2002 Toppserien

Toppserien

Season	2002
Champions	Kolbotn 1st title
Relegated	Sandviken Byåsen
Matches played	90
Goals scored	409 (4.54 per match)
Top goalscorer	Marianne Pettersen (22 goals)
← 2001 2003 →

The 2002 season of the Toppserien, the highest women's football (soccer) league in Norway, began on 20 April 2002 and ended on 26 October 2002.

18 games were played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number nine and ten were relegated, while the two top teams from the First Division were promoted.

Kolbotn won the league.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Kolbotn (C)	18	15	2	1	60	9	+51	47	Qualification for the UEFA Women's Cup second qualifying round
2	Asker	18	14	2	2	81	23	+58	44
3	Trondheims-Ørn	18	12	3	3	63	21	+42	39
4	Røa	18	9	4	5	47	32	+15	31
5	Arna-Bjørnar	18	8	2	8	44	38	+6	26
6	Team Strømmen	18	6	2	10	29	59	−30	20
7	Klepp	18	5	2	11	26	45	−19	17
8	Larvik	18	4	5	9	26	55	−29	17
9	Sandviken (R)	18	3	4	11	20	48	−28	13	Relegation to First Division
10	Byåsen (R)	18	0	2	16	13	79	−66	2

Source: NIFS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Top goalscorers

• 22 goals:
  • Marianne Pettersen, Asker
• 19 goals:
  • Kjersti Thun, Asker
  • Christine Bøe Jensen, Kolbotn
  • Elene Moseby, Team Strømmen
• 13 goals:
  • Brit Sandaune, Trondheims-Ørn
• 12 goals:
  • Solveig Gulbrandsen, Kolbotn
• 10 goals:
  • Ingrid Camilla Fosse Sæthre, Arna-Bjørnar
  • Bente Musland, Arna-Bjørnar
  • Lene Espedal, Klepp
  • Heidi Pedersen, Trondheims-Ørn
• 9 goals:
  • Anita Eftedal, Larvik
  • Kristine Edner, Røa
  • Trine Rønning, Trondheims-Ørn

Promotion and relegation

• Sandviken and Byåsen were relegated to the First Division.
• Liungen and Fløya were promoted from the First Division.

References

• League table
• Fixtures
• Goalscorers