2010 in Norwegian football

Football in Norway
Season	2010
Men's football
Tippeligaen	Rosenborg
1. divisjon	Sogndal
2. divisjon	Asker (Group 1); Hødd (Group 2); Randaberg (Group 3); HamKam (Group 4)
Cupen	Strømsgodset
Superfinalen	Rosenborg
Women's football
Toppserien	Stabæk
	Sandviken
	Røa

The 2010 season was the 105th season of competitive football in Norway.

Men's football[]

League season[]

Tippeligaen[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rosenborg (C)	30	19	11	0	58	24	+34	68	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2	Vålerenga	30	19	4	7	69	36	+33	61	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
3	Tromsø	30	14	8	8	36	30	+6	50	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round^[a]
4	Aalesund	30	14	5	11	46	37	+9	47
5	Odd Grenland	30	12	10	8	48	41	+7	46
6	Haugesund	30	12	9	9	51	39	+12	45
7	Strømsgodset	30	13	4	13	51	59	−8	43	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round^[b]
8	Start	30	11	9	10	57	60	−3	42
9	Viking	30	10	11	9	48	41	+7	41
10	Lillestrøm	30	9	13	8	51	44	+7	40
11	Molde	30	10	10	10	42	45	−3	40
12	Stabæk	30	11	6	13	46	47	−1	39
13	Brann	30	8	10	12	48	50	−2	34
14	Hønefoss (R)	30	7	6	17	28	62	−34	27	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15	Kongsvinger (R)	30	4	8	18	27	58	−31	20	Relegation to 1. divisjon
16	Sandefjord (R)	30	2	6	22	25	58	−33	12	Relegation to 1. divisjon

Source: NRK Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Norway was among the best three associations in the UEFA Fair Play ranking and thus received an additional spot in the first qualifying round of the Europa League.^[1]
^ Strømsgodset qualified for the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League as winners of the 2010 Norwegian Cup.^[2]

1. divisjon[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Sogndal (C, P)	28	17	5	6	51	28	+23	56	Promotion to Tippeligaen
2	Sarpsborg 08 (P)	28	16	6	6	54	36	+18	54	Promotion to Tippeligaen
3	Fredrikstad (O, P)	28	14	8	6	53	37	+16	50	Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4	Løv-Ham	28	13	4	11	46	38	+8	43
5	Ranheim	28	12	7	9	37	38	−1	43
6	Bodø/Glimt	28	12	6	10	41	28	+13	42
7	Strømmen	28	12	4	12	43	42	+1	40
8	Alta	28	10	6	12	41	51	−10	36
9	Bryne	28	10	5	13	57	52	+5	35
10	Mjøndalen	28	10	5	13	41	49	−8	35
11	Nybergsund-Trysil	28	9	8	11	38	47	−9	35
12	Follo (R)	28	8	8	12	35	43	−8	32	Relegation to 2. divisjon^[a]
13	Sandnes Ulf	28	8	7	13	33	40	−7	31
14	Tromsdalen (R)	28	8	4	16	33	50	−17	28	Relegation to 2. divisjon
15	Moss (R)	28	7	5	16	32	56	−24	26	Relegation to 2. divisjon
16	Lyn (R)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to Sixth Division^[b]

Source: NRK Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Follo did not finish their licensing application for the 2011 season before the time limit of September 15, and were thus relegated at the end of the season even though they finished outside the relegation zone. As a result of this, Sandnes Ulf, which was the best placed team of those inside the relegation zone, avoided relegation.^[3]
^ FK Lyn elected to file for bankruptcy on 30 June,^[3] following an extended period of financial distress, and formally withdrew from the league on 7 July.^[3] Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the competition, all games involving Lyn have been annulled and the team placed at the bottom of the standings.

2. divisjon[]

3. divisjon[]

Cup competitions[]

Norwegian Cup[]

Final[]

14 November 2010

13:15 CET

Follo	0–2	Strømsgodset
	Report	Kamara 30' Andersen 42'

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 24,532

Referee: Tom Harald Hagen (Grue)

Follo

Strømsgodset


Follo:
GK	01	Glenn Arne Hansen
DF	02	Jens Kristian Skogmo
DF	06	Christian Petersen (C)
DF	05	Edvard Skagestad
DF	03	Benjamin Dahl Hagen
MF	18	0		0 70'
MF	04	0	37'
MF	07	0		0 90'
MF	10	Alexander Ruud Tveter
FW	25	Eirik Markegård
FW	20	Bonaventure Maruti 0	62'	0 88'
Substitutions:
FW	09	0		0 70'
MF	16	Christian Bwamy 0		0 88'
MF	08	Mads Clausen 0		0 90'
Coach:


Strømsgodset:
GK	12	Adam Larsen Kwarasey
DF	26	Lars Christopher Vilsvik
DF	06	Alexander Aas (C)
DF	02	Glenn Andersen
DF	25	Joel Riddez
MF	22	André Hanssen 0	0 71'
MF	17	Jason Morrison
MF	09	Øyvind Storflor 0	0 88'
MF	10	Jo Inge Berget 0	0 76'
MF	14	Fredrik Nordkvelle
FW	11	Ola Kamara
Substitutions:
MF	27	Alfred Sankoh	0 71'
FW	28	Petar Rnkovic	0 76'
FW	21	Gardar Jóhannsson	0 88'
Coach:
Ronny Deila

Superfinalen[]

7 March 2010

19:00 CET

Aalesund	1 – 3	Rosenborg
Larsen 59'	Report	Stadsgaard 7' Prica 26' Olsen 49'

Color Line Stadion, Ålesund

Attendance: 3,180

Referee: Tommy Skjerven (Kaupanger)

Women's football[]

League season[]

Toppserien[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Stabæk (C)	22	17	5	0	72	8	+64	56	Qualification for the Women's Champions League round of 32
2	Røa	22	15	3	4	56	33	+23	48
3	Kolbotn	22	15	2	5	49	12	+37	47
4	Arna-Bjørnar	22	14	1	7	55	26	+29	43
5	Trondheims-Ørn	22	12	2	8	34	29	+5	38
6	LSK Kvinner	22	11	3	8	42	32	+10	36
7	Klepp	22	8	5	9	34	29	+5	29
8	Amazon Grimstad	22	9	2	11	28	43	−15	29
9	Donn (R)	22	6	2	14	25	45	−20	20	Relegation to 1.divisjon^[a]
10	Kattem	22	4	2	16	17	58	−41	14
11		22	3	4	15	16	62	−46	13
12	Fløya (R)	22	1	3	18	15	66	−51	6	Relegation to 1.divisjon

Source: NRK Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Donn were demoted to the 1. divisjon after their licensing application for the 2011 season was denied.^[4]

1. divisjon[]

Norwegian Women's Cup[]

Final[]

Røa 7–0 Trondheims-Ørn

Men's UEFA competitions[]

Champions League[]

Qualifying phase[]

Second qualifying round[]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Linfield	0–2	Rosenborg	0–0	0–2

Third qualifying round[]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
AIK	0–4	Rosenborg	0–1	0–3

Play-off round[]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Rosenborg	2–2 (a)	Copenhagen	2–1	0–1

UEFA Europa League[]

Qualifying phase[]

Second qualifying round[]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Stabæk	3–3 (a)	Dnepr Mogilev	2–2	1–1
Molde	2–2 (a)	Jelgava	1–0	1–2

Third qualifying round[]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Molde	4–5	Stuttgart	2–3	2–2
Aalesund	1–4	Motherwell	1–1	0–3

Group stage[]

Group B[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	LEV	ARI	ATL	RBK
1	Bayer Leverkusen	6	3	3	0	8	2	+6	12	Advance to knockout phase	—	1–0	1–1	4–0
2	Aris	6	3	1	2	7	5	+2	10	Advance to knockout phase	0–0	—	1–0	2–0
3	Atlético Madrid	6	2	2	2	9	7	+2	8		1–1	2–3	—	3–0
4	Rosenborg	6	1	0	5	3	13	−10	3		0–1	2–1	1–2	—

Source: Soccerway

UEFA Women's Champions League[]

Knockout stage[]

Round of 32[]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Zorka-BDU Minsk	1–2	Røa	1–2	0–0

Round of 16[]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Røa	1–5	Zvezda 2005 Perm	1–1	0–4

National teams[]

Norway men's national football team[]

UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying[]

Group H[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	8	6	1	1	15	6	+9	19	Qualify for final tournament	—	2–1	2–0	1–0	2–0
2	Portugal	8	5	1	2	21	12	+9	16^[a]	Advance to play-offs	3–1	—	1–0	5–3	4–4
3	Norway	8	5	1	2	10	7	+3	16^[a]		1–1	1–0	—	1–0	3–1
4	Iceland	8	1	1	6	6	14	−8	4		0–2	1–3	1–2	—	1–0
5	Cyprus	8	0	2	6	7	20	−13	2		1–4	0–4	1–2	0–0	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Tied on head-to-head results. Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.

Fixtures and results[]

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score^[5]	Competition	Norwegian goalscorers
3 March	Štadión pod Dubňom, Žilina (A)	Slovakia	1–0 Report	Friendly	Morten Moldskred
29 May	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (H)	Montenegro	2–1 Report	Friendly	Christian Grindheim Morten Gamst Pedersen
2 June	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (H)	Ukraine	0–1 Report	Friendly
11 August	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (H)	France	2–1 Report	Friendly	Erik Huseklepp (2)
3 September	Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík (A)	Iceland	2–1 Report	Euro Qualifier	Brede Hangeland Mohammed Abdellaoue
7 September	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (H)	Portugal	1–0 Report	Euro Qualifier	Erik Huseklepp
8 October	Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium, Larnaca (A)	Cyprus	2–1 Report	Euro Qualifier	John Arne Riise John Carew
12 October	Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb (A)	Croatia	1–2 Report	Friendly	Mohammed Abdellaoue
17 November	Aviva Stadium, Dublin (A)	Republic of Ireland	2–1 Report	Friendly	Morten Gamst Pedersen Erik Huseklepp

Key

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

Norway women's national football team[]

Notes and references[]

^ "Fair Play Ranking". Bert Kasses. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
^ "Godset ut i Europa uansett" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 2010-11-09. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Sandnes Ulf berget plassen i Adeccoligaen". TV 2 (in Norwegian). 2010-11-05. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
^ "Follo og Donn fikk ikke lisens for 2011". Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian). 2011-11-04. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
^ Norway's score given first

[table_note_res_EL10.28684859503379-2] Norway was among the best three associations in the UEFA Fair Play ranking and thus received an additional spot in the first qualifying round of the Europa League.^[1]

[table_note_res_EL30.28684859503379-4] Strømsgodset qualified for the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League as winners of the 2010 Norwegian Cup.^[2]

[table_note_res_R20.83284073175529-6] Follo did not finish their licensing application for the 2011 season before the time limit of September 15, and were thus relegated at the end of the season even though they finished outside the relegation zone. As a result of this, Sandnes Ulf, which was the best placed team of those inside the relegation zone, avoided relegation.^[3]

[table_note_res_R60.83284073175529-7] FK Lyn elected to file for bankruptcy on 30 June,^[3] following an extended period of financial distress, and formally withdrew from the league on 7 July.^[3] Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the competition, all games involving Lyn have been annulled and the team placed at the bottom of the standings.

[table_note_res_R10.3954346838386-9] Donn were demoted to the 1. divisjon after their licensing application for the 2011 season was denied.^[4]

[table_hth_POR0.4297210035984-10] Jump up to: ^a ^b Tied on head-to-head results. Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.

[1] "Fair Play Ranking". Bert Kasses. Retrieved 14 April 2011.

[3] "Godset ut i Europa uansett" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 2010-11-09. Retrieved 2010-11-09.

[tv2sporten-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Sandnes Ulf berget plassen i Adeccoligaen". TV 2 (in Norwegian). 2010-11-05. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-07.

[demoted-8] "Follo og Donn fikk ikke lisens for 2011". Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian). 2011-11-04. Retrieved 2011-02-11.

[11] Norway's score given first

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