2011 in Norwegian football

Football in Norway
Season 2011
Men's football
Tippeligaen Molde
1. Divisjon Hønefoss
2. Divisjon Ullensaker/Kisa (Group 1)
Bærum (Group 2)
Notodden (Group 3)
Tromsdalen (Group 4)
Cupen Aalesund
2010 Norway 2012

The 2011-season is the 106th season of competitive football in Norway.

The season began on 18 March 2011 for Tippeligaen, 3 April 2011 for Adeccoligaen, with 2. Divisjon and 3. Divisjon both starting six days later on 9 April 2011. 2. Divisjon and 3. Divisjon ended on 22 October 2011 while Adeccoligaen ended eight days later on 30 October 2011 and Tippeligaen finished on 27 November 2011.

Promotion and relegation

Managerial changes

NameClubDate of departureReplacementDate of appointment
Norway Nils Arne EggenRosenborg31 December 2010Sweden Jan Jönsson1 January 2011[1]
Sweden Jan JönssonStabæk31 December 2010Sweden Jörgen Lennartsson1 January 2011[2]
Germany Uwe RöslerMolde31 December 2010Norway Ole Gunnar Solskjær1 January 2011[3]
Norway Tor ThodesenTønsberg31 December 2010[4]Norway Hein Henriksen1 January 2011
UnknownMoss31 December 2010Norway Tor Thodesen1 January 2011[5]
Republic of Ireland Patrick WalkerSandefjord9 May 2011[6]Norway Arne Sandstø23 May 2011[7]
Norway Arne SandstøLøv-Ham23 May 2011[7]Norway Tom Mangersnes24 May 2011
Norway Kåre IngebrigtsenBodø/Glimt26 May 2011[8]Norway Cato André Hansen24 June 2011
Norway Knut TørumStart22 June 2011Norway Mons Ivar Mjelde12 July 2011
Norway Per BrogelandKongsvinger30 August 2011[9]Norway Tom Nordlie1 September 2011[10]

Events of the season

January

8 January 2011: Thorbjørn Svenssen, Norway's most capped player with 104 games, dies from a stroke at the age of 86.[11]

August

13 August 2011: Start beat Adeccoliga side Alta 1–0 and through to the semi final of 2011 Norwegian Football Cup. 2009-winners Aalesund is heading for another Cup-victory after beating Rosenborg at home.[12]

14 August 2011: Fredrikstad FK denies Ole Gunnar Solskjær success in the Norwegian Football Cup in his first year as a manager in Norway. Molde lost 2–3 at Fredrikstad Stadion after extra time. In Stavanger, Brann knocked out Viking on penalties shoot-out, with Piotr Leciejewski saving three of Vikings four penalties.[13]

September

2 September 2011: With a late penalty goal from Mohammed Abdellaoue, Norway won 1–0 against Iceland, keeping Norway joint top of UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying Group H with two matches remaining.[14]

6 September 2011: Denmark won 2–0 against Norway in Parken, after two goals from Nicklas Bendtner.[15] The chances for Drillo's men to reach UEFA EURO 2012 is now very small.[16]

10 September 2011: Notodden secured promotion to Adeccoligaen with six matches left to play, after beating Førde 2–1 in Førde.[17]

21 September 2011: Brann reach the Cup final after a 2–0 win against Fredrikstad at Fredrikstad Stadion.[18]

21 September 2011: With an unlucky own goal, Haraldur Freyr Guðmundsson sent his old team, Aalesund to the Cup final, two years after they won the Cup in 2009, after beating Start in the other semifinal.[19]

October

2 October 2011: Molde move closer to the Tippeliga title with a 2–0 win against title challengers Tromsø, and becomes the first team this season to win at Alfheim Stadion this season.[20]

19 October 2011: Hønefoss took another step towards promotion to 2012 Norwegian Premier League with a 2–1 win against Asker in Adeccoligaen, while Tom Nordlie and Kongsvinger ruined Sandefjord's chances for promotion.[21]

League Tables

Tippeligaen

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Molde (C) 30 17 7 6 55 38 +17 58 2012–13 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2 Tromsø 30 15 8 7 56 34 +22 53 2012–13 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round
3 Rosenborg 30 14 7 9 69 44 +25 49 2012–13 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
4 Brann 30 14 6 10 51 49 +2 48
5 Odd Grenland 30 14 6 10 44 44 0 48
6 Haugesund 30 14 5 11 55 43 +12 47
7 Vålerenga 30 14 5 11 42 33 +9 47
8 Strømsgodset 30 12 9 9 44 43 +1 45
9 Aalesund 30 12 7 11 36 38 2 43 2012–13 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round 1
10 Stabæk 30 11 6 13 44 50 6 39 2012–13 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round 2
11 Viking 30 9 10 11 33 40 7 37
12 Fredrikstad 30 10 6 14 38 41 3 36
13 Lillestrøm 30 9 7 14 46 52 6 34
14 Sogndal 30 8 10 12 24 31 7 34
15 Start (R) 30 7 5 18 39 61 22 26 Relegation to Adeccoligaen
16 Sarpsborg 08 (R) 30 5 6 19 31 65 34 21

Updated to games played on 27 November 2011.
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Aalesund is qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League as winners of the 2011 Norwegian Football Cup.
2 Stabæk is qualified for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League via Fair Play rankings.[22][23]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Adeccoligaen

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Hønefoss (P) 30 16 9 5 61 28 +33 57 Promotion to Tippeligaen
2 Sandnes Ulf (P) 30 18 2 10 58 32 +26 56
3 Sandefjord 30 16 5 9 61 38 +23 53
4 Ranheim 30 15 7 8 61 39 +22 52
5 Bodø/Glimt 30 15 7 8 52 38 +14 52
6 HamKam 30 14 9 7 52 40 +12 51
7 Kongsvinger 30 14 7 9 50 36 +14 49
8 Hødd 30 13 7 10 54 42 +12 46
9 Bryne 30 11 11 8 47 36 +11 44
10 Mjøndalen 30 10 10 10 42 51 9 40
11 Alta 30 10 9 11 45 51 6 39
12 Strømmen 30 9 7 14 43 58 15 34
13 Asker (R) 30 9 7 14 38 56 18 34 Relegation to Fair Play ligaen
14 Nybergsund-Trysil (R) 30 6 5 19 42 72 30 23
15 Randaberg (R) 30 4 5 21 37 87 50 17
16 Løv-Ham (R) 30 4 5 21 32 71 39 0161

Updated to games played on 30 October 2011.
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament. 1 Løv-Ham were deducted a total 1 points: 1 point because of for lack of financial control[24]

2. Divisjon

Group 1

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Ull/Kisa (P) 26 14 9 3 59 38 +21 51 Promotion to Adeccoligaen
2 Rosenborg 2 26 14 4 8 76 56 +20 46
3 Byåsen 26 12 8 6 65 48 +17 44
4 Lørenskog 26 12 7 7 55 46 +9 43
5 Kvik Halden 26 12 6 8 52 34 +18 42
6 Nesodden 26 13 2 11 53 44 +9 41
7 Levanger 26 12 3 11 52 45 +7 39
8 Stabæk 2 26 11 6 9 47 46 +1 39
9 KFUM Oslo 26 10 8 8 55 38 +17 38
10 Moss 26 11 5 10 58 56 +2 38
11 Nardo 26 8 5 13 43 55 12 29
12 Tiller (R) 26 8 3 15 41 58 17 27 Relegation to 3. Divisjon
13 Strindheim (R) 26 5 6 15 39 68 29 21
14 Steinkjer (R) 26 3 2 21 43 106 63 11

Updated to games played on 22 October 2011.
Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Group 2

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Bærum (P) 24 15 6 3 75 30 +45 51 Promotion to Adeccoligaen
2 Kristiansund 24 15 3 6 55 29 +26 48
3 Raufoss 24 13 3 8 57 41 +16 42
4 Elverum 24 12 6 6 38 26 +12 42
5 Brumunddal 24 12 2 10 54 43 +11 38
6 Frigg 24 11 4 9 47 40 +7 37
7 Valdres 24 10 3 11 42 49 7 33
8 Molde 2 24 9 4 11 43 53 10 0302
9 Lillehammer 24 8 5 11 39 56 17 29
10 Follo 24 7 5 12 47 51 4 26
11 Aalesund 2 24 7 5 12 36 59 23 26
12 Jevnaker (R) 24 7 1 16 42 64 22 22 Relegation to 3. Divisjon
13 Herd (R) 24 4 5 15 32 66 34 17
14 Manglerud Star (R) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 001

Updated to games played on 22 October 2011.
Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament. 1 Manglerud Star were bankrupted 4 April 2011, and will not play any matches.[25] 2 Molde 2 were deducted 1 point for using an illegal player in the match against Valdres on 23 June 2011.[26]

Group 3

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Notodden (P) 26 22 2 2 79 23 +56 68 Promotion to Adeccoligaen
2 Vard Haugesund 26 13 5 8 57 35 +22 44
3 Vindbjart 26 12 5 9 51 54 3 41
4 Åsane 26 11 7 8 51 42 +9 40
5 Vidar 26 11 4 11 40 48 8 37
6 Odd Grenland 2 26 10 6 10 36 37 1 36
7 Flekkerøy 26 10 5 11 36 38 2 35
8 Ålgård 26 8 10 8 45 43 +2 34
9 Nest-Sotra 26 9 6 11 51 45 +6 33
10 Mandalskameratene 26 8 7 11 45 59 14 31
11 Pors Grenland 26 8 5 13 42 53 11 29
12 Viking 2 (R) 26 7 8 11 36 55 19 29 Relegation to 3. Divisjon
13 Førde (R) 26 7 5 14 43 50 7 26
14 Austevoll (R) 26 7 3 16 49 79 30 24

Updated to games played on 22 October 2011.
Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Group 4

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Tromsdalen (P) 26 20 2 4 105 28 +77 62 Promotion to Adeccoligaen
2 Skeid 26 16 4 6 75 38 +37 52
3 Strømsgodset 2 26 15 3 8 88 65 +23 48
4 Ørn-Horten 26 15 3 8 50 38 +12 48
5 Senja 26 14 2 10 57 66 9 44
6 FK Tønsberg 26 13 3 10 48 50 2 42
7 Kjelsås 26 11 7 8 61 42 +19 40
8 Mjølner 26 12 4 10 39 32 +7 40
9 Tromsø 2 26 10 5 11 37 51 14 35
10 Vålerenga 2 26 7 6 13 58 65 7 27
11 Fram Larvik 26 7 6 13 34 56 22 27
12 Harstad (R) 26 7 4 15 41 58 17 25 Relegation to 3. Divisjon
13 Hasle-Løren (R) 26 2 8 16 39 87 48 14
14 Skarp (R) 26 2 5 19 29 85 56 11

Updated to games played on 22 October 2011.
Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

3. Divisjon

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
14 August – Fredrikstad Stadion, Fredrikstad
 
 
Fredrikstad (AET)2 (3)
 
21 September – Fredrikstad Stadion, Fredrikstad
 
Molde 2 (2)
 
Fredrikstad 0
 
14 August – Viking Stadion, Stavanger
 
Brann 2
 
Viking 1 (1)
 
6 November – Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo
 
Brann (pen.))1 (3)
 
Brann1
 
13 August – Color Line Stadion, Ålesund
 
Aalesund2
 
Aalesund 3
 
22 September – Color Line Stadion, Ålesund
 
Rosenborg 1
 
Aalesund1
 
13 August – Sør Arena, Kristiansand
 
Start 0
 
Start 1
 
 
Alta0
 

Norwegian national football team

Euro 2012 qualification

PolandUkraine UEFA Euro 2012
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Denmark Portugal Norway Iceland Cyprus
1  Denmark 8 6 1 1 15 6 +9 19 Qualify for final tournament 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–0
2  Portugal 8 5 1 2 21 12 +9 16 Advance to play-offs 3–1 1–0 5–3 4–4
3  Norway 8 5 1 2 10 7 +3 16 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–1
4  Iceland 8 1 1 6 6 14 8 4 0–2 1–3 1–2 1–0
5  Cyprus 8 0 2 6 7 20 13 2 1–4 0–4 1–2 0–0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

During this season, the Norwegian national football team is going to play the last five of their eight scheduled Group H qualifying matches for Euro 2012.

Friendlies

The Norwegian national football team also participated in four friendly matches in 2011.

Norwegian clubs' performance in Europe

These are the results of the Norwegian teams in European competitions during the 2011 season. (Norwegian team score displayed first)

TeamContest and roundOpponent1st leg score*2nd leg score**Aggregate score
RosenborgChampions League 2nd Qual. RoundIceland Breiðablik4–0 (H)0–2 (A)W 4–2
Champions League 3rd Qual. RoundCzech Republic Viktoria Plzeň0–1 (H)2–3 (A)L 2–4
Europa League Play Off RoundCyprus AEK Larnaca0–0 (H)1–2 (A)L 1–2
StrømsgodsetEuropa League 3rd Qual. RoundSpain Atlético Madrid1–2 (A)0–2 (H)L 1–4
VålerengaEuropa League 2nd Qual. RoundArmenia Mika1–0 (H)1–0 (A)W 2–0
Europa League 3rd Qual. RoundGreece PAOK0–2 (H)0–3 (A)L 0–5
TromsøEuropa League 1st Qual. RoundLatvia Daugava Daugavpils5–0 (A)2–1 (H)W 7–1
Europa League 2nd Qual. RoundHungary Paks1–1 (A)0–3 (H)L 1–4
AalesundEuropa League 1st Qual. RoundWales Neath4–1 (H)2–0 (A)W 6–1
Europa League 2nd Qual. RoundHungary Ferencváros1–2 (A)3–1 (aet) (H)W 4–3
Europa League 3rd Qual. RoundSweden Elfsborg4–0 (H)1–1 (A)W 5–1
Europa League Play Off RoundNetherlands AZ Alkmaar2–1 (H)0–6 (A)L 2–7

* For group games in Champions League or Europa League, score in home game is displayed
** For group games in Champions League or Europa League, score in away game is displayed

Notes and references

  1. "Jönsson klar for RBK". nrksport. NRK. 26 July 2010.
  2. "Jørgen Lennartsson overtar Stabæk". vg.no. Verdens Gang. 2 August 2010.
  3. "- Han har vært fantastisk for klubben". dagbladet.no. Dagbladet. 9 November 2010.
  4. "– Jeg så ingen mulighet til å fortsette i FKT" (in Norwegian). Tønsbergs Blad. 7 April 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  5. "Tor Thodesen tar over Moss" (in Norwegian). Moss FK. 16 November 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  6. "Walker har fått sparken" (in Norwegian). TV2 Sporten. 9 May 2011.
  7. 1 2 "Arne Sandstø klar for Sandefjord" (in Norwegian). TV2 Sporten. 23 May 2011.
  8. "Kaare Ingebrigtsen ferdig i Bodø/Glimt" (in Norwegian). TV2 Sporten. 26 May 2011.
  9. "Per Brogeland sparket i Kongsvinger" (in Norwegian). VG. 30 August 2011.
  10. "Nordlie klar for Kongsvinger" (in Norwegian). VG. 1 September 2011.
  11. "Norway mourns Thorbjørn Svenssen". UEFA. 8 January 2011.
  12. "Start og Aalesund til semifinale" (in Norwegian). Dagsavisen. 13 August 2011.
  13. "Brann seiret i straffedrama" (in Norwegian). fotball.no. 14 August 2011.
  14. "Abdellaoue keeps Norway on course". UEFA. 2 September 2011.
  15. "Bendtner double boosts Denmark's prospects". UEFA. 6 September 2011.
  16. "Slik kommer Norge til EM" (in Norwegian). ba.no. 6 September 2011.
  17. "NFK klare for førstedivisjon" (in Norwegian). Varden. 10 September 2011.
  18. "Skarsfjord spådde finale etter snuoperasjonen i mai" (in Norwegian). VG. 21 September 2011.
  19. "Uheldige Gudmundsson: – Fryktelig skuffet" (in Norwegian). VG. 22 September 2011.
  20. "Årets første hjemmetap" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 2 October 2011.
  21. "Nordlie og KIL ødela for Sandefjord" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 19 October 2011.
  22. "Norway wins UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking". UEFA. 7 May 2012.
  23. "Tromsø best på Fair play" (in Norwegian). fotball.no. 2 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-05-10. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
  24. "Løv-Ham trekkes ett poeng". VG. 11 May 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  25. "Deltar ikke i seriespill". NFF. 4 April 2011. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  26. "Molde 2 trekkes ett poeng". NFF. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
  27. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/10/11/europe/european-championships/norway/cyprus/922702/
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