2009 Tippeligaen

65th season of top-tier football league in Norway

Football league season

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

Tromsø

Bodø/Glimt

Rosenborg

Brann

Stabæk

Viking

Lillestrøm

Vålerenga

Lyn

Fredrikstad

Strømsgodset

Aalesund

Molde

Odd Grenland

Start

Sandefjord

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Locations of the teams in 2009 Tippeligaen

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

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:

1. Aalesund won the 2009 Norwegian Cup and qualified for the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.

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)

Season statistics

Top scorers

Source: AltOmFotball.no (in Norwegian)

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

Last updated: End of 2009 season
Source: altomfotball.no (in Norwegian)

Other

References

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4. Strømsheim, Gro Wold (2009-09-27). "- RBK har vært helt overlegne" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 2009-09-27.
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11. "Nordlie klar for Fredrikstad". www.vg.no (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 27 August 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
12. "- Kent Bergersen sparket som hovedtrener i Lyn". www.dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 29 July 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
13. "Skullerud slutter i Vålerenga". www.nrk.no (in Norwegian). NRK Sport. 26 August 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
14. "Tippeligaen 2009 Yellow Cards". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 May 2019.
15. "Tippeligaen 2009 Red Cards". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 May 2019.
16. "Tippeligaen 2009 Råeste lag". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 May 2019.