# 2013 in Norwegian football

The 2013 in Norwegian football season was the 108th edition of competitive football in Norway.
The season began in March and ended in November with the 2013 Norwegian Football Cup Final.

## Men's football
### League season
#### Tippeligaen

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Strømsgodset (C) | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 66 | 26 | +40 | 63 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Rosenborg | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 50 | 25 | +25 | 62 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Haugesund | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 51 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 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 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 7 | Odd | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 40 | |
| 8 | Brann | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 39 | |
| 9 | Start | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 38 | |
| 10 | Lillestrøm | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 36 | |
| 11 | Vålerenga | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 41 | 50 | −9 | 36 | |
| 12 | Sogndal | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 33 | |
| 13 | Sandnes Ulf | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 36 | 58 | −22 | 33 | |
| 14 | Sarpsborg 08 (O) | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 40 | 58 | −18 | 31 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Tromsø (R) | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 41 | 50 | −9 | 29 | Europa League qualifying and relegation to First Division |
| 16 | Hønefoss (R) | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 29 | Relegation to First Division |
* ↑ Molde qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League as winners of the 2013 Norwegian Cup.
* ↑ Norway 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 Tippeligaen's Fair Play ranking.

#### 1. divisjon

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Bodø/Glimt (C, P) | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 63 | 24 | +39 | 67 | Promotion to Tippeligaen |
| 2 | Stabæk (P) | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 52 | Promotion to Tippeligaen |
| 3 | Hødd | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 50 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Ranheim | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 49 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 5 | HamKam | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 48 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 6 | Mjøndalen | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 47 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 7 | Bryne | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 46 | |
| 8 | Sandefjord | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 43 | |
| 9 | Kristiansund BK | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 42 | |
| 10 | Fredrikstad | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 41 | |
| 11 | Strømmen | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 38 | |
| 12 | Ullensaker/Kisa | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 34 | |
| 13 | Vard Haugesund (R) | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 34 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 14 | Kongsvinger (R) | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 31 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 15 | Follo (R) | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 40 | 57 | −17 | 27 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 16 | Elverum (R) | 30 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 37 | 67 | −30 | 15 | Relegation to Second Division |
* ↑ Follo were docked 2 points for lack of financial control

#### 2. divisjon
##### Group 1

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Bærum (P) | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 84 | 38 | +46 | 60 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Asker | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 80 | 37 | +43 | 56 | |
| 3 | Førde | 26 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 64 | 47 | +17 | 51 | |
| 4 | Træff | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 42 | |
| 5 | Kvik Halden | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 41 | |
| 6 | Kjelsås | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 40 | |
| 7 | Drøbak-Frogn | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 40 | |
| 8 | Vålerenga 2 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 36 | |
| 9 | Moss | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 33 | |
| 10 | Birkebeineren | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 33 | |
| 11 | Molde 2 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 49 | 63 | −14 | 28 | |
| 12 | Skarbøvik (R) | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 26 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 13 | Østsiden (R) | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 23 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 14 | Nesodden (R) | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 73 | −50 | 14 | Relegation to Third Division |

##### Group 2

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Alta (P) | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 71 | 35 | +36 | 57 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Raufoss | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 51 | |
| 3 | Fram Larvik | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 62 | 34 | +28 | 50 | |
| 4 | Lyn | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 41 | |
| 5 | Pors Grenland | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 41 | |
| 6 | Nybergsund-Trysil | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 50 | 56 | −6 | 40 | |
| 7 | Valdres | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 37 | |
| 8 | Strømsgodset 2 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 59 | 77 | −18 | 34 | |
| 9 | Gjøvik FF | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 33 | |
| 10 | Harstad | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 32 | |
| 11 | Odd 2 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 41 | 60 | −19 | 32 | |
| 12 | Frigg (R) | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 25 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 13 | FK Tønsberg (R) | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 44 | 67 | −23 | 20 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 14 | Bossekop (R) | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 28 | 51 | −23 | 17 | Relegation to Third Division |

##### Group 3

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Nest-Sotra (P) | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 74 | 25 | +49 | 63 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Vindbjart | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 67 | 38 | +29 | 49 | |
| 3 | Notodden | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 42 | |
| 4 | Fyllingsdalen | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 38 | |
| 5 | Arendal | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 37 | |
| 6 | Brann 2 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 35 | |
| 7 | Egersund | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 35 | |
| 8 | Fana | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 35 | |
| 9 | Ålgård | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 33 | |
| 10 | Åsane | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 33 | |
| 11 | Vidar | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 49 | 66 | −17 | 33 | |
| 12 | Flekkerøy | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 30 | |
| 13 | Viking 2 (R) | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 30 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 14 | Arna-Bjørnar (R) | 26 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 28 | 67 | −39 | 25 | Relegation to Third Division |

##### Group 4

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Tromsdalen (P) | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 70 | 31 | +39 | 62 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | KFUM Oslo | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 62 | 26 | +36 | 57 | |
| 3 | Levanger | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 61 | 43 | +18 | 44 | |
| 4 | Grorud | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 60 | 51 | +9 | 40 | |
| 5 | Byåsen | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 40 | |
| 6 | Mo | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 40 | |
| 7 | Eidsvold TF | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 43 | 51 | −8 | 36 | |
| 8 | Tromsø 2 (R) | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 51 | 77 | −26 | 34 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 9 | Nardo | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 32 | |
| 10 | Lørenskog | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 49 | 56 | −7 | 31 | |
| 11 | Rosenborg 2 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 52 | 63 | −11 | 30 | |
| 12 | Strindheim (R) | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 51 | 60 | −9 | 23 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 13 | Skedsmo (R) | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 32 | 68 | −36 | 21 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 14 | Senja (R) | 26 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 41 | 58 | −17 | 20 | Relegation to Third Division |

#### 3. divisjon
### Norwegian Cup
#### Final
## Women's football
### League season
#### Toppserien

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Stabæk (C) | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 64 | 9 | +55 | 55 | Qualification for the Champions League round of 32 |
| 2 | LSK Kvinner | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 51 | 18 | +33 | 49 | |
| 3 | Arna-Bjørnar | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 38 | |
| 4 | Avaldsnes | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 33 | |
| 5 | Vålerenga | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 32 | |
| 6 | Kolbotn | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 31 | |
| 7 | Trondheims-Ørn | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 30 | |
| 8 | Røa | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 33 | −8 | 28 | |
| 9 | Medkila | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 44 | −17 | 26 | |
| 10 | Klepp | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 29 | 50 | −21 | 21 | |
| 11 | Amazon Grimstad (O) | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 39 | −17 | 15 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 12 | Sandviken (R) | 22 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 56 | −37 | 10 | Relegation to First Division |

#### 1. divisjon
### Norwegian Women's Cup
#### Final

* Avaldsnes 0–1 Stabæk

## Men's UEFA competitions
### Champions League
#### Qualifying phase
##### Second qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Sligo Rovers | 0–3 | Molde | 0–1 | 0–2 |

##### Third qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Molde | 1–1 (a) | Legia Warsaw | 1–1 | 0–0 |

### UEFA Europa League
#### Qualifying phase
##### First qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Tromsø | 3–2 | Celje | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Crusaders | 3–9 | Rosenborg | 1–2 | 2–7 |

##### Second qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Hødd | 1–2 | Aktobe | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Strømsgodset | 5–2 | Debrecen | 2–2 | 3–0 |
| Tromsø | 2–1 | Inter Baku | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Rosenborg | 1–2 | St Johnstone | 0–1 | 1–1 |

##### Third qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Tromsø | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Differdange 03 | 1–0 | 0–1 (a.e.t.) |
| Jablonec | 5–2 | Strømsgodset | 2–1 | 3–1 |

##### Play-off round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Tromsø | 2–3 | Beşiktaş | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Molde | 0–5 | Rubin Kazan | 0–2 | 0–3 |

#### Group stage
##### Group K

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TOT | ANZ | SHE | TRO |
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 18 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 8 | Advance to knockout phase | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 | | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | Tromsø | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 1 | | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |

## UEFA Women's Champions League
### Knockout phase
#### Round of 32

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| LSK Kvinner | 1–8 | LdB Malmö | 1–3 | 0–5 |

## National teams
### Norway men's national football team
#### 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

During the season, the Norway national team played five games in the qualification for 2014 FIFA World Cup.

##### Group E

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | Switzerland | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 24 | Qualification to 2014 FIFA World Cup | — | 4–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Iceland | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 17 | Advance to second round | 0–2 | — | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Slovenia | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 15 | | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| 4 | Norway | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 12 | | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| 5 | Albania | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 11 | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 |
| 6 | Cyprus | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 5 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | — |

#### Friendlies
### Norway women's national football team
#### 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)
##### Group 5
## Managerial changes

| Name | Club | Date of departure | Replacement | Date of appointment |
| Martin Andresen | Vålerenga | 18 Novemberember 2012 | Kjetil Rekdal | 8 January 2013 |
| Kjetil Rekdal | Aalesund | 26 November 2012 | Jan Jönsson | 8 January 2013 |
| Jan Jönsson | Rosenborg | 7 December 2012 | Per Joar Hansen | 1 January 2013 |
| Per Mathias Høgmo | Tromsø | 31 December 2012 | Agnar Christensen | 1 January 2013 |
| Aasmund Bjørkan | Ranheim | 31 December 2012 | Trond Nordsteien | 1 January 2013 |
| Cato Hansen | Bodø/Glimt | 31 December 2012 | Jan Halvor Halvorsen | 1 January 2013 |
| Tom Nordlie | Kongsvinger | 31 December 2012 | Stian Aasen | |
| Arne Erlandsen | Ullensaker/Kisa | 31 December 2012 | Roar Johansen | 1 January 2013 |
| Roar Johansen | Sarpsborg 08 | 31 December 2012 | Brian Deane | 1 January 2013 |
| Tor Thodesen | Moss | 31 December 2012 | Michael Frank | 1 January 2013 |
| | Tønsberg | 31 December 2012 | Tor Thodesen | 1 January 2013 |
| Agnar Christensen | Tromsø | 1 October 2013 | Steinar Nilsen | 1 October 2013 |
| Rune Skarsfjord | Brann | 6 November 2013 | Kenneth Mikkelsen (interim) | 6 November 2013 |