# 2006 in Norwegian football

The 2006 season was the 101st season of competitive football in Norway.

## Men's football
### League season
#### Promotion and relegation

| League | Promoted to league | Relegated from league |
| Tippeligaen | Stabæk Sandefjord | Aalesund Bodø/Glimt |
| 1. divisjon | Sarpsborg Sparta Manglerud Star Haugesund Tromsdalen | Mandalskameratene Skeid Tønsberg Alta |
| 2. divisjon | Korsvoll Vålerenga 2 HamKam 2 Åmot Stabæk 2 Start 2 Kopervik Askøy Kristiansund KIL/Hemne Steigen Hammerfest | Mercantile Kvik Halden Fram Larvik Træff Frigg FF Lillehammer Egersund Hovding Brann 2 Lyngen/Karnes Lofoten Innstranden |

#### Tippeligaen

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Rosenborg (C) | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 47 | 24 | +23 | 53 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Brann | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 36 | +3 | 46 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | Vålerenga | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 44 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 4 | Lillestrøm | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 44 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 5 | Stabæk | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 39 | |
| 6 | Start | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 37 | |
| 7 | Lyn | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 35 | |
| 8 | Fredrikstad | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 32 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 9 | Sandefjord | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 32 | |
| 10 | Tromsø | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 29 | |
| 11 | Viking | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 29 | |
| 12 | Odd Grenland (O) | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 29 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 13 | Ham-Kam (R) | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 28 | Relegation to First Division |
| 14 | Molde (R) | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 29 | 50 | −21 | 25 | Relegation to First Division |
* ↑ Lillestrøm qualified for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round through the UEFA Fair Play ranking award.
* ↑ Fredrikstad qualified for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round after winning the Norwegian Cup.

#### 1. divisjon

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Strømsgodset (C, P) | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 68 | 36 | +32 | 65 | Promotion to Tippeligaen |
| 2 | Aalesund (P) | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 71 | 35 | +36 | 60 | Promotion to Tippeligaen |
| 3 | Bryne | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 52 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Hønefoss | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 64 | 47 | +17 | 51 | |
| 5 | Bodø/Glimt | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 65 | 49 | +16 | 49 | |
| 6 | Sogndal | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 44 | |
| 7 | Kongsvinger | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 43 | |
| 8 | Moss | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 61 | 46 | +15 | 40 | |
| 9 | Haugesund | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 38 | |
| 10 | Sparta Sarpsborg | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 44 | 56 | −12 | 37 | |
| 11 | Løv-Ham | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 35 | |
| 12 | Tromsdalen | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 35 | |
| 13 | Pors Grenland (R) | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 51 | 65 | −14 | 35 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 14 | Manglerud Star (R) | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 47 | 79 | −32 | 28 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 15 | Follo (R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 46 | 76 | −30 | 25 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 16 | Hødd (R) | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 61 | −32 | 19 | Relegation to Second Division |
* ↑ The third-placed team in the first division and the 12th-placed team in Tippeligaen meet in a playoff at the end of the season.
* ↑ Sparta Sarpsborg have been deducted 2 points.

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Notodden (P) | 26 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 66 | 26 | +40 | 58 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Bærum | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 60 | 28 | +32 | 56 | |
| 3 | Lørenskog | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 78 | 36 | +42 | 54 | |
| 4 | FK Tønsberg | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 61 | 26 | +35 | 50 | |
| 5 | Sprint/Jeløy | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 43 | |
| 6 | Drøbak/Frogn | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 36 | |
| 7 | Stabæk 2 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 32 | |
| 8 | Sarpsborg | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 45 | 61 | −16 | 31 | |
| 9 | Odd Grenland 2 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 46 | 64 | −18 | 30 | |
| 10 | Vålerenga 2 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 44 | 61 | −17 | 28 | |
| 11 | Åmot | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 33 | 59 | −26 | 27 | |
| 12 | Tollnes (R) | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 59 | −28 | 26 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 13 | Ørn-Horten (R) | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 33 | 77 | −44 | 21 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 14 | Årdal (R) | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 38 | 69 | −31 | 18 | Relegation to Third Division |

##### Group 2

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Skeid (P) | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 67 | 23 | +44 | 63 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Groruddalen | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 73 | 39 | +34 | 55 | |
| 3 | Ranheim | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 63 | 40 | +23 | 45 | |
| 4 | Rosenborg 2 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 60 | 47 | +13 | 42 | |
| 5 | Strindheim | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 53 | 48 | +5 | 40 | |
| 6 | Byåsen | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 65 | 48 | +17 | 38 | |
| 7 | Kristiansund | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 38 | |
| 8 | Korsvoll | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 58 | 59 | −1 | 36 | |
| 9 | Steinkjer | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 56 | 59 | −3 | 36 | |
| 10 | Kjelsås | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 36 | 55 | −19 | 33 | |
| 11 | Molde 2 (R) | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 42 | 65 | −23 | 31 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 12 | Levanger | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 29 | |
| 13 | Kolstad (R) | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 47 | 84 | −37 | 21 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 14 | KIL/Hemne (R) | 26 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 29 | 91 | −62 | 12 | Relegation to Third Division |

##### Group 3

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Mandalskameratene (P) | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 75 | 24 | +51 | 63 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Sandnes Ulf | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 50 | 32 | +18 | 52 | |
| 3 | Vard Haugesund | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 62 | 39 | +23 | 46 | |
| 4 | Fyllingen | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46 | 38 | +8 | 45 | |
| 5 | Start 2 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 41 | |
| 6 | Ålgård | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 38 | |
| 7 | Flekkerøy | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 50 | 45 | +5 | 37 | |
| 8 | Fana | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 54 | 57 | −3 | 36 | |
| 9 | Viking 2 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 35 | |
| 10 | Åsane | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 27 | |
| 11 | Askøy | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 36 | 62 | −26 | 27 | |
| 12 | Kopervik (R) | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 42 | 54 | −12 | 24 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 13 | Stord Sunnhordland (R) | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 33 | 55 | −22 | 23 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 14 | Klepp (R) | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 50 | −30 | 19 | Relegation to Third Division |
* ↑ Stord Sunnhordland was docked two points for using two non-eligible players.

##### Group 4

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Raufoss (P) | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 72 | 38 | +34 | 57 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Alta | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 75 | 36 | +39 | 54 | |
| 3 | Nybergsund | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 63 | 30 | +33 | 53 | |
| 4 | Eidsvold Turn | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 48 | |
| 5 | Mo | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 60 | 48 | +12 | 39 | |
| 6 | Ullensaker/Kisa | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 39 | |
| 7 | Harstad | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 33 | |
| 8 | Lillestrøm 2 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 47 | 48 | −1 | 32 | |
| 9 | Ham-Kam 2 (R) | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 32 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 10 | Gjøvik-Lyn | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 55 | 69 | −14 | 31 | |
| 11 | Hammerfest | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 29 | |
| 12 | Skarp | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 46 | 73 | −27 | 29 | |
| 13 | Brumunddal (R) | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 45 | 58 | −13 | 26 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 14 | Steigen (R) | 26 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 33 | 89 | −56 | 11 | Relegation to Third Division |

#### 3. divisjon
### Norwegian Cup
#### Final
## Women's football
### League season
#### Promotion and relegation

| League | Promoted to league | Relegated from league |
| Toppserien | Arna-Bjørnar Amazon Grimstad | Asker Kattem |
| 1. divisjon | Haugar Manglerud Star | Byåsen Kaupanger |

#### Toppserien

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Kolbotn (C) | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 76 | 17 | +59 | 42 | Qualification for the UEFA Women's Cup second qualifying round |
| 2 | Trondheims-Ørn | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 47 | 10 | +37 | 42 | |
| 3 | Røa | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 69 | 24 | +45 | 39 | |
| 4 | Team Strømmen | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 47 | 25 | +22 | 38 | |
| 5 | Arna-Bjørnar | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 60 | 26 | +34 | 35 | |
| 6 | Amazon Grimstad | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 23 | |
| 7 | Fløya | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 57 | −33 | 14 | |
| 8 | Sandviken | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 25 | 63 | −38 | 13 | |
| 9 | Klepp (O) | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 61 | −44 | 11 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 10 | Liungen (R) | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 102 | −92 | 3 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |

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

* Røa 3–2 Asker

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

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Mladá Boleslav | 5–3 | Vålerenga | 3–1 | 2–2 |

### UEFA Cup
#### Qualifying rounds
##### First qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Glentoran | 0–2 | Brann | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Skála | 0–4 | Start | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| Lyn Oslo | 1–1 (a) | Flora Tallinn | 1–1 | 0–0 |

##### Second qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Start | 1–1 (11–10 p) | Drogheda United | 1–0 | 0–1 (a.e.t.) |
| Brann | 4–4 (a) | Åtvidaberg | 3–3 | 1–1 |
| Molde | 2–1 | Skonto | 0–0 | 2–1 |

#### First round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Molde | 0–2 | Rangers | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Start | 2–9 | Ajax | 2–5 | 0–4 |

### Intertoto Cup
#### Second round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Lillestrøm | 6–3 | Keflavík | 4–1 | 2–2 |

#### Third round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Newcastle United | 4–1 | Lillestrøm | 1–1 | 3–0 |

## UEFA Women's Cup
### Second qualifying round
#### Group 2

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Umeå | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 | Kolbotn | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | Espanyol | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Lehenda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
Matches

## National teams
### Norway men's national football team
#### UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
##### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Greece | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 31 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 1–4 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Turkey | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 24 | Qualify for final tournament | 0–1 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Norway | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 11 | +16 | 23 | | 2–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 13 | | 0–4 | 3–2 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 |
| 5 | Moldova | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 12 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| 6 | Hungary | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 12 | | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 |
| 7 | Malta | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 31 | −21 | 5 | | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–5 | 2–3 | 2–1 | — |
* 1 2 Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Moldova +1, Hungary −1.

#### Fixtures and results

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Norway scorers |
| 25 January | Monster Park, San Francisco (A) | Mexico | 1–2 Report | Friendly | Ole Martin Årst |
| 29 January | Home Depot Center, Carson (A) | United States | 0–5 Report | Friendly | |
| 1 March | Stade Leopold Senghor, Dakar (A) | Senegal | 1–2 Report | Friendly | Erik Hagen |
| 24 May | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (H) | Paraguay | 2–2 Report | Friendly | Frode Johnsen (2) |
| 1 June | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (H) | South Korea | 0–0 Report | Friendly | |
| 16 August | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (H) | Brazil | 1–1 Report | Friendly | Morten Gamst Pedersen |
| 2 September | Szusza Ferenc Stadium, Budapest (A) | Hungary | 4–1 Report | Euro Qualifier | Ole Gunnar Solskjær (2) Fredrik Strømstad Morten Gamst Pedersen |
| 6 September | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (H) | Moldova | 2–0 Report | Euro Qualifier | Fredrik Strømstad Steffen Iversen |
| 7 October | Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens (A) | Greece | 0–1 Report | Euro Qualifier | |
| 15 November | Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade (A) | Serbia | 1–1 Report | Friendly | John Carew |

##### Key

* H = Home match
* A = Away match
* N = Neutral site match