# 2023 Norwegian First Division (women)

The 2023 Norwegian First Division was the 39th season of the Norwegian First Division, the second-tier Norwegian women's football division, and the 22nd season under the current format. The league consists of 10 teams. The season started on 25 March 2023 and ended on 18 November 2023, not including play-off matches.

## Teams

The following ten teams compete in the 2023 First Division.
| Club | Municipality | Ground |
| AaFK Fortuna | Ålesund Municipality | Color Line Stadion |
| Fyllingsdalen | Bergen Municipality | Varden Amfi |
| Grand Bodø | Bodø Municipality | Nordlandshallen |
| Grei | Oslo Municipality | Grei Kunstgress |
| Hønefoss | Ringerike Municipality | Aka Arena |
| KIL/Hemne | Heim Municipality | Hemne Sparebank Arena |
| Klepp | Klepp Municipality | Klepp Stadion |
| Kolbotn | Nordre Follo Municipality | Østre Greverud Kunstgress |
| TIL 2020 | Tromsø Municipality | Alfheim Stadion |
| Øvrevoll Hosle | Bærum Municipality | Hoslebanen Kunstgress |

## Regular season

The regular season consists of 10 teams, who play each other twice, totalling 18 matches per team. After 18 matches, the league is split into two groups consisting of the top four teams and the bottom six teams. The teams carry over their points and goal difference from the regular season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Kolbotn | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 10 | +27 | 45 | Qualification for the promotion group |
| 2 | AaFK Fortuna | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 44 | 27 | +17 | 37 | Qualification for the promotion group |
| 3 | TIL 2020 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 18 | +20 | 34 | Qualification for the promotion group |
| 4 | Øvrevoll Hosle | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 26 | Qualification for the promotion group |
| 5 | KIL/Hemne | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 24 | Qualification for the relegation group |
| 6 | Fyllingsdalen | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 23 | Qualification for the relegation group |
| 7 | Hønefoss | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 21 | Qualification for the relegation group |
| 8 | Grand Bodø | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 21 | Qualification for the relegation group |
| 9 | Grei | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 41 | −22 | 13 | Qualification for the relegation group |
| 10 | Klepp | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 36 | −23 | 10 | Qualification for the relegation group |

### Results

| Home \ Away | AFK | FYL | GRA | GRE | HØN | KIL | KLE | KOL | TIL | ØVH |
| AaFK Fortuna | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 4–3 |
| Fyllingsdalen | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Grand Bodø | 3–1 | 4–2 | — | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| Grei | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | — | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–3 |
| Hønefoss | 1–4 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| KIL/Hemne | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Klepp | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | — | 1–5 | 0–1 | 0–6 |
| Kolbotn | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| TIL 2020 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 4–1 |
| Øvrevoll Hosle | 2–4 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | — |

## Promotion group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
| 1 | Kolbotn (C, P) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 13 | +35 | 58 | Promotion to Toppserien |
| 2 | TIL 2020 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 23 | +26 | 49 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 3 | AaFK Fortuna | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 37 | +13 | 41 | |
| 4 | Øvrevoll Hosle | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 29 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | AFK | KOL | TIL | ØVH |
| AaFK Fortuna | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–4 |
| Kolbotn | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 4–1 |
| TIL 2020 | 3–0 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 |
| Øvrevoll Hosle | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | — |

## Relegation group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | KIL/Hemne | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 34 | |
| 2 | Grand Bodø | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 31 | |
| 3 | Hønefoss | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 27 | |
| 4 | Fyllingsdalen | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 26 | |
| 5 | Grei (R) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 24 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 6 | Klepp (R) | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 50 | −31 | 12 | Relegation to Second Division |

### Results

| Home \ Away | FYL | GRA | GRE | HØN | KIL | KLE |
| Fyllingsdalen | — | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | — | — |
| Grand Bodø | — | — | 0–2 | 4–2 | — | — |
| Grei | — | — | — | 6–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 |
| Hønefoss | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | 3–2 |
| KIL/Hemne | 4–3 | 2–3 | — | 2–1 | — | — |
| Klepp | 0–3 | 0–0 | — | — | 1–5 | — |