2008 Tippeligaen

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Tippeligaen
Season 2008
Dates29 March – 2 November
Champions Stabæk
1st title
Relegated HamKam
Champions League Stabæk
Europa League Vålerenga
Fredrikstad
Tromsø
Rosenborg
Matches played182
Goals scored505 (2.77 per match)
Top goalscorer Daniel Nannskog
(16 goals)
Biggest home winStabæk 6–0 Strømsgodset
(14 September 2009)
Biggest away win Aalesund 0–4 Lyn
(4 May 2008)
Highest scoringTromsø 4–4 Molde
(18 October 2008)
Stabæk 6–2 Vålerenga
(26 October 2008)
Longest winning run6 games [1]
Stabæk
Longest unbeaten run10 games [1]
Stabæk
Longest winless run9 games [1]
HamKam
Vålerenga
Longest losing run5 games [1]
Strømsgodset
Highest attendance24,302 [2]
Vålerenga 1–1 Rosenborg
(20 April 2008)
Lowest attendance2,165 [2]
Lyn 2–1 Strømsgodset
(20 July 2008)
Average attendance9,812 Decrease2.svg 6.7%
← 2007
2009 →

The 2008 Tippeligaen was the 64th completed season of top division football in Norway. The season began on 29 March and ended 2 November. [3] Brann were the defending 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.

Contents

Overview

Summary

Stabæk secured their first ever league championship by defeating Vålerenga 6–2 in the penultimate round. From the 2009 season onwards, the number of teams in the Tippeligaen was expanded from fourteen to sixteen. [4] To accommodate this expansion, only one team faced automatic relegation to 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.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Fourteen teams competed in the league – the top eleven teams from the previous season, and three teams promoted from 1. divisjon.

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Ap. LocationStadiumTurfCapacity
Aalesund 7 Ålesund 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 Åråsen 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
Stabæk 13 Bærum Nadderud Stadion Natural 6,950
Strømsgodset 21 Drammen Marienlyst Stadion Artificial 8,500
Tromsø 22 Tromsø Alfheim Stadion Artificial 8,300
Vålerenga 48 Oslo Ullevaal Stadion Natural 25,572
Viking 59 Stavanger Viking Stadion Natural 16,600

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in table
Lillestrøm Flag of Norway.svg Tom Nordlie Resigned29 May 2008 [5] Flag of Norway.svg Frode Grodås
Flag of Norway.svg Erland Johnsen
Flag of Norway.svg Erlend Slokvik
Flag of Norway.svg Jan Åge Fjørtoft
(caretakers)		29 May 2008 [6] 13th
Aalesund Flag of Sweden.svg Sören Åkeby Sacked31 August 2008 [7] Flag of Norway.svg Kjetil Rekdal 4 September 2008 [8] 13th
Lyn Flag of Norway.svg Henning Berg Mutual consent [9] 9 September 2008 [10] Flag of Norway.svg Kent Bergersen 9 September 2008 [11] 5th
Lillestrøm Flag of Norway.svg Frode Grodås
Flag of Norway.svg Erland Johnsen
Flag of Norway.svg Erlend Slokvik
Flag of Norway.svg Jan Åge Fjørtoft 		Released1 January 2009 [12] Flag of Norway.svg Henning Berg 1 January 2009 [13] off-season

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Stabæk (C)2616645824+3454Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Fredrikstad 2614663828+1048Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
3 Tromsø 2612863623+1344Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
4 Bodø/Glimt 2612683738−142
5 Rosenborg 2611694034+639Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round [lower-alpha 1]
6 Viking 2611693832+639
7 Lyn 26115103834+438
8 Brann 268993636033
9 Molde 2671093943−431
10 Vålerenga 2686123137−630Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round [lower-alpha 2]
11 Strømsgodset 2685133344−1129
12 Lillestrøm 2677123040−1028
13 Aalesund (O)2674152942−1325Qualification for the relegation play-offs
14 HamKam (R)2656152250−2821Relegation to First Division
Source: fotball.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Rosenborg, ranked second after already qualified Stabæk in the 2008 Fair Play competition [14] will be granted access to the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round after Norway ranked first in the UEFA Fair Play ranking. [15]
  2. ↑ Vålerenga qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round as 2008 Norwegian Cup winners.

Relegation play-offs

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. [16] Aalesund won 7–2 on aggregate, thereby securing a new season in the Tippeligaen. Sogndal remained in the 1. divisjon.

Sogndal 1–4 Aalesund
Bolseth Soccerball shade.svg50' Report Arnefjord Soccerball shade.svg22'
Aarøy Soccerball shade.svg53'
Nadolski Soccerball shade.svg61' (o.g.)
Diego Silva Soccerball shade.svg90+4'
Fosshaugane Campus, Sogndal
Attendance: 3,553
Referee: Roy Helge Olsen, Fløy
Aalesund 3–1 Sogndal
Aarøy Soccerball shade.svg14', 31', 43' Report Håvard Flo Soccerball shade.svg43'
Color Line Stadion, Ålesund
Attendance: 8,646
Referee: Terje Hauge, Olsvik

Results

Home \ Away AAL BOD SKB FFK HK LSK LYN MFK RBK STB SIF TIL VIF VIK
Aalesund —1–04–20–05–03–00–41–11–21–23–11–30–01–2
Bodø/Glimt 2–1—3–12–12–01–02–12–21–11–13–22–01–23–2
Brann 1–24–1—4–24–12–12–03–40–01–21–11–11–01–1
Fredrikstad 5–02–01–0—2–14–00–22–11–10–32–12–02–11–0
HamKam 2–12–20–01–1—1–23–20–12–10–21–10–11–13–2
Lillestrøm 3–03–01–11–20–0—1–21–14–21–13–11–1 0–3 2–0
Lyn 3–03–11–10–02–11–0—1–31–20–23–23–3 2–0 1–1
Molde 0–01–23–21–22–01–10–1— 1–2 0–00–00–05–12–3
Rosenborg 3–11–31–11–24–04–02–1 3–1 —1–21–10–12–12–0
Stabæk 2–14–13–05–13–04–21–14–01–0—6–02–46–20–0
Strømsgodset 0–11–22–01–01–22–12–14–03–20–0—1–31–33–2
Tromsø 1–00–00–00–12–10–12–04–44–01–02–0—2–00–1
Vålerenga 1–00–00–11–13–0 3–1 1–2 1–21–12–11–20–0—0–1
Viking 2–12–01–21–13–00–02–03–30–14–11–02–12–3—
Source: NIFS (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Sources: fotball.no [ permanent dead link ](in Norwegian), TV 2 Sporten (in Norwegian)

Top scorers

RankScorerClubGoals
1 Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Nannskog Stabæk 16
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Andersson Stabæk 12
Flag of Brazil.svg José Mota Molde
4 Flag of Norway.svg Thorstein Helstad Brann 11
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Olivier Occean Lillestrøm
6 Flag of Iceland.svg Garðar Jóhannsson Fredrikstad 10
Flag of Norway.svg Morten Moldskred Tromsø
Flag of Norway.svg Steffen Iversen Rosenborg
Flag of Iceland.svg Veigar Páll Gunnarsson Stabæk
Flag of Norway.svg Espen Hoff Lyn
Flag of Norway.svg Trond Olsen Bodø/Glimt

Discipline

Player

Club

  • Most yellow cards: 48 [19]
    • Strømsgodset
  • Most red cards: 5 [19]
    • HamKam

Attendances

TeamStadiumCapacityTurfTotalGamesAverage % of Capacity
Lyn Ullevaal Stadion 25,572 Natural 86,359136,64325.97
Vålerenga Ullevaal Stadion 25,572 Natural 165,1061312,70049.66
Rosenborg Lerkendal stadion 21,850 Natural 246,4431318,95786.76
Brann Brann stadion 17,967 Natural 220,4071316,95494.36
Viking Viking Stadion 16,600 Natural 199,9271315,37992.64
Fredrikstad Nye Fredrikstad stadion 12,800 Natural 149,7981311,52390.02
Lillestrøm Åråsen stadion 11,637 Natural 114,242138,78875.51
Molde Aker Stadion 11,167 Natural 106,645138,20373.45
Aalesund Color Line Stadion 10,778 Artificial 134,7251310,36396.14
Strømsgodset Marienlyst stadion 8,500 Artificial 76,890135,91569.58
Tromsø Alfheim stadion 8,159 Artificial 71,261135,48267.18
Bodø/Glimt Aspmyra stadion 7,659 Artificial 71,533135,50371.85
HamKam Briskeby gressbane 7,500 [20] Natural 66,647135,12768.36
Stabæk Nadderud stadion 6,550 Natural 75,203 [21] 135,78588.32
TotalGamesAverage
1,785,1861829,809

Source: VG Nett [ permanent dead link ](in Norwegian)

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