# 2009 Tippeligaen

The 2009 Tippeligaen was the 65th completed season of top division football in Norway. The competition began on 15 March and end on 1 November. Stabæk were the defending champions. Odd Grenland, Sandefjord and Start entered as the three promoted teams from the 2008 1. divisjon. They replaced HamKam who were relegated to the 2009 1. divisjon.

## Overview
### League expansion

This was the first top division seasons where 16 teams were competing on the highest level of Norwegian football since the 1961–62 Hovedserien season. Due to the league expanding from 14 to 16 teams, three teams were promoted from the 1. divisjon at the end of the 2008 season. Those teams were champions Odd Grenland, runners-up Sandefjord and third-placed Start. The last spot was taken by Aalesund after winning a two-legged play-off match against Sogndal.

### Summary

Stabæk was the defending champions, having won their first ever League Championship in 2008. On 27 September, Rosenborg secured the title with four rounds left to go. They won their 21st top-flight title.

## Teams
### Stadiums and locations

    Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Ap. | Location | Stadium | Turf | Capacity |
| Aalesund | 8 | Ålesund | Color Line Stadion | Artificial | 10,778 |
| Bodø/Glimt | 19 | Bodø | Aspmyra stadion | Artificial | 7,400 |
| Brann | 53 | Bergen | Brann stadion | Natural | 17,317 |
| Fredrikstad | 40 | Fredrikstad | Fredrikstad Stadion | Natural | 13,300 |
| Lillestrøm | 46 | Lillestrøm | Åråsen stadion | Natural | 12,500 |
| Lyn | 36 | Oslo | Ullevaal Stadion | Natural | 25,572 |
| Molde | 33 | Molde | Aker Stadion | Natural | 11,167 |
| Odd Grenland | 28 | Skien | Skagerak Arena | Artificial | 13,500 |
| Rosenborg | 46 | Trondheim | Lerkendal stadion | Natural | 21,850 |
| Sandefjord | 3 | Sandefjord | Komplett.no Arena | Natural | 9,000 |
| Stabæk | 14 | Bærum | Telenor Arena | Artificial | 15,000 |
| Start | 34 | Kristiansand | Sør Arena | Natural | 14,300 |
| Strømsgodset | 22 | Drammen | Marienlyst Stadion | Artificial | 8,500 |
| Tromsø | 23 | Tromsø | Alfheim stadion | Artificial | 7,500 |
| Vålerenga | 49 | Oslo | Ullevaal Stadion | Natural | 25,572 |
| Viking | 60 | Stavanger | Viking Stadion | Natural | 16,600 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Sponsor |
| Aalesund | Kjetil Rekdal | Amund Skiri | Umbro | Sparebanken Møre |
| Bodø/Glimt | Kåre Ingebrigtsen | Christian Berg | Diadora | Nordlandsbanken |
| Brann | Steinar Nilsen | Håkon Opdal | Kappa | Sparebanken Vest |
| Fredrikstad | Tom Nordlie | Hans Erik Ramberg | Umbro | Brynild |
| Lillestrøm | Henning Berg | Frode Kippe | Diadora | Nordea |
| Lyn | Gunnar Halle | Tommy Berntsen | Puma | Carrot Communications |
| Molde | Kjell Jonevret | Daniel Berg Hestad | Umbro | Sparebanken Møre |
| Odd Grenland | Dag-Eilev Fagermo | Morten Fevang | Adidas | Skagerak Energi |
| Rosenborg | Erik Hamrén | Roar Strand | Adidas | REMA 1000 |
| Sandefjord | Pat Walker | Birger Madsen | Puma | Jotun |
| Stabæk | Jan Jönsson | Morten Skjønsberg | Puma | Fornebu - Nytt liv |
| Start | Knut Tørum | Ole Martin Årst | Umbro | Sparebanken Sør |
| Strømsgodset | Ronny Deila | Alexander Aas | Nike | SpareBank 1 |
| Tromsø | Per-Mathias Høgmo | Sigurd Rushfeldt | Puma | SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge |
| Vålerenga | Martin Andresen | André Muri | Kappa | Hafslund |
| Viking | Uwe Rösler | Børre Steenslid | Adidas | Lyse Energi |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table |
| Fredrikstad | Anders Grönhagen | Health problems | 16 June 2009 | 12th | Tom Nordlie | 27 August 2009 | 14th |
| Lyn | Kent Bergersen | Sacked | 29 July 2009 | 16th | Gunnar Halle | 29 July 2009 | 16th |
| Vålerenga | Tor Ole Skullerud | Resigned | 26 August 2009 | 11th | Martin Andresen | 9 January 2009 | 11th |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Rosenborg (C) | 30 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 60 | 22 | +38 | 69 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Molde | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 62 | 35 | +27 | 56 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Stabæk | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 52 | 34 | +18 | 53 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Odd Grenland | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 53 | 44 | +9 | 46 | |
| 5 | Brann | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 44 | |
| 6 | Tromsø | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 40 | |
| 7 | Vålerenga | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 40 | |
| 8 | Sandefjord | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 40 | |
| 9 | Start | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 46 | 52 | −6 | 40 | |
| 10 | Viking | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 38 | |
| 11 | Lillestrøm | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 37 | |
| 12 | Strømsgodset | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 36 | |
| 13 | Aalesund | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 36 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 14 | Fredrikstad (R) | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 34 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Bodø/Glimt (R) | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 53 | −24 | 28 | Relegation to First Division |
| 16 | Lyn (R) | 30 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 59 | −30 | 16 | Relegation to First Division |
* ↑ Aalesund won the 2009 Norwegian Cup and qualified for the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.

## Results

| Home \ Away | AAL | BOD | SKB | FFK | LSK | LYN | MFK | ODD | RBK | SF | STB | IKS | SIF | TIL | VIF | VIK |
| Aalesund | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 |
| Bodø/Glimt | 3–0 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 |
| Brann | 2–1 | 4–2 | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Fredrikstad | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–4 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| Lillestrøm | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–2 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Lyn | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–4 | 0–0 |
| Molde | 3–1 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | — | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 8–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 |
| Odd Grenland | 4–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 |
| Rosenborg | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Sandefjord | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | — | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
| Stabæk | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 4–1 | — | 5–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| Start | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | — | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Strømsgodset | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Tromsø | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Vålerenga | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–4 | — | 3–1 |
| Viking | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | — |

## Relegation play-offs

At the end of the season, the two last teams relegated directly to 1. divisjon, and were replaced by the winner and runner-up of the 1. divisjon who were directly promoted.
Four teams entered a play-off for the last Tippeligaen spot in the 2010 season. These were:
* A) Fredrikstad (14th placed team in the Tippeligaen)
* B) Kongsvinger (Third placed team in the 1. divisjon)
* C) Sogndal (Fourth placed team in the 1. divisjon)
* D) Sarpsborg 08 (Fifth placed team in the 1. divisjon)
| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round |
| 14 | Fredrikstad | 0 | | | | | |
| 5 | Sarpsborg 08 | 2 | | | | | |
| 5 | Sarpsborg 08 | 2 | 5 | Sarpsborg 08 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| | | | 3 | Kongsvinger | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Kongsvinger | 3 | 3 | Kongsvinger | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Sogndal | 1 | | | | | |

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Rade Prica | Rosenborg | 17 |
| 2 | Péter Kovács | Odd Grenland | 16 |
| 2 | Mame Biram Diouf | Molde | 16 |
| 4 | Erik Huseklepp | Brann | 15 |
| 4 | Daniel Nannskog | Stabæk | 15 |
| 6 | Arild Sundgot | Lillestrøm | 11 |
| 6 | Bengt Sæternes | Vålerenga | 11 |
| 6 | Pape Paté Diouf | Molde | 11 |
| 9 | Mads Stokkelien | Start | 10 |
| 9 | Marcus Pedersen | Strømsgodset | 10 |
Source: AltOmFotball.no (in Norwegian)

### Discipline
#### Player

* Most yellow cards: 7
** Marciano (Sandefjord)
** Ebrima Sohna (Sandefjord)
** Kasey Wehrman (Fredrikstad/Lyn)
* Most red cards: 2
** Demar Phillips (Aalesund)

#### Club

* Most yellow cards: 54
** Strømsgodset
* Most red cards: 3
** Lyn
** Sandefjord
** Start
** Tromsø

### Attendance

| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Total | Games | Maximum | Minimum | Average | % of Capacity |
| Rosenborg | Lerkendal stadion | 21,850 | 264,783 | 15 | 21,597 | 14,549 | 17,652 | 80.8% |
| Brann | Brann stadion | 17,317 | 238,566 | 15 | 17,258 | 15,073 | 15,904 | 91.8% |
| Viking | Viking Stadion | 16,600 | 196,060 | 15 | 15,328 | 11,374 | 13,071 | 78.7% |
| Vålerenga | Ullevaal Stadion | 25,572 | 161,822 | 15 | 19,234 | 6,250 | 10,788 | 42.1% |
| Fredrikstad | Fredrikstad stadion | 13,300 | 154,700 | 15 | 12,058 | 9,107 | 10,313 | 77.5% |
| Aalesund | Color Line Stadion | 10,778 | 153,264 | 15 | 10,778 | 9,409 | 10,218 | 94.8% |
| Stabæk | Telenor Arena | 15,000 | 142,082 | 15 | 13,409 | 8,115 | 9,472 | 63.1% |
| Start | Sør Arena | 14,300 | 124,280 | 15 | 10,793 | 6,627 | 8,285 | 57.9% |
| Molde | Aker Stadion | 11,167 | 119,480 | 15 | 11,168 | 5,741 | 7,965 | 71.3% |
| Lillestrøm | Åråsen stadion | 12,500 | 114,013 | 15 | 10,287 | 6,334 | 7,601 | 60.8% |
| Odd Grenland | Skagerak Arena | 13,500 | 110,582 | 15 | 11,295 | 5,055 | 7,372 | 54.6% |
| Sandefjord | Komplett.no Arena | 9,000 | 87,066 | 15 | 7,810 | 4,967 | 5,804 | 64.5% |
| Strømsgodset | Marienlyst stadion | 8,500 | 80,322 | 15 | 7,387 | 3,897 | 5,355 | 63.0% |
| Tromsø | Alfheim stadion | 7,500 | 77,636 | 15 | 7,492 | 4,405 | 5,176 | 69.0% |
| Bodø/Glimt | Aspmyra stadion | 7,400 | 64,244 | 15 | 5,808 | 3,090 | 4,282 | 57.9% |
| Lyn | Ullevaal Stadion | 25,572 | 62,802 | 15 | 14,048 | 2,092 | 4,187 | 16.4% |
| Total | Games | Average |
| 2,151,682 | 240 | 8,965 |
Last updated: End of 2009 season Source: altomfotball.no (in Norwegian)

## Other

| Team | Kit maker | Shirt sponsor | UEFA Fair Play (avg. pts.) |
| Bodø/Glimt | Diadora | Nordlandsbanken | 7,82 |
| Brann | Kappa | Sparebanken Vest | 7,79 |
| Fredrikstad | Umbro | Carnegie | 7,77 |
| Lillestrøm | Diadora | Nordea | 7,70 |
| Lyn | Puma | Carrot Communications | 7,53 |
| Molde | Umbro | Sparebanken Møre | 7,96 |
| Odd Grenland | Adidas | Skagerak Energi | 7,97 |
| Rosenborg | Adidas | REMA 1000 | 8,12 |
| Sandefjord | Puma | Jotun | 7,63 |
| Stabæk | Puma | Fornebu - nytt liv | 7,93 |
| Start | Umbro | Sparebanken Sør | 7,73 |
| Strømsgodset | Nike | Sparebanken Drammen | 7,84 |
| Tromsø | Puma | Sparebanken Nord-Norge | 7,92 |
| Viking | Adidas | Lyse Energi | 7,59 |
| Vålerenga | Kappa | Hafslund | 7,93 |
| Aalesund | Umbro | Sparebanken Møre | 7,72 |