2008 Tippeligaen
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Overview
Summary
Stabæk secured their first ever league championship by defeating Vålerenga 6–2 in the penultimate round. From the 2009 season onwards, the number of teams in the Tippeligaen was expanded from fourteen to sixteen.[2] To accommodate this expansion, only one team faced automatic relegation to the 1. divisjon, as opposed to the regular two, while the three best teams in the 1. divisjon were awarded automatic promotion. As in previous years, there was a two-legged playoff at the end of the season, this time between the thirteenth-placed team in the Tippeligaen and the fourth best team in the 1. divisjon.
Teams
Stadiums and locations
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Fourteen teams competed in the league – the top eleven teams from the previous season, and three teams promoted from 1. divisjon.
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" /> Ap. Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Location | Stadium | Turf | Capacity |
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| Aalesund | 7 | Ålesund | Color Line Stadion | Artificial | 10,778 |
| Bodø/Glimt | 18 | Bodø | Aspmyra Stadion | Artificial | 8,800 |
| Brann | 52 | Bergen | Brann Stadion | Natural | 17,967 |
| Fredrikstad | 39 | Fredrikstad | Fredrikstad Stadion | Natural | 12,800 |
| HamKam | 22 | Hamar | Briskeby | Natural | 7,500 |
| Lillestrøm | 45 | Lillestrøm | Åråsen Stadion | Natural | 12,200 |
| Lyn | 35 | Oslo | Ullevaal Stadion | Natural | 25,572 |
| Molde | 32 | Molde | Aker Stadion | Artificial | 11,167 |
| Rosenborg | 45 | Trondheim | Lerkendal Stadion | Natural | 21,166 |
| Stabæk | 13 | Bærum | Nadderud Stadion | Natural | 6,950 |
| Strømsgodset | 21 | Drammen | Marienlyst Stadion | Artificial | 8,500 |
| Tromsø | 22 | Tromsø | Alfheim Stadion | Artificial | 8,300 |
| Vålerenga | 48 | Oslo | Ullevaal Stadion | Natural | 25,572 |
| Viking | 59 | Stavanger | Viking Stadion | Natural | 16,600 |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillestrøm | Template:Flagicon Tom Nordlie | Resigned | 29 May 2008[3] | Template:Flagicon Frode Grodås Template:Flagicon Erland Johnsen Template:Flagicon Erlend Slokvik Template:Flagicon Jan Åge Fjørtoft (caretakers) |
29 May 2008[4] | 13th |
| Aalesund | Template:Flagicon Sören Åkeby | Sacked | 31 August 2008[5] | Template:Flagicon Kjetil Rekdal | 4 September 2008[6] | 13th |
| Lyn | Template:Flagicon Henning Berg | Mutual consent[7] | 9 September 2008[8] | Template:Flagicon Kent Bergersen | 9 September 2008[9] | 5th |
| Lillestrøm | Template:Flagicon Frode Grodås Template:Flagicon Erland Johnsen Template:Flagicon Erlend Slokvik Template:Flagicon Jan Åge Fjørtoft |
Released | 1 January 2009[10] | Template:Flagicon Henning Berg | 1 January 2009[11] | off-season |
League table
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Relegation play-offs
By finishing 13th, Aalesund competed in a two-legged relegation play-off against Sogndal, who finished 4th in the 2008 1. divisjon, for the right to play in the 2009 Tippeligaen. Sogndal played at home first, decided in a draw held by the NFF.[12] Aalesund won 7–2 on aggregate, thereby securing a new season in the Tippeligaen. Sogndal remained in the 1. divisjon.
Results
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Season statistics
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Top scorers
Discipline
Player
- Most yellow cards: 7[13]
- Template:Flagicon David Nielsen (Strømsgodset)
- Template:Flagicon Vidar Riseth (Lillestrøm)
- Most red cards: 2[14]
- Template:Flagicon Abgar Barsom (Fredrikstad)
- Template:Flagicon Jan Michaelsen (HamKam)
- Template:Flagicon Kristján Örn Sigurðsson (Brann)
Club
- Most yellow cards: 48[15]
- Strømsgodset
- Most red cards: 5[15]
- HamKam
Attendances
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Turf | Total | Games | Average | % of Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyn | Ullevaal Stadion | 25,572 | Natural | 86,359 | 13 | 6,643 | 25.97 |
| Vålerenga | Ullevaal Stadion | 25,572 | Natural | 165,106 | 13 | 12,700 | 49.66 |
| Rosenborg | Lerkendal stadion | 21,850 | Natural | 246,443 | 13 | 18,957 | 86.76 |
| Brann | Brann stadion | 17,967 | Natural | 220,407 | 13 | 16,954 | 94.36 |
| Viking | Viking Stadion | 16,600 | Natural | 199,927 | 13 | 15,379 | 92.64 |
| Fredrikstad | Nye Fredrikstad stadion | 12,800 | Natural | 149,798 | 13 | 11,523 | 90.02 |
| Lillestrøm | Åråsen stadion | 11,637 | Natural | 114,242 | 13 | 8,788 | 75.51 |
| Molde | Aker Stadion | 11,167 | Natural | 106,645 | 13 | 8,203 | 73.45 |
| Aalesund | Color Line Stadion | 10,778 | Artificial | 134,725 | 13 | 10,363 | 96.14 |
| Strømsgodset | Marienlyst stadion | 8,500 | Artificial | 76,890 | 13 | 5,915 | 69.58 |
| Tromsø | Alfheim stadion | 8,159 | Artificial | 71,261 | 13 | 5,482 | 67.18 |
| Bodø/Glimt | Aspmyra stadion | 7,659 | Artificial | 71,533 | 13 | 5,503 | 71.85 |
| HamKam | Briskeby gressbane | 7,500[16] | Natural | 66,647 | 13 | 5,127 | 68.36 |
| Stabæk | Nadderud stadion | 6,550 | Natural | 75,203[17] | 13 | 5,785 | 88.32 |
| Total | Games | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1,785,186 | 182 | 9,809 |
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References
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