| Season | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9 April – 3 November |
| Champions | Brann 3rd title |
| Relegated | Odd Grenland Start Sandefjord |
| Champions League | Brann |
| UEFA Cup | Lillestrøm Stabæk Viking |
| Intertoto Cup | Rosenborg |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 588 (3.23 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Thorstein Helstad (22 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Lillestrøm 7–0 Aalesund (26 August 2007) |
| Biggest away win | Strømsgodset 0–5 Stabæk (3 November 2007) |
| Highest scoring | Brann 5–2 Viking (28 October 2007) Rosenborg 4–3 Tromsø (15 April 2007) Lyn 4–3 Tromsø (28 May 2007) Lillestrøm 7–0 Aalesund (26 August 2007) Fredrikstad 4–3 Rosenborg (30 September 2007) |
| Longest winning run | 5 games Brann Stabæk |
| Longest unbeaten run | 12 games Stabæk |
| Longest winless run | 10 games Start Sandefjord |
| Longest losing run | 9 games Sandefjord |
| Highest attendance | 21,901 Rosenborg 4–1 Start (16 May 2007) |
| Lowest attendance | 3,620 Lyn 2–3 Viking (16 September 2007) |
| Average attendance | 10,485  15.5% |
| ← 2006 2008 → | |
The 2007 Tippeligaen was the 63rd completed season of top division football in Norway. The season began on 9 April 2007. Originally scheduled to end on 4 November, the last round was moved to Saturday 3 November 2007, due to Rosenborg’s Champions League participation.
Brann were confirmed as league champions after the 24th round of the season, after Stabæk lost away to Viking. The result left Brann with an unassailable seven-point lead over Viking, with two games left to play. Brann thus claimed their first league title since 1963, and their third league title in all. Stabæk eventually finished as runners-up, their strongest performance ever, while Viking finished third.
Sandefjord and Start ended the season at the bottom of the table and were relegated. The play-off spot was occupied by Odd Grenland for the second year in a row. They faced Bodø/Glimt over two games for the right to play in the 2008 Tippeligaen, but lost 4–2 on aggregate and were relegated, while Bodø/Glimt were promoted.
Teams
Fourteen teams competed in the league – the top twelve teams from the previous season, and two teams promoted from 1. divisjon.
AalesundBrannFredrikstadOdd GrenlandRosenborgSandefjordStartStrømsgodsetTromsøViking
Oslo
Oslo region teams:Lillestrøm
Lyn
Stabæk
Vålerengaclass=notpageimage| Locations of the teams in 2007 Tippeligaen
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Ap. | Location | Stadium | Turf | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aalesund | 6 | Ålesund | Color Line Stadion | Artificial | 10,720 |
| Brann | 51 | Bergen | Brann Stadion | Natural | 17,500 |
| Fredrikstad | 38 | Fredrikstad | Fredrikstad Stadion | Natural | 10,500 |
| Lillestrøm | 44 | Lillestrøm | Åråsen Stadion | Natural | 12,000 |
| Lyn | 34 | Oslo | Ullevaal Stadion | Natural | 25,572 |
| Odd Grenland | 27 | Skien | Odd Stadion | Artificial | 8,000 |
| Rosenborg | 44 | Trondheim | Lerkendal Stadion | Natural | 21,166 |
| Sandefjord | 2 | Sandefjord | Storstadion | Natural | 7,000 |
| Stabæk | 12 | Bærum | Nadderud Stadion | Natural | 8,000 |
| Start | 33 | Kristiansand | Sør Arena | Natural | 14,563 |
| Strømsgodset | 20 | Drammen | Marienlyst Stadion | Natural | 8,935 |
| Tromsø | 21 | Tromsø | Alfheim Stadion | Artificial | 9,362 |
| Vålerenga | 47 | Oslo | Ullevaal Stadion | Natural | 25,572 |
| Viking | 58 | Stavanger | Viking Stadion | Natural | 15,350 |
League table
| 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 |
| 5 | Rosenborg | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 41 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round |
| 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 First Division |
| 14 | Sandefjord (R) | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 26 | 53 | −27 | 16 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ 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.
Relegation play-offs
| Odd Grenland | 0–1 | Bodø/Glimt |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Martins  12' |
| Bodø/Glimt | 3–2 | Odd Grenland |
|---|---|---|
| Olsen 3', 27' Berg 69' |
Report | Toresen 42' Martins 72' (o.g.) |
Bodø/Glimt won 4–2 on aggregate and were promoted to the 2008 Tippeligaen.
Results
| Home \ Away | AAL | SKB | FFK | LSK | LYN | OG | RBK | SF | STB | IKS | SIF | TIL | VIF | VIK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aalesund | — | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Brann | 2–1 | — | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 5–2 |
| Fredrikstad | 2–1 | 0–4 | — | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Lillestrøm | 7–0 | 1–5 | 3–0 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 4–1 |
| Lyn | 0–0 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 2–3 |
| Odd Grenland | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–3 |
| Rosenborg | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 4–2 |
| Sandefjord | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 |
| Stabæk | 4–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Start | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Strømsgodset | 0–4 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–5 | 3–2 | — | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Tromsø | 0–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Vålerenga | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–3 |
| Viking | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thorstein Helstad
|
Brann | 22 |
| 2 |  Daniel Nannskog
|
Stabæk | 19 |
| 3 |  Peter Ijeh
|
Viking | 18 |
| 4 |  Veigar Páll Gunnarsson
|
Stabæk | 15 |
| 5 | Steffen Iversen
|
Rosenborg | 13 |
| 6 | Morten Moldskred
|
Tromsø | 12 |
 Olivier Occean
|
Lillestrøm | ||
| 8 | Arild Sundgot
|
Lillestrøm | 10 |
| 9 | Morten Berre
|
Vålerenga | 9 |
| Tarik Elyounoussi
|
Fredrikstad | ||
 Yssouf Koné
|
Rosenborg |
Source: VG Nett
Discipline
Player
- Most yellow cards: 7
- Lars Iver Strand (Tromsø)
- Most red cards: 3
- Frode Kippe (Lillestrøm)
Club
- Most yellow cards: 53
- Sandefjord
- Most red cards: 6
- Lillestrøm
Attendances
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Total | Average | % of Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyn | Ullevaal Stadion | 25,572 | 99,614 | 7,663 | 30.0 |
| Vålerenga | Ullevaal Stadion | 25,572 | 179,869 | 13,836 | 54.1 |
| Rosenborg | Lerkendal stadion | 21,166 | 258,741 | 19,903 | 94.0 |
| Brann | Brann stadion | 17,824 | 225,033 | 17,310 | 97.1 |
| Viking | Viking Stadion | 16,600 | 205,999 | 15,846 | 95.5 |
| Start | Sør Arena | 14,563 | 145,812 | 11,216 | 77.0 |
| Fredrikstad | Fredrikstad stadion | 12,800 | 153,370 | 11,798 | 92.2 |
| Lillestrøm | Åråsen stadion | 11,637 | 117,229 | 9,018 | 77.5 |
| Aalesund | Color Line Stadion | 10,720 | 136,178 | 10,475 | 97.7 |
| Odd Grenland | Skagerak Arena | 8,930 | 75,294 | 5,792 | 64.9 |
| Sandefjord | Komplett.no Arena | 8,743 | 79,270 | 6,098 | 69.7 |
| Strømsgodset | Marienlyst stadion | 8,500 | 88,496 | 6,807 | 80.0 |
| Tromsø | Alfheim stadion | 8,159 | 78,686 | 6,053 | 74.2 |
| Stabæk | Nadderud stadion | 6,550 | 72,410 | 5,570 | 85.0 |
| Total | Games | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1,916,001 | 182 | 10,528 |
Source: VG Nett
Notes
- ^ "Tippeligaen - 2007". WhoScored.com. WhoScored.com. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ^ "Tilskuertall Tippeligaen 2007". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- "EFS Attendances".
- "Siste serierunde flyttet", NFF, 31 August 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2007
- ^ "Tippeligaen 2007 Yellow Cards". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Tippeligaen 2007 Red Cards". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 May 2019.
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