2011 in Norwegian football

Events of the season

January

8 January 2011: Thorbjørn Svenssen, Norway's most capped player with 104 games, dies from a stroke at the age of 86.

August

13 August 2011: Start beat Adeccoliga side Alta 1–0 and through to the semi-final of 2011 Norwegian Football Cup. 2009 winners Aalesund is heading for another Cup-victory after beating Rosenborg at home.

14 August 2011: Fredrikstad FK denies Ole Gunnar Solskjær success in the Norwegian Football Cup in his first year as a manager in Norway. Molde lost 2–3 at Fredrikstad Stadion after extra time. In Stavanger, Brann knocked out Viking on penalties shoot-out, with Piotr Leciejewski saving three of Vikings four penalties.

September

2 September 2011: With a late penalty goal from Mohammed Abdellaoue, Norway won 1–0 against Iceland, keeping Norway joint top of UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying Group H with two matches remaining.

6 September 2011: Denmark won 2–0 against Norway in Parken, after two goals from Nicklas Bendtner. The chances for Drillo's men to reach UEFA EURO 2012 is now very small.

10 September 2011: Notodden secured promotion to 1. divisjon with six matches left to play, after beating Førde 2–1 in Førde.

21 September 2011: Brann reach the Cup final after a 2–0 win against Fredrikstad at Fredrikstad Stadion.

21 September 2011: With an unlucky own goal, Haraldur Freyr Guðmundsson sent his old team, Aalesund to the Cup final, two years after they won the Cup in 2009, after beating Start in the other semifinal.

October

2 October 2011: Molde move closer to the Tippeliga title with a 2–0 win against title challengers Tromsø, and becomes the first team this season to win at Alfheim Stadion this season.

19 October 2011: Hønefoss took another step towards promotion to 2012 Tippeligaen with a 2–1 win against Asker in 1. divisjon, while Tom Nordlie and Kongsvinger ruined Sandefjord's chances for promotion.

Men's football

Promotion and relegation

League season

Tippeligaen

Main article: 2011 Tippeligaen

1. divisjon (Adeccoligaen)

Main article: 2011 Norwegian First Division

2. divisjon (Fair Play-ligaen)

Main article: 2011 2. divisjon

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

3. divisjon

Main article: 2011 3. divisjon

Norwegian Cup

Main article: 2011 Norwegian Football Cup

|14 August – Fredrikstad Stadion, Fredrikstad |Fredrikstad (AET)|2 (3) |Molde |2 (2) |14 August – Viking Stadion, Stavanger |Viking |1 (1) |Brann (pen.)|1 (3) |13 August – Color Line Stadion, Ålesund |Aalesund |3 |Rosenborg |1 |13 August – Sør Arena, Kristiansand |Start |1 |Alta|0 |21 September – Fredrikstad Stadion, Fredrikstad |Fredrikstad | 0 |Brann | 2 |22 September – Color Line Stadion, Ålesund |Aalesund|1 |Start | 0 |6 November – Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo |Brann|1 |Aalesund|2

Final

Main article: 2011 Norwegian Football Cup final

Women's football

League season

Toppserien

Main article: 2011 Toppserien

1. divisjon

Main article: 2011 1. divisjon (women)

Norwegian Women's Cup

Final

• Røa 2–2 (aet) (6–7 on penalties) Stabæk

Men's UEFA competitions

These are the results of the Norwegian teams in European competitions during the 2011 season. (Norwegian team score displayed first)

• For group games in Champions League or Europa League, score in home game is displayed

** For group games in Champions League or Europa League, score in away game is displayed

UEFA Women's Champions League

Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League

Knockout stage

Round of 32

Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League#Round of 32

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National teams

Norway men's national football team

Main article: Norway national football team

UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying

Group H

During this season, the Norway national football team were to play the last five of their eight scheduled Group H qualifying matches for Euro 2012.

Carew
Høgli

Friendlies

The Norway national football team also participated in four friendly matches in 2011.

J. A. Riise

Bellamy Vokes

Norway women's national football team

Main article: Norway women's national football team

Managerial changes

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