# 2008 in Norwegian football

The 2008 season was the 103rd season of competitive football in Norway.

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

| League | Promoted to league | Relegated from league |
| Tippeligaen | Molde HamKam Bodø/Glimt | Odd Grenland Start Sandefjord |
| 1. divisjon | Nybergsund Hødd Sandnes Ulf Alta | Raufoss Tromsdalen Skeid Mandalskameratene |
| 2. divisjon | Lyn 2 Østsiden Skjetten Valdres Strømsgodset 2 Vindbjart Randaberg Nest-Sotra Skarbøvik KIL/Hemne Lofoten Senja | Odd Grenland 2 FF Lillehammer Gjøvik-Lyn Nardo Averøykameratene Start 2 Askøy Arendal Harstad Mjølner Hammerfest |

#### Tippeligaen

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Stabæk (C) | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 58 | 24 | +34 | 54 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Fredrikstad | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 48 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Tromsø | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 44 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Bodø/Glimt | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 42 | |
| 5 | Rosenborg | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 39 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 6 | Viking | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 39 | |
| 7 | Lyn | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 38 | |
| 8 | Brann | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 33 | |
| 9 | Molde | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 31 | |
| 10 | Vålerenga | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 30 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 11 | Strømsgodset | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 29 | |
| 12 | Lillestrøm | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 28 | |
| 13 | Aalesund (O) | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 29 | 42 | −13 | 25 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 14 | HamKam (R) | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 50 | −28 | 21 | Relegation to First Division |
* ↑ Rosenborg, ranked second after already qualified Stabæk in the 2008 Fair Play competition will be granted access to the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round after Norway ranked first in the UEFA Fair Play ranking.
* ↑ Vålerenga qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round as 2008 Norwegian Cup winners.

#### 1. divisjon

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Odd Grenland (C, P) | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 76 | 44 | +32 | 65 | Promotion to Tippeligaen |
| 2 | Sandefjord (P) | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 46 | 25 | +21 | 60 | Promotion to Tippeligaen |
| 3 | Start (P) | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 58 | 34 | +24 | 59 | Promotion to Tippeligaen |
| 4 | Sogndal | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 54 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Hønefoss | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 51 | |
| 6 | Notodden | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 46 | |
| 7 | Haugesund | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 42 | |
| 8 | Nybergsund | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 42 | |
| 9 | Moss | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 63 | 54 | +9 | 39 | |
| 10 | Sarpsborg Sparta | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 37 | |
| 11 | Bryne | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 53 | −15 | 36 | |
| 12 | Løv-Ham | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 34 | |
| 13 | Kongsvinger | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 33 | 58 | −25 | 30 | |
| 14 | Alta | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 49 | 66 | −17 | 26 | |
| 15 | Sandnes Ulf (R) | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 36 | 55 | −19 | 25 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 16 | Hødd (R) | 30 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 76 | −47 | 14 | Relegation to Second Division |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Mjøndalen (P) | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 64 | 34 | +30 | 55 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Lørenskog | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 48 | 27 | +21 | 51 | |
| 3 | Stabæk 2 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 44 | |
| 4 | Raufoss | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 43 | |
| 5 | Drøbak/Frogn | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 51 | 40 | +11 | 41 | |
| 6 | Follo | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 37 | |
| 7 | Strømsgodset 2 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 56 | 68 | −12 | 34 | |
| 8 | Manglerud Star | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 48 | 43 | +5 | 32 | |
| 9 | Valdres | 26 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 32 | |
| 10 | Fredrikstad 2 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 32 | |
| 11 | Strømmen | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 49 | −18 | 29 | |
| 12 | Modum (R) | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 34 | 57 | −23 | 26 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 13 | Østsiden (R) | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 52 | −22 | 25 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 14 | Sprint-Jeløy (R) | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 24 | Relegation to Third Division |

##### Group 2

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Skeid (P) | 26 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 88 | 28 | +60 | 69 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Ranheim | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 74 | 32 | +42 | 52 | |
| 3 | Skarbøvik | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 47 | |
| 4 | Kristiansund | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 56 | 32 | +24 | 44 | |
| 5 | Levanger | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 47 | 49 | −2 | 44 | |
| 6 | Lyn 2 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 61 | 50 | +11 | 38 | |
| 7 | Byåsen | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 38 | |
| 8 | Strindheim | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 37 | |
| 9 | Korsvoll | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 53 | −16 | 36 | |
| 10 | Kjelsås | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 33 | |
| 11 | Steinkjer | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 56 | 68 | −12 | 31 | |
| 12 | Vålerenga 2 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 40 | 58 | −18 | 30 | |
| 13 | KIL/Hemne (R) | 26 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 33 | 82 | −49 | 12 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 14 | Groruddalen (R) | 26 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 23 | 76 | −53 | 8 | Relegation to Third Division |
* ↑ Vålerenga 2 survived as the second best number-twelve-team.

##### Group 3

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Stavanger (P) | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 63 | 23 | +40 | 61 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Randaberg | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 68 | 29 | +39 | 56 | |
| 3 | Flekkerøy | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 59 | 42 | +17 | 42 | |
| 4 | Mandalskameratene | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 60 | 46 | +14 | 39 | |
| 5 | Fyllingen | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 39 | |
| 6 | Åsane | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 56 | 53 | +3 | 37 | |
| 7 | Vard Haugesund | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 34 | |
| 8 | Ålgård | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 33 | |
| 9 | Vindbjart | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 31 | |
| 10 | Nest-Sotra | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 46 | 52 | −6 | 31 | |
| 11 | Fana | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 31 | |
| 12 | Lillestrøm 2 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 44 | 56 | −12 | 31 | |
| 13 | Os (R) | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 32 | 50 | −18 | 30 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 14 | Viking 2 (R) | 26 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 36 | 81 | −45 | 16 | Relegation to Third Division |
* ↑ 2 points deducted?
* ↑ Lillestrøm 2 survived as the best number-twelve-team.

##### Group 4

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Tromsdalen (P) | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 64 | 24 | +40 | 56 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Ullensaker/Kisa | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 68 | 26 | +42 | 55 | |
| 3 | Tønsberg | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 75 | 35 | +40 | 55 | |
| 4 | Pors Grenland | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 62 | 41 | +21 | 51 | |
| 5 | Bærum | 26 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 62 | 39 | +23 | 46 | |
| 6 | Asker | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 58 | 52 | +6 | 44 | |
| 7 | Rosenborg 2 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 69 | 51 | +18 | 40 | |
| 8 | Mo | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 54 | 45 | +9 | 36 | |
| 9 | Skjetten | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 34 | |
| 10 | Eidsvold Turn | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 50 | 55 | −5 | 31 | |
| 11 | Tromsø 2 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 35 | 62 | −27 | 27 | |
| 12 | Senja (R) | 26 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 36 | 92 | −56 | 20 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 13 | Skarp (R) | 26 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 28 | 83 | −55 | 15 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 14 | Lofoten (R) | 26 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 35 | 90 | −55 | 11 | Relegation to Third Division |
* ↑ 2 points deducted?

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

| League | Promoted to league | Relegated from league |
| Toppserien | Fart FK Larvik | Sandviken Grand Bodø |
| 1. divisjon | Voss Gjøvik | Skjetten Tromsdalen |

#### Toppserien

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Røa (C) | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 10 | +80 | 61 | Qualification for the Champions League round of 32 |
| 2 | Team Strømmen | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 22 | +22 | 46 | Qualification for the Champions League qualifying round |
| 3 | Asker | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 53 | 26 | +27 | 45 | |
| 4 | Kolbotn | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 51 | 23 | +28 | 42 | |
| 5 | Arna-Bjørnar | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 58 | 26 | +32 | 41 | |
| 6 | Klepp | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 51 | 30 | +21 | 31 | |
| 7 | Fløya | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 30 | |
| 8 | Amazon Grimstad | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 45 | −15 | 25 | |
| 9 | Trondheims-Ørn | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 38 | −12 | 23 | |
| 10 | Kattem | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 21 | 67 | −46 | 17 | |
| 11 | Larvik (R) | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 80 | −56 | 12 | Relegation to First Division |
| 12 | Fart (R) | 22 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 86 | −73 | 1 | Relegation to First Division |

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

* Røa 3–1 Team Strømmen

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

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Brann | 2–2 (a) | Ventspils | 1–0 | 1–2 |

##### Third qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Brann | 1–3 | Marseille | 0–1 | 1–2 |

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

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Vėtra | 1–2 | Viking | 1–0 | 0–2 |

##### Second qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Honka | 2–1 | Viking | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Stabæk | 2–3 | Rennes | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Copenhagen | 7–3 | Lillestrøm | 3–1 | 4–2 |

#### First round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Brann | 2–2 (2–3 p) | Deportivo La Coruña | 2–0 | 0–2 (aet) |
| Brøndby | 3–5 | Rosenborg | 1–2 | 2–3 |

#### Group stage
##### Group G

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | STE | VAL | FCK | BRU | ROS |
| 1 | Saint-Étienne | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 8 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–2 | — | — | 3–0 |
| 2 | Valencia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | — |
| 3 | Copenhagen | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage | 1–3 | — | — | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | Club Brugge | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | — | — |
| 5 | Rosenborg | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 2 | | — | 0–4 | — | 0–0 | — |

### Intertoto Cup
#### Second round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Ekranas | 1–7 | Rosenborg | 1–3 | 0–4 |

#### Third round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| NAC Breda | 1–2 | Rosenborg | 1–0 | 0–2 |

#### Winners

The 11 co-winners were:
* Braga (Overall winners) (round of 16, lost to Paris Saint-Germain)
* Aston Villa (round of 32, lost to CSKA Moscow)
* Deportivo La Coruña (round of 32, lost to AaB)
* Stuttgart (round of 32, lost to Zenit Saint Petersburg)
* Rosenborg (Group stage, fifth in Group G)
* Napoli (First round, lost to Benfica)
* Rennes (First round, lost to Twente)
* Vaslui (First round, lost to Slavia Prague)
* Elfsborg (Second qualifying round, lost to St Patrick's Athletic)
* Grasshopper Zürich (Second qualifying round, lost to Lech Poznań)
* Sturm Graz (Second qualifying round, lost to Zürich)

## UEFA Women's Cup
### First qualifying round
#### Group A4

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Røa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 6 |
| 2 | Honka Espoo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 3 |
| 3 | NSA Sofia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 0 |
| 4 | Iveria Khashuri (W) | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 |
Matches (played in Oslo, Norway)

### Second qualifying round
#### Group B1

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Zvezda Perm | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 |
| 2 | Frankfurt | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 | Røa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 3 |
| 4 | Glasgow City Ladies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 |
Matches (played in Oslo, Norway)

## National teams
### Norway men's national football team
#### 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
##### Group 9

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | |
| 1 | Netherlands | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 24 | Qualification to 2010 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Norway | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 10 | | 0–1 | — | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| 3 | Scotland | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 10 | | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| 4 | Macedonia | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 7 | | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 |
| 5 | Iceland | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 5 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — |

#### Fixtures and results

| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Norway scorers |
| 6 February | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (A) | Wales | 0–3 Report | Friendly | |
| 26 March | Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica (A) | Montenegro | 1–3 Report | Friendly | John Carew |
| 28 May | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (H) | Uruguay | 2–2 Report | Friendly | Tarik Elyounoussi John Arne Riise |
| 20 August | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (H) | Republic of Ireland | 1–1 Report | Friendly | Tore Reginiussen |
| 6 September | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (H) | Iceland | 2–2 Report | World Cup Qualifier | Steffen Iversen (2) |
| 11 October | Hampden Park, Glasgow (A) | Scotland | 0–0 Report | World Cup Qualifier | |
| 15 October | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (H) | Netherlands | 0–1 Report | World Cup Qualifier | |
| 19 November | Olympic Stadium, Kyiv (A) | Ukraine | 0–1 | Friendly | |

##### Key

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