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%
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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.

Overview

League expansion

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

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

Stadiums and locations

2009 Tippeligaen is located in Norway South
Brann
Stabæk
Viking
Lillestrøm
Vålerenga
Lyn
Fredrikstad
Strømsgodset
Aalesund
Molde
Odd Grenland
Start
Sandefjord
Locations of the teams in 2009 Tippeligaen
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Ap. Location Stadium Turf Capacity
Aalesund 8 Ålesund Color Line Stadion Artificial 10,778
Bodø/Glimt 19 Bodø Aspmyra stadion Artificial 7,400
Brann 53 Bergen Brann stadion Natural 17,317
Fredrikstad 40 Fredrikstad Fredrikstad Stadion Natural 13,300
Lillestrøm 46 Lillestrøm Åråsen stadion Natural 12,500
Lyn 36 Oslo Ullevaal Stadion Natural 25,572
Molde 33 Molde Aker Stadion Natural 11,167
Odd Grenland 28 Skien Skagerak Arena Artificial 13,500
Rosenborg 46 Trondheim Lerkendal stadion Natural 21,850
Sandefjord 3 Sandefjord Komplett.no Arena Natural 9,000
Stabæk 14 Bærum Telenor Arena Artificial 15,000
Start 34 Kristiansand Sør Arena Natural 14,300
Strømsgodset 22 Drammen Marienlyst Stadion Artificial 8,500
Tromsø 23 Tromsø Alfheim stadion Artificial 7,500
Vålerenga 49 Oslo Ullevaal Stadion Natural 25,572
Viking 60 Stavanger Viking Stadion Natural 16,600

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsor
Aalesund Norway Kjetil Rekdal Norway Amund Skiri Umbro Sparebanken Møre
Bodø/Glimt Norway Kåre Ingebrigtsen Norway Christian Berg Diadora Nordlandsbanken
Brann Norway Steinar Nilsen Norway Håkon Opdal Kappa Sparebanken Vest
Fredrikstad Norway Tom Nordlie Norway Hans Erik Ramberg Umbro Brynild
Lillestrøm Norway Henning Berg Norway Frode Kippe Diadora Nordea
Lyn Norway Gunnar Halle Norway Tommy Berntsen Puma Carrot Communications
Molde Sweden Kjell Jonevret Norway Daniel Berg Hestad Umbro[5] Sparebanken Møre[6]
Odd Grenland Norway Dag-Eilev Fagermo Norway Morten Fevang Adidas Skagerak Energi
Rosenborg Sweden Erik Hamrén Norway Roar Strand Adidas REMA 1000
Sandefjord Republic of Ireland Pat Walker Norway Birger Madsen Puma Jotun
Stabæk Sweden Jan Jönsson Norway Morten Skjønsberg Puma Fornebu - Nytt liv
Start Norway Knut Tørum Norway Ole Martin Årst Umbro Sparebanken Sør
Strømsgodset Norway Ronny Deila Norway Alexander Aas Nike SpareBank 1
Tromsø Norway Per-Mathias Høgmo Norway Sigurd Rushfeldt[7] Puma SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge
Vålerenga Norway Martin Andresen Norway André Muri[8] Kappa Hafslund
Viking Germany Uwe Rösler Norway Børre Steenslid[9] Adidas Lyse Energi

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment Table
Fredrikstad Sweden Anders Grönhagen Health problems 16 June 2009[10] 12th Norway Tom Nordlie 27 August 2009[11] 14th
Lyn Norway Kent Bergersen Sacked 29 July 2009[12] 16th Norway Gunnar Halle 29 July 2009 16th
Vålerenga Norway Tor Ole Skullerud Resigned 26 August 2009 11th Norway Martin Andresen 9 January 2009[13] 11th

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rosenborg (C) 30 20 9 1 60 22 +38 69 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Molde 30 17 5 8 62 35 +27 56 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
3 Stabæk 30 15 8 7 52 34 +18 53
4 Odd Grenland 30 12 10 8 53 44 +9 46
5 Brann 30 12 8 10 51 49 +2 44
6 Tromsø 30 10 10 10 35 36 −1 40
7 Vålerenga 30 12 4 14 47 50 −3 40
8 Sandefjord 30 10 10 10 39 44 −5 40
9 Start 30 10 10 10 46 52 −6 40
10 Viking 30 9 11 10 38 40 −2 38
11 Lillestrøm 30 9 10 11 43 50 −7 37
12 Strømsgodset 30 10 6 14 40 42 −2 36
13 Aalesund 30 9 9 12 34 43 −9 36 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a]
14 Fredrikstad (R) 30 10 4 16 39 44 −5 34 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 Bodø/Glimt (R) 30 6 10 14 29 53 −24 28 Relegation to First Division
16 Lyn (R) 30 2 10 18 29 59 −30 16
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

Home \ Away AAL BOD SKB FFK LSK LYN MFK ODD RBK SF STB IKS SIF TIL VIF VIK
Aalesund — 1–1 3–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 1–2 0–3 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 0–1
Bodø/Glimt 3–0 — 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–4 1–1 0–4 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 2–0
Brann 2–1 4–2 — 2–1 3–1 2–1 2–0 4–2 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 4–2 2–4 1–2 1–1
Fredrikstad 0–1 2–2 2–4 — 1–0 2–1 1–2 3–0 1–4 1–2 0–1 1–0 2–0 3–0 3–1 1–0
Lillestrøm 1–1 2–2 3–1 4–2 — 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–2 2–1 2–2 1–2 1–1
Lyn 0–2 0–1 2–2 0–5 1–1 — 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 4–1 0–1 0–1 4–4 0–0
Molde 3–1 3–1 5–2 2–0 3–0 4–0 — 2–1 0–2 1–1 4–0 8–1 2–1 1–1 0–3 1–2
Odd Grenland 4–2 4–0 3–1 2–0 2–3 4–1 2–1 — 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–0 2–2 2–2
Rosenborg 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 4–1 2–2 1–1 — 4–0 1–0 2–3 3–0 0–0 3–0 1–0
Sandefjord 1–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 — 1–3 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–2 3–1
Stabæk 3–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–3 3–3 1–2 4–1 — 5–0 3–1 2–0 3–2 2–0
Start 0–1 4–0 0–1 1–0 3–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 3–2 2–2 — 2–2 3–1 2–0 1–1
Strømsgodset 2–0 3–0 2–1 4–1 1–2 1–1 0–2 3–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 3–3 — 2–1 3–0 2–1
Tromsø 3–1 0–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–4 1–1 0–0 3–1 2–1 — 2–0 0–1
Vålerenga 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 4–1 2–1 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–1 2–3 1–0 2–4 — 3–1
Viking 1–1 3–2 1–1 1–2 4–2 5–2 2–1 3–0 0–0 2–2 2–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–3 —
Source: NIFS (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

Main article: 2009 Eliteserien promotion/relegation play-offs

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:

First round Second round
        
14 Fredrikstad 0
5 Sarpsborg 08 2
5 Sarpsborg 08 3 1 4
3 Kongsvinger 2 3 5
3 Kongsvinger 3
4 Sogndal 1

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Sweden Rade Prica Rosenborg 17
2 Hungary Péter Kovács Odd Grenland 16
Senegal Mame Biram Diouf Molde
4 Norway Erik Huseklepp Brann 15
Sweden Daniel Nannskog Stabæk
6 Norway Arild Sundgot Lillestrøm 11
Norway Bengt Sæternes Vålerenga
Senegal Pape Paté Diouf Molde
9 Norway Mads Stokkelien Start 10
Norway Marcus Pedersen Strømsgodset

Source: AltOmFotball.no (in Norwegian)

Discipline

Player

Club

Attendance

Team Stadium Capacity Total Games Maximum Minimum Average % of Capacity
Rosenborg Lerkendal stadion 21,850 264,783 15 21,597 14,549 17,652 80.8%
Brann Brann stadion 17,317 238,566 15 17,258 15,073 15,904 91.8%
Viking Viking Stadion 16,600 196,060 15 15,328 11,374 13,071 78.7%
Vålerenga Ullevaal Stadion 25,572 161,822 15 19,234 6,250 10,788 42.1%
Fredrikstad Fredrikstad stadion 13,300 154,700 15 12,058 9,107 10,313 77.5%
Aalesund Color Line Stadion 10,778 153,264 15 10,778 9,409 10,218 94.8%
Stabæk Telenor Arena 15,000 142,082 15 13,409 8,115 9,472 63.1%
Start Sør Arena 14,300 124,280 15 10,793 6,627 8,285 57.9%
Molde Aker Stadion 11,167 119,480 15 11,168 5,741 7,965 71.3%
Lillestrøm Åråsen stadion 12,500 114,013 15 10,287 6,334 7,601 60.8%
Odd Grenland Skagerak Arena 13,500 110,582 15 11,295 5,055 7,372 54.6%
Sandefjord Komplett.no Arena 9,000 87,066 15 7,810 4,967 5,804 64.5%
Strømsgodset Marienlyst stadion 8,500 80,322 15 7,387 3,897 5,355 63.0%
Tromsø Alfheim stadion 7,500 77,636 15 7,492 4,405 5,176 69.0%
Bodø/Glimt Aspmyra stadion 7,400 64,244 15 5,808 3,090 4,282 57.9%
Lyn Ullevaal Stadion 25,572 62,802 15 14,048 2,092 4,187 16.4%
Total Games Average
2,151,682 240 8,965

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

Other

Team
 Kit maker
 Shirt sponsor
 UEFA Fair Play
(avg. pts.)
Bodø/Glimt Diadora Nordlandsbanken 7,82
Brann Kappa Sparebanken Vest 7,79
Fredrikstad Umbro Carnegie 7,77
Lillestrøm Diadora Nordea 7,70
Lyn Puma Carrot Communications 7,53
Molde Umbro Sparebanken Møre 7,96
Odd Grenland Adidas Skagerak Energi 7,97
Rosenborg Adidas REMA 1000 8,12
Sandefjord Puma Jotun 7,63
Stabæk Puma Fornebu - nytt liv 7,93
Start Umbro Sparebanken Sør 7,73
Strømsgodset Nike Sparebanken Drammen 7,84
Tromsø Puma Sparebanken Nord-Norge 7,92
Viking Adidas Lyse Energi 7,59
Vålerenga Kappa Hafslund 7,93
Aalesund Umbro Sparebanken Møre 7,72

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