Competition: | Tippeligaen |
Season: | 2015 |
Winners: | Rosenborg 23rd title |
Relegated: | Mjøndalen Sandefjord |
Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Rosenborg |
Continentalcup2: | Europa League |
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Strømsgodset Stabæk Odd |
Matches: | 240 |
Total Goals: | 774 |
League Topscorer: | Alexander Søderlund (22 goals) |
Biggest Home Win: | Molde 6–1 Sandefjord (30 May 2015) Bodø/Glimt 6–1 Stabæk (8 November 2015) |
Biggest Away Win: | (12 April 2015) (2 August 2015) |
Highest Scoring: | Tromsø 4–5 Vålerenga (12 May 2015) Mjøndalen 3–6 Odd (2 August 2015) |
Longest Wins: | 6 games Bodø/Glimt (9 August 2015) |
Longest Unbeaten: | 11 games Strømsgodset (8 November 2015) |
Longest Winless: | 15 games Sandefjord (2 August 2015) |
Longest Losses: | 8 games Sandefjord (6 June 2015) |
Highest Attendance: | 21,401 Rosenborg 1–1 Molde (27 June 2015) |
Lowest Attendance: | 1,949 Mjøndalen 4–3 Tromsø (9 May 2015) |
Average Attendance: | 6,711 3.6% |
Prevseason: | 2014 |
Nextseason: | 2016 |
Dates: | 6 April – 8 November |
The 2015 Tippeligaen was the 71st completed season of top-tier football in Norway. The competition began on 6 April 2015, one week later than in the previous season. A short summer-break in June was scheduled between the rounds played on 12 July and 26 July, and the decisive match was played on 8 November 2015.[1] Molde were the defending champions. Sandefjord, Tromsø and Mjøndalen joined as the promoted clubs from the 2014 1. divisjon. They replaced Brann, Sogndal and Sandnes Ulf who were relegated to the 2015 1. divisjon.
The league was contested by 16 teams: the 13 best teams of the 2014 season; the two teams who won direct promotion from the 2014 1. divisjon, Sandefjord and Tromsø; and Mjøndalen, who won the promotion/relegation play-off finals against Brann.
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team | Location | Arena | Turf | Capacity | ||
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Aalesund | 14 | Ålesund | Color Line Stadion | Artificial | 10,778 | |
Bodø/Glimt | 21 | Bodø | Aspmyra Stadion | Artificial | 7,354 | |
Haugesund | 9 | Haugesund | Haugesund Stadion | Natural | 8,754 | |
Lillestrøm | 52 | Lillestrøm | Åråsen Stadion | Natural | 12,250 | |
Molde | 39 | Molde | Aker Stadion | Artificial | 11,800 | |
Mjøndalen | 19 | Mjøndalen | Isachsen Stadion | Artificial | 4,350 | |
Odd | 34 | Skien | Skagerak Arena | Artificial | 12,500 | |
Rosenborg | 52 | Trondheim | Lerkendal Stadion | Natural | 21,166 | |
Sandefjord | 5 | Sandefjord | Komplett.no Arena | Natural | 6,000 | |
Sarpsborg 08 | 4 | Sarpsborg | Sarpsborg Stadion | Artificial | 4,700 | |
Stabæk | 19 | Bærum | Nadderud Stadion | Natural | 7,000 | |
Start | 39 | Kristiansand | Sør Arena | Artificial | 14,563 | |
Strømsgodset | 28 | Drammen | Marienlyst Stadion | Artificial | 8,935 | |
Tromsø | 28 | Tromsø | Alfheim Stadion | Artificial | 6,859 | |
Vålerenga | 55 | Oslo | Ullevaal Stadion | Natural | 28,000 | |
Viking | 66 | Stavanger | Viking Stadion | Natural | 16,600 |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table | |
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Aalesund | Jan Jönsson | Mutual agreement | 30 November 2014[2] | Pre-season | Harald Aabrekk | 1 January 2015[3] | Pre-season | |
Lillestrøm | Magnus Haglund | Mutual agreement | 30 November 2014[4] | Pre-season | Rúnar Kristinsson | 1 January 2015[5] | Pre-season | |
Sarpsborg 08 | Brian Deane | Mutual agreement | 30 November 2014[6] | Pre-season | Geir Bakke | 1 January 2015[7] | Pre-season | |
Aalesund | Harald Aabrekk | Sacked | 28 April 2015[8] | 16th | Trond Fredriksen (interim) | 28 April 2015 | 16th | |
Strømsgodset | David Nielsen | Mutual agreement | 26 May 2015[9] | 9th | Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen | 26 May 2015 | 9th | |
Molde | Tor Ole Skullerud | Sacked | 6 August 2015[10] | 7th | Erling Moe (interim) | 7 August 2015[11] | 7th | |
Molde | Erling Moe | Caretaker period ended | 21 October 2015 | 7th | Ole Gunnar Solskjær | 21 October 2015[12] | 7th | |
Tromsø | Steinar Nilsen | Sacked | 18 August 2015[13] | 15th | Bård Flovik (interim) | 18 August 2015[14] | 15th | |
Start | Mons Ivar Mjelde | Mutual agreement | 7 September 2015[15] | 13th | Bård Borgersen (interim) | 7 September 2015 | 13th |
See main article: 2015 Eliteserien promotion/relegation play-offs.
The 14th-placed team, Start, took part in a two-legged play-off against Jerv, the winners of the 2015 1. divisjon promotion play-offs, to decide who would play in the 2016 Tippeligaen.Start won 4–2 on aggregate and retained their place in the 2016 Tippeligaen; Jerv remained in the 1. divisjon.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals | Games | Average |
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1 | Alexander Søderlund | Rosenborg | 22 | 27 | 0,81 |
2 | Adama Diomande | Stabæk | 17 | 21 | 0,81 |
3 | Olivier Occéan | Odd | 15 | 27 | 0,56 |
4 | Ola Kamara | Molde | 14 | 29 | 0,48 |
5 | Pål André Helland | Rosenborg | 13 | 21 | 0,62 |
Alexander Sørloth | Bodø/Glimt | 13 | 26 | 0,50 | |
Trond Olsen | Bodø/Glimt | 13 | 29 | 0,45 | |
Leke James | Aalesund | 13 | 29 | 0,45 | |
9 | Mohamed Elyounoussi | Molde | 12 | 28 | 0,43 |
10 | Marcus Pedersen | Strømsgodset | 11 | 10 | 1,10 |
Veton Berisha | Viking | 11 | 14 | 0,79 | |
Fred Friday | Lillestrøm | 11 | 26 | 0,42 | |
Iver Fossum | Strømsgodset | 11 | 30 | 0,37 | |
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | |
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Lillestrøm | Mjøndalen | 4–1 (A) | |||
Molde | Start | 4–0 (H) | |||
Stabæk | Sandefjord | 4–0 (H) | |||
Molde | Sandefjord | 6–1 (H) | |||
Molde | Sarpsborg 08 | 4–1 (A) | |||
Haugesund | Lillestrøm | 3–3 (H) | |||
Haugesund | Aalesund | 3–1 (H) | |||
Alexander Sørloth4 | Bodø/Glimt | Start | 5–1 (H) | ||
Strømsgodset | Mjøndalen | 4–2 (A) | |||
Bodø/Glimt | Stabæk | 6–1 (H) | |||
Odd | Lillestrøm | 5–0 (H) |
Award | Winner | Club | |
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Player of the Year | Rosenborg | ||
Goalkeeper of the Year | Molde | ||
Defender of the Year | Rosenborg | ||
Midfielder of the Year | Rosenborg | ||
Striker of the Year | Rosenborg | ||
Manager of the Year | Stabæk | ||
Young Player of the Year | Strømsgodset |