5 |
| Vålerenga | 2–0 | 5–3 | 7–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — |

## Relegation play-offs

The league's ninth placed team, Lyn, faced Åsane, the 2021 First Division runners-up, in a two-legged play-off to decide who would play in the 2022 Toppserien.
Lyn won 3–1 on aggregate and both teams remained in their respective leagues.

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Emilie Haavi | LSK Kvinner | 13 |
| 2 | Synne Jensen | Vålerenga | 11 |
| 2 | Lisa-Marie Utland | Rosenborg | 11 |
| 4 | Julie Blakstad | Rosenborg | 10 |
| 4 | Maria Brochmann | Sandviken | 10 |
| 6 | Sophie Romàn Haug | LSK Kvinner | 9 |
| 6 | Dejana Stefanović | Vålerenga | 9 |
| 8 | Sara Kanutte Fornes | Rosenborg | 7 |
| 8 | Marit Bratberg Lund | Sandviken | 7 |
| 10 | Vilde Hasund | Sandviken | 6 |

### Disciplinary
#### Players

Updated to matches played on 26 June 2021
| Rank | Player | Club | Yellow Card | Red Card | Points |
| 1 | Sara Lindbak Hørte | Kolbotn | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Ingeborg Lye Skretting | Klepp | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Olaug Tvedten | Avaldsnes | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | Dejana Stefanović | Vålerenga | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Points classification: Yellow card - 1 point, Red card - 3 points.

#### Club

Updated to matches played on 26 June 2021
| Rank | Club | Yellow Card | Red Card | Points |
| 1 | Kolbotn | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 1 | LSK Kvinner | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Avaldsnes | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Klepp | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Arna-Bjørnar | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Sandviken | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Vålerenga | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Lyn | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Rosenborg | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Stabæk | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Points classification: Yellow card = 1 point, Red card = 3 points

### Awards

Best XI :
| Goalkeeper | Moa Edrud (Arna-Bjørnar) | Moa Edrud (Arna-Bjørnar) | Moa Edrud (Arna-Bjørnar) | Moa Edrud (Arna-Bjørnar) | Moa Edrud (Arna-Bjørnar) | Moa Edrud (Arna-Bjørnar) | Moa Edrud (Arna-Bjørnar) | Moa Edrud (Arna-Bjørnar) | Moa Edrud (Arna-Bjørnar) | Moa Edrud (Arna-Bjørnar) | Moa Edrud (Arna-Bjørnar) | Moa Edrud (Arna-Bjørnar) |
| Defenders | Ingrid Ryland (Sandviken) | Ingrid Ryland (Sandviken) | Ingrid Ryland (Sandviken) | Guro Bergsvand (Sandviken) | Guro Bergsvand (Sandviken) | Guro Bergsvand (Sandviken) | Emilie Bragstad (Rosenborg) | Emilie Bragstad (Rosenborg) | Emilie Bragstad (Rosenborg) | Marit Bratberg Lund (Sandviken) | Marit Bratberg Lund (Sandviken) | Marit Bratberg Lund (Sandviken) |
| Midfielders | Lisa Naalsund (Sandviken) | Lisa Naalsund (Sandviken) | Lisa Naalsund (Sandviken) | Lisa Naalsund (Sandviken) | Emilie Joramo (Rosenborg) | Emilie Joramo (Rosenborg) | Emilie Joramo (Rosenborg) | Emilie Joramo (Rosenborg) | Dejana Stefanović (Vålerenga) | Dejana Stefanović (Vålerenga) | Dejana Stefanović (Vålerenga) | Dejana Stefanović (Vålerenga) |
| Forwards | Julie Blakstad (Rosenborg) | Julie Blakstad (Rosenborg) | Julie Blakstad (Rosenborg) | Julie Blakstad (Rosenborg) | Sophie Román Haug (LSK Kvinner) | Sophie Román Haug (LSK Kvinner) | Sophie Román Haug (LSK Kvinner) | Sophie Román Haug (LSK Kvinner) | Emilie Haavi (LSK Kvinner) | Emilie Haavi (LSK Kvinner) | Emilie Haavi (LSK Kvinner) | Emilie Haavi (LSK Kvinner) |