2011 in Norwegian football

January

8 January 2011: Thorbjørn Svenssen, Norway's most capped player with 104 games, dies from a stroke at the age of 86.

August

13 August 2011: Start beat Adeccoliga side Alta 1-0 and through to the semi final of 2011 Norwegian Football Cup. 2009-winners Aalesund is heading for another Cup-victory after beating Rosenborg at home.

14 August 2011: Fredrikstad FK denies Ole Gunnar Solskjær success in the Norwegian Football Cup in his first year as a manager in Norway. Molde lost 2-3 at Fredrikstad Stadion after extra time. In Stavanger, Brann knocked out Viking on penalties shoot-out, with Piotr Leciejewski saving three of Vikings four penalties.

September

2 September 2011: With a late penalty goal from Mohammed Abdellaoue, Norway won 1-0 against Iceland, keeping Norway joint top of UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying Group H with two matches remaining.

6 September 2011: Denmark won 2-0 against Norway in Parken, after two goals from Nicklas Bendtner. The chances for Drillo's men to reach UEFA EURO 2012 is now very small.

10 September 2011: Notodden secured promotion to Adeccoligaen with six matches left to play, after beating Førde 2-1 in Førde.

21 September 2011: Brann reach the Cup final after a 2-0 win against Fredrikstad at Fredrikstad Stadion.

21 September 2011: With an unlucky own goal, Haraldur Freyr Guðmundsson sent his old team, Aalesund to the Cup final, two years after they won the Cup in 2009, after beating Start in the other semifinal.

October

2 October 2011: Molde move closer to the Tippeliga title with a 2-0 win against title challengers Tromsø, and becomes the first team this season to win at Alfheim Stadion this season.

19 October 2011: Hønefoss took another step towards promotion to 2012 Norwegian Premier League with a 2-1 win against Asker in Adeccoligaen, while Tom Nordlie and Kongsvinger ruined Sandefjord's chances for promotion.

Tippeligaen

Updated to games played on 27 November 2011.
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
¹Aalesund is qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League as winners of the 2011 Norwegian Football Cup.
² Stabæk is qualified for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League via Fair Play rankings.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Adeccoligaen

Updated to games played on 30 October 2011.
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
¹ Løv-Ham were deducted a total 1 points: 1 point because of for lack of financial control

Group 1

Updated to games played on 22 October 2011.
Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Group 2

Updated to games played on 22 October 2011.
Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
¹ Manglerud Star were bankrupted 4 April 2011, and will not play any matches. ² Molde 2 were deducted 1 point for using an illegal player in the match against Valdres on 23 June 2011.

Group 3

Updated to games played on 22 October 2011.
Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Group 4

Updated to games played on 22 October 2011.
Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Euro 2012 qualification

During this season, the Norwegian national football team is going to play the last five of their eight scheduled Group H qualifying matches for Euro 2012.

Friendlies

The Norwegian national football team also participated in four friendly matches in 2011.

Norwegian clubs' performance in Europe

These are the results of the Norwegian teams in European competitions during the 2011 season. (Norwegian team score displayed first)

* For group games in Champions League or Europa League, score in home game is displayed
** For group games in Champions League or Europa League, score in away game is displayed