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 Location Stadium Turf CapacityAalesund 8 Ålesund Color Line Stadion Artificial 10,778Bodø/Glimt 19 Bodø Aspmyra stadion Artificial 7,400 Brann 53 Bergen Brann stadion Natural 17,317Fredrikstad 40 Fredrikstad Fredrikstad Stadion Natural 13,300Lillestrøm 46 Lillestrøm Åråsen stadion Natural 12,500Lyn 36 Oslo Ullevaal Stadion Natural 25,572 Molde 33 Molde Aker Stadion Natural 11,167Odd Grenland 28 Skien Skagerak Arena Artificial 13,500Rosenborg 46 Trondheim Lerkendal stadion Natural 21,850Sandefjord 3 Sandefjord Komplett.no Arena Natural 9,000Stabæk 14 Bærum Telenor Arena Artificial 15,000 Start 34 Kristiansand Sør Arena Natural 14,300 Strømsgodset 22 Drammen Marienlyst Stadion Artificial 8,500Tromsø 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 Amund Skiri Umbro Sparebanken Møre Bodø/Glimt Christian Berg Diadora Nordlandsbanken Brann Kappa Sparebanken Vest Fredrikstad Umbro Brynild Lillestrøm Diadora Nordea Lyn Puma Carrot Communications Molde Umbro Sparebanken Møre Odd Grenland Adidas Skagerak Energi Rosenborg Adidas REMA 1000 Sandefjord Puma Jotun Stabæk Puma Fornebu - Nytt liv Start Umbro Sparebanken Sør Strømsgodset Nike SpareBank 1 Tromsø Puma SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge Vålerenga Kappa Hafslund Viking Adidas Lyse Energi
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment Table Fredrikstad Anders GrönhagenHealth problems16 June 200912th Tom Nordlie 27 August 200914thLyn Kent BergersenSacked29 July 200916th Gunnar Halle29 July 200916th Vålerenga Tor Ole SkullerudResigned26 August 200911th Martin Andresen 9 January 200911th
League table
Results
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)
Season statistics Top scorers RankScorerClubGoals 1 Rade PricaRosenborg172 Péter KovácsOdd Grenland16 Mame Biram DioufMolde4 Erik HusekleppBrann15 Daniel NannskogStabæk6 Arild SundgotLillestrøm11 Bengt SæternesVålerenga Pape Paté DioufMolde9 Mads StokkelienStart10 Marcus PedersenStrømsgodset Source: AltOmFotball.no
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%
TotalGamesAverage2,151,6822408,965 Last updated: End of 2009 seasonSource: altomfotball.no
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
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