2008 Tippeligaen
The 2008 Tippeligaen was the 63rd completed season of top division football in Norway. The season began on 29 March and ended 2 November. Brann were the defending champions, having won their third Tippeligaen championship in 2007. The teams promoted from the 1. divisjon at the end of the previous season were champions Molde, automatic qualifiers HamKam, and play-off winners Bodø/Glimt.
Overview
Summary
secured their first ever league championship by defeating Vålerenga 6–2 in the penultimate round. From the 2009 season onwards, the number of teams in the Tippeligaen was expanded from fourteen to sixteen. To accommodate this expansion, only one team faced automatic relegation to the 1. divisjon, as opposed to the regular two, while the three best teams in the 1. divisjon were awarded automatic promotion. As in previous years, there was a two-legged playoff at the end of the season, this time between the thirteenth-placed team in the Tippeligaen and the fourth best team in the 1. divisjon.Teams
Stadiums and locations
Fourteen teams competed in the league – the top eleven teams from the previous season, and three teams promoted from 1. divisjon.Team | Location | Stadium | Turf | Capacity | |
Aalesund | 7 | Ålesund | Color Line Stadion | Artificial | 10,778 |
Bodø/Glimt | 18 | Bodø | Aspmyra Stadion | Artificial | 8,800 |
Brann | 52 | Bergen | Brann Stadion | Natural | 17,967 |
Fredrikstad | 39 | Fredrikstad | Fredrikstad Stadion | Natural | 12,800 |
HamKam | 22 | Hamar | Briskeby | Natural | 7,500 |
Lillestrøm | 45 | Lillestrøm | Åråsen Stadion | Natural | 12,200 |
Lyn | 35 | Oslo | Ullevaal Stadion | Natural | 25,572 |
Molde | 32 | Molde | Aker Stadion | Artificial | 11,167 |
Rosenborg | 45 | Trondheim | Lerkendal Stadion | Natural | 21,166 |
Stabæk | 13 | Bærum | Nadderud Stadion | Natural | 6,950 |
Strømsgodset | 21 | Drammen | Marienlyst Stadion | Artificial | 8,500 |
Tromsø | 22 | Tromsø | Alfheim Stadion | Artificial | 8,300 |
Vålerenga | 48 | Oslo | Ullevaal Stadion | Natural | 25,572 |
Viking | 59 | Stavanger | Viking Stadion | Natural | 16,600 |
Managerial changes
League table
Relegation play-offs
By finishing 13th, Aalesund competed in a two-legged relegation play-off against Sogndal, who finished 4th in the 2008 1. divisjon, for the right to play in the 2009 Tippeligaen. Sogndal played at home first, decided in a draw held by the NFF. Aalesund won 7–2 on aggregate, thereby securing a new season in the Tippeligaen. Sogndal remained in the 1. divisjon.----
Results
Season statistics
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- Birkir Bjarnason
- Stig Johansen
- Thiago Martins
- Tarik Elyounoussi
- Olivier Karekezi
- Nicolai Stokholm
- Alexander Ødegaard
- Bengt Sæternes
- Diego Silva
- Fernando Wallace
- Ante Vitaić
- Diego Gustavino
- Pape Paté Diouf
- Daniel Berg Hestad
- Yssouf Koné
- Marek Sapara
- Roar Strand
- Christer George
- Steffen Nystrøm
- Stian Ohr
- Tommy Knarvik
- Mame Niang
- Børre Steenslid
- Daniel Fredheim Holm
- Jonathan Parr
- Ólafur Örn Bjarnason
- Njogu Demba-Nyrén
- Gylfi Einarsson
- Azar Karadaş
- Petter Vaagan Moen
- Abgar Barsom
- Ardian Gashi
- Andreas Tegström
- Markus Ringberg
- Theódór Elmar Bjarnason
- Tomasz Sokolowski
- Magne Hoseth
- Besart Berisha
- Christian Keller
- Fredrik Winsnes
- Douglas Sequeira
- Allan Gaarde
- Andrius Velička
- Bojan Zajić
- Rodolph Austin
- Erik Huseklepp
- Raymond Kvisvik
- Raio Piiroja
- Hans Erik Ramberg
- Kasey Wehrman
- Vegar Bjerke
- Juha Pasoja
- Tommy Øren
- Ståle Stensaas
- Vidar Riseth
- Øyvind Gjerde
- Aksel Berget Skjølsvik
- Alexander Tettey
- Jon Inge Høiland
- Pálmi Rafn Pálmason
- Glenn Andersen
- Mattias Andersson
- Andre Bergdølmo
- Ruben Yttergård Jenssen
- Miika Koppinen
- Kevin Larsen
- Adriano Munoz
- Vidar Nisja
- Jone Samuelsen
- Luton Shelton
- Gunnar Heiðar Þorvaldsson
- Peter Orry Larsen
- Christian Berg
- Runar Berg
- Alo Bärengrub
- Mounir Hamoud
- Per Verner Rønning
- Thomas Rønning
- Tijan Jaiteh
- Kristján Örn Sigurðsson
- Jan Gunnar Solli
- Birkir Már Sævarsson
- Robbie Winters
- Patrik Gerrbrand
- Oluwasegun Abiodun
- Adem Güven
- Knut Henry Haraldsen
- Marcus Pedersen
- John Anders Bjørkøy
- Simen Brenne
- Frode Kippe
- Khaled Mouelhi
- Magnus Myklebust
- Steinar Pedersen
- Endre Fotland Knudsen
- Lucas Pratto
- Indriði Sigurðsson
- Rune Ertsås
- Toni Koskela
- Mattias Moström
- Christian Steen
- Vadim Demidov
- Mikael Dorsin
- Mikael Lustig
- Per Ciljan Skjelbred
- Øyvind Storflor
- John Pelu
- Abdou Razack Traoré
- Morten Skjønsberg
- Tom Stenvoll
- Somen Tchoyi
- Fredrik Nordkvelle
- Thomas Sørum
- Alexander Aas
- Helge Haugen
- André Danielsen
- Tommy Høiland
- Peter Ijeh
- Martin Andresen
- Morten Berre
- Freddy dos Santos
- Jarl André Storbæk
- Kjetil Wæhler
- Johan Arneng
- Trond Fredriksen
- Erlend Holm
- Enar Jääger
- Benjamin Kibebe
- Peter Kopteff
- Lasse Olsen
- Denis Selimović
- Amund Skiri
- Sead Ramović against Lillestrøm 30/3
- Jonathan Parr against Brann 5/4
- Kjetil Wæhler against Viking 28/4
- Indriði Sigurðsson against Tromsø 25/5
- Mame Niang against Molde 31/8
- Marcus Andreasson against Lillestrøm 14/9
- Daniel Berg Hestad against Tromsø 18/10
- Frode Bjørnevik against Lyn 19/10
- Erlend Hanstveit against Stabæk 19/10
- Steinar Pedersen against Vålerenga 20/10
Discipline
Player
- Most yellow cards: 7
- * David Nielsen
- * Vidar Riseth
- Most red cards: 2
- * Abgar Barsom
- * Jan Michaelsen
- * Kristján Örn Sigurðsson
Club
- Most yellow cards: 48
- *Strømsgodset
- Most red cards: 5
- *HamKam
Attendances
Total | Games | Average |
1,785,186 | 182 | 9,809 |
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