2006 in Norwegian football

The 2006 season was the 101st season of competitive football in Norway.

Football in Norway
Season2006
Men's football
TippeligaenRosenborg
1. divisjonStrømsgodset
2. divisjonNotodden (Group 1)
Skeid (Group 2)
Mandalskameratene (Group 3)
Raufoss (Group 4)
CupenFredrikstad
Women's football
ToppserienKolbotn
1. divisjonAsker
CupenRøa
← 2005 2007 →

Men's football

League season

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

Tippeligaen
Main article: 2006 Tippeligaen
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rosenborg (C) 26 15 8 3 47 24 +23 53 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Brann 26 14 4 8 39 36 +3 46 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Vålerenga 26 13 5 8 43 28 +15 44
4 Lillestrøm 26 12 8 6 44 33 +11 44
5 Stabæk 26 10 9 7 53 36 +17 39
6 Start 26 10 7 9 29 32 −3 37
7 Lyn 26 10 5 11 33 36 −3 35
8 Fredrikstad 26 8 8 10 38 46 −8 32 Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
9 Sandefjord 26 9 5 12 37 47 −10 32
10 Tromsø 26 8 5 13 33 39 −6 29
11 Viking 26 8 5 13 31 37 −6 29
12 Odd Grenland (O) 26 7 8 11 30 38 −8 29 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
13 Ham-Kam (R) 26 7 7 12 35 39 −4 28 Relegation to 1. divisjon
14 Molde (R) 26 7 4 15 29 50 −21 25
Source: NIFS.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Lillestrøm qualified for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round through the UEFA Fair Play ranking award.[1]
  2. Fredrikstad qualified for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round after winning the Norwegian Cup.

1. divisjon
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Strømsgodset (C, P) 30 20 5 5 68 36 +32 65 Promotion to Tippeligaen
2 Aalesund (P) 30 17 9 4 71 35 +36 60
3 Bryne 30 14 10 6 52 44 +8 52 Qualification for the promotion play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
4 Hønefoss 30 15 6 9 64 47 +17 51
5 Bodø/Glimt 30 14 7 9 65 49 +16 49
6 Sogndal 30 11 11 8 43 41 +2 44
7 Kongsvinger 30 11 10 9 39 42 −3 43
8 Moss 30 11 7 12 61 46 +15 40
9 Haugesund 30 11 5 14 40 37 +3 38
10 Sparta Sarpsborg 30 11 6 13 44 56 −12 39
11 Løv-Ham 30 8 11 11 38 40 −2 35
12 Tromsdalen 30 8 11 11 48 52 −4 35
13 Pors Grenland (R) 30 10 5 15 51 65 −14 35 Relegation to 2. divisjon
14 Manglerud Star (R) 30 7 7 16 47 79 −32 28
15 Follo (R) 30 6 7 17 46 76 −30 25
16 Hødd (R) 30 4 7 19 29 61 −32 19
Source: nifs.no
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. The third-placed team in the first division and the 12th-placed team in Tippeligaen meet in a playoff at the end of the season.

2. divisjon
Main article: 2006 2. divisjon

3. divisjon
Main article: 2006 3. divisjon

Norwegian Cup
Main article: 2006 Norwegian Football Cup

Final
Main article: 2006 Norwegian Football Cup Final
Fredrikstad3–0Sandefjord
Ramberg  5'
Piiroja  37', 43'		 Report
Attendance: 25,102

Women's football

League season

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

Toppserien
Main article: 2006 Toppserien
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Kolbotn (C) 18 13 3 2 76 17 +59 42 Qualification for the UEFA Women's Cup second qualifying round
2 Trondheims-Ørn 18 13 3 2 47 10 +37 42
3 Røa 18 12 3 3 69 24 +45 39
4 Team Strømmen 18 12 2 4 47 25 +22 38
5 Arna-Bjørnar 18 11 2 5 60 26 +34 35
6 Amazon Grimstad 18 7 2 9 42 32 +10 23
7 Fløya 18 4 2 12 24 57 −33 14
8 Sandviken 18 4 1 13 25 63 −38 13
9 Klepp (O) 18 3 2 13 17 61 −44 11 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
10 Liungen (R) 18 1 0 17 10 102 −92 3
Source: NIFS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.

1. divisjon

Norwegian Women's Cup

Final

Men's UEFA competitions

Champions League
Main article: 2006–07 UEFA Champions League

Qualifying rounds
Main article: 2006–07 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds
Second qualifying round
Main article: 2006–07 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mladá Boleslav 5–3 Vålerenga 3–1 2–2

UEFA Cup
Main article: 2006–07 UEFA Cup

Qualifying rounds
Main article: 2006–07 UEFA Cup qualifying rounds
First qualifying round
Main article: 2006–07 UEFA Cup first qualifying round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Glentoran 0–2 Brann 0–1 0–1
Skála 0–4 Start 0–1 0–3
Lyn Oslo 1–1 (a) Flora Tallinn 1–1 0–0
Second qualifying round
Main article: 2006–07 UEFA Cup second qualifying round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Start 1–1 (11–10 p) Drogheda United 1–0 0–1 (a.e.t.)
Brann 4–4 (a) Åtvidaberg 3–3 1–1
Molde 2–1 Skonto 0–0 2–1

First round
Main article: 2006–07 UEFA Cup first round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Molde 0–2 Rangers 0–0 0–2
Start 2–9 Ajax 2–5 0–4

Intertoto Cup
Main article: 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup

Second round
Main article: 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup second round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Lillestrøm 6–3 Keflavík 4–1 2–2

Third round
Main article: 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup third round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Newcastle United 4–1 Lillestrøm 1–1 3–0

UEFA Women's Cup
Main article: 2006–07 UEFA Women's Cup

Second qualifying round

Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Umeå 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9
2 Kolbotn 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6
3 Espanyol 3 1 0 2 7 7 0 3
4 Lehenda-Cheksil 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source:

Matches

Kolbotn 4–2 RCD Espanyol
Lehenda-Cheksil Chernihiv 1–2 Kolbotn
Kolbotn 1–2 Umeå IK

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
25 January Monster Park, San Francisco (A)  Mexico 1–2
Report		 Friendly Ole Martin Årst
29 January Home Depot Center, Carson (A)  United States 0–5
Report		 Friendly
1 March Stade Leopold Senghor, Dakar (A)  Senegal 1–2
Report		 Friendly Erik Hagen
24 May Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (H)  Paraguay 2–2
Report		 Friendly Frode Johnsen (2)
1 June Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (H)  South Korea 0–0
Report		 Friendly
16 August Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (H)  Brazil 1–1
Report		 Friendly Morten Gamst Pedersen
2 September Szusza Ferenc Stadium, Budapest (A)  Hungary 4–1
Report		 Euro Qualifier Ole Gunnar Solskjær (2)
Fredrik Strømstad
Morten Gamst Pedersen
6 September Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (H)  Moldova 2–0
Report		 Euro Qualifier Fredrik Strømstad
Steffen Iversen
7 October Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens (A)  Greece 0–1
Report		 Euro Qualifier
15 November Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade (A)  Serbia 1–1
Report		 Friendly John Carew
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. "Lillestrøm klare for UEFA-cupen". dagbladet.no. 15 May 2007. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  2. "Norway – List of Women Cup Finals". RSSSF.no. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  3. Norway's score given first
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