Play-offs to the Norwegian First Division (women)

The Play-offs to the 1. divisjon for women in association football is a Norwegian play-off competition that have taken place from 2001.

The play-offs were instituted because of the streamlining of the 1. divisjon (second tier) ahead of the 2001 season, into one national league. Before that, the 1. divisjon consisted of several groups, whose teams themselves engaged in a playoff to the Toppserien, the first tier.

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

2011

Pool 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Kongsvinger (P)	2	2	0	0	9	1	+8	6	Promotion to the 2012 1. divisjon
2	Tromsdalen	2	0	1	1	2	6	−4	1
3	Sunndal	2	0	1	1	1	5	−4	1

Source: nifs.no
(P) Promoted

Pool 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Åsane (P)	2	2	0	10	4	+6	6	Promotion to the 2012 1. divisjon
2	Raufoss	1	0	1	3	6	−3	0
3	Urædd	1	0	1	1	4	−3	0

Source: nifs.no
(P) Promoted

2010

Pool 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Sarpsborg 08 (P)	2	1	1	0	5	3	+2	4	Promotion to the 2011 1. divisjon
2	Sunndal	2	1	0	1	4	5	−1	3
3	Tromsdalen	2	0	1	1	4	5	−1	1

Source: Speaker.no
(P) Promoted

Pool 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Avaldsnes (P)	2	1	1	0	5	4	+1	4	Promotion to the 2011 1. divisjon
2	Kongsvinger	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	4
3	Urædd	2	0	0	2	4	6	−2	0

Source: Speaker.no
(P) Promoted

2008

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

Alta – won
Bossmo & Ytteren
Sortland

Then, eight teams, of which two from the 1. divisjon, faced another team in two legs.

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

Reference: Norwegian Women's Football