2020 Norwegian First Division (women) explained

Competition:1. divisjon
Dates:11 July 2020 – 22 November 2020
Season:2020
Winners:Stabæk
Promoted:Stabæk
Matches:90
Total Goals:334
League Topscorer:Melissa Bjånesøy (25 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Stabæk 9–1 Amazon Grimstad (15 November 2020)
Biggest Away Win:Fløya 0–6 Åsane (17 October 2020)

Hønefoss 0–6 Øvrevoll Hosle (10 October 2020)
Highest Scoring:Stabæk 9–1 Amazon Grimstad (15 November 2020)
Prevseason:2019
Nextseason:2021
Updated:22 November 2020

The 2020 1. divisjon was the 36th season of the 1. divisjon, the second-tier Norwegian women's football division, and the 19th season under the current format.The season started on 11 July 2020 and ended on 22 November 2020[1]

Stabæk won the league and were thus promoted to the Toppserien.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season's starting date was delayed and the format changed, there will be no play-offs this season.Starting from 2021 the league will assume a new format.

Format

The teams were reduced from 12 teams to 10 as four teams relegated from the previous season, Grand Bodø were relegated after losing to KIL/Hemne at the relegation play-offs. In addition, Stabæk and Fart were relegated from the 2019 Toppserien.The winner will be promoted to the 2021 Toppserien automatically while the second placed team will enter a play-off with the 2020 Toppserien best relegating team, there would be no relegation this season.

League table

Promotion play-offs

The league's runners-up, Medkila, faced Kolbotn, the 9th placed team in the 2020 Toppserien, in a two-legged play-off to decide who will play in the 2021 Toppserien.

2nd leg

Kolbotn won 6–2 on aggregate.

Statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[2]
1 Melissa BjånesøyStabæk25
2 Silje Bekkåsen NyhagenHønefoss18
3 Zara JönssonStabæk14
4 Cathrine DyngvoldAmazon Grimstad11
Milena KokoszÅsane
Anna ØstremÅsane
7 Joshualyn Favour ReevesØvrevoll Hosle10
8 Agnethe Olaug MathisenMedkila IL9
9 Maiken Elise BjørndalenStabæk8
104 players

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Terminliste 1. divisjon kvinner 2019 . 14 July 2020.
  2. Web site: 2020 1. divisjon topscorer . Fotball.no . no . 12 July 2020.