2020 in Norwegian football

The 2020 season was the 115th season of competitive football in Norway.

Football in Norway
Season2020
Men's football
EliteserienBodø/Glimt
1. divisjonTromsø
2. divisjonFredrikstad (Group 1)
Bryne (Group 2)
Women's football
ToppserienVålerenga
1. divisjonStabæk
CupenVålerenga
← 2019 Norway 2021 →

The season was originally scheduled to start on 4 April, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway the football season was delayed. On 7 May 2020, the Norwegian government allowed the league to start on 16 June 2020.[1]

The men's 3. divisjon and women's 2. divisjon, along with all other lower divisions, were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The men's football cup was also cancelled.[3]

Men's football

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League season

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Promotion and relegation

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League Promoted to league Relegated from league
Eliteserien
1. divisjon
2. divisjon


Eliteserien

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bodø/Glimt (C) 30 26 3 1 103 32 +71 81 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Molde 30 20 2 8 77 36 +41 62 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3 Vålerenga 30 15 10 5 51 33 +18 55
4 Rosenborg 30 15 7 8 50 35 +15 52
5 Kristiansund 30 12 12 6 57 45 +12 48
6 Viking 30 12 8 10 54 52 +2 44
7 Odd 30 13 4 13 52 51 +1 43
8 Stabæk 30 9 12 9 41 45 −4 39
9 Haugesund 30 11 6 13 39 51 −12 39
10 Brann 30 9 9 12 40 49 −9 36
11 Sandefjord 30 9 8 13 31 43 −12 35
12 Sarpsborg 08 30 8 8 14 33 43 −10 32
13 Strømsgodset 30 7 10 13 41 57 −16 31
14 Mjøndalen (O) 30 8 3 19 26 45 −19 27 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 Start (R) 30 6 9 15 33 56 −23 27 Relegation to First Division
16 Aalesund (R) 30 2 5 23 30 85 −55 11
Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if between two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off (only used to decide champions or relegation).[4]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

1. divisjon

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Tromsø (C, P) 30 19 6 5 60 29 +31 63 Promotion to Eliteserien
2 Lillestrøm (P) 30 16 9 5 49 26 +23 57
3 Sogndal 30 15 6 9 57 36 +21 51 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4 Ranheim 30 13 8 9 61 41 +20 47
5 Åsane 30 12 9 9 60 48 +12 45
6 Raufoss 30 11 10 9 53 44 +9 42[a]
7 Sandnes Ulf 30 11 8 11 46 55 −9 41
8 KFUM Oslo 30 10 9 11 44 44 0 39
9 HamKam 30 10 9 11 49 52 −3 39
10 Strømmen 30 10 8 12 47 51 −4 35[b]
11 Jerv 30 9 8 13 41 57 −16 35
12 Ull/Kisa 30 10 5 15 45 63 −18 35
13 Grorud 30 9 7 14 45 56 −11 34
14 Stjørdals-Blink (O) 30 8 9 13 52 59 −7 33 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 Kongsvinger (R) 30 6 10 14 35 53 −18 28 Relegation to Second Division
16 Øygarden (R) 30 6 9 15 37 67 −30 27
Source: NFF, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if between two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off (only used to decide champions or relegation).
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Raufoss have been deducted 1 point.[5]
  2. ^ Strømmen have been deducted 3 points.[5]

2. divisjon

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Group 1
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Fredrikstad 13 13 0 0 45 12 +33 39 Qualification for promotion group 1
2 Hødd 13 8 2 3 21 7 +14 26
3 Skeid 13 8 1 4 29 17 +12 25
4 Kvik Halden 13 8 1 4 29 20 +9 25
5 Alta 13 8 1 4 25 17 +8 25
6 Brattvåg 13 5 4 4 26 17 +9 19
7 Tromsdalen 13 5 3 5 26 17 +9 18
8 Vålerenga 2 13 5 2 6 14 29 −15 17
9 Eidsvold Turn 13 5 1 7 25 33 −8 16
10 Florø 13 4 2 7 26 25 +1 14
11 Kjelsås 13 3 5 5 21 21 0 14
12 Moss 13 3 2 8 16 24 −8 11
13 Senja 13 2 3 8 13 33 −20 8[a]
14 Fløya 13 0 1 12 10 54 −44 1
Source: fotball.no (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if between two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off (only used to decide champions or relegation).
Notes:
  1. ^ Senja have been deducted 1 point.



Promotion group 1
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Fredrikstad (C, P) 19 17 1 1 60 19 +41 52 Promotion to First Division
2 Skeid 19 12 2 5 36 21 +15 38 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3 Hødd 17 9 3 5 28 14 +14 30
4 Alta 17 9 2 6 33 26 +7 29
5 Kvik Halden 17 9 2 6 37 31 +6 29
6 Brattvåg 18 6 6 6 32 28 +4 24
7 Tromsdalen 18 6 4 8 31 24 +7 22
Source: nifs.no (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if between two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off (only used to decide champions or relegation).
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted


Group 2
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Bryne 13 9 3 1 33 16 +17 30 Qualification for promotion group 2
2 Vard Haugesund 13 9 1 3 29 10 +19 28
3 Egersund 13 7 2 4 34 15 +19 23
4 Asker 13 6 5 2 21 15 +6 23
5 Arendal 13 6 3 4 22 10 +12 21
6 Fløy-Flekkerøy 13 6 3 4 18 13 +5 21
7 Sotra 13 6 2 5 17 18 −1 20
8 Levanger 13 5 4 4 20 18 +2 17[a]
9 Notodden 13 5 1 7 16 24 −8 16
10 Nardo 13 2 6 5 12 20 −8 12
11 Bærum 13 1 8 4 13 18 −5 11
12 Rosenborg 2 13 3 2 8 12 24 −12 11
13 Odd 2 13 2 3 8 9 31 −22 9
14 Fram Larvik 13 1 3 9 17 41 −24 6
Source: fotball.no (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if between two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off (only used to decide champions or relegation).
Notes:
  1. ^ Levanger have been deducted 2 points.


Promotion group 2
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Bryne (C, P) 19 13 5 1 47 23 +24 44 Promotion to First Division
2 Asker 19 10 7 2 38 21 +17 37 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3 Egersund 19 10 4 5 48 22 +26 34
4 Vard Haugesund 19 11 1 7 34 19 +15 34
5 Arendal 19 9 5 5 32 18 +14 32
6 Fløy-Flekkerøy 18 6 3 9 21 27 −6 21
7 Sotra 18 6 2 10 21 34 −13 20
Source: nifs.no (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if between two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off (only used to decide champions or relegation).
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Women's football

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League season

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Promotion and relegation

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League Promoted to league Relegated from league
Toppserien

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1. divisjon

Toppserien

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Vålerenga (C) 18 11 5 2 39 14 +25 38 Qualification for the Champions League first round
2 Rosenborg 18 10 8 0 34 16 +18 38
3 Avaldsnes 18 10 4 4 31 21 +10 34
4 Sandviken 18 9 3 6 29 23 +6 30
5 LSK Kvinner 18 9 2 7 29 23 +6 29
6 Lyn 18 6 3 9 24 30 −6 21
7 Klepp 18 5 3 10 19 33 −14 18
8 Arna-Bjørnar 18 5 2 11 13 29 −16 17
9 Kolbotn (O) 18 2 7 9 18 29 −11 13 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
10 Røa (R) 18 3 3 12 15 33 −18 12 Relegation to First Division
Source: Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian)[6]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

1. divisjon

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Stabæk (C, P) 18 17 0 1 68 13 +55 51 Promotion to Toppserien
2 Medkila 18 12 0 6 33 21 +12 36 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3 Øvrevoll Hosle 18 11 2 5 39 21 +18 35
4 Hønefoss 18 11 1 6 44 33 +11 34
5 Åsane 18 10 2 6 43 23 +20 32
6 KIL/Hemne 18 5 6 7 30 36 −6 21
7 Amazon Grimstad 18 6 2 10 25 38 −13 20
8 Grei 18 4 6 8 20 32 −12 18
9 Fløya 18 1 3 14 19 55 −36 6
10 Fart 18 1 2 15 13 62 −49 5
Source: Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if between two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off (only used to decide champions or relegation).
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Norwegian Women's Cup

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Final

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LSK Kvinner0–2 (a.e.t.)Vålerenga
Report Njoya   102'
Markussen   105'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Henrikke Holm Nervik (Trygg/Lade)

UEFA competitions

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UEFA Champions League

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Qualifying phase and play-off round

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First qualifying round
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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Molde   5–0   KuPS
Second qualifying round
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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Celje   1–2   Molde
Third qualifying round
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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Qarabağ   0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 p)
  Molde
Play-off round
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Molde   3–3 (a)   Ferencváros 3–3 0–0

UEFA Europa League

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Qualifying phase and play-off round

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First qualifying round
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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Rosenborg   4–2   Breiðablik
Bodø/Glimt   6–1   Kauno Žalgiris
Second qualifying round
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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Viking   0–2   Aberdeen
Ventspils   1–5   Rosenborg
Bodø/Glimt   3–1   Žalgiris
Third qualifying round
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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Rosenborg   1–0   Alanyaspor
Milan   3–2   Bodø/Glimt
Play-off round
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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Rosenborg   0–2   PSV Eindhoven

Group stage

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Group B
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ARS MOL RW DUN
1   Arsenal 6 6 0 0 20 5 +15 18 Advance to knockout phase 4–1 4–1 3–0
2   Molde 6 3 1 2 9 11 −2 10 0–3 1–0 3–1
3   Rapid Wien 6 2 1 3 11 13 −2 7 1–2 2–2 4–3
4   Dundalk 6 0 0 6 8 19 −11 0 2–4 1–2 1–3
Source: UEFA
The tournament continued into the 2021 season.

UEFA Women's Champions League

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Qualifying rounds

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First qualifying round
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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Vålerenga   7–0  
Second qualifying round
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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Gintra Universitetas   0–7   Vålerenga

Knockout phase

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Round of 32
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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
FC Minsk   1–2   LSK Kvinner 0–2 1–0
Vålerenga   1–1 (4–5 p)   Brøndby 1–1 (a.e.t.)
The tournament continued into the 2021 season.

National teams

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Norway men's national football team

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UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying

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Play-offs path C
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8 October 2020 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs Norway   1–2 (a.e.t.)   Serbia Oslo, Norway
18:00
Report
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

2020–21 UEFA Nations League B

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Group 1
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation        
1   Austria (P) 6 4 1 1 9 6 +3 13 Promotion to League A 1–1 2–3 2–1
2   Norway 6 3 1 2 12 7 +5 10 1–2 4–0 1–0
3   Romania 6 2 2 2 8 9 −1 8 0–1 3–0[a] 1–1
4   Northern Ireland (R) 6 0 2 4 4 11 −7 2 Relegation to League C 0–1 1–5 1–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ The Romania v Norway match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Romania after being cancelled as Norway could not travel to the match due to a positive SARS-CoV-2 test in the team.
4 September 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B Norway   1–2   Austria Oslo, Norway
20:45
Report
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: NIL[7]
Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland)
7 September 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B Northern Ireland   1–5   Norway Belfast, Northern Ireland
20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Windsor Park
Attendance: NIL[8]
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)
11 October 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B Norway   4–0   Romania Oslo, Norway
18:00
Report Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)
15 November 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B Romania   3–0
Awarded[note 1]
  Norway Bucharest, Romania
20:45 (21:45 UTC+2) Report Stadium: Arena Națională
Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)
18 November 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B Austria   1–1   Norway Vienna, Austria
20:45
Report
Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

Norway women's national football team

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UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying

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Group C
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification          
1   Norway 6 6 0 0 34 1 +33 18 Final tournament 6–0 1–0 Canc. Canc.
2   Northern Ireland 8 4 2 2 17 17 0 14[a] Play-offs 0–6 0–0 3–2 5–1
3   Wales 8 4 2 2 16 4 +12 14[a] 0–1 2–2 3–0 4–0
4   Belarus 7 2 0 5 11 15 −4 6 1–7 0–1 0–1 6–0
5   Faroe Islands 7 0 0 7 1 42 −41 0 0–13 0–6 0–6 0–2
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Ranked on head-to-head away goals: Northern Ireland 2; Wales 0.
22 September 2020 UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying Norway   1–0   Wales Oslo
18:00
Report
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Referee: Petra Pavlikova (Slovakia)
27 October 2020 UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying Wales   0–1   Norway Newport, Wales
19:00 Report
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Referee: Marta Frías Acedo (Spain)

Notes

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  1. ^ The Romania v Norway match was cancelled and awarded as a 3–0 win to Romania after the Norway national team were prohibited from travelling to Romania by the Norwegian government due to a positive SARS-CoV-2 test in the squad.[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ "Nå åpner toppfotballen". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  2. ^ Vittersø Kvamme, Sigve; Botnen, Sverre Olav (18 September 2020). "All breddefotball for voksne i 2020 er avlyst" (in Norwegian). TV 2 (Norway). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  3. ^ Herrebrøden, Øyvind; Øgar, Sindre (10 September 2020). "Dropper cupen for menn – gjennomfører for kvinner". vg.no (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Eliteserien 2020". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Poengtrekk for Strømmen og Raufoss". www.nrk.no (in Norwegian). NRK. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Toppserien 2020" (in Norwegian). Norges Fotballforbund. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  7. ^ "UEFA Super Cup to test partial return of spectators". UEFA.com. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  8. ^ "UEFA Super Cup to test partial return of spectators". UEFA.com. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  9. ^ Madsen, Christer (14 November 2020). "Reisenekt fra regjeringen – A-herrer reiser ikke til Romania" [Travel refusal from the government – A men's team do not travel to Romania]. Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  10. ^ "AB: Romania v Norway". UEFA. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Útidysturin móti Norra avlýstur". fsf.fo (in Faroese). 13 November 2020.