Season | 2006 |
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Dates | 9 April – 5 November |
Champions | Rosenborg 20th title |
Relegated | HamKam Molde |
Champions League | Rosenborg |
UEFA Cup | Fredrikstad Brann Vålerenga Lillestrøm |
Matches played | 182 |
Goals scored | 521 (2.86 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Daniel Nannskog (19 goals) |
Biggest home win | Stabæk 8–0 Molde (29 October 2006) |
Biggest away win | HamKam 1–5 Stabæk (5 November 2006) |
Highest scoring | Fredrikstad 5–3 Tromsø (29 May 2006) Brann 5–3 Sandefjord (17 September 2006) Stabæk 8–0 Molde (29 October 2006) |
Longest winning run | 8 games[1] Rosenborg |
Longest unbeaten run | 12 games[1] Rosenborg |
Longest winless run | 8 games[1] Odd Grenland |
Longest losing run | 6 games[1] Odd Grenland |
Highest attendance | 22,330[2] Rosenborg 1–1 Odd Grenland (16 May 2006) |
Lowest attendance | 2,563[2] Lyn 2–0 Molde (6 August 2006) |
Average attendance | 9,101 ![]() |
← 2005 2007 → |
The 2006 Tippeligaen was the 62nd completed season of top division football in Norway. The season began on April 9, 2006 and ended on November 5, 2006. Rosenborg became champions on October 29, with one round to go, by defeating Viking at home. The other main contenders for the title were Brann and Lillestrøm, the former securing their place as runners-up on the same day.
Rosenborg won their twentieth league title.
Notable events
- Tromsø installed artificial turf at their home ground Alfheim stadion during the summer break.
- Tom Nordlie was sacked as coach of Start in July and was replaced by Stig Inge Bjørnebye.
- Ivar Morten Normark was sacked as coach of Tromsø in July, and was replaced by Steinar Nilsen in August.
- Rosenborg's coach Per-Mathias Høgmo took two months of sick leave from July 27.[4] Assistant Knut Tørum served as caretaker manager.
- Kjetil Rekdal resigned as coach of Vålerenga on August 21, following the club's exit from the Norwegian Cup. Rekdal held the position for six years, leading his team to one cup triumph in 2002 and the league championship in 2005. The assistant coach Petter Myhre took over Rekdal's place.
- Tom Prahl was sacked as coach of Viking in September and was replaced by Tom Nordlie who earlier in the season was sacked as coach in Start.
- On October 31, Høgmo resigns as Rosenborg manager, effective immediately. Tørum, who led ROS from 10 points behind leaders Brann to win the title with one round to spare, is expected to be elevated to permanent manager.
- After the club's relegation, Ham-Kam's coach Frode Grodås, was sacked on November 7.
- Arild Stavrum was sacked as coach of Molde on November 8, after the club came dead last in the league.
- Uwe Rösler was sacked as coach of Lillestrøm on November 13.
- Tom Nordlie and Uwe Rösler traded jobs, Nordlie to Lillestrøm, and Rösler to Viking.
Teams and locations
Fourteen teams competed in the league – the top twelve teams from the previous season, and two teams promoted from 1. divisjon.
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team | Ap. | Location | Stadium | Turf | Capacity |
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Brann | 50 | Bergen | Brann Stadion | Natural | 17,500 |
Fredrikstad | 37 | Fredrikstad | Fredrikstad Stadion | Natural | 10,500 |
HamKam | 21 | Hamar | Briskeby | Natural | 8,068 |
Lillestrøm | 43 | Lillestrøm | Åråsen Stadion | Natural | 12,000 |
Lyn | 33 | Oslo | Ullevaal Stadion | Natural | 25,572 |
Molde | 31 | Molde | Aker Stadion | Natural | 11,167 |
Odd Grenland | 26 | Skien | Odd Stadion | Natural | 8,000 |
Rosenborg | 43 | Trondheim | Lerkendal Stadion | Natural | 21,166 |
Sandefjord | 1 | Sandefjord | Storstadion | Natural | 7,000 |
Stabæk | 11 | Bærum | Nadderud Stadion | Natural | 8,000 |
Start | 32 | Kristiansand | Kristiansand Stadion | Natural | 14,000 |
Tromsø | 20 | Tromsø | Alfheim Stadion | Natural/Artificial1 | 9,362 |
Vålerenga | 46 | Oslo | Ullevaal Stadion | Natural | 25,572 |
Viking | 57 | Stavanger | Viking Stadion | Natural | 15,350 |
1 Tromsø installed artificial turf on Alfheim Stadion in the summer break during the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Rosenborg (C) | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 47 | 24 | +23 | 53 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | Brann | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 36 | +3 | 46 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round[a] |
3 | Vålerenga | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 44 | |
4 | Lillestrøm | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 44 | |
5 | Stabæk | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 39 | |
6 | Start | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 37 | |
7 | Lyn | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 35 | |
8 | Fredrikstad | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 32 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round[b] |
9 | Sandefjord | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 32 | |
10 | Tromsø | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 29 | |
11 | Viking | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 29 | |
12 | Odd Grenland (O) | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 29 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
13 | Ham-Kam (R) | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 28 | Relegation to First Division |
14 | Molde (R) | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 29 | 50 | −21 | 25 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Lillestrøm qualified for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round through the UEFA Fair Play ranking award.[5]
- ^ Fredrikstad qualified for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round after winning the Norwegian Cup.
Relegation play-offs
- Odd Grenland defeated Bryne 10–1 on aggregate in a two-legged play-off:
Odd Grenland | 3–0 | Bryne |
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Dale ![]() Hvidén-Watson ![]() |
Report |
Bryne | 1–7 | Odd Grenland |
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Oyuga ![]() |
Report | Dale ![]() Hvidén-Watson ![]() Borchers ![]() Bentsen ![]() Jarstein ![]() |
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers
Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Stabæk | 19 |
2 | ![]() |
Stabæk | 18 |
3 | ![]() |
Rosenborg | 17 |
4 | ![]() |
Viking | 11 |
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Lillestrøm | ||
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Tromsø | ||
7 | ![]() |
Lillestrøm | 10 |
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Sandefjord | ||
9 | ![]() |
Vålerenga | 9 |
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Brann |
Discipline
Player
- Most yellow cards: 8[6]
Jan Michaelsen (HamKam)
- Most red cards: 1[7]
- 28 players
Club
- Most yellow cards: 49[6]
- Molde
- Most red cards: 4[7]
- Tromsø
Attendances
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rosenborg | 252,718 | 22,330 | 15,897 | 19,440 | +10.8% |
2 | Brann | 216,789 | 19,254 | 13,528 | 16,676 | +12.5% |
3 | Viking | 180,831 | 16,251 | 11,351 | 13,910 | +1.5% |
4 | Vålerenga | 180,348 | 20,703 | 8,457 | 13,873 | −11.4% |
5 | Lillestrøm | 112,006 | 11,610 | 6,724 | 8,616 | +9.6% |
6 | Fredrikstad | 105,741 | 10,500 | 6,342 | 8,134 | −7.7% |
7 | Start | 99,798 | 9,738 | 6,116 | 7,677 | −24.0% |
8 | Lyn | 92,073 | 16,049 | 2,563 | 7,083 | +9.3% |
9 | Molde | 79,653 | 9,215 | 4,351 | 6,127 | −5.9% |
10 | HamKam | 71,574 | 8,063 | 4,082 | 5,506 | −2.2% |
11 | Sandefjord | 69,171 | 7,197 | 3,722 | 5,321 | n/a1 |
12 | Tromsø | 65,889 | 7,480 | 4,007 | 5,068 | +0.1% |
13 | Stabæk | 65,793 | 6,907 | 3,998 | 5,061 | n/a1 |
14 | Odd Grenland | 63,923 | 6,315 | 4,021 | 4,917 | −8.2% |
League total | 1,656,307 | 22,330 | 2,563 | 9,101 | −4.2% |
Updated to games played on 8 April 2019
Source: nifs.no
Notes:
1: Team played last season in 1. divisjon.
Fair Play
- The fair play table,[8] using UEFA's Fair Play ranking system with scores from 1 to 10, was as such:
- Fredrikstad 8.02
- Rosenborg 7.97
- Vålerenga 7.88
- Lillestrøm 7.83
- Start 7.82
- Viking 7.81
- Sandefjord 7.77
- Stabæk 7.76
- Brann 7.72
- Molde 7.59
- Odd Grenland 7.57
- Tromsø 7.53
- Lyn 7.43
- Ham-Kam 7.23
Notes and references
- ^ a b c d "Tippeligaen - 2006". WhoScored.com. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ a b "TROskuertall Tippeligaen 2006". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ^ "EFS Attendances". www.european-football-statistics.co.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "(In Norwegian) Per-Mathias Høgmo er sykmeldt i 2 måneder". Rosenborg BK. 2006-07-27. Retrieved 2006-08-06.[dead link]
- ^ "Lillestrøm klare for UEFA-cupen". dagbladet.no. 15 May 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Tippeligaen 2006 Yellow Cards". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Tippeligaen 2007 Red Cards". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ Norges Fotballforbund https://www.fotball.no/404?404;https://www.fotball.no:443/404?p=51831&x=1&a=182060. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
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