2009 in Norwegian football
# 2009 in Norwegian football

The 2009 season was the 104th season of competitive football in Norway.

## Men's football

### League season

**Promotion and relegation**

| League | Promoted to league | Relegated from league |
| - | - | - |
| Tippeligaen | Odd Grenland Sandefjord Start | HamKam |
| 1. divisjon | Mjøndalen Skeid Stavanger Tromsdalen | Sandnes Ulf Hødd |
| 2. divisjon | Ulern KFUM FF Lillehammer Åskollen Fram Larvik Start 2 Kopervik Stord Molde 2 Nardo Bodø/Glimt 2 Bossekop | Modum Østsiden Sprint-Jeløy KIL/Hemne Groruddalen Os Viking 2 Senja Skarp Lofoten |

**Tippeligaen**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Rosenborg (C) | 30 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 60 | 22 | +38 | 69 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Molde | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 62 | 35 | +27 | 56 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Stabæk | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 52 | 34 | +18 | 53 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Odd Grenland | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 53 | 44 | +9 | 46 | |
| 5 | Brann | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 44 | |
| 6 | Tromsø | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 40 | |
| 7 | Vålerenga | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 40 | |
| 8 | Sandefjord | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 40 | |
| 9 | Start | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 46 | 52 | −6 | 40 | |
| 10 | Viking | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 38 | |
| 11 | Lillestrøm | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 37 | |
| 12 | Strømsgodset | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 36 | |
| 13 | Aalesund | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 36 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 14 | Fredrikstad (R) | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 34 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Bodø/Glimt (R) | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 53 | −24 | 28 | Relegation to First Division |
| 16 | Lyn (R) | 30 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 59 | −30 | 16 | Relegation to First Division |

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

**1. divisjon**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Haugesund (C, P) | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 67 | 37 | +30 | 58 | Promotion to Tippeligaen |
| 2 | Hønefoss (P) | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 61 | 32 | +29 | 56 | Promotion to Tippeligaen |
| 3 | Kongsvinger (O, P) | 30 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 56 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Sogndal | 30 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 46 | 29 | +17 | 54 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Sarpsborg 08 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 47 | 38 | +9 | 47 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 6 | Alta | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 42 | |
| 7 | Moss | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 41 | |
| 8 | Bryne | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 40 | |
| 9 | Nybergsund | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 49 | 54 | −5 | 40 | |
| 10 | Løv-Ham | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 40 | |
| 11 | Mjøndalen | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 39 | |
| 12 | Tromsdalen | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 39 | |
| 13 | HamKam (R) | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 56 | 48 | +8 | 37 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 14 | Notodden (R) | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 38 | 55 | −17 | 29 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 15 | Stavanger (R) | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 35 | 53 | −18 | 29 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 16 | Skeid (R) | 30 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 66 | −40 | 18 | Relegation to Second Division |

* ↑ Sarpsborg 08 deducted three points for failing to correctly inform the NFF of its financial situation.

**2. divisjon**

**Group 1**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Strømmen (P) | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 77 | 31 | +46 | 63 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Pors Grenland | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 76 | 44 | +32 | 57 | |
| 3 | FK Tønsberg | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 81 | 39 | +42 | 53 | |
| 4 | KFUM | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 55 | 34 | +21 | 48 | |
| 5 | Flekkerøy | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 70 | 51 | +19 | 46 | |
| 6 | Vindbjart | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 40 | |
| 7 | Start 2 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 50 | 53 | −3 | 33 | |
| 8 | Fram Larvik | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 47 | 69 | −22 | 33 | |
| 9 | Vålerenga 2 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 58 | 67 | −9 | 30 | |
| 10 | Ullensaker/Kisa | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 28 | |
| 11 | Eidsvold Turn | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 50 | −12 | 28 | |
| 12 | Lillestrøm 2 (R) | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 34 | 64 | −30 | 23 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 13 | Mandalskameratene (R) | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 33 | 60 | −27 | 22 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 14 | Skjetten (R) | 26 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 75 | −53 | 12 | Relegation to Third Division |

**2. divisjon**

**Group 2**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Follo (P) | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 59 | 25 | +34 | 60 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Kristiansund | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 69 | 44 | +25 | 46 | |
| 3 | Hødd | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 54 | 37 | +17 | 46 | |
| 4 | Rosenborg 2 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 63 | 48 | +15 | 46 | |
| 5 | Lørenskog | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 55 | 38 | +17 | 45 | |
| 6 | Byåsen | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 52 | 38 | +14 | 40 | |
| 7 | Molde 2 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 38 | |
| 8 | Skarbøvik | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 34 | |
| 9 | Strindheim | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 34 | |
| 10 | Nardo | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 33 | |
| 11 | Levanger | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 26 | 58 | −32 | 32 | |
| 12 | Steinkjer | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 47 | 70 | −23 | 29 | |
| 13 | Drøbak/Frogn (R) | 26 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 45 | 64 | −19 | 20 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 14 | Ullern (R) | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 24 | 66 | −42 | 15 | Relegation to Third Division |

* ↑ Steinkjer survived as the best number-twelve-team.

**2. divisjon**

**Group 3**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sandnes Ulf (P) | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 88 | 28 | +60 | 61 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Vard Haugesund | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 64 | 36 | +28 | 56 | |
| 3 | Ålgård | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 55 | 34 | +21 | 50 | |
| 4 | Åsane | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 57 | 31 | +26 | 49 | |
| 5 | Randaberg | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 60 | 39 | +21 | 46 | |
| 6 | Kopervik | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 61 | 58 | +3 | 41 | |
| 7 | Strømsgodset 2 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 56 | 62 | −6 | 31 | |
| 8 | Stord | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 48 | 62 | −14 | 29 | |
| 9 | Fredrikstad 2 (R) | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 46 | 69 | −23 | 29 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 10 | Nest-Sotra | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 51 | 77 | −26 | 29 | |
| 11 | Fana | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 47 | 66 | −19 | 28 | |
| 12 | Fyllingen (R) | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 37 | 64 | −27 | 27 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 13 | Lyn 2 (R) | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 21 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 14 | Drammen (R) | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 30 | 64 | −34 | 18 | Relegation to Third Division |

* ↑ Fredrikstad 2 was forcibly relegated since its first team was relegated to the First Division.

**2. divisjon**

**Group 4**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ranheim (P) | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 64 | 21 | +43 | 55 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Raufoss | 26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 65 | 39 | +26 | 50 | |
| 3 | Asker | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 63 | 31 | +32 | 49 | |
| 4 | Stabæk 2 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 45 | |
| 5 | Manglerud Star | 26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 52 | 38 | +14 | 45 | |
| 6 | Valdres | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 53 | 41 | +12 | 45 | |
| 7 | Bærum | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 61 | 46 | +15 | 42 | |
| 8 | FF Lillehammer | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 39 | |
| 9 | Kjelsås | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 32 | |
| 10 | Tromsø 2 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 35 | 55 | −20 | 31 | |
| 11 | Mo | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 55 | −15 | 28 | |
| 12 | Korsvoll (R) | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 27 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 13 | Bodø/Glimt 2 (R) | 26 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 23 | 77 | −54 | 18 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 14 | Bossekop (R) | 26 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 29 | 84 | −55 | 8 | Relegation to Third Division |

## Women's football

### League season

**Promotion and relegation**

| League | Promoted to league | Relegated from league |
| - | - | - |
| Toppserien | Sandviken Fortuna Ålesund | Larvik Fart |
| 1. divisjon | Alta Orkla | none |

**Toppserien**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Røa (C) | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 64 | 16 | +48 | 56 | Qualification for the Champions League round of 32 |
| 2 | Stabæk | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 83 | 15 | +68 | 53 | |
| 3 | Kolbotn | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 51 | 25 | +26 | 50 | |
| 4 | Team Strømmen | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 48 | 31 | +17 | 36 | |
| 5 | Arna-Bjørnar | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 33 | |
| 6 | Trondheims-Ørn | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 31 | |
| 7 | Klepp | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 30 | |
| 8 | Kattem | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 45 | −17 | 25 | |
| 9 | Amazon Grimstad | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 33 | −19 | 22 | |
| 10 | Fløya | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 21 | |
| 11 | Sandviken (R) | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 20 | 72 | −52 | 11 | Relegation to First Division |
| 12 | Fortuna Ålesund (R) | 22 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 87 | −69 | 3 | Relegation to First Division |

* ↑ Fløya 4 points deducted for using ineligible players.

### Norwegian Women's Cup

**Final**

* Team Strømmen 0–1 Røa

## Men's UEFA competitions

### Champions League

**Qualifying phase**

**Second qualifying round**

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Tirana | 1–5 | Stabæk | 1–1 | 0–4 |

**Qualifying phase**

**Third qualifying round**

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Copenhagen | 3–1 | Stabæk | 3–1 | 0–0 |

### UEFA Europa League

**Qualifying phase**

**First qualifying round**

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| NSÍ Runavík | 1–6 | Rosenborg | 0–3 | 1–3 |

**Qualifying phase**

**Second qualifying round**

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Rosenborg | 0–1 | Karabakh | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Dinamo Minsk | 1–4 | Tromsø | 0–0 | 1–4 |

**Qualifying phase**

**Third qualifying round**

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Fredrikstad | 3–7 | Lech Poznań | 1–6 | 2–1 |
| Vålerenga | 2–2 (a) | PAOK | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Tromsø | 4–1 | Slaven Belupo | 2–1 | 2–0 |

**Qualifying phase**

**Play-off round**

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Athletic Bilbao | 4–3 | Tromsø | 3–2 | 1–1 |
| Stabæk | 1–7 | Valencia | 0–3 | 1–4 |

## UEFA Women's Champions League

### Qualifying round

**Group G**

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Everton | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 9 |
| Team Strømmen | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 6 |
| Levadia Tallinn | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 3 |
| Osijek (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 0 |

Matches (played in Osijek, Croatia)

### Main round

**Round of 32**

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Røa | 3–2 | Everton | 3–0 | 0–2 |

**Round of 16**

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Røa | 1–1 (a) | Zvezda 2005 Perm | 0–0 | 1–1 |

**Quarter-finals**

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Turbine Potsdam | 10–0 | Røa | 5–0 | 5–0 |

## National teams

### Norway men's national football team

**2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)**

**Group 9**

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | — |

**Fixtures and results**

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Norwegian goalscorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 February | LTU Arena, Düsseldorf (A) | Germany | 1 – 0 Report | Friendly | Christian Grindheim |
| 28 March | Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg (A) | South Africa | 1 – 2 Report | Friendly | Morten Gamst Pedersen |
| 1 April | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (H) | Finland | 3 – 2 Report | Friendly | John Arne Riise Jon Inge Høiland Morten Gamst Pedersen |
| 6 June | Philip II Arena, Skopje (A) | North Macedonia | 0 – 0 Report | World Cup Qualifier | |
| 10 June | Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam (A) | Netherlands | 0 – 2 Report | World Cup Qualifier | |
| 12 August | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (H) | Scotland | 4 – 0 Report | World Cup Qualifier | John Arne Riise Morten Gamst Pedersen (2) Erik Huseklepp |
| 5 September | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík (A) | Iceland | 1 – 1 Report | World Cup Qualifier | John Arne Riise |
| 9 September | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (H) | North Macedonia | 2 – 1 Report | World Cup Qualifier | John Arne Riise Thorstein Helstad |
| 10 October | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (H) | South Africa | 1 – 0 | Friendly | Kjetil Wæhler |
| 14 November | Stade de Genève, Geneva (A) | Switzerland | 1 – 0 Report | Friendly | John Carew |

**Fixtures and results**

**Key**

* H = Home match
* A = Away match
* N = Neutral ground
