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Playoffs to the Norwegian First Division (women)

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The Playoffs to the Norwegian First Division for women in association football have taken place from 2001.

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The playoffs were instituted because of the streamlining of the First Division ahead of the 2001 season, into one national league. Before that, the First Division consisted of several groups, whose teams themselves engaged in a playoff to the Premier League.

The playoffs have never had a clear-cut institutionalized shape or form.

Pool 1

Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Pool 2

Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Pool 1

Source: Speaker.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Pool 2

Source: Speaker.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

2008

First, there was a pre-playoff between the Northern Norwegian teams:

  1. Alta – won
  2. Bossmo & Ytteren
  3. Sortland

Then, eight teams, of which two from the First Division, faced another team in two legs.

  • Gjøvik beat Eik-Tønsberg on the away goals rule; 3–3 on aggregate (and Gjøvik stayed in the First Division)
  • Linderud-Grei beat Vålerenga 7–5 on aggregate (and L-G stayed in the First Division)
  • Orkla beat Sola 3–1 on aggregate
  • Alta beat Borgen 4–1 on aggregate

    • Reference: Norwegian Women's Football

    2007

    First, there was a pre-playoff between the Northern Norwegian teams:

    1. Alta – won
    2. Sortland
    3. Halsøy

    Then the actual playoff consisted of two groups.

    1. Gjøvik – promoted
    2. Alta
    3. Orkla
    1. Voss – promoted
    2. Fossum
    3. Vålerenga

    Reference: Norwegian Women's Football

    2006

    First, there was a pre-playoff between the Northern Norwegian teams:

    1. Tromsdalen – won
    2. Innstranden
    3. Leknes

    Then the actual playoff consisted of two groups.

    1. Tromsdalen – promoted
    2. Skjetten – promoted
    3. Ranheim
    1. Donn – promoted
    2. Linderud-Grei – promoted (after yet another one-on-one playoff against Sola)
    3. Sola

    Reference: Norwegian Women's Football

    2005

    First, there was a pre-playoff between the Northern Norwegian teams:

    1. Tromsdalen – won
    2. Bossmo & Ytteren
    3. Alta
    4. Mjølner

    Then the actual playoff consisted of two groups.

    1. Manglerud Star – promoted
    2. Orkla
    3. Tromsdalen
    1. Haugar – promoted
    2. Skjetten
    3. Donn

    Reference: Norwegian Women's Football

    2004

    First, there was several pre-playoffs:

  • Kaupanger beat Hana 18–0 on aggregate
  • Grand Bodø beat both Leknes and Leknes
  • Træff beat Orkla

    • Then the actual playoff consisted of two groups.

    1. Grand Bodø – promoted
    2. Linderud-Grei
    3. Træff
    1. Kaupanger – promoted
    2. Skjetten
    3. Donn

    Reference: Norwegian Women's Football

    2003

    First, there were two pre-playoffs:

  • Ranheim beat Eid 11–0 in one match
  • Grand Bodø beat both Leknes and Tromsdalen

    • Then the actual playoff consisted of two groups.

    1. Fart – promoted
    2. Ranheim
    3. Grand Bodø
    1. Bamble – promoted
    2. Nymark
    3. Vallset

    Reference: Norwegian Women's Football

    2002

    First, there were two pre-playoffs:

  • Kattem beat Træff 7–1 in one match
  • Innstranden beat both Leknes and Tromsdalen

    • Then the actual playoff consisted of two groups.

    1. Kattem – promoted
    2. Vallset
    3. Innstranden
    1. Amazon Grimstad – promoted
    2. Kaupanger
    3. Storhamar

    Reference: Norwegian Women's Football

    2001

    First, there were two pre-playoffs:

  • Herd beat Orkla 1–0 in one match
  • Innstranden beat both Håkvik and Alta

    • Then the actual playoff consisted of two groups.

    1. Skeid – promoted
    2. Innstranden
    3. Herd
    1. Gjelleråsen – promoted
    2. Nymark
    3. Fossum

    Reference: Norwegian Women's Football

    References

    Playoffs to the Norwegian First Division (women) Wikipedia
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