| Season | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 23 March – 18 November |
| Champions | Molde 2nd title |
| Relegated | Fredrikstad Stabæk |
| Champions League | Molde |
| Europa League | Strømsgodset Rosenborg Hødd (viacup) |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 693 (2.89 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Zdeněk Ondrášek,Péter Kovács (14) |
| Biggest home win | Lillestrøm 6–0Stabæk (4 November 2012) |
| Biggest away win | Stabæk 0–5Molde (12 May 2012) |
| Highest scoring | Brann 6–2Odd Grenland (15 July 2012) |
| Longest winning run | 5 matches -Molde,Viking[1] |
| Longest unbeaten run | 13 matches -Rosenborg[1] |
| Longest winless run | 13 games -Hønefoss[1] |
| Longest losing run | 9 matches -Stabæk[1] |
| Highest attendance | 20,572 Rosenborg vHønefoss (16 May 2012) |
| Lowest attendance | 1,876 Hønefoss vHaugesund (29 July 2012) |
| Average attendance | 7,005 12.3% |
←2011 2013 → | |
The2012Tippeligaen was the 68th completed season of top divisionfootball inNorway. The competition began on 23 March 2012 and ended on 18 November 2012, with a summer break from 28 May to 30 June.[2]Molde were the defending champions,[3] whileHønefoss andSandnes Ulf entered as the promoted teams from the2011 1. divisjon. They replacedStart andSarpsborg 08 who were relegated to the2012 1. divisjon.
On 11 November 2011, Molde won the title with one matchday left to play after a 1–0 home win over Hønefoss.[4] It was their second consecutive league title and also their second top-flight title overall.
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Strømsgodset were leading the league most of the season, but four matches before the end of the season there were three teams competing for the title.Rosenborg lost out on the title-race after losing to Strømsgodset andMolde.[5] Molde secured the title in the 29th round after they won 1–0 at home, while Strømsgodset lost 2–1 against Sandnes Ulf.
Stabæk were relegated after being positioned at the bottom of the table throughout the season. Ahead of the last round, four teams were fighting against relegation, butFredrikstad lost their match against the league-winners Molde and were relegated, whileSandnes Ulf finished 14th and played relegation play-offs againstUllensaker/Kisa, the sixth-placed team in the1. divisjon. Sandnes Ulf won the play-offs 7–1 on aggregate (4–0 away and 3–1 at home), and were not relegated.
The average attendance in 2012 were 7,014 spectators, down from 7,995 in 2011, which was the lowest average attendance in Tippeligaen since 2003.[6]
Sixteen teams competed in the league – the top fourteen teams from the previous season and the two teams promoted from the1. divisjon The promoted teams wereHønefoss (returning after a season's absence) andSandnes Ulf (their first post-World War II top-flight season). They replacedSarpsborg 08 (relegated after their first ever presence) andStart (ending their three-year spell in the top flight).
| Aalesund | Brann | Fredrikstad | Haugesund |
|---|---|---|---|
| Color Line Stadion | Brann Stadion | Fredrikstad Stadion | Haugesund Stadion |
| Capacity: 10,778 | Capacity: 17,824 | Capacity: 13,300 | Capacity: 5,000 |
 |  |  |  |
| Hønefoss | Lillestrøm | Molde | Odd Grenland |
| Aka Arena | Åråsen Stadion | Aker Stadion | Skagerak Arena |
| Capacity: 4,000 | Capacity: 11,637 | Capacity: 11,800 | Capacity: 13,500 |
 |  |  |  |
| Rosenborg | Sandnes Ulf | Sogndal | Stabæk |
| Lerkendal Stadion | Sandnes Idrettspark | Fosshaugane Campus | Nadderud Stadion |
| Capacity: 21,850 | Capacity: 3,850 | Capacity: 5,402 | Capacity: 7,000 |
 |  |  |  |
| Strømsgodset | Tromsø | Vålerenga | Viking |
| Marienlyst Stadion | Alfheim Stadion | Ullevaal Stadion | Viking Stadion |
| Capacity: 7,500 | Capacity: 7,500 | Capacity: 25,572 | Capacity: 16,600 |
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| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sogndal |  Harald Aabrekk | End of contract | 31 December 2011 |  Jonas Olsson | 1 January 2012[8] | Pre-Season |
| Lillestrøm | Petter BelsvikMagnus Powell(caretakers) | End of contract | 31 December 2011 | Magnus Haglund | 1 January 2012[9] | Pre-Season |
| Stabæk | Jörgen Lennartsson | Signed byIF Elfsborg | 31 December 2011[10] | Petter Belsvik | 2 January 2012[11] | Pre-Season |
| Fredrikstad | Tom Freddy Aune | Resigned | 10 May 2012 | Trond Amundsen | 10 May 2012[12] | 13th |
| Viking | Åge Hareide | Sacked[13] | 9 June 2012 | Kjell Jonevret | 19 June 2012[14] | 10th |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Molde(C) | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 62 | Qualification for theChampions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Strømsgodset | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 62 | 40 | +22 | 58 | Qualification for theEuropa League second qualifying round[a] |
| 3 | Rosenborg | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 53 | 26 | +27 | 55 | Qualification for theEuropa League first qualifying round[b] |
| 4 | Tromsø | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 45 | 32 | +13 | 49 | |
| 5 | Viking | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 49 | |
| 6 | Brann | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 42 | |
| 7 | Haugesund | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 42 | |
| 8 | Vålerenga | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 41 | |
| 9 | Lillestrøm | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 39 | |
| 10 | Odd Grenland | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 39[c] | |
| 11 | Aalesund | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 38 | |
| 12 | Sogndal | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 34 | |
| 13 | Hønefoss | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 30 | 42 | −12 | 33 | |
| 14 | Sandnes Ulf(O) | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 44 | 56 | −12 | 32 | Qualification for therelegation play-offs |
| 15 | Fredrikstad(R) | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 42 | 59 | −17 | 30 | Relegation toFirst Division |
| 16 | Stabæk(R) | 30 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 69 | −44 | 17 |
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molde | 3 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Strømsgodset | 13 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Rosenborg | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Tromsø | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Viking | 7 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Brann | 15 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Haugesund | 12 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Vålerenga | 4 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Lillestrøm | 10 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Odd Grenland | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Aalesund | 8 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
| Sogndal | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
| Hønefoss BK | 9 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| Sandnes Ulf | 6 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
| Fredrikstad | 14 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
| Stabæk | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
At the end of the season,Stabæk andFredrikstad were relegated directly to 1. divisjon, and will be replaced byStart andSarpsborg who were directly promoted.
Five teams entered a play-off for the last Tippeligaen spot in the 2013 season. These were:
The four 1. divisjon teams first played a single game knockout tournament, with the winner (Ull/Kisa) advancing to a two-legged tie against the Tippeligaen team (Sandnes Ulf) for the 16th and final spot in the 2013 season. Sandnes Ulf retained their Tippeligaen spot with an aggregate 7–1 win over Ull/Kisa.
| Ullensaker/Kisa | 0–4 | Sandnes Ulf |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Traustason 24'Gytkjær 80'Helle 85'Holmvik 90' |
| Sandnes Ulf | 3–1 | Ullensaker/Kisa |
|---|---|---|
| Høiland 20' Gytkjær 31' (pen.),68' (pen.) | Report | Rosenkilde 18' |
Sandnes Ulf won 7–1 on aggregate.
| First round | Second round | Final round | |||||||||||
| 3 | Sandefjord | 3 | |||||||||||
| 14 | Sandnes Ulf | 4 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Ullensaker/Kisa | 4 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Ullensaker/Kisa | 2 | 6 | Ullensaker/Kisa | 0 | ||||||||
| 5 | Bodø/Glimt | 0 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Mjøndalen | 1 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Bodø/Glimt | 2 | |||||||||||
| Home \ Away | AAL | SKB | FFK | HAU | HØN | LSK | MFK | ODD | RBK | ULF | SIL | STB | SIF | TIL | VIF | VIK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aalesund | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Brann | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 6–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Fredrikstad | 1–3 | 3–4 | — | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 |
| Haugesund | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 |
| Hønefoss BK | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Lillestrøm | 0–0 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Molde | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Odd Grenland | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–4 |
| Rosenborg | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Sandnes Ulf | 1–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Sogndal | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Stabæk | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 |
| Strømsgodset | 4–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 |
| Tromsø | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | — | 3–1 | 5–1 |
| Vålerenga | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 |
| Viking | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | Games | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Péter Kovács | Strømsgodset | 14 | 28 | 0.50 |
 Zdeněk Ondrášek | Tromsø | 14 | 29 | 0.48 | |
| 3 |  Davy Claude Angan | Molde | 13 | 26 | 0.50 |
| 4 |  Nikola Đurđić | Haugesund | 12 | 18 | 0.67 |
| 5 | Rade Prica | Rosenborg | 11 | 26 | 0.42 |
 Kim Ojo | Brann | 11 | 29 | 0.38 | |
| Ola Kamara | Strømsgodset | 11 | 30 | 0.37 | |
| 8 |  Riku Riski | Hønefoss | 10 | 26 | 0.38 |
| Bořek Dočkal | Rosenborg | 10 | 27 | 0.37 | |
| Ulrik Flo | Sogndal | 10 | 27 | 0.37 | |
| Torgeir Børven | Odd Grenland /Vålerenga | 10 | 29 | 0.34 | |
| Alexander Søderlund | Haugesund | 10 | 29 | 0.34 |
Source:[17]
Tremaine Stewart (Aalesund)| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosenborg | 200,912 | 20,572 | 9,822 | 13,394 | −7.7%† |
| 2 | Brann | 184,819 | 17,200 | 10,418 | 12,321 | −5.3%† |
| 3 | Vålerenga | 161,526 | 16,687 | 8,711 | 10,768 | −19.2%† |
| 4 | Viking | 148,403 | 13,443 | 7,541 | 9,894 | −3.5%† |
| 5 | Molde | 140,432 | 11,112 | 8,503 | 9,362 | −4.6%† |
| 6 | Aalesund | 137,748 | 10,247 | 8,324 | 9,183 | −4.0%† |
| 7 | Fredrikstad | 106,649 | 9,215 | 5,432 | 7,110 | −22.0%† |
| 8 | Strømsgodset | 91,508 | 7,451 | 4,726 | 6,101 | +6.9%† |
| 9 | Lillestrøm | 85,389 | 10,239 | 4,376 | 5,693 | −4.0%† |
| 10 | Odd Grenland | 77,668 | 6,713 | 4,433 | 5,178 | −9.4%† |
| 11 | Haugesund | 67,985 | 5,000 | 3,854 | 4,532 | −0.4%† |
| 12 | Tromsø | 62,856 | 5,299 | 3,644 | 4,190 | −13.9%† |
| 13 | Stabæk | 58,551 | 5,508 | 3,066 | 3,903 | −47.3%† |
| 14 | Sandnes Ulf | 57,615 | 4,969 | 2,875 | 3,841 | +153.2%1 |
| 15 | Sogndal | 54,883 | 5,207 | 2,736 | 3,659 | +15.0%† |
| 16 | Hønefoss | 44,276 | 4,246 | 1,876 | 2,952 | +104.9%1 |
| League total | 1,681,220 | 20,572 | 1,876 | 7,005 | −12.3%† |
Source:nifs.no
Notes:
1: Team played last season in 1. divisjon.
The Goalkeeper of the Year awarded toKenneth Udjus (Sogndal)
The Defender of the Year awarded toVegard Forren (Molde)
The Midfielder of the Year awarded toMagnus Wolff Eikrem (Molde)
The Striker of the Year awarded toAlexander Søderlund (Haugesund)
The Coach of the Year awarded toOle Gunnar Solskjær (Molde)
