| Season | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 March – 9 November |
| Champions | Molde 3rd title |
| Relegated | Brann Sogndal Sandnes Ulf |
| Champions League | Molde |
| Europa League | Rosenborg Odd Strømsgodset |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 735 (3.06 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Viðar Örn Kjartansson (25 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Molde 5–1 Sarpsborg 08 (21 April 2014) Lillestrøm 5–1 Stabæk (24 May 2014)[1] |
| Biggest away win | Haugesund 0–3 Sogndal (27 April 2014) Stabæk 0–3 Vålerenga (5 May 2014)[1] |
| Highest scoring | Viking 5–5 Vålerenga (2 August 2014)[1] |
| Longest winning run | 5 games[2] Molde |
| Longest unbeaten run | 9 games[2] Molde |
| Longest winless run | 7 games[2] Start |
| Longest losing run | 3 games[2] Brann Haugesund Bodø/Glimt |
| Highest attendance | 20,442 Rosenborg 1–3 Stabæk (16 May 2014) |
| Lowest attendance | 2,511 Sogndal 1–1 Sarpsborg 08 (4 April 2014) |
| Average attendance | 6,961 1.9% |
←2013 2015 → | |
The2014Tippeligaen was the 70th completed season of top divisionfootball in Norway. The competition began on 28 March 2014, two weeks later than in theprevious season. A three-week summer-break in June was scheduled due to the2014 FIFA World Cup, and the decisive match was played on 9 November 2014.[3]Strømsgodset were the defending champions.Bodø/Glimt andStabæk joined as the promoted clubs from the2013 1. divisjon. They replacedTromsø andHønefoss who were relegated to the2014 1. divisjon.
Molde won their third title, with four matches to spare following a 2–1 away win againstViking on 4 October 2014.[4] The team broke the record for most points (71) and most wins (22).[5]
On 4 October, Molde were confirmed as league champions following their 2–1 away win againstViking in the 26th round.[4] They won their third title. On 2 November, in the penultimate round of the season,Sandnes Ulf were the first team to be relegated to the 1. divisjon when they gave away a 3–1 lead in stoppage time and drew 3–3 away toStart.[6] On the final day,Sogndal were relegated andBrann qualified for the relegation play-offs. On 26 November, Brann were the third team to be relegated after losing the play-offs 4–1 on aggregate againstMjøndalen.[7]
The league was contested by 16 teams: the best 13 teams of the 2013 season, and the 14th-placedSarpsborg 08 who won the relegation-playoffs againstRanheim, in addition to two promoted teams from1. divisjon. The promoted teams wereBodø/Glimt andStabæk, returning to the top flight after an absence of four years and one season respectively. They replacedTromsø (after an eleven-year spell in Eliteserien) andHønefoss (relegated after two seasons presence).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Molde(C) | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 62 | 24 | +38 | 71 | Qualification for theChampions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Rosenborg | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 64 | 43 | +21 | 60 | Qualification for theEuropa League first qualifying round[a] |
| 3 | Odd | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 52 | 32 | +20 | 58 | |
| 4 | Strømsgodset | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 48 | 42 | +6 | 50 | |
| 5 | Lillestrøm | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 46 | |
| 6 | Vålerenga | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 42 | |
| 7 | Aalesund | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 41 | |
| 8 | Sarpsborg 08 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 40 | |
| 9 | Stabæk | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 39 | |
| 10 | Viking | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 36 | |
| 11 | Haugesund | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 43 | 49 | −6 | 36 | |
| 12 | Start | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 35 | |
| 13 | Bodø/Glimt | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 45 | 60 | −15 | 35 | |
| 14 | Brann(R) | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 29 | Qualification for therelegation play-offs |
| 15 | Sogndal(R) | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 31 | 49 | −18 | 24 | Relegation toFirst Division |
| 16 | Sandnes Ulf(R) | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 53 | −26 | 22 |
The 14th-placed team,Brann, took part in a two-legged play-off againstMjøndalen, the winners of the 2014 1. divisjonpromotion play-offs, to decide who would play in the2015 Tippeligaen.
Mjøndalen won 4–1 on aggregate and gained promotion to the2015 Tippeligaen; Brann were relegated to the1. divisjon.
| Home \ Away | AAL | BOD | SKB | HAU | LSK | MFK | ODD | RBK | ULF | S08 | SIL | STB | IKS | SIF | VIF | VIK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aalesund | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 |
| Bodø/Glimt | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 4–3 | 3–2 |
| Brann | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 |
| Haugesund | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Lillestrøm | 0–0 | 4–0 | 4–3 | 2–0 | — | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Molde | 5–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Odd | 2–1 | 4–3 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 |
| Rosenborg | 3–0 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 5–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 |
| Sandnes Ulf | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| Sarpsborg 08 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Sogndal | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Stabæk | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 |
| Start | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | — | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| Strømsgodset | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | — | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| Vålerenga | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | — | 1–1 |
| Viking | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 5–5 | — |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[9] | Games | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Viðar Örn Kjartansson | Vålerenga | 25 | 29 | 0.86 |
| 2 |  Christian Gytkjær | Haugesund | 15 | 26 | 0.58 |
| 3 |  Alexander Søderlund | Rosenborg | 13 | 23 | 0.57 |
 Franck Boli | Stabæk | 13 | 28 | 0.46 | |
| Mohamed Elyounoussi | Molde | 13 | 30 | 0.43 | |
| Abdurahim Laajab | Bodø/Glimt | 13 | 30 | 0.43 | |
| 7 | Frode Johnsen | Odd | 11 | 30 | 0.37 |
| 8 |  Leke James | Aalesund | 10 | 23 | 0.43 |
| Fredrik Gulbrandsen | Molde | 10 | 23 | 0.43 | |
 Péter Kovács | Strømsgodset | 10 | 24 | 0.42 | |
 Maic Sema | Haugesund | 10 | 26 | 0.38 | |
| Daniel Chima Chukwu | Molde | 10 | 27 | 0.37 | |
| Fredrik Brustad | Stabæk | 10 | 30 | 0.33 |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Gytkjær | Haugesund | Brann | 3–1 (A) | 30 April 2014 |
| Mohamed Elyounoussi | Molde | Brann | 4–2 (H) | 9 June 2014 |
| Tommy Høiland | Molde | Sandnes Ulf | 3–1 (H) | 20 July 2014 |
| Viðar Örn Kjartansson | Vålerenga | Viking | 5–5 (A) | 2 August 2014 |
| Viðar Örn Kjartansson | Vålerenga | Haugesund | 4–1 (H) | 14 September 2014 |
| Pálmi Rafn Pálmason | Lillestrøm | Start | 4–1 (H) | 26 October 2014 |
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
Anders Trondsen (Stabæk)
Aksel Berget Skjølsvik (Sandnes Ulf)| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosenborg | 208,732 | 20,442 | 10,709 | 13,915 | −6.0%† |
| 2 | Brann | 179,865 | 17,686 | 8,510 | 11,991 | +6.1%† |
| 3 | Viking | 150,214 | 16,508 | 7,730 | 10,014 | −2.6%† |
| 4 | Vålerenga | 146,270 | 15,437 | 7,211 | 9,751 | −1.5%† |
| 5 | Molde | 138,652 | 11,424 | 8,284 | 9,243 | +4.7%† |
| 6 | Aalesund | 114,024 | 9,386 | 6,580 | 7,602 | −7.2%† |
| 7 | Odd | 107,363 | 11,548 | 5,556 | 7,158 | +35.1%† |
| 8 | Strømsgodset | 100,623 | 7,720 | 5,861 | 6,708 | +2.8%† |
| 9 | Start | 89,426 | 8,555 | 4,768 | 5,962 | −3.6%† |
| 10 | Lillestrøm | 88,498 | 10,965 | 4,376 | 5,900 | +7.6%† |
| 11 | Haugesund | 83,707 | 8,945 | 4,434 | 5,580 | +9.9%† |
| 12 | Sarpsborg 08 | 59,194 | 4,722 | 3,509 | 3,946 | +6.9%† |
| 13 | Stabæk | 57,519 | 4,609 | 3,212 | 3,835 | +65.4%1 |
| 14 | Bodø/Glimt | 50,730 | 5,261 | 2,533 | 3,382 | +24.4%1 |
| 15 | Sogndal | 50,140 | 4,517 | 2,511 | 3,343 | −1.1%† |
| 16 | Sandnes Ulf | 45,577 | 4,418 | 2,350 | 3,038 | −3.2%† |
| League total | 1,670,534 | 20,442 | 2,350 | 6,961 | +1.9%† |
Source:nifs.no
Notes:
1: Team played last season in 1. divisjon.
The Player of the Year awarded toJone Samuelsen (Odds)
The Goalkeeper of the Year awarded toØrjan Nyland (Molde)
The Defender of the Year awarded toMartin Linnes (Molde)
The Midfielder of the Year awarded toJone Samuelsen (Odds)
The Striker of the Year awarded toViðar Örn Kjartansson (Vålerenga)
The Manager of the Year awarded to
Tor Ole Skullerud (Molde)
The Young Player of the Year awarded toMartin Ødegaard (Strømsgodset)
