The 2006 Tippeligaen was the 62nd completed season of top division football in Norway. The season 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.
Rosenborg won their twentieth league title.
Notable events
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 Vålerenga 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 ROS 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 club's relegation, Ham-Kam's coach Frode Grodås, was sacked on November 7. Arild Stavrum was sacked as coach of Molde on November 8, after the club came dead last in the league. Uwe Rösler was sacked as coach of Lillestrøm on November 13. Tom Nordlie and Uwe Rösler traded jobs, Nordlie to Lillestrøm, and Rösler to Viking.
Teams and locations Fourteen teams competed in the league – the top twelve teams from the previous season, and two teams promoted from 1. divisjon.
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order. Team Location Stadium Turf Capacity Brann 50 Bergen Brann Stadion Natural 17,500 Fredrikstad 37 Fredrikstad Fredrikstad Stadion Natural 10,500 HamKam 21 Hamar Briskeby Natural 8,068 Lillestrøm 43 Lillestrøm Åråsen Stadion Natural 12,000 Lyn 33 Oslo Ullevaal Stadion Natural25,572 Molde 31 Molde Aker Stadion Natural11,167 Odd Grenland 26 Skien Odd Stadion Natural8,000 Rosenborg 43 Trondheim Lerkendal Stadion Natural 21,166 Sandefjord 1 Sandefjord Storstadion Natural7,000 Stabæk 11 Bærum Nadderud Stadion Natural8,000 Start 32 Kristiansand Kristiansand Stadion Natural14,000 Tromsø 20 Tromsø Alfheim Stadion Natural/Artificial19,362 Vålerenga 46 Oslo Ullevaal Stadion Natural25,572 Viking 57 Stavanger Viking Stadion Natural15,350
1 Tromsø installed artificial turf on Alfheim Stadion in the summer break during the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
League table
Relegation play-offs Odd Grenland defeated Bryne 10–1 on aggregate in a two-legged play-off:
Results
Season statistics Top scorers RankScorerClubGoals 1 Daniel NannskogStabæk192 Veigar Páll GunnarssonStabæk183 Steffen IversenRosenborg174 Peter IjehViking11 Michael MifsudLillestrøm Ole Martin ÅrstTromsø7 Robert KorenLillestrøm10 Andreas TegströmSandefjord9 Jan-Derek SørensenVålerenga9 Bengt SæternesBrann
Discipline Player Most yellow cards: 8 Jan Michaelsen (HamKam) Most red cards: 1 28 players
Club Most yellow cards: 49 Molde
Most red cards: 4 Tromsø
Attendances
Fair Play
The fair play table, using UEFA's Fair Play ranking system with scores from 1 to 10, was as such: Fredrikstad 8.02 Rosenborg 7.97 Vålerenga 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
Notes and references
External links Norwegian Football Association Fixtures, results and table for Tippeligaen 2006