2011 in Norwegian football

Football in Norway
Season	2011
Men's football
Tippeligaen	Molde
1. divisjon	Hønefoss
2. divisjon	Ullensaker/Kisa (Group 1); Bærum (Group 2); Notodden (Group 3); Tromsdalen (Group 4)
Cupen	Aalesund
Women's football
Toppserien	Røa
1. divisjon	Vålerenga
Cupen	Stabæk

Season2011

TippeligaenMolde

1. divisjonHønefoss

2. divisjonUllensaker/Kisa (Group 1)
Bærum (Group 2)
Notodden (Group 3)
Tromsdalen (Group 4)

The 2011 season was the 106th season of competitive football in Norway.

The season began on 18 March 2011 for Tippeligaen, 3 April 2011 for Adeccoligaen, with 2. divisjon and 3. divisjon both starting six days later on 9 April 2011.^{[citation needed]} 2. divisjon and 3. divisjon ended on 22 October 2011 while Adeccoligaen ended eight days later on 30 October 2011 and Tippeligaen finished on 27 November 2011.^{[citation needed]}

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
Tippeligaen	Sogndal Sarpsborg 08 Fredrikstad	Hønefoss Kongsvinger Sandefjord
1. divisjon	Asker HamKam Hødd Randaberg	Follo Tromsdalen Moss Lyn
2. divisjon	Kvik Halden Nesodden Tiller Elverum Herd Jevnaker Austevoll Mandalskameratene Viking 2 Hasle-Løren Mjølner Skarp	Os Stord Fana Skarbøvik Oslo City Kolstad Start 2 Kopervik Stavanger Eidsvold Turn Mo

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Molde (C)	30	17	7	6	54	38	+16	58	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2	Tromsø	30	15	8	7	56	34	+22	53	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
3	Rosenborg	30	14	7	9	69	44	+25	49	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4	Brann	30	14	6	10	51	49	+2	48
5	Odd Grenland	30	14	6	10	44	44	0	48
6	Haugesund	30	14	5	11	55	43	+12	47
7	Vålerenga	30	14	5	11	42	33	+9	47
8	Strømsgodset	30	12	9	9	44	43	+1	45
9	Aalesund	30	12	7	11	36	38	−2	43	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round^[a]
10	Stabæk	30	11	6	13	44	50	−6	39	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round^[b]
11	Viking	30	9	10	11	33	40	−7	37
12	Fredrikstad	30	10	6	14	38	41	−3	36
13	Lillestrøm	30	9	7	14	46	52	−6	34
14	Sogndal	30	8	10	12	24	31	−7	34
15	Start (R)	30	7	5	18	39	61	−22	26	Relegation to First Division
16	Sarpsborg 08 (R)	30	5	6	19	31	65	−34	21	Relegation to First Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Hønefoss (C, P)	30	16	9	5	61	28	+33	57	Promotion to Tippeligaen
2	Sandnes Ulf (P)	30	18	2	10	58	32	+26	56	Promotion to Tippeligaen
3	Sandefjord	30	16	5	9	61	38	+23	53
4	Ranheim	30	15	7	8	61	39	+22	52
5	Bodø/Glimt	30	15	7	8	52	38	+14	52
6	HamKam	30	14	9	7	52	40	+12	51
7	Kongsvinger	30	14	7	9	50	36	+14	49
8	Hødd	30	13	7	10	54	42	+12	46
9	Bryne	30	11	11	8	47	36	+11	44
10	Mjøndalen	30	10	10	10	42	51	−9	40
11	Alta	30	10	9	11	45	51	−6	39
12	Strømmen	30	9	7	14	43	58	−15	34
13	Asker (R)	30	9	7	14	38	56	−18	34	Relegation to Second Division
14	Nybergsund (R)	30	6	5	19	42	72	−30	23
15	Randaberg (R)	30	4	5	21	37	87	−50	17
16	Løv-Ham^[a] (R)	30	4	5	21	32	71	−39	16

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Ull/Kisa (P)	26	14	9	3	59	38	+21	51	Promotion to First Division
2	Rosenborg 2	26	14	4	8	76	56	+20	46
3	Byåsen	26	12	8	6	65	48	+17	44
4	Lørenskog	26	12	7	7	55	46	+9	43
5	Kvik Halden	26	12	6	8	52	34	+18	42
6	Nesodden	26	13	2	11	53	44	+9	41
7	Levanger	26	12	3	11	52	45	+7	39
8	Stabæk 2	26	11	6	9	47	46	+1	39
9	KFUM Oslo	26	10	8	8	55	38	+17	38
10	Moss	26	11	5	10	58	56	+2	38
11	Nardo	26	8	5	13	43	55	−12	29
12	Tiller (R)	26	8	3	15	41	58	−17	27	Relegation to Third Division
13	Strindheim (R)	26	5	6	15	39	68	−29	21
14	Steinkjer (R)	26	3	2	21	43	106	−63	11

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Bærum (P)	24	15	6	3	75	30	+45	51	Promotion to First Division
2	Kristiansund BK	24	15	3	6	55	29	+26	48
3	Raufoss	24	13	3	8	57	41	+16	42
4	Elverum	24	12	6	6	38	26	+12	42
5	Brumunddal	24	12	2	10	54	43	+11	38
6	Frigg	24	11	4	9	47	40	+7	37
7	Valdres	24	10	3	11	42	49	−7	33
8	Molde 2^[a]	24	9	4	11	43	53	−10	30
9	Lillehammer	24	8	5	11	39	56	−17	29
10	Follo	24	7	5	12	47	51	−4	26
11	Aalesund 2	24	7	5	12	36	59	−23	26
12	Jevnaker (R)	24	7	1	16	42	64	−22	22	Relegation to Third Division
13	Herd (R)	24	4	5	15	32	66	−34	17
14	Manglerud Star^[b] (R)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

2011 in Norwegian football

January

August

September

October

Men's football

Promotion and relegation

League season

Tippeligaen

1. divisjon (Adeccoligaen)

2. divisjon (Fair Play-ligaen)

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

3. divisjon

Norwegian Cup

Final

Women's football

League season

Toppserien

1. divisjon

Norwegian Women's Cup

Final

Men's UEFA competitions

UEFA Women's Champions League

Knockout stage

Round of 32

National teams

Norway men's national football team

UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying

Group H

Friendlies

Norway women's national football team

Managerial changes

Notes and references

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Notodden (P)	26	22	2	2	79	23	+56	68	Promotion to First Division
2	Vard Haugesund	26	13	5	8	57	35	+22	44
3	Vindbjart	26	12	5	9	51	54	−3	41
4	Åsane	26	11	7	8	51	42	+9	40
5	Vidar	26	11	4	11	40	48	−8	37
6	Odd Grenland 2	26	10	6	10	36	37	−1	36
7	Flekkerøy	26	10	5	11	36	38	−2	35
8	Ålgård	26	8	10	8	45	43	+2	34
9	Nest-Sotra	26	9	6	11	51	45	+6	33
10	Mandalskameratene	26	8	7	11	45	59	−14	31
11	Pors Grenland	26	8	5	13	42	53	−11	29
12	Viking 2 (R)	26	7	8	11	36	55	−19	29	Relegation to Third Division
13	Førde (R)	26	7	5	14	43	50	−7	26
14	Austevoll (R)	26	7	3	16	49	79	−30	24

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Tromsdalen (P)	26	20	2	4	105	28	+77	62	Promotion to First Division
2	Skeid	26	16	4	6	75	38	+37	52
3	Strømsgodset 2	26	15	3	8	88	65	+23	48
4	Ørn-Horten	26	15	3	8	50	38	+12	48
5	Senja	26	14	2	10	57	66	−9	44
6	FK Tønsberg	26	13	3	10	48	50	−2	42
7	Kjelsås	26	11	7	8	61	42	+19	40
8	Mjølner	26	12	4	10	39	32	+7	40
9	Tromsø 2	26	10	5	11	37	51	−14	35
10	Vålerenga 2	26	7	6	13	58	65	−7	27
11	Fram Larvik	26	7	6	13	34	56	−22	27
12	Harstad (R)	26	7	4	15	41	58	−17	25	Relegation to Third Division
13	Hasle-Løren (R)	26	2	8	16	39	87	−48	14
14	Skarp (R)	26	2	5	19	29	85	−56	11

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

14 August – Fredrikstad Stadion, Fredrikstad

Fredrikstad (AET)	2 (3)
		21 September – Fredrikstad Stadion, Fredrikstad
Molde	2 (2)
		Fredrikstad	0
14 August – Viking Stadion, Stavanger
		Brann	2
Viking	1 (1)
				6 November – Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo
Brann (pen.)	1 (3)
				Brann	1
13 August – Color Line Stadion, Ålesund
				Aalesund	2
Aalesund	3
		22 September – Color Line Stadion, Ålesund
Rosenborg	1
		Aalesund	1
13 August – Sør Arena, Kristiansand
		Start	0
Start	1

Alta	0

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Røa (C)	22	18	0	4	76	18	+58	54	Qualification for the Champions League round of 32
2	Stabæk	22	16	3	3	57	10	+47	51	Qualification for the Champions League round of 32
3	Kolbotn	22	16	3	3	59	26	+33	51
4	Arna-Bjørnar	22	16	1	5	64	19	+45	49
5	LSK Kvinner	22	13	1	8	47	42	+5	40
6	Trondheims-Ørn	22	11	2	9	45	41	+4	35
7	Amazon Grimstad	22	8	3	11	33	42	−9	27
8	Klepp	22	6	5	11	28	37	−9	23
9	Kattem	22	5	4	13	36	60	−24	19
10	Sandviken	22	5	4	13	24	51	−27	19
11	Medkila (R)	22	3	3	16	20	63	−43	12	Relegation to First Division
12	Linderud-Grei (R)	22	0	1	21	16	96	−80	1	Relegation to First Division

Team	Contest and round	Opponent	1st leg score*	2nd leg score**	Aggregate score
Rosenborg	Champions League 2nd Qual. Round	Breiðablik	4–0 (H)	0–2 (A)	W 4–2
	Champions League 3rd Qual. Round	Viktoria Plzeň	0–1 (H)	2–3 (A)	L 2–4
	Europa League Play Off Round	AEK Larnaca	0–0 (H)	1–2 (A)	L 1–2
Strømsgodset	Europa League 3rd Qual. Round	Atlético Madrid	1–2 (A)	0–2 (H)	L 1–4
Vålerenga	Europa League 2nd Qual. Round	Mika	1–0 (H)	1–0 (A)	W 2–0
Vålerenga	Europa League 3rd Qual. Round	PAOK	0–2 (H)	0–3 (A)	L 0–5
Tromsø	Europa League 1st Qual. Round	Daugava Daugavpils	5–0 (A)	2–1 (H)	W 7–1
Tromsø	Europa League 2nd Qual. Round	Paks	1–1 (A)	0–3 (H)	L 1–4
Aalesund	Europa League 1st Qual. Round	Neath	4–1 (H)	2–0 (A)	W 6–1
	Europa League 2nd Qual. Round	Ferencváros	1–2 (A)	3–1 (aet) (H)	W 4–3
	Europa League 3rd Qual. Round	Elfsborg	4–0 (H)	1–1 (A)	W 5–1
	Europa League Play Off Round	AZ Alkmaar	2–1 (H)	0–6 (A)	L 2–7

Pos	Team v t e	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	—

26 March 2011	Norway	1–1	Denmark	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
20:00 CET	Huseklepp 81'	Report	Rommedahl 27'	Attendance: 24,828 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

4 June 2011	Portugal	1–0	Norway	Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
22:00 CEST	Postiga 53'	Report		Attendance: 47,829 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

2 September 2011	Norway	1–0	Iceland	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
20:00 CEST	Abdellaoue 88' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 22,381 Referee: Ovidiu Alin Hategan, (Romania)

6 September 2011	Denmark	2–0	Norway	Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
20:15 CEST	Bendtner 24', 44'	Report		Attendance: 37,167 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)

11 October 2011	Norway	3–1	Cyprus	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
20:15 CEST	Pedersen 25' Carew 34' Høgli 65'	Report	Okkas 42'	Attendance: 13,490^[18] Referee: William Collum (Scotland)

9 February 2011	Norway	0–1	Poland	Estádio Algarve, Faro
19:30 CET		Report	Lewandowski 19'	Attendance: 500 Referee: Ivo Santos, Portugal

12 November 2011	Wales	4–1	Norway	Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
16:00 CET	Bale 10' Bellamy 15' Vokes 87', 89'		Huseklepp 60'	Attendance: 12,600 Referee: Gerhard Grobelnik, Austria

Name	Club	Date of departure	Replacement	Date of appointment
Nils Arne Eggen	Rosenborg	31 December 2010	Jan Jönsson	1 January 2011^[19]
Jan Jönsson	Stabæk	31 December 2010	Jörgen Lennartsson	1 January 2011^[20]
Uwe Rösler	Molde	31 December 2010	Ole Gunnar Solskjær	1 January 2011^[21]
Tor Thodesen	Tønsberg	31 December 2010^[22]	Hein Henriksen	1 January 2011
Unknown	Moss	31 December 2010	Tor Thodesen	1 January 2011^[23]
Patrick Walker	Sandefjord	9 May 2011^[24]	Arne Sandstø	23 May 2011^[25]
Arne Sandstø	Løv-Ham	23 May 2011^[25]	Tom Mangersnes	24 May 2011
Kåre Ingebrigtsen	Bodø/Glimt	26 May 2011^[26]	Cato André Hansen	24 June 2011
Knut Tørum	Start	22 June 2011	Mons Ivar Mjelde	12 July 2011
Per Brogeland	Kongsvinger	30 August 2011^[27]	Tom Nordlie	1 September 2011^[28]

7 June 2011	Norway	1–0	Lithuania	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
19:00 CEST	Gamst Pedersen 83'	Report		Attendance: 12,945 Referee: Stuart Attwell, England

10 August 2011	Norway	3–0	Czech Republic	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
20:00 CEST	Abdellaoue 23', 89' (pen.) J. A. Riise 72'	Report		Attendance: 12,734 Referee: Alan Black, Northern Ireland