2012 in Norwegian football

Football in Norway
Season2012
Men's football
TippeligaenMolde
1. divisjonStart
2. divisjonElverum (Group 1)
Kristiansund (Group 2)
Vard Haugesund (Group 3)
Follo (Group 4)
CupenHødd
Women's football
ToppserienLSK Kvinner
1. divisjonAvaldsnes
CupenStabæk
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The 2012 season was the 107th season of competitive football in Norway.

The season began on 25 March 2012 for Tippeligaen, with 1. divisjon started 9 April 2012. First round of 2. divisjon was scheduled to 14 April 2012. 1. divisjon ended on 11 October 2012, while Tippeligaen finished on 18 November 2012. The Cup Final was played on 25 November 2012.[1]

Men's football

Promotion and relegation

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

League season

Tippeligaen

Main article: 2012 Tippeligaen
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Molde (C) 30 19 5 6 51 31 +20 62 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Strømsgodset 30 17 7 6 62 40 +22 58 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
3 Rosenborg 30 15 10 5 53 26 +27 55 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[b]
4 Tromsø 30 14 7 9 45 32 +13 49
5 Viking 30 14 7 9 41 36 +5 49
6 Brann 30 13 3 14 57 50 +7 42
7 Haugesund 30 11 9 10 46 40 +6 42
8 Vålerenga 30 12 5 13 42 44 −2 41
9 Lillestrøm 30 9 12 9 46 47 −1 39
10 Odd Grenland 30 11 7 12 40 43 −3 39[c]
11 Aalesund 30 9 11 10 40 41 −1 38
12 Sogndal 30 8 10 12 29 37 −8 34
13 Hønefoss 30 7 12 11 30 42 −12 33
14 Sandnes Ulf (O) 30 8 8 14 44 56 −12 32 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 Fredrikstad (R) 30 9 3 18 42 59 −17 30 Relegation to First Division
16 Stabæk (R) 30 5 2 23 25 69 −44 17
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. ^ Hødd, which played in the 2012 First Division, also qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round as winners of the 2012 Norwegian Cup.
  2. ^ Tromsø qualified for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League via the UEFA Fair Play ranking.[2]
  3. ^ Odd Grenland were deducted 1 point for lack of financial control[3]

1. divisjon

Main article: 2012 1. divisjon
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Start (C, P) 30 20 6 4 71 35 +36 66 Promotion to Tippeligaen
2 Sarpsborg 08 (P) 30 19 6 5 73 43 +30 63
3 Sandefjord 30 16 7 7 44 29 +15 55 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4 Mjøndalen 30 16 7 7 52 43 +9 55
5 Bodø/Glimt 30 13 9 8 59 36 +23 48
6 Ullensaker/Kisa 30 14 2 14 45 39 +6 44
7 Ranheim 30 11 10 9 55 40 +15 43
8 HamKam[a] 30 13 6 11 51 49 +2 43
9 Kongsvinger 30 12 3 15 44 48 −4 39
10 Bryne 30 10 8 12 41 53 −12 38
11 Strømmen 30 10 7 13 39 51 −12 37
12 Hødd 30 10 5 15 43 52 −9 35 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[b]
13 Tromsdalen (R) 30 10 5 15 51 62 −11 35 Relegation to Second Division
14 Bærum (R) 30 5 7 18 49 73 −24 22
15 Notodden (R) 30 6 4 20 38 71 −33 22
16 Alta[c] (R) 30 4 10 16 30 61 −31 21
Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ HamKam were deducted 2 points for lack of financial control[4]
  2. ^ Hødd qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League as winners of the 2012 Norwegian Cup.
  3. ^ Alta were deducted 1 point for lack of financial control[4]

2. divisjon

Main article: 2012 2. divisjon
Group 1

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Elverum (P) 26 14 9 3 57 30 +27 51 Promotion to First Division
2 Raufoss 26 13 7 6 54 26 +28 46
3 Nybergsund-Trysil 26 13 5 8 49 32 +17 44
4 Birkebeineren 26 13 4 9 50 46 +4 43
5 Strømsgodset 2 26 11 5 10 57 68 −11 38
6 Fram Larvik 26 10 6 10 39 37 +2 36
7 Valdres 26 10 6 10 38 40 −2 36
8 Gjøvik 26 9 9 8 38 43 −5 36
9 Vålerenga 2 26 9 6 11 44 43 +1 33
10 Grorud 26 7 11 8 44 40 +4 32
11 Tønsberg[a] 26 10 3 13 32 52 −20 32
12 Ørn-Horten (R) 26 8 4 14 42 50 −8 28 Relegation to Third Division
13 Lillehammer (R) 26 6 10 10 42 54 −12 28
14 Brumunddal (R) 26 3 7 16 29 54 −25 16
Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Tønsberg were deducted 2 point for using an illegal player.[5] This was reduced to 1 point on appeal.
Group 2

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Kristiansund (P) 26 22 2 2 77 18 +59 68 Promotion to First Division
2 Nardo 26 15 5 6 58 42 +16 50
3 Fyllingsdalen 26 14 5 7 51 37 +14 47
4 Byåsen 26 14 5 7 57 47 +10 47
5 Kjelsås 26 14 2 10 58 48 +10 44
6 Rosenborg 2 26 11 5 10 63 50 +13 38
7 KFUM Oslo 26 11 5 10 48 49 −1 38
8 Levanger 26 10 4 12 53 48 +5 34
9 Træff 26 8 8 10 51 50 +1 32
10 Molde 2 26 9 5 12 65 67 −2 32
11 Fana 26 8 6 12 54 52 +2 30
12 Skeid (R) 26 7 5 14 42 55 −13 26 Relegation to Third Division
13 Buvik (R) 26 4 4 18 41 88 −47 16
14 Aalesund 2 (R) 26 4 1 21 25 92 −67 13
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 Vard Haugesund (P) 26 15 8 3 60 26 +34 53 Promotion to First Division
2 Flekkerøy 26 14 4 8 53 30 +23 46
3 Åsane 26 11 7 8 46 44 +2 40
4 Nest-Sotra 26 12 3 11 50 47 +3 39
5 Vidar 26 10 8 8 42 42 0 38
6 Ålgård 26 11 5 10 36 48 −12 38
7 Brann 2 26 11 4 11 60 63 −3 37
8 Pors Grenland 26 10 6 10 40 36 +4 36
9 Vindbjart 26 9 8 9 56 47 +9 35
10 Egersund 26 9 8 9 46 45 +1 35
11 Odd Grenland 2 26 10 3 13 39 47 −8 33
12 Jerv (R) 26 9 5 12 45 53 −8 32 Relegation to Third Division
13 Mandalskameratene (R) 26 6 6 14 46 72 −26 24
14 Randaberg (R) 26 6 3 17 31 49 −18 21
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 Follo (P) 26 18 2 6 58 28 +30 56 Promotion to First Division
2 Lørenskog 26 16 3 7 51 39 +12 51
3 Senja 26 15 5 6 54 44 +10 50
4 Asker 26 14 5 7 54 36 +18 47
5 Kvik Halden 26 11 6 9 53 40 +13 39
6 Østsiden 26 12 3 11 45 43 +2 39
7 Nesodden 26 9 7 10 39 47 −8 34
8 Frigg 26 9 5 12 53 58 −5 32
9 Mo 26 9 4 13 41 49 −8 31
10 Moss 26 8 6 12 42 46 −4 30
11 Tromsø 2 26 8 3 15 35 48 −13 27
12 Mjølner (R) 26 7 6 13 26 41 −15 27 Relegation to Third Division
13 Finnsnes (R) 26 8 3 15 35 51 −16 27
14 Stabæk 2 (R) 26 8 2 16 36 52 −16 26
Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

3. divisjon

Main article: 2012 3. divisjon

Norwegian Football Cup

Main article: 2012 Norwegian Football Cup

Final

Main article: 2012 Norwegian Football Cup final
Hødd1–1 (a.e.t.)Tromsø
Sellin 62' Report Ciss 87'
Penalties
Latifu soccer ball with check mark
Nilsen soccer ball with check mark
Helland soccer ball with check mark
Sandal soccer ball with red X
Rekdal soccer ball with check mark		 4–2 soccer ball with check mark Årst
soccer ball with check mark Drage
soccer ball with red X Johansen
soccer ball with red X Ciss
Attendance: 24,217

Women's football

League season

Toppserien

Main article: 2012 Toppserien
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 LSK Kvinner (C) 22 18 2 2 66 17 +49 56 Qualification for the Champions League round of 32
2 Stabæk 22 15 5 2 70 21 +49 50
3 Arna-Bjørnar 22 14 5 3 61 21 +40 47
4 Røa 22 15 4 3 58 19 +39 47[a]
5 Kolbotn 22 9 7 6 36 35 +1 34
6 Sandviken 22 9 2 11 45 51 −6 29
7 Klepp 22 7 5 10 41 41 0 26
8 Vålerenga 22 6 5 11 27 47 −20 23
9 Trondheims-Ørn 22 6 3 13 29 50 −21 21
10 Amazon Grimstad 22 5 5 12 25 35 −10 20
11 Kattem[b] (O) 22 5 3 14 34 56 −22 15[c] Qualification for the relegation play-offs
12 Fart (R) 22 0 0 22 9 108 −99 0 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. ^ Røa were deducted 2 point because of lack of financial control.[7]
  2. ^ Kattem withdrew their team after the season ended and Fart were offered their place in the 2013 Toppserien, but declined. Instead, Medkila were awarded a spot in the 2013 Toppserien season.[8]
  3. ^ Kattem were deducted 3 point because of license of act plan.[9]

1. divisjon

Main article: 2012 1. divisjon (women)

Norwegian Women's Cup

Main article: 2012 Norwegian Women's Cup

Final

Men's UEFA competitions

These are the results of Norway's teams in European competitions during the 2012 season. (Norway team score displayed first)

Team Contest Round Opponent 1st leg score* 2nd leg score** Aggregate score
Molde UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round Latvia Ventspils 3–0 (H) 1–1 (A) W 4–1
Third qualifying round Switzerland Basel 0–1 (H) 1–1 (A) L 1–2
UEFA Europa League Play-off round Netherlands Heerenveen 2–0 (H) 2–1 (A) W 4–1
Aalesund UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round Albania Tirana 1–1 (A) 5–0 (H) W 6–1
Third qualifying round Cyprus APOEL 1–2 (A) 0–1 (H) L 1–3
Tromsø UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana 0–0 (A) 1–0 (H) (aet) W 1–0
Third qualifying round Ukraine Metalurh Donetsk 1–1 (H) 1–0 (A) W 2–1
Play-off round Serbia Partizan 3–2 (H) 0–1 (A) L 3–3
Rosenborg UEFA Europa League First qualifying round Northern Ireland Crusaders 3–0 (A) 1–0 (H) W 4–0
Second qualifying round Kazakhstan Ordabasy 2–2 (H) 2–1 (A) W 4–3
Third qualifying round Switzerland Servette 1–1 (A) 0–0 (H) W 1–1
Play-off round Poland Legia Warsaw 1–1 (A) 2–1 (H) W 3–2
Stabæk UEFA Europa League First qualifying round Finland JJK 0–2 (A) 3–2 (H) L 3–4

* For group games in Champions League or Europa League, score in home game is displayed
** For group games in Champions League or Europa League, score in away game is displayed

UEFA Women's Champions League

Main article: 2012–13 UEFA Women's Champions League

Knockout stage

Round of 32

Main article: 2012–13 UEFA Women's Champions League round of 32
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Stabæk Norway 5–3 Denmark Brøndby 2–0 3–3
BIIK Kazygurt Kazakhstan 0–8 Norway Røa 0–4 0–4

Round of 16

Main article: 2012–13 UEFA Women's Champions League round of 16
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Wolfsburg Germany 5–2 Norway Røa 4–1 1–1
Stabæk Norway 1–2 France Juvisy 0–0 1–2

National teams

Norway men's national football team

Main article: Norway national football team

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

The Norway national football team played four games in the qualification for 2014 FIFA World Cup.[10]

Group E
Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E
7 September 2012 Iceland  2–0  Norway Reykjavík, Iceland
18:45 UTC±0 Árnason 21'
Finnbogason 81'		 Report Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur
Attendance: 8,352
Referee: Anthony Gautier (France)
11 September 2012 Norway  2–1  Slovenia Oslo, Norway
20:00 UTC+2 Henriksen 26'
J. A. Riise 90+4' (pen.)		 Report Šuler 16' Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 11,168
Referee: Fırat Aydınus (Turkey)
12 October 2012 Switzerland  1–1  Norway Bern, Switzerland
20:30 UTC+2 Gavranović 79' Report Hangeland 81' Stadium: Stade de Suisse
Attendance: 30,712
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain)
16 October 2012 Cyprus  1–3  Norway Larnaca, Cyprus
21:00 UTC+3 Aloneftis 42' Report Hangeland 45'
Elyounoussi 81' (pen.)
King 83'		 Stadium: Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium
Attendance: 2,493
Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)

Friendlies

Norway will also participate in a number of friendly matches.

15 January 2012 Denmark League XI Denmark 1–1  Norway Bangkok, Thailand
16:10 UTC+7 Makienok 71' Report Elyounoussi 79' Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Mongkolchasi Petsri (Thailand)
18 January 2012 Thailand  0–1  Norway Bangkok, Thailand
19:00 UTC+7 Report Reginiussen 84' Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Yadai Yamamoto (Japan)
21 January 2012 South Korea U-23  3–0  Norway Bangkok, Thailand
16:30 UTC+7 Kim Bo-Kyung 16' (pen.)
Kim Hyun-Sung 20'
Seo Jung-Jin 59'		 Report Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium
Referee: Chaiya Mahapab (Thailand)
29 February 2012 Northern Ireland  0–3  Norway Belfast (Northern Ireland)
20:45CET Report Nordtveit 44'
Elyounoussi 88'
Ruud 90+3'		 Stadium: Windsor Park
26 May 2012 Norway  0–1  England Oslo, Norway
20:45 CEST Report Young 9' Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 21,496
Referee: Michael Weiner (Germany)
2 June 2012 Norway  1–1  Croatia Oslo, Norway
19:00 CEST Elyounoussi 90' Report da Silva 79' Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 14,208
Referee: Sergey Karasev (Russia)
15 August 2012 Norway  2–3  Greece Oslo, Norway
20:00 CEST Hangeland 13'
Riise 75'		 Report Torosidis 7'
Papadopoulos 11'
Mitroglou 56'		 Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 13,680
Referee: Alan Kelly (Ireland)
14 November 2012 Hungary  0–2  Norway Budapest, Hungary
20:30 Report Nielsen 38'
Abdellaoue 79'		 Stadium: Ferenc Puscás Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Marijo Strahonja (Croatia)

Norway women's national football team

Main article: Norway women's national football team

Managerial changes

Name Club Date of departure Replacement Date of appointment
Harald Aabrekk Sogndal 31 December 2011 Jonas Olsson 1 January 2012[11]
Petter Belsvik
Magnus Powell		 Lillestrøm 31 December 2011 Magnus Haglund 1 January 2012[12]
Thomas Berntsen Strømmen 31 December 2011 Erland Johnsen 1 January 2012[13]
Jörgen Lennartsson Stabæk 31 December 2011[14] Petter Belsvik 2 January 2012[15]
Tom Freddy Aune Fredrikstad 10 May 2012 Trond Amundsen 10 May 2012[16]

Events of the season

February

20 February 2011: Knut Torbjørn Eggen, the coach of the U-19 team and formerly head coach of Moss and Fredrikstad passes away at the age of 51.[17]

March

23 March 2012: In the opening match of Tippeligaen, Molde wins 2–1 at home against Strømsgodset.[18]

25 March 2012: Sogndal beats Odd Grenland 4–0, and is on top of the table for the first time in history.

April

1 April 2012: In Haugesund's 2–0 win against Molde, Alexander Søderlund's goal was never across the line and the debate about goal-line technology is again raised.

9 April 2012: Sogndal collect their first point against Rosenborg at Lerkendal Stadion, having lost the first 13 meetings at Lerkendal.[19] In the opening match of Adeccoligaen, the two teams relegated from Tippeligaen, Start and Sarpsborg 08 draws 4–4.[20]

15 April 2012: Sogndal's goalkeeper Kenneth Udjus surpasses Rosenborg's Daniel Örlund as the goalkeeper with the longest clean sheet since 1991. Udjus' new record is 558 minutes, while Örlund's clean sheet lasted for 553 minutes.[21]

September

16 September 2012: Kristiansund BK secures promotion to the 1. divisjon after winning the 2012 2. divisjon group 2.[22]

References

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  7. ^ "Røa trekkes to poeng av NFF" (in Norwegian). NRK. 5 October 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
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  10. ^ "Marerittoppsett for Norge i VM-kvaliken". tv2.no (in Norwegian). TV2. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  11. ^ "Olsson overtar som Sogndal-trener". vg.no (in Norwegian). VG. 4 October 2011. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012.
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  13. ^ "Erland Johnsen blir Strømmen-trener". ap.no (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 25 November 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
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  15. ^ "Belsvik ny Stabæk-trener: – Vi kan overraske". vg.no (in Norwegian). VG. 2 January 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  16. ^ Solberg, Knut Skeie; Nordsetrønningen, Alf-Ivar Rabben (10 May 2012). "Tom Freddy Aune ferdig i FFK". tv2.no (in Norwegian). TV 2 (Norway). Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  17. ^ "Norwegian football mourns Knut Torbjørn Eggen". UEFA. 23 February 2011.
  18. ^ Simonsen, Sten (23 March 2012). "Solskjærs gullfavoritter innfridde". dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
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