2008 in Norwegian football

The 2008 season was the 103rd season of competitive football in Norway.

Football in Norway
Season2008
Men's football
TippeligaenStabæk
1. divisjonOdd Grenland
2. divisjonMjøndalen (Group 1)
Skeid (Group 2)
Stavanger (Group 3)
Tromsdalen (Group 4)
CupenVålerenga
Women's football
ToppserienRøa
1. divisjonSandviken
CupenRøa
← 2007 2009 →

Men's football

League season

Promotion and relegation
League Promoted to league Relegated from league
Tippeligaen
1. divisjon
2. divisjon

Tippeligaen
Main article: 2008 Tippeligaen
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Stabæk (C) 26 16 6 4 58 24 +34 54 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Fredrikstad 26 14 6 6 38 28 +10 48 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
3 Tromsø 26 12 8 6 36 23 +13 44 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
4 Bodø/Glimt 26 12 6 8 37 38 −1 42
5 Rosenborg 26 11 6 9 40 34 +6 39 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
6 Viking 26 11 6 9 38 32 +6 39
7 Lyn 26 11 5 10 38 34 +4 38
8 Brann 26 8 9 9 36 36 0 33
9 Molde 26 7 10 9 39 43 −4 31
10 Vålerenga 26 8 6 12 31 37 −6 30 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
11 Strømsgodset 26 8 5 13 33 44 −11 29
12 Lillestrøm 26 7 7 12 30 40 −10 28
13 Aalesund (O) 26 7 4 15 29 42 −13 25 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
14 HamKam (R) 26 5 6 15 22 50 −28 21 Relegation to 1. divisjon
Source: speaker.no (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Rosenborg, ranked second after already qualified Stabæk in the 2008 Fair Play competition[1] will be granted access to the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round after Norway ranked first in the UEFA Fair Play ranking.[2]
  2. Vålerenga qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round as 2008 Norwegian Cup winners.

1. divisjon
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Odd Grenland (C, P) 30 20 5 5 76 44 +32 65 Promotion to Tippeligaen
2 Sandefjord (P) 30 17 9 4 46 25 +21 60
3 Start (P) 30 17 8 5 58 34 +24 59
4 Sogndal 30 15 9 6 53 36 +17 54 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
5 Hønefoss BK 30 15 6 9 47 33 +14 51
6 Notodden 30 12 10 8 55 40 +15 46
7 Haugesund 30 11 9 10 48 47 +1 42
8 Nybergsund-Trysil 30 12 6 12 49 53 −4 42
9 Moss 30 9 12 9 63 54 +9 39
10 Sarpsborg Sparta 30 10 7 13 45 43 +2 37
11 Bryne 30 10 6 14 38 53 −15 36
12 Løv-Ham 30 9 7 14 37 45 −8 34
13 Kongsvinger 30 8 6 16 33 58 −25 30
14 Alta 30 8 2 20 49 66 −17 26
15 Sandnes Ulf (R) 30 5 10 15 36 55 −19 25 Relegation to 2. divisjon
16 Hødd (R) 30 2 8 20 29 76 −47 14
Source: speaker.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. The winner, runner-up and third place finisher in the 1. divisjon are automatically promoted to the Tippeligaen. The fourth-placed team in the 1. divisjon and the 13th-placed team in the Tippeligaen meet in a playoff at the end of the season. The two teams finishing at the bottom of the table are automatically relegated to the 2. divisjon.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

2. divisjon
Main article: 2008 2. divisjon

3. divisjon
Main article: 2008 3. divisjon

Norwegian Cup
Main article: 2008 Norwegian Football Cup

Final
Main article: 2008 Norwegian Football Cup Final
Stabæk1–4Vålerenga
Andersson  69' Report Abdellaoue  31', 54'
Fredheim Holm  50', 70'
Attendance: 24,823
Stabæk
Vålerenga
Stabæk:
GK01 Jon Knudsen
DF09 Christian Keller 74'
DF02 Niklas Sandberg
DF15 Morten Skjønsberg (C)
DF03 Jon Inge Høiland 88'
MF19 Johan Andersson
MF17 Pontus Farnerud
MF07 Henning Hauger
FW25 Alanzinho
FW10 Veigar Pall Gunnarsson 0 84'
FW11 Daniel Nannskog
Substitutions:
DF26 Bjørnar Holmvik 74'
MF13 Pálmi Rafn Pálmason 84'
DF06 Tom Stenvoll 88'
Coach:
Jan Jönsson
Vålerenga:
GK01 Troy Perkins 89'
DF06 Freddy dos Santos
DF24 Kjetil Wæhler 63' 0 83'
DF04 André Muri
DF03 Allan Jepsen
MF10 Lars Iver Strand
MF23 Kristofer Hæstad
MF08 Martin Andresen 77'
MF11 Morten Berre 52' 86'
FW07 Daniel Fredheim Holm (C)
FW25 Mohammed Abdellaoue
Substitutions:
DF05 Erik Hagen 83'
DF28 Harmeet Singh 86'
GK30 Øyvind Bolthof 89'
Coach:
Martin Andresen

Women's football

League season

Promotion and relegation
League Promoted to league Relegated from league
Toppserien
1. divisjon

Toppserien
Main article: 2008 Toppserien
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Røa (C) 22 20 1 1 90 10 +80 61 Qualification for the Women's Champions League round of 32
2 Team Strømmen 22 14 4 4 44 22 +22 46 Qualification for the Women's Champions League qualifying round
3 Asker 22 14 3 5 53 26 +27 45
4 Kolbotn 22 12 6 4 51 23 +28 42
5 Arna-Bjørnar 22 12 5 5 58 26 +32 41
6 Klepp 22 8 7 7 51 30 +21 31
7 Fløya 22 9 3 10 41 39 +2 30
8 Amazon Grimstad 22 7 4 11 30 45 −15 25
9 Trondheims-Ørn 22 6 5 11 26 38 −12 23
10 Kattem 22 5 2 15 21 67 −46 17
11 Larvik (R) 22 3 3 16 24 80 −56 12 Relegation to 1.divisjon
12 Fart (R) 22 0 1 21 13 86 −73 1
Source: NRK Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

1. divisjon

Norwegian Women's Cup

Final

Men's UEFA competitions

Champions League
Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League

Qualifying rounds
Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds
Second qualifying round
Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Brann 2–2 (a) Ventspils 1–0 1–2
Third qualifying round
Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Brann 1–3 Marseille 0–1 1–2

UEFA Cup
Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup

Qualifying rounds
Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup qualifying rounds
First qualifying round
Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup first qualifying round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Vėtra 1–2 Viking 1–0 0–2
Second qualifying round
Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup second qualifying round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Honka 2–1 Viking 0–0 2–1
Stabæk 2–3 Rennes 2–1 0–2
Copenhagen 7–3 Lillestrøm 3–1 4–2

First round
Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup first round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Brann 2–2 (2–3 p) Deportivo La Coruña 2–0 0–2 (aet)
Brøndby 3–5 Rosenborg 1–2 2–3

Group stage
Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup group stage
Group G
Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup group G
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Saint-Étienne 4 2 2 0 9 4 +5 8
Valencia 4 1 3 0 8 4 +4 6
Copenhagen 4 1 2 1 4 5 −1 5
Club Brugge 4 0 3 1 2 3 −1 3
Rosenborg 4 0 2 2 1 8 −7 2
Source:

Intertoto Cup
Main article: 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup

Second round
Main article: 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup second round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ekranas 1–7 Rosenborg 1–3 0–4

Third round
Main article: 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup third round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
NAC Breda 1–2 Rosenborg 1–0 0–2

Winners

The 11 co-winners were:

UEFA Women's Cup
Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Women's Cup

First qualifying round

Group A4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Røa 2 2 0 0 9 0 +9 6
2 Honka Espoo 2 1 0 1 6 2 +4 3
3 NSA Sofia 2 0 0 2 0 13 −13 0
4 Iveria Khashuri (W) 0 - - - - - — 0
Source:
(W) Withdrew.

Matches (played in Oslo, Norway)

Røa 2–0 Honka Espoo
Honka Espoo 6–0 NSA Sofia
NSA Sofia 0–7 Røa

Second qualifying round

Group B1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Zvezda Perm 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9
2 Frankfurt 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3 Røa 3 1 0 2 8 7 +1 3
4 Glasgow City Ladies 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
Source:

Matches (played in Oslo, Norway)

Glasgow City 1–6 Røa
1. FFC Frankfurt 3–1 Røa
Røa 1–3 Zvezda 2005 Perm

National teams

Norway men's national football team
Main article: Norway national football team

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Group 9
Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 9
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 8 8 0 0 17 2 +15 24 Qualification to 2010 FIFA World Cup — 2–0 3–0 4–0 2–0
2  Norway 8 2 4 2 9 7 +2 10 0–1 — 4–0 2–1 2–2
3  Scotland 8 3 1 4 6 11 −5 10 0–1 0–0 — 2–0 2–1
4  Macedonia 8 2 1 5 5 11 −6 7 1–2 0–0 1–0 — 2–0
5  Iceland 8 1 2 5 7 13 −6 5 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–0 —
Source:

Fixtures and results
Date Venue Opponents Score[4] Competition Norway scorers
6 February Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A)  Wales 0–3
Report		 Friendly
26 March Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica (A)  Montenegro 1–3
Report		 Friendly John Carew
28 May Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (H)  Uruguay 2–2
Report		 Friendly Tarik Elyounoussi
John Arne Riise
20 August Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (H)  Republic of Ireland 1–1
Report		 Friendly Tore Reginiussen
6 September Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (H)  Iceland 2–2
Report		 World Cup Qualifier Steffen Iversen (2)
11 October Hampden Park, Glasgow (A)  Scotland 0–0
Report		 World Cup Qualifier
15 October Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (H)  Netherlands 0–1
Report		 World Cup Qualifier
19 November Olympic Stadium, Kiev (A)  Ukraine 0–1 Friendly
Key
  • H = Home match
  • A = Away match
  • N = Neutral ground

Norway women's national football team
Main article: Norway women's national football team

Notes and references
  1. "Stabæk vant Fair Play-konkurransen 2008". www.fotball.no. 11 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
  2. "Norway win UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking". Bert Kassies. 11 May 2009. Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
  3. "Norway – List of Women Cup Finals". RSSSF.no. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  4. Norway's score given first
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