2011 Tippeligaen
67th season of top-tier football league in Norway
Football league season
The 2011 Tippeligaen was the 67th completed season of top division football in Norway . The competition began on 20 March 2011 and ended on 27 November 2011. Rosenborg were the defending champions, having secured their twenty-second League Championship on 24 October 2010.[3] Sogndal , Sarpsborg 08 and Fredrikstad entered as the three promoted teams from the 2010 1. divisjon . They replaced Hønefoss , Kongsvinger and Sandefjord who were relegated to the 2011 1. divisjon .
Molde won their first ever Eliteserien title with two games to spare. Molde's 58 points was a record low for an Eliteserien champion in the current 16-team system.[4]
The fastest goal in Norwegian top division history was scored this season on 15 April by Erik Mjelde in a 3–3 draw between his side Brann and Haugesund after 11 seconds.[5]
Overview
At the end of the season, Sarpsborg 08 and Start were relegated to the 2012 1. divisjon , due to having finished in the bottom two positions in the standings. There was no two-legged promotion play-offs this season.
On 30 October 2011, Molde became champions with two games to spare after their only remaining challenger, Rosenborg , lost 3–6 to Brann in the 28th round of the series. The trophy was their first ever league championship.[6]
Teams
Sixteen teams competed in the league – the top thirteen teams from the previous season, and the three teams promoted from 1. divisjon . The promoted teams were Sogndal , Sarpsborg 08 and Fredrikstad . This was Sarpsborg 08's first top-flight season, while Sogndal and Fredrikstad returned to the top flight after an absence of six years and one season respectively. They replaced Hønefoss (returning after their debut season in the first tier), Kongsvinger (relegated after a season's presence) and Sandefjord (relegated after two years in the top flight).
Stadiums and locations
Locations of the teams in 2011 Tippeligaen
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team
Location
Stadium
Turf
Capacity
Manager
Aalesund
10
Ålesund
Color Line Stadion
Artificial
10,778
Kjetil Rekdal
Brann
55
Bergen
Brann Stadion
Natural
17,824
Rune Skarsfjord
Fredrikstad
41
Fredrikstad
Fredrikstad Stadion
Natural
13,300
Tom Freddy Aune
Haugesund
5
Haugesund
Haugesund stadion
Natural
5,000
Jostein Grindhaug
Lillestrøm
48
Lillestrøm
Åråsen stadion
Natural
11,637
Henning Berg
Molde
35
Molde
Aker Stadion
Natural
11,800
Ole Gunnar Solskjær
Odd Grenland
30
Skien
Skagerak Arena
Artificial
13,500
Dag-Eilev Fagermo
Rosenborg
48
Trondheim
Lerkendal stadion
Natural
21,850
Jan Jönsson
Sarpsborg 08
1
Sarpsborg
Sarpsborg Stadion
Artificial
5,000
Roar Johansen
Sogndal
13
Sogndal
Fosshaugane Campus
Natural
5,402
Harald Aabrekk
Stabæk
16
Bærum
Telenor Arena
Artificial
15,500
Jörgen Lennartsson
Start
36
Kristiansand
Sør Arena
Natural
14,300
Mons Ivar Mjelde
Strømsgodset
24
Drammen
Marienlyst Stadion
Artificial
7,500
Ronny Deila
Tromsø
25
Tromsø
Alfheim Stadion
Artificial
7,500
Per Mathias Høgmo
Vålerenga
51
Oslo
Ullevaal Stadion
Natural
25,572
Martin Andresen
Viking
62
Stavanger
Viking Stadion
Natural
16,600
Åge Hareide
Managerial changes
League table
Source:
fotball.no Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
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 Molde 15 13 14 10 8 10 7 4 5 5 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Tromsø 3 4 1 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 Rosenborg 9 14 15 15 12 11 12 11 13 14 12 9 11 11 10 9 7 8 8 8 7 4 4 3 2 4 4 3 5 3 Brann 6 2 3 5 9 4 2 5 8 6 6 7 5 3 3 4 4 3 2 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 5 4 3 4 Odd Grenland 12 7 12 12 13 12 11 12 14 13 15 13 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 11 14 11 9 8 6 7 6 5 4 5 Haugesund 12 8 11 11 14 15 14 15 10 7 9 6 9 10 8 11 8 6 6 7 8 5 7 7 7 5 8 8 7 6 Vålerenga 3 3 4 6 10 13 13 13 11 11 13 11 7 9 11 10 11 11 12 9 9 8 5 5 4 3 3 6 8 7 Strømsgodset 6 11 7 3 1 1 4 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 4 3 3 4 5 6 5 6 6 6 8 8 7 7 6 8 Aalesund 9 15 13 13 11 6 5 8 4 3 4 3 3 4 5 8 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 11 10 9 9 9 9 Stabæk 16 12 8 8 6 3 6 3 3 4 5 5 6 7 9 7 5 7 7 4 4 7 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 Viking 12 10 10 14 15 14 15 16 16 16 16 15 15 14 15 12 12 12 11 13 10 10 11 11 10 12 11 11 11 11 Fredrikstad 6 9 6 2 5 5 3 7 6 8 8 12 8 6 7 6 9 9 9 12 11 13 13 13 13 14 14 13 12 12 Lillestrøm 1 5 9 9 7 7 9 10 9 10 10 8 10 8 6 5 6 5 4 5 6 9 10 10 12 11 12 12 13 13 Sogndal 9 16 16 16 16 16 16 14 15 15 14 16 16 16 16 15 14 14 14 14 13 14 14 14 14 13 13 14 14 14 Start 3 1 2 1 3 8 10 9 12 12 11 14 14 15 14 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Sarpsborg 08 2 6 5 7 4 9 8 6 7 9 7 10 13 13 16 14 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
Results
Source:
NIFS (in Norwegian) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Season statistics
Top scorers
†Veigar Páll Gunnarsson scored nine goals in sixteen games for Stabæk .
Source: Alt om fotball
Discipline
Player
Most yellow cards: 10 [12]
Most red cards: 1 [13]
Club
Most yellow cards: 59 [14]
Attendances
Pos
Team
Total
High
Low
Average
Change
1
Rosenborg
217,664
20,710
11,433
14,511
−14.2% †
2
Vålerenga
199,962
20,012
10,421
13,331
−2.3% †
3
Brann
195,173
17,237
10,120
13,012
−5.2% †
4
Viking
153,825
12,584
8,898
10,255
−11.1% †
5
Molde
147,273
11,292
8,158
9,818
+16.7% †
6
Aalesund
143,480
10,677
8,783
9,565
−5.7% †
7
Fredrikstad
136,790
12,565
6,863
9,119
+34.0% 1
8
Stabæk
111,165
11,930
5,686
7,411
−9.1% †
9
Start
105,843
11,419
5,128
7,056
−15.9% †
10
Lillestrøm
88,942
8,852
4,401
5,929
−9.8% †
11
Odd Grenland
85,718
7,106
4,499
5,715
−13.8% †
12
Strømsgodset
85,606
6,426
5,052
5,707
−2.6% †
13
Tromsø
72,991
6,535
3,772
4,866
+3.6% †
14
Haugesund
68,248
5,000
4,082
4,550
−2.4% †
15
Sarpsborg 08
57,283
4,760
2,798
3,819
+49.9% 1
16
Sogndal
47,708
5,623
1,884
3,181
+58.7% 1
League total
1,917,671
20,710
1,884
7,990
−1.5% †
Source: nifs.no Notes: 1: Team played last season in 1. divisjon.
Awards
Annual awards
Goalkeeper of the Year
The Goalkeeper of the Year awarded to Espen Bugge Pettersen (Molde )
Defender of the Year
The Defender of the Year awarded to Even Hovland (Sogndal )
Midfielder of the Year
The Midfielder of the Year awarded to Michael Barrantes (Aalesunds )
Striker of the Year
The Striker of the Year awarded to Nikola Đurđić (Haugesund )
Coach of the Year
The Coach of the Year awarded to Ole Gunnar Solskjær (Molde )
References
Seasons
League of Norway Main League First Division Tippeligaen Eliteserien
Clubs
Competition Statistics and awards Associated competitions Other
League competitions
Cup competitions
European competitions
Related to national teams
Club season articles
Tippeligaen
Aalesund
Brann
Fredrikstad
Haugesund
Lillestrøm
Molde
Odd Grenland
Rosenborg
Sarpsborg 08
Sogndal
Stabæk
Start
Strømsgodset
Tromsø
Vålerenga
Viking
First Division
Alta
Asker
Bodø/Glimt
Bryne
HamKam
Hødd
Hønefoss
Kongsvinger
Løv‑Ham
Mjøndalen
Nybergsund‑Trysil
Randaberg
Ranheim
Sandefjord
Sandnes Ulf
Strømmen
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