2016 Tippeligaen
Season | 2016 |
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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 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 |
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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 |
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Aalesund | Trond Fredriksen | Umbro | Sparebanken Møre |
Brann | Lars Arne Nilsen | Hummel | Sparebanken Vest |
Bodø/Glimt | Aasmund Bjørkan | Diadora | Sparebanken Nord-Norge |
Haugesund | Andrea Loberto | Macron | Sparebanken Vest |
Lillestrøm | Arne Erlandsen | Legea | DNB ASA |
Molde | Ole Gunnar Solskjær | Nike | Sparebanken Møre |
Odd | Dag-Eilev Fagermo | New Balance | Skagerak Energi |
Rosenborg | Kåre Ingebrigtsen | Adidas | SpareBank 1 SMN |
Sarpsborg 08 | Geir Bakke | Select | Borregaard |
Sogndal | Eirik Bakke | Umbro | Sparebanken Vest |
Stabæk | Antoni Ordinas | Adidas | SpareBank 1 Oslo Akershus |
Start | Steinar Pedersen | Umbro | Sparebanken Sør |
Strømsgodset | Tor Ole Skullerud | Puma | DNB ASA |
Tromsø | Bård Flovik | Select | Sparebanken Nord-Norge |
Viking | Kjell Jonevret | Diadora | Lyse Energi |
Vålerenga | Kjetil Rekdal | Umbro | DNB |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table |
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Stabæk | Bob Bradley | Contract expired | 10 November 2015[2] | Pre-season | Billy McKinlay | 30 November 2015[3] | Pre-season |
Bodø/Glimt | Jan Halvor Halvorsen | Contract expired | 18 November 2015[4] | Pre-season | Aasmund Bjørkan | 18 November 2015[4] | Pre-season |
Start | Bård Borgersen | Contract expired | 31 December 2015[5] | Pre season | Steinar Pedersen | 1 January 2016[5] | Pre season |
Haugesund | Jostein Grindhaug | Contract expired | 31 December 2015[6] | Pre season | Mark Dempsey | 1 January 2016[7] | Pre season |
Stabæk | Billy McKinlay | Resigned | 8 July 2016 | 15th | Antoni Ordinas | 8 July 2016 | 15th |
Haugesund | Mark Dempsey | Resigned | 14 July 2016[8] | 6th | Andrea Loberto | 14 July 2016 | 6th |
Lillestrøm | Rúnar Kristinsson | Sacked | 18 September 2016[9] | 15th | Arne Erlandsen | 19 September 2016 [10] | 15th |
Strømsgodset | Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen | Resigned | 13 October 2016 | 8th | Tor Ole Skullerud | 18 October 2016 | 8th |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 |
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:
- ↑ 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 |
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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 | |
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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 | SKB | HAU | LSK | MFK | ODD | RBK | S08 | SIL | STB | IKS | SIF | TIL | VIK | VIF |
Aalesund | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | |
Bodø/Glimt | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | |
Brann | 6–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | |
Haugesund | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | |
Lillestrøm | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
Molde | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | |
Odd | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | |
Rosenborg | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | |
Sarpsborg 08 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
Sogndal | 2–4 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
Stabæk | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
Start | 1–4 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | |
Strømsgodset | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
Tromsø | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | |
Viking | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | |
Vålerenga | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 |
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.
Stabæk won 2–1 on aggregate and retained their place in the 2017 Eliteserien; Jerv remained in the First Division.
Season statistics
Top scorers
Most assists
Hat tricks
Attendances
Updated to games played on 6 November 2016 References
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