2007 in Norwegian football

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Football in Norway
Season2007
Men's football
TippeligaenBrann
1. divisjonMolde
2. divisjonNybergsund (Group 1)
Hødd (Group 2)
Sandnes Ulf (Group 3)
Alta (Group 4)
CupenLillestrøm
Women's football
ToppserienRøa
1. divisjonFart
CupenRøa
← 2006 Norway 2008 →

The 2007 season was the 102nd season of competitive football in Norway.

Men's football[edit]

League season[edit]

Promotion and relegation[edit]

League Promoted to league Relegated from league
Tippeligaen
1. divisjon
2. divisjon

Tippeligaen[edit]

Main article: 2007 Tippeligaen
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Brann (C) 26 17 3 6 59 39 +20 54 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Stabæk 26 14 6 6 53 35 +18 48 Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round
3 Viking 26 14 5 7 50 40 +10 47 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round
4 Lillestrøm 26 12 8 6 47 28 +19 44 Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round[a]
5 Rosenborg 26 12 5 9 53 39 +14 41 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round[a]
6 Tromsø 26 12 4 10 45 44 +1 40
7 Vålerenga 26 10 6 10 34 34 0 36
8 Fredrikstad 26 9 9 8 37 40 −3 36
9 Lyn 26 10 4 12 43 46 −3 34
10 Strømsgodset 26 8 6 12 34 47 −13 30
11 Aalesund 26 9 3 14 40 56 −16 30
12 Odd Grenland (R) 26 8 3 15 33 43 −10 27 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
13 Start (R) 26 6 8 12 34 44 −10 26 Relegation to First Division
14 Sandefjord (R) 26 4 4 18 26 53 −27 16
Source: fotball.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Lillestrøm qualified for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round by winning the Norwegian Cup. Their spot in the Intertoto Cup was passed down to Rosenborg, the first team in the table not already qualified for any European competition.

1. divisjon[edit]

Main article: 2007 1. divisjon
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Molde (C, P) 30 22 3 5 62 28 +34 69 Promotion to Tippeligaen
2 Ham-Kam (P) 30 21 5 4 82 36 +46 68
3 Bodø/Glimt (O, P) 30 17 4 9 66 39 +27 55 Qualification for the promotion play-offs[a]
4 Kongsvinger 30 16 5 9 56 42 +14 53
5 Moss 30 15 8 7 46 37 +9 53
6 Bryne 30 14 7 9 57 38 +19 49
7 Sogndal 30 13 5 12 48 44 +4 44
8 Haugesund 30 10 9 11 49 52 −3 39
9 Notodden 30 11 3 16 49 54 −5 36
10 Hønefoss 30 8 11 11 34 52 −18 35
11 Raufoss[b] (R) 30 10 5 15 37 61 −24 35 Relegation to Second Division
12 Løv-Ham 30 9 6 15 39 44 −5 33
13 Sarpsborg Sparta 30 8 8 14 50 52 −2 32
14 Tromsdalen (R) 30 7 8 15 37 56 −19 29 Relegation to Second Division
15 Skeid (R) 30 4 8 18 32 60 −28 20
16 Mandalskameratene (R) 30 4 7 19 43 92 −49 19
Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ The third-placed team in the 1. divisjon and the 12th-placed team in the Tippeligaen met in a playoff at the end of the season.
  2. ^ Raufoss were relegated after failing to obtain a license due to financial irregularities. Sarpsborg Sparta, who were relegated initially, were given Raufoss spot in the following season.[1]

2. divisjon[edit]

Main article: 2007 2. divisjon
Group 1[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Nybergsund (P) 26 20 3 3 75 24 +51 63 Promotion to First Division
2 Tønsberg 26 15 8 3 72 31 +41 53
3 Groruddalen 26 14 4 8 68 41 +27 46
4 Kjelsås 26 10 6 10 61 57 +4 36
5 Eidsvold Turn 26 9 9 8 38 40 −2 36
6 Ull/Kisa 26 10 6 10 39 47 −8 36
7 Pors Grenland 26 10 5 11 39 44 −5 35
8 Fredrikstad 2 26 9 7 10 48 46 +2 34
9 Korsvoll 26 9 6 11 51 52 −1 33
10 Sarpsborg (R) 26 8 6 12 43 72 −29 30 Withdrew[a]
11 Odd Grenland 2 (R) 26 7 8 11 41 60 −19 29 Relegation to Third Division
12 Strømmen 26 8 4 14 50 52 −2 28
13 FF Lillehammer (R) 26 6 7 13 44 67 −23 25 Relegation to Third Division
14 Gjøvik-Lyn (R) 26 4 7 15 31 67 −36 19
Source: [citation needed]
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Sarpsborg pulled out of the 2. divisjon due to a merger with Sparta Sarpsborg to form a First Division team Sarpsborg Sparta FK.
Group 2[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Hødd (P) 26 18 3 5 77 30 +47 57 Promotion to First Division
2 Asker 26 15 7 4 72 33 +39 52
3 Ranheim 26 14 7 5 58 28 +30 49
4 Strindheim 26 15 4 7 69 40 +29 49
5 Kristiansund 26 14 6 6 57 35 +22 48
6 Bærum 26 11 5 10 55 42 +13 38
7 Vålerenga 2 26 11 3 12 48 60 −12 36
8 Byåsen 26 10 5 11 47 41 +6 35
9 Stabæk 2 26 11 1 14 48 56 −8 34
10 Levanger 26 8 6 12 44 61 −17 30
11 Steinkjer 26 9 3 14 49 75 −26 30
12 Lillestrøm 2[a] 26 8 1 17 39 75 −36 25
13 Nardo (R) 26 5 5 16 32 66 −34 20 Relegation to Third Division
14 Averøykameratene (R) 26 3 4 19 24 77 −53 13
Source: [citation needed]
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Lillestrøm 2 survived since Sarpsborg pulled out of group 1.
Group 3[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Sandnes Ulf (P) 26 17 4 5 66 30 +36 55 Promotion to First Division
2 Stavanger 26 17 1 8 62 27 +35 52
3 Manglerud Star 26 15 5 6 44 24 +20 50
4 Vard Haugesund 26 12 6 8 49 48 +1 42
5 Fyllingen 26 11 7 8 38 42 −4 40
6 Start 2 (R) 27 11 6 10 44 40 +4 39 Relegation to Third Division
7 Os 26 11 5 10 49 48 +1 38
8 Viking 2 26 11 3 12 52 45 +7 36
9 Fana 25 9 8 8 41 46 −5 35
10 Flekkerøy 26 9 7 10 56 42 +14 34
11 Ålgård 26 7 4 15 29 49 −20 25
12 Åsane 26 8 1 17 32 53 −21 25
13 Askøy (R) 26 8 0 18 40 82 −42 24 Relegation to Third Division
14 Arendal (R) 26 5 4 17 29 55 −26 19
Source: [citation needed]
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Group 4[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Alta (P) 26 16 4 6 71 37 +34 52 Promotion to First Division
2 Mjøndalen 26 14 7 5 62 34 +28 49
3 Drøbak/Frogn 26 15 3 8 68 36 +32 48
4 Lørenskog 26 12 10 4 58 33 +25 46
5 Follo 26 14 4 8 48 30 +18 46
6 Tromsø 2 26 12 2 12 46 55 −9 38
7 Åmot 26 12 2 12 50 61 −11 38
8 Mo 26 11 4 11 38 43 −5 37
9 Sprint-Jeløy 26 11 3 12 41 48 −7 36
10 Rosenborg 2 26 9 3 14 54 55 −1 30
11 Skarp 26 9 2 15 46 70 −24 29
12 Harstad (R) 26 7 3 16 35 45 −10 24 Relegation to Third Division
13 Mjølner (R) 26 6 6 14 37 61 −24 24
14 Hammerfest (R) 26 7 1 18 23 69 −46 22
Source: [citation needed]
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

3. divisjon[edit]

Main article: 2007 3. divisjon

Norwegian Cup[edit]

Main article: 2007 Norwegian Football Cup

Final[edit]

Main article: 2007 Norwegian Football Cup final
Haugesund0–2Lillestrøm
Report Occean 57', 90'
Attendance: 24,361[2]

Women's football[edit]

League season[edit]

Promotion and relegation[edit]

League Promoted to league Relegated from league
Toppserien
1. divisjon

Toppserien[edit]

Main article: 2007 Toppserien
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Røa (C) 22 17 2 3 63 24 +39 53 Qualification for the UEFA Women's Cup first qualifying round
2 Kolbotn 22 16 2 4 71 18 +53 50
3 Asker 22 15 5 2 68 18 +50 50
4 Arna-Bjørnar 22 12 4 6 47 34 +13 40
5 Team Strømmen 22 10 6 6 37 29 +8 36
6 Trondheims-Ørn 22 9 3 10 38 38 0 30
7 Klepp 22 8 4 10 35 30 +5 28
8 Amazon Grimstad 22 7 5 10 29 46 −17 26
9 Fløya 22 7 4 11 36 52 −16 25
10 Kattem 22 5 4 13 24 55 −31 19
11 Sandviken (R) 22 2 3 17 16 76 −60 9 Relegation to First Division
12 Grand Bodø (R) 22 2 2 18 19 63 −44 8
Source: NIFS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

1. divisjon[edit]

Main article: 2007 1. divisjon (women)

Norwegian Women's Cup[edit]

Main article: 2007 Norwegian Women's Cup

Final[edit]

Men's UEFA competitions[edit]

Champions League[edit]

Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Champions League

Qualifying rounds[edit]

Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds
Second qualifying round[edit]
Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Astana Kazakhstan 2–10 Norway Rosenborg 1–3 1–7
Third qualifying round[edit]
Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tampere United Finland 0–5 Norway Rosenborg 0–3 0–2

Group stage[edit]

Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Champions League group stage
Group B[edit]
Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Champions League group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 England Chelsea 6 3 3 0 9 2 +7 12 Advance to knockout stage
2 Germany Schalke 04 6 2 2 2 5 4 +1 8
3 Norway Rosenborg 6 2 1 3 6 10 −4 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 Spain Valencia 6 1 2 3 2 6 −4 5
Source: RSSSF

UEFA Cup[edit]

Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Cup

Qualifying rounds[edit]

Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Cup qualifying rounds
First qualifying round[edit]
Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Cup first qualifying round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Carmarthen Town Wales 3–14 Norway Brann 0–8 3–6
Flora Tallinn Estonia 0–2 Norway Vålerenga 0–1 0–1
Lillestrøm Norway 2–2 (a) Luxembourg Käerjéng 97 2–1 0–1
Second qualifying round[edit]
Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Cup second qualifying round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ekranas Lithuania 1–7 Norway Vålerenga 1–1 0–6
Brann Norway 6–4 Lithuania Sūduva 2–1 4–3
Hammarby Sweden 3–2 Norway Fredrikstad 2–1 1–1

First round[edit]

Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Cup first round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Brann Norway 2–2 (a) Belgium Club Brugge 0–1 2–1
Austria Wien Austria 4–2 Norway Vålerenga 2–0 2–2

Group stage[edit]

Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Cup group stage
Group D[edit]
Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Cup group D

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HSV BAS BRA DZ REN
1 Germany Hamburg 4 3 1 0 7 1 +6 10 Advance to knockout stage — 1–1 — — 3–0
2 Switzerland Basel 4 2 2 0 3 1 +2 8 — — 1–0 — 1–0
3 Norway Brann 4 1 1 2 3 4 −1 4 0–1 — — 2–1 —
4 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 4 0 2 2 2 5 −3 2 0–2 0–0 — — —
5 France Rennes 4 0 2 2 2 6 −4 2 — — 1–1 1–1 —
Source: [citation needed]

Final phase[edit]

Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Cup final phase
Round of 32[edit]
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Brann Norway 1–8 England Everton 0–2 1–6
Rosenborg Norway 1–3 Italy Fiorentina 0–1 1–2

Intertoto Cup[edit]

No Norwegian teams participated this season.

UEFA Women's Cup[edit]

Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Women's Cup

Second qualifying round[edit]

Group B4[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Denmark Brøndby 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
2 France Lyon 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
3 Norway Kolbotn 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
4 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 3 0 0 3 3 7 −4 0
Source: Group B4

Matches (Played in Lyon and Bron, France) 

Kolbotn 3–1 Sparta Prague Lyon 1–0 Kolbotn Kolbotn 0–1 Brøndby

National teams[edit]

Norway men's national football team[edit]

Main article: Norway national football team

UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying[edit]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
Group C[edit]
Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group C
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Greece Turkey Norway Bosnia and Herzegovina Moldova Hungary Malta
1  Greece 12 10 1 1 25 10 +15 31 Qualify for final tournament — 1–4 1–0 3–2 2–1 2–0 5–0
2  Turkey 12 7 3 2 25 11 +14 24 0–1 — 2–2 1–0 5–0 3–0 2–0
3  Norway 12 7 2 3 27 11 +16 23 2–2 1–2 — 1–2 2–0 4–0 4–0
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina 12 4 1 7 16 22 −6 13 0–4 3–2 0–2 — 0–1 1–3 1–0
5  Moldova 12 3 3 6 12 19 −7 12[a] 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 — 3–0 1–1
6  Hungary 12 4 0 8 11 22 −11 12[a] 1–2 0–1 1–4 1–0 2–0 — 2–0
7  Malta 12 1 2 9 10 31 −21 5 0–1 2–2 1–4 2–5 2–3 2–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Moldova +1, Hungary −1.

Fixtures and results[edit]

Date Venue Opponents Score[4] Competition Norway scorers
7 February Kantrida Stadium, Rijeka (A)  Croatia 1–2
Report 		Friendly Petter Vaagan Moen
24 March Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (H)  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–2
Report 		Euro Qualifier John Carew
28 March Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt (N)[5]  Turkey 2–2
Report 		Euro Qualifier Simen Brenne
Martin Andresen
2 June Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (H)  Malta 4–0
Report 		Euro Qualifier Kristofer Hæstad
Thorstein Helstad
Steffen Iversen
John Arne Riise
6 June Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (H)  Hungary 4–0
Report 		Euro Qualifier Steffen Iversen
Daniel Braaten
John Carew (2)
22 August Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (H)  Argentina 2–1
Report 		Friendly John Carew (2)
8 September Zimbru Stadium, Chişinău (A)  Moldova 1–0
Report 		Euro Qualifier Steffen Iversen
12 September Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (H)  Greece 2–2
Report 		Euro Qualifier John Carew
John Arne Riise
17 October Bilino Polje, Zenica (A)  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–0
Report 		Euro Qualifier Erik Hagen
Bjørn Helge Riise
17 November Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (H)  Turkey 1–2
Report 		Euro Qualifier Erik Hagen
21 November Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali (A)  Malta 4–1
Report 		Euro Qualifier Steffen Iversen (3)
Morten Gamst Pedersen
Key
  • H = Home match
  • A = Away match
  • N = Neutral site match

Norway women's national football team[edit]

Main article: Norway women's national football team

Notes and references[edit]

  1. ^ "Raufoss rykker ned" [Raufoss are relegated]. www.vg.no. Verdens Gang. 11 December 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Cup final in Oslo, November 11". RSSSF.no. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Norway – List of Women Cup Finals". RSSSF.no. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  4. ^ Norway's score given first
  5. ^ "uefa.com - Turkey to play three competitive games at neutral venue". Archived from the original on July 17, 2006. Retrieved February 14, 2007.
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