2015 Tippeligaen Explained

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.

Teams

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.

Stadia and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

TeamLocationArenaTurfCapacity
Aalesund14ÅlesundColor Line StadionArtificial10,778
Bodø/Glimt21BodøAspmyra StadionArtificial7,354
Haugesund9HaugesundHaugesund StadionNatural8,754
Lillestrøm52LillestrømÅråsen StadionNatural12,250
Molde39MoldeAker StadionArtificial11,800
Mjøndalen19MjøndalenIsachsen StadionArtificial4,350
Odd34SkienSkagerak ArenaArtificial12,500
Rosenborg52TrondheimLerkendal StadionNatural21,166
Sandefjord5SandefjordKomplett.no ArenaNatural6,000
Sarpsborg 084SarpsborgSarpsborg StadionArtificial4,700
Stabæk19BærumNadderud StadionNatural7,000
Start39KristiansandSør ArenaArtificial14,563
Strømsgodset28DrammenMarienlyst StadionArtificial8,935
Tromsø28TromsøAlfheim StadionArtificial6,859
Vålerenga55OsloUllevaal StadionNatural28,000
Viking66StavangerViking StadionNatural16,600

Personnel and kits

TeamManagerKit manufacturerSponsor
Aalesund Trond Fredriksen (interim)UmbroSparebanken Møre
Bodø/Glimt Jan Halvor HalvorsenDiadoraSparebank 1 Nord-Norge
Haugesund Jostein GrindhaugMacronSparebanken Vest
Lillestrøm Rúnar KristinssonLegeaDNB
Molde Ole Gunnar SolskjærNikeSparebanken Møre
Mjøndalen Vegard HansenUmbroSparebanken Øst
Odd Dag-Eilev FagermoNew BalanceSkagerak Energi
Rosenborg Kåre IngebrigtsenAdidasSpareBank 1 SMN
Sandefjord Lars BohinenMacronJotun
Sarpsborg 08 Geir BakkeSelectBorregaard
Stabæk Bob BradleyAdidasSparebank 1 Oslo Akershus
Start Bård Borgersen (interim)UmbroSparebanken Sør
Strømsgodset Bjørn Petter IngebretsenDiadoraDNB
Tromsø Bård Flovik (interim)SelectSparebank 1 Nord-Norge
Vålerenga Kjetil RekdalAdidasDNB
Viking Kjell JonevretDiadoraLyse

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment Table
Aalesund Jan JönssonMutual agreement30 November 2014[2] Pre-season Harald Aabrekk1 January 2015[3] Pre-season
Lillestrøm Magnus HaglundMutual agreement30 November 2014[4] Pre-season Rúnar Kristinsson1 January 2015[5] Pre-season
Sarpsborg 08 Brian DeaneMutual agreement30 November 2014[6] Pre-season Geir Bakke1 January 2015[7] Pre-season
AalesundHarald AabrekkSacked28 April 2015[8] 16th Trond Fredriksen (interim)28 April 201516th
Strømsgodset David NielsenMutual agreement26 May 2015[9] 9th Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen26 May 20159th
Molde Tor Ole SkullerudSacked6 August 2015[10] 7th Erling Moe (interim)7 August 2015[11] 7th
Molde Erling MoeCaretaker period ended21 October 20157th Ole Gunnar Solskjær21 October 2015[12] 7th
Tromsø Steinar NilsenSacked18 August 2015[13] 15th Bård Flovik (interim)18 August 2015[14] 15th
Start Mons Ivar MjeldeMutual agreement7 September 2015[15] 13th Bård Borgersen (interim)7 September 201513th

League table

Relegation play-offs

See main article: 2015 Eliteserien promotion/relegation play-offs.

Final

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.

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoalsGamesAverage
1 Alexander SøderlundRosenborg22270,81
2 Adama DiomandeStabæk17210,81
3 Olivier OccéanOdd15270,56
4 Ola KamaraMolde14290,48
5 Pål André HellandRosenborg13210,62
Alexander SørlothBodø/Glimt13260,50
Trond OlsenBodø/Glimt13290,45
Leke JamesAalesund13290,45
9 Mohamed ElyounoussiMolde12280,43
10 Marcus PedersenStrømsgodset11101,10
Veton BerishaViking11140,79
Fred FridayLillestrøm11260,42
Iver FossumStrømsgodset11300,37

Hat-tricks

PlayerFor Against Result Date
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)
Notes4 Player scored 4 goals
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Discipline

Player

Club

Attendances

Awards

Annual awards

AwardWinnerClub
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 YearStrømsgodset

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hovedterminliste menn 2015. Main schedule men's football 2015. fotball.no. Football Association of Norway. 27 November 2014.
  2. Web site: Janne forlater AaFK. Janne leaves AaFK. aafk.no/. Aalesunds FK. 10 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141028231233/http://www.aafk.no/news/article/vdf3b4wcc6abz9vb0zmke76e/title/janne-forlater-aafk. 28 October 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: Aabrekk ny AaFK-trener. Aabrekk new AaFK manager. aafk.no/. Aalesunds FK. 10 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141210121136/http://www.aafk.no/latest-news/article/d6qtegyea4as19lmjnjuqfuik/title/pressemelding. 10 December 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: Haglund ferdig i LSK. Haglund finished at LSK. rb.no/. Romerikes blad. 10 December 2014.
  5. Web site: Ny hovedtrener klar. New manager confirmed. lsk.no/. Lillestrøm SK. 10 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141210120405/http://www.lsk.no/latest-news/article/khi4uy0vfoqf1arj17ljmfzft/title/ny-hovedtrener-klar. 10 December 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  6. Web site: Pressemelding vedrørende Brian Deane. Press brief regarding Brian Deane. sarpsborg08.no/. Sarpsborg 08 FF. 10 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141210115713/http://www.sarpsborg08.no/news/article/rf90f92n5xx91svaeblyfxx4j/title/pressemelding-vedrorende-brian-deane. 10 December 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  7. Web site: Geir Bakke ny Sarpsborg-trener. Geir Bakke new Sarpsborg manager. vg.no/. VG. 10 December 2014.
  8. Web site: Harald Aabrekk sparket som Aalesund-trener. 28 April 2015. 28 April 2015.
  9. Web site: David Nielsen fratrer som trener. 2015-05-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20150526212611/http://www.godset.no/news/article/7nhctvid5dxo12hpfuqc98jvs/title/david-nielsen-fratrer-som-trener. 26 May 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  10. Web site: Hovedtrener Tor Ole Skullerud og assistenttrener Bård Wiggen er løst fra kontrakten med umiddelbar virking. Molde FK. 6 August 2015. no. 6 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050308/http://www.moldefk.no/news/article/jih2rtioqu821dvm459kxostu/title/hovedtrener-tor-ole-skullerud-og-assistent-trener-bard-wiggen-er-lost-fra-kontrakten-med-umiddelbar-virking. 4 March 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  11. Web site: Erling Moe overtar trener-ansvaret i Molde. Molde FK. 7 August 2015. no. 7 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042155/http://www.moldefk.no/latest-news/article/1kavnn0zmf05d1n1a67vb1rxg1/title/erling-moe-overtar-trener-ansvaret-i-molde. 4 March 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  12. Web site: Ny manager i Molde. Molde FK. 21 October 2015. no. 21 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151025115331/http://www.moldefk.no/news/article/1ocqpkatu6jff1f9w4hc7e6no9/title/ny-manager-i-molde-fk. 25 October 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  13. Web site: Steinar Nilsen ferdig i Tromsø. TV2. 18 August 2015. no. 18 August 2015.
  14. Web site: Steinar Nilsen feridg i Tromsø - Assistenten tar over. TV2. 18 August 2015. no. 18 August 2015.
  15. Web site: Trenerskifte i Start. IK Start. 4 October 2015. no. 7 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151005233825/http://www.ikstart.no/latest-news/article/1bla4le0vcsz617zx7z98ym68i/title/trenerskifte-i-start. 5 October 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  16. Web site: Tippeligaen 2015 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort . . no. 20 May 2019.
  17. Web site: Tippeligaen 2015 Yellow Cards . no . altomfotball.no . 20 May 2019.
  18. Web site: Tippeligaen 2015 Råeste lag . no . altomfotball.no . 20 May 2019.
  19. Web site: Tippeligaen 2015 Red Cards . no . altomfotball.no . 20 May 2018.