2007 in Norwegian football

Football in Norway
Season	2007
Men's football
Tippeligaen	Brann
1. divisjon	Molde
2. divisjon	Nybergsund (Group 1); Hødd (Group 2); Sandnes Ulf (Group 3); Alta (Group 4)
Cupen	Lillestrøm
Women's football
Toppserien	Røa
1. divisjon	Fart
Cupen	Røa

The 2007 season was the 102nd season of competitive football in Norway.

Men's football

League season

Promotion and relegation

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
Tippeligaen	Strømsgodset Aalesund	HamKam Molde
1. divisjon	Notodden Skeid Mandalskameratene Raufoss	Pors Grenland Manglerud Star Follo Hødd
2. divisjon	Fredrikstad 2 Strømmen FF Lillehammer Mjøndalen Asker Arendal Stavanger Os Averøykameratene Nardo Mjølner Tromsø 2	Tollnes Ørn-Horten Årdal Molde 2 Kolstad KIL/Hemne Kopervik Stord Sunnhordaland Klepp HamKam 2 Brumunddal Steigen

Tippeligaen

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Brann (C)	26	17	3	6	59	39	+20	54	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2	Stabæk	26	14	6	6	53	35	+18	48	Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round
3	Viking	26	14	5	7	50	40	+10	47	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round
4	Lillestrøm	26	12	8	6	47	28	+19	44	Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round^[a]
5	Rosenborg	26	12	5	9	53	39	+14	41	Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round^[a]
6	Tromsø	26	12	4	10	45	44	+1	40
7	Vålerenga	26	10	6	10	34	34	0	36
8	Fredrikstad	26	9	9	8	37	40	−3	36
9	Lyn	26	10	4	12	43	46	−3	34
10	Strømsgodset	26	8	6	12	34	47	−13	30
11	Aalesund	26	9	3	14	40	56	−16	30
12	Odd Grenland (R)	26	8	3	15	33	43	−10	27	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
13	Start (R)	26	6	8	12	34	44	−10	26	Relegation to First Division
14	Sandefjord (R)	26	4	4	18	26	53	−27	16	Relegation to First Division

Source: fotball.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Lillestrøm qualified for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round by winning the Norwegian Cup. Their spot in the Intertoto Cup was passed down to Rosenborg, the first team in the table not already qualified for any European competition.

1. divisjon

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Molde (C, P)	30	22	3	5	62	28	+34	69	Promotion to Tippeligaen
2	Ham-Kam (P)	30	21	5	4	82	36	+46	68	Promotion to Tippeligaen
3	Bodø/Glimt (O, P)	30	17	4	9	66	39	+27	55	Qualification for the promotion play-offs^[a]
4	Kongsvinger	30	16	5	9	56	42	+14	53
5	Moss	30	15	8	7	46	37	+9	53
6	Bryne	30	14	7	9	57	38	+19	49
7	Sogndal	30	13	5	12	48	44	+4	44
8	Haugesund	30	10	9	11	49	52	−3	39
9	Notodden	30	11	3	16	49	54	−5	36
10	Hønefoss	30	8	11	11	34	52	−18	35
11	Raufoss^[b] (R)	30	10	5	15	37	61	−24	35	Relegation to Second Division
12	Løv-Ham	30	9	6	15	39	44	−5	33
13	Sarpsborg Sparta	30	8	8	14	50	52	−2	32
14	Tromsdalen (R)	30	7	8	15	37	56	−19	29	Relegation to Second Division
15	Skeid (R)	30	4	8	18	32	60	−28	20
16	Mandalskameratene (R)	30	4	7	19	43	92	−49	19

Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ The third-placed team in the 1. divisjon and the 12th-placed team in the Tippeligaen met in a playoff at the end of the season.
^ Raufoss were relegated after failing to obtain a license due to financial irregularities. Sarpsborg Sparta, who were relegated initially, were given Raufoss spot in the following season.^[1]

2. divisjon

3. divisjon

Norwegian Cup

Final

11 November 2007

13:15 CET

Haugesund	0–2	Lillestrøm
	Report	Occean 57', 90'

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 24,361

Referee: Per Ivar Staberg (Harstad)

Haugesund

Lillestrøm


Haugesund:
GK	01	Per Morten Kristiansen
DF	20	Bjørn Strøm
DF	03	Elias Storm
DF	08	Eirik Horneland (C)
DF	18	Carlos Castro	86'
MF	17	Dag Roar Ørsal
MF	15	Rodolfo Rodríguez
MF	04	Svein Tore Brandshaug 0	65'
FW	22	Sten Ove Eike	65'
FW	16	Cam Weaver
FW	14	Stian Johnsen
Substitutions:
MF	07	Petter Larsen	65'
MF	11	Tor Arne Andreassen	65'
MF	6	Jonas Johansen	86'
Coach:
Rune Skarsfjord


Lillestrøm:
GK	26	Otto Fredrikson
DF	02	Anders Rambekk	21'
DF	13	Frode Kippe (C)
DF	23	Pål Steffen Andresen
DF	15	Marius Johnsen		68'
MF	07	Espen Søgård
MF	25	Khaled Mouelhi
MF	14	Simen Brenne
FW	11	Magnus Myklebust		58'
FW	30	Olivier Occean
FW	10	Bjørn Helge Riise
Substitutions:
FW	18	Arild Sundgot		58'
DF	18	Shane Stefanutto	79' 0	68'
Coach:
Tom Nordlie

Women's football

League season

Promotion and relegation

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
Toppserien	Asker Kattem Grand Bodø	Liungen
1. divisjon	Donn Linderud-Grei Skjetten Tromsdalen	Bamble

Toppserien

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Røa (C)	22	17	2	3	63	24	+39	53	Qualification for the UEFA Women's Cup first qualifying round
2	Kolbotn	22	16	2	4	71	18	+53	50
3	Asker	22	15	5	2	68	18	+50	50
4	Arna-Bjørnar	22	12	4	6	47	34	+13	40
5	Team Strømmen	22	10	6	6	37	29	+8	36
6	Trondheims-Ørn	22	9	3	10	38	38	0	30
7	Klepp	22	8	4	10	35	30	+5	28
8	Amazon Grimstad	22	7	5	10	29	46	−17	26
9	Fløya	22	7	4	11	36	52	−16	25
10	Kattem	22	5	4	13	24	55	−31	19
11	Sandviken (R)	22	2	3	17	16	76	−60	9	Relegation to First Division
12	Grand Bodø (R)	22	2	2	18	19	63	−44	8	Relegation to First Division

Source: NIFS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

1. divisjon

Norwegian Women's Cup

Final

Asker 2–4 Kolbotn^[2]

Men's UEFA competitions

Champions League

Qualifying rounds

Second qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Astana	2–10	Rosenborg	1–3	1–7

Third qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Tampere United	0–5	Rosenborg	0–3	0–2

Group stage

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	CHE	SCH	ROS	VAL
1	Chelsea	6	3	3	0	9	2	+7	12	Advance to knockout stage	—	2–0	1–1	0–0
2	Schalke 04	6	2	2	2	5	4	+1	8	Advance to knockout stage	0–0	—	3–1	0–1
3	Rosenborg	6	2	1	3	6	10	−4	7	Transfer to UEFA Cup	0–4	0–2	—	2–0
4	Valencia	6	1	2	3	2	6	−4	5		1–2	0–0	0–2	—

Source: RSSSF

UEFA Cup

Qualifying rounds

First qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Carmarthen Town	3–14	Brann	0–8	3–6
Flora Tallinn	0–2	Vålerenga	0–1	0–1
Lillestrøm	2–2 (a)	Käerjéng 97	2–1	0–1

Second qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Ekranas	1–7	Vålerenga	1–1	0–6
Brann	6–4	Sūduva	2–1	4–3
Hammarby	3–2	Fredrikstad	2–1	1–1

First round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Brann	2–2 (a)	Club Brugge	0–1	2–1
Austria Wien	4–2	Vålerenga	2–0	2–2

Group stage

Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	HSV	BAS	BRA	DZ	REN
1	Hamburg	4	3	1	0	7	1	+6	10	Advance to knockout stage	—	1–1	—	—	3–0
2	Basel	4	2	2	0	3	1	+2	8		—	—	1–0	—	1–0
3	Brann	4	1	1	2	3	4	−1	4		0–1	—	—	2–1	—
4	Dinamo Zagreb	4	0	2	2	2	5	−3	2		0–2	0–0	—	—	—
5	Rennes	4	0	2	2	2	6	−4	2		—	—	1–1	1–1	—

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Final phase

Round of 32

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Brann	1–8	Everton	0–2	1–6
Rosenborg	1–3	Fiorentina	0–1	1–2

Intertoto Cup

No Norwegian teams participated this season.

UEFA Women's Cup

Second qualifying round

Group B4

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Brøndby	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2	7
2	Lyon	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2	7
3	Kolbotn	3	1	0	2	3	3	0	3
4	Sparta Prague	3	0	0	3	3	7	−4	0

Source: Group B4

Matches (Played in Lyon and Bron, France)

Kolbotn 3–1 Sparta Prague
Lyon 1–0 Kolbotn
Kolbotn 0–1 Brøndby

National teams

Norway men's national football team

UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Greece	12	10	1	1	25	10	+15	31	Qualify for final tournament	—	1–4	1–0	3–2	2–1	2–0	5–0
2	Turkey	12	7	3	2	25	11	+14	24	Qualify for final tournament	0–1	—	2–2	1–0	5–0	3–0	2–0
3	Norway	12	7	2	3	27	11	+16	23		2–2	1–2	—	1–2	2–0	4–0	4–0
4	Bosnia and Herzegovina	12	4	1	7	16	22	−6	13		0–4	3–2	0–2	—	0–1	1–3	1–0
5	Moldova	12	3	3	6	12	19	−7	12^[a]		0–1	1–1	0–1	2–2	—	3–0	1–1
6	Hungary	12	4	0	8	11	22	−11	12^[a]		1–2	0–1	1–4	1–0	2–0	—	2–0
7	Malta	12	1	2	9	10	31	−21	5		0–1	2–2	1–4	2–5	2–3	2–1	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Moldova +1, Hungary −1.

Fixtures and results

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score^[3]	Competition	Norway scorers
7 February	Kantrida Stadium, Rijeka (A)	Croatia	1–2 Report	Friendly	Petter Vaagan Moen
24 March	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (H)	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1–2 Report	Euro Qualifier	John Carew
28 March	Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt (N)^[4]	Turkey	2–2 Report	Euro Qualifier	Simen Brenne Martin Andresen
2 June	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (H)	Malta	4–0 Report	Euro Qualifier	Kristofer Hæstad Thorstein Helstad Steffen Iversen John Arne Riise
6 June	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (H)	Hungary	4–0 Report	Euro Qualifier	Steffen Iversen Daniel Braaten John Carew (2)
22 August	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (H)	Argentina	2–1 Report	Friendly	John Carew (2)
8 September	Zimbru Stadium, Chişinău (A)	Moldova	1–0 Report	Euro Qualifier	Steffen Iversen
12 September	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (H)	Greece	2–2 Report	Euro Qualifier	John Carew John Arne Riise
17 October	Bilino Polje, Zenica (A)	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2–0 Report	Euro Qualifier	Erik Hagen Bjørn Helge Riise
17 November	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (H)	Turkey	1–2 Report	Euro Qualifier	Erik Hagen
21 November	Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali (A)	Malta	4–1 Report	Euro Qualifier	Steffen Iversen (3) Morten Gamst Pedersen

Key

H = Home match
A = Away match
N = Neutral site match

Norway women's national football team

Notes and references

^ "Raufoss rykker ned" [Raufoss are relegated]. www.vg.no. Verdens Gang. 11 December 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
^ "Norway – List of Women Cup Finals". RSSSF.no. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
^ Norway's score given first
^ "uefa.com - Turkey to play three competitive games at neutral venue". Archived from the original on July 17, 2006. Retrieved February 14, 2007.

[table_note_res_UC2Q0.74448121466883-1] Lillestrøm qualified for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round by winning the Norwegian Cup. Their spot in the Intertoto Cup was passed down to Rosenborg, the first team in the table not already qualified for any European competition.

[table_note_res_PPP0.19968794714645-2] The third-placed team in the 1. divisjon and the 12th-placed team in the Tippeligaen met in a playoff at the end of the season.

[table_note_RIL0.19968794714645-4] Raufoss were relegated after failing to obtain a license due to financial irregularities. Sarpsborg Sparta, who were relegated initially, were given Raufoss spot in the following season.^[1]

[table_hth_MDA0.80842239493896-6] Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Moldova +1, Hungary −1.

[3] "Raufoss rykker ned" [Raufoss are relegated]. www.vg.no. Verdens Gang. 11 December 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2019.

[5] "Norway – List of Women Cup Finals". RSSSF.no. Retrieved 17 September 2019.

[7] Norway's score given first

[8] "uefa.com - Turkey to play three competitive games at neutral venue". Archived from the original on July 17, 2006. Retrieved February 14, 2007.

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