2009 Tippeligaen

The 2009 Tippeligaen was the 65th completed season of top division football in Norway. The competition began on 15 March and end on 1 November. Stabæk were the defending champions. Odd Grenland, Sandefjord and Start entered as the three promoted teams from the 2008 1. divisjon. They replaced HamKam who were relegated to the 2009 1. divisjon.

Tippeligaen
Season2009
Dates15 March – 1 November
ChampionsRosenborg
21st title
RelegatedFredrikstad
Bodø/Glimt
Lyn
Champions LeagueRosenborg
Europa LeagueAalesund
Molde
Stabæk
Matches played240
Goals scored697 (2.9 per match)
Top goalscorerRade Prica
(17 goals)
Biggest home winMolde 8–1 Start
(1 August 2009)
Biggest away winLyn 0–5 Fredrikstad
(1 November 2009)
Highest scoringMolde 8–1 Start
(1 August 2009)
Longest winning run8 games[1]
Rosenborg
Longest unbeaten run26 games[1]
Rosenborg
Longest winless run18 games[1]
Lyn
Longest losing run8 games[1]
Lyn
Highest attendance21,597
Rosenborg 2–2 Molde
(16 May 2009)[2]
Lowest attendance2,092
Lyn 0–1 Bodø/Glimt
(12 July 2009)[2]
Average attendance8,965 Decrease 8.6%
2008
2010

Overview

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League expansion

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This was the first top division seasons where 16 teams were competing on the highest level of Norwegian football since the 1961–62 Hovedserien season. Due to the league expanding from 14 to 16 teams,[3] three teams were promoted from the 1. divisjon at the end of the 2008 season. Those teams were champions Odd Grenland, runners-up Sandefjord and third-placed Start. The last spot was taken by Aalesund after winning a two-legged play-off match against Sogndal.

Summary

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Stabæk was the defending champions, having won their first ever League Championship in 2008. On 27 September, Rosenborg secured the title with four rounds left to go.[4] They won their 21st top-flight title.

Teams

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Stadiums and locations

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Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Ap. LocationStadiumTurfCapacity
Aalesund8ÅlesundColor Line StadionArtificial10,778
Bodø/Glimt19BodøAspmyra stadionArtificial7,400
Brann53BergenBrann stadionNatural17,317
Fredrikstad40FredrikstadFredrikstad StadionNatural13,300
Lillestrøm46LillestrømÅråsen stadionNatural12,500
Lyn36OsloUllevaal StadionNatural25,572
Molde33MoldeAker StadionNatural11,167
Odd Grenland28SkienSkagerak ArenaArtificial13,500
Rosenborg46TrondheimLerkendal stadionNatural21,850
Sandefjord3SandefjordKomplett.no ArenaNatural9,000
Stabæk14BærumTelenor ArenaArtificial15,000
Start34KristiansandSør ArenaNatural14,300
Strømsgodset22DrammenMarienlyst StadionArtificial8,500
Tromsø23TromsøAlfheim stadionArtificial7,500
Vålerenga49OsloUllevaal StadionNatural25,572
Viking60StavangerViking StadionNatural16,600

Personnel and kits

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TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerSponsor
Aalesund Kjetil Rekdal Amund SkiriUmbroSparebanken Møre
Bodø/Glimt Kåre Ingebrigtsen Christian BergDiadoraNordlandsbanken
Brann Steinar Nilsen Håkon OpdalKappaSparebanken Vest
Fredrikstad Tom Nordlie Hans Erik RambergUmbroBrynild
Lillestrøm Henning Berg Frode KippeDiadoraNordea
Lyn Gunnar Halle Tommy BerntsenPumaCarrot Communications
Molde Kjell Jonevret Daniel Berg HestadUmbro[5]Sparebanken Møre[6]
Odd Grenland Dag-Eilev Fagermo Morten FevangAdidasSkagerak Energi
Rosenborg Erik Hamrén Roar StrandAdidasREMA 1000
Sandefjord Pat Walker Birger MadsenPumaJotun
Stabæk Jan Jönsson Morten SkjønsbergPumaFornebu - Nytt liv
Start Knut Tørum Ole Martin ÅrstUmbroSparebanken Sør
Strømsgodset Ronny Deila Alexander AasNikeSpareBank 1
Tromsø Per-Mathias Høgmo Sigurd Rushfeldt[7]PumaSpareBank 1 Nord-Norge
Vålerenga Martin Andresen André Muri[8]KappaHafslund
Viking Uwe Rösler Børre Steenslid[9]AdidasLyse Energi

Managerial changes

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TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming managerDate of appointmentTable
Fredrikstad Anders GrönhagenHealth problems16 June 2009[10]12th Tom Nordlie27 August 2009[11]14th
Lyn Kent BergersenSacked29 July 2009[12]16th Gunnar Halle29 July 200916th
Vålerenga Tor Ole SkullerudResigned26 August 200911th Martin Andresen9 January 2009[13]11th

League table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Rosenborg (C)3020916022+3869Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2Molde3017586235+2756Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
3Stabæk3015875234+1853
4Odd Grenland30121085344+946
5Brann30128105149+244
6Tromsø301010103536−140
7Vålerenga30124144750−340
8Sandefjord301010103944−540
9Start301010104652−640
10Viking30911103840−238
11Lillestrøm30910114350−737
12Strømsgodset30106144042−236
13Aalesund3099123443−936Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a]
14Fredrikstad (R)30104163944−534Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15Bodø/Glimt (R)30610142953−2428Relegation to First Division
16Lyn (R)30210182959−3016
Source: fotball.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Aalesund won the 2009 Norwegian Cup and qualified for the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.

Results

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Home \ AwayAALBODSKBFFKLSKLYNMFKODDRBKSFSTBIKSSIFTILVIFVIK
Aalesund1–13–01–13–12–00–21–20–31–11–01–11–11–13–20–1
Bodø/Glimt3–00–21–11–10–22–41–10–41–02–11–11–01–10–22–0
Brann2–14–22–13–12–12–04–21–10–11–11–14–22–41–21–1
Fredrikstad0–12–22–41–02–11–23–01–41–20–11–02–03–03–11–0
Lillestrøm1–12–23–14–22–10–11–11–22–11–23–22–12–21–21–1
Lyn0–20–12–20–51–10–11–11–11–22–24–10–10–14–40–0
Molde3–13–15–22–03–04–02–10–21–14–08–12–11–10–31–2
Odd Grenland4–24–03–12–02–34–12–11–12–01–21–22–11–02–22–2
Rosenborg2–12–01–11–02–14–12–21–14–01–02–33–00–03–01–0
Sandefjord1–21–13–11–12–22–11–11–22–21–31–01–02–00–23–1
Stabæk3–02–02–12–11–10–02–33–31–24–15–03–12–03–22–0
Start0–14–00–11–03–01–12–21–11–23–22–22–23–12–01–1
Strømsgodset2–03–02–14–11–21–10–23–10–11–11–03–32–13–02–1
Tromsø3–10–00–22–01–11–01–01–12–41–10–03–12–12–00–1
Vålerenga1–12–11–12–10–14–12–10–31–21–20–12–31–02–43–1
Viking1–13–21–11–24–25–22–13–00–02–22–20–11–11–00–3
Source: NIFS (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

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At the end of the season, the two last teams relegated directly to 1. divisjon, and were replaced by the winner and runner-up of the 1. divisjon who were directly promoted.

Four teams entered a play-off for the last Tippeligaen spot in the 2010 season. These were:

  • A) Fredrikstad (14th placed team in the Tippeligaen)
  • B) Kongsvinger (Third placed team in the 1. divisjon)
  • C) Sogndal (Fourth placed team in the 1. divisjon)
  • D) Sarpsborg 08 (Fifth placed team in the 1. divisjon)
First roundSecond round
        
14Fredrikstad0
5Sarpsborg 082
5Sarpsborg 08314
3Kongsvinger235
3Kongsvinger3
4Sogndal1

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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RankScorerClubGoals
1 Rade PricaRosenborg17
2 Péter KovácsOdd Grenland16
Mame Biram DioufMolde
4 Erik HusekleppBrann15
Daniel NannskogStabæk
6 Arild SundgotLillestrøm11
Bengt SæternesVålerenga
Pape Paté DioufMolde
9 Mads StokkelienStart10
Marcus PedersenStrømsgodset

Source: AltOmFotball.no (in Norwegian)

Discipline

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Player

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Club

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  • Most yellow cards: 54[16]
    • Strømsgodset
  • Most red cards: 3[16]
    • Lyn
    • Sandefjord
    • Start
    • Tromsø

Attendance

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TeamStadiumCapacityTotalGamesMaximumMinimumAverage% of Capacity
RosenborgLerkendal stadion21,850264,7831521,59714,54917,65280.8%
BrannBrann stadion17,317238,5661517,25815,07315,90491.8%
VikingViking Stadion16,600196,0601515,32811,37413,07178.7%
VålerengaUllevaal Stadion25,572161,8221519,2346,25010,78842.1%
FredrikstadFredrikstad stadion13,300154,7001512,0589,10710,31377.5%
AalesundColor Line Stadion10,778153,2641510,7789,40910,21894.8%
StabækTelenor Arena15,000142,0821513,4098,1159,47263.1%
StartSør Arena14,300124,2801510,7936,6278,28557.9%
MoldeAker Stadion11,167119,4801511,1685,7417,96571.3%
LillestrømÅråsen stadion12,500114,0131510,2876,3347,60160.8%
Odd GrenlandSkagerak Arena13,500110,5821511,2955,0557,37254.6%
SandefjordKomplett.no Arena9,00087,066157,8104,9675,80464.5%
StrømsgodsetMarienlyst stadion8,50080,322157,3873,8975,35563.0%
TromsøAlfheim stadion7,50077,636157,4924,4055,17669.0%
Bodø/GlimtAspmyra stadion7,40064,244155,8083,0904,28257.9%
LynUllevaal Stadion25,57262,8021514,0482,0924,18716.4%
TotalGamesAverage
2,151,6822408,965

Last updated: End of 2009 season
Source: altomfotball.no (in Norwegian)

Other

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Team
Kit maker
Shirt sponsor
UEFA Fair Play
(avg. pts.)
Bodø/GlimtDiadoraNordlandsbanken7,82
BrannKappaSparebanken Vest7,79
FredrikstadUmbroCarnegie7,77
LillestrømDiadoraNordea7,70
LynPumaCarrot Communications7,53
MoldeUmbroSparebanken Møre7,96
Odd GrenlandAdidasSkagerak Energi7,97
RosenborgAdidasREMA 10008,12
SandefjordPumaJotun7,63
StabækPumaFornebu - nytt liv7,93
StartUmbroSparebanken Sør7,73
StrømsgodsetNikeSparebanken Drammen7,84
TromsøPumaSparebanken Nord-Norge7,92
VikingAdidasLyse Energi7,59
VålerengaKappaHafslund7,93
AalesundUmbroSparebanken Møre7,72

References

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