2013 Tippeligaen

Tippeligaen
Season 2013
Champions Strømsgodset
Relegated Tromsø
Hønefoss
Champions League Strømsgodset
Europa League Rosenborg
Haugesund
Matches played 240
Goals scored 694 (2.89 per match)
Top goalscorer Frode Johnsen (16 goals)
Biggest home win Start 7–0 Sandnes Ulf[1]
Biggest away win Start 0–6 Strømsgodset[1]
Highest scoring Aalesund 7–1 Lillestrøm
Vålerenga 5–3 Sarpsborg 08[1]
Longest winning run 4 games
Haugesund
Rosenborg
Start
Strømsgodset
Aalesund[2]
Longest unbeaten run 16 games
Rosenborg[2]
Longest winless run 9 games
Hønefoss, Tromsø[2]
Longest losing run 8 games
Sarpsborg 08[2]
Highest attendance 20,188
Rosenborg v Molde
(20 May 2013)
Lowest attendance 2,183
Hønefoss v Sandnes Ulf
(18 August 2013)
Average attendance 6,829
2012
2014

The 2013 Tippeligaen season was the 69th season of top-tier football in Norway. The competition began 15 March 2013 and ended on 10 November 2013, when Strømsgodset defeated Haugesund 4–0 to win their second league title.

The league was contested by 16 teams: The best 13 teams of the 2012 season, Start and Sarpsborg 08 who won promotion from the 2012 Norwegian First Division and Sandnes Ulf who retained their spot in the top league after beating the First Division side Ullensaker/Kisa in the relegation play-off.

Molde who won Tippeligaen the previous season failed to defend the championship and ended on sixth place. Strømsgodset who won silver in 2012, won their first league championship in 43 years, finishing one point ahead of title contenders Rosenborg. Haugesund won bronze for the first time in the history, while Tromsø and Hønefoss were relegated to the 2014 Norwegian First Division.

Background

Molde, Strømsgodset and Rosenborg were involved in the title race in the 2012 season. After Rosenborg lost against the other title contenders Molde and Strømsgodset in the 27th and the 28th round respectively,[3][4] Molde secured their second straight Tippeligaen title with one match left to play when Strømsgodset lost against Sandnes Ulf. Fredrikstad and Stabæk were relegated after finishing 15th and 16th respectively, while Sandnes Ulf had to play a relegation play-off against the First Division side Ullensaker/Kisa,[5] which they won 7–1 on aggregate.

After the 2012 season, Rosenborg's head coach Jan Jönsson was fired from his position, and was replaced by the head coach of the successful Norwegian under-21 team, Per Joar Hansen.[6] Jönsson was soon appointed as head coach of Aalesund,as a replacement for Kjetil Rekdal who had also been fired. Rekdal returned to his old club Vålerenga,which he won the league with in 2005.[7] Martin Andresen had announced in October 2012 that he would leave his position as manager of Vålerenga after the season.,[8] In addition Per-Mathias Høgmo left Tromsø after his contract expired, and they appointed Agnar Christensen as the new head coach.[9]

Season summary

Ahead of each Tippeligaen season, the newspapers in Norway predict how the season is going to end. In 2013, all of the major newspapers predicted that either Molde or Rosenborg would win the league.[10] The opening match of the 2013 season was played between Viking and the defending champions Molde in Stavanger. Viking won the match 2–1 after a match-winning goal by Trond Olsen.[11] Molde became the first defending champion in Norway to lose the first four matches of the season, with their manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær stating that the club wouldn't be able to defend the title.[12] After collecting two points in the first seven matches,[13] Molde won their first match 4–1 against local rivals Aalesund. Aalesund had an impressing season opener, by winning four of the first four matches, and after the loss against Molde they won 7–1 against Lillestrøm with Abderrazak Hamdallah scoring a hat-trick, and was positioned second after nine matches.[14]

With Molde out of the race for the title, it looked as though it was going to be a fight between Strømsgodset and Rosenborg.[15] Aalesund were, however, only five points behind the leaders Rosenborg, after they won three consecutive matches away from home, and with 10 matches left to play the players started to talk about winning the league.[16] After Aalesund lost three matches in a row, the team was too far behind the top two teams, and three points behind Viking in third place.[17] Aalesund went seven matches without winning, but with a record-high number of points the club finished the season in fourth place.[18]

Tromsø, who finished fourth and lost the Norwegian Cup Final in the previous season, were the only Norwegian team to qualify for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League group stage, but their form in the league after the summer break was declining, and they soon found themselves fighting against relegation. The team did however manage to put an end to Rosenborg's streak of 16 matches without losing, when Tromsø won 1–0 at home.[19] After the loss at home against Start in the 25th round, Tromsø had collected six points in the last 12 matches and the club fired the head coach Agnar Christensen and replaced him with Steinar Nilsen, who had saved the team from relegation in 2005 and 2006.[20]

For the first time since the 2005 season, the championship was determined in the decisive match of the season.[21] Strømsgodset were leading the league one point ahead of Rosenborg, and could secure the championship in the home-match against bronze-winners Haugesund. At the same time, six teams were not safe from relegation with one match left to play; the three teams Sarpsborg 08, Tromsø and Hønefoss were fighting to avoid the two direct relegation spots, while Vålerenga, Sogndal and Sandnes Ulf could still be forced to play a relegation play-off against a First Division side if they finished 14th in the league.[22] Rosenborg was leading 2–0 at half-time against Lillestrøm, and Strømsgodset needed to score a goal in their match against Haugesund to secure the title. Ola Kamara sent Strømsgodset up in a 1–0 lead, and after Stefan Johansen and Øyvind Storflor scored one goal each and Ola Kamara scored his second goal in the game, Strømsgodset won the match 4–0 and secured their first championship since the 1970 season.[23] Tromsø had to win the match away against Brann, who had nothing to play for in the last round, to avoid relegation but Tromsø had not won a single match away from home during the season, and also lost the last match 4–1, and were relegated to the First Division after an 11-year-long spell in the top flight. Hønefoss also had to win their last match to avoid relegation, and were leading the match against Odd, but Frode Johnsen scored the match-winning goal and Odd won 3–2. Sarpborg 08 lost the last match 2–1 against Viking, despite leading when the stoppage time began, and finished 14th in the league, and a mett the First Division side Ranheim in the relegation play-off They won 1-0 at home and 2-0 in the awaygame and play in the next seasons Tippeligaen.[24]

Johnsen's goal against Hønefoss was his sixteenth overall this season, and he became top goalscorer with one more goal than Aalesund's Hamdallah. Aged 38, Johnsen is the oldest-ever top goalscorer in the Norwegian top flight.[25] Johnsen also won the Kniksen Award for the "forward of the year". Players from Strømsgodset won four of the five Kniksen Award prices as Adam Larsen Kwarasey won the goalkeeper of the year, Lars Christopher Vilsvik was named defender of the year, Stefan Johansen was the midfielder of the year and the head coach, Ronny Deila, won the "manager of the year" award.[26]

Teams

Team Location Arena Turf Capacity
Aalesund Ålesund Color Line Stadion Artificial 10,778
Brann Bergen Brann Stadion Natural 17,824
Haugesund Haugesund Haugesund Stadion Natural 8,800
Hønefoss Hønefoss Aka Arena Artificial 4,256
Lillestrøm Lillestrøm Åråsen Stadion Natural 12,250
Molde Molde Aker Stadion Natural 11,800
Odd Skien Skagerak Arena Artificial 13,500
Rosenborg Trondheim Lerkendal stadion Natural 21,166
Sandnes Ulf Sandnes Sandnes Idrettspark Natural 4,969
Sarpsborg 08 Sarpsborg Sarpsborg Stadion Artificial 4,700
Sogndal Sogndal Fosshaugane Campus Artificial 5,523
Start Kristiansand Sør Arena Artificial 14,563
Strømsgodset Drammen Marienlyst Stadion Artificial 7,500
Tromsø Tromsø Alfheim Stadion Artificial 6,859
Viking Stavanger Viking Stadion Natural 16,300
Vålerenga Oslo Ullevaal Stadion Natural 25,572

Stadia and locations

Aalesund Brann Haugesund Hønefoss Lillestrøm Molde
Color Line Stadion Brann Stadion Haugesund Stadion Aka Arena Åråsen Stadion Aker Stadion
Capacity: 10,778 Capacity: 17,824 Capacity: 8,800 Capacity: 4,256 Capacity: 12,250 Capacity: 11,800
Odd Rosenborg Sandnes Sarpsborg Sogndal Start
Skagerak Arena Lerkendal Stadion Sandnes Idrettspark Sarpsborg Stadion Fosshaugane Campus Sør Arena
Capacity: 13,500 Capacity: 21,116 Capacity: 4,969 Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 5,523 Capacity: 14,563
Strømsgodset Tromsø Viking Vålerenga
Marienlyst Stadion Alfheim Stadion Viking Stadion Ullevaal Stadion
Capacity: 7,544 Capacity: 6,859 Capacity: 16,300 Capacity: 25,572

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Aalesund Jan Jönsson Jonatan Tollås Umbro Sparebanken Møre
Brann Rune Skarsfjord Markus Jonsson hummel Sparebanken Vest
Haugesund Jostein Grindhaug Per Morten Kristiansen Umbro Sparebanken Vest
Hønefoss Leif Gunnar Smerud Tor Øyvind Hovda Legea AKA
Lillestrøm Magnus Haglund Frode Kippe Legea Vann For Livet
Molde Ole Gunnar Solskjær Daniel Berg Hestad Umbro Sparebanken Møre
Odd Dag-Eilev Fagermo Steffen Hagen Adidas Skagerak
Rosenborg Per Joar Hansen Tore Reginiussen Adidas REMA 1000
Sandnes Ulf Asle Andersen Aksel Berget Skjølsvik hummel Øster Hus
Sarpsborg 08 Brian Deane Ole Christoffer Heieren Hansen Legea Borregaard
Sogndal Jonas Olsson Per Egil Flo Umbro Sparebanken Vest
Start Mons Ivar Mjelde Espen Hoff Umbro Netthandelen.no
Strømsgodset Ronny Deila Adam Larsen Kwarasey Diadora NextGenTel
Tromsø Agnar Christensen Miika Koppinen Legea Sparebanken Nord-Norge
Viking Kjell Jonevret Indriði Sigurðsson Diadora Lyse Energi
Vålerenga Kjetil Rekdal Christian Grindheim Adidas None

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Strømsgodset (C) 30 19 6 5 66 26+40 63 2014–15 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2 Rosenborg BK 30 18 8 4 50 25+25 62 2014–15 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round
3 Haugesund 30 15 6 9 41 39+2 51
4 Aalesund 30 14 7 9 55 44+11 49
5 Viking 30 12 10 8 41 36+5 46
6 Molde 30 12 8 10 47 38+9 44 2014–15 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round 1
7 Odd 30 11 7 12 43 39+4 40
8 Brann 30 11 6 13 46 460 39
9 Start 30 10 8 12 43 463 38
10 Lillestrøm 30 9 9 12 37 447 36
11 Vålerenga 30 10 6 14 41 509 36
12 Sogndal 30 8 9 13 33 4815 33
13 Sandnes Ulf 30 9 6 15 36 5822 33
14 Sarpsborg 08 (O) 30 8 7 15 40 5818 31 relegation play-offs
15 Tromsø (R) 30 7 8 15 41 50 –9 29 2014–15 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round 2
Relegation to Adeccoligaen
16 Hønefoss BK (R) 30 6 11 13 34 4713 29 Relegation to Adeccoligaen

Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Molde is qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League as winners of the 2013 Norwegian Football Cup.
2Norway was among the best three associations in the UEFA Fair Play ranking and thus received an additional spot in the first qualifying round of the Europa League, Tromsø IL received the qualifying spot for their ranking in Tippeligaens Fair Play ranking.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

Relegation play-offs

13 November 2013
20:15
Sarpsborg 08 1 – 0 Ranheim
Samuel  45+1' Report

16 November 2013
12:00
Ranheim 0 – 2 Sarpsborg 08
Report Elyounoussi  35', 59'

Sarpsborg 08 won 3–0 on aggregate.

Positions by round

Team \ Round 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Strømsgodset 3 9 9 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
Rosenborg BK 6 1 1 2 2 5 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
Haugesund 16 15 13 10 8 7 9 8 6 5 6 6 6 7 6 6 7 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3
Aalesund 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 4 2 4 3 5 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 5 4 4
Viking 5 8 3 3 4 3 3 6 4 6 4 3 4 5 5 5 3 4 4 4 5 4 4 3 3 3 4 6 6 5
Molde 12 13 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 14 11 10 13 12 9 10 10 8 7 6 6 6 5 4 5 6
Odd 13 14 11 14 14 15 14 14 15 15 15 14 14 11 9 11 9 8 7 7 9 11 12 10 8 8 7 7 7 7
Brann 2 11 4 6 5 4 4 2 5 3 5 4 5 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 8
Start 4 7 7 7 6 9 10 11 12 9 13 13 13 15 15 16 16 16 14 14 15 14 14 12 10 10 11 12 10 9
Lillestrøm 9 3 8 5 7 6 6 7 10 10 12 9 10 13 14 12 10 10 10 12 11 9 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 10
Vålerenga 14 10 12 15 15 12 11 13 14 12 11 12 12 9 10 8 6 7 8 8 8 10 9 9 11 11 10 10 11 11
Sogndal 9 12 15 12 12 14 13 12 9 11 8 8 8 6 7 7 8 9 11 9 7 7 10 11 12 12 12 11 12 12
Sandnes Ulf 15 16 14 11 11 10 12 15 13 14 14 16 16 16 16 15 12 13 12 11 12 12 11 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
Sarpsborg 08 7 4 6 9 10 11 8 5 8 8 9 10 9 10 12 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 14 14
Tromsø 7 5 5 8 9 8 7 9 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 11 11 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 15 15
Hønefoss BK 11 6 10 13 13 13 15 10 11 13 10 11 11 12 13 14 15 15 16 16 14 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 16

Last updated: 3 November 2013
Source: nifs.no

Results

Home ╲ Away AaFK SKB HAUHØNLSKMFKODDRBKULFS08SILIKSSIFTILVIKVIF
Aalesund 00 30 43 71 13 20 22 23 31 22 11 01 00 21 10
Brann 20 01 00 11 10 20 14 61 31 10 20 11 41 20 31
Haugesund 12 21 10 32 11 31 31 31 01 01 32 21 10 11 10
Hønefoss BK 25 11 01 10 01 11 12 01 31 31 01 20 11 22 12
Lillestrøm 11 20 30 12 20 10 03 22 22 22 32 11 32 01 01
Molde 41 20 15 40 12 11 10 41 31 12 01 12 10 11 40
Odd 51 13 40 32 21 11 01 30 22 00 01 11 31 11 20
Rosenborg BK 21 40 11 00 10 00 32 01 42 20 11 10 21 21 00
Sandnes Ulf 01 31 11 11 11 00 24 23 20 13 31 21 21 01 12
Sarpsborg 08 02 32 21 11 01 10 01 12 32 01 21 24 30 21 33
Sogndal 12 31 11 11 12 12 20 04 21 00 11 05 22 10 12
Start 22 33 12 32 10 11 01 01 70 11 20 06 22 12 10
Strømsgodset 21 20 40 61 10 52 31 22 20 11 31 10 31 31 21
Tromsø 12 20 21 11 20 23 21 10 01 50 22 23 00 43 22
Viking 13 32 00 00 22 21 10 00 11 21 41 30 10 21 10
Vålerenga 21 43 12 12 11 33 12 12 20 53 10 13 03 20 22

Updated to games played on 3 November 2013.
Source: Nifs.no
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 Norway Frode Johnsen Odd 16 30 0.53
2 Morocco Abderrazak Hamdallah Aalesund 15 27 0.56
3 Norway Ola Kamara Strømsgodset 12 14 0.86
4 Denmark Christian Gytkjær Haugesund 11 25 0.44
Iceland Matthías Vilhjálmsson Start 11 29 0.38
6 Norway Morten Berre Vålerenga 10 26 0.38
Nigeria Leke James Aalesund 10 26 0.38
Finland Riku Riski Hønefoss 10 29 0.34
Senegal Malick Mane Sogndal 10 29 0.34
10 Nigeria John Chibuike Rosenborg 9 24 0.38
Austria Martin Pusic Brann 9 27 0.33
Nigeria Daniel Chima Chukwu Molde 9 28 0.32
Norway Trond Olsen Viking 9 29 0.31
Norway Torgeir Børven Vålerenga 9 29 0.31
Norway Amin Askar Brann 9 29 0.31
16 Norway Adama Diomande Strømsgodset 8 25 0.32
Norway Petter Vaagan Moen Lillestrøm 8 27 0.30
Denmark Nicki Bille Nielsen Rosenborg 8 27 0.30
Czech Republic Zdeněk Ondrášek Tromsø 8 29 0.28
Albania Herolind Shala Odd 8 30 0.27

Source:[27]

Most assists

Rank Player Club Assists Games Average
1 Norway Øyvind Storflor Strømsgodset 10 21 0.48
2 Czech Republic Jan Lecjaks Vålerenga 7 21 0.33
Norway Erik Huseklepp Brann 7 24 0.29
4 Norway Jo Nymo Matland Aalesund 6 19 0.32
Norway Petter Vaagan Moen Lillestrøm 6 22 0.27
Brazil Daniel Bamberg Haugesund 6 22 0.27
Norway Espen Børufsen Start 6 24 0.25
Iceland Guðmundur Þórarinsson Sarpsborg 08 6 24 0.25

Source:[28]

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