2015 in Norwegian football

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Football in Norway
Season2015
Men's football
TippeligaenRosenborg
1. divisjonSogndal
2. divisjonKFUM Oslo (Group 1)
Raufoss (Group 2)
Ullensaker/Kisa (Group 3)
Kongsvinger (Group 4)
CupenRosenborg
Women's football
ToppserienLSK Kvinner
1. divisjonUrædd
CupenLSK Kvinner
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The 2015 season was the 110th season of competitive football in Norway.

The season began in March, and ended on 22 November with the men's 2015 Norwegian Football Cup Final.

Men's football

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted to Tippeligaen

Teams relegated from Tippeligaen


League season

Eliteserien

Main article: 2015 Tippeligaen
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rosenborg (C) 30 21 6 3 73 27 +46 69 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round[a]
2 Strømsgodset 30 17 6 7 67 44 +23 57 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
3 Stabæk 30 17 5 8 54 43 +11 56 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4 Odd 30 15 10 5 61 41 +20 55
5 Viking 30 17 2 11 53 39 +14 53
6 Molde 30 15 7 8 62 31 +31 52
7 Vålerenga 30 14 7 9 49 41 +8 49
8 Lillestrøm[b] 30 12 9 9 45 43 +2 44
9 Bodø/Glimt 30 12 4 14 53 56 −3 40
10 Aalesund 30 11 5 14 42 57 −15 38
11 Sarpsborg 08 30 8 10 12 37 49 −12 34
12 Haugesund 30 8 7 15 33 52 −19 31
13 Tromsø 30 7 8 15 36 50 −14 29
14 Start (O) 30 5 7 18 35 64 −29 22 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 Mjøndalen (R) 30 4 9 17 38 69 −31 21 Relegation to First Division
16 Sandefjord (R) 30 4 4 22 36 68 −32 16
Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored (between two teams).[2]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Rosenborg qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2015 Norwegian Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.
  2. ^ Lillestrøm started the season with a one point deduction due to poor financial reporting.[1]

1. divisjon

Main article: 2015 Norwegian First Division
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Sogndal (C, P) 30 18 8 4 59 31 +28 62 Promotion to Tippeligaen
2 Brann (P) 30 14 11 5 46 35 +11 53
3 Kristiansund 30 14 7 9 37 30 +7 49 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4 Hødd 30 14 6 10 43 40 +3 48
5 Jerv 30 12 11 7 47 28 +19 47
6 Ranheim 30 13 8 9 48 36 +12 47
7 Sandnes Ulf 30 13 8 9 49 40 +9 47
8 Strømmen 30 10 7 13 33 39 −6 37
9 Levanger 30 10 6 14 48 53 −5 36
10 Bryne 30 10 6 14 43 50 −7 36
11 Åsane 30 8 11 11 46 46 0 35
12 Fredrikstad 30 8 11 11 41 61 −20 35
13 Follo (R) 30 8 9 13 42 43 −1 33 Relegation to Second Division
14 Nest-Sotra (R) 30 8 7 15 41 51 −10 31
15 Bærum (R) 30 8 7 15 44 67 −23 31
16 Hønefoss (R) 30 7 7 16 35 52 −17 28
Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

2. divisjon

Main article: 2015 2. divisjon
Group 1

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 KFUM Oslo (P) 26 20 2 4 62 24 +38 62 Promotion to First Division
2 Tromsdalen 26 18 3 5 71 27 +44 57
3 Grorud 26 17 3 6 71 30 +41 54
4 Finnsnes 26 15 4 7 53 45 +8 49
5 Kjelsås 26 13 7 6 62 33 +29 46
6 Vålerenga 2 26 10 7 9 51 40 +11 37
7 Stabæk 2 26 11 4 11 59 53 +6 37
8 Harstad 26 9 7 10 34 42 −8 34
9 Skeid 26 8 6 12 45 54 −9 30
10 Senja 26 9 3 14 48 59 −11 30
11 Ullern 26 6 7 13 33 47 −14 25
12 Lyn (R) 26 7 4 15 41 64 −23 25 Relegation to Third Division
13 Mjølner (R) 26 5 3 18 21 67 −46 18
14 Holmen (R) 26 3 2 21 19 85 −66 11
Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Group 2

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Raufoss (P) 26 20 4 2 76 28 +48 64 Promotion to First Division
2 Moss 26 18 3 5 65 31 +34 57
3 Kvik Halden 26 16 5 5 59 25 +34 53
4 Fram Larvik 26 13 8 5 60 42 +18 47
5 Notodden 26 13 6 7 68 43 +25 45
6 Alta 26 12 6 8 65 43 +22 42
7 Gjøvik-Lyn 26 12 3 11 48 47 +1 39
8 Nybergsund-Trysil 26 9 9 8 50 49 +1 36
9 Lørenskog 26 9 6 11 47 40 +7 33
10 Strømsgodset 2 26 10 2 14 55 61 −6 32
11 Ørn-Horten 26 6 6 14 29 48 −19 24
12 Lillestrøm 2 (R) 26 4 5 17 45 84 −39 17 Relegation to Third Division
13 Sprint-Jeløy (R) 26 3 6 17 31 65 −34 15
14 Drammen FK (R) 26 2 1 23 20 112 −92 7
Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Group 3

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Ull/Kisa (P) 26 18 4 4 51 24 +27 58 Promotion to First Division
2 Egersund 26 16 7 3 55 22 +33 55
3 Vard Haugesund 26 14 9 3 66 37 +29 51
4 Vidar 26 10 10 6 60 44 +16 40
5 Sola 26 9 8 9 49 52 −3 35
6 Vindbjart 26 9 7 10 61 56 +5 34
7 Arendal 26 9 7 10 46 51 −5 34
8 Odd 2 26 8 7 11 58 49 +9 31
9 Flekkerøy 26 8 7 11 30 44 −14 31
10 Fana 26 7 10 9 42 57 −15 31
11 Fyllingsdalen 26 8 5 13 44 50 −6 29
12 Eidsvold Turn (R) 26 7 7 12 47 53 −6 28 Relegation to Third Division
13 Donn (R) 26 6 5 15 43 70 −27 23
14 Odda (R) 26 6 1 19 40 83 −43 19
Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Group 4

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Kongsvinger (P) 26 20 2 4 63 19 +44 62 Promotion to First Division
2 Elverum 26 12 6 8 47 35 +12 42
3 Nardo 26 12 5 9 39 37 +2 41
4 HamKam 26 10 10 6 51 44 +7 40
5 Byåsen 26 12 4 10 35 42 −7 40
6 Florø 26 11 6 9 43 32 +11 39
7 Stjørdals-Blink 26 11 5 10 42 44 −2 38
8 Brumunddal 26 10 7 9 33 36 −3 37
9 Strindheim 26 8 9 9 38 36 +2 33
10 Førde 26 9 6 11 47 48 −1 33
11 Molde 2 26 9 4 13 38 40 −2 31
12 Aalesund 2 (R) 26 7 7 12 36 40 −4 28 Relegation to Third Division
13 Rødde (R) 26 5 6 15 32 55 −23 21
14 Træff (R) 26 5 5 16 27 63 −36 20
Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

3. divisjon

Main article: 2015 3. divisjon

Norwegian Cup

Main article: 2015 Norwegian Football Cup

Final

Main article: 2015 Norwegian Football Cup final
Rosenborg2–0Sarpsborg 08
Helland 22'
Jensen 40'		 Report
Attendance: 26,507

Women's football

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted to Toppserien

Teams relegated from Toppserien

League season

Toppserien

Main article: 2015 Toppserien
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 LSK Kvinner (C) 22 18 2 2 58 16 +42 56 Qualification for the Champions League round of 32
2 Avaldsnes 22 16 3 3 60 15 +45 51 Qualification for the Champions League qualifying round
3 Røa 22 10 8 4 32 24 +8 38
4 Stabæk 22 10 7 5 32 17 +15 37
5 Kolbotn 22 9 5 8 45 28 +17 32
6 Klepp 22 8 6 8 36 46 −10 30
7 Arna-Bjørnar 22 7 5 10 35 45 −10 26
8 Trondheims-Ørn 22 7 3 12 27 38 −11 24
9 Sandviken 22 5 6 11 23 36 −13 21
10 Vålerenga 22 6 3 13 22 42 −20 21
11 Medkila (O) 22 5 2 15 28 63 −35 17 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
12 Amazon Grimstad (R) 22 4 4 14 22 50 −28 15[a] Relegation to First Division
Source: NIFS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Amazon Grimstad were deducted 1 point for lack of financial control.[3]

1. divisjon

Main article: 2015 1. divisjon (women)

Norwegian Women's Cup

Main article: 2015 Norwegian Women's Cup

Final

National teams

Norway men's national football team

UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
Group A
Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group H
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Italy Croatia Norway Bulgaria Azerbaijan Malta
1  Italy 10 7 3 0 16 7 +9 24 Qualify for final tournament — 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–0
2  Croatia[a] 10 6 3 1 20 5 +15 20 1–1 — 5–1 3–0 6–0 2–0
3  Norway 10 6 1 3 13 10 +3 19 Advance to play-offs 0–2 2–0 — 2–1 0–0 2–0
4  Bulgaria 10 3 2 5 9 12 −3 11 2–2 0–1 0–1 — 2–0 1–1
5  Azerbaijan 10 1 3 6 7 18 −11 6 1–3 0–0 0–1 1–2 — 2–0
6  Malta 10 0 2 8 3 16 −13 2 0–1 0–1 0–3 0–1 2–2 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ Croatia were deducted one point after charges for racist behaviour in the home match against Italy.
28 March 2015 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Croatia  5–1  Norway Zagreb, Croatia
18:00 (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 23,920
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)
8 June 2015 Exhibition game Norway  0–0  Sweden Oslo, Norway
20:00 (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 26,659
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
12 June 2015 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Norway  0–0  Azerbaijan Oslo, Norway
20:45 (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 21,228
Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)
3 September 2015 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Bulgaria  0–1  Norway Sofia, Bulgaria
21:45 (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 12,913
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)
6 September 2015 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Norway  2–0  Croatia Oslo, Norway
18:00 (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 26,751
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
10 October 2015 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Norway  2–0  Malta Oslo, Norway
18:00 (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 27,120
Referee: Arnold Hunter (Northern Ireland)
13 October 2015 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Italy  2–1  Norway Rome, Italy
20:45 (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Play-offs
Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying play-offs
12 November 2015 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying play-offs Norway  0–1  Hungary Oslo, Norway
20:45 (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 27,182
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)
15 November 2015 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying play-offs Hungary  2–1
(3–1 agg.)		  Norway Budapest, Hungary
20:45 (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Groupama Arena
Attendance: 22,168
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)

Norway women's national football team

References

  1. ^ "NFF gir Lillestrøm poengtrekk". vg.no. Verdens Gang. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Turneringsbestemmelser Tippeligaen 2015" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Amazon Grimstad trukket ett poeng" (in Norwegian). NRK. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.