2008 in Norwegian football

In this article, we will explore the impact of 2008 in Norwegian football in various areas of contemporary society. 2008 in Norwegian football has been the subject of study and controversy for decades, and its influence ranges from popular culture to world politics. Through the analysis of 2008 in Norwegian football, we will be able to better understand how it has shaped the way we live, think, and relate to the world around us. From its origins to its future projection, 2008 in Norwegian football continues to be a topic of debate and reflection, and this article aims to examine the different perspectives that exist around this phenomenon.

Football in Norway
Season2008
Men's football
TippeligaenStabæk
1. divisjonOdd Grenland
2. divisjonMjøndalen (Group 1)
Skeid (Group 2)
Stavanger (Group 3)
Tromsdalen (Group 4)
CupenVålerenga
Women's football
ToppserienRøa
1. divisjonSandviken
CupenRøa
← 2007 Norway 2009 →

The 2008 season was the 103rd season of competitive football in Norway.

Men's football

League season

Promotion and relegation

League Promoted to league Relegated from league
Tippeligaen
1. divisjon
2. divisjon

Tippeligaen

Main article: 2008 Tippeligaen
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Stabæk (C) 26 16 6 4 58 24 +34 54 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Fredrikstad 26 14 6 6 38 28 +10 48 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
3 Tromsø 26 12 8 6 36 23 +13 44 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
4 Bodø/Glimt 26 12 6 8 37 38 −1 42
5 Rosenborg 26 11 6 9 40 34 +6 39 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a]
6 Viking 26 11 6 9 38 32 +6 39
7 Lyn 26 11 5 10 38 34 +4 38
8 Brann 26 8 9 9 36 36 0 33
9 Molde 26 7 10 9 39 43 −4 31
10 Vålerenga 26 8 6 12 31 37 −6 30 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[b]
11 Strømsgodset 26 8 5 13 33 44 −11 29
12 Lillestrøm 26 7 7 12 30 40 −10 28
13 Aalesund (O) 26 7 4 15 29 42 −13 25 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
14 HamKam (R) 26 5 6 15 22 50 −28 21 Relegation to First Division
Source: fotball.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Rosenborg, ranked second after already qualified Stabæk in the 2008 Fair Play competition[1] will be granted access to the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round after Norway ranked first in the UEFA Fair Play ranking.[2]
  2. ^ Vålerenga qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round as 2008 Norwegian Cup winners.

1. divisjon

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Odd Grenland (C, P) 30 20 5 5 76 44 +32 65 Promotion to Tippeligaen
2 Sandefjord (P) 30 17 9 4 46 25 +21 60
3 Start (P) 30 17 8 5 58 34 +24 59
4 Sogndal 30 15 9 6 53 36 +17 54 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
5 Hønefoss 30 15 6 9 47 33 +14 51
6 Notodden 30 12 10 8 55 40 +15 46
7 Haugesund 30 11 9 10 48 47 +1 42
8 Nybergsund 30 12 6 12 49 53 −4 42
9 Moss 30 9 12 9 63 54 +9 39
10 Sarpsborg Sparta 30 10 7 13 45 43 +2 37
11 Bryne 30 10 6 14 38 53 −15 36
12 Løv-Ham 30 9 7 14 37 45 −8 34
13 Kongsvinger 30 8 6 16 33 58 −25 30
14 Alta 30 8 2 20 49 66 −17 26
15 Sandnes Ulf (R) 30 5 10 15 36 55 −19 25 Relegation to Second Division
16 Hødd (R) 30 2 8 20 29 76 −47 14
Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. The winner, runner-up and third place finisher in the 1. divisjon are automatically promoted to the Tippeligaen. The fourth-placed team in the 1. divisjon and the 13th-placed team in the Tippeligaen meet in a playoff at the end of the season. The two teams finishing at the bottom of the table are automatically relegated to the 2. divisjon.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

2. divisjon

Main article: 2008 2. divisjon
Group 1

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Mjøndalen (P) 26 17 4 5 64 34 +30 55 Promotion to First Division
2 Lørenskog 26 16 3 7 48 27 +21 51
3 Stabæk 2 26 13 5 8 48 34 +14 44
4 Raufoss 26 13 4 9 55 37 +18 43
5 Drøbak/Frogn 26 12 5 9 51 40 +11 41
6 Follo 26 10 7 9 44 35 +9 37
7 Strømsgodset 2 26 9 7 10 56 68 −12 34
8 Manglerud Star 26 9 5 12 48 43 +5 32
9 Valdres 26 6 14 6 40 48 −8 32
10 Fredrikstad 2 26 9 5 12 36 48 −12 32
11 Strømmen 26 8 5 13 31 49 −18 29
12 Modum (R) 26 7 5 14 34 57 −23 26 Relegation to Third Division
13 Østsiden (R) 26 6 7 13 30 52 −22 25
14 Sprint-Jeløy (R) 26 6 6 14 28 41 −13 24
Source: [citation needed]
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Group 2

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Skeid (P) 26 22 3 1 88 28 +60 69 Promotion to First Division
2 Ranheim 26 16 4 6 74 32 +42 52
3 Skarbøvik 26 14 5 7 51 38 +13 47
4 Kristiansund 26 14 2 10 56 32 +24 44
5 Levanger 26 14 2 10 47 49 −2 44
6 Lyn 2 26 11 5 10 61 50 +11 38
7 Byåsen 26 11 5 10 55 51 +4 38
8 Strindheim 26 10 7 9 49 44 +5 37
9 Korsvoll 26 10 6 10 37 53 −16 36
10 Kjelsås 26 9 6 11 32 41 −9 33
11 Steinkjer 26 10 1 15 56 68 −12 31
12 Vålerenga 2[a] 26 9 3 14 40 58 −18 30
13 KIL/Hemne (R) 26 3 3 20 33 82 −49 12 Relegation to Third Division
14 Groruddalen (R) 26 2 2 22 23 76 −53 8
Source: [citation needed]
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Vålerenga 2 survived as the second best number-twelve-team.
Group 3

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Stavanger[a] (P) 26 20 3 3 63 23 +40 61 Promotion to First Division
2 Randaberg 26 17 5 4 68 29 +39 56
3 Flekkerøy 26 13 3 10 59 42 +17 42
4 Mandalskameratene 26 12 3 11 60 46 +14 39
5 Fyllingen 26 11 6 9 45 51 −6 39
6 Åsane 26 11 4 11 56 53 +3 37
7 Vard Haugesund 26 10 4 12 44 48 −4 34
8 Ålgård 26 9 6 11 47 60 −13 33
9 Vindbjart 26 9 4 13 45 45 0 31
10 Nest-Sotra 26 8 7 11 46 52 −6 31
11 Fana 26 9 4 13 43 52 −9 31
12 Lillestrøm 2[b] 26 8 7 11 44 56 −12 31
13 Os (R) 26 9 3 14 32 50 −18 30 Relegation to Third Division
14 Viking 2 (R) 26 3 7 16 36 81 −45 16
Source: [citation needed]
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ 2 points deducted?
  2. ^ Lillestrøm 2 survived as the best number-twelve-team.
Group 4

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Tromsdalen (P) 26 17 5 4 64 24 +40 56 Promotion to First Division
2 Ullensaker/Kisa 26 16 7 3 68 26 +42 55
3 Tønsberg 26 17 4 5 75 35 +40 55
4 Pors Grenland 26 15 6 5 62 41 +21 51
5 Bærum 26 15 1 10 62 39 +23 46
6 Asker 26 14 2 10 58 52 +6 44
7 Rosenborg 2[a] 26 13 3 10 69 51 +18 40
8 Mo 26 11 3 12 54 45 +9 36
9 Skjetten 26 10 4 12 52 53 −1 34
10 Eidsvold Turn 26 9 4 13 50 55 −5 31
11 Tromsø 2 26 8 3 15 35 62 −27 27
12 Senja (R) 26 6 2 18 36 92 −56 20 Relegation to Third Division
13 Skarp (R) 26 5 0 21 28 83 −55 15
14 Lofoten (R) 26 3 2 21 35 90 −55 11
Source: [citation needed]
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ 2 points deducted?

3. divisjon

Main article: 2008 3. divisjon

Norwegian Cup

Main article: 2008 Norwegian Football Cup

Final

Main article: 2008 Norwegian Football Cup final
Stabæk1–4Vålerenga
Andersson 69' Report Abdellaoue 31', 54'
Fredheim Holm 50', 70'
Attendance: 24,823

Women's football

League season

Promotion and relegation

League Promoted to league Relegated from league
Toppserien
1. divisjon

Toppserien

Main article: 2008 Toppserien
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Røa (C) 22 20 1 1 90 10 +80 61 Qualification for the Champions League round of 32
2 Team Strømmen 22 14 4 4 44 22 +22 46 Qualification for the Champions League qualifying round
3 Asker 22 14 3 5 53 26 +27 45
4 Kolbotn 22 12 6 4 51 23 +28 42
5 Arna-Bjørnar 22 12 5 5 58 26 +32 41
6 Klepp 22 8 7 7 51 30 +21 31
7 Fløya 22 9 3 10 41 39 +2 30
8 Amazon Grimstad 22 7 4 11 30 45 −15 25
9 Trondheims-Ørn 22 6 5 11 26 38 −12 23
10 Kattem 22 5 2 15 21 67 −46 17
11 Larvik (R) 22 3 3 16 24 80 −56 12 Relegation to First Division
12 Fart (R) 22 0 1 21 13 86 −73 1
Source: NRK Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

1. divisjon

Main article: 2008 1. divisjon (women)

Norwegian Women's Cup

Main article: 2008 Norwegian Women's Cup

Final

Men's UEFA competitions

Champions League

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds
Second qualifying round
Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Brann Norway 2–2 (a) Latvia Ventspils 1–0 1–2
Third qualifying round
Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Brann Norway 1–3 France Marseille 0–1 1–2

UEFA Cup

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup qualifying rounds
First qualifying round
Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup first qualifying round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Vėtra Lithuania 1–2 Norway Viking 1–0 0–2
Second qualifying round
Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup second qualifying round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Honka Finland 2–1 Norway Viking 0–0 2–1
Stabæk Norway 2–3 France Rennes 2–1 0–2
Copenhagen Denmark 7–3 Norway Lillestrøm 3–1 4–2

First round

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup first round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Brann Norway 2–2 (2–3 p) Spain Deportivo La Coruña 2–0 0–2 (aet)
Brøndby Denmark 3–5 Norway Rosenborg 1–2 2–3

Group stage

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup group stage
Group G
Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup group G

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification STE VAL FCK BRU ROS
1 France Saint-Étienne 4 2 2 0 9 4 +5 8 Advance to knockout stage — 2–2 — — 3–0
2 Spain Valencia 4 1 3 0 8 4 +4 6 — — 1–1 1–1 —
3 Denmark Copenhagen 4 1 2 1 4 5 −1 5 1–3 — — — 1–1
4 Belgium Club Brugge 4 0 3 1 2 3 −1 3 1–1 — 0–1 — —
5 Norway Rosenborg 4 0 2 2 1 8 −7 2 — 0–4 — 0–0 —
Source: RSSSF

Intertoto Cup

Main article: 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup

Second round

Main article: 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup second round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ekranas Lithuania 1–7 Norway Rosenborg 1–3 0–4

Third round

Main article: 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup third round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
NAC Breda Netherlands 1–2 Norway Rosenborg 1–0 0–2

Winners

The 11 co-winners were:

UEFA Women's Cup

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Women's Cup

First qualifying round

Group A4

2008 in Norwegian football
Tournament details
Dates4 September 2008 – 22 May 2009[4]
Teams43 (from 43 confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsGermany Duisburg (1st title)
Runners-upRussia Zvezda Perm
Tournament statistics
Matches played68
Goals scored435 (6.4 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iceland Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir (14)
All statistics correct as of 18 June 2009.

The UEFA Women's Cup 2008–09 is the eighth edition of the UEFA Women's Cup football club tournament (since rebranded as the UEFA Women's Champions League), the most important trophy in European club football. The first qualifying round started on 4 September 2008 and the final over two legs was held on 16 and 22 May 2009. Duisburg defeated Zvezda Perm 7–1 on aggregate to claim their first UEFA Cup title.[5]

Teams

Second qualifying round
Germany Frankfurt (TH, CH) Germany Duisburg (RU) Sweden Umeå (CH) England Arsenal (CH)
France Lyon (CH) Denmark Brøndby (CH) Italy Bardolino (CH)
First qualifying round
Russia Zvezda 2005 Perm (CH) Norway Røa (CH) Iceland Valur (CH) Netherlands AZ (CH)
Belarus Universitet Vitebsk (CH) Spain Levante (CH) Czech Republic Sparta Praha (CH) Austria Neulengbach (CH)
Belgium Tienen (CH) Kazakhstan Alma (CH) Poland AZS Wrocław (CH) Ukraine Naftokhimik (CH)
Switzerland Zürich (CH) Serbia Mašinac Niš (CH) Greece PAOK (CH) Hungary Femina (CH)
Finland Honka (CH) Bosnia and Herzegovina ZNK-SFK 2000 (CH) Moldova Narta Chişinău (CH) Israel Maccabi Holon (CH)
Romania CFF Clujana (CH) Scotland Glasgow City (CH) Portugal 1° Dezembro (CH) Bulgaria NSA Sofia (CH)
Slovenia ŽNK Krka (CH) Slovakia Slovan Duslo Sala (CH) Wales Cardiff City (CW) Croatia Osijek (CH)
Lithuania Gintra Universitetas (CH) North Macedonia Skiponjat (CH) Faroe Islands KÍ Klaksvík (CH) Northern Ireland Glentoran (CH)
Republic of Ireland Galway (CW) Estonia Levadia Tallinn (CH) Cyprus Vamos Idaliou (CH) Georgia (country) Iveria Khashuri (CH)

First qualifying round

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Women's Cup qualifying round

Group A1

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ZPE GUN FEM KIK
1 Russia Zvezda Perm 3 3 0 0 17 0 +17 9 Advance to second qualifying round — 8–0 – 8–0
2 Lithuania Gintra-Universitetas (H) 3 1 1 1 4 10 −6 4 – — 2–0 –
3 Hungary Femina 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3 0–1 – — 3–1
4 Faroe Islands KÍ Klaksvík 3 0 1 2 3 13 −10 1 – 2–2 – —
Source: RSSSF[5]
(H) Hosts

Group A2

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GLA AZ MCN NCH
1 Scotland Glasgow City 3 2 1 0 16 1 +15 7 Advance to second qualifying round — – – 11–0
2 Netherlands AZ 3 2 1 0 12 2 +10 7 1–1 — 4–1 –
3 Serbia Masinac Classic Niš (H) 3 1 0 2 16 9 +7 3 0–4 – — 15–1
4 Moldova Narta Chişinău 3 0 0 3 1 33 −32 0 – 0–7 – —
Source: RSSSF[5]
(H) Hosts

Group A3

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LEV SPR TIE SKI
1 Spain Levante 3 2 1 0 18 2 +16 7 Advance to second qualifying round — 0–0 – 9–0
2 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 3 2 1 0 12 0 +12 7 – — 3–0 9–0
3 Belgium Tienen 3 1 0 2 10 14 −4 3 2–9 – — –
4 North Macedonia Skiponjat (H) 3 0 0 3 2 26 −24 0 – – 2–8 —
Source: RSSSF[5]
(H) Hosts

Group A4

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RØA HON NSA IVE
1 Norway Røa (H) 2 2 0 0 9 0 +9 6 Advance to second qualifying round — 2–0 – w/o
2 Finland Honka Espoo 2 1 0 1 6 2 +4 3 – — 6–0 –
3 Bulgaria NSA Sofia 2 0 0 2 0 13 −13 0 0–7 – — w/o
4 Georgia (country) Iveria Khashuri (W) 0 - - - - - — 0 – w/o – —
Source: RSSSF[5]
(H) Hosts; (W) Withdrew

Group A5

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VAL MHO SDŠ CAR
1 Iceland Valur 3 3 0 0 23 3 +20 9 Advance to second qualifying round — – 6–2 8–1
2 Israel Maccabi Holon 3 1 1 1 3 11 −8 4 0–9 — 1–1 –
3 Slovakia Slovan Šaľa (H) 3 0 2 1 3 7 −4 2 – – — 0–0
4 Wales Cardiff City 3 0 1 2 2 10 −8 1 – 1–2 – —
Source: RSSSF[5]
(H) Hosts

Group A6

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ALM CLU OSI GLE
1 Kazakhstan Alma 3 3 0 0 14 2 +12 9 Advance to second qualifying round — – 3–1 8–0
2 Romania Clujana 3 2 0 1 10 4 +6 6 1–3 — – 6–0
3 Croatia Osijek (H) 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1 – 1–3 — –
4 Northern Ireland Glentoran 3 0 1 2 1 15 −14 1 – – 1–1 —
Source: RSSSF[5]
(H) Hosts

Group A7

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NEU DEZ KRK VID
1 Austria Neulengbach (H) 3 3 0 0 18 0 +18 9 Advance to second qualifying round — – 6–0 8–0
2 Portugal 1.º de Dezembro 3 1 1 1 8 6 +2 4 0–4 — – 7–1
3 Slovenia KRKA Novo Mesto 3 1 1 1 10 7 +3 4 – 1–1 — –
4 Cyprus Vamos Idaliou 3 0 0 3 1 24 −23 0 – – 0–9 —
Source: RSSSF[5]
(H) Hosts

Group A8

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NAF WRO PAOK LTA
1 Ukraine Naftokhimik 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 9 Advance to second qualifying round — – 1–0 –
2 Poland AZS Wrocław (H) 3 2 0 1 8 1 +7 6 0–1 — – 4–0
3 Greece PAOK 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3 – 0–4 — 3–0
4 Estonia Levadia Tallinn 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0 1–2 – – —
Source: RSSSF[5]
(H) Hosts

Group A9

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ZUR GAL UVI SFK
1 Switzerland Zürich 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7 Advance to second qualifying round — – – 3–2
2 Republic of Ireland Galway 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4 0–2 — – –
3 Belarus Universitet Vitebsk 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4 1–1 0–2 — –
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina SFK Sarajevo (H) 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1 – 0–0 1–2 —
Source: RSSSF[5]
(H) Hosts

Second qualifying round

Group B1

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ZPE FRA RØA GLA
1 Russia Zvezda Perm 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9 Advance to quarter-finals — – – 1–0
2 Germany Frankfurt 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6 0–1 — 3–1 –
3 Norway Røa (H) 3 1 0 2 8 7 +1 3 1–3 – — –
4 Scotland Glasgow City 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0 – 1–3 1–6 —
Source: RSSSF[5]
(H) Hosts

Group B2

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification UME BAR VAL ALM
1 Sweden Umeå (H) 3 3 0 0 15 1 +14 9 Advance to quarter-finals — – 5–1 6–0
2 Italy Bardolino 3 2 0 1 5 7 −2 6 0–4 — – 2–1
3 Iceland Valur 3 1 0 2 11 8 +3 3 – 2–3 — –
4 Kazakhstan Alma 3 0 0 3 1 16 −15 0 – – 0–8 —
Source: RSSSF[5]
(H) Hosts

Group B3

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LYO ARS NEU ZUR
1 France Lyon (H) 3 3 0 0 18 1 +17 9 Advance to quarter-finals — 3–0 8–0 –
2 England Arsenal 3 2 0 1 13 5 +8 6 – — 6–0 7–2
3 Austria Neulengbach 3 1 0 2 5 17 −12 3 – – — 5–3
4 Switzerland Zürich 3 0 0 3 6 19 −13 0 1–7 – – —
Source: RSSSF[5]
(H) Hosts

Group B4

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DUI BRØ LEV NAF
1 Germany Duisburg 3 3 0 0 14 2 +12 9 Advance to quarter-finals — 4–1 – 5–1
2 Denmark Brøndby 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6 – — 1–0 5–1
3 Spain Levante 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3 0–5 – — –
4 Ukraine Naftokhimik (H) 3 0 0 3 3 14 −11 0 – – 1–4 —
Source: RSSSF[5]
(H) Hosts

Bracket

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
Denmark Brøndby213
Russia Zvezda Perm437
Russia Zvezda Perm224
Sweden Umeå022
England Arsenal303
Sweden Umeå268
Russia Zvezda Perm011
Germany Duisburg617
Italy Bardolino011
France Lyon549
France Lyon112
Germany Duisburg134
Germany Frankfurt101
Germany Duisburg325

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Brøndby Denmark 3–7 Russia Zvezda Perm 2–4 1–3
Arsenal England 3–8 Sweden Umeå 3–2 0–6
Bardolino Italy 1–9 France Lyon 0–5 1–4
Frankfurt Germany 1–5 Germany Duisburg 1–3 0–2
Brøndby Denmark2–4Russia Zvezda Perm
 Report
Attendance: 575
Zvezda Perm Russia3–1Denmark Brøndby
 Report
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Snjezana Focic Croatia

Zvezda Perm won 7–3 on aggregate

Arsenal England3–2Sweden Umeå
 Report
Attendance: 454
Umeå Sweden6–0England Arsenal
 Report
Attendance: 2,493
Referee: Christine Beck Germany

Umeå won 8–3 on aggregate

Bardolino Italy0–5France Lyon
Report
Attendance: 2,803
Referee: Eva Oedlund Sweden
Lyon France4–1Italy Bardolino
 Report
Attendance: 2,980
Referee: Nicole Petignat Switzerland

Lyon won 9–1 on aggregate

Frankfurt Germany1–3Germany Duisburg
 Report
Attendance: 2,180
Referee: Kateryna Monzul Ukraine
Duisburg Germany2–0Germany Frankfurt
 Report
Attendance: 3,250
Referee: Dagmar Damkova Czech Republic

Duisburg won 5–1 on aggregate

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zvezda Perm Russia 4–2 Sweden Umeå 2–0 2–2
Lyon France 2–4 Germany Duisburg 1–1 1–3
Zvezda Perm Russia2–0Sweden Umeå
 Report
Attendance: 600
Umeå Sweden2–2Russia Zvezda Perm
 Report
Attendance: 475
Referee: Dagmar Damkova Czech Republic

Zvezda Perm won 4–2 on aggregate

Lyon France1–1Germany Duisburg
 Report
Attendance: 9,737
Duisburg Germany3–1France Lyon
 Report
Attendance: 3,250

Duisburg won 4–2 on aggregate

Finals

Main article: 2009 UEFA Women's Cup Final
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zvezda Perm Russia 1–7 Germany Duisburg 0–6 1–1
Zvezda Perm Russia0–6Germany Duisburg
Report
Attendance: 700
Referee: Claudine Brohet Belgium
Duisburg Germany1–1Russia Zvezda Perm
 Report
Attendance: 28,112
Referee: Jenny Palmqvist Sweden

Duisburg won 7–1 on aggregate

 UEFA Women's Cup
2008-09 winners 
Germany
Duisburg
First title

Top goalscorers

(excluding qualifying rounds)

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Germany Inka Grings Duisburg 7
2 Brazil Marta Umeå 4
3 Ukraine Daryna Apanaschenko Zvezda Perm 3
Germany Linda Bresonik Duisburg 3
Russia Natalia Barbashina Zvezda Perm 3
Ukraine Vera Djatel Zvezda Perm 3
Belgium Femke Maes Duisburg 3

References

  1. ^ "Stabæk vant Fair Play-konkurransen 2008". www.fotball.no. 11 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-11.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Norway win UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking". Bert Kassies. 11 May 2009. Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
  3. ^ "Norway – List of Women Cup Finals". RSSSF.no. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Uefa-Cup: Endspiel in MSV-Arena". FCR 01 Duisburg web site (in German). Retrieved 17 April 2009.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Stokkermans, Karel (10 December 2010). "UEFA Club Championship (Women) 2008/09". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 May 2023.

Matches (played in Oslo, Norway) 

Røa 2–0 Honka Espoo
Honka Espoo 6–0 NSA Sofia
NSA Sofia 0–7 Røa

Second qualifying round

Group B1

2008 in Norwegian football
Tournament details
Dates4 September 2008 – 22 May 2009[1]
Teams43 (from 43 confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsGermany Duisburg (1st title)
Runners-upRussia Zvezda Perm
Tournament statistics
Matches played68
Goals scored435 (6.4 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iceland Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir (14)
All statistics correct as of 18 June 2009.

The UEFA Women's Cup 2008–09 is the eighth edition of the UEFA Women's Cup football club tournament (since rebranded as the UEFA Women's Champions League), the most important trophy in European club football. The first qualifying round started on 4 September 2008 and the final over two legs was held on 16 and 22 May 2009. Duisburg defeated Zvezda Perm 7–1 on aggregate to claim their first UEFA Cup title.[2]

Teams

Second qualifying round
Germany Frankfurt (TH, CH) Germany Duisburg (RU) Sweden Umeå (CH) England Arsenal (CH)
France Lyon (CH) Denmark Brøndby (CH) Italy Bardolino (CH)
First qualifying round
Russia Zvezda 2005 Perm (CH) Norway Røa (CH) Iceland Valur (CH) Netherlands AZ (CH)
Belarus Universitet Vitebsk (CH) Spain Levante (CH) Czech Republic Sparta Praha (CH) Austria Neulengbach (CH)
Belgium Tienen (CH) Kazakhstan Alma (CH) Poland AZS Wrocław (CH) Ukraine Naftokhimik (CH)
Switzerland Zürich (CH) Serbia Mašinac Niš (CH) Greece PAOK (CH) Hungary Femina (CH)
Finland Honka (CH) Bosnia and Herzegovina ZNK-SFK 2000 (CH) Moldova Narta Chişinău (CH) Israel Maccabi Holon (CH)
Romania CFF Clujana (CH) Scotland Glasgow City (CH) Portugal 1° Dezembro (CH) Bulgaria NSA Sofia (CH)
Slovenia ŽNK Krka (CH) Slovakia Slovan Duslo Sala (CH) Wales Cardiff City (CW) Croatia Osijek (CH)
Lithuania Gintra Universitetas (CH) North Macedonia Skiponjat (CH) Faroe Islands KÍ Klaksvík (CH) Northern Ireland Glentoran (CH)
Republic of Ireland Galway (CW) Estonia Levadia Tallinn (CH) Cyprus Vamos Idaliou (CH) Georgia (country) Iveria Khashuri (CH)

First qualifying round

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Women's Cup qualifying round

Group A1

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ZPE GUN FEM KIK
1 Russia Zvezda Perm 3 3 0 0 17 0 +17 9 Advance to second qualifying round — 8–0 – 8–0
2 Lithuania Gintra-Universitetas (H) 3 1 1 1 4 10 −6 4 – — 2–0 –
3 Hungary Femina 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3 0–1 – — 3–1
4 Faroe Islands KÍ Klaksvík 3 0 1 2 3 13 −10 1 – 2–2 – —
Source: RSSSF[2]
(H) Hosts

Group A2

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GLA AZ MCN NCH
1 Scotland Glasgow City 3 2 1 0 16 1 +15 7 Advance to second qualifying round — – – 11–0
2 Netherlands AZ 3 2 1 0 12 2 +10 7 1–1 — 4–1 –
3 Serbia Masinac Classic Niš (H) 3 1 0 2 16 9 +7 3 0–4 – — 15–1
4 Moldova Narta Chişinău 3 0 0 3 1 33 −32 0 – 0–7 – —
Source: RSSSF[2]
(H) Hosts

Group A3

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LEV SPR TIE SKI
1 Spain Levante 3 2 1 0 18 2 +16 7 Advance to second qualifying round — 0–0 – 9–0
2 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 3 2 1 0 12 0 +12 7 – — 3–0 9–0
3 Belgium Tienen 3 1 0 2 10 14 −4 3 2–9 – — –
4 North Macedonia Skiponjat (H) 3 0 0 3 2 26 −24 0 – – 2–8 —
Source: RSSSF[2]
(H) Hosts

Group A4

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RØA HON NSA IVE
1 Norway Røa (H) 2 2 0 0 9 0 +9 6 Advance to second qualifying round — 2–0 – w/o
2 Finland Honka Espoo 2 1 0 1 6 2 +4 3 – — 6–0 –
3 Bulgaria NSA Sofia 2 0 0 2 0 13 −13 0 0–7 – — w/o
4 Georgia (country) Iveria Khashuri (W) 0 - - - - - — 0 – w/o – —
Source: RSSSF[2]
(H) Hosts; (W) Withdrew

Group A5

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VAL MHO SDŠ CAR
1 Iceland Valur 3 3 0 0 23 3 +20 9 Advance to second qualifying round — – 6–2 8–1
2 Israel Maccabi Holon 3 1 1 1 3 11 −8 4 0–9 — 1–1 –
3 Slovakia Slovan Šaľa (H) 3 0 2 1 3 7 −4 2 – – — 0–0
4 Wales Cardiff City 3 0 1 2 2 10 −8 1 – 1–2 – —
Source: RSSSF[2]
(H) Hosts

Group A6

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ALM CLU OSI GLE
1 Kazakhstan Alma 3 3 0 0 14 2 +12 9 Advance to second qualifying round — – 3–1 8–0
2 Romania Clujana 3 2 0 1 10 4 +6 6 1–3 — – 6–0
3 Croatia Osijek (H) 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1 – 1–3 — –
4 Northern Ireland Glentoran 3 0 1 2 1 15 −14 1 – – 1–1 —
Source: RSSSF[2]
(H) Hosts

Group A7

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NEU DEZ KRK VID
1 Austria Neulengbach (H) 3 3 0 0 18 0 +18 9 Advance to second qualifying round — – 6–0 8–0
2 Portugal 1.º de Dezembro 3 1 1 1 8 6 +2 4 0–4 — – 7–1
3 Slovenia KRKA Novo Mesto 3 1 1 1 10 7 +3 4 – 1–1 — –
4 Cyprus Vamos Idaliou 3 0 0 3 1 24 −23 0 – – 0–9 —
Source: RSSSF[2]
(H) Hosts

Group A8

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NAF WRO PAOK LTA
1 Ukraine Naftokhimik 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 9 Advance to second qualifying round — – 1–0 –
2 Poland AZS Wrocław (H) 3 2 0 1 8 1 +7 6 0–1 — – 4–0
3 Greece PAOK 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3 – 0–4 — 3–0
4 Estonia Levadia Tallinn 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0 1–2 – – —
Source: RSSSF[2]
(H) Hosts

Group A9

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ZUR GAL UVI SFK
1 Switzerland Zürich 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7 Advance to second qualifying round — – – 3–2
2 Republic of Ireland Galway 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4 0–2 — – –
3 Belarus Universitet Vitebsk 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4 1–1 0–2 — –
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina SFK Sarajevo (H) 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1 – 0–0 1–2 —
Source: RSSSF[2]
(H) Hosts

Second qualifying round

Group B1

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ZPE FRA RØA GLA
1 Russia Zvezda Perm 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9 Advance to quarter-finals — – – 1–0
2 Germany Frankfurt 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6 0–1 — 3–1 –
3 Norway Røa (H) 3 1 0 2 8 7 +1 3 1–3 – — –
4 Scotland Glasgow City 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0 – 1–3 1–6 —
Source: RSSSF[2]
(H) Hosts

Group B2

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification UME BAR VAL ALM
1 Sweden Umeå (H) 3 3 0 0 15 1 +14 9 Advance to quarter-finals — – 5–1 6–0
2 Italy Bardolino 3 2 0 1 5 7 −2 6 0–4 — – 2–1
3 Iceland Valur 3 1 0 2 11 8 +3 3 – 2–3 — –
4 Kazakhstan Alma 3 0 0 3 1 16 −15 0 – – 0–8 —
Source: RSSSF[2]
(H) Hosts

Group B3

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LYO ARS NEU ZUR
1 France Lyon (H) 3 3 0 0 18 1 +17 9 Advance to quarter-finals — 3–0 8–0 –
2 England Arsenal 3 2 0 1 13 5 +8 6 – — 6–0 7–2
3 Austria Neulengbach 3 1 0 2 5 17 −12 3 – – — 5–3
4 Switzerland Zürich 3 0 0 3 6 19 −13 0 1–7 – – —
Source: RSSSF[2]
(H) Hosts

Group B4

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DUI BRØ LEV NAF
1 Germany Duisburg 3 3 0 0 14 2 +12 9 Advance to quarter-finals — 4–1 – 5–1
2 Denmark Brøndby 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6 – — 1–0 5–1
3 Spain Levante 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3 0–5 – — –
4 Ukraine Naftokhimik (H) 3 0 0 3 3 14 −11 0 – – 1–4 —
Source: RSSSF[2]
(H) Hosts

Bracket

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
Denmark Brøndby213
Russia Zvezda Perm437
Russia Zvezda Perm224
Sweden Umeå022
England Arsenal303
Sweden Umeå268
Russia Zvezda Perm011
Germany Duisburg617
Italy Bardolino011
France Lyon549
France Lyon112
Germany Duisburg134
Germany Frankfurt101
Germany Duisburg325

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Brøndby Denmark 3–7 Russia Zvezda Perm 2–4 1–3
Arsenal England 3–8 Sweden Umeå 3–2 0–6
Bardolino Italy 1–9 France Lyon 0–5 1–4
Frankfurt Germany 1–5 Germany Duisburg 1–3 0–2
Brøndby Denmark2–4Russia Zvezda Perm
 Report
Attendance: 575
Zvezda Perm Russia3–1Denmark Brøndby
 Report
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Snjezana Focic Croatia

Zvezda Perm won 7–3 on aggregate

Arsenal England3–2Sweden Umeå
 Report
Attendance: 454
Umeå Sweden6–0England Arsenal
 Report
Attendance: 2,493
Referee: Christine Beck Germany

Umeå won 8–3 on aggregate

Bardolino Italy0–5France Lyon
Report
Attendance: 2,803
Referee: Eva Oedlund Sweden
Lyon France4–1Italy Bardolino
 Report
Attendance: 2,980
Referee: Nicole Petignat Switzerland

Lyon won 9–1 on aggregate

Frankfurt Germany1–3Germany Duisburg
 Report
Attendance: 2,180
Referee: Kateryna Monzul Ukraine
Duisburg Germany2–0Germany Frankfurt
 Report
Attendance: 3,250
Referee: Dagmar Damkova Czech Republic

Duisburg won 5–1 on aggregate

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zvezda Perm Russia 4–2 Sweden Umeå 2–0 2–2
Lyon France 2–4 Germany Duisburg 1–1 1–3
Zvezda Perm Russia2–0Sweden Umeå
 Report
Attendance: 600
Umeå Sweden2–2Russia Zvezda Perm
 Report
Attendance: 475
Referee: Dagmar Damkova Czech Republic

Zvezda Perm won 4–2 on aggregate

Lyon France1–1Germany Duisburg
 Report
Attendance: 9,737
Duisburg Germany3–1France Lyon
 Report
Attendance: 3,250

Duisburg won 4–2 on aggregate

Finals

Main article: 2009 UEFA Women's Cup Final
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zvezda Perm Russia 1–7 Germany Duisburg 0–6 1–1
Zvezda Perm Russia0–6Germany Duisburg
Report
Attendance: 700
Referee: Claudine Brohet Belgium
Duisburg Germany1–1Russia Zvezda Perm
 Report
Attendance: 28,112
Referee: Jenny Palmqvist Sweden

Duisburg won 7–1 on aggregate

 UEFA Women's Cup
2008-09 winners 
Germany
Duisburg
First title

Top goalscorers

(excluding qualifying rounds)

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Germany Inka Grings Duisburg 7
2 Brazil Marta Umeå 4
3 Ukraine Daryna Apanaschenko Zvezda Perm 3
Germany Linda Bresonik Duisburg 3
Russia Natalia Barbashina Zvezda Perm 3
Ukraine Vera Djatel Zvezda Perm 3
Belgium Femke Maes Duisburg 3

References

  1. ^ a b "Uefa-Cup: Endspiel in MSV-Arena". FCR 01 Duisburg web site (in German). Retrieved 17 April 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Stokkermans, Karel (10 December 2010). "UEFA Club Championship (Women) 2008/09". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 May 2023.

Matches (played in Oslo, Norway) 

Glasgow City 1–6 Røa
1. FFC Frankfurt 3–1 Røa
Røa 1–3 Zvezda 2005 Perm

National teams

Norway men's national football team

Main article: Norway national football team

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Group 9
Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 9
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Netherlands Norway Scotland North Macedonia Iceland
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 —
Source: [1]

Fixtures and results

Date Venue Opponents Score[2] Competition Norway scorers
6 February Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A)  Wales 0–3
Report 		Friendly
26 March Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica (A)  Montenegro 1–3
Report 		Friendly John Carew
28 May Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (H)  Uruguay 2–2
Report 		Friendly Tarik Elyounoussi
John Arne Riise
20 August Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (H)  Republic of Ireland 1–1
Report 		Friendly Tore Reginiussen
6 September Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (H)  Iceland 2–2
Report 		World Cup Qualifier Steffen Iversen (2)
11 October Hampden Park, Glasgow (A)  Scotland 0–0
Report 		World Cup Qualifier
15 October Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (H)  Netherlands 0–1
Report 		World Cup Qualifier
19 November Olympic Stadium, Kyiv (A)  Ukraine 0–1 Friendly
Key
  • H = Home match
  • A = Away match
  • N = Neutral ground

Norway women's national football team

Main article: Norway women's national football team

Notes and references

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2010, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ^ Norway's score given first