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Last updated 12 March
ABOUT 1. DIVISJON
Second highest league of women's football in Norway
(Below Toppserien)
Founded: 1984
Regular Season 2022: 19 March - 28 August
Play-offs: 8 September - 29 October
Teams: 10
Match rounds: 18
Matches played in regular season: 90 in regular season
Play-offs format:
The two best teams after the regular season will face the ranked 5-10 teams from the Toppserien in a qualifying round of seven matchdays where the home team is decided by draw. Teams ending up as 7th and 8th in the play-offs will be relegated to the 1. divisjon. Team No. 6 plays a qualifier game, at home and away, against the winner of the playoffs in 1.divisjon (see below) for a place in the Toppserien next season.
The 3-10 ranked teams from the regular season in 1.divisjon will play against each other in a Relegation round of seven matchdays where the home side is decided by draw. The winner of the play-offs will play against No. 6 from the Toppserien play-offs (see above) for a spot in next season's Toppserien. Teams ending up as 7th and 8th will be relegated to the 2. divisjon.
Current champions 2021: Røa