2012 Tippeligaen

The 2012 Tippeligaen was the 68th completed season of top division 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] Molde were the defending champions,[3] while Hønefoss and Sandnes Ulf entered as the promoted teams from the 2011 1. divisjon. They replaced Start and Sarpsborg 08 who were relegated to the 2012 1. divisjon.

Tippeligaen
Season2012
Dates23 March – 18 November
ChampionsMolde
2nd title
RelegatedFredrikstad
Stabæk
Champions LeagueMolde
Europa LeagueStrømsgodset
Rosenborg
Hødd (via cup)
Matches played240
Goals scored693 (2.89 per match)
Top goalscorerZdeněk Ondrášek, Péter Kovács (14)
Biggest home winLillestrøm 6–0 Stabæk
(4 November 2012)
Biggest away winStabæk 0–5 Molde
(12 May 2012)
Highest scoringBrann 6–2 Odd Grenland
(15 July 2012)
Longest winning run5 matches - Molde, Viking[1]
Longest unbeaten run13 matches - Rosenborg[1]
Longest winless run13 games - Hønefoss[1]
Longest losing run9 matches - Stabæk[1]
Highest attendance20,572
Rosenborg v Hønefoss
(16 May 2012)
Lowest attendance1,876
Hønefoss v Haugesund
(29 July 2012)
Average attendance7,005 Decrease 12.3%
← 2011
2013 →

On 11 November 2011, Molde won the title with one matchday left to play after a 1–0 home win over Hønefoss.[4] It was their second consecutive league title and also their second top-flight title overall.

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.[5] Molde secured the title in the 29th round after they won 1–0 at home, while Strømsgodset lost 2–1 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 finished 14th and played relegation play-offs against Ullensaker/Kisa, the sixth-placed team in the 1. divisjon. Sandnes Ulf won the play-offs 7–1 on aggregate (4–0 away and 3–1 at home), and were not relegated.

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.[6]

Teams

Sixteen teams competed in the league – the top fourteen teams from the previous season and the two teams promoted from the 1. divisjon The promoted teams were Hønefoss (returning after a season's absence) and Sandnes Ulf (their first post-World War II top-flight season). They replaced Sarpsborg 08 (relegated after their first ever presence) and Start (ending their three-year spell in the top flight).

Stadiums and locations
Locations of the teams in 2012 Tippeligaen
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Ap. Location Arena Turf Cap. Manager
Aalesund 11 Ålesund Color Line Stadion Artificial 10,778 Norway Kjetil Rekdal
Brann 56 Bergen Brann Stadion Natural 17,824 Norway Rune Skarsfjord
Fredrikstad 42 Fredrikstad Fredrikstad Stadion Natural 13,300 Norway Trond Amundsen
Haugesund 6 Haugesund Haugesund Stadion Natural 5,000 Norway Jostein Grindhaug
Hønefoss 2 Hønefoss Aka Arena Artificial 4,000 Norway Leif Gunnar Smerud
Lillestrøm 49 Lillestrøm Åråsen stadion Natural 11,637 Sweden Magnus Haglund
Molde 36 Molde Aker Stadion Natural 11,800 Norway Ole Gunnar Solskjær
Odd Grenland 31 Skien Skagerak Arena Artificial 13,500 Norway Dag-Eilev Fagermo
Rosenborg 49 Trondheim Lerkendal Stadion Natural 21,850 Sweden Jan Jönsson
Sandnes Ulf 3 Sandnes Sandnes Idrettspark Natural 3,850 Norway Asle Andersen
Sogndal 14 Sogndal Fosshaugane Campus Natural 5,402 Sweden Jonas Olsson
Stabæk 17 Bærum Nadderud Stadion[7] Natural 7,000 Norway Petter Belsvik
Strømsgodset 25 Drammen Marienlyst Stadion Artificial 7,500 Norway Ronny Deila
Tromsø 26 Tromsø Alfheim Stadion Artificial 7,500 Norway Per-Mathias Høgmo
Vålerenga 52 Oslo Ullevaal Stadion Natural 25,572 Norway Martin Andresen
Viking 63 Stavanger Viking Stadion Natural 16,600 Sweden Kjell Jonevret
Aalesund Brann Fredrikstad Haugesund
Color Line Stadion Brann Stadion Fredrikstad Stadion Haugesund Stadion
Capacity: 10,778 Capacity: 17,824 Capacity: 13,300 Capacity: 5,000
Hønefoss Lillestrøm Molde Odd Grenland
Aka Arena Åråsen Stadion Aker Stadion Skagerak Arena
Capacity: 4,000 Capacity: 11,637 Capacity: 11,800 Capacity: 13,500
Rosenborg Sandnes Ulf Sogndal Stabæk
Lerkendal Stadion Sandnes Idrettspark Fosshaugane Campus Nadderud Stadion
Capacity: 21,850 Capacity: 3,850 Capacity: 5,402 Capacity: 7,000
Strømsgodset Tromsø Vålerenga Viking
Marienlyst Stadion Alfheim Stadion Ullevaal Stadion Viking Stadion
Capacity: 7,500 Capacity: 7,500 Capacity: 25,572 Capacity: 16,600

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming manager Date of appointment Table
Sogndal Norway Harald Aabrekk End of contract 31 December 2011 Sweden Jonas Olsson 1 January 2012[8] Pre-Season
Lillestrøm Norway Petter Belsvik
Sweden Magnus Powell (caretakers)		 End of contract 31 December 2011 Sweden Magnus Haglund 1 January 2012[9] Pre-Season
Stabæk Sweden Jörgen Lennartsson Signed by IF Elfsborg 31 December 2011[10] Norway Petter Belsvik 2 January 2012[11] Pre-Season
Fredrikstad Norway Tom Freddy Aune Resigned 10 May 2012 Norway Trond Amundsen 10 May 2012[12] 13th
Viking Norway Åge Hareide Sacked[13] 9 June 2012 Sweden Kjell Jonevret 19 June 2012[14] 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 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[lower-alpha 1]
3 Rosenborg 30 15 10 5 53 26 +27 55 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 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 39[lower-alpha 3]
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.[15]
  3. Odd Grenland were deducted 1 point for lack of financial control[16]

Positions by round
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Molde3103968732221222222212211121111
Strømsgodset1388331121112111111121122333222
Rosenborg225213213545433333333333212333
Tromsø541125645454555779964454444444
Viking7395812111011121010121311986458667865555
Brann157121214141413121311118109897575546556666
Haugesund12671074454333344454746778788877
Vålerenga4924973689881076568897885677788
Lillestrøm1011151315151515141414141514121313111111121212121212111099
Odd Grenland161613141311109971212131114121112121211111111111110111010
Aalesund812118101012111387798810101010109101010109991111
Sogndal1146425710111313111210111213131413151413131313131412
Hønefoss BK913107569126666667645681099991012121213
Sandnes Ulf614141512988710997913141414141314141515151514151314
Fredrikstad1456111113131415151515141515151515151515131314141415141515
Stabæk111516161616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616
Source: nifs.no
Notes: As of the last match in each round; delayed matches are not included.

Relegation play-offs
Main article: 2012 Eliteserien promotion/relegation play-offs

At the end of the season, Stabæk and Fredrikstad were relegated directly to 1. divisjon, 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:

  • A) Sandnes Ulf (by virtue of being the 14th placed team in the Tippeligaen)
  • B) Sandefjord (by virtue of being the third placed team in the 1. divisjon)
  • C) Mjøndalen (by virtue of being the fourth placed team in the 1. divisjon)
  • D) Bodø/Glimt (by virtue of being the fifth placed team in the 1. divisjon)
  • E) Ullensaker/Kisa (by virtue of being the sixth placed team in the 1. divisjon)

The four 1. divisjon 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.

Results
Ullensaker/Kisa0–4Sandnes Ulf
Report Traustason 24'
Gytkjær 80'
Helle 85'
Holmvik 90'
Attendance: 1,310
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen
Sandnes Ulf3–1Ullensaker/Kisa
Høiland 20'
Gytkjær 31' (pen.), 68' (pen.)		 Report Rosenkilde 18'
Attendance: 2,633
Referee: Per Ivar Staberg

Sandnes Ulf won 7–1 on aggregate.

Results
Home \ Away AAL SKB FFK HAU HØN LSK MFK ODD RBK ULF SIL STB SIF TIL VIF VIK
Aalesund — 2–0 3–0 2–2 2–0 1–2 0–1 2–1 2–2 3–1 2–2 3–1 3–1 0–0 3–1 1–1
Brann 2–1 — 2–0 3–2 3–2 2–3 4–1 6–2 2–1 3–1 5–0 2–1 1–2 0–2 1–2 0–0
Fredrikstad 1–3 3–4 — 0–0 0–2 3–4 0–2 4–2 1–2 3–4 2–1 5–1 2–3 2–0 1–2 3–0
Haugesund 4–2 2–1 1–0 — 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–1 3–2 0–0 4–1 2–3 1–1 4–2 1–0
Hønefoss BK 3–1 2–1 1–1 3–2 — 0–0 1–1 1–4 1–4 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–2
Lillestrøm 0–0 3–4 1–2 0–0 2–2 — 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–3 1–0 6–0 0–1 4–2 1–1 0–0
Molde 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 3–2 — 3–1 2–0 3–2 2–1 4–3 2–1 3–2 2–0 1–2
Odd Grenland 3–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 4–0 2–0 0–0 — 0–1 2–2 0–4 1–2 2–1 2–2 2–3 1–4
Rosenborg 3–0 3–1 0–1 5–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 — 2–0 0–0 3–1 3–3 3–0 3–0 1–1
Sandnes Ulf 1–1 3–3 5–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 0–2 0–0 1–1 — 3–1 2–1 2–1 5–1 0–2 2–2
Sogndal 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 0–3 0–0 — 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–2
Stabæk 0–0 0–4 0–1 0–2 0–2 4–1 0–5 0–2 0–2 2–1 2–1 — 1–2 0–1 1–3 0–1
Strømsgodset 4–0 2–0 5–0 3–3 4–0 3–3 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–1 — 2–0 3–2 1–0
Tromsø 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 5–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 3–0 4–0 — 3–1 5–1
Vålerenga 0–0 1–1 3–2 2–1 3–2 1–2 1–2 3–1 0–0 4–0 0–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 — 1–0
Viking 1–1 2–1 3–0 0–2 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–4 5–0 2–1 1–0 3–2 0–1 2–1 —
Source: NIFS (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Player

Club
  • Most yellow cards: 48[20][21]
    • Lillestrøm
  • Most red cards: 3[22]
    • Fredrikstad
    • Sandnes Ulf
    • Vålerenga

Attendances
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Rosenborg 200,912 20,572 9,822 13,394 −7.7%†
2 Brann 184,819 17,200 10,418 12,321 −5.3%†
3 Vålerenga 161,526 16,687 8,711 10,768 −19.2%†
4 Viking 148,403 13,443 7,541 9,894 −3.5%†
5 Molde 140,432 11,112 8,503 9,362 −4.6%†
6 Aalesund 137,748 10,247 8,324 9,183 −4.0%†
7 Fredrikstad 106,649 9,215 5,432 7,110 −22.0%†
8 Strømsgodset 91,508 7,451 4,726 6,101 +6.9%†
9 Lillestrøm 85,389 10,239 4,376 5,693 −4.0%†
10 Odd Grenland 77,668 6,713 4,433 5,178 −9.4%†
11 Haugesund 67,985 5,000 3,854 4,532 −0.4%†
12 Tromsø 62,856 5,299 3,644 4,190 −13.9%†
13 Stabæk 58,551 5,508 3,066 3,903 −47.3%†
14 Sandnes Ulf 57,615 4,969 2,875 3,841 +153.2%1
15 Sogndal 54,883 5,207 2,736 3,659 +15.0%†
16 Hønefoss 44,276 4,246 1,876 2,952 +104.9%1
League total 1,681,220 20,572 1,876 7,005 −12.3%†

Source: nifs.no
Notes:
1: Team played last season in 1. divisjon.

Awards

Goalkeeper of the Year

The Goalkeeper of the Year awarded to Norway Kenneth Udjus (Sogndal)

Defender of the Year

The Defender of the Year awarded to Norway Vegard Forren (Molde)

Midfielder of the Year

The Midfielder of the Year awarded to Norway Magnus Wolff Eikrem (Molde)

Striker of the Year

The Striker of the Year awarded to Norway Alexander Søderlund (Haugesund)

Coach of the Year

The Coach of the Year awarded to Norway Ole Gunnar Solskjær (Molde)

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