65th season of top-tier football league in Norway
Football league season
Tippeligaen Season 2009 Dates 15 March – 1 November Champions Rosenborg 21st titleRelegated Fredrikstad Bodø/Glimt Lyn Champions League Rosenborg Europa League Aalesund Molde Stabæk Matches played 240 Goals scored 697 (2.9 per match) Top goalscorer 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 winning run 8 games[ 1] Rosenborg Longest unbeaten run 26 games[ 1] Rosenborg Longest winless run 18 games[ 1] Lyn Longest losing run 8 games[ 1] Lyn Highest attendance 21,597Rosenborg 2–2 Molde
(16 May 2009) [ 2] Lowest attendance 2,092 Lyn 0–1 Bodø/Glimt
(12 July 2009) [ 2] Average attendance 8,965 8.6%
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
Locations of the teams in
2009 Tippeligaen
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team
Location
Stadium
Turf
Capacity
Aalesund
8
Ålesund
Color Line Stadion
Artificial
10,778
Bodø/Glimt
19
Bodø
Aspmyra stadion
Artificial
7,400
Brann
53
Bergen
Brann stadion
Natural
17,317
Fredrikstad
40
Fredrikstad
Fredrikstad Stadion
Natural
13,300
Lillestrøm
46
Lillestrøm
Åråsen stadion
Natural
12,500
Lyn
36
Oslo
Ullevaal Stadion
Natural
25,572
Molde
33
Molde
Aker Stadion
Natural
11,167
Odd Grenland
28
Skien
Skagerak Arena
Artificial
13,500
Rosenborg
46
Trondheim
Lerkendal stadion
Natural
21,850
Sandefjord
3
Sandefjord
Komplett.no Arena
Natural
9,000
Stabæk
14
Bærum
Telenor Arena
Artificial
15,000
Start
34
Kristiansand
Sør Arena
Natural
14,300
Strømsgodset
22
Drammen
Marienlyst Stadion
Artificial
8,500
Tromsø
23
Tromsø
Alfheim stadion
Artificial
7,500
Vålerenga
49
Oslo
Ullevaal Stadion
Natural
25,572
Viking
60
Stavanger
Viking Stadion
Natural
16,600
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
League table
Source:
fotball.no Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
Source:
NIFS (in Norwegian) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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)
First round
Second round
14
Fredrikstad
0
5
Sarpsborg 08
2
5
Sarpsborg 08
3
1
4
3
Kongsvinger
2
3
5
3
Kongsvinger
3
4
Sogndal
1
Season statistics
Top scorers
Source: AltOmFotball.no (in Norwegian)
Discipline
Player
Most yellow cards: 7 [ 14]
Most red cards: 2 [ 15]
Club
Most yellow cards: 54 [ 16]
Most red cards: 3 [ 16]
Lyn
Sandefjord
Start
Tromsø
Attendance
Team
Stadium
Capacity
Total
Games
Maximum
Minimum
Average
% of Capacity
Rosenborg
Lerkendal stadion
21,850
264,783
15
21,597
14,549
17,652
80.8%
Brann
Brann stadion
17,317
238,566
15
17,258
15,073
15,904
91.8%
Viking
Viking Stadion
16,600
196,060
15
15,328
11,374
13,071
78.7%
Vålerenga
Ullevaal Stadion
25,572
161,822
15
19,234
6,250
10,788
42.1%
Fredrikstad
Fredrikstad stadion
13,300
154,700
15
12,058
9,107
10,313
77.5%
Aalesund
Color Line Stadion
10,778
153,264
15
10,778
9,409
10,218
94.8%
Stabæk
Telenor Arena
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
Aker Stadion
11,167
119,480
15
11,168
5,741
7,965
71.3%
Lillestrøm
Åråsen stadion
12,500
114,013
15
10,287
6,334
7,601
60.8%
Odd Grenland
Skagerak Arena
13,500
110,582
15
11,295
5,055
7,372
54.6%
Sandefjord
Komplett.no Arena
9,000
87,066
15
7,810
4,967
5,804
64.5%
Strømsgodset
Marienlyst stadion
8,500
80,322
15
7,387
3,897
5,355
63.0%
Tromsø
Alfheim stadion
7,500
77,636
15
7,492
4,405
5,176
69.0%
Bodø/Glimt
Aspmyra stadion
7,400
64,244
15
5,808
3,090
4,282
57.9%
Lyn
Ullevaal Stadion
25,572
62,802
15
14,048
2,092
4,187
16.4%
Total
Games
Average
2,151,682
240
8,965
Last updated: End of 2009 season Source: altomfotball.no (in Norwegian)
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
References
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