2015 Tippeligaen
Season | 2015 |
---|---|
Dates | 6 April – 8 November |
Champions | Rosenborg 23rd title |
Relegated | Mjøndalen Sandefjord |
Champions League | Rosenborg |
Europa League | Strømsgodset Stabæk Odd |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 774 (3.23 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Alexander Søderlund (22 goals) |
Biggest home win | Molde 6–1 Sandefjord (30 May 2015) Bodø/Glimt 6–1 Stabæk (8 November 2015) |
Biggest away win | Haugesund 0–6 Rosenborg (12 April 2015) Tromsø 0–6 Strømsgodset (2 August 2015) |
Highest scoring | Tromsø 4–5 Vålerenga (12 May 2015) Mjøndalen 3–6 Odd (2 August 2015) |
Longest winning run | 6 games Bodø/Glimt (9 August 2015) |
Longest unbeaten run | 11 games Strømsgodset (8 November 2015) |
Longest winless run | 15 games Sandefjord (2 August 2015) |
Longest losing run | 8 games Sandefjord (6 June 2015) |
Highest attendance | 21,401 Rosenborg 1–1 Molde (27 June 2015) |
Lowest attendance | 1,949 Mjøndalen 4–3 Tromsø (9 May 2015) |
Average attendance | 6,711 3.6% |
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The 2015 2015 1. divisjon.
Teams
The league was contested by 16 teams: the 13 best teams of the 2014 season; the two teams who won direct promotion from the
2014 1. divisjon, Sandefjord and Tromsø; and Mjøndalen, who won the promotion/relegation play-off finals against Brann
.
Stadia and locations
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team | Ap. | Location | Arena | Turf | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aalesund | 14 | Ålesund | Color Line Stadion | Artificial | 10,778 |
Bodø/Glimt | 21 | Bodø | Aspmyra Stadion | Artificial | 7,354 |
Haugesund | 9 | Haugesund | Haugesund Stadion | Natural
|
8,754 |
Lillestrøm | 52 | Lillestrøm | Åråsen Stadion | Natural
|
12,250 |
Molde | 39 | Molde | Aker Stadion | Artificial | 11,800 |
Mjøndalen | 19 | Mjøndalen | Isachsen Stadion
|
Artificial | 4,350 |
Odd | 34 | Skien | Skagerak Arena | Artificial | 12,500 |
Rosenborg | 52 | Trondheim | Lerkendal Stadion | Natural
|
21,166 |
Sandefjord | 5 | Sandefjord | Komplett.no Arena
|
Natural
|
6,000 |
Sarpsborg 08 | 4 | Sarpsborg | Sarpsborg Stadion | Artificial | 4,700 |
Stabæk | 19 | Bærum | Nadderud Stadion | Natural
|
7,000 |
Start | 39 | Kristiansand | Sør Arena | Artificial | 14,563 |
Strømsgodset | 28 | Drammen | Marienlyst Stadion | Artificial | 8,935 |
Tromsø | 28 | Tromsø | Alfheim Stadion
|
Artificial | 6,859 |
Vålerenga | 55 | Oslo | Ullevaal Stadion | Natural
|
28,000 |
Viking | 66 | Stavanger | Viking Stadion | Natural
|
16,600 |
Personnel and kits
Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Sponsor |
---|---|---|---|
Aalesund | Trond Fredriksen (interim) | Umbro | Sparebanken Møre |
Bodø/Glimt | Jan Halvor Halvorsen | Diadora | Sparebank 1 Nord-Norge
|
Haugesund | Jostein Grindhaug | Macron | Sparebanken Vest |
Lillestrøm | Rúnar Kristinsson | Legea | DNB |
Molde | Ole Gunnar Solskjær | Nike | Sparebanken Møre |
Mjøndalen | Vegard Hansen | Umbro | Sparebanken Øst |
Odd | Dag-Eilev Fagermo | New Balance | Skagerak Energi |
Rosenborg | Kåre Ingebrigtsen | Adidas | SpareBank 1 SMN |
Sandefjord | Lars Bohinen | Macron | Jotun |
Sarpsborg 08 | Geir Bakke | Select | Borregaard |
Stabæk | Bob Bradley | Adidas | Sparebank 1 Oslo Akershus
|
Start | Bård Borgersen (interim) | Umbro | Sparebanken Sør |
Strømsgodset | Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen | Diadora | DNB |
Tromsø | Bård Flovik (interim) | Select | Sparebank 1 Nord-Norge
|
Vålerenga | Kjetil Rekdal | Adidas | DNB |
Viking | Kjell Jonevret | Diadora | Lyse
|
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aalesund | Jan Jönsson | Mutual agreement | 30 November 2014[2] | Pre-season | Harald Aabrekk | 1 January 2015[3] | Pre-season |
Lillestrøm | Magnus Haglund | Mutual agreement | 30 November 2014[4] | Pre-season | Rúnar Kristinsson | 1 January 2015[5] | Pre-season |
Sarpsborg 08 | Brian Deane | Mutual agreement | 30 November 2014[6] | Pre-season | Geir Bakke | 1 January 2015[7] | Pre-season |
Aalesund | Harald Aabrekk | Sacked | 28 April 2015[8] | 16th | Trond Fredriksen (interim) | 28 April 2015 | 16th |
Strømsgodset | David Nielsen | Mutual agreement | 26 May 2015[9] | 9th | Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen | 26 May 2015[9] | 9th |
Molde | Tor Ole Skullerud | Sacked | 6 August 2015[10] | 7th | Erling Moe (interim) | 7 August 2015[11] | 7th |
Molde | Erling Moe | Caretaker period ended | 21 October 2015[12] | 7th | Ole Gunnar Solskjær | 21 October 2015[12] | 7th |
Tromsø | Steinar Nilsen | Sacked | 18 August 2015[13] | 15th | Bård Flovik (interim) | 18 August 2015[14] | 15th |
Start | Mons Ivar Mjelde | Mutual agreement | 7 September 2015[15] | 13th | Bård Borgersen (interim) | 7 September 2015[15] | 13th |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rosenborg (C) | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 73 | 27 | +46 | 69 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round[a] |
2 | Strømsgodset | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 67 | 44 | +23 | 57 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
3 | Stabæk | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 43 | +11 | 56 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
4 | Odd | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 61 | 41 | +20 | 55 | |
5 | Viking | 30 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 53 | |
6 | Molde | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 62 | 31 | +31 | 52 | |
7 | Vålerenga | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 49 | |
8 | Lillestrøm[b] | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 44 | |
9 | Bodø/Glimt | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 53 | 56 | −3 | 40 | |
10 | Aalesund | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 42 | 57 | −15 | 38 | |
11 | Sarpsborg 08 | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 37 | 49 | −12 | 34 | |
12 | Haugesund | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 31 | |
13 | Tromsø | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 29 | |
14 | Start (O) | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 35 | 64 | −29 | 22 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
15 | Mjøndalen (R) | 30 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 38 | 69 | −31 | 21 | Relegation to First Division |
16 | Sandefjord (R) | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 36 | 68 | −32 | 16 |
Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored (between two teams).[17]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored (between two teams).[17]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Rosenborg qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2015 Norwegian Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.
- ^ Lillestrøm started the season with a one point deduction due to poor financial reporting.[16]