2016 Tippeligaen

The 2016 Tippeligaen was the 72nd completed season of top-tier football in Norway. The competition began on 11 March 2016. Due to the 2016 UEFA European Championship, there was a break between the rounds played on 29 May and 3 July. The decisive matches of the home-and-away season were played on 6 November 2016. A promotion/relegation play-off between the third-from-bottom team of the Tippeligaen and the winner of the promotion play-offs of the 2016 1. divisjon was contested on 30 November and 4 December 2016.[1]

Tippeligaen
Season2016
Dates11 March – 6 November
ChampionsRosenborg
24th title
RelegatedBodø/Glimt
Start
Champions LeagueRosenborg
Europa LeagueBrann
Odd
Haugesund
Matches played240
Goals scored653 (2.72 per match)
Top goalscorerChristian Gytkjær
(19 goals)
Biggest home winAalesund 6–0 Tromsø
(24 April 2016)
Brann 6–0 Aalesund
(22 July 2016)
Rosenborg 6–0 Haugesund
(23 July 2016)
Biggest away winStart 0–5 Stabæk
(29 May 2016)
Highest scoringBodø/Glimt 3–4 Haugesund
(20 April 2016)
Rosenborg 5–2 Sarpsborg 08
(9 July 2016)
Lillestrøm 3–4 Rosenborg
(6 August 2016)
Longest winning runRosenborg
(6 games)
Longest unbeaten runRosenborg
(26 games)
Longest winless runStart
(24 games)
Longest losing runBodø/Glimt
(6 games)
Highest attendance21,298
Rosenborg 3–1 Molde
(28 May 2016)
Lowest attendance2,375
Sogndal 0–2 Strømsgodset
(23 October 2016)
Average attendance6,971 Increase 3.9%
← 2015

The league was contested by 16 teams: the 13 best teams of the 2015 season; the two teams who won direct promotion from the 2015 1. divisjon, Sogndal and Brann; and Start, who won the promotion/relegation play-off finals against Jerv.

The 2016 season was the last season the league was named Tippeligaen. The league changed its name to Eliteserien ahead of the 2017 season, a non-sponsor affiliated name controlled by the Football Association of Norway.

Teams

Sixteen teams competed in the league – the top fourteen teams from the previous season, and two teams promoted from 1. divisjon.

Stadia and locations
Locations of the teams in 2016 Tippeligaen
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Ap. Location Arena Turf Capacity
Aalesund 15 Ålesund Color Line Stadion Artificial 10,778
Bodø/Glimt 22 Bodø Aspmyra Stadion Artificial 7,354
Brann 59 Bergen Brann Stadion Natural 17,686
Haugesund 10 Haugesund Haugesund Stadion Natural 8,754
Lillestrøm 53 Lillestrøm Åråsen Stadion Natural 12,250
Molde 40 Molde Aker Stadion Artificial 11,800
Odd 35 Skien Skagerak Arena Artificial 12,500
Rosenborg 53 Trondheim Lerkendal Stadion Natural 21,405
Sarpsborg 08 5 Sarpsborg Sarpsborg Stadion Artificial 4,700
Sogndal 17 Sogndal Fosshaugane Campus Artificial 5,539
Stabæk 20 Bærum Nadderud Stadion Natural 7,000
Start 40 Kristiansand Sør Arena Artificial 14,563
Strømsgodset 29 Drammen Marienlyst Stadion Artificial 8,935
Tromsø 29 Tromsø Alfheim Stadion Artificial 6,859
Vålerenga 56 Oslo Ullevaal Stadion Natural 28,000
Viking 67 Stavanger Viking Stadion Natural 16,300

Personnel and kits
Team Manager Kit manufacturer Sponsor
Aalesund Norway Trond Fredriksen Umbro Sparebanken Møre
Brann Norway Lars Arne Nilsen Hummel Sparebanken Vest
Bodø/Glimt Norway Aasmund Bjørkan Diadora Sparebanken Nord-Norge
Haugesund Italy Andrea Loberto Macron Sparebanken Vest
Lillestrøm Norway Arne Erlandsen Legea DNB ASA
Molde Norway Ole Gunnar Solskjær Nike Sparebanken Møre
Odd Norway Dag-Eilev Fagermo New Balance Skagerak Energi
Rosenborg Norway Kåre Ingebrigtsen Adidas SpareBank 1 SMN
Sarpsborg 08 Norway Geir Bakke Select Borregaard
Sogndal Norway Eirik Bakke Umbro Sparebanken Vest
Stabæk Spain Antoni Ordinas Adidas SpareBank 1 Oslo Akershus
Start Norway Steinar Pedersen Umbro Sparebanken Sør
Strømsgodset Norway Tor Ole Skullerud Puma DNB ASA
Tromsø Norway Bård Flovik Select Sparebanken Nord-Norge
Vålerenga Norway Kjetil Rekdal Umbro DNB
Viking Sweden Kjell Jonevret Diadora Lyse Energi

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment Table
Stabæk United States Bob Bradley Contract expired 10 November 2015[2] Pre-season Scotland Billy McKinlay 30 November 2015[3] Pre-season
Bodø/Glimt Norway Jan Halvor Halvorsen Contract expired 18 November 2015[4] Pre-season Norway Aasmund Bjørkan 18 November 2015[4] Pre-season
Start Norway Bård Borgersen Contract expired 31 December 2015[5] Pre season Norway Steinar Pedersen 1 January 2016[5] Pre season
Haugesund Norway Jostein Grindhaug Contract expired 31 December 2015[6] Pre season England Mark Dempsey 1 January 2016[7] Pre season
Stabæk Scotland Billy McKinlay Resigned 8 July 2016[8] 15th Spain Antoni Ordinas 8 July 2016 15th
Haugesund England Mark Dempsey Resigned 14 July 2016[9] 6th Italy Andrea Loberto 14 July 2016 6th
Lillestrøm Iceland Rúnar Kristinsson Sacked 18 September 2016[10] 15th Norway Arne Erlandsen 19 September 2016[11] 15th
Strømsgodset Norway Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen Resigned 13 October 2016[12] 8th Norway Tor Ole Skullerud 18 October 2016[13] 8th
Vålerenga Norway Kjetil Rekdal Structural changes 21 October 2016[14] 11th Norway Ronny Deila 21 October 2016 11th

League table
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 First Division
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).[15]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (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.

Positions by round
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Rosenborg1265111111111111111111111111111
Brann696454455667674543333442222222
Odd457323222323222222222223333333
Haugesund314975577455756456554334455454
Molde942232333232367789887555644645
Sarpsborg 08131413151611999999888865665667566566
Strømsgodset71381186644544433334446778788777
Viking233647886876545677778886877888
Aalesund5811141514101213141412121214141515141415151413121010999
Vålerenga1616161613151314111112141314151513131010109910101111111110
Sogndal15797910121110101010109999899910109999101011
Lillestrøm810141010876878891010111011121112131315151514121212
Tromsø11121081112141012121311111111121210111211121211111313141313
Stabæk141515131213151515151515151513131414151514141514131415151514
Bodø/Glimt121569111314131113141312101112131313111112141212131415
Start101112121416161616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616
Leader
2017–18 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round
Relegation play-offs
Relegation to 2017 1. divisjon
Source: nifs.no

Results
Home \ Away AAL BOD SKB HAU LSK MFK ODD RBK S08 SIL STB IKS SIF TIL VIF VIK
Aalesund — 1–0 1–2 3–3 2–0 0–2 1–0 1–1 2–2 1–4 1–0 1–1 4–2 6–0 2–2 1–2
Bodø/Glimt 0–1 — 1–3 3–4 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–0 0–2 2–0 3–1 2–0 4–2 0–3 0–0 0–2
Brann 6–0 1–0 — 1–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 4–1 0–0
Haugesund 3–0 2–1 3–2 — 2–2 3–3 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 3–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 4–1
Lillestrøm 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 — 1–0 2–4 3–4 4–0 1–2 1–2 1–1 2–0 2–4 2–0 1–2
Molde 1–0 3–2 2–0 0–0 4–2 — 4–2 1–3 0–1 0–0 3–0 2–2 4–2 1–1 4–0 0–1
Odd 4–1 2–1 1–3 2–1 1–3 2–0 — 1–0 0–0 3–1 0–1 3–0 2–1 0–0 1–2 2–2
Rosenborg 1–0 2–1 3–0 6–0 2–1 3–1 1–2 — 5–2 3–1 3–1 2–0 1–0 3–1 3–1 4–0
Sarpsborg 08 1–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 3–0 4–0 0–0 2–2 — 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–2 0–2 1–0
Sogndal 2–4 2–2 0–0 1–0 2–2 4–3 0–1 1–1 3–0 — 1–1 2–2 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–2
Stabæk 3–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–2 1–2 0–1 — 3–0 0–1 0–3 2–1 1–0
Start 1–4 1–4 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–4 1–1 0–5 — 2–2 2–1 2–4 0–1
Strømsgodset 4–2 2–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 4–0 2–1 2–2 1–1 — 1–0 3–2 1–1
Tromsø 1–2 1–2 1–0 2–2 2–1 0–2 3–1 1–2 1–2 2–0 2–2 0–0 2–0 — 0–3 2–1
Vålerenga 0–1 1–1 3–2 0–1 1–1 3–0 0–1 0–2 3–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 — 0–2
Viking 2–3 2–0 0–1 3–2 2–2 1–0 0–2 0–2 0–0 0–0 2–2 2–0 0–1 2–0 0–2 —
Source: NIFS (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs
Main article: 2016 Eliteserien promotion/relegation play-offs

The 14th-placed team, Stabæk, took part in a two-legged play-off against Jerv, the winners of the 2016 1. divisjon promotion play-offs, to decide who would play in the 2017 Eliteserien.

Jerv1–0Stabæk
Ogungbaro 76' Report
Attendance: 1,750
Referee: Dag Roger Nebben
Stabæk2–0Jerv
Omoijuanfo 83', 85' Report
Attendance: 4,528

Stabæk won 2–1 on aggregate and retained their place in the 2017 Eliteserien; Jerv remained in the 1. divisjon.

Season statistics

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals Games Average
1 Denmark Christian Gytkjær Rosenborg 19 28 0,68
2 Norway Mos Aalesund 13 29 0,45
3 Norway Fitim Azemi Bodø/Glimt 11 29 0,38
4 Canada Olivier Occéan Odd 10 28 0,36
Norway Torbjørn Agdestein Haugesund 10 30 0,33
6 Nigeria Fred Friday Lillestrøm 8 14 0,57
Norway Marcus Pedersen Strømsgodset 8 19 0,42
Norway Ghayas Zahid Vålerenga 8 28 0,29
Denmark Mike Jensen Rosenborg 8 28 0,29
Norway Thomas Lehne Olsen Tromsø 8 30 0,27


Hat-tricks
Main article: List of Eliteserien hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Norway Kristoffer TokstadSarpsborg 08Start4–1 (A)21 April 2016
Norway MosAalesundTromsø6–0 (H)24 April 2016
Denmark Christian GytkjærRosenborgLillestrøm4–3 (A)6 August 2016
Norway Espen RuudOddLillestrøm4–2 (A)11 September 2016
Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Top assists
Gilbert Koomson (left) assisted 10 goals for Sogndal over the season, more than any other player.
Rank Player Club Assists
1 Ghana Gilbert Koomson Sogndal 10
2 Norway Jonas Svensson Rosenborg 9
3 Norway Fredrik Haugen Brann 8
Norway Trond Olsen Bodøø/Glimt
Norway Espen Ruud Odd
6 Norway Fredrik Midtsjø Rosenborg 7
Norway Håkon Skogseid Lillestrøm
8 Norway Gjermund Åsen Tromsø 6
Norway Pål André Helland Rosenborg
Norway Erik Huseklepp Brann
Norway Abdisalam Ibrahim Viking
Sweden Robert Lundström Vålerenga
Norway Alexander Stølås Haugesund
Norway Lars-Christopher Vilsvik Strømsgodset

Player
Kjetil Wæhler received the most yellow cards this season with 10.

Club
  • Most red cards: 4[19]
    • Strømsgodset

Attendances
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Rosenborg 263,781 21,298 14,142 17,585 −2.5%†
2 Brann 185,703 17,686 9,331 12,380 +22.3%†
3 Vålerenga 136,106 19,038 6,379 9,074 −10.1%†
4 Viking 132,195 11,347 7,069 8,813 −14.2%†
5 Molde 125,886 11,348 7,459 8,392 −6.3%†
6 Odd 120,582 10,678 6,440 8,039 +1.6%†
7 Strømsgodset 102,392 7,661 6,095 6,826 −2.9%†
8 Aalesund 95,546 10,013 5,215 6,370 −4.9%†
9 Lillestrøm 87,836 9,085 4,081 5,856 +5.9%†
10 Haugesund 78,183 7,722 4,081 5,212 −3.2%†
11 Start 66,985 7,273 3,401 4,466 −27.4%†
12 Tromsø 56,787 6,429 3,118 4,056 +11.6%†
13 Sarpsborg 08 58,148 5,107 3,296 3,877 +0.2%†
14 Stabæk 57,130 4,938 3,052 3,809 −1.8%†
15 Bodø/Glimt 55,023 7,564 2,398 3,668 +15.2%†
16 Sogndal 47,152 5,600 2,375 3,143 +9.2%†
League total 1,673,113 21,298 2,375 6,971 +3.9%†

Updated to games played on 6 November 2016
Source: nifs.no, fotball.no

Awards

Annual awards
Award Winner Club
Player of the Year Denmark Mike Jensen Rosenborg
Goalkeeper of the Year Poland Piotr Leciejewski Brann
Defender of the Year Norway Jonas Svensson Rosenborg
Midfielder of the Year Denmark Mike Jensen Rosenborg
Striker of the Year Denmark Christian Gytkjær Rosenborg
Manager of the Year Norway

Lars Arne Nilsen

 Brann
Young Player of the Year Norway Sander Berge Vålerenga

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