2016 in Norwegian football

Football in Norway
Season	2016
Men's football
Tippeligaen	Rosenborg
1. divisjon	Kristiansund BK
2. divisjon	Skeid (Group 1); Elverum (Group 2); Florø (Group 3); Arendal (Group 4)
Cupen	Rosenborg
Women's football
Toppserien	LSK Kvinner
1. divisjon	Grand Bodø
Cupen	LSK Kvinner

The 2016 season was the 111th season of competitive football in Norway.

The season began in March, and ended in December with the 2016 Norwegian Football Cup Final.

Men's football

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted to Tippeligaen

Teams relegated from Tippeligaen

League season

Eliteserien

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rosenborg (C)	30	21	6	3	65	25	+40	69	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round^[a]
2	Brann	30	16	6	8	42	27	+15	54	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
3	Odd	30	15	6	9	44	35	+9	51	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4	Haugesund	30	12	10	8	47	43	+4	46	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
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	44	40	+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 (O)	30	8	7	15	35	42	−7	31	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15	Bodø/Glimt (R)	30	8	6	16	36	45	−9	30	Relegation to First Division
16	Start (R)	30	2	10	18	23	59	−36	16	Relegation to First Division

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).^[1]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Rosenborg qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2016 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.

1. divisjon

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Kristiansund (C, P)	30	19	5	6	47	30	+17	62	Promotion to Eliteserien
2	Sandefjord (P)	30	18	5	7	54	35	+19	59	Promotion to Eliteserien
3	Jerv	30	15	8	7	47	34	+13	53	Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4	Sandnes Ulf	30	15	6	9	55	28	+27	51
5	Kongsvinger	30	14	7	9	56	42	+14	49
6	Mjøndalen	30	13	10	7	49	38	+11	49
7	Strømmen	30	13	8	9	46	45	+1	47
8	Levanger	30	13	6	11	52	46	+6	45
9	Ranheim	30	11	6	13	45	48	−3	39
10	Åsane	30	10	8	12	36	37	−1	38
11	Fredrikstad	30	8	9	13	34	48	−14	33
12	Ull/Kisa	30	8	8	14	47	50	−3	32
13	Bryne (R)	30	7	9	14	33	48	−15	30	Relegation to Second Division
14	Hødd (R)	30	8	6	16	31	57	−26	30
15	KFUM Oslo (R)	30	6	8	16	31	48	−17	26
16	Raufoss (R)	30	6	3	21	33	62	−29	21

Source: nifs.no (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 (only if between two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off (only used to decide champions or relegation).
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

2. divisjon

Group 1

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Tromsdalen (P)	26	21	4	1	71	19	+52	67	Promotion to First Division
2	Finnsnes	26	16	8	2	52	22	+30	56
3	Skeid	26	15	7	4	57	29	+28	52
4	Grorud	26	15	6	5	63	39	+24	51
5	Follo	26	12	5	9	48	39	+9	41
6	Kjelsås	26	11	8	7	38	34	+4	41
7	Alta	26	12	4	10	58	44	+14	40
8	Harstad (R)	26	8	7	11	45	51	−6	31	Relegation to Third Division
9	Senja (R)	26	7	8	11	34	41	−7	29
10	Oppsal (R)	26	8	5	13	36	53	−17	29
11	Stabæk 2 (R)	26	7	4	15	37	54	−17	25
12	Ullern (R)	26	4	6	16	28	51	−23	18
13	Tromsø 2 (R)	26	5	3	18	40	68	−28	18
14	Mo (R)	26	3	1	22	31	94	−63	10

Source: nifs.no; nrksport.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group 2

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Elverum (P)	26	20	4	2	68	13	+55	64	Promotion to First Division
2	HamKam	26	16	8	2	63	27	+36	56
3	Hønefoss	26	12	6	8	49	35	+14	42
4	Brumunddal	26	12	6	8	32	33	−1	42
5	Nybergsund-Trysil	26	11	7	8	52	45	+7	40
6	Byåsen	26	12	4	10	44	49	−5	40
7	Nardo	26	11	6	9	28	36	−8	39
8	Stjørdals-Blink (R)	26	12	2	12	53	40	+13	38	Relegation to Third Division
9	Brattvåg (R)	26	11	5	10	41	37	+4	38
10	Strindheim (R)	26	8	6	12	50	60	−10	30
11	Gjøvik-Lyn (R)	26	7	7	12	27	44	−17	28
12	Molde 2 (R)	26	6	7	13	42	49	−7	25
13	Rosenborg 2 (R)	26	6	2	18	31	66	−35	20
14	Tynset (R)	26	1	4	21	19	65	−46	7

Source: nifs.no; nrksport.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group 3

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Florø (P)	26	21	4	1	78	22	+56	67	Promotion to First Division
2	Nest-Sotra	26	19	4	3	83	26	+57	61
3	Egersund	26	13	4	9	48	28	+20	43
4	Vard Haugesund	26	11	7	8	46	34	+12	40
5	Fana	26	10	9	7	35	29	+6	39
6	Vålerenga 2	26	11	6	9	48	45	+3	39
7	Vidar	26	12	3	11	55	60	−5	39
8	Fyllingsdalen (R)	26	9	8	9	46	38	+8	35	Relegation to Third Division
9	Lysekloster (R)	26	10	0	16	40	61	−21	30
10	Lørenskog (R)	26	8	4	14	41	49	−8	28
11	Frigg (R)	26	7	5	14	37	62	−25	26
12	Stord (R)	26	6	6	14	36	65	−29	24
13	Sola (R)	26	6	3	17	27	60	−33	21
14	Førde (R)	26	4	7	15	29	70	−41	19

Source: nifs.no; nrksport.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group 4

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Arendal (P)	26	19	6	1	75	24	+51	63	Promotion to First Division
2	Bærum	26	14	5	7	55	42	+13	47
3	Notodden	26	13	6	7	55	35	+20	45
4	Vindbjart	26	14	2	10	67	50	+17	44
5	Asker	26	13	4	9	52	44	+8	43
6	Fram Larvik	26	13	2	11	58	46	+12	41
7	Odd 2	26	12	5	9	56	51	+5	41
8	Strømsgodset 2 (R)	26	11	4	11	50	58	−8	37	Relegation to Third Division
9	Kvik Halden (R)	26	10	6	10	47	50	−3	36
10	Tønsberg (R)	26	10	6	10	38	41	−3	36
11	Moss (R)	26	9	8	9	57	55	+2	35
12	Pors Fotball (R)	26	9	2	15	44	71	−27	29
13	Ørn-Horten (R)	26	3	2	21	28	78	−50	11
14	Fløy (R)	26	3	0	23	37	74	−37	9

Source: nifs.no; nrksport.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

3. divisjon

Norwegian Cup

Final

20 November 2016

13:15 CET (UTC+1)

Kongsvinger (2)	0–4	(1) Rosenborg
	Report	Helland 12', 63', 65' Reginiussen 50'

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 26,912

Referee: Tore Hansen (Feda)^[2]

Women's football

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted to Toppserien

Urædd

Teams relegated from Toppserien

Amazon Grimstad

League season

Toppserien

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	LSK Kvinner (C)	22	19	3	0	88	10	+78	60	Qualification for the Champions League round of 32
2	Avaldsnes	22	18	2	2	50	17	+33	56	Qualification for the Champions League qualifying round
3	Stabæk	22	12	6	4	39	17	+22	42
4	Kolbotn	22	12	4	6	32	17	+15	40
5	Røa	22	9	6	7	34	31	+3	33
6	Sandviken	22	7	6	9	29	28	+1	27
7	Trondheims-Ørn	22	7	6	9	34	41	−7	27
8	Arna-Bjørnar	22	7	4	11	22	38	−16	25
9	Vålerenga	22	6	5	11	25	48	−23	23
10	Klepp	22	6	2	14	32	49	−17	20
11	Medkila (O)	22	2	5	15	21	50	−29	11	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
12	Urædd (R)	22	1	3	18	12	72	−60	6	Relegation to First Division

Source: NIFS
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

1. divisjon

Norwegian Women's Cup

Final

LSK Kvinner 2–0 Røa

National teams

Norway men's national football team

24 March 2016 Exhibition game	Estonia	0–0	Norway	Tallinn, Estonia
19:00 (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena Attendance: 2,892 Referee: Andrew Dallas (Scotland)

29 March 2016 Exhibition game	Norway	2–0	Finland	Oslo, Norway
20:00 (UTC+2)	Berget 57' Johansen 84'	Report (NFF)		Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 4,675 Referee: Neil Doyle (Republic of Ireland)

29 May 2016 Exhibition game	Portugal	3–0	Norway	Porto, Portugal
20:45 (UTC+1)	Quaresma 13' Guerreiro 65' Eder 70'	Report		Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 34,275 Referee: Padraig Sutton (Northern Ireland)

1 June 2016 Exhibition game	Norway	3–2	Iceland	Oslo, Norway
19:45 (UTC+2)	Johansen 1' Helland 41' Sørloth 67'	Report (NFF)	Ingason 36' G. Sigurðsson 81' (pen.)	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 9,568 Referee: Kevin Clancy (Scotland)

5 June 2016 Exhibition game	Belgium	3–2	Norway	Brussels, Belgium
18:00 (UTC+2)	Lukaku 3' Hazard 70' Ciman 74'	Report	King 21' Berisha 48'	Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium Attendance: 42,196 Referee: Tobias Stieler (German)

31 August 2016 Exhibition game	Norway	0–1	Belarus	Oslo, Norway
19:30 (UTC+2)		Report	Kryvets 57'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 7,180 Referee: Jacob Bille (Denmark)

4 September 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	Norway	0–3	Germany	Oslo, Norway
20:45 (UTC+2)		Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Müller 16', 60' Kimmich 45'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 26,793 Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)

8 October 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	Azerbaijan	1–0	Norway	Baku, Azerbaijan
20:00 (UTC+4)	Medvedev 11'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)		Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Liran Liany (Israel)

11 October 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	Norway	4–1	San Marino	Oslo, Norway
20:45 (UTC+2)	D. Simoncini 12' (o.g.) Diomande 77' Samuelsen 82' King 83'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Stefanelli 54'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 8,214 Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

11 November 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	Czech Republic	2–1	Norway	Prague, Czechia
20:45 (UTC+1)	Krmenčík 11' Zmrhal 47'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	King 87'	Stadium: Eden Arena Attendance: 16,411 Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)

Norway women's national football team

References

^ "Turneringsbestemmelser Tippeligaen 2015" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
^ "Hansen og Sørø dommer cupfinalene". Fotball.no. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2019.

[table_note_res_CL2Q0.97726050763263-1] Rosenborg qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2016 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.

[2] "Turneringsbestemmelser Tippeligaen 2015" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.

[referee-3] "Hansen og Sørø dommer cupfinalene". Fotball.no. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2019.

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