Asker had lost its licence to play in the top league after a failure to meet financial targets, and Stabæk's chairman Mimi Berdal arranged for the new team to be formed within Stabæk IF.
Asker havde mistet sin lisens til at spille i topligaen, efter at det mislykkedes at leve op til de finansielle krav, og Stabæks formand Mimi Berdal arrangerede det således, at at det nye hold blev etableret i Stabæk IF.