2008 in Norwegian football
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The 2008-season is the 103. season of competitive football
in Norway
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2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
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Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
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- Tippeligaen 2008Norwegian Premier League 2008The 2008 Norwegian Premier League season began 29 March and ended 2 November. Brann were the defending champions, having won their third League Championship in 2007...
(Men's Premier League) - Adeccoligaen 2008Norwegian First Division 2008The 2008 Norwegian First Division season began on 5 April 2008 and ended on 1 November 2008.In 2009, the number of teams in the Norwegian Premier League will expand from fourteen to sixteen...
(Men's First Division) - Norwegian Football Cup 2008Norwegian Football Cup 2008The Norwegian Football Cup 2008 was the 103rd season of Norwegian annual knockout football tournament. The competition started on 10 May 2008 with the first round games and ended on 9 November 2008 with the final...
- Toppserien 2008Toppserien 2008The 2008 season of the Toppserien, the highest women's football league in Norway, began on 12 April 2008 and ended on 2 November 2008....
(Women's Premier League)
Men's national team
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
The qualification competition for the 2010 FIFA World Cup was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations. Each confederation — the AFC , CAF , CONCACAF , CONMEBOL , OFC , and UEFA — was allocated a certain number of the 32 places at the tournament...
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Norway scorers |
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| 6 February | Racecourse Ground Racecourse Ground The Glyndŵr University Racecourse Stadium AKA The Racecourse Ground is a stadium located in Wrexham, North Wales. It is the home of Wrexham F.C. and, since 2010, the Crusaders Rugby League team who play in the engage Super League... , Wrexham Wrexham Wrexham is a town in Wales. It is the administrative centre of the wider Wrexham County Borough, and the largest town in North Wales, located in the east of the region. It is situated between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley close to the border with Cheshire, England... (A) |
0–3 Report |
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| 26 March | Podgorica City Stadium Podgorica city stadium Podgorica Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Podgorica, Montenegro.Notable matches played at the stadium include:*SFR Yugoslavia - Luxembourg 0:0 - att: 15,000... , Podgorica Podgorica Podgorica , is the capital and largest city of Montenegro.Podgorica's favourable position at the confluence of the Ribnica and Morača rivers and the meeting point of the fertile Zeta Plain and Bjelopavlići Valley has encouraged settlement... (A) |
1–3 Report |
Friendly | John Carew John Carew John Alieu Carew , is a Norwegian professional association football player who plays for West Ham United and the Norwegian national team. His father is Gambian and his mother is Norwegian; he was born and raised in Norway.-Vålerenga:John Alieu Carew began his career with his local club Lørenskog,... |
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| 28 May | Ullevaal Stadion Ullevaal Stadion Ullevaal Stadion is an all-seater football stadium located in Oslo, Norway. It is the home ground of Vålerenga IF and the Norway national football team, and the site of the Norwegian Cup Final. From its opening in 1926 to 2009 it was the home ground of FK Lyn. With a capacity of 25,572, it is the... , Oslo Oslo Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King... (H) |
2–2 Report |
Friendly | Tarik Elyounoussi Tarik Elyounoussi Tarik Elyounoussi is a Norwegian footballer playing for Norwegian Tippeligaen club Fredrikstad .-Career:... John Arne Riise John Arne Riise John Arne Semundseth Riise is a Norwegian footballer who currently plays as a left wing-back for Fulham and the Norwegian national team. Riise spent seven years playing for Premier League side Liverpool before moving to Roma in 2008... |
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| 20 August | Ullevaal Stadion Ullevaal Stadion Ullevaal Stadion is an all-seater football stadium located in Oslo, Norway. It is the home ground of Vålerenga IF and the Norway national football team, and the site of the Norwegian Cup Final. From its opening in 1926 to 2009 it was the home ground of FK Lyn. With a capacity of 25,572, it is the... , Oslo Oslo Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King... (H) |
1–1 Report |
Friendly | Tore Reginiussen Tore Reginiussen Tore Reginiussen is a Norwegian football player currently playing for OB. He has signed a contract with Odense BK which will see him join the club when his loan at Tromsø ends on July 1. He plays as a centre back, but can also play as a central midfielder.-Club career:Reginiussen started his... |
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| 6 September | Ullevaal Stadion Ullevaal Stadion Ullevaal Stadion is an all-seater football stadium located in Oslo, Norway. It is the home ground of Vålerenga IF and the Norway national football team, and the site of the Norwegian Cup Final. From its opening in 1926 to 2009 it was the home ground of FK Lyn. With a capacity of 25,572, it is the... , Oslo Oslo Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King... (H) |
2–2 Report |
World Cup Qualifier | Steffen Iversen Steffen Iversen Steffen Iversen is a Norwegian football player who currently plays for Crystal Palace. He has earned four Norwegian league championships with Rosenborg and one with Vålerenga.... (2) |
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| 11 October | Hampden Park Hampden Park Hampden Park is a football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland. The 52,063 capacity venue serves as the national stadium of football in Scotland... , Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands... (A) |
0–0 Report |
World Cup Qualifier | ||
| 15 October | Ullevaal Stadion Ullevaal Stadion Ullevaal Stadion is an all-seater football stadium located in Oslo, Norway. It is the home ground of Vålerenga IF and the Norway national football team, and the site of the Norwegian Cup Final. From its opening in 1926 to 2009 it was the home ground of FK Lyn. With a capacity of 25,572, it is the... , Oslo Oslo Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King... (H) |
0–1 Report |
World Cup Qualifier | ||
| 19 November | Olympic Stadium Olimpiysky National Sports Complex The Olympic National Sports Complex is a multi-use sports facility in Kiev, Ukraine, located on the slopes of city's central Cherepanov Hill, Pechersk Raion. The stadium is the premier sports venue of Ukraine and one of the world's largest... , Kiev Kiev Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press.... (A) |
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- H = Home match
- A = Away match
- N = Neutral ground
Norwegian Teams in Europe
| Team | Cup | Final round |
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| Lillestrøm SK | UEFA Cup | Second qualifying round |
| SK Brann | UEFA Cup (!) | First Round |
| Rosenborg BK | UEFA Cup | Group Stage |
| Viking FK | UEFA Cup | Second qualifying round |
| Stabæk Fotball | UEFA Cup | Second qualifying round |
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- (!):Been beaten out of the Champions LeagueUEFA Champions LeagueThe UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
3. qualifying round.