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2008 in Norwegian football

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

Men's football

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League season

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Promotion and relegation

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

Tippeligaen

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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

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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

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Group 1
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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
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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
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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
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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

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Norwegian Cup

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Final

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Stabæk1–4Vålerenga
Andersson 69' Report Abdellaoue 31', 54'
Fredheim Holm 50', 70'
Attendance: 24,823

Women's football

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League season

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Promotion and relegation

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League Promoted to league Relegated from league
Toppserien
1. divisjon

Toppserien

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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

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Norwegian Women's Cup

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Final

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Men's UEFA competitions

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Champions League

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Qualifying rounds

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Second qualifying round
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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
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Brann Norway 1–3 France Marseille 0–1 1–2

UEFA Cup

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Qualifying rounds

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First qualifying round
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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
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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

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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

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Group G
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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

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Second round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ekranas Lithuania 1–7 Norway Rosenborg 1–3 0–4

Third round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
NAC Breda Netherlands 1–2 Norway Rosenborg 1–0 0–2

Winners

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The 11 co-winners were:

UEFA Women's Cup

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First qualifying round

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Group A4

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Norway Røa 2 2 0 0 9 0 +9 6
2 Finland Honka Espoo 2 1 0 1 6 2 +4 3
3 Bulgaria NSA Sofia 2 0 0 2 0 13 −13 0
4 Georgia (country) Iveria Khashuri (W) 0 - - - - - 0
Source: [citation needed]
(W) Withdrew

Matches (played in Oslo, Norway)

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

Second qualifying round

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Group B1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Russia Zvezda Perm 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9
2 Germany Frankfurt 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3 Norway Røa 3 1 0 2 8 7 +1 3
4 Scotland Glasgow City Ladies 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
Source: [citation needed]

Matches (played in Oslo, Norway)

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

National teams

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Norway men's national football team

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2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

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Group 9
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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: [4]

Fixtures and results

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Date Venue Opponents Score[5] 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

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Notes and references

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