2016 in Norwegian football

The 2016 season was the 111th season of competitive football in Norway.

Football in Norway
Season2016
Men's football
TippeligaenRosenborg
1. divisjonKristiansund BK
2. divisjonSkeid (Group 1)
Elverum (Group 2)
Florø (Group 3)
Arendal (Group 4)
CupenRosenborg
Women's football
ToppserienLSK Kvinner
1. divisjonGrand Bodø
CupenLSK Kvinner
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The season began in March, and ended in December with the 2016 Norwegian Football Cup Final.

Men's football

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted to Tippeligaen

Teams relegated from Tippeligaen

League season

Eliteserien
Main article: 2016 Tippeligaen
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rosenborg (C) 30 21 6 3 65 25 +40 69 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
2 Brann 30 16 6 8 42 27 +15 54 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
3 Odd 30 15 6 9 44 35 +9 51 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4 Haugesund 30 12 10 8 47 43 +4 46
5 Molde 30 13 6 11 48 42 +6 45
6 Sarpsborg 08 30 12 9 9 35 37 −2 45
7 Strømsgodset 30 12 8 10 44 40 +4 44
8 Viking 30 12 7 11 33 35 −2 43
9 Aalesund 30 12 6 12 46 51 −5 42
10 Vålerenga 30 10 8 12 41 39 +2 38
11 Sogndal 30 8 12 10 33 37 −4 36
12 Lillestrøm 30 8 10 12 45 50 −5 34
13 Tromsø 30 9 7 14 36 46 −10 34
14 Stabæk (O) 30 8 7 15 35 42 −7 31 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 Bodø/Glimt (R) 30 8 6 16 36 45 −9 30 Relegation to 1. divisjon
16 Start (R) 30 2 10 18 23 59 −36 16
Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored (between two teams).[1]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Rosenborg qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2016 Norwegian Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.

1. divisjon
Main article: 2016 Norwegian First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Kristiansund (C, P) 30 19 5 6 47 30 +17 62 Promotion to Eliteserien
2 Sandefjord (P) 30 18 5 7 54 35 +19 59
3 Jerv 30 15 8 7 47 34 +13 53 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4 Sandnes Ulf 30 15 6 9 55 28 +27 51
5 Kongsvinger 30 14 7 9 56 42 +14 49
6 Mjøndalen 30 13 10 7 49 38 +11 49
7 Strømmen 30 13 8 9 46 45 +1 47
8 Levanger 30 13 6 11 52 46 +6 45
9 Ranheim 30 11 6 13 45 48 −3 39
10 Åsane 30 10 8 12 36 37 −1 38
11 Fredrikstad 30 8 9 13 34 48 −14 33
12 Ull/Kisa 30 8 8 14 47 50 −3 32
13 Bryne (R) 30 7 9 14 33 48 −15 30 Relegation to 2. divisjon
14 Hødd (R) 30 8 6 16 31 57 −26 30
15 KFUM Oslo (R) 30 6 8 16 31 48 −17 26
16 Raufoss (R) 30 6 3 21 33 62 −29 21
Source: nifs (in Norwegian), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if between two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off (only used to decide champions or relegation).
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

2. divisjon
Main article: 2016 2. divisjon
Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Tromsdalen (P) 26 21 4 1 71 19 +52 67 Promotion to 1. divisjon
2 Finnsnes 26 16 8 2 52 22 +30 56
3 Skeid 26 15 7 4 57 29 +28 52
4 Grorud 26 15 6 5 63 39 +24 51
5 Follo 26 12 5 9 48 39 +9 41
6 Kjelsås 26 11 8 7 38 34 +4 41
7 Alta 26 12 4 10 58 44 +14 40
8 Harstad (R) 26 8 7 11 45 51 −6 31 Relegation to 3. divisjon
9 Senja (R) 26 7 8 11 34 41 −7 29
10 Oppsal (R) 26 8 5 13 36 53 −17 29
11 Stabæk 2 (R) 26 7 4 15 37 54 −17 25
12 Ullern (R) 26 4 6 16 28 51 −23 18
13 Tromsø 2 (R) 26 5 3 18 40 68 −28 18
14 Mo (R) 26 3 1 22 31 94 −63 10
Source: nifs.no; nrksport.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Elverum (P) 26 20 4 2 68 13 +55 64 Promotion to 1. divisjon
2 HamKam 26 16 8 2 63 27 +36 56
3 Hønefoss 26 12 6 8 49 35 +14 42
4 Brumunddal 26 12 6 8 32 33 −1 42
5 Nybergsund-Trysil 26 11 7 8 52 45 +7 40
6 Byåsen 26 12 4 10 44 49 −5 40
7 Nardo 26 11 6 9 28 36 −8 39
8 Stjørdals-Blink (R) 26 12 2 12 53 40 +13 38 Relegation to 3. divisjon
9 Brattvåg (R) 26 11 5 10 41 37 +4 38
10 Strindheim (R) 26 8 6 12 50 60 −10 30
11 Gjøvik-Lyn (R) 26 7 7 12 27 44 −17 28
12 Molde 2 (R) 26 6 7 13 42 49 −7 25
13 Rosenborg 2 (R) 26 6 2 18 31 66 −35 20
14 Tynset (R) 26 1 4 21 19 65 −46 7
Source: nifs.no; nrksport.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Florø (P) 26 21 4 1 78 22 +56 67 Promotion to 1. divisjon
2 Nest-Sotra 26 19 4 3 83 26 +57 61
3 Egersund 26 13 4 9 48 28 +20 43
4 Vard Haugesund 26 11 7 8 46 34 +12 40
5 Fana 26 10 9 7 35 29 +6 39
6 Vålerenga 2 26 11 6 9 48 45 +3 39
7 Vidar 26 12 3 11 55 60 −5 39
8 Fyllingsdalen (R) 26 9 8 9 46 38 +8 35 Relegation to 3. divisjon
9 Lysekloster (R) 26 10 0 16 40 61 −21 30
10 Lørenskog (R) 26 8 4 14 41 49 −8 28
11 Frigg (R) 26 7 5 14 37 62 −25 26
12 Stord (R) 26 6 6 14 36 65 −29 24
13 Sola (R) 26 6 3 17 27 60 −33 21
14 Førde (R) 26 4 7 15 29 70 −41 19
Source: nifs.no; nrksport.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Arendal (P) 26 19 6 1 75 24 +51 63 Promotion to 1. divisjon
2 Bærum 26 14 5 7 55 42 +13 47
3 Notodden 26 13 6 7 55 35 +20 45
4 Vindbjart 26 14 2 10 67 50 +17 44
5 Asker 26 13 4 9 52 44 +8 43
6 Fram Larvik 26 13 2 11 58 46 +12 41
7 Odd 2 26 12 5 9 56 51 +5 41
8 Strømsgodset 2 (R) 26 11 4 11 50 58 −8 37 Relegation to 3. divisjon
9 Kvik Halden (R) 26 10 6 10 47 50 −3 36
10 Tønsberg (R) 26 10 6 10 38 41 −3 36
11 Moss (R) 26 9 8 9 57 55 +2 35
12 Pors Grenland (R) 26 9 2 15 44 71 −27 29
13 Ørn-Horten (R) 26 3 2 21 28 78 −50 11
14 Fløy (R) 26 3 0 23 37 74 −37 9
Source: nifs.no; nrksport.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

3. divisjon
Main article: 2016 3. divisjon

Norwegian Cup
Main article: 2016 Norwegian Football Cup

Final
Main article: 2016 Norwegian Football Cup Final
Kongsvinger0–4Rosenborg
Summary Helland  12', 63', 65'
Reginiussen  50'
Attendance: 26,912

Women's football

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted to Toppserien

Teams relegated from Toppserien

League season

Toppserien
Main article: 2016 Toppserien
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 LSK Kvinner (C) 22 19 3 0 88 10 +78 60 Women's Champions League round of 32
2 Avaldsnes 22 18 2 2 50 17 +33 56 Women's Champions League qualifying round
3 Stabæk 22 12 6 4 39 17 +22 42
4 Kolbotn 22 12 4 6 32 17 +15 40
5 Røa 22 9 6 7 34 31 +3 33
6 Sandviken 22 7 6 9 29 28 +1 27
7 Trondheims-Ørn 22 7 6 9 34 41 −7 27
8 Arna-Bjørnar 22 7 4 11 22 38 −16 25
9 Vålerenga 22 6 5 11 25 48 −23 23
10 Klepp 22 6 2 14 32 49 −17 20
11 Medkila (O) 22 2 5 15 21 50 −29 11 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
12 Urædd (R) 22 1 3 18 12 72 −60 6 Relegation to 1. divisjon
Updated to match(es) played on 30 October 2016. Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.

1. divisjon
Main article: 2016 1. divisjon (women)

Norwegian Women's Cup

Final

National teams

Norway men's national football team
24 March 2016 Exhibition gameEstonia 0–0 NorwayTallinn, Estonia
19:00 (UTC+2) Report Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena
Attendance: 2,892
Referee: Andrew Dallas (Scotland)
29 March 2016 Exhibition gameNorway 2–0 FinlandOslo, Norway
20:00 (UTC+2)
Report
(NFF)		 Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 4,675
Referee: Neil Doyle (Republic of Ireland)
29 May 2016 Exhibition gamePortugal 3–0 NorwayPorto, Portugal
20:45 (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 34,275
Referee: Padraig Sutton (Northern Ireland)
1 June 2016 Exhibition gameNorway 3–2 IcelandOslo, Norway
19:45 (UTC+2)
Report
(NFF)
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 9,568
Referee: Kevin Clancy (Scotland)
5 June 2016 Exhibition gameBelgium 3–2 NorwayBrussels, Belgium
18:00 (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium
Attendance: 42,196
Referee: Tobias Stieler (German)
31 August 2016 Exhibition gameNorway 0–1 BelarusOslo, Norway
19:30 (UTC+2) Report Kryvets  57' Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 7,180
Referee: Jacob Bille (Denmark)
4 September 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup qualificationNorway 0–3 GermanyOslo, Norway
20:45 (UTC+2) Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 26,793
Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)
8 October 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup qualificationAzerbaijan 1–0 NorwayBaku, Azerbaijan
20:00 (UTC+4)
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Liran Liany (Israel)
11 October 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup qualificationNorway 4–1 San MarinoOslo, Norway
20:45 (UTC+2)
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 8,214
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)
11 November 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup qualificationCzech Republic 2–1 NorwayPrague, Czechia
20:45 (UTC+1)
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Stadium: Eden Arena
Attendance: 16,411
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)

Norway women's national football team

References
  1. "Turneringsbestemmelser Tippeligaen 2015" (pdf) (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  2. "Norway : 2016 Norwegian Cup Final". refereesfifa.blogspot.fr. Retrieved 7 April 2018.

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