2016 Tippeligaen

Tippeligaen
Season 2016
Champions Rosenborg
Relegated Bodø/Glimt
Start
Champions League Rosenborg
Europa League Brann
Odd
Haugesund
Matches played 240
Goals scored 653 (2.72 per match)
Top goalscorer Christian Gytkjær
(19 goals)
Biggest home win Aalesund 6–0 Tromsø
(24 April 2016)
Brann 6–0 Aalesund
(22 July 2016)
Rosenborg 6–0 Haugesund
(23 July 2016)
Biggest away win Start 0–5 Stabæk
(29 May 2016)
Highest scoring Bodø/Glimt 3–4 Haugesund
(20 April 2016)
Rosenborg 5-2 Sarpsborg 08
(9 July 2016)
Lillestrøm 3–4 Rosenborg
6 August 2016
Longest winning run Rosenborg
(6 games)
Longest unbeaten run Rosenborg
(26 games)
Longest winless run Start
(24 games)
Longest losing run Bodø/Glimt
(6 games)
Highest attendance 21,298
Rosenborg 3–1 Molde
(28 May 2016)
Lowest attendance 2,375
Sogndal 0–2 Strømsgodset
(23 October 2016)
Average attendance 6,971 Increase 3.9%
2015
2017

All statistics correct as of 6 November 2016.

The 2016 Tippeligaen was the 72nd season of top-tier football in Norway. The competition began on 11 March 2016. Due to the 2016 UEFA European Championship, there was a break between the rounds played on 29 May and 3 July. The decisive matches of the home-and-away season were played on 6 November 2016. A promotion/relegation play-off between the third-from-bottom team of the Tippeligaen and the winner of the promotion play-offs of the 2016 Norwegian First Division was contested on 30 November and 4 December 2016.[1]

The league was contested by 16 teams: the 13 best teams of the 2015 season; the two teams who won direct promotion from the 2015 Norwegian First Division, Sogndal and Brann; and Start, who won the promotion/relegation play-off finals against Jerv.

Teams

Stadia and locations

Team Location Arena Turf Capacity
Aalesund Ålesund Color Line Stadion Artificial 10,778
Bodø/Glimt Bodø Aspmyra Stadion Artificial 7,354
Brann Bergen Brann Stadion Natural 17,686
Haugesund Haugesund Haugesund Stadion Natural 8,754
Lillestrøm Lillestrøm Åråsen Stadion Natural 12,250
Molde Molde Aker Stadion Artificial 11,800
Odd Skien Skagerak Arena Artificial 12,500
Rosenborg Trondheim Lerkendal Stadion Natural 21,405
Sarpsborg 08 Sarpsborg Sarpsborg Stadion Artificial 4,700
Sogndal Sogndal Fosshaugane Campus Artificial 5,539
Stabæk Bærum Nadderud Stadion Natural 7,000
Start Kristiansand Sør Arena Artificial 14,563
Strømsgodset Drammen Marienlyst Stadion Artificial 8,935
Tromsø Tromsø Alfheim Stadion Artificial 6,859
Viking Stavanger Viking Stadion Natural 16,300
Vålerenga Oslo Ullevaal Stadion Natural 28,000

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Kit manufacturer Sponsor
Aalesund Norway Trond Fredriksen Umbro Sparebanken Møre
Brann Norway Lars Arne Nilsen Hummel Sparebanken Vest
Bodø/Glimt Norway Aasmund Bjørkan Diadora Sparebanken Nord-Norge
Haugesund Italy Andrea Loberto Macron Sparebanken Vest
Lillestrøm Norway Arne Erlandsen Legea DNB ASA
Molde Norway Ole Gunnar Solskjær Nike Sparebanken Møre
Odd Norway Dag-Eilev Fagermo New Balance Skagerak Energi
Rosenborg Norway Kåre Ingebrigtsen Adidas SpareBank 1 SMN
Sarpsborg 08 Norway Geir Bakke Select Borregaard
Sogndal Norway Eirik Bakke Umbro Sparebanken Vest
Stabæk Spain Antoni Ordinas Adidas SpareBank 1 Oslo Akershus
Start Norway Steinar Pedersen Umbro Sparebanken Sør
Strømsgodset Norway Tor Ole Skullerud Puma DNB ASA
Tromsø Norway Bård Flovik Select Sparebanken Nord-Norge
Viking Sweden Kjell Jonevret Diadora Lyse Energi
Vålerenga Norway Kjetil Rekdal Umbro DNB

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment Table
Stabæk United States Bob Bradley Contract expired 10 November 2015[2] Pre-season Scotland Billy McKinlay 30 November 2015[3] Pre-season
Bodø/Glimt Norway Jan Halvor Halvorsen Contract expired 18 November 2015[4] Pre-season Norway Aasmund Bjørkan 18 November 2015[4] Pre-season
Start Norway Bård Borgersen Contract expired 31 December 2015[5] Pre season Norway Steinar Pedersen 1 January 2016[5] Pre season
Haugesund Norway Jostein Grindhaug Contract expired 31 December 2015[6] Pre season England Mark Dempsey 1 January 2016[7] Pre season
Stabæk Scotland Billy McKinlay Resigned 8 July 2016 15th Spain Antoni Ordinas 8 July 2016 15th
Haugesund England Mark Dempsey Resigned 14 July 2016[8] 6th Italy Andrea Loberto 14 July 2016 6th
Lillestrøm Iceland Rúnar Kristinsson Sacked 18 September 2016[9] 15th Norway Arne Erlandsen 19 September 2016 [10] 15th
Strømsgodset Norway Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen Resigned 13 October 2016 8th Norway Tor Ole Skullerud 18 October 2016 8th

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rosenborg (C) 30 21 6 3 65 25 +40 69 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
2 Brann 30 16 6 8 42 27 +15 54 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
3 Odd 30 15 6 9 44 35 +9 51 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
4 Haugesund 30 12 10 8 47 43 +4 46
5 Molde 30 13 6 11 48 42 +6 45
6 Sarpsborg 08 30 12 9 9 35 37 2 45
7 Strømsgodset 30 12 8 10 43 39 +4 44
8 Viking 30 12 7 11 33 35 2 43
9 Aalesund 30 12 6 12 46 51 5 42
10 Vålerenga 30 10 8 12 41 39 +2 38
11 Sogndal 30 8 12 10 33 37 4 36
12 Lillestrøm 30 8 10 12 45 50 5 34
13 Tromsø 30 9 7 14 36 46 10 34
14 Stabæk (O) 30 8 7 15 35 42 7 31 Qualification to Relegation play-offs
15 Bodø/Glimt (R) 30 8 6 16 36 45 9 30 Relegation to Norwegian First Division
16 Start (R) 30 2 10 18 23 59 36 16
Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored (between two teams).[11]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Rosenborg qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2016 Norwegian Football Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.

Positions by round

Team \ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Rosenborg 12 6 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Brann 6 9 6 4 5 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 6 7 4 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Odd 4 5 7 3 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Haugesund 3 1 4 9 7 5 5 7 7 4 5 5 7 5 6 4 5 6 5 5 4 3 3 4 4 5 5 4 5 4
Molde 9 4 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 6 7 7 8 9 8 8 7 5 5 5 6 4 4 6 4 5
Sarpsborg 08 13 14 13 15 16 11 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 6 5 6 6 5 6 6 7 5 6 6 5 6 6
Strømsgodset 7 13 8 11 8 6 6 4 4 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 6 7 7 8 7 8 8 7 7 7
Viking 2 3 3 6 4 7 8 8 6 8 7 6 5 4 5 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 6 8 7 7 8 8 8
Aalesund 5 8 11 14 15 14 10 12 13 14 14 12 12 12 14 14 15 15 14 14 15 15 14 13 12 10 10 9 9 9
Vålerenga 16 16 16 16 13 15 13 14 11 11 12 14 13 14 15 15 13 13 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 11 11 11 11 10
Sogndal 15 7 9 7 9 10 12 11 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 8 9 9 9 10 10 9 9 9 9 10 10 11
Lillestrøm 8 10 14 10 10 8 7 6 8 7 8 8 9 10 10 11 10 11 12 11 12 13 13 15 15 15 14 12 12 12
Tromsø 11 12 10 8 11 12 14 10 12 12 13 11 11 11 11 12 12 10 11 12 11 12 12 11 11 13 13 14 13 13
Stabæk 14 15 15 13 12 13 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 13 13 14 14 15 15 14 14 15 14 13 14 15 15 15 14
Bodø/Glimt 1 2 1 5 6 9 11 13 14 13 11 13 14 13 12 10 11 12 13 13 13 11 11 12 14 12 12 13 14 15
Start 10 11 12 12 14 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
Keys to colors
Leader
2017–18 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round
Relegation play-offs
Relegation to 2017 Norwegian First Division

Source: nifs.no

Results

Home ╲ Away AAL BOD SKBHAULSKMFKODDRBKS08SILSTBIKSSIFTILVIKVIF
Aalesund 10 12 33 20 02 10 11 22 14 10 11 42 60 12 22
Bodø/Glimt 01 13 34 11 12 21 00 02 20 31 20 42 03 02 00
Brann 60 10 10 12 21 00 11 21 20 10 10 10 10 00 41
Haugesund 30 21 32 22 33 31 11 11 01 31 21 11 21 41 11
Lillestrøm 11 11 10 11 10 24 34 40 12 12 11 20 24 12 20
Molde 10 32 20 00 42 42 13 01 00 30 22 42 11 01 40
Odd 41 21 13 21 13 20 10 00 31 01 30 21 00 22 12
Rosenborg 10 21 30 60 21 31 12 52 31 31 20 10 31 40 31
Sarpsborg 08 10 12 10 01 30 40 00 22 00 11 10 10 22 10 02
Sogndal 24 22 00 10 22 43 01 11 30 11 22 01 00 12 10
Stabæk 30 10 11 01 12 12 12 02 12 01 30 01 03 10 21
Start 14 14 12 10 11 11 12 02 14 11 05 22 21 01 24
Strømsgodset 42 20 22 20 31 02 11 20 40 21 22 11 10 11 32
Tromsø 12 12 10 22 21 02 31 12 12 20 22 00 20 21 03
Viking 23 20 01 32 22 10 02 02 00 00 22 20 01 20 02
Vålerenga 01 11 32 01 11 30 01 02 30 11 11 20 11 40 02

Source: Nifs.no (in Norwegian)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

The 14th-placed team, Stabæk, took part in a two-legged play-off against Jerv, the winners of the 2016 First Division promotion play-offs, to decide who would play in the 2017 Eliteserien.

30 November 2016 (2016-11-30)
12:00 CET (UTC+1)
Jerv 1–0 Stabæk
Ogungbaro  76' Report
Levermyr Stadion, Grimstad
Attendance: 1,750
Referee: Dag Roger Nebben

4 December 2016 (2016-12-04)
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stabæk 2–0 Jerv
Omoijuanfo  83', 85' Report
Nadderud Stadion, Bærum
Attendance: 4,528
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen

Stabæk won 2–1 on aggregate and retained their place in the 2017 Eliteserien; Jerv remained in the First Division.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals Games Average
1 Denmark Christian Gytkjær Rosenborg 19 28 0,68
2 Norway Mos Aalesund 13 29 0,45
3 Norway Fitim Azemi Bodø/Glimt 11 29 0,38
4 Canada Olivier Occéan Odd 10 28 0,36
Norway Torbjørn Agdestein Haugesund 10 30 0,33
6 Nigeria Fred Friday Lillestrøm 8 14 0,57
Norway Marcus Pedersen Strømsgodset 8 19 0,42
Norway Ghayas Zahid Vålerenga 8 28 0,29
Denmark Mike Jensen Rosenborg 8 28 0,29
Norway Thomas Lehne Olsen Tromsø 8 30 0,27

Most assists

Rank Player Club Assists Games Average
1 Ghana Gilbert Koomson Sogndal 10 28 0,36
2 Norway Jonas Svensson Rosenborg 9 26 0,35
3 Norway Fredrik Haugen Brann 8 27 0,30
Norway Espen Ruud Odd 8 29 0,28
Norway Trond Olsen Bodøø/Glimt 8 30 0,27
6 Norway Fredrik Midtsjø Rosenborg 7 28 0,25
Norway Håkon Skogseid Lillestrøm 7 28 0,25
8 Norway Pål André Helland Rosenborg 6 20 0,30
Sweden Robert Lundström Vålerenga 6 20 0,30
Norway Abdisalam Ibrahim Viking 6 25 0,24
Norway Erik Huseklepp Brann 6 26 0,23
Norway Alexander Stølås Haugesund 6 28 0,21
Norway Gjermund Åsen Tromsø 6 29 0,21
Norway Lars-Christopher Vilsvik Strømsgodset 6 29 0,21

Hat tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Norway Kristoffer Tokstad Sarpsborg 08 Start 4–1 21 April 2016
Norway Mos Aalesund Tromsø 6–0 24 April 2016
Denmark Christian Gytkjær Rosenborg Lillestrøm 4–3 6 August 2016
Norway Espen Ruud Odd Lillestrøm 4–2 11 September 2016

Attendances

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Rosenborg 263,781 21,298 14,142 17,585 -0.974832307777592.5%
2 Brann 185,703 17,686 9,331 12,380 0.22283682338996+22.2%
3 Vålerenga 136,106 19,038 6,379 9,074 -0.8985048024556910.1%
4 Viking 132,195 11,347 7,069 8,813 -0.8579633956386314.2%
5 Molde 125,886 11,348 7,459 8,392 -0.937444146559436.2%
6 Odd 120,582 10,678 6,440 8,039 0.016051567239636+1.6%
7 Strømsgodset 102,392 7,661 6,095 6,826 -0.970981507823612.9%
8 Aalesund 95,546 10,013 5,215 6,370 -0.951314217443254.8%
9 Lillestrøm 87,836 9,085 4,081 5,856 0.059334298118669+5.9%
10 Haugesund 78,183 7,722 4,081 5,212 -0.967694021537323.2%
11 Start 66,985 7,273 3,401 4,466 -0.7255889520714927.4%
12 Tromsø 56,787 6,429 3,118 4,056 0.11551155115512+11.5%
13 Sarpsborg 08 58,148 5,107 3,296 3,877 0.001549987083441+0.1%
14 Stabæk 57,130 4,938 3,052 3,809 -0.981701030927841.8%
15 Bodø/Glimt 55,023 7,564 2,398 3,668 0.15201005025126+15.2%
16 Sogndal 47,152 5,600 2,375 3,143 0.091698506425842+9.1%
League total 1,669,435 21,298 2,375 6,985 0.047069404886824+4.7%

Updated to games played on 6 November 2016
Source: nifs.no, fotball.no

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