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2012 Tippeligaen

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Season
  
2012

Champions League
  
Molde

Champion
  
Molde FK

Goals scored
  
693

Champions
  
Molde

Dates
  
23 Mar 2012 – 18 Nov 2012

Location
  
Norway

Matches played
  
240

2012 Tippeligaen

Europa League
  
Strømsgodset Rosenborg Hødd (via cup)

Top goalscorer
  
Zdeněk Ondrášek, Péter Kovács (14)

Biggest home win
  
Lillestrøm 6–0 Stabæk (4 November 2012)

Relegated
  
Fredrikstad FK, Stabæk Fotball

Similar
  
2013 Tippeligaen, 2014 Tippeligaen, 2015 Tippeligaen, 2016 Tippeligaen

The 2012 Tippeligaen season was the 68th season of top-tier football in Norway. The competition began on 23 March 2012 and ended on 18 November 2012, with a summer break from 28 May to 30 June. The defending champions are Molde.

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At the end of the season, the two teams who were placed last (Fredrikstad and Stabæk) were relegated to the 2013 First Division and were replaced with Start and Sarpsborg 08 for the 2013 Tippeligaen. The team that finished third last, Sandnes Ulf, played a two-legged match against a challenger from Adeccoligaen, Ullensaker/Kisa. Sandnes Ulf won the play-off (0-4 in Ullensaker and 3-1 in Sandnes), and were not relegated.

Season summary

Strømsgodset were leading the league most of the season, but four matches before the end of the season there were three teams competing for the title. Rosenborg lost out on the title-race after losing to Strømsgodset and Molde. Molde secured the title in the 29th round after they won 1–0 at home, while Strømsgodset lost 2–1 against Sandnes Ulf.

Stabæk were relegated after being positioned at the bottom of the table throughout the season. Ahead of the last round, four teams were fighting against relegation, but Fredrikstad lost their match against the league-winners Molde and were relegated, while Sandnes Ulf played promotion play-off against Ullensaker/Kisa.

The average attendance in 2012 were 7,014 spectators, down from 7,995 in 2011, which was the lowest average attendance in Tippeligaen since 2003.

Relegation and promotion to 2013 season

At the end of the season, Stabæk and Fredrikstad were relegated directly to Adeccoligaen, and will be replaced by Start and Sarpsborg who were directly promoted.

Five teams entered a play-off for the last Tippeligaen spot in the 2013 season. These were:

  • A) Sandnes Ulf (by virtue of being the 14th placed team in the Tippeligaen)
  • B) Sandefjord (by virtue of being the third placed team in the Adeccoligaen)
  • C) Mjøndalen (by virtue of being the fourth placed team in the Adeccoligaen)
  • D) Bodø/Glimt (by virtue of being the fifth placed team in the Adeccoligaen)
  • E) Ullensaker/Kisa (by virtue of being the sixth placed team in the Adeccoligaen)

    • The four Adeccoligaen teams first played a single game knockout tournament, with the winner (Ull/Kisa) advancing to a two-legged tie against the Tippeligaen team (Sandnes Ulf) for the 16th and final spot in the 2013 season. Sandnes Ulf retained their Tippeligaen spot with an aggregate 7-1 win over Ull/Kisa.

    Teams

    The teams ending the 2011 season in the bottom two places of the table were relegated to the 2012 Norwegian First Division. Sarpsborg 08 finished in last place, and was relegated in their first season in the league. IK Start joined them in relegation, ending the Kristiansand side's three-year tenure in the league.

    Hønefoss as 2011 Norwegian First Division winners and runners-up Sandnes Ulf were directly promoted at the end of the season. Sandnes Ulf appeared in Tippeligaen for the first time ever, while Hønefoss returned after one year on the second tier.

    League table

    Updated to games played on 18 November 2012.
    Source: nifs.no
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
    1 Odd Grenland were docked 1 point for lack of financial control
    2 Tromsø is qualified for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League via Fair Play rankings.
    † Hødd, which played in the 2012 Norwegian First Division, also qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round as the 2012 Norwegian Football Cup winner.
    (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.

    Sandnes Ulf won 7–1 on aggregate.

    Positions by round

    Last updated: 18 November 2012
    Source: nifs.no

  • As of the last match in each round; delayed matches are not included.

    • Results

    Updated to games played on 3 November 2012.
    Source: Soccerway
    1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
    Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

    References

    2012 Tippeligaen Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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