2016 in Norwegian football

The 2016 season was the 111th season of competitive football in Norway.

Football in Norway

Season	2016
Men's football
Tippeligaen	Rosenborg
1. divisjon	Kristiansund BK
2. divisjon	Skeid (Group 1) Elverum (Group 2) Florø (Group 3) Arendal (Group 4)
Cupen	Rosenborg
Women's football
Toppserien	LSK Kvinner
1. divisjon	Grand Bodø
Cupen	LSK Kvinner
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The season began in March, and ended in December with the 2016 Norwegian Football Cup Final.

Men's football

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted to Tippeligaen

• Sogndal
• Brann

Teams relegated from Tippeligaen

• Mjøndalen
• Sandefjord

Eliteserien

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rosenborg (C)	30	21	6	3	65	25	+40	69	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
2	Brann	30	16	6	8	42	27	+15	54	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
3	Odd	30	15	6	9	44	35	+9	51	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4	Haugesund	30	12	10	8	47	43	+4	46
5	Molde	30	13	6	11	48	42	+6	45
6	Sarpsborg 08	30	12	9	9	35	37	−2	45
7	Strømsgodset	30	12	8	10	44	40	+4	44
8	Viking	30	12	7	11	33	35	−2	43
9	Aalesund	30	12	6	12	46	51	−5	42
10	Vålerenga	30	10	8	12	41	39	+2	38
11	Sogndal	30	8	12	10	33	37	−4	36
12	Lillestrøm	30	8	10	12	45	50	−5	34
13	Tromsø	30	9	7	14	36	46	−10	34
14	Stabæk (O)	30	8	7	15	35	42	−7	31	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15	Bodø/Glimt (R)	30	8	6	16	36	45	−9	30	Relegation to 1. divisjon
16	Start (R)	30	2	10	18	23	59	−36	16

Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored (between two teams).[1]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

1. Rosenborg qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2016 Norwegian Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.

1. divisjon

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Kristiansund (C, P)	30	19	5	6	47	30	+17	62	Promotion to Eliteserien
2	Sandefjord (P)	30	18	5	7	54	35	+19	59
3	Jerv	30	15	8	7	47	34	+13	53	Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4	Sandnes Ulf	30	15	6	9	55	28	+27	51
5	Kongsvinger	30	14	7	9	56	42	+14	49
6	Mjøndalen	30	13	10	7	49	38	+11	49
7	Strømmen	30	13	8	9	46	45	+1	47
8	Levanger	30	13	6	11	52	46	+6	45
9	Ranheim	30	11	6	13	45	48	−3	39
10	Åsane	30	10	8	12	36	37	−1	38
11	Fredrikstad	30	8	9	13	34	48	−14	33
12	Ull/Kisa	30	8	8	14	47	50	−3	32
13	Bryne (R)	30	7	9	14	33	48	−15	30	Relegation to 2. divisjon
14	Hødd (R)	30	8	6	16	31	57	−26	30
15	KFUM Oslo (R)	30	6	8	16	31	48	−17	26
16	Raufoss (R)	30	6	3	21	33	62	−29	21

Source: nifs (in Norwegian), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if between two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off (only used to decide champions or relegation).
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

2. divisjon

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Tromsdalen (P)	26	21	4	1	71	19	+52	67	Promotion to 1. divisjon
2	Finnsnes	26	16	8	2	52	22	+30	56
3	Skeid	26	15	7	4	57	29	+28	52
4	Grorud	26	15	6	5	63	39	+24	51
5	Follo	26	12	5	9	48	39	+9	41
6	Kjelsås	26	11	8	7	38	34	+4	41
7	Alta	26	12	4	10	58	44	+14	40
8	Harstad (R)	26	8	7	11	45	51	−6	31	Relegation to 3. divisjon
9	Senja (R)	26	7	8	11	34	41	−7	29
10	Oppsal (R)	26	8	5	13	36	53	−17	29
11	Stabæk 2 (R)	26	7	4	15	37	54	−17	25
12	Ullern (R)	26	4	6	16	28	51	−23	18
13	Tromsø 2 (R)	26	5	3	18	40	68	−28	18
14	Mo (R)	26	3	1	22	31	94	−63	10

Source: nifs.no; nrksport.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Elverum (P)	26	20	4	2	68	13	+55	64	Promotion to 1. divisjon
2	HamKam	26	16	8	2	63	27	+36	56
3	Hønefoss	26	12	6	8	49	35	+14	42
4	Brumunddal	26	12	6	8	32	33	−1	42
5	Nybergsund-Trysil	26	11	7	8	52	45	+7	40
6	Byåsen	26	12	4	10	44	49	−5	40
7	Nardo	26	11	6	9	28	36	−8	39
8	Stjørdals-Blink (R)	26	12	2	12	53	40	+13	38	Relegation to 3. divisjon
9	Brattvåg (R)	26	11	5	10	41	37	+4	38
10	Strindheim (R)	26	8	6	12	50	60	−10	30
11	Gjøvik-Lyn (R)	26	7	7	12	27	44	−17	28
12	Molde 2 (R)	26	6	7	13	42	49	−7	25
13	Rosenborg 2 (R)	26	6	2	18	31	66	−35	20
14	Tynset (R)	26	1	4	21	19	65	−46	7

Source: nifs.no; nrksport.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Florø (P)	26	21	4	1	78	22	+56	67	Promotion to 1. divisjon
2	Nest-Sotra	26	19	4	3	83	26	+57	61
3	Egersund	26	13	4	9	48	28	+20	43
4	Vard Haugesund	26	11	7	8	46	34	+12	40
5	Fana	26	10	9	7	35	29	+6	39
6	Vålerenga 2	26	11	6	9	48	45	+3	39
7	Vidar	26	12	3	11	55	60	−5	39
8	Fyllingsdalen (R)	26	9	8	9	46	38	+8	35	Relegation to 3. divisjon
9	Lysekloster (R)	26	10	0	16	40	61	−21	30
10	Lørenskog (R)	26	8	4	14	41	49	−8	28
11	Frigg (R)	26	7	5	14	37	62	−25	26
12	Stord (R)	26	6	6	14	36	65	−29	24
13	Sola (R)	26	6	3	17	27	60	−33	21
14	Førde (R)	26	4	7	15	29	70	−41	19

Source: nifs.no; nrksport.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Arendal (P)	26	19	6	1	75	24	+51	63	Promotion to 1. divisjon
2	Bærum	26	14	5	7	55	42	+13	47
3	Notodden	26	13	6	7	55	35	+20	45
4	Vindbjart	26	14	2	10	67	50	+17	44
5	Asker	26	13	4	9	52	44	+8	43
6	Fram Larvik	26	13	2	11	58	46	+12	41
7	Odd 2	26	12	5	9	56	51	+5	41
8	Strømsgodset 2 (R)	26	11	4	11	50	58	−8	37	Relegation to 3. divisjon
9	Kvik Halden (R)	26	10	6	10	47	50	−3	36
10	Tønsberg (R)	26	10	6	10	38	41	−3	36
11	Moss (R)	26	9	8	9	57	55	+2	35
12	Pors Grenland (R)	26	9	2	15	44	71	−27	29
13	Ørn-Horten (R)	26	3	2	21	28	78	−50	11
14	Fløy (R)	26	3	0	23	37	74	−37	9

Source: nifs.no; nrksport.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

3. divisjon

Norwegian Cup

Final

20 November 2016

13:15 CET (UTC+1)

Kongsvinger	0–4	Rosenborg
	Summary	Helland  12', 63', 65' Reginiussen  50'

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 26,912

Referee: Tore Hansen[2]

Women's football

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted to Toppserien

• Urædd

Teams relegated from Toppserien

• Amazon Grimstad

Toppserien

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	LSK Kvinner (C)	22	19	3	0	88	10	+78	60	Women's Champions League round of 32
2	Avaldsnes	22	18	2	2	50	17	+33	56	Women's Champions League qualifying round
3	Stabæk	22	12	6	4	39	17	+22	42
4	Kolbotn	22	12	4	6	32	17	+15	40
5	Røa	22	9	6	7	34	31	+3	33
6	Sandviken	22	7	6	9	29	28	+1	27
7	Trondheims-Ørn	22	7	6	9	34	41	−7	27
8	Arna-Bjørnar	22	7	4	11	22	38	−16	25
9	Vålerenga	22	6	5	11	25	48	−23	23
10	Klepp	22	6	2	14	32	49	−17	20
11	Medkila (O)	22	2	5	15	21	50	−29	11	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
12	Urædd (R)	22	1	3	18	12	72	−60	6	Relegation to 1. divisjon

Updated to match(es) played on 30 October 2016. Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.

1. divisjon

Final

• LSK Kvinner 2–0 Røa

National teams

Norway men's national football team

24 March 2016 Exhibition game	Estonia	0–0	Norway	Tallinn, Estonia
19:00 (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: A. Le Coq Arena Attendance: 2,892 Referee: Andrew Dallas (Scotland)

29 March 2016 Exhibition game	Norway	2–0	Finland	Oslo, Norway
20:00 (UTC+2)	Berget  57' Johansen  84'	Report (NFF)		Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 4,675 Referee: Neil Doyle (Republic of Ireland)

29 May 2016 Exhibition game	Portugal	3–0	Norway	Porto, Portugal
20:45 (UTC+1)	Quaresma  13' Guerreiro  65' Eder  70'	Report		Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 34,275 Referee: Padraig Sutton (Northern Ireland)

1 June 2016 Exhibition game	Norway	3–2	Iceland	Oslo, Norway
19:45 (UTC+2)	Johansen  1' Helland  41' Sørloth  67'	Report (NFF)	Ingason  36' G. Sigurðsson  81' (pen.)	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 9,568 Referee: Kevin Clancy (Scotland)

5 June 2016 Exhibition game	Belgium	3–2	Norway	Brussels, Belgium
18:00 (UTC+2)	Lukaku  3' Hazard  70' Ciman  74'	Report	King  21' Berisha  48'	Stadium: King Baudouin Stadium Attendance: 42,196 Referee: Tobias Stieler (German)

31 August 2016 Exhibition game	Norway	0–1	Belarus	Oslo, Norway
19:30 (UTC+2)		Report	Kryvets  57'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 7,180 Referee: Jacob Bille (Denmark)

4 September 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	Norway	0–3	Germany	Oslo, Norway
20:45 (UTC+2)		Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Müller  16', 60' Kimmich  45'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 26,793 Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)

8 October 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	Azerbaijan	1–0	Norway	Baku, Azerbaijan
20:00 (UTC+4)	Medvedev  11'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)		Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Liran Liany (Israel)

11 October 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	Norway	4–1	San Marino	Oslo, Norway
20:45 (UTC+2)	D. Simoncini  12' (o.g.) Diomande  77' Samuelsen  82' King  83'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Stefanelli  54'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 8,214 Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

11 November 2016 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	Czech Republic	2–1	Norway	Prague, Czechia
20:45 (UTC+1)	Krmenčík  11' Zmrhal  47'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	King  87'	Stadium: Eden Arena Attendance: 16,411 Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)

References

1. "Turneringsbestemmelser Tippeligaen 2015" (pdf) (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
2. "Norway : 2016 Norwegian Cup Final". refereesfifa.blogspot.fr. Retrieved 7 April 2018.