Norwegian Premier League 2006
historyThe 2006 season of the Norwegian Premier League began on April 9, 2006 and ended on November 5, 2006. Rosenborg became champions on October 29, with one round to go, by defeating Viking at home. The other main contenders for the title were Brann and Lillestrøm, the former securing their place as runners-up on the same day.
It was Rosenborg's twentieth league title.
Final league table
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
! |Pos
! |Team
! |P
! |W
! |D
! |L
! |F
! |A
! |GD
! |Pts
|- style="background: #90EE90;"
|1||align="left"|Rosenborg||26||15||8||3||47||24||+23||53
|- style="background: #97DEFF;"
|2||align="left"|Brann||26||14||4||8||39||36||+3||46
|- style="background: #97DEFF;"
|3||align="left"|VĂĄlerenga||26||13||5||8||43||28||+16||44
|- style="background:#97DEFF;"
|4||align="left"|Lillestrøm||26||12||8||6||44||33||+11||44
|-
|5||align="left"|Stabæk||26||10||9||7||53||36||+17||39
|-
|6||align="left"|Start||26||10||7||9||29||32||-3||37
|-
|7||align="left"|Lyn||26||10||5||11||33||36||-3||35
|- style="background:#97DEFF;"
|8||align="left"|Fredrikstad||26||8||8||10||38||46||-8||32
|-
|9||align="left"|Sandefjord||26||9||5||12||37||47||-10||32
|-
|10||align="left"|Tromsø||26||8||5||13||33||39||-6||29
|-
|11||align="left"|Viking||26||8||5||13||31||37||-6||29
|- style="background:#FFCCCC"
|12||align="left"|Odd Grenland||26||7||8||11||30||38||-8||29
|- style="background:#FF6666"
|13||align="left"|Ham-Kam||26||7||7||12||35||39||-4||28
|- style="background:#FF6666"
|14||align="left"|Molde||26||7||4||15||29||50||-21||25
|}
{| bgcolor="#f7f8ff" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: gray solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;text-align:center;" |- | style="background:#90EE90;" width="20" | | bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" | UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying Round |- | style="background: #97DEFF;" width="20" | | bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" | UEFA Cup First Qualifying RoundÂą |- | style="background: #ccccff;" width="20" | | bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" | UEFA Intertoto Cup First Round |- | style="background: #FFCCCC" width="20" | | bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" | Relegation Playoff |- | style="background: #FF6666" width="20" | | bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" | Relegated to Adeccoligaen |}
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
ÂąLillestrøm S.K. qualified to the UEFA Cup through the UEFA Fair Play ranking award »http://www.dagbladet.no/sport/2007/05/15/500730.html. Fredrikstad F.K. qualified through winning the cup.
After November 5, 2006
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" !#!!Nat!!Player!!Team!!Goals total!!Goals penalties!!Matches played |- |- ! style="background:#FFD700;" |1||||Daniel Nannskog||Stabæk||19||3||26 |- |2||||Veigar Páll Gunnarsson||Stabæk||18||2||25 |- |3||||Steffen Iversen||Rosenborg||17||3||24 |- |4||||Peter Ijeh||Viking||11||0||15 |- |4||||Michael Mifsud||Lillestrøm||11||0||24 |- |4||||Ole Martin Årst||Tromsø||11||2||26 |- |7||||Robert Koren||Lillestrøm||10||1||26 |- |7||||Andreas Tegström||Sandefjord||10||0||24 |}
- Ham-Kam and Molde were relegated to Adeccoligaen.
- Strømsgodset and Aalesund were promoted.
- Odd Grenland defeated Bryne 10-1 after a two-legged play-off:
{| class="wikitable" |- ! align=right|Date !! Host !! Agg. !! align=left|Visitor !! Ground !! Attendance |- |align=center| November 8 || align=right|Odd Grenland || align=center|3-0 || Bryne || align=center|Odd Stadion, Skien ||align=center|5,363 |- |align=center| November 11 || align=right|Bryne || align=center|1-7 || Odd Grenland || align=center|Bryne Stadion, Bryne ||align=center|3,014 |}
- Tromsø installed artificial turf at their home ground Alfheim stadion during the summer break.
- Tom Nordlie was sacked as coach of Start in July and was replaced by Stig Inge Bjørnebye.
- Ivar Morten Normark was sacked as coach of Tromsø in July, and was replaced by Steinar Nilsen in August.
- Rosenborg's coach Per-Mathias Høgmo took two months of sick leave from July 27. Assistant Knut Tørum served as caretaker manager.
- Kjetil Rekdal resigned as coach of VĂĄlerenga on August 21, following the club's exit from the Norwegian Cup. Rekdal held the position for six years, leading his team to one cup triumph in 2002 and the league championship in 2005. The assistant coach Petter Myhre took over Rekdal's place.
- Tom Prahl was sacked as coach of Viking in September and was replaced by Tom Nordlie who earlier in the season was sacked as coach in Start.
- On October 31, Høgmo resigns as Rosenborg manager, effective immediately. Tørum, who led RBK from 10 points behind leaders Brann to win the title with one round to spare, is expected to be elevated to permanent manager.
- After the clubs relegation, Ham-Kam's coach Frode GrodĂĄs, was sacked on November 7.
- Arild Stavrum was sacked as coach of Molde F.K. on November 8, after the club came dead last in the league.
- Uwe Rösler was sacked as coach of Lillestrøm S.K. on November 13.
- Tom Nordlie and Uwe Rösler traded jobbs, Nordlie to Lillestrøm S.K., and Rösler to Viking
- The fair play table »http://www.fotball.no/t2.aspx?p=51831&x=1&a=182060, using UEFA's Fair Play ranking system with scores from 1 to 10, was as such:
- Fredrikstad 8.02
- Rosenborg 7.97
- VĂĄlerenga 7.88
- Lillestrøm 7.83
- Start 7.82
- Viking 7.81
- Sandefjord 7.77
- Stabæk 7.76
- Brann 7.72
- Molde 7.59
- Odd Grenland 7.57
- Tromsø 7.53
- Lyn 7.43
- Ham-Kam 7.23
- 2006 in Norwegian football
- Adeccoligaen 2006
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