| 2009 Superfinalen | |
| Team1: | Stabæk |
| Team1score: | 3 |
| Team2: | Vålerenga |
| Team2score: | 1 |
| Date: | 8 March 2009 |
| Stadium: | Telenor Arena |
| City: | Bærum |
| Referee: | Terje Hauge (Olsvik) |
| Attendance: | 6,362 |
| Next: | 2010 |
The 2009 Superfinalen was the first edition of Superfinalen, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Tippeligaen and Norwegian Cup competitions. It was played on 8 March 2009, at Telenor Arena in Bærum, between Stabæk and Vålerenga, winners of the 2008 Tippeligaen and 2008 Norwegian Football Cup respectively. A collaboration between the Football Association of Norway, Norsk Toppfotball, the incumbent league and cup champions, and the broadcaster TV 2, the match was seen as a test of the viability of a Super Cup in Norway.[1] Modeled on the FA Community Shield, the Superfinalen is intended to be a season opener, with the net proceeds of each match going to charity. In 2009, these proceeds were donated to UNICEF.[2]
The game was a repeat of the 2008 Norwegian Football Cup Final, in which Vålerenga had defeated Stabæk 4 - 1. This time, however, it was Stabæk who won the match 3 - 1 after goals by Daniel Nannskog, Daigo Kobayashi and Pálmi Rafn Pálmason. Mohammed Abdellaoue scored for the losing side.[3]
The game also served as the official opening match of Telenor Arena, which became Stabæk's home ground from 2009 to 2011.
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