2014 Tippeligaen

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The 2014 Tippeligaen was the 70th completed season of top division football in Norway. The competition began on 28 March 2014, two weeks later than in the previous season. A three-week summer-break in June was scheduled due to the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and the decisive match was played on 9 November 2014.[3] Strømsgodset were the defending champions. Bodø/Glimt and Stabæk joined as the promoted clubs from the 2013 1. divisjon. They replaced Tromsø and Hønefoss who were relegated to the 2014 1. divisjon.

Tippeligaen
Season2014
Dates28 March – 9 November
ChampionsMolde
3rd title
RelegatedBrann
Sogndal
Sandnes Ulf
Champions LeagueMolde
Europa LeagueRosenborg
Odd
Strømsgodset
Matches played240
Goals scored735 (3.06 per match)
Top goalscorerViðar Örn Kjartansson
(25 goals)
Biggest home winMolde 5–1 Sarpsborg 08
(21 April 2014)
Lillestrøm 5–1 Stabæk
(24 May 2014)[1]
Biggest away winHaugesund 0–3 Sogndal
(27 April 2014)
Stabæk 0–3 Vålerenga
(5 May 2014)[1]
Highest scoringViking 5–5 Vålerenga
(2 August 2014)[1]
Longest winning run5 games[2]
Molde
Longest unbeaten run9 games[2]
Molde
Longest winless run7 games[2]
Start
Longest losing run3 games[2]
Brann
Haugesund
Bodø/Glimt
Highest attendance20,442
Rosenborg 1–3 Stabæk
(16 May 2014)
Lowest attendance2,511
Sogndal 1–1 Sarpsborg 08
(4 April 2014)
Average attendance6,961 Increase 1.9%
2013
2015

Molde won their third title, with four matches to spare following a 2–1 away win against Viking on 4 October 2014.[4] The team broke the record for most points (71) and most wins (22).[5]

Overview

Summary

On 4 October, Molde were confirmed as league champions following their 2–1 away win against Viking in the 26th round.[4] They won their third title. On 2 November, in the penultimate round of the season, Sandnes Ulf were the first team to be relegated to the 1. divisjon when they gave away a 3–1 lead in stoppage time and drew 3–3 away to Start.[6] On the final day, Sogndal were relegated and Brann qualified for the relegation play-offs. On 26 November, Brann were the third team to be relegated after losing the play-offs 4–1 on aggregate against Mjøndalen.[7]

Teams

The league was contested by 16 teams: the best 13 teams of the 2013 season, and the 14th-placed Sarpsborg 08 who won the relegation-playoffs against Ranheim, in addition to two promoted teams from 1. divisjon. The promoted teams were Bodø/Glimt and Stabæk, returning to the top flight after an absence of four years and one season respectively. They replaced Tromsø (after an eleven-year spell in Eliteserien) and Hønefoss (relegated after two seasons presence).

Stadiums and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Ap. LocationArenaTurfCapacity
Aalesund13ÅlesundColor Line StadionArtificial10,778
Bodø/Glimt20BodøAspmyra StadionArtificial7,354
Brann58BergenBrann StadionNatural17,824
Haugesund8HaugesundHaugesund StadionNatural8,800
Lillestrøm51LillestrømÅråsen StadionNatural11,637
Molde38MoldeAker StadionArtificial11,800
Odd33SkienSkagerak ArenaArtificial13,500
Rosenborg51TrondheimLerkendal StadionNatural21,850
Sandnes Ulf5SandnesSandnes IdrettsparkNatural3,850
Sarpsborg 083SarpsborgSarpsborg StadionArtificial4,700
Sogndal16SogndalFosshaugane CampusArtificial5,402
Stabæk18BærumNadderud StadionNatural7,000
Start38KristiansandSør ArenaArtificial14,300
Strømsgodset27DrammenMarienlyst StadionArtificial8,935
Vålerenga54OsloUllevaal StadionNatural25,572
Viking65StavangerViking StadionNatural16,600

Personnel and kits

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Aalesund Jan Jönsson Jonatan TollåsUmbroSparebanken Møre
Bodø/Glimt Jan Halvor Halvorsen Ruben ImingenDiadoraSpareBank 1 Nord-Norge
Brann Rikard Norling Erlend HanstveitHummelSparebanken Vest
Haugesund Jostein Grindhaug Per Morten KristiansenUmbroSparebanken Vest
Lillestrøm Magnus Haglund Frode KippeLegea#VierLSK[8]
Molde Tor Ole Skullerud Daniel Berg HestadNikeSparebanken Møre
Odd Dag-Eilev Fagermo Steffen HagenWarriorSkagerak
Rosenborg Kåre Ingebrigtsen Tore ReginiussenAdidasREMA 1000
Sandnes Ulf Tom Nordlie Aksel Berget SkjølsvikHummelØster Hus
Sarpsborg 08 Brian Deane Ole Christoffer Heieren HansenSelectBorregaard
Sogndal Jonas Olsson Rune BolsethUmbroSparebanken Vest
Stabæk Bob Bradley Jon Inge HøilandAdidasSpareBank 1
Start Mons Ivar Mjelde Håkon OpdalUmbroSparebanken Sør
Strømsgodset David Nielsen Adam Larsen KwaraseyDiadoraDNB
Vålerenga Kjetil Rekdal Christian GrindheimAdidasNone[8]
Viking Kjell Jonevret Indriði SigurðssonDiadoraLyse

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Molde (C)3022536224+3871Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2Rosenborg3018666443+2160Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a]
3Odd3017765232+2058
4Strømsgodset30155104842+650
5Lillestrøm30137104935+1446
6Vålerenga30119105953+642
7Aalesund30118114039+141
8Sarpsborg 08301010104148−740
9Stabæk30116134452−839
10Viking30812104242036
11Haugesund30106144349−636
12Start30105154760−1335
13Bodø/Glimt30105154560−1535
14Brann (R)3085174154−1329Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15Sogndal (R)3066183149−1824Relegation to First Division
16Sandnes Ulf (R)30410162753−2622
Source: fotball.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Relegation play-offs

The 14th-placed team, Brann, took part in a two-legged play-off against Mjøndalen, the winners of the 2014 1. divisjon promotion play-offs, to decide who would play in the 2015 Tippeligaen.

First leg
Brann1–1Mjøndalen
Skaanes 53'ReportDiomande 37'
Attendance: 14,225
Referee: Brage Sandmoen

Second leg
Mjøndalen3–0Brann
Kapidzic 27', 67'
Diomande 64'
Report

Mjøndalen won 4–1 on aggregate and gained promotion to the 2015 Tippeligaen; Brann were relegated to the 1. divisjon.


Results

Home \ AwayAALBODSKBHAULSKMFKODDRBKULFS08SILSTBIKSSIFVIFVIK
Aalesund2–10–13–01–10–12–21–13–00–02–23–01–22–04–11–2
Bodø/Glimt1–12–12–11–21–10–32–21–13–44–21–12–10–44–33–2
Brann1–01–21–32–00–10–13–11–11–22–11–21–20–12–30–1
Haugesund1–21–22–31–11–11–22–12–04–00–32–05–13–21–11–1
Lillestrøm0–04–04–32–01–22–00–24–10–02–05–14–13–02–10–1
Molde5–02–14–21–23–22–03–13–15–13–02–22–02–22–01–0
Odd2–14–34–00–00–22–10–13–12–00–02–14–11–02–24–1
Rosenborg3–03–15–25–33–10–22–03–12–01–01–33–24–13–22–2
Sandnes Ulf1–21–01–10–00–01–31–10–20–21–02–11–21–32–12–2
Sarpsborg 083–22–13–00–23–20–22–21–12–13–11–11–10–03–01–1
Sogndal1–10–12–14–10–10–11–31–21–01–10–22–11–32–00–0
Stabæk0–22–11–10–12–00–21–34–11–13–23–00–12–10–31–1
Start1–22–11–13–13–11–10–12–43–33–13–22–32–32–20–2
Strømsgodset2–02–01–42–12–12–02–11–11–04–11–12–34–20–22–1
Vålerenga3–03–13–34–12–20–21–22–23–02–22–13–21–03–01–1
Viking1–22–30–22–00–01–21–11–22–21–04–24–10–10–05–5
Source: NIFS (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Vålerenga's Viðar Örn Kjartansson became the Tippeligaen top scorer after scoring 25 goals.
RankPlayerClubGoals[9]GamesAverage
1 Viðar Örn KjartanssonVålerenga25290.86
2 Christian GytkjærHaugesund15260.58
3 Alexander SøderlundRosenborg13230.57
Franck BoliStabæk13280.46
Mohamed ElyounoussiMolde13300.43
Abdurahim LaajabBodø/Glimt13300.43
7 Frode JohnsenOdd11300.37
8 Leke JamesAalesund10230.43
Fredrik GulbrandsenMolde10230.43
Péter KovácsStrømsgodset10240.42
Maic SemaHaugesund10260.38
Daniel Chima ChukwuMolde10270.37
Fredrik BrustadStabæk10300.33

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Christian GytkjærHaugesundBrann3–1 (A)30 April 2014
Mohamed ElyounoussiMoldeBrann4–2 (H)9 June 2014
Tommy HøilandMoldeSandnes Ulf3–1 (H)20 July 2014
Viðar Örn KjartanssonVålerengaViking5–5 (A)2 August 2014
Viðar Örn KjartanssonVålerengaHaugesund4–1 (H)14 September 2014
Pálmi Rafn PálmasonLillestrømStart4–1 (H)26 October 2014
Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Discipline

Player

Sandnes Ulf's Aksel Berget Skjølsvik was the only player who received two red cards over the season.

Club

  • Most yellow cards: 49[11][12]
    • Strømsgodset
  • Most red cards: 3[13]
    • Sandnes Ulf

Attendances

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1Rosenborg208,73220,44210,70913,915−6.0%
2Brann179,86517,6868,51011,991+6.1%
3Viking150,21416,5087,73010,014−2.6%
4Vålerenga146,27015,4377,2119,751−1.5%
5Molde138,65211,4248,2849,243+4.7%
6Aalesund114,0249,3866,5807,602−7.2%
7Odd107,36311,5485,5567,158+35.1%
8Strømsgodset100,6237,7205,8616,708+2.8%
9Start89,4268,5554,7685,962−3.6%
10Lillestrøm88,49810,9654,3765,900+7.6%
11Haugesund83,7078,9454,4345,580+9.9%
12Sarpsborg 0859,1944,7223,5093,946+6.9%
13Stabæk57,5194,6093,2123,835+65.4%1
14Bodø/Glimt50,7305,2612,5333,382+24.4%1
15Sogndal50,1404,5172,5113,343−1.1%
16Sandnes Ulf45,5774,4182,3503,038−3.2%
League total1,670,53420,4422,3506,961+1.9%

Source: nifs.no
Notes:
1: Team played last season in 1. divisjon.

Awards

Annual awards

Player of the Year

The Player of the Year awarded to Jone Samuelsen (Odds)

Goalkeeper of the Year

The Goalkeeper of the Year awarded to Ørjan Nyland (Molde)

Defender of the Year

The Defender of the Year awarded to Martin Linnes (Molde)

Midfielder of the Year

The Midfielder of the Year awarded to Jone Samuelsen (Odds)

Striker of the Year

The Striker of the Year awarded to Viðar Örn Kjartansson (Vålerenga)

Manager of the Year

The Manager of the Year awarded to Tor Ole Skullerud (Molde)

Young Player of the Year

The Young Player of the Year awarded to Martin Ødegaard (Strømsgodset)

References