| Season | 2011 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's football | ||||
| Tippeligaen | Molde | |||
| 1. divisjon | Hønefoss | |||
| 2. divisjon | Ullensaker/Kisa (Group 1) Bærum (Group 2) Notodden (Group 3) Tromsdalen (Group 4) | |||
| Cupen | Aalesund | |||
| Women's football | ||||
| Toppserien | Røa | |||
| 1. divisjon | Vålerenga | |||
| Cupen | Stabæk | |||
| ||||
The2011 season was the 106th season of competitivefootball inNorway.
The season began on 18 March 2011 forTippeligaen, 3 April 2011 forAdeccoligaen, with2. divisjon and3. divisjon both starting six days later on 9 April 2011.[citation needed] 2. divisjon and 3. divisjon ended on 22 October 2011 whileAdeccoligaen ended eight days later on 30 October 2011 andTippeligaen finished on 27 November 2011.[citation needed]
8 January 2011:Thorbjørn Svenssen,Norway's most capped player with 104 games, dies from a stroke at the age of 86.[1]
13 August 2011:Start beatAdeccoliga sideAlta 1–0 and through to the semi-final of2011 Norwegian Football Cup.2009 winnersAalesund is heading for another Cup-victory after beatingRosenborg at home.[2]
14 August 2011:Fredrikstad FK deniesOle Gunnar Solskjær success in theNorwegian Football Cup in his first year as a manager in Norway.Molde lost 2–3 atFredrikstad Stadion after extra time. InStavanger,Brann knocked outViking on penalties shoot-out, withPiotr Leciejewski saving three of Vikings four penalties.[3]
2 September 2011: With a late penalty goal fromMohammed Abdellaoue,Norway won 1–0 againstIceland, keeping Norway joint top of UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying Group H with two matches remaining.[4]
6 September 2011:Denmark won 2–0 against Norway inParken, after two goals fromNicklas Bendtner.[5] The chances forDrillo's men to reachUEFA EURO 2012 is now very small.[6]
10 September 2011:Notodden secured promotion to1. divisjon with six matches left to play, after beatingFørde 2–1 inFørde.[7]
21 September 2011:Brann reach theCup final after a 2–0 win againstFredrikstad atFredrikstad Stadion.[8]
21 September 2011: With an unlucky own goal,Haraldur Freyr Guðmundsson sent his old team,Aalesund to the Cup final, two years after they won the Cup in2009, after beatingStart in the other semifinal.[9]
2 October 2011:Molde move closer to the Tippeliga title with a 2–0 win against title challengersTromsø, and becomes the first team this season to win atAlfheim Stadion this season.[10]
19 October 2011:Hønefoss took another step towards promotion to2012 Tippeligaen with a 2–1 win againstAsker in 1. divisjon, whileTom Nordlie andKongsvinger ruinedSandefjord's chances for promotion.[11]
| League | Promoted to league | Relegated from league |
|---|---|---|
| Tippeligaen | ||
| 1. divisjon | ||
| 2. divisjon |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Molde(C) | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 54 | 38 | +16 | 58 | Qualification for theChampions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Tromsø | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 56 | 34 | +22 | 53 | Qualification for theEuropa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Rosenborg | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 69 | 44 | +25 | 49 | Qualification for theEuropa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Brann | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 48 | |
| 5 | Odd Grenland | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 48 | |
| 6 | Haugesund | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 55 | 43 | +12 | 47 | |
| 7 | Vålerenga | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 42 | 33 | +9 | 47 | |
| 8 | Strømsgodset | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 45 | |
| 9 | Aalesund | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 43 | Qualification for theEuropa League second qualifying round[a] |
| 10 | Stabæk | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 39 | Qualification for theEuropa League first qualifying round[b] |
| 11 | Viking | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 37 | |
| 12 | Fredrikstad | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 41 | −3 | 36 | |
| 13 | Lillestrøm | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 46 | 52 | −6 | 34 | |
| 14 | Sogndal | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 34 | |
| 15 | Start(R) | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 39 | 61 | −22 | 26 | Relegation toFirst Division |
| 16 | Sarpsborg 08(R) | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 31 | 65 | −34 | 21 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hønefoss(C, P) | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 61 | 28 | +33 | 57 | Promotion toTippeligaen |
| 2 | Sandnes Ulf(P) | 30 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 58 | 32 | +26 | 56 | |
| 3 | Sandefjord | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 61 | 38 | +23 | 53 | |
| 4 | Ranheim | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 61 | 39 | +22 | 52 | |
| 5 | Bodø/Glimt | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 52 | 38 | +14 | 52 | |
| 6 | HamKam | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 52 | 40 | +12 | 51 | |
| 7 | Kongsvinger | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 50 | 36 | +14 | 49 | |
| 8 | Hødd | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 46 | |
| 9 | Bryne | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 47 | 36 | +11 | 44 | |
| 10 | Mjøndalen | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 51 | −9 | 40 | |
| 11 | Alta | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 39 | |
| 12 | Strømmen | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 43 | 58 | −15 | 34 | |
| 13 | Asker(R) | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 38 | 56 | −18 | 34 | Relegation toSecond Division |
| 14 | Nybergsund(R) | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 42 | 72 | −30 | 23 | |
| 15 | Randaberg(R) | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 37 | 87 | −50 | 17 | |
| 16 | Løv-Ham[a](R) | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 32 | 71 | −39 | 16 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ull/Kisa(P) | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 59 | 38 | +21 | 51 | Promotion toFirst Division |
| 2 | Rosenborg 2 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 76 | 56 | +20 | 46 | |
| 3 | Byåsen | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 65 | 48 | +17 | 44 | |
| 4 | Lørenskog | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 43 | |
| 5 | Kvik Halden | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 52 | 34 | +18 | 42 | |
| 6 | Nesodden | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 53 | 44 | +9 | 41 | |
| 7 | Levanger | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 52 | 45 | +7 | 39 | |
| 8 | Stabæk 2 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 39 | |
| 9 | KFUM Oslo | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 55 | 38 | +17 | 38 | |
| 10 | Moss | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 58 | 56 | +2 | 38 | |
| 11 | Nardo | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 43 | 55 | −12 | 29 | |
| 12 | Tiller(R) | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 41 | 58 | −17 | 27 | Relegation toThird Division |
| 13 | Strindheim(R) | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 39 | 68 | −29 | 21 | |
| 14 | Steinkjer(R) | 26 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 43 | 106 | −63 | 11 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bærum(P) | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 75 | 30 | +45 | 51 | Promotion toFirst Division |
| 2 | Kristiansund BK | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 55 | 29 | +26 | 48 | |
| 3 | Raufoss | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 42 | |
| 4 | Elverum | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 42 | |
| 5 | Brumunddal | 24 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 54 | 43 | +11 | 38 | |
| 6 | Frigg | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 37 | |
| 7 | Valdres | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 33 | |
| 8 | Molde 2[a] | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 43 | 53 | −10 | 30 | |
| 9 | Lillehammer | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 29 | |
| 10 | Follo | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 26 | |
| 11 | Aalesund 2 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 36 | 59 | −23 | 26 | |
| 12 | Jevnaker(R) | 24 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 42 | 64 | −22 | 22 | Relegation toThird Division |
| 13 | Herd(R) | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 66 | −34 | 17 | |
| 14 | Manglerud Star[b](R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notodden(P) | 26 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 79 | 23 | +56 | 68 | Promotion toFirst Division |
| 2 | Vard Haugesund | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 57 | 35 | +22 | 44 | |
| 3 | Vindbjart | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 51 | 54 | −3 | 41 | |
| 4 | Åsane | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 40 | |
| 5 | Vidar | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 37 | |
| 6 | Odd Grenland 2 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 36 | |
| 7 | Flekkerøy | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 35 | |
| 8 | Ålgård | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 34 | |
| 9 | Nest-Sotra | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 51 | 45 | +6 | 33 | |
| 10 | Mandalskameratene | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 45 | 59 | −14 | 31 | |
| 11 | Pors Grenland | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 29 | |
| 12 | Viking 2(R) | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 36 | 55 | −19 | 29 | Relegation toThird Division |
| 13 | Førde(R) | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 26 | |
| 14 | Austevoll(R) | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 49 | 79 | −30 | 24 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tromsdalen(P) | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 105 | 28 | +77 | 62 | Promotion toFirst Division |
| 2 | Skeid | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 75 | 38 | +37 | 52 | |
| 3 | Strømsgodset 2 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 88 | 65 | +23 | 48 | |
| 4 | Ørn-Horten | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 48 | |
| 5 | Senja | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 57 | 66 | −9 | 44 | |
| 6 | FK Tønsberg | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 42 | |
| 7 | Kjelsås | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 61 | 42 | +19 | 40 | |
| 8 | Mjølner | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 40 | |
| 9 | Tromsø 2 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 35 | |
| 10 | Vålerenga 2 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 58 | 65 | −7 | 27 | |
| 11 | Fram Larvik | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 34 | 56 | −22 | 27 | |
| 12 | Harstad(R) | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 41 | 58 | −17 | 25 | Relegation toThird Division |
| 13 | Hasle-Løren(R) | 26 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 39 | 87 | −48 | 14 | |
| 14 | Skarp(R) | 26 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 29 | 85 | −56 | 11 |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 14 August –Fredrikstad Stadion,Fredrikstad | ||||||||||
| Fredrikstad(AET) | 2 (3) | |||||||||
| 21 September –Fredrikstad Stadion,Fredrikstad | ||||||||||
| Molde | 2 (2) | |||||||||
| Fredrikstad | 0 | |||||||||
| 14 August –Viking Stadion,Stavanger | ||||||||||
| Brann | 2 | |||||||||
| Viking | 1 (1) | |||||||||
| 6 November –Ullevaal Stadium,Oslo | ||||||||||
| Brann(pen.) | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| Brann | 1 | |||||||||
| 13 August –Color Line Stadion,Ålesund | ||||||||||
| Aalesund | 2 | |||||||||
| Aalesund | 3 | |||||||||
| 22 September –Color Line Stadion,Ålesund | ||||||||||
| Rosenborg | 1 | |||||||||
| Aalesund | 1 | |||||||||
| 13 August –Sør Arena,Kristiansand | ||||||||||
| Start | 0 | |||||||||
| Start | 1 | |||||||||
| Alta | 0 | |||||||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Røa(C) | 22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 76 | 18 | +58 | 54 | Qualification for theChampions League round of 32 |
| 2 | Stabæk | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 57 | 10 | +47 | 51 | |
| 3 | Kolbotn | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 26 | +33 | 51 | |
| 4 | Arna-Bjørnar | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 64 | 19 | +45 | 49 | |
| 5 | LSK Kvinner | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 40 | |
| 6 | Trondheims-Ørn | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 35 | |
| 7 | Amazon Grimstad | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 27 | |
| 8 | Klepp | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 23 | |
| 9 | Kattem | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 36 | 60 | −24 | 19 | |
| 10 | Sandviken | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 51 | −27 | 19 | |
| 11 | Medkila(R) | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 63 | −43 | 12 | Relegation toFirst Division |
| 12 | Linderud-Grei(R) | 22 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 96 | −80 | 1 |
These are the results of the Norwegian teams in European competitions during the 2011 season. (Norwegian team score displayed first)
| Team | Contest and round | Opponent | 1st leg score* | 2nd leg score** | Aggregate score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosenborg | Champions League2nd Qual. Round |  Breiðablik | 4–0 (H) | 0–2 (A) | W 4–2 |
| Champions League3rd Qual. Round |  Viktoria Plzeň | 0–1 (H) | 2–3 (A) | L 2–4 | |
| Europa LeaguePlay Off Round |  AEK Larnaca | 0–0 (H) | 1–2 (A) | L 1–2 | |
| Strømsgodset | Europa League3rd Qual. Round |  Atlético Madrid | 1–2 (A) | 0–2 (H) | L 1–4 |
| Vålerenga | Europa League2nd Qual. Round |  Mika | 1–0 (H) | 1–0 (A) | W 2–0 |
| Europa League3rd Qual. Round |  PAOK | 0–2 (H) | 0–3 (A) | L 0–5 | |
| Tromsø | Europa League1st Qual. Round |  Daugava Daugavpils | 5–0 (A) | 2–1 (H) | W 7–1 |
| Europa League2nd Qual. Round |  Paks | 1–1 (A) | 0–3 (H) | L 1–4 | |
| Aalesund | Europa League1st Qual. Round |  Neath | 4–1 (H) | 2–0 (A) | W 6–1 |
| Europa League2nd Qual. Round | Ferencváros | 1–2 (A) | 3–1 (aet) (H) | W 4–3 | |
| Europa League3rd Qual. Round |  Elfsborg | 4–0 (H) | 1–1 (A) | W 5–1 | |
| Europa LeaguePlay Off Round |  AZ Alkmaar | 2–1 (H) | 0–6 (A) | L 2–7 |
* For group games in Champions League or Europa League, score in home game is displayed
** For group games in Champions League or Europa League, score in away game is displayed
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Stabæk | 2–4 |  1. FFC Frankfurt | 1–0 | 1–4 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |  | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 19 | Qualify forfinal tournament | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Portugal | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 16[a] | Advance toplay-offs | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | 5–3 | 4–4 | |
| 3 | Norway | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 16[a] | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 4 | Iceland | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 5 | Cyprus | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 2 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — |
During this season, theNorway national football team were to play the last five of their eight scheduledGroup Hqualifying matches forEuro 2012.
v Denmark| 26 March 2011 | Norway | 1–1 | Denmark | Ullevaal Stadion,Oslo |
| 20:00CET | Huseklepp 81' | Report | Rommedahl 27' | Attendance: 24,828 Referee:Gianluca Rocchi (Italy) |
v Norway| 4 June 2011 | Portugal | 1–0 | Norway | Estádio da Luz,Lisbon |
| 22:00CEST | Postiga 53' | Report | Attendance: 47,829 Referee:Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) |
v Iceland| 2 September 2011 | Norway | 1–0 | Iceland | Ullevaal Stadion,Oslo |
| 20:00CEST | Abdellaoue 88' (pen.) | Report | Attendance: 22,381 Referee:Ovidiu Alin Hategan, (Romania) |
v Norway| 6 September 2011 | Denmark | 2–0 | Norway | Parken Stadium,Copenhagen |
| 20:15CEST | Bendtner 24',44' | Report | Attendance: 37,167 Referee:Stéphane Lannoy (France) |
v Cyprus| 11 October 2011 | Norway | 3–1 | Cyprus | Ullevaal Stadion,Oslo |
| 20:15CEST | Pedersen 25' Carew 34'Høgli 65' | Report | Okkas 42' | Attendance: 13,490[18] Referee:William Collum (Scotland) |
TheNorway national football team also participated in fourfriendly matches in 2011.
v
Poland| 9 February 2011 | Norway | 0–1 | Poland | Estádio Algarve,Faro |
| 19:30CET | Report | Lewandowski 19' | Attendance: 500 Referee:Ivo Santos,Portugal |
v
Lithuania| 7 June 2011 | Norway | 1–0 | Lithuania | Ullevaal Stadion,Oslo |
| 19:00CEST | Gamst Pedersen 83' | Report | Attendance: 12,945 Referee:Stuart Attwell,England |
v Czech Republic| 10 August 2011 | Norway | 3–0 | Czech Republic | Ullevaal Stadion,Oslo |
| 20:00CEST | Abdellaoue 23',89' (pen.) J. A. Riise 72' | Report | Attendance: 12,734 Referee:Alan Black,Northern Ireland |
v Norway| 12 November 2011 | Wales | 4–1 | Norway | Cardiff City Stadium,Cardiff |
| 16:00CET | Bale 10' Bellamy 15'Vokes 87',89' | Huseklepp 60' | Attendance: 12,600 Referee:Gerhard Grobelnik,Austria |
| Name | Club | Date of departure | Replacement | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nils Arne Eggen | Rosenborg | 31 December 2010 | Jan Jönsson | 1 January 2011[19] |
| Jan Jönsson | Stabæk | 31 December 2010 | Jörgen Lennartsson | 1 January 2011[20] |
| Uwe Rösler | Molde | 31 December 2010 | Ole Gunnar Solskjær | 1 January 2011[21] |
| Tor Thodesen | Tønsberg | 31 December 2010[22] | Hein Henriksen | 1 January 2011 |
| Unknown | Moss | 31 December 2010 | Tor Thodesen | 1 January 2011[23] |
 Patrick Walker | Sandefjord | 9 May 2011[24] | Arne Sandstø | 23 May 2011[25] |
| Arne Sandstø | Løv-Ham | 23 May 2011[25] | Tom Mangersnes | 24 May 2011 |
| Kåre Ingebrigtsen | Bodø/Glimt | 26 May 2011[26] | Cato André Hansen | 24 June 2011 |
| Knut Tørum | Start | 22 June 2011 | Mons Ivar Mjelde | 12 July 2011 |
| Per Brogeland | Kongsvinger | 30 August 2011[27] | Tom Nordlie | 1 September 2011[28] |