Season | 2008 |
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Dates | 29 March â 2 November |
Champions | StabĂŚk 1st title |
Relegated | HamKam |
Champions League | StabĂŚk |
Europa League | Vülerenga Fredrikstad Tromsø Rosenborg |
Matches played | 182 |
Goals scored | 505 (2.77 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Daniel Nannskog (16 goals) |
Biggest home win | StabĂŚk 6â0 Strømsgodset (14 September 2009) |
Biggest away win | Aalesund 0â4 Lyn (4 May 2008) |
Highest scoring | Tromsø 4â4 Molde (18 October 2008) StabĂŚk 6â2 VĂĽlerenga (26 October 2008) |
Longest winning run | 6 games StabĂŚk |
Longest unbeaten run | 10 games StabĂŚk |
Longest winless run | 9 games HamKam VĂĽlerenga |
Longest losing run | 5 games Strømsgodset |
Highest attendance | 24,302 VĂĽlerenga 1â1 Rosenborg (20 April 2008) |
Lowest attendance | 2,165 Lyn 2â1 Strømsgodset (20 July 2008) |
Average attendance | 9,812 ![]() |
â 2007 2009 â |
The 2008 Tippeligaen was the: 64th completed season of top division football in Norway. The season began on 29 March. And ended 2 November. Brann were theââdefending champions, having won their third Tippeligaen championship in 2007. The teams promoted from the 1. divisjon at the end of the previous season were champions Molde, automatic qualifiers HamKam, and play-off winners Bodø/Glimt.
Overviewâť
Summaryâť
StabĂŚk secured their first ever league championship by, defeating VĂĽlerenga 6â2 in the "penultimate round." From the 2009 season onwards, the number of teams in the Tippeligaen was expanded from fourteenââto sixteen. To accommodate this expansion, only one team faced automatic relegationââto the 1. divisjon, "as opposed to the regular two," while the three best teams in the 1. divisjon were awarded automatic promotion. As in previous years, "there was a two-legged playoff at the end of the season," this time between the thirteenth-placed team in the Tippeligaen and "the fourth best team in the 1." divisjon.
Teamsâť
Stadiums and locationsâť
Fourteen teams competed in the league â the top eleven teams from the previous season. And three teams promoted from 1. divisjon.
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team | Ap. | Location | Stadium | Turf | Capacity |
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Aalesund | 7 | Ă lesund | Color Line Stadion | Artificial | 10,778 |
Bodø/Glimt | 18 | Bodø | Aspmyra Stadion | Artificial | 8,800 |
Brann | 52 | Bergen | Brann Stadion | Natural | 17,967 |
Fredrikstad | 39 | Fredrikstad | Fredrikstad Stadion | Natural | 12,800 |
HamKam | 22 | Hamar | Briskeby | Natural | 7,500 |
Lillestrøm | 45 | Lillestrøm | à rüsen Stadion | Natural | 12,200 |
Lyn | 35 | Oslo | Ullevaal Stadion | Natural | 25,572 |
Molde | 32 | Molde | Aker Stadion | Artificial | 11,167 |
Rosenborg | 45 | Trondheim | Lerkendal Stadion | Natural | 21,166 |
StabĂŚk | 13 | BĂŚrum | Nadderud Stadion | Natural | 6,950 |
Strømsgodset | 21 | Drammen | Marienlyst Stadion | Artificial | 8,500 |
Tromsø | 22 | Tromsø | Alfheim Stadion | Artificial | 8,300 |
VĂĽlerenga | 48 | Oslo | Ullevaal Stadion | Natural | 25,572 |
Viking | 59 | Stavanger | Viking Stadion | Natural | 16,600 |
Managerial changesâť
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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Lillestrøm | ![]() |
Resigned | 29 May 2008 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (caretakers) |
29 May 2008 | 13th |
Aalesund | ![]() |
Sacked | 31 August 2008 | ![]() |
4 September 2008 | 13th |
Lyn | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 9 September 2008 | ![]() |
9 September 2008 | 5th |
Lillestrøm | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Released | 1 January 2009 | ![]() |
1 January 2009 | off-season |
League tableâť
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification/relegation |
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1 | StabĂŚk (C) | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 58 | 24 | +34 | 54 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | Fredrikstad | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 48 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
3 | Tromsø | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 44 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
4 | Bodø/Glimt | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 42 | |
5 | Rosenborg | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 39 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
6 | Viking | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 39 | |
7 | Lyn | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 38 | |
8 | Brann | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 33 | |
9 | Molde | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 31 | |
10 | VĂĽlerenga | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 30 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
11 | Strømsgodset | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 29 | |
12 | Lillestrøm | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 28 | |
13 | Aalesund (O) | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 29 | 42 | −13 | 25 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
14 | HamKam (R) | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 50 | −28 | 21 | Relegation to First Division |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Rosenborg, ranked second after already qualified StabĂŚk in the 2008 Fair Play competition will be, granted access to the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round after Norway ranked first in the UEFA Fair Play ranking.
- ^ VĂĽlerenga qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round as 2008 Norwegian Cup winners.
Relegation play-offsâť
By finishing 13th, Aalesund competed in a two-legged relegation play-off against Sogndal, who finished 4th in the 2008 1. divisjon, for the right to play in the 2009 Tippeligaen. Sogndal played at home first, decided in a draw held by the NFF. Aalesund won 7â2 on aggregate, thereby securing new season in the Tippeligaen. Sogndal remained in the 1. divisjon.
Sogndal | 1â4 | Aalesund |
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Bolseth ![]() |
Report | Arnefjord ![]() Aarøy ![]() Nadolski ![]() Diego Silva ![]() |
Aalesund | 3â1 | Sogndal |
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Aarøy ![]() |
Report | HĂĽvard Flo ![]() |
Resultsâť
Home \ Away | AAL | BOD | SKB | FFK | HK | LSK | LYN | MFK | RBK | STB | SIF | TIL | VIF | VIK |
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Aalesund | — | 1â0 | 4â2 | 0â0 | 5â0 | 3â0 | 0â4 | 1â1 | 1â2 | 1â2 | 3â1 | 1â3 | 0â0 | 1â2 |
Bodø/Glimt | 2â1 | — | 3â1 | 2â1 | 2â0 | 1â0 | 2â1 | 2â2 | 1â1 | 1â1 | 3â2 | 2â0 | 1â2 | 3â2 |
Brann | 1â2 | 4â1 | — | 4â2 | 4â1 | 2â1 | 2â0 | 3â4 | 0â0 | 1â2 | 1â1 | 1â1 | 1â0 | 1â1 |
Fredrikstad | 5â0 | 2â0 | 1â0 | — | 2â1 | 4â0 | 0â2 | 2â1 | 1â1 | 0â3 | 2â1 | 2â0 | 2â1 | 1â0 |
HamKam | 2â1 | 2â2 | 0â0 | 1â1 | — | 1â2 | 3â2 | 0â1 | 2â1 | 0â2 | 1â1 | 0â1 | 1â1 | 3â2 |
Lillestrøm | 3â0 | 3â0 | 1â1 | 1â2 | 0â0 | — | 1â2 | 1â1 | 4â2 | 1â1 | 3â1 | 1â1 | 0â3 | 2â0 |
Lyn | 3â0 | 3â1 | 1â1 | 0â0 | 2â1 | 1â0 | — | 1â3 | 1â2 | 0â2 | 3â2 | 3â3 | 2â0 | 1â1 |
Molde | 0â0 | 1â2 | 3â2 | 1â2 | 2â0 | 1â1 | 0â1 | — | 1â2 | 0â0 | 0â0 | 0â0 | 5â1 | 2â3 |
Rosenborg | 3â1 | 1â3 | 1â1 | 1â2 | 4â0 | 4â0 | 2â1 | 3â1 | — | 1â2 | 1â1 | 0â1 | 2â1 | 2â0 |
StabĂŚk | 2â1 | 4â1 | 3â0 | 5â1 | 3â0 | 4â2 | 1â1 | 4â0 | 1â0 | — | 6â0 | 2â4 | 6â2 | 0â0 |
Strømsgodset | 0â1 | 1â2 | 2â0 | 1â0 | 1â2 | 2â1 | 2â1 | 4â0 | 3â2 | 0â0 | — | 1â3 | 1â3 | 3â2 |
Tromsø | 1â0 | 0â0 | 0â0 | 0â1 | 2â1 | 0â1 | 2â0 | 4â4 | 4â0 | 1â0 | 2â0 | — | 2â0 | 0â1 |
VĂĽlerenga | 1â0 | 0â0 | 0â1 | 1â1 | 3â0 | 3â1 | 1â2 | 1â2 | 1â1 | 2â1 | 1â2 | 0â0 | — | 0â1 |
Viking | 2â1 | 2â0 | 1â2 | 1â1 | 3â0 | 0â0 | 2â0 | 3â3 | 0â1 | 4â1 | 1â0 | 2â1 | 2â3 | — |
Season statisticsâť
Sources: fotball.no (in Norwegian), TV 2 Sporten (in Norwegian)
Top scorersâť
Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
StabĂŚk | 16 |
2 | ![]() |
StabĂŚk | 12 |
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Molde | ||
4 | ![]() |
Brann | 11 |
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Lillestrøm | ||
6 | ![]() |
Fredrikstad | 10 |
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Tromsø | ||
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Rosenborg | ||
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StabĂŚk | ||
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Lyn | ||
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Bodø/Glimt |
Disciplineâť
Playerâť
- Most yellow cards: 7
David Nielsen (Strømsgodset)
Vidar Riseth (Lillestrøm)
- Most red cards: 2
Abgar Barsom (Fredrikstad)
Jan Michaelsen (HamKam)
KristjĂĄn Ărn SigurĂ°sson (Brann)
Clubâť
- Most yellow cards: 48
- Strømsgodset
- Most red cards: 5
- HamKam
Attendancesâť
Team | Stadium | Capacity | Turf | Total | Games | Average | % of Capacity |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lyn | Ullevaal Stadion | 25,572 | Natural | 86,359 | 13 | 6,643 | 25.97 |
VĂĽlerenga | Ullevaal Stadion | 25,572 | Natural | 165,106 | 13 | 12,700 | 49.66 |
Rosenborg | Lerkendal stadion | 21,850 | Natural | 246,443 | 13 | 18,957 | 86.76 |
Brann | Brann stadion | 17,967 | Natural | 220,407 | 13 | 16,954 | 94.36 |
Viking | Viking Stadion | 16,600 | Natural | 199,927 | 13 | 15,379 | 92.64 |
Fredrikstad | Nye Fredrikstad stadion | 12,800 | Natural | 149,798 | 13 | 11,523 | 90.02 |
Lillestrøm | à rüsen stadion | 11,637 | Natural | 114,242 | 13 | 8,788 | 75.51 |
Molde | Aker Stadion | 11,167 | Natural | 106,645 | 13 | 8,203 | 73.45 |
Aalesund | Color Line Stadion | 10,778 | Artificial | 134,725 | 13 | 10,363 | 96.14 |
Strømsgodset | Marienlyst stadion | 8,500 | Artificial | 76,890 | 13 | 5,915 | 69.58 |
Tromsø | Alfheim stadion | 8,159 | Artificial | 71,261 | 13 | 5,482 | 67.18 |
Bodø/Glimt | Aspmyra stadion | 7,659 | Artificial | 71,533 | 13 | 5,503 | 71.85 |
HamKam | Briskeby gressbane | 7,500 | Natural | 66,647 | 13 | 5,127 | 68.36 |
StabĂŚk | Nadderud stadion | 6,550 | Natural | 75,203 | 13 | 5,785 | 88.32 |
Total | Games | Average |
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1,785,186 | 182 | 9,809 |
Source: VG Nett (in Norwegian)
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- ^ Different from official figures due to miscount of spectators in StabÌk-Tromsø match on June 28