2012 Tippeligaen

Tippeligaen
Season 2012
Champions Molde
Relegated Fredrikstad
Stabæk
Champions League Molde
Europa League Strømsgodset
Rosenborg
Hødd (via cup)
Matches played 240
Goals scored 693 (2.89 per match)
Top goalscorer Zdeněk Ondrášek, Péter Kovács (14)
Biggest home win Lillestrøm 6–0 Stabæk
(4 November 2012)
Biggest away win Stabæk 0–5 Molde
(12 May 2012)
Highest scoring Brann 6–2 Odd Grenland
(15 July 2012)
Longest winning run 5 matches - Molde, Viking[1]
Longest unbeaten run 13 matches - Rosenborg[1]
Longest winless run 13 games - Hønefoss[1]
Longest losing run 9 matches - Stabæk[1]
Highest attendance 20,572
Rosenborg v Hønefoss
(16 May 2012)
Lowest attendance 1,876
Hønefoss v Haugesund
(29 July 2012)
Average attendance 7,014
2011
2013

The 2012 Tippeligaen season was the 68th season of top-tier football in Norway. The competition began on 23 March 2012 and ended on 18 November 2012, with a summer break from 28 May to 30 June.[2] The defending champions are Molde.[3]

At the end of the season, the two teams who were placed last (Fredrikstad and Stabæk) were relegated to the 2013 First Division and were replaced with Start and Sarpsborg 08 for the 2013 Tippeligaen. The team that finished third last, Sandnes Ulf, played a two-legged match against a challenger from Adeccoligaen, Ullensaker/Kisa. Sandnes Ulf won the play-off (0-4 in Ullensaker and 3-1 in Sandnes), and were not relegated.

Season summary

Strømsgodset were leading the league most of the season, but four matches before the end of the season there were three teams competing for the title. Rosenborg lost out on the title-race after losing to Strømsgodset and Molde.[4] Molde secured the title in the 29th round after they won 10 at home, while Strømsgodset lost 21 against Sandnes Ulf.

Stabæk were relegated after being positioned at the bottom of the table throughout the season. Ahead of the last round, four teams were fighting against relegation, but Fredrikstad lost their match against the league-winners Molde and were relegated, while Sandnes Ulf played promotion play-off against Ullensaker/Kisa.

The average attendance in 2012 were 7,014 spectators, down from 7,995 in 2011, which was the lowest average attendance in Tippeligaen since 2003.[5]

Relegation and promotion to 2013 season

At the end of the season, Stabæk and Fredrikstad were relegated directly to Adeccoligaen, and will be replaced by Start and Sarpsborg who were directly promoted.

Five teams entered a play-off for the last Tippeligaen spot in the 2013 season. These were:

The four Adeccoligaen teams first played a single game knockout tournament, with the winner (Ull/Kisa) advancing to a two-legged tie against the Tippeligaen team (Sandnes Ulf) for the 16th and final spot in the 2013 season. Sandnes Ulf retained their Tippeligaen spot with an aggregate 7-1 win over Ull/Kisa.

  First round     Second round     Final round
                           
  3  Sandefjord 3  
  6  Ullensaker/Kisa 4         14  Sandnes Ulf 7 (4+3)
        6  Ullensaker/Kisa 2     6  Ullensaker/Kisa 1 (0+1)
        5  Bodø/Glimt 0  
  4  Mjøndalen 1    
  5  Bodø/Glimt 2  

Teams

The teams ending the 2011 season in the bottom two places of the table were relegated to the 2012 Norwegian First Division. Sarpsborg 08 finished in last place, and was relegated in their first season in the league. IK Start joined them in relegation, ending the Kristiansand side's three-year tenure in the league.

Hønefoss as 2011 Norwegian First Division winners and runners-up Sandnes Ulf were directly promoted at the end of the season. Sandnes Ulf appeared in Tippeligaen for the first time ever, while Hønefoss returned after one year on the second tier.

Team Location Arena Turf Capacity Manager
Aalesund Ålesund Color Line Stadion Artificial 10,778 Kjetil Rekdal
Brann Bergen Brann Stadion Natural 17,824 Rune Skarsfjord
Fredrikstad Fredrikstad Fredrikstad Stadion Natural 13,300 Trond Amundsen
Haugesund Haugesund Haugesund Stadion Natural 5,000 Jostein Grindhaug
Hønefoss Hønefoss Aka Arena Artificial 4,000 Leif Gunnar Smerud
Lillestrøm Lillestrøm Åråsen stadion Natural 11,637 Magnus Haglund
Molde Molde Aker Stadion Natural 11,800 Ole Gunnar Solskjær
Odd Grenland Skien Skagerak Arena Artificial 13,500 Dag-Eilev Fagermo
Rosenborg Trondheim Lerkendal Stadion Natural 21,850 Jan Jönsson
Sandnes Ulf Sandnes Sandnes Idrettspark Natural 3,850 Asle Andersen
Sogndal Sogndal Fosshaugane Campus Natural 5,402 Jonas Olsson
Stabæk Bærum Nadderud Stadion[6] Natural 7,000 Petter Belsvik
Strømsgodset Drammen Marienlyst Stadion Artificial 7,500 Ronny Deila
Tromsø Tromsø Alfheim Stadion Artificial 7,500 Per-Mathias Høgmo
Viking Stavanger Viking Stadion Natural 16,600 Kjell Jonevret
Vålerenga Oslo Ullevaal Stadion Natural 25,572 Martin Andresen

Stadia

Aalesund Brann Fredrikstad Haugesund Hønefoss Lillestrøm
Color Line Stadion Brann Stadion Fredrikstad Stadion Haugesund Stadion Aka Arena Åråsen Stadion
Capacity: 10,778 Capacity: 17,824 Capacity: 13,300 Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 4,000 Capacity: 11,637
Molde Odd Grenland Rosenborg Sandnes Ulf Sogndal Stabæk
Aker Stadion Skagerak Arena Lerkendal Stadion Sandnes Idrettspark Fosshaugane Campus Nadderud Stadion
Capacity: 11,800 Capacity: 13,500 Capacity: 21,850 Capacity: 3,850 Capacity: 5,402 Capacity: 7,000
Strømsgodset Tromsø Viking Vålerenga
Marienlyst Stadion Alfheim Stadion Viking Stadion Ullevaal Stadion
Capacity: 7,500 Capacity: 7,500 Capacity: 16,600 Capacity: 25,572

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment Table
Sogndal Harald Aabrekk End of contract 31 December 2011 Pre-season Jonas Olsson 1 January 2012[7] Pre-Season
Lillestrøm Petter Belsvik
Magnus Powell (caretakers)
End of contract 31 December 2011 Magnus Haglund 1 January 2012[8] Pre-Season
Stabæk Jörgen Lennartsson Signed by IF Elfsborg 31 December 2011[9] Petter Belsvik 2 January 2012[10] Pre-Season
Fredrikstad Tom Freddy Aune Resigned 10 May 2012 13th Trond Amundsen 10 May 2012[11] 13th
Viking Åge Hareide Sacked[12] 9 June 2012 10th Kjell Jonevret 19 June 2012[13] 10th

League table

Pos
Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Molde (C) 30 19 5 6 51 31 +20 62 2013–14 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2 Strømsgodset 30 17 7 6 62 40 +22 58 2013–14 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round
3 Rosenborg 30 15 10 5 53 26 +27 55 2013–14 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round 2
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 0391
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 30 8 8 14 44 56 12 32 Qualification to relegation play-offs
15 Fredrikstad (R) 30 9 3 18 42 59 17 30 Relegation to Adeccoligaen
16 Stabæk (R) 30 5 2 23 25 69 44 17

Updated to games played on 18 November 2012.
Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Odd Grenland were docked 1 point for lack of financial control[14]
2 Tromsø is qualified for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League via Fair Play rankings.[15]
Hødd, which played in the 2012 Norwegian First Division, also qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round as the 2012 Norwegian Football Cup winner.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Relegation play-offs


21 November 2012
19:00
Ullensaker/Kisa 0 – 4 Sandnes Ulf
Report Bertolt  24'
Gytkjær  80'
Helle  85'
Holmvik  90+1'
UKI Arena, Jessheim
Attendance: 1,310

24 November 2012
19:00
Sandnes Ulf 3 – 1 Ullensaker/Kisa
Høiland  20'
Gytkjær  31', 68' (p)
Report Rosenkilde  18'
Sandnes Stadion, Sandnes
Attendance: 2,633

Sandnes Ulf won 7–1 on aggregate.


Positions by round

Team \ Round 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Molde 3 10 3 9 6 8 7 3 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
Strømsgodset 13 8 8 3 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2
Rosenborg BK 2 2 5 2 1 3 2 1 3 5 4 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 2 3 3 3
Tromsø 5 4 1 1 2 5 6 4 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 7 7 9 9 6 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Viking 7 3 9 5 8 12 11 10 11 12 10 10 12 13 11 9 8 6 4 5 8 6 6 7 8 6 5 5 5 5
Brann 15 7 12 12 14 14 14 13 12 13 11 11 8 10 9 8 9 7 5 7 5 5 4 6 5 5 6 6 6 6
Haugesund 12 6 7 10 7 4 4 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 4 7 4 6 7 7 8 7 8 8 8 7 7
Vålerenga 4 9 2 4 9 7 3 6 8 9 8 8 10 7 6 5 6 8 8 9 7 8 8 5 6 7 7 7 8 8
Lillestrøm 10 11 15 13 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 15 14 12 13 13 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 10 9 9
Odd Grenland 16 16 13 14 13 11 10 9 9 7 12 12 13 11 14 12 11 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 11 10 10
Aalesund 8 12 11 8 10 10 12 11 13 8 7 7 9 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 11 11
Sogndal 1 1 4 6 4 2 5 7 10 11 13 13 11 12 10 11 12 13 13 14 13 15 14 13 13 13 13 13 14 12
Hønefoss BK 9 13 10 7 5 6 9 12 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 4 5 6 8 10 9 9 9 9 10 12 12 12 13
Sandnes Ulf 6 14 14 15 12 9 8 8 7 10 9 9 7 9 13 14 14 14 14 13 14 14 15 15 15 15 14 15 13 14
Fredrikstad 14 5 6 11 11 13 13 14 15 15 15 15 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 13 13 14 14 14 15 14 15 15
Stabæk 11 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16

Last updated: 18 November 2012
Source: nifs.no

Results

Home ╲ Away AaFK SKB FFKHAUHØNLSKMFKODDRBKULFSILSTBSIFTILVIKVIF
Aalesund 20 30 22 20 12 01 21 22 31 22 31 31 00 11 31
Brann 21 20 32 32 23 41 62 21 31 50 21 12 02 00 12
Fredrikstad 13 34 00 02 34 02 42 12 34 21 51 23 20 30 12
Haugesund 42 21 10 11 11 20 01 01 32 00 41 23 11 10 42
Hønefoss BK 31 21 11 32 00 11 14 14 11 00 00 11 01 22 10
Lillestrøm 00 34 12 00 22 11 11 22 13 10 60 01 42 00 11
Molde 21 21 20 10 10 32 31 20 32 21 43 21 32 12 20
Odd Grenland 30 10 11 21 40 20 00 01 22 04 12 21 22 14 23
Rosenborg BK 30 31 01 52 01 11 10 00 20 00 31 33 30 11 30
Sandnes Ulf 11 33 51 02 10 01 02 00 11 31 21 21 51 22 02
Sogndal 11 20 13 11 00 10 21 01 03 00 31 11 10 12 10
Stabæk 00 04 01 02 02 41 05 02 02 21 21 12 01 01 13
Strømsgodset 40 20 50 33 40 33 11 10 21 21 30 31 20 10 32
Tromsø 10 20 10 20 00 51 11 01 11 31 11 30 40 51 31
Viking 11 21 30 02 21 12 10 10 14 50 21 10 32 01 21
Vålerenga 00 11 32 21 32 12 12 31 00 40 02 12 11 10 10

Updated to games played on 3 November 2012.
Source: Soccerway
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals Games Average
1 Hungary Péter Kovács Strømsgodset 14 28 0.50
Czech Republic Zdeněk Ondrášek Tromsø 14 29 0.48
3 Ivory Coast Davy Claude Angan Molde 13 26 0.50
4 Serbia Nikola Đurđić Haugesund 12 18 0.67
5 Sweden Rade Prica Rosenborg 11 26 0.42
Nigeria Kim Ojo Brann 11 29 0.38
Norway Ola Kamara Strømsgodset 11 30 0.37
8 Finland Riku Riski Hønefoss 10 26 0.38
Norway Ulrik Flo Sogndal 10 27 0.37
Czech Republic Bořek Dočkal Rosenborg 10 27 0.37
Norway Alexander Søderlund Haugesund 10 29 0.34
Norway Torgeir Børven Odd Grenland / Vålerenga 10 29 0.34

Source:[16]

Top assistants

Rank Scorer Club Assists
1 Norway Øyvind Storflor Strømsgodset 10
2 Norway Petter Vaagan Moen Lillestrøm 9
3 Norway Mohammed Fellah Vålerenga 8
Norway Daniel Fredheim Holm Rosenborg 8
Iceland Steinthór Thorsteinsson Sandnes Ulf 8
6 Norway Jo Inge Berget Molde 7
Norway Alexander Søderlund Haugesund 7
Nigeria Kim Ojo Brann 7
Ghana Razak Nuhu Strømsgodset 7
Norway Magnus Andersen Tromsø 7

Source:[17]

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