2012 Tippeligaen
| Season | 2012 |
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| Champions | Molde |
| Relegated | Fredrikstad Stabæk |
| Champions League | Molde |
| Europa League | Strømsgodset Rosenborg Hødd (via cup) |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 693 (2.89 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Zdeněk Ondrášek, Péter Kovács (14) |
| Biggest home win | Lillestrøm 6–0 Stabæk (4 November 2012) |
| Biggest away win | Stabæk 0–5 Molde (12 May 2012) |
| Highest scoring | Brann 6–2 Odd 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 v Hønefoss (16 May 2012) |
| Lowest attendance | 1,876 Hønefoss v Haugesund (29 July 2012) |
| Average attendance | 7,014 |
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The 2012 Tippeligaen season was the 68th season of top-tier football in Norway. The competition began on 23 March 2012 and ended on 18 November 2012, with a summer break from 28 May to 30 June.[2] The defending champions are Molde.[3]
At the end of the season, the two teams who were placed last (Fredrikstad and Stabæk) were relegated to the 2013 First Division and were replaced with Start and Sarpsborg 08 for the 2013 Tippeligaen. The team that finished third last, Sandnes Ulf, played a two-legged match against a challenger from Adeccoligaen, Ullensaker/Kisa. Sandnes Ulf won the play-off (0-4 in Ullensaker and 3-1 in Sandnes), and were not relegated.
Season summary
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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 and Molde.[4] 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, but Fredrikstad lost their match against the league-winners Molde and were relegated, while Sandnes Ulf played promotion play-off against Ullensaker/Kisa.
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.[5]
Relegation and promotion to 2013 season
At the end of the season, Stabæk and Fredrikstad were relegated directly to Adeccoligaen, and will be replaced by Start and Sarpsborg who were directly promoted.
Five teams entered a play-off for the last Tippeligaen spot in the 2013 season. These were:
- A) Sandnes Ulf (by virtue of being the 14th placed team in the Tippeligaen)
- B) Sandefjord (by virtue of being the third placed team in the Adeccoligaen)
- C) Mjøndalen (by virtue of being the fourth placed team in the Adeccoligaen)
- D) Bodø/Glimt (by virtue of being the fifth placed team in the Adeccoligaen)
- E) Ullensaker/Kisa (by virtue of being the sixth placed team in the Adeccoligaen)
The four Adeccoligaen 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.
| First round | Second round | Final round | |||||||||||
| 3 | Sandefjord | 3 | |||||||||||
| 14 | Sandnes Ulf | 7 (4+3) | |||||||||||
| 6 | Ullensaker/Kisa | 4 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Ullensaker/Kisa | 2 | 6 | Ullensaker/Kisa | 1 (0+1) | ||||||||
| 5 | Bodø/Glimt | 0 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Mjøndalen | 1 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Bodø/Glimt | 2 | |||||||||||
Teams
The teams ending the 2011 season in the bottom two places of the table were relegated to the 2012 Norwegian First Division. Sarpsborg 08 finished in last place, and was relegated in their first season in the league. IK Start joined them in relegation, ending the Kristiansand side's three-year tenure in the league.
Hønefoss as 2011 Norwegian First Division winners and runners-up Sandnes Ulf were directly promoted at the end of the season. Sandnes Ulf appeared in Tippeligaen for the first time ever, while Hønefoss returned after one year on the second tier.
Stadia
| Aalesund | Brann | Fredrikstad | Haugesund | Hønefoss | Lillestrøm |
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| Color Line Stadion | Brann Stadion | Fredrikstad Stadion | Haugesund Stadion | Aka Arena | Åråsen Stadion |
| Capacity: 10,778 | Capacity: 17,824 | Capacity: 13,300 | Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 4,000 | Capacity: 11,637 |
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| Molde | Odd Grenland | Rosenborg | Sandnes Ulf | Sogndal | Stabæk |
| Aker Stadion | Skagerak Arena | Lerkendal Stadion | Sandnes Idrettspark | Fosshaugane Campus | Nadderud Stadion |
| Capacity: 11,800 | Capacity: 13,500 | Capacity: 21,850 | Capacity: 3,850 | Capacity: 5,402 | Capacity: 7,000 |
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| Marienlyst Stadion | Alfheim Stadion | Viking Stadion | Ullevaal Stadion | ||
| Capacity: 7,500 | Capacity: 7,500 | Capacity: 16,600 | Capacity: 25,572 | ||
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Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table |
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| Sogndal | Harald Aabrekk | End of contract | 31 December 2011 | Pre-season | Jonas Olsson | 1 January 2012[7] | Pre-Season |
| Lillestrøm | Petter Belsvik Magnus Powell (caretakers) |
End of contract | 31 December 2011 | Magnus Haglund | 1 January 2012[8] | Pre-Season | |
| Stabæk | Jörgen Lennartsson | Signed by IF Elfsborg | 31 December 2011[9] | Petter Belsvik | 2 January 2012[10] | Pre-Season | |
| Fredrikstad | Tom Freddy Aune | Resigned | 10 May 2012 | 13th | Trond Amundsen | 10 May 2012[11] | 13th |
| Viking | Åge Hareide | Sacked[12] | 9 June 2012 | 10th | Kjell Jonevret | 19 June 2012[13] | 10th |
League table
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Relegation play-offs
| Ullensaker/Kisa | 0 – 4 | Sandnes Ulf |
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| Report | Bertolt  24'Gytkjær 80'Helle 85'Holmvik 90+1' |
| Sandnes Ulf | 3 – 1 | Ullensaker/Kisa |
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| Høiland 20' Gytkjær 31', 68' (p) |
Report | Rosenkilde 18' |
Sandnes Ulf won 7–1 on aggregate.
Positions by round
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Results
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Season statistics
Top scorers
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Top assistants
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References
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- ^ "MAGNUS HAGLUND HOVEDTRENER FRA 2012". lsk.no (in Norwegian). LSK. 23 November 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ^ "Lennartsson presentert som ny Elfsborg-trener". ap.no (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ^ "Belsvik ny Stabæk-trener: - Vi kan overraske". vg.no (in Norwegian). VG. 2 January 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- ^ Solberg, Knut Skeie; Nordsetrønningen, Alf-Ivar Rabben (10 May 2012). "Tom Freddy Aune ferdig i FFK". tv2.no (in Norwegian). TV 2 (Norway). Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- ^ Haugen, Eivind A. (9 June 2012). "- Jeg har ingenting å klage på". dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
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