2016 Tippeligaen

Tippeligaen

Season	2016
Champions	Rosenborg
Relegated	Bodø/Glimt Start
Matches played	240
Goals scored	653 (2.72 per match)
Top goalscorer	Christian Gytkjær (19 goals)
Biggest home win	Aalesund 6–0 Tromsø (24 April 2016) Brann 6–0 Aalesund (22 July 2016) Rosenborg 6–0 Haugesund (23 July 2016)
Biggest away win	Start 0–5 Stabæk (29 May 2016)
Highest scoring	Bodø/Glimt 3–4 Haugesund (20 April 2016) Rosenborg 5-2 Sarpsborg 08 (9 July 2016) Lillestrøm 3–4 Rosenborg 6 August 2016
Longest winning run	Rosenborg (6 games)
Longest unbeaten run	Rosenborg (26 games)
Longest winless run	Start (24 games)
Longest losing run	Bodø/Glimt (6 games)
Highest attendance	21,298 Rosenborg 3–1 Molde (28 May 2016)
Lowest attendance	2,375 Sogndal 0–2 Strømsgodset (23 October 2016)
Average attendance	6,985
← 2015 2017 → All statistics correct as of 6 November 2016.

The 2016 Tippeligaen is the 72nd season of top-tier football in Norway. The competition began on 11 March 2016. Due to the 2016 UEFA European Championship, there was a break between the rounds played on 29 May and 3 July. The decisive matches of the home-and-away season were played on 6 November 2016. A promotion/relegation play-off between the third-from-bottom team of the Tippeligaen and the winner of the promotion play-offs of the 2016 Norwegian First Division will be contested in late November.^[1]

The league was contested by 16 teams: the 13 best teams of the 2015 season; the two teams who won direct promotion from the 2015 Norwegian First Division, Sogndal and Brann; and Start, who won the promotion/relegation play-off finals against Jerv.

Teams

Stadia and locations

Aalesund

Brann

Bodø/Glimt

Haugesund

Lillestrøm

Molde

Odd

Rosenborg

Sarpsborg 08

Sogndal

Stabæk

Start

Strømsgodset

Tromsø

Viking

Vålerenga

Locations of the teams in 2016 Tippeligaen

Team	Location	Arena	Turf	Capacity
Aalesund	Ålesund	Color Line Stadion	Artificial	10,778
Bodø/Glimt	Bodø	Aspmyra Stadion	Artificial	7,354
Brann	Bergen	Brann Stadion	Natural	17,686
Haugesund	Haugesund	Haugesund Stadion	Natural	8,754
Lillestrøm	Lillestrøm	Åråsen Stadion	Natural	12,250
Molde	Molde	Aker Stadion	Artificial	11,800
Odd	Skien	Skagerak Arena	Artificial	12,500
Rosenborg	Trondheim	Lerkendal Stadion	Natural	21,405
Sarpsborg 08	Sarpsborg	Sarpsborg Stadion	Artificial	4,700
Sogndal	Sogndal	Fosshaugane Campus	Artificial	5,539
Stabæk	Bærum	Nadderud Stadion	Natural	7,000
Start	Kristiansand	Sør Arena	Artificial	14,563
Strømsgodset	Drammen	Marienlyst Stadion	Artificial	8,935
Tromsø	Tromsø	Alfheim Stadion	Artificial	6,859
Viking	Stavanger	Viking Stadion	Natural	16,600
Vålerenga	Oslo	Ullevaal Stadion	Natural	28,000

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager	Kit manufacturer	Sponsor
Aalesund	Trond Fredriksen	Umbro	Sparebanken Møre
Brann	Lars Arne Nilsen	Hummel	Sparebanken Vest
Bodø/Glimt	Aasmund Bjørkan	Diadora	Sparebanken Nord-Norge
Haugesund	Andrea Loberto	Macron	Sparebanken Vest
Lillestrøm	Arne Erlandsen	Legea	DNB ASA
Molde	Ole Gunnar Solskjær	Nike	Sparebanken Møre
Odd	Dag-Eilev Fagermo	New Balance	Skagerak Energi
Rosenborg	Kåre Ingebrigtsen	Adidas	SpareBank 1 SMN
Sarpsborg 08	Geir Bakke	Select	Borregaard
Sogndal	Eirik Bakke	Umbro	Sparebanken Vest
Stabæk	Antoni Ordinas	Adidas	SpareBank 1 Oslo Akershus
Start	Steinar Pedersen	Umbro	Sparebanken Sør
Strømsgodset	Tor Ole Skullerud	Puma	DNB ASA
Tromsø	Bård Flovik	Select	Sparebanken Nord-Norge
Viking	Kjell Jonevret	Diadora	Lyse Energi
Vålerenga	Kjetil Rekdal	Umbro	DNB

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment	Table
Stabæk	Bob Bradley	Contract expired	10 November 2015[2]	Pre-season	Billy McKinlay	30 November 2015[3]	Pre-season
Bodø/Glimt	Jan Halvor Halvorsen	Contract expired	18 November 2015[4]	Pre-season	Aasmund Bjørkan	18 November 2015[4]	Pre-season
Start	Bård Borgersen	Contract expired	31 December 2015[5]	Pre season	Steinar Pedersen	1 January 2016[5]	Pre season
Haugesund	Jostein Grindhaug	Contract expired	31 December 2015[6]	Pre season	Mark Dempsey	1 January 2016[7]	Pre season
Stabæk	Billy McKinlay	Resigned	8 July 2016	15th	Antoni Ordinas	8 July 2016	15th
Haugesund	Mark Dempsey	Resigned	14 July 2016[8]	6th	Andrea Loberto	14 July 2016	6th
Lillestrøm	Rúnar Kristinsson	Sacked	18 September 2016[9]	15th	Arne Erlandsen	19 September 2016 [10]	15th
Strømsgodset	Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen	Resigned	13 October 2016	8th	Tor Ole Skullerud	18 October 2016	8th

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rosenborg (C)	30	21	6	3	65	25	+40	69	Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
2	Brann	30	16	6	8	42	27	+15	54	Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
3	Odd	30	15	6	9	44	35	+9	51	Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
4	Haugesund	30	12	10	8	47	43	+4	46
5	Molde	30	13	6	11	48	42	+6	45
6	Sarpsborg 08	30	12	9	9	35	37	−2	45
7	Strømsgodset	30	12	8	10	43	39	+4	44
8	Viking	30	12	7	11	33	35	−2	43
9	Aalesund	30	12	6	12	46	51	−5	42
10	Vålerenga	30	10	8	12	41	39	+2	38
11	Sogndal	30	8	12	10	33	37	−4	36
12	Lillestrøm	30	8	10	12	45	50	−5	34
13	Tromsø	30	9	7	14	36	46	−10	34
14	Stabæk (Q)	30	8	7	15	35	42	−7	31	Qualification to Relegation play-offs
15	Bodø/Glimt (R)	30	8	6	16	36	45	−9	30	Relegation to Norwegian First Division
16	Start (R)	30	2	10	18	23	59	−36	16

Source: Football Association of Norway (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).^[11]
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

1. Rosenborg qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2016 Norwegian Football 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.

Positions by round

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
Rosenborg	12	6	5	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Brann	6	9	6	4	5	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	6	7	4	5	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Odd	4	5	7	3	2	3	2	2	2	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Haugesund	3	1	4	9	7	5	5	7	7	4	5	5	7	5	6	4	5	6	5	5	4	3	3	4	4	5	5	4	5	4
Molde	9	4	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	2	3	2	3	6	7	7	8	9	8	8	7	5	5	5	6	4	4	6	4	5
Sarpsborg 08	13	14	13	15	16	11	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	6	5	6	6	5	6	6	7	5	6	6	5	6	6
Strømsgodset	7	13	8	11	8	6	6	4	4	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	6	7	7	8	7	8	8	7	7	7
Viking	2	3	3	6	4	7	8	8	6	8	7	6	5	4	5	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	6	8	7	7	8	8	8
Aalesund	5	8	11	14	15	14	10	12	13	14	14	12	12	12	14	14	15	15	14	14	15	15	14	13	12	10	10	9	9	9
Vålerenga	16	16	16	16	13	15	13	14	11	11	12	14	13	14	15	15	13	13	10	10	10	9	9	10	10	11	11	11	11	10
Sogndal	15	7	9	7	9	10	12	11	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	9	9	9	10	10	9	9	9	9	10	10	11
Lillestrøm	8	10	14	10	10	8	7	6	8	7	8	8	9	10	10	11	10	11	12	11	12	13	13	15	15	15	14	12	12	12
Tromsø	11	12	10	8	11	12	14	10	12	12	13	11	11	11	11	12	12	10	11	12	11	12	12	11	11	13	13	14	13	13
Stabæk	14	15	15	13	12	13	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	13	13	14	14	15	15	14	14	15	14	13	14	15	15	15	14
Bodø/Glimt	1	2	1	5	6	9	11	13	14	13	11	13	14	13	12	10	11	12	13	13	13	11	11	12	14	12	12	13	14	15
Start	10	11	12	12	14	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

Keys to colors
	Leader
	2017–18 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round
	Relegation play-offs
	Relegation to 2017 Norwegian First Division

Source: nifs.no

Results

Home ╲ Away

AAL

BOD

SKB

HAU

LSK

MFK

ODD

RBK

S08

SIL

STB

IKS

SIF

TIL

VIK

VIF

Aalesund

1–0

1–2

3–3

2–0

0–2

1–0

1–1

2–2

1–4

1–0

1–1

4–2

6–0

1–2

2–2

Bodø/Glimt

0–1

1–3

3–4

1–1

1–2

2–1

0–0

0–2

2–0

3–1

2–0

4–2

0–3

0–2

0–0

Brann

6–0

1–0

1–0

1–2

2–1

0–0

1–1

2–1

2–0

1–0

1–0

1–0

1–0

0–0

4–1

Haugesund

3–0

2–1

3–2

2–2

3–3

3–1

1–1

1–1

0–1

3–1

2–1

1–1

2–1

4–1

1–1

Lillestrøm

1–1

1–1

1–0

1–1

1–0

2–4

3–4

4–0

1–2

1–2

1–1

2–0

2–4

1–2

2–0

Molde

1–0

3–2

2–0

0–0

4–2

4–2

1–3

0–1

0–0

3–0

2–2

4–2

1–1

0–1

4–0

Odd

4–1

2–1

1–3

2–1

1–3

2–0

1–0

0–0

3–1

0–1

3–0

2–1

0–0

2–2

1–2

Rosenborg

1–0

2–1

3–0

6–0

2–1

3–1

1–2

5–2

3–1

3–1

2–0

1–0

3–1

4–0

3–1

Sarpsborg 08

1–0

1–2

1–0

0–1

3–0

4–0

0–0

2–2

0–0

1–1

1–0

1–0

2–2

1–0

0–2

Sogndal

2–4

2–2

0–0

1–0

2–2

4–3

0–1

1–1

3–0

1–1

2–2

0–1

0–0

1–2

1–0

Stabæk

3–0

1–0

1–1

0–1

1–2

1–2

1–2

0–2

1–2

0–1

3–0

0–1

0–3

1–0

2–1

Start

1–4

1–4

1–2

1–0

1–1

1–1

1–2

0–2

1–4

1–1

0–5

2–2

2–1

0–1

2–4

Strømsgodset

4–2

2–0

2–2

2–0

3–1

0–2

1–1

2–0

4–0

2–1

2–2

1–1

1–0

1–1

3–2

Tromsø

1–2

1–2

1–0

2–2

2–1

0–2

3–1

1–2

1–2

2–0

2–2

0–0

2–0

2–1

0–3

Viking

2–3

2–0

0–1

3–2

2–2

1–0

0–2

0–2

0–0

0–0

2–2

2–0

0–1

2–0

0–2

Vålerenga

0–1

1–1

3–2

0–1

1–1

3–0

0–1

0–2

3–0

1–1

1–1

2–0

1–1

4–0

0–2

Source: Nifs.no (Norwegian)
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

The 14th-placed team, Stabæk, will take part in a two-legged play-off against Jerv, the winners of the 2016 First Division promotion play-offs, to decide who will play in the 2017 Eliteserien.

Jerv v Stabæk

30 November 2016 12:00 CET (UTC+1)

Jerv	1–0	Stabæk
Ogungbaro  76'	Report

Levermyr Stadion, Grimstad Attendance: 1,750 Referee: Dag Roger Nebben

Stabæk v Jerv

4 December 2016 18:00 CET (UTC+1)

Stabæk	v	Jerv
	Report

Nadderud Stadion, Bærum

Season statistics

Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals Games Average 1 Christian Gytkjær Rosenborg 19 28 0,68 2 Mos Aalesund 13 29 0,45 3 Fitim Azemi Bodø/Glimt 11 29 0,38 4 Olivier Occéan Odd 10 28 0,36 Torbjørn Agdestein Haugesund 10 30 0,33 6 Fred Friday Lillestrøm 8 14 0,57 Marcus Pedersen Strømsgodset 8 19 0,42 Ghayas Zahid Vålerenga 8 28 0,29 Mike Jensen Rosenborg 8 28 0,29 Thomas Lehne Olsen Tromsø 8 30 0,27 Most assists Rank Player Club Assists Games Average 1 Gilbert Koomson Sogndal 10 28 0,36 2 Jonas Svensson Rosenborg 9 26 0,35 3 Fredrik Haugen Brann 8 27 0,30 Espen Ruud Odd 8 29 0,28 Trond Olsen Bodøø/Glimt 8 30 0,27 6 Fredrik Midtsjø Rosenborg 7 28 0,25 Håkon Skogseid Lillestrøm 7 28 0,25 8 Pål André Helland Rosenborg 6 20 0,30 Robert Lundström Vålerenga 6 20 0,30 Abdisalam Ibrahim Viking 6 25 0,24 Erik Huseklepp Brann 6 26 0,23 Alexander Stølås Haugesund 6 28 0,21 Gjermund Åsen Tromsø 6 29 0,21 Lars-Christopher Vilsvik Strømsgodset 6 29 0,21 Hat tricks Player For Against Result Date Kristoffer Tokstad Sarpsborg 08 Start 4–1 21 April 2016 Mos Aalesund Tromsø 6–0 24 April 2016 Christian Gytkjær Rosenborg Lillestrøm 4–3 6 August 2016 Espen Ruud Odd Lillestrøm 4–2 11 September 2016 Attendances Pos Team Total High Low Average Change 1 Rosenborg 263,781 21,298 14,142 17,585 −2.5%^† 2 Brann 185,703 17,686 9,331 12,380 +22.2%^† 3 Vålerenga 136,106 19,038 6,379 9,074 −10.1%^† 4 Viking 132,195 11,347 7,069 8,813 −14.2%^† 5 Molde 125,886 11,348 7,459 8,392 −6.2%^† 6 Odd 120,582 10,678 6,440 8,039 +1.6%^† 7 Strømsgodset 102,392 7,661 6,095 6,826 −2.9%^† 8 Aalesund 95,546 10,013 5,215 6,370 −4.8%^† 9 Lillestrøm 87,836 9,085 4,081 5,856 +5.9%^† 10 Haugesund 78,183 7,722 4,081 5,212 −3.2%^† 11 Start 66,985 7,273 3,401 4,466 −27.4%^† 12 Tromsø 56,787 6,429 3,118 4,056 +11.5%^† 13 Sarpsborg 08 58,148 5,107 3,296 3,877 +0.1%^† 14 Stabæk 57,130 4,938 3,052 3,809 −1.8%^† 15 Bodø/Glimt 55,023 7,564 2,398 3,668 +15.2%^† 16 Sogndal 47,152 5,600 2,375 3,143 +9.1%^† League total 1,669,435 21,298 2,375 6,985 +4.7%^† Updated to games played on 6 November 2016 Source: nifs.no, fotball.no References "Hovedterminliste menn 2016" [Main schedule men's football 2016] (PDF). fotball.no. Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 26 November 2015. "Communiqué Officiel". www.hac-foot.com (in French). Le Havre AC. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015. "Fra Bob til Billy". www.stabak.no (in Norwegian). Stabæk Fotball. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015. "Jan Halvor Halvorsen gir seg etter 3 gode sesonger". www.glimt.no (in Norwegian). FK Bodø/Glimt. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015. "Pedersen er Start-klar". www.ikstart.no (in Norwegian). IK Start. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2016. "Grindhaug gir seg som trener". www.fkh.no (in Norwegian). FK Haugesund. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2016. "Mark Dempsey overtar!". www.fkh.no (in Norwegian). FK Haugesund. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2016. "Mark Dempsey takker bare Andrea Loberto ved navn. Resten kan du tenke deg selv". www.dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016. "Kristinsson sparket som LSK-trener". www.dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016. http://www.tv2.no/a/8601669/ "Turneringsbestemmelser Tippeligaen 2015" (pdf) (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.