# 2015 in Norwegian football

The 2015 season was the 110th season of competitive football in Norway.
The season began in March, and ended on 22 November with the men's 2015 Norwegian Football Cup Final.

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

Teams promoted to Tippeligaen
* Sandefjord
* Tromsø
* Mjøndalen
Teams relegated from Tippeligaen
* SK Brann
* Sogndal
* Sandnes Ulf

### League season
#### Eliteserien

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Rosenborg (C) | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 73 | 27 | +46 | 69 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Strømsgodset | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 67 | 44 | +23 | 57 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Stabæk | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 43 | +11 | 56 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Odd | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 61 | 41 | +20 | 55 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Viking | 30 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 53 | |
| 6 | Molde | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 62 | 31 | +31 | 52 | |
| 7 | Vålerenga | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 49 | |
| 8 | Lillestrøm | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 44 | |
| 9 | Bodø/Glimt | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 53 | 56 | −3 | 40 | |
| 10 | Aalesund | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 42 | 57 | −15 | 38 | |
| 11 | Sarpsborg 08 | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 37 | 49 | −12 | 34 | |
| 12 | Haugesund | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 31 | |
| 13 | Tromsø | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 29 | |
| 14 | Start (O) | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 35 | 64 | −29 | 22 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Mjøndalen (R) | 30 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 38 | 69 | −31 | 21 | Relegation to First Division |
| 16 | Sandefjord (R) | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 36 | 68 | −32 | 16 | Relegation to First Division |
* ↑ Rosenborg qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2015 Norwegian 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.
* ↑ Lillestrøm started the season with a one point deduction due to poor financial reporting.

#### 1. divisjon

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Sogndal (C, P) | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 59 | 31 | +28 | 62 | Promotion to Tippeligaen |
| 2 | Brann (P) | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 53 | Promotion to Tippeligaen |
| 3 | Kristiansund | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 49 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Hødd | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 48 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Jerv | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 47 | 28 | +19 | 47 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 6 | Ranheim | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 48 | 36 | +12 | 47 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 7 | Sandnes Ulf | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 49 | 40 | +9 | 47 | |
| 8 | Strømmen | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 37 | |
| 9 | Levanger | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 36 | |
| 10 | Bryne | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 36 | |
| 11 | Åsane | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 35 | |
| 12 | Fredrikstad | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 41 | 61 | −20 | 35 | |
| 13 | Follo (R) | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 33 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 14 | Nest-Sotra (R) | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 31 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 15 | Bærum (R) | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 44 | 67 | −23 | 31 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 16 | Hønefoss (R) | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 28 | Relegation to Second Division |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | KFUM Oslo (P) | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 62 | 24 | +38 | 62 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Tromsdalen | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 71 | 27 | +44 | 57 | |
| 3 | Grorud | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 71 | 30 | +41 | 54 | |
| 4 | Finnsnes | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 49 | |
| 5 | Kjelsås | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 62 | 33 | +29 | 46 | |
| 6 | Vålerenga 2 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 51 | 40 | +11 | 37 | |
| 7 | Stabæk 2 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 37 | |
| 8 | Harstad | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 34 | |
| 9 | Skeid | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 30 | |
| 10 | Senja | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 48 | 59 | −11 | 30 | |
| 11 | Ullern | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 33 | 47 | −14 | 25 | |
| 12 | Lyn (R) | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 41 | 64 | −23 | 25 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 13 | Mjølner (R) | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 67 | −46 | 18 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 14 | Holmen (R) | 26 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 19 | 85 | −66 | 11 | Relegation to Third Division |

##### Group 2

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Raufoss (P) | 26 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 76 | 28 | +48 | 64 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Moss | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 65 | 31 | +34 | 57 | |
| 3 | Kvik Halden | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 59 | 25 | +34 | 53 | |
| 4 | Fram Larvik | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 60 | 42 | +18 | 47 | |
| 5 | Notodden | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 68 | 43 | +25 | 45 | |
| 6 | Alta | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 65 | 43 | +22 | 42 | |
| 7 | Gjøvik-Lyn | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 39 | |
| 8 | Nybergsund-Trysil | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 36 | |
| 9 | Lørenskog | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 33 | |
| 10 | Strømsgodset 2 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 55 | 61 | −6 | 32 | |
| 11 | Ørn-Horten | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 29 | 48 | −19 | 24 | |
| 12 | Lillestrøm 2 (R) | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 45 | 84 | −39 | 17 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 13 | Sprint-Jeløy (R) | 26 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 31 | 65 | −34 | 15 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 14 | Drammen FK (R) | 26 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 20 | 112 | −92 | 7 | Relegation to Third Division |

##### Group 3

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Ull/Kisa (P) | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 51 | 24 | +27 | 58 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Egersund | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 55 | 22 | +33 | 55 | |
| 3 | Vard Haugesund | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 66 | 37 | +29 | 51 | |
| 4 | Vidar | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 60 | 44 | +16 | 40 | |
| 5 | Sola | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 35 | |
| 6 | Vindbjart | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 61 | 56 | +5 | 34 | |
| 7 | Arendal | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 34 | |
| 8 | Odd 2 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 58 | 49 | +9 | 31 | |
| 9 | Flekkerøy | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 44 | −14 | 31 | |
| 10 | Fana | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 42 | 57 | −15 | 31 | |
| 11 | Fyllingsdalen | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 29 | |
| 12 | Eidsvold Turn (R) | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 28 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 13 | Donn (R) | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 43 | 70 | −27 | 23 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 14 | Odda (R) | 26 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 40 | 83 | −43 | 19 | Relegation to Third Division |

##### Group 4

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Kongsvinger (P) | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 63 | 19 | +44 | 62 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Elverum | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 47 | 35 | +12 | 42 | |
| 3 | Nardo | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 41 | |
| 4 | HamKam | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 40 | |
| 5 | Byåsen | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 40 | |
| 6 | Florø | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 39 | |
| 7 | Stjørdals-Blink | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 38 | |
| 8 | Brumunddal | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 37 | |
| 9 | Strindheim | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 33 | |
| 10 | Førde | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 48 | −1 | 33 | |
| 11 | Molde 2 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 31 | |
| 12 | Aalesund 2 (R) | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 28 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 13 | Rødde (R) | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 32 | 55 | −23 | 21 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 14 | Træff (R) | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 27 | 63 | −36 | 20 | Relegation to Third Division |

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

Teams promoted to Toppserien
* Urædd
Teams relegated from Toppserien
* Sandviken

### League season
#### Toppserien

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | LSK Kvinner (C) | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 16 | +42 | 56 | Qualification for the Champions League round of 32 |
| 2 | Avaldsnes | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 15 | +45 | 51 | Qualification for the Champions League qualifying round |
| 3 | Røa | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 38 | |
| 4 | Stabæk | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 37 | |
| 5 | Kolbotn | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 45 | 28 | +17 | 32 | |
| 6 | Klepp | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 30 | |
| 7 | Arna-Bjørnar | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 26 | |
| 8 | Trondheims-Ørn | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 24 | |
| 9 | Sandviken | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 36 | −13 | 21 | |
| 10 | Vålerenga | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 42 | −20 | 21 | |
| 11 | Medkila (O) | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 28 | 63 | −35 | 17 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 12 | Amazon Grimstad (R) | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 50 | −28 | 15 | Relegation to First Division |
* ↑ Amazon Grimstad were deducted 1 point for lack of financial control.

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

* Avaldsnes 2–3 LSK Kvinner

## National teams
### Norway men's national football team
#### UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
##### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | Italy | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 24 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Croatia | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 5 | +15 | 20 | Qualify for final tournament | 1–1 | — | 5–1 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Norway | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 19 | Advance to play-offs | 0–2 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 11 | | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| 5 | Azerbaijan | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 6 | | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 |
| 6 | Malta | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 2 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — |
* ↑ Croatia were deducted one point after charges for racist behaviour in the home match against Italy.