2009 Tippeligaen Explained

Competition:	Tippeligaen
Season:	2009
Winners:	Rosenborg 21st title
Relegated:	Fredrikstad Bodø/Glimt Lyn
Continentalcup1:	Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:	Rosenborg
Continentalcup2:	Europa League
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:	Aalesund Molde Stabæk
Matches:	240
Total Goals:	697
League Topscorer:	Rade Prica (17 goals)
Biggest Home Win:	Molde 8–1 Start (1 August 2009)
Biggest Away Win:	Lyn 0–5 Fredrikstad (1 November 2009)
Highest Scoring:	Molde 8–1 Start (1 August 2009)
Longest Wins:	8 games^[1] Rosenborg
Longest Unbeaten:	26 games Rosenborg
Longest Winless:	18 games Lyn
Longest Losses:	8 games Lyn
Highest Attendance:	21,597 (16 May 2009)^[2]
Lowest Attendance:	2,092 Lyn 0–1 Bodø/Glimt (12 July 2009)
Average Attendance:	8,965 8.6%
Prevseason:	2008
Nextseason:	2010
Dates:	15 March – 1 November

The 2009 Tippeligaen was the 65th completed season of top division football in Norway. The competition began on 15 March and end on 1 November. Stabæk were the defending champions. Odd Grenland, Sandefjord and Start entered as the three promoted teams from the 2008 1. divisjon. They replaced HamKam who were relegated to the 2009 1. divisjon.

Overview

League expansion

This was the first top division seasons where 16 teams were competing on the highest level of Norwegian football since the 1961–62 Hovedserien season. Due to the league expanding from 14 to 16 teams,^[3] three teams were promoted from the 1. divisjon at the end of the 2008 season. Those teams were champions Odd Grenland, runners-up Sandefjord and third-placed Start. The last spot was taken by Aalesund after winning a two-legged play-off match against Sogndal.

Summary

Stabæk was the defending champions, having won their first ever League Championship in 2008. On 27 September, Rosenborg secured the title with four rounds left to go.^[4] They won their 21st top-flight title.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Team		Location	Stadium	Turf	Capacity
Aalesund	8		Color Line Stadion	Artificial	10,778
	19	Bodø	Aspmyra stadion	Artificial	7,400
Brann	53	Bergen			17,317
	40	Fredrikstad		Natural	13,300
Lillestrøm	46	Lillestrøm	Åråsen stadion	Natural	12,500
Lyn	36			Natural	25,572
Molde	33		Aker Stadion		11,167
	28		Skagerak Arena		13,500
Rosenborg	46		Lerkendal stadion		21,850
Sandefjord	3				9,000
	14		Telenor Arena	Artificial	15,000
	34		Sør Arena	Natural	14,300
	22	Drammen			8,500
Tromsø	23		Alfheim stadion		7,500
	49	Oslo			25,572
	60	Stavanger			16,600

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Sponsor
Aalesund		Amund Skiri	Umbro	Sparebanken Møre
Bodø/Glimt		Christian Berg	Diadora	Nordlandsbanken
Brann			Kappa	Sparebanken Vest
Fredrikstad			Umbro	Brynild
Lillestrøm			Diadora	Nordea
Lyn			Puma	Carrot Communications
Molde			Umbro^[5]	Sparebanken Møre^[6]
Odd Grenland			Adidas	Skagerak Energi
Rosenborg			Adidas	REMA 1000
Sandefjord			Puma	Jotun
Stabæk			Puma	Fornebu - Nytt liv
Start			Umbro	Sparebanken Sør
Strømsgodset			Nike	SpareBank 1
Tromsø		^[7]	Puma	SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge
Vålerenga		^[8]	Kappa	Hafslund
Viking		^[9]	Adidas	Lyse Energi

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment	Table
Fredrikstad	Anders Grönhagen	Health problems	16 June 2009^[10]	12th		27 August 2009^[11]	14th
Lyn	Kent Bergersen	Sacked	29 July 2009^[12]	16th	Gunnar Halle	29 July 2009	16th
Vålerenga	Tor Ole Skullerud	Resigned	26 August 2009	11th		9 January 2009^[13]	11th

League table

Relegation play-offs

See main article: 2009 Eliteserien promotion/relegation play-offs. At the end of the season, the two last teams relegated directly to 1. divisjon, and were replaced by the winner and runner-up of the 1. divisjon who were directly promoted.

Four teams entered a play-off for the last Tippeligaen spot in the 2010 season. These were:

• A) Fredrikstad (14th placed team in the Tippeligaen)
• B) Kongsvinger (Third placed team in the 1. divisjon)
• C) Sogndal (Fourth placed team in the 1. divisjon)
• D) Sarpsborg 08 (Fifth placed team in the 1. divisjon)

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Scorer	Club	Goals
1	Rade Prica	Rosenborg	17
2	Péter Kovács	Odd Grenland	16
	Mame Biram Diouf	Molde
4	Erik Huseklepp	Brann	15
	Daniel Nannskog	Stabæk
6	Arild Sundgot	Lillestrøm	11
	Bengt Sæternes	Vålerenga
	Pape Paté Diouf	Molde
9	Mads Stokkelien	Start	10
	Marcus Pedersen	Strømsgodset

Source: AltOmFotball.no

Discipline

Player

• Most yellow cards: 7^[14]
  • Marciano (Sandefjord)
  • Ebrima Sohna (Sandefjord)
  • Kasey Wehrman (Fredrikstad/Lyn)
• Most red cards: 2^[15]
  • Demar Phillips (Aalesund)

Club

• Most yellow cards: 54^[16]
  • Strømsgodset
• Most red cards: 3^[16]
  • Lyn
  • Sandefjord
  • Start
  • Tromsø

Attendance

Team	Stadium	Capacity	Total	Games	Maximum	Minimum	Average	% of Capacity
Rosenborg		21,850	264,783	15	21,597	14,549	17,652	80.8%
Brann		17,317	238,566	15	17,258	15,073	15,904	91.8%
Viking		16,600	196,060	15	15,328	11,374	13,071	78.7%
Vålerenga		25,572	161,822	15	19,234	6,250	10,788	42.1%
Fredrikstad		13,300	154,700	15	12,058	9,107	10,313	77.5%
Aalesund		10,778	153,264	15	10,778	9,409	10,218	94.8%
Stabæk		15,000	142,082	15	13,409	8,115	9,472	63.1%
Start	Sør Arena	14,300	124,280	15	10,793	6,627	8,285	57.9%
Molde		11,167	119,480	15	11,168	5,741	7,965	71.3%
Lillestrøm		12,500	114,013	15	10,287	6,334	7,601	60.8%
Odd Grenland		13,500	110,582	15	11,295	5,055	7,372	54.6%
Sandefjord		9,000	87,066	15	7,810	4,967	5,804	64.5%
Strømsgodset		8,500	80,322	15	7,387	3,897	5,355	63.0%
Tromsø		7,500	77,636	15	7,492	4,405	5,176	69.0%
Bodø/Glimt		7,400	64,244	15	5,808	3,090	4,282	57.9%
Lyn		25,572	62,802	15	14,048	2,092	4,187	16.4%

Last updated: End of 2009 season
Source: altomfotball.no

Other

Team	Kit maker	Shirt sponsor	UEFA Fair Play (avg. pts.)
Bodø/Glimt	Diadora	Nordlandsbanken	7,82
Brann	Kappa	Sparebanken Vest	7,79
Fredrikstad	Umbro	Carnegie	7,77
Lillestrøm	Diadora	Nordea	7,70
Lyn	Puma	Carrot Communications	7,53
Molde	Umbro	Sparebanken Møre	7,96
Odd Grenland	Adidas	Skagerak Energi	7,97
Rosenborg	Adidas	REMA 1000	8,12
Sandefjord	Puma	Jotun	7,63
Stabæk	Puma	Fornebu - nytt liv	7,93
Start	Umbro	Sparebanken Sør	7,73
Strømsgodset	Nike	Sparebanken Drammen	7,84
Tromsø	Puma	Sparebanken Nord-Norge	7,92
Viking	Adidas	Lyse Energi	7,59
Vålerenga	Kappa	Hafslund	7,93
Aalesund	Umbro	Sparebanken Møre	7,72

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tippeligaen - 2009 . WhoScored.com . WhoScored.com . 14 December 2011 .
2. Web site: Tilskuertall Tippeligaen 2009. no . nifs.no . . 9 May 2013.
3. Web site: Tippeligaen utvides til 16 lag . Football Association of Norway . https://archive.today/20080804140606/http://www.fotball.no/table.asp?p=53184&cat=51834&x=1&a=221127 . dead . 2008-08-04 . 2008-03-09 . 2008-03-08 . no .
4. News: - RBK har vært helt overlegne. Strømsheim. Gro Wold. 2009-09-27. Dagbladet. no. 2009-09-27.
5. Web site: 20-millionersavtale for Molde FK . www.rbnett.no . . no . 12 March 2009 . 21 May 2019.
6. Web site: 20 millioner til Molde . www.aftenposten.no . . no . 26 April 2007 . 21 May 2019.
7. Web site: Rushfeldt skadet igjen . www.nrk.no . NRK Troms . no . 15 June 2009 . 21 May 2019.
8. Web site: Muri fikk leggbeinet ut av ledd . www.vg.no . . no . 13 July 2009 . 21 May 2019.
9. Web site: Her er årets kaptein i Viking . www.aftenposten.no . . no . 11 March 2009 . 21 May 2019.
10. Web site: Grönhagen sykmeldt igjen . no . www.aftenposten.no . . 16 June 2009 . 21 May 2019.
11. Web site: Nordlie klar for Fredrikstad . no . www.vg.no . . 27 August 2009 . 21 May 2019.
12. Web site: - Kent Bergersen sparket som hovedtrener i Lyn . . www.dagbladet.no . no . 29 July 2009 . 21 May 2019.
13. Web site: Skullerud slutter i Vålerenga . NRK Sport . www.nrk.no . no . 26 August 2009 . 21 May 2019.
14. Web site: Tippeligaen 2009 Yellow Cards. altomfotball.no . no. 20 May 2019.
15. Web site: Tippeligaen 2009 Red Cards. altomfotball.no . no. 20 May 2019.
16. Web site: Tippeligaen 2009 Råeste lag . no . altomfotball.no . 20 May 2019.