2025 Norwegian First Division (women)
| Season | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22 March – 18 October |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 67 (2.79 per match) |
← 2024 2026 → | |
The 2025 Norwegian First Division is an ongoing Norwegian second-tier women's football league season. The season started on 22 March 2025 and is set to end on 18 October 2025, not including play-off matches.[1]
Teams
[edit]
In the 2024 Norwegian First Division, Hønefoss and Bodø/Glimt were promoted to the 2025 Toppserien, while Øvrevoll Hosle were relegated to the 2025 Norwegian Second Division.
Åsane and Arna-Bjørnar were relegated from the 2024 Toppserien, while Start, HamKam and Molde were promoted from the 2024 Norwegian Second Division, expanding the First Division to 12 teams.
TIL 2020 and Avaldsnes both completed mergers with Eliteserien clubs ahead of the season, becoming the women's teams of Tromsø and Haugesund respectively.[2][3]
Stadiums and locations
[edit]| Team | Location | County | Arena | Turf | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AaFK Fortuna | Ålesund | Møre og Romsdal | Color Line Stadion | Artificial | 10,778 |
| Arna-Bjørnar | Bergen | Vestland | Arna Idrettspark | Artificial | 1,500 |
| Fyllingsdalen | Bergen | Vestland | Varden Amfi | Artificial | 3,500 |
| HamKam | Hamar | Innlandet | Briskeby | Artificial | 7,800 |
| Haugesund | Haugesund | Rogaland | Haugesund Sparebank Arena | Natural | 8,754 |
| KIL/Hemne | Heim | Trøndelag | Trøndelag Sparebank Arena | Artificial | 500 |
| Molde | Molde | Møre og Romsdal | Aker Stadion | Artificial | 11,249 |
| Odd | Skien | Telemark | Skagerak Arena | Artificial | 11,767 |
| Start | Kristiansand | Agder | Sparebanken Sør Arena | Artificial | 14,448 |
| Tromsø | Tromsø | Troms | Romssa Arena | Artificial | 6,687 |
| Viking | Stavanger | Rogaland | Lyse Arena | Artificial | 15,900 |
| Åsane | Bergen | Vestland | Åsane Arena | Artificial | 3,300 |
Personnel and kits
[edit]| Team | Manager(s) | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| AaFK Fortuna |  Karl Oskar Fjørtoft
|
Umbro | Sparebanken Møre |
| Arna-Bjørnar | Erik Mjelde
|
Nike | Sparebanken Vest |
| Fyllingsdalen | Børge Haugsdal
|
Umbro | Sparebanken Vest |
| HamKam |  Nathan Flight
|
Puma | SpareBank 1 Østlandet |
| Haugesund | Per Øyvind Mortveit Ole-Petter Pedersen Bremstein
|
Umbro | Sparebanken Vest |
| KIL/Hemne | Erik Svendsen
|
Umbro | Trøndelag Sparebank |
| Molde | Kent Rudning
|
Adidas | Sparebanken Møre |
| Odd | Erik Waage
|
Hummel | Skagerak Energi |
| Start |  Isabella Hayes Sunde
|
Macron | Sparebanken Sør |
| Tromsø | Mikael Raimo Johnsen
|
Select | SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge |
| Viking | Magnus Meling
|
Diadora | Lyse |
| Åsane |  Miki Lladó
|
Craft | Tertnes Holding |
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arna-Bjørnar | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 12 | Promotion to Toppserien |
| 2 | AaFK Fortuna | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 11 | |
| 3 | Molde | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 10 | |
| 4 | Haugesund | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 10 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Odd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 10 | |
| 6 | Åsane | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 | |
| 7 | Start | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 | |
| 8 | Viking | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 | |
| 9 | Fyllingsdalen | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 5 | |
| 10 | KIL/Hemne | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 | |
| 11 | HamKam | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 1 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 12 | Tromsø | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 1 | Relegation to Second Division |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored.
Positions by round
[edit]| Promotion to 2026 Toppserien | |
| Promotion play-offs | |
| Relegation play-offs | |
| Relegation to 2026 Second Division |
Results
[edit]Play-offs
[edit]Promotion play-offs
[edit]The teams from second to fifth place will take part in the promotion play-offs; these are single leg knockout matches. In the first round, the fourth-placed team will play at home against the fifth-placed team. The winner of the first round will meet the third-placed team on away ground in the second round. The winner of the second round will meet the second-placed team on away ground. The winner of the third round will face the 9th-placed team in the Toppserien over two legs in the Eliteserien play-offs for a spot in the top-flight next season.[4]
Relegation play-offs
[edit]The 10th-placed team will take part in a two-legged play-off against the winners of the Second Division play-offs, to decide who will play in the First Division next season.
References
[edit]- ^ "Slik spilles 1. divisjon kvinner 2025" (in Norwegian). NFF. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "Historisk dag på Romssa Arena: Tromsø IL overtar styring av TIL 2020". NRK (in Norwegian). 18 September 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "NFF har gitt grønt lys – Avaldsnes blir til Haugesund". NRK (in Norwegian). 19 September 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "Slik er innstillingen på ny seriestruktur i kvinnefotballen" (in Norwegian). Sportskollektivet. Retrieved 23 January 2025.