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2012 in Norwegian football

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Field	Value
country	Norway
season	2012
division1	[Tippeligaen](2012-tippeligaen)
champions1	Molde
division2	[1. divisjon](2012-1-divisjon)
champions2	Start
division3	[2. divisjon](2012-2-divisjon)
champions3	Elverum (Group 1)
Kristiansund (Group 2)
Vard Haugesund (Group 3)
Follo (Group 4)
domestic	[Cupen](2012-norwegian-football-cup)
dchampions	Hødd
wdivision1	[Toppserien](2012-toppserien)
wchampions1	LSK Kvinner
wdivision2	[1. divisjon](2012-1-divisjon-women)
wchampions2	Avaldsnes
wdomestic	[Cupen](2012-norwegian-women-s-cup)
wdchampions	Stabæk
prevseason	2011
nextseason	2013
flagicon	yes

Kristiansund (Group 2) Vard Haugesund (Group 3) Follo (Group 4) The 2012 season was the 107th season of competitive football in Norway.

The season began on 25 March 2012 for Tippeligaen, with 1. divisjon started 9 April 2012. First round of 2. divisjon was scheduled to 14 April 2012. 1. divisjon ended on 11 October 2012, while Tippeligaen finished on 18 November 2012. The Cup Final was played on 25 November 2012.

Men's football

Promotion and relegation

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
Tippeligaen
[1. divisjon](1-divisjon)
[2. divisjon](2-divisjon)

League season

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

3. divisjon

Main article: 2012 3. divisjon

Norwegian Football Cup

Main article: 2012 Norwegian Football Cup

Final

Main article: 2012 Norwegian Football Cup final

Women's football

League season

Toppserien

Main article: 2012 Toppserien

1. divisjon

Main article: 2012 1. divisjon (women)

Norwegian Women's Cup

Main article: 2012 Norwegian Women's Cup

Final

Røa 0–4 Stabæk

Men's UEFA competitions

These are the results of Norway's teams in European competitions during the 2012 season. (Norway team score displayed first)

Team	Contest	Round	Opponent	1st leg score*	2nd leg score**	Aggregate score
Molde	[UEFA Champions League](2012-13-uefa-champions-league)	Second qualifying round	LAT Ventspils	3–0 (H)	1–1 (A)	W 4–1
Third qualifying round	SUI Basel	0–1 (H)	1–1 (A)	L 1–2
[UEFA Europa League](2012-13-uefa-europa-league)	Play-off round	NED Heerenveen	2–0 (H)	2–1 (A)	W 4–1
Aalesund	[UEFA Europa League](2012-13-uefa-europa-league)	Second qualifying round	ALB Tirana	1–1 (A)	5–0 (H)	W 6–1
Third qualifying round	CYP APOEL	1–2 (A)	0–1 (H)	L 1–3
Tromsø	[UEFA Europa League](2012-13-uefa-europa-league)	Second qualifying round	SLO Olimpija Ljubljana	0–0 (A)	1–0 (H) (aet)	W 1–0
Third qualifying round	UKR Metalurh Donetsk	1–1 (H)	1–0 (A)	W 2–1
Play-off round	SER Partizan	3–2 (H)	0–1 (A)	L 3–3
Rosenborg	[UEFA Europa League](2012-13-uefa-europa-league)	First qualifying round	NIR Crusaders	3–0 (A)	1–0 (H)	W 4–0
Second qualifying round	KAZ Ordabasy	2–2 (H)	2–1 (A)	W 4–3
Third qualifying round	SUI Servette	1–1 (A)	0–0 (H)	W 1–1
Play-off round	POL Legia Warsaw	1–1 (A)	2–1 (H)	W 3–2
Stabæk	[UEFA Europa League](2012-13-uefa-europa-league)	First qualifying round	FIN JJK	0–2 (A)	3–2 (H)	L 3–4

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: 2012–13 UEFA Women's Champions League

Knockout stage

Round of 32

Main article: 2012–13 UEFA Women's Champions League#Round of 32

Round of 16

Main article: 2012–13 UEFA Women's Champions League#Round of 16

National teams

Norway men's national football team

Main article: Norway national football team

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

The Norway national football team played four games in the qualification for 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Group E

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E

Finnbogason J. A. Riise Elyounoussi King

Friendlies

Norway will also participate in a number of friendly matches.

Kim Hyun-Sung
Seo Jung-Jin Elyounoussi Ruud Riise Papadopoulos Mitroglou Abdellaoue

Norway women's national football team

Main article: Norway women's national football team

Managerial changes

Name	Club	Date of departure	Replacement	Date of appointment
Harald Aabrekk	Sogndal	31 December 2011	Jonas Olsson	1 January 2012
Petter Belsvik
Magnus Powell	Lillestrøm	31 December 2011	Magnus Haglund	1 January 2012
Thomas Berntsen	Strømmen	31 December 2011	Erland Johnsen	1 January 2012
Jörgen Lennartsson	Stabæk	31 December 2011	Petter Belsvik	2 January 2012
Tom Freddy Aune	Fredrikstad	10 May 2012	Trond Amundsen	10 May 2012

Events of the season

February

20 February 2011: Knut Torbjørn Eggen, the coach of the U-19 team and formerly head coach of Moss and Fredrikstad passes away at the age of 51.

March

23 March 2012: In the opening match of Tippeligaen, Molde wins 2–1 at home against Strømsgodset.

25 March 2012: Sogndal beats Odd Grenland 4–0, and is on top of the table for the first time in history.

April

1 April 2012: In Haugesund's 2–0 win against Molde, Alexander Søderlund's goal was never across the line and the debate about goal-line technology is again raised.

9 April 2012: Sogndal collect their first point against Rosenborg at Lerkendal Stadion, having lost the first 13 meetings at Lerkendal. In the opening match of Adeccoligaen, the two teams relegated from Tippeligaen, Start and Sarpsborg 08 draws 4–4.

15 April 2012: Sogndal's goalkeeper Kenneth Udjus surpasses Rosenborg's Daniel Örlund as the goalkeeper with the longest clean sheet since 1991. Udjus' new record is 558 minutes, while Örlund's clean sheet lasted for 553 minutes.

September

16 September 2012: Kristiansund BK secures promotion to the 1. divisjon after winning the 2012 2. divisjon group 2.

References

(4 November 2011). "Eliteseriestart 25. mars neste år". [[Verdens Gang.
(22 November 2011). "Marerittoppsett for Norge i VM-kvaliken". [[TV2 (Norway).
(4 October 2011). "Olsson overtar som Sogndal-trener". [[Verdens Gang.
(23 November 2011). "Haglund blir ny LSK-trener". [[Fædrelandsvennen]].
(25 November 2011). "Erland Johnsen blir Strømmen-trener". [[Aftenposten]].
(29 November 2011). "Lennartsson presentert som ny Elfsborg-trener". [[Aftenposten]].
(2 January 2012). "Belsvik ny Stabæk-trener: – Vi kan overraske". [[Verdens Gang.
Solberg, Knut Skeie. (10 May 2012). "Tom Freddy Aune ferdig i FFK". [[TV 2 (Norway)]].
(23 February 2011). "Norwegian football mourns Knut Torbjørn Eggen". UEFA.
Simonsen, Sten. (23 March 2012). "Solskjærs gullfavoritter innfridde". [[Dagbladet]].
Skaret, Pål Morten. (9 April 2012). "Prica etter sjansesløseriet: – Jævlig bittert". [[Verdens Gang]].
Kjønnesdal, Svein Rune. (9 April 2012). "Start fra 3–0 til 4–4 mot Sarpsborg". [[Fædrelandsvennen]].
Romøren, Endre. (15 April 2012). "Udjus skrev historie på Fosshaugane mot FKH". [[Verdens Gang]].
(16 September 2012). "Solskjærs hjemby klar for 1. divisjon". Adresseavisa.

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