2008 in Norwegian football

Football in Norway

Season	2008
Men's football
Tippeligaen	Stabæk
1. divisjon	Odd Grenland
2. divisjon	Mjøndalen (Group 1) Skeid (Group 2) Stavanger (Group 3) Tromsdalen (Group 4)
Cupen	Vålerenga
Women's football
Toppserien	Røa
1. divisjon	Sandviken
Cupen	Røa
←  2007 2009  →

The 2008 season was the 103rd season of competitive football in Norway.

Men's football

League season

Promotion and relegation

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
Tippeligaen	Molde HamKam Bodø/Glimt	Odd Grenland Start Sandefjord
1. divisjon	Nybergsund Hødd Sandnes Ulf Alta	Raufoss Tromsdalen Skeid Mandalskameratene
2. divisjon	Lyn 2 Østsiden Skjetten Valdres Strømsgodset 2 Vindbjart Randaberg Nest-Sotra Skarbøvik KIL/Hemne Lofoten Senja	Odd Grenland 2 FF Lillehammer Gjøvik-Lyn Nardo Averøykameratene Start 2 Askøy Arendal Harstad Mjølner Hammerfest

Tippeligaen

Main article: 2008 Tippeligaen

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Stabæk (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 [a]
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	Vålerenga	26	8	6	12	31	37	−6	30	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round [b]
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

Source: fotball.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Rosenborg, ranked second after already qualified Stabæk in the 2008 Fair Play competition ^[1] will be granted access to the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round after Norway ranked first in the UEFA Fair Play ranking. ^[2]
2. Vålerenga qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round as 2008 Norwegian Cup winners.

1. divisjon

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Odd Grenland (C, P)	30	20	5	5	76	44	+32	65	Promotion to Tippeligaen
2	Sandefjord (P)	30	17	9	4	46	25	+21	60
3	Start (P)	30	17	8	5	58	34	+24	59
4	Sogndal	30	15	9	6	53	36	+17	54	Qualification for the promotion play-offs
5	Hønefoss	30	15	6	9	47	33	+14	51
6	Notodden	30	12	10	8	55	40	+15	46
7	Haugesund	30	11	9	10	48	47	+1	42
8	Nybergsund	30	12	6	12	49	53	−4	42
9	Moss	30	9	12	9	63	54	+9	39
10	Sarpsborg Sparta	30	10	7	13	45	43	+2	37
11	Bryne	30	10	6	14	38	53	−15	36
12	Løv-Ham	30	9	7	14	37	45	−8	34
13	Kongsvinger	30	8	6	16	33	58	−25	30
14	Alta	30	8	2	20	49	66	−17	26
15	Sandnes Ulf (R)	30	5	10	15	36	55	−19	25	Relegation to Second Division
16	Hødd (R)	30	2	8	20	29	76	−47	14

Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. The winner, runner-up and third place finisher in the 1. divisjon are automatically promoted to the Tippeligaen. The fourth-placed team in the 1. divisjon and the 13th-placed team in the Tippeligaen meet in a playoff at the end of the season. The two teams finishing at the bottom of the table are automatically relegated to the 2. divisjon.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

2. divisjon

Main article: 2008 2. divisjon

Group 1

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Mjøndalen (P)	26	17	4	5	64	34	+30	55	Promotion to First Division
2	Lørenskog	26	16	3	7	48	27	+21	51
3	Stabæk 2	26	13	5	8	48	34	+14	44
4	Raufoss	26	13	4	9	55	37	+18	43
5	Drøbak/Frogn	26	12	5	9	51	40	+11	41
6	Follo	26	10	7	9	44	35	+9	37
7	Strømsgodset 2	26	9	7	10	56	68	−12	34
8	Manglerud Star	26	9	5	12	48	43	+5	32
9	Valdres	26	6	14	6	40	48	−8	32
10	Fredrikstad 2	26	9	5	12	36	48	−12	32
11	Strømmen	26	8	5	13	31	49	−18	29
12	Modum (R)	26	7	5	14	34	57	−23	26	Relegation to Third Division
13	Østsiden (R)	26	6	7	13	30	52	−22	25
14	Sprint-Jeløy (R)	26	6	6	14	28	41	−13	24

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group 2

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Skeid (P)	26	22	3	1	88	28	+60	69	Promotion to First Division
2	Ranheim	26	16	4	6	74	32	+42	52
3	Skarbøvik	26	14	5	7	51	38	+13	47
4	Kristiansund	26	14	2	10	56	32	+24	44
5	Levanger	26	14	2	10	47	49	−2	44
6	Lyn 2	26	11	5	10	61	50	+11	38
7	Byåsen	26	11	5	10	55	51	+4	38
8	Strindheim	26	10	7	9	49	44	+5	37
9	Korsvoll	26	10	6	10	37	53	−16	36
10	Kjelsås	26	9	6	11	32	41	−9	33
11	Steinkjer	26	10	1	15	56	68	−12	31
12	Vålerenga 2 [a]	26	9	3	14	40	58	−18	30
13	KIL/Hemne (R)	26	3	3	20	33	82	−49	12	Relegation to Third Division
14	Groruddalen (R)	26	2	2	22	23	76	−53	8

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Vålerenga 2 survived as the second best number-twelve-team.

Group 3

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Stavanger [a] (P)	26	20	3	3	63	23	+40	61	Promotion to First Division
2	Randaberg	26	17	5	4	68	29	+39	56
3	Flekkerøy	26	13	3	10	59	42	+17	42
4	Mandalskameratene	26	12	3	11	60	46	+14	39
5	Fyllingen	26	11	6	9	45	51	−6	39
6	Åsane	26	11	4	11	56	53	+3	37
7	Vard Haugesund	26	10	4	12	44	48	−4	34
8	Ålgård	26	9	6	11	47	60	−13	33
9	Vindbjart	26	9	4	13	45	45	0	31
10	Nest-Sotra	26	8	7	11	46	52	−6	31
11	Fana	26	9	4	13	43	52	−9	31
12	Lillestrøm 2 [b]	26	8	7	11	44	56	−12	31
13	Os (R)	26	9	3	14	32	50	−18	30	Relegation to Third Division
14	Viking 2 (R)	26	3	7	16	36	81	−45	16

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. 2 points deducted?
2. Lillestrøm 2 survived as the best number-twelve-team.

Group 4

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Tromsdalen (P)	26	17	5	4	64	24	+40	56	Promotion to First Division
2	Ullensaker/Kisa	26	16	7	3	68	26	+42	55
3	Tønsberg	26	17	4	5	75	35	+40	55
4	Pors Grenland	26	15	6	5	62	41	+21	51
5	Bærum	26	15	1	10	62	39	+23	46
6	Asker	26	14	2	10	58	52	+6	44
7	Rosenborg 2 [a]	26	13	3	10	69	51	+18	40
8	Mo	26	11	3	12	54	45	+9	36
9	Skjetten	26	10	4	12	52	53	−1	34
10	Eidsvold Turn	26	9	4	13	50	55	−5	31
11	Tromsø 2	26	8	3	15	35	62	−27	27
12	Senja (R)	26	6	2	18	36	92	−56	20	Relegation to Third Division
13	Skarp (R)	26	5	0	21	28	83	−55	15
14	Lofoten (R)	26	3	2	21	35	90	−55	11

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. 2 points deducted?

3. divisjon

Main article: 2008 3. divisjon

Norwegian Cup

Main article: 2008 Norwegian Football Cup

Final

Main article: 2008 Norwegian Football Cup final

9 November 2008

13:15 CET (UTC+1)

Stabæk	1–4	Vålerenga
Andersson 69'	Report	Abdellaoue 31', 54' Fredheim Holm 50', 70'

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 24,823

Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Haugar)

Women's football

League season

Promotion and relegation

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
Toppserien	Fart FK Larvik	Sandviken Grand Bodø
1. divisjon	Voss Gjøvik	Skjetten Tromsdalen

Toppserien

Main article: 2008 Toppserien

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Røa (C)	22	20	1	1	90	10	+80	61	Qualification for the Champions League round of 32
2	Team Strømmen	22	14	4	4	44	22	+22	46	Qualification for the Champions League qualifying round
3	Asker	22	14	3	5	53	26	+27	45
4	Kolbotn	22	12	6	4	51	23	+28	42
5	Arna-Bjørnar	22	12	5	5	58	26	+32	41
6	Klepp	22	8	7	7	51	30	+21	31
7	Fløya	22	9	3	10	41	39	+2	30
8	Amazon Grimstad	22	7	4	11	30	45	−15	25
9	Trondheims-Ørn	22	6	5	11	26	38	−12	23
10	Kattem	22	5	2	15	21	67	−46	17
11	Larvik (R)	22	3	3	16	24	80	−56	12	Relegation to First Division
12	Fart (R)	22	0	1	21	13	86	−73	1

Source: NRK Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

1. divisjon

Main article: 2008 1. divisjon (women)

Norwegian Women's Cup

Main article: 2008 Norwegian Women's Cup

Final

• Røa 3–1 Team Strømmen ^[3]

Men's UEFA competitions

Champions League

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds

Second qualifying round

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Brann	2–2 (a)	Ventspils	1–0	1–2

Third qualifying round

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Brann	1–3	Marseille	0–1	1–2

UEFA Cup

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup qualifying rounds

First qualifying round

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup first qualifying round

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Vėtra	1–2	Viking	1–0	0–2

Second qualifying round

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup second qualifying round

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Honka	2–1	Viking	0–0	2–1
Stabæk	2–3	Rennes	2–1	0–2
Copenhagen	7–3	Lillestrøm	3–1	4–2

First round

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup first round

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Brann	2–2 (2–3 p)	Deportivo La Coruña	2–0	0–2 (aet)
Brøndby	3–5	Rosenborg	1–2	2–3

Group stage

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup group stage

Group G

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup group G

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		STE	VAL	FCK	BRU	ROS
1	Saint-Étienne	4	2	2	0	9	4	+5	8	Advance to knockout stage		—	2–2	—	—	3–0
2	Valencia	4	1	3	0	8	4	+4	6			—	—	1–1	1–1	—
3	Copenhagen	4	1	2	1	4	5	−1	5			1–3	—	—	—	1–1
4	Club Brugge	4	0	3	1	2	3	−1	3			1–1	—	0–1	—	—
5	Rosenborg	4	0	2	2	1	8	−7	2			—	0–4	—	0–0	—

Source: RSSSF

Intertoto Cup

Main article: 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup

Second round

Main article: 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup second round

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Ekranas	1–7	Rosenborg	1–3	0–4

Third round

Main article: 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup third round

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
NAC Breda	1–2	Rosenborg	1–0	0–2

Winners

The 11 co-winners were:

• Braga (Overall winners)(round of 16, lost to Paris Saint-Germain)
• Aston Villa (round of 32, lost to CSKA Moscow)
• Deportivo La Coruña (round of 32, lost to AaB)
• Stuttgart (round of 32, lost to Zenit Saint Petersburg)
• Rosenborg (Group stage, fifth in Group G)
• Napoli (First round, lost to Benfica)
• Rennes (First round, lost to Twente)
• Vaslui (First round, lost to Slavia Prague )
• Elfsborg (Second qualifying round, lost to St Patrick's Athletic)
• Grasshopper Zürich (Second qualifying round, lost to Lech Poznań)
• Sturm Graz (Second qualifying round, lost to Zürich)

UEFA Women's Cup

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Women's Cup

First qualifying round

Group A4

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Røa	2	2	0	0	9	0	+9	6
2	Honka Espoo	2	1	0	1	6	2	+4	3
3	NSA Sofia	2	0	0	2	0	13	−13	0
4	Iveria Khashuri (W)	0	-	-	-	-	-	—	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(W) Withdrew

Matches (played in Oslo, Norway)

Røa 2–0 Honka Espoo Honka Espoo 6–0 NSA Sofia NSA Sofia 0–7 Røa

Second qualifying round

Group B1

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Zvezda Perm	3	3	0	0	5	1	+4	9
2	Frankfurt	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	6
3	Røa	3	1	0	2	8	7	+1	3
4	Glasgow City Ladies	3	0	0	3	2	10	−8	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Matches (played in Oslo, Norway)

Glasgow City 1–6 Røa 1. FFC Frankfurt 3–1 Røa Røa 1–3 Zvezda 2005 Perm

National teams

Norway men's national football team

Main article: Norway national football team

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

Group 9

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 9

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	8	8	0	0	17	2	+15	24	Qualification to 2010 FIFA World Cup		—	2–0	3–0	4–0	2–0
2	Norway	8	2	4	2	9	7	+2	10			0–1	—	4–0	2–1	2–2
3	Scotland	8	3	1	4	6	11	−5	10			0–1	0–0	—	2–0	2–1
4	Macedonia	8	2	1	5	5	11	−6	7			1–2	0–0	1–0	—	2–0
5	Iceland	8	1	2	5	7	13	−6	5			1–2	1–1	1–2	1–0	—

Source: ^[4]

Fixtures and results

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score [5]	Competition	Norway scorers
6 February	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A)	Wales	0–3 Report	Friendly
26 March	Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica (A)	Montenegro	1–3 Report	Friendly	John Carew
28 May	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (H)	Uruguay	2–2 Report	Friendly	Tarik Elyounoussi John Arne Riise
20 August	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (H)	Republic of Ireland	1–1 Report	Friendly	Tore Reginiussen
6 September	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (H)	Iceland	2–2 Report	World Cup Qualifier	Steffen Iversen (2)
11 October	Hampden Park, Glasgow (A)	Scotland	0–0 Report	World Cup Qualifier
15 October	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (H)	Netherlands	0–1 Report	World Cup Qualifier
19 November	Olympic Stadium, Kyiv (A)	Ukraine	0–1	Friendly

Key

• H = Home match
• A = Away match
• N = Neutral ground

Norway women's national football team

Main article: Norway women's national football team

Notes and references

1. "Stabæk vant Fair Play-konkurransen 2008". www.fotball.no. 11 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-11.^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
2. "Norway win UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking". Bert Kassies. 11 May 2009. Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
3. "Norway – List of Women Cup Finals". RSSSF.no. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
4. "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2010, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
5. Norway's score given first