2014 Tippeligaen


The 2014 Tippeligaen was the 69th completed season of top division football in Norway. The competition began on 28 March 2014, two weeks later than in the previous season. A three-week summer-break in June was scheduled due to the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and the decisive match was played on 9 November 2014. Strømsgodset were the defending champions. Bodø/Glimt and Stabæk joined as the promoted clubs from the 2013 1. divisjon. They replaced Tromsø and Hønefoss who were relegated to the 2014 1. divisjon.
Molde won their third title, with four matches to spare following a 2–1 away win against Viking on 4 October 2014. The team broke the record for most points and most wins.

Overview

Summary

On 4 October, Molde were confirmed as league champions following their 2–1 away win against Viking in the 26th round. They won their third title. On 2 November, in the penultimate round of the season, Sandnes Ulf were the first team to be relegated to the 1. divisjon when they gave away a 3–1 lead in stoppage time and drew 3–3 away to Start. On the final day, Sogndal were relegated and Brann qualified for the relegation play-offs. On 26 November, Brann were the third team to be relegated after losing the play-offs 4–1 on aggregate against Mjøndalen.

Teams

The league was contested by 16 teams: the best 13 teams of the 2013 season, and the 14th-placed Sarpsborg 08 who won the relegation-playoffs against Ranheim, in addition to two promoted teams from 1. divisjon. The promoted teams were Bodø/Glimt and Stabæk, returning to the top flight after an absence of four years and one season respectively. They replaced Tromsø and Hønefoss.

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationArenaTurfCapacity
Aalesund13ÅlesundColor Line StadionArtificial10,778
Bodø/Glimt20BodøAspmyra StadionArtificial7,354
Brann58BergenBrann StadionNatural17,824
Haugesund8HaugesundHaugesund StadionNatural8,800
Lillestrøm51LillestrømÅråsen StadionNatural11,637
Molde38MoldeAker StadionArtificial11,800
Odd33SkienSkagerak ArenaArtificial13,500
Rosenborg51TrondheimLerkendal StadionNatural21,850
Sandnes Ulf5SandnesSandnes IdrettsparkNatural3,850
Sarpsborg 083SarpsborgSarpsborg StadionArtificial4,700
Sogndal16SogndalFosshaugane CampusArtificial5,402
Stabæk18BærumNadderud StadionNatural7,000
Start38KristiansandSør ArenaArtificial14,300
Strømsgodset27DrammenMarienlyst StadionArtificial8,935
Vålerenga54OsloUllevaal StadionNatural25,572
Viking65StavangerViking StadionNatural16,600

Personnel and kits

League table

Relegation play-offs

The 14th-placed team, Brann, took part in a two-legged play-off against Mjøndalen, the winners of the 2014 1. divisjon promotion play-offs, to decide who would play in the 2015 Tippeligaen.
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;Second leg
Mjøndalen won 4–1 on aggregate and gained promotion to the 2015 Tippeligaen; Brann were relegated to the 1. divisjon.
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Results

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoalsGamesAverage
1 Viðar Örn KjartanssonVålerenga25290.86
2 Christian GytkjærHaugesund15260.58
3 Alexander SøderlundRosenborg13230.57
3 Franck BoliStabæk13280.46
3 Mohamed ElyounoussiMolde13300.43
3 Abdurahim LaajabBodø/Glimt13300.43
7 Frode JohnsenOdd11300.37
8 Leke JamesAalesund10230.43
8 Fredrik GulbrandsenMolde10230.43
8 Péter KovácsStrømsgodset10240.42
8 Maic SemaHaugesund10260.38
8 Daniel Chima ChukwuMolde10270.37
8 Fredrik BrustadStabæk10300.33

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Christian GytkjærHaugesundBrann3–1 30 4 2014
Mohamed ElyounoussiMoldeBrann4–2 9 6 2014
Tommy HøilandMoldeSandnes Ulf3–1 20 7 2014
Viðar Örn KjartanssonVålerengaViking5–5 2 8 2014
Viðar Örn KjartanssonVålerengaHaugesund4–1 14 9 2014
Pálmi Rafn PálmasonLillestrømStart4–1 26 10 2014

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Home team
Away team

Top assists

RankPlayerClubAssists
1 Bjørn Helge RiiseLillestrøm10
2 Petter Vaagan MoenLillestrøm9
3 Christian GrindheimVålerenga8
3 Morten Gamst PedersenRosenborg8
3 Jone SamuelsenOdd8
3 Zlatko TripićStart8
3 Hjörtur Logi ValgarðssonSogndal8
8 Per-Egil FloMolde7
8 Michael StephensStabæk7
8 Martin ØdegaardStrømsgodset7

Discipline

Player

was the only player who received two red cards over the season.