2007 in Norwegian football

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

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 2008 →

Men's football

Promotion and relegation
League Promoted to league Relegated from league
Tippeligaen
1. divisjon
2. divisjon

Tippeligaen
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[lower-alpha 1]
5 Rosenborg 26 12 5 9 53 39 +14 41 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round[lower-alpha 1]
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 1. divisjon
14 Sandefjord (R) 26 4 4 18 26 53 −27 16
Source: speaker.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. 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
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[lower-alpha 1]
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 BK 30 8 11 11 34 52 −18 35
11 Raufoss[lower-alpha 2] (R) 30 10 5 15 37 61 −24 35 Relegation to 2. divisjon
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 2. divisjon
15 Skeid (R) 30 4 8 18 32 60 −28 20
16 Mandalskameratene (R) 30 4 7 19 43 92 −49 19
Source: speaker.no (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (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
Main article: 2007 2. divisjon

3. divisjon
Main article: 2007 3. divisjon

Norwegian Cup
Main article: 2007 Norwegian Football Cup

Final
Main article: 2007 Norwegian Football Cup Final
Haugesund0–2Lillestrøm
Report Occean  57', 90'
Attendance: 24,361
Haugesund
Lillestrøm
Haugesund:
GK01 Per Morten Kristiansen
DF20 Bjørn Strøm
DF03 Elias Storm
DF08 Eirik Horneland (C)
DF18 Carlos Castro 86'
MF17 Dag Roar Ørsal
MF15 Rodolfo Rodríguez
MF04 Svein Tore Brandshaug 0 65'
FW22 Sten Ove Eike 65'
FW16 Cam Weaver
FW14 Stian Johnsen
Substitutions:
MF07 Petter Larsen 65'
MF11 Tor Arne Andreassen 65'
MF6 Jonas Johansen 86'
Coach:
Rune Skarsfjord
Lillestrøm:
GK26 Otto Fredrikson
DF02 Anders Rambekk 21'
DF13 Frode Kippe (C)
DF23 Pål Steffen Andresen
DF15 Marius Johnsen 68'
MF07 Espen Søgård
MF25 Khaled Mouelhi
MF14 Simen Brenne
FW11 Magnus Myklebust 58'
FW30 Olivier Occean
FW10 Bjørn Helge Riise
Substitutions:
FW18 Arild Sundgot 58'
DF18 Shane Stefanutto 79' 0 68'
Coach:
Tom Nordlie

Women's football

Promotion and relegation
League Promoted to league Relegated from league
Toppserien
  • Liungen
1. divisjon
  • Bamble

Toppserien
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 1. divisjon
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) Champion; (R) Relegated.

Final

Men's UEFA competitions

Champions League
Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Champions League

Qualifying rounds
Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds
Second qualifying round
Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Astana 2–10 Rosenborg 1–3 1–7
Third qualifying round
Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tampere United 0–5 Rosenborg 0–3 0–2

Group stage
Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Champions League group stage
Group B
Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Champions League group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Chelsea 6 3 3 0 9 2 +7 12 Advance to knockout stage
2 Schalke 04 6 2 2 2 5 4 +1 8
3 Rosenborg 6 2 1 3 6 10 −4 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 Valencia 6 1 2 3 2 6 −4 5
Source: RSSSF

UEFA Cup
Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Cup

Qualifying rounds
Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Cup qualifying rounds
First qualifying round
Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Cup first qualifying round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Carmarthen Town 3–14 Brann 0–8 3–6
Flora Tallinn 0–2 Vålerenga 0–1 0–1
Lillestrøm 2–2 (a) Käerjéng 97 2–1 0–1
Second qualifying round
Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Cup second qualifying round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ekranas 1–7 Vålerenga 1–1 0–6
Brann 6–4 Sūduva 2–1 4–3
Hammarby 3–2 Fredrikstad 2–1 1–1

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

Group stage
Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Cup group stage
Group D
Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Cup group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Hamburg 4 3 1 0 7 1 +6 10
Basel 4 2 2 0 3 1 +2 8
Brann 4 1 1 2 3 4 −1 4
Dinamo Zagreb 4 0 2 2 2 5 −3 2
Rennes 4 0 2 2 2 6 −4 2
Source:

Final phase
Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Cup final phase
Round of 32
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Brann 1–8 Everton 0–2 1–6
Rosenborg 1–3 Fiorentina 0–1 1–2

Intertoto Cup

No Norwegian teams participated this season.

UEFA Women's Cup
Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Women's Cup

Group B4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Brøndby 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
2 Lyon 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
3 Kolbotn 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
4 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

Norway men's national football team
Main article: Norway national football team

UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
Group C
Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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[lower-alpha 1] 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 — 3–0 1–1
6  Hungary 12 4 0 8 11 22 −11 12[lower-alpha 1] 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. Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Moldova +1, Hungary −1.

Fixtures and results
Date Venue Opponents Score[3] 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)[4]  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
Main article: Norway women's national football team

Notes and references
  1. "Raufoss rykker ned" [Raufoss are relegated]. www.vg.no. Verdens Gang. 11 December 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  2. "Norway – List of Women Cup Finals". RSSSF.no. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  3. Norway's score given first
  4. "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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