The 2010 Norwegian Premier League

Norwegian Premier League

Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...

season is the sixty-sixth season of top-tier football 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...

. The competition, which is also named Tippeligaen

Norsk Tipping

Norsk Tipping AS is the national lottery in Norway, located in Hamar. The company offers a wide range of lottery, sports and instant games in the Norwegian market. Norsk Tipping is owned by the Norwegian government and administered by Norwegian Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs...

for sponsorship reasons, began on 14 March and is scheduled to end on 7 November. Rosenborg are the defending champions, having secured their twenty-first league championship in 2009.

Season summary

• June 6: Lillestrøm scored three goals in four minutes and 24 seconds, two of them in injury time, to go from 3-0 down to 3-3 away at Molde.
• September 26: Sandefjord
  Sandefjord Fotball
  Sandefjord Fotball is a Norwegian professional football club, founded on September 10, 1998. The club plays in the Adeccoligaen. Their home ground is the Komplett.no Arena, located in Sandefjord, Vestfold....
  
   lost 5-0 away to Odd Grenland. This was their 23rd consecutive top flight match without winning, breaking a record of 22 set by Os in 1975
  Norwegian First Division 1975
  -League standings:-References:*...
  
  . The streak would continue for four matches, ending at 27 before Sandefjord
  Sandefjord Fotball
  Sandefjord Fotball is a Norwegian professional football club, founded on September 10, 1998. The club plays in the Adeccoligaen. Their home ground is the Komplett.no Arena, located in Sandefjord, Vestfold....
  
   won in their 28th attempt on the last day of the season, beating Hønefoss 6-1 at home.
• October 31: Rosenborg played Kongsvinger to a 0-0 draw away, making 2010 the second consecutive season without away losses for Rosenborg.

Teams

Haugesund and Hønefoss were promoted directly from the First Division

Norwegian First Division 2009

The 2009 Norwegian First Division season began play on 5 April 2009 and will end on 1 November 2009....

 at the end of the 2009 season. Kongsvinger defeated Sarpsborg by 5–4 on aggregate in the final matches of the play-off round between the 3rd-, 4th- and 5th-placed team in the First Division and the 14th-placed team in the Premier League

Norwegian Premier League 2009

The 2009 Norwegian Premier League season is the sixty-fifth season of top-tier football in Norway. The competition, which is also named Tippeligaen for sponsorship reasons, began on 15 March and end on 1 November. Stabæk are the defending champions, having won their first ever League Championship...

, giving them the sixteenth and final spot.

Team summaries

Team	Location	Arena	Turf	Capacity	Manager
Aalesunds FK	Ålesund Ålesund is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Sunnmøre, and the center of the Ålesund Region. It is a sea port, and is noted for its unique concentration of Art Nouveau architecture....	Color Line Stadion	Artificial Artificial turf Artificial turf is a surface manufactured from synthetic fibers made to look like natural grass. It is most often used in arenas for sports that were originally or are normally played on grass. However, it is now being used on residential lawns and commercial applications as well...	10,778	Kjetil Rekdal Kjetil Rekdal Kjetil André Rekdal is a Norwegian football coach and a former footballer. He is currently managing Aalesund in Norwegian Tippeligaen. His previous tenure was at Kaiserslautern of the 2...
SK Brann	Bergen Bergen Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....	Brann Stadion Brann Stadion Brann Stadion is a football stadium in Bergen, Norway. It was constructed in 1919, and has been the home of the football club Brann ever since. The stadium lies south of the centre of the city, at the foot of Mount Ulriken....	Natural	17,317	Rune Skarsfjord Rune Skarsfjord Rune Skarsfjord is a Norwegian football coach currently employed as head coach of SK Brann. He was promoted to head coach after Steinar Nilsen was dismissed. Before signing for Brann, Skarsfjord worked as head coach for FK Haugesund and as an assistant coach for Rosenborg BK. He is also a former...
FK Haugesund	Haugesund Haugesund is a town and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.-Location:Haugesund was separated from Torvastad as a town and municipality of its own in 1855. The rural municipality of Skåre was merged with Haugesund on January 1, 1958. Haugesund is a small municipality, only 73 km²...	Haugesund stadion Haugesund stadion Haugesund Stadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Haugesund, Norway. It is currently used mostly for football matches, and is the home ground of Norwegian Premier League team FK Haugesund and Second Division team SK Vard Haugesund. It is also used as an athletics venue for Haugesund IL. The venue...	Natural	8,800	Jostein Grindhaug Jostein Grindhaug Jostein Grindhaug is a Norwegian football coach and former player. Hailing from Åkrehamn, he has spent most of his career with FK Haugesund.-Playing career:...
Hønefoss BK	Hønefoss Hønefoss Hønefoss is a city in Buskerud county, Norway, and the center of the municipality of Ringerike.In 1852, Hønefoss received town status and was separated from Norderhov. Hønefoss celebrated its 150th year of township in 2002...	AKA Arena	Artificial Artificial turf Artificial turf is a surface manufactured from synthetic fibers made to look like natural grass. It is most often used in arenas for sports that were originally or are normally played on grass. However, it is now being used on residential lawns and commercial applications as well...	4,256	Reidar Vågnes
Kongsvinger	Kongsvinger Kongsvinger is a town and is a municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Glåmdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kongsvinger....	Gjemselund stadion Gjemselund stadion Gjemselund Stadion is a football stadium in Kongsvinger, Norway and the home ground of Kongsvinger Idrettslag.Until 2008, it was also used for track and field meets, having got rubber track in 1986. The venue hosted the Norwegian Athletics Championships in 1968. The stadium received artificial turf...	Artificial Artificial turf Artificial turf is a surface manufactured from synthetic fibers made to look like natural grass. It is most often used in arenas for sports that were originally or are normally played on grass. However, it is now being used on residential lawns and commercial applications as well...	5,000	Tony Gustavsson Tony Gustavsson Tony Gustavsson, born 14 August 1973, is a Swedish football manager who started his career as manager of Degerfors IF. He was then in charge of Hammarby IF from 2006 but was sacked when the club was relegated from the top flight in 2009. In 2010 he was hired by Kongsvinger. but was sacked there too...
Lillestrøm SK	Lillestrøm Lillestrøm ' is a city in the municipality of Skedsmo, Akershus, Norway. The municipal administration is located in Lillestrøm.Facilities in Lillestrøm include hotels, Norway trade fairs, a brand new cinema, a mall, Lillestrøm torv, restaurants, a high speed commuter train that reaches both Oslo and...	Åråsen stadion Åråsen Stadion Åråsen Stadion is an all-seater football stadium located in Lillestrøm, a suburb of Oslo, in Skedsmo, Norway. With a capacity 12,250 spectators, the venue is the home of Norwegian Premier League side Lillestrøm SK . The venue has four stands, of which the western stand has luxury boxes and club...	Natural	11,637	Henning Berg Henning Berg Henning Stille Berg is a Norwegian former football player. He played as a central defender or right-back.He is one of only three players to have won the Premier League with two different clubs, the others being Ashley Cole and Nicolas Anelka .-Club career:Born in Eidsvoll, Berg played for...
Molde FK	Molde Molde is a city and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Romsdal region. The municipality is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord...	Aker Stadion Aker stadion Aker Stadion, formerly known as Molde Stadion, is a football stadium located at Reknes in Molde, Norway, and is the home of Norwegian Premier League club Molde. The stadium has a capacity of 11,800 spectators....	Natural	11,800	Ole Gunnar Solskjær Ole Gunnar Solskjær Ole Gunnar Solskjær is the manager of Norwegian first division side Molde. He is better known as a former footballer who spent most of his career playing for Manchester United. Often dubbed "the baby-faced assassin," he played 366 times for the Red Devils and scored 126 goals during a very...
Odd Grenland	Skien Skien ' is a city and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Skien. Skien is also the administrative centre of Telemark county....	Skagerak Arena Skagerak Arena Skagerak Arena is a football stadium located in Skien, Norway. It was formerly called Odd Stadion, and was built in 1923 as the home ground of Odd Grenland Ballklubb...	Artificial Artificial turf Artificial turf is a surface manufactured from synthetic fibers made to look like natural grass. It is most often used in arenas for sports that were originally or are normally played on grass. However, it is now being used on residential lawns and commercial applications as well...	13,500	Dag Eiliv Fagermo
Rosenborg BK	Trondheim Trondheim Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...	Lerkendal stadion Lerkendal stadion Lerkendal Stadion is an all-seater football stadium located at Lerkendal in Trondheim, Norway. The home ground of the Tippeligaen side Rosenborg BK, it has a capacity for 21,116 spectators, making it the second-largest football stadium in the country....	Natural	21,166	Nils Arne Eggen Nils Arne Eggen Nils Arne Eggen is the most successful coach in the history of Norwegian football. He is best known as the manager for Rosenborg in the period 1988–97 and 1999–2002...
Sandefjord Fotball Sandefjord Fotball Sandefjord Fotball is a Norwegian professional football club, founded on September 10, 1998. The club plays in the Adeccoligaen. Their home ground is the Komplett.no Arena, located in Sandefjord, Vestfold....	Sandefjord Sandefjord is a city and municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Sandefjord. The municipality of Sandefjord was established on 1 January 1838...	Komplett.no Arena Komplett.no Arena Komplett.no Arena is the current stadium of Sandefjord Fotball. It was opened on 21 July 2007, when Lyn visited Sandefjord, and is still the match with the highest attendance of 8,103. The stadium is named after the club's new sponsor Komplett.no....	Natural	9,000	Pat Walker Pat Walker Patrick Joseph "Pat" Walker is an Irish former professional footballer.- Playing career :He played for Gillingham between 1977 and 1981, making 51 appearances in the Football League...
Stabæk Fotball	Bærum Bærum is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Sandvika. Bærum was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838. A suburb of Oslo, Bærum is located on the west coast of the city....	Telenor Arena Telenor Arena Telenor Arena, sometimes referred to as Fornebu Arena, is a multi-use indoor arena located at Fornebu in Bærum, outside Oslo, Norway. It serves primarily as a football stadium for Norwegian Premier League side Stabæk Fotball, but is also used as a concert venue... 1	Artificial Artificial turf Artificial turf is a surface manufactured from synthetic fibers made to look like natural grass. It is most often used in arenas for sports that were originally or are normally played on grass. However, it is now being used on residential lawns and commercial applications as well...	15,500	Jan Jönsson Jan Jönsson Jan Jönsson is a former Swedish football player, currently a football coach for Rosenborg.-Coaching career:Between 1993 and 1994 he was inaugurated as the Sanfrecce Hiroshima assistant coach with Stuart Baxter manager who became acquainted in Halmstad.Then, he is inaugurated as a coach with the...
IK Start	Kristiansand Kristiansand -History:As indicated by archeological findings in the city, the Kristiansand area has been settled at least since 400 AD. A royal farm is known to have been situated on Oddernes as early as 800, and the first church was built around 1040...	Sør Arena Sør Arena Sør Arena is a football stadium located at Torsvika in Kristiansand, Norway. The all-seater has a capacity of 14,563 people, and serves as the home ground of Tippeligaen side IK Start. It was designed by Kjell Kosberg, and is architecturally similar to Aker Stadion. The venue has seen concerts by...	Natural	14,300	Knut Tørum
Strømsgodset IF	Drammen Drammen Drammen is a city in Buskerud County, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the eastern and most populated part of Norway.-Location:...	Marienlyst Stadion Marienlyst stadion Marienlyst Stadion has been the home ground of Strømsgodset IF since 1967. It's located on Marienlyst in Drammen.The pitch was opened in 1924, and was the home ground of Drafn, Skiold and Drammens Ballklubb. During the 1952 Winter Olympics in neighboring Oslo, the venue hosted two ice hockey...	Artificial Artificial turf Artificial turf is a surface manufactured from synthetic fibers made to look like natural grass. It is most often used in arenas for sports that were originally or are normally played on grass. However, it is now being used on residential lawns and commercial applications as well...	7,544	Ronny Deila Ronny Deila Ronny Deila is a former Norwegian football player and from the 2008 season coach for Strømsgodset in Tippeligaen. He played for Urædd, Odd Grenland and Viking before joining Strømsgodset as playing assistant coach in 2006. Under coach Dag-Eilev Fagermo he was the assistant until the end of 2007,...
Tromsø IL	Tromsø Tromsø Tromsø is a city and municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø.Tromsø city is the ninth largest urban area in Norway by population, and the seventh largest city in Norway by population...	Alfheim Stadion	Artificial Artificial turf Artificial turf is a surface manufactured from synthetic fibers made to look like natural grass. It is most often used in arenas for sports that were originally or are normally played on grass. However, it is now being used on residential lawns and commercial applications as well...	7,500	Per Mathias Høgmo
Vålerenga Fotball	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...	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...	Natural	25,572	Martin Andresen Martin Andresen Martin Andresen is a Norwegian football manager.-Club career:Martin Andresen was a regular on many Norwegian national youth teams while playing for Moss, Viking and Stabæk Fotball from 1995-1999. After the 1999 season, Andresen was sold to Premier League club Wimbledon in a deal worth £1,8 million...
Viking FK	Stavanger Stavanger Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...	Viking Stadion Viking Stadion Viking Stadion is a football stadium, built at Jåttåvågen, in Stavanger, Norway. It was inaugurated in May 2004 and cost 160 million NOK to build . 50 million NOK, plus the lot it was built on, was a gift from the municipality. It replaced Stavanger Stadion as the home stadium for Viking F.K....	Natural	16,300	Åge Hareide Åge Hareide Åge Fridtjof Hareide is a Norwegian football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of Viking FK.-Playing career:During his playing career, Hareide played for Hødd, Molde, Manchester City and Norwich City....

¹Stabæk also played three home matches in May at 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...

 because Telenor Arena

Telenor Arena

Telenor Arena, sometimes referred to as Fornebu Arena, is a multi-use indoor arena located at Fornebu in Bærum, outside Oslo, Norway. It serves primarily as a football stadium for Norwegian Premier League side Stabæk Fotball, but is also used as a concert venue...

 was being used to host the Eurovision Song Contest 2010

Eurovision Song Contest 2010

The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th annual Eurovision Song Contest, broadcast from the Telenor Arena in Bærum, Greater Oslo, Norway. It was the third time Norway had hosted the contest, having previously done so in 1986 and 1996. The 2010 winner was Germany with Lena singing "Satellite",...

.

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment	Table
Kongsvinger	Trond Amundsen	Resigned	12 April 2010	15th	Tony Gustavsson Tony Gustavsson Tony Gustavsson, born 14 August 1973, is a Swedish football manager who started his career as manager of Degerfors IF. He was then in charge of Hammarby IF from 2006 but was sacked when the club was relegated from the top flight in 2009. In 2010 he was hired by Kongsvinger. but was sacked there too...	26 April 2010	15th
Hønefoss	Ole Bjørn Sundgot Ole Bjørn Sundgot Ole Bjørn Sundgot is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a striker, for Molde, Bradford City and Lyn. His brother is Arild Sundgot.-Playing career:...	Sacked	18 April 2010	16th	Tom Gulbrandsen	18 April 2010	14th
Brann	Steinar Nilsen Steinar Nilsen Steinar Nilsen is a Norwegian football manager. He also had a long active playing career behind him, mainly as a defender, before he retired in 2004.-Career:Nilsen played for Tromsø IL between 1989 and 1997, before he was sold to AC Milan...	Mutual agreement	22 May 2010	13th	Rune Skarsfjord Rune Skarsfjord Rune Skarsfjord is a Norwegian football coach currently employed as head coach of SK Brann. He was promoted to head coach after Steinar Nilsen was dismissed. Before signing for Brann, Skarsfjord worked as head coach for FK Haugesund and as an assistant coach for Rosenborg BK. He is also a former...	25 May 2010	13th
Rosenborg	Erik Hamrén	Signed with Sweden Sweden national football team The Swedish national football team represents Sweden in association football and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association, the governing body for Football in Sweden. Sweden's home ground is Råsunda Stadium in Stockholms län and their head coach is Erik Hamrén. Sweden made their first...	24 May 2010	2nd	Nils Arne Eggen Nils Arne Eggen Nils Arne Eggen is the most successful coach in the history of Norwegian football. He is best known as the manager for Rosenborg in the period 1988–97 and 1999–2002...	24 May 2010	1st
Molde	Kjell Jonevret Kjell Jonevret Kjell Jonevret is a Swedish football coach and a former player. He was hired as the manager for Molde FK in December 2006, but was forced to retire the 30th of August 2010 due to the football team not producing results and hitting a new record for matches not won in a row. Jonevret was the manager...	Sacked	30 August 2010	14th	Uwe Rösler Uwe Rösler Uwe Rösler is a German football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of Brentford.Rösler was previously a successful player who played for several clubs, most notably Manchester City , where he was the leading goalscorer for three consecutive seasons from 1995–96 to 1997–98, and 1...	30 August 2010	11th

Positions by round

Results

Top goalscorers

Rank	Scorer	Club	Goals
1	Baye Djiby Fall Baye Djiby Fall Baye Djiby Fall is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a striker for Odense Boldklub on loan from Lokomotiv Moscow.- Career :...	Molde	16
2	Mohammed Abdellaoue	Vålerenga	15
3	Petter Vaagan Moen Petter Vaagan Moen Petter Vaagan Moen is a Norwegian footballer who currently plays for Queens Park Rangers. Most of the time he plays as a left winger. He was transferred to SK Brann from Ham-Kam on 1 November 2005, costing Brann approximately 10.000.000 NOK...	Brann	14
	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....	Rosenborg	14
	Anthony Ujah Anthony Ujah Anthony Ujah is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for the German side Mainz and the Nigerian National U23 team.-Career:...	Lillestrøm	14
6	Rade Prica Rade Prica Rade Stanislav Prica is a Swedish footballer currently playing for Rosenborg BK of Norway.Prica is the only player who has won league championships in the three Scandinavian countries - Sweden, Denmark and Norway.- Club career :...	Rosenborg	13
7	Nikola Đurdić	Haugesund	12
	Luton Shelton Luton Shelton Luton Shelton is a Jamaican footballer who plays as a striker or winger for the Turkish club Karabükspor.-Harbour View:...	Vålerenga	12
	Ole Martin Årst Ole Martin Årst Ole Martin Årst is a Norwegian footballer who currently plays as a striker for IK Start of the Norwegian Premier League.-Club career:...	Start	12
	Tor Hogne Aarøy Tor Hogne Aarøy Tor Hogne Aarøy is a Norwegian football forward who currently plays for JEF United in Japan. Standing tall, Aarøy is the worlds tallest professional footballer in an outfield position. Belgian goalkeeper Kristof Van Hout stands at ....	Aalesund	12
11	Thomas Sørum Thomas Sørum Thomas Sørum is a Norwegian footballer who currently plays for Helsingborgs IF in the Swedish Allsvenskan. He made his debut for Strømsgodset in 2001, having previously played for Liungen IF and NTG. He was also loaned to Manglerud Star in 2006. After the 2008 season, he was sold to Haugesund from...	Haugesund	11
12	Erik Huseklepp Erik Huseklepp Erik André Huseklepp is a Norwegian footballer forward who plays for Portsmouth and the Norwegian national team.-Early career:At the age of 18 he played youth football for Fyllingen...	Brann	10
	Veigar Páll Gunnarsson Veigar Páll Gunnarsson Veigar Páll Gunnarsson is an Icelandic football striker who plays for the Norwegian club Vålerenga.The Gunnarsson transfer in 2011, was a football transfer that led to football clubs Stabæk and Vålerenga to be nominated for fines of Norwegian kroner 500,000 and 350,000 respectively, by a committee...	Stabæk	10

Source: NRK Sport

Top assistants

Rank	Scorer	Club	Assists
1	Harmeet Singh Harmeet Singh Harmeet Singh is a Norwegian professional footballer of Indian descent who plays for Tippeligaen side Vålerenga as a midfielder.-Club career:...	Vålerenga	11
2	Veigar Páll Gunnarsson Veigar Páll Gunnarsson Veigar Páll Gunnarsson is an Icelandic football striker who plays for the Norwegian club Vålerenga.The Gunnarsson transfer in 2011, was a football transfer that led to football clubs Stabæk and Vålerenga to be nominated for fines of Norwegian kroner 500,000 and 350,000 respectively, by a committee...	Stabæk	10
	Erik Huseklepp Erik Huseklepp Erik André Huseklepp is a Norwegian footballer forward who plays for Portsmouth and the Norwegian national team.-Early career:At the age of 18 he played youth football for Fyllingen...	Brann	10
4	Karim Essediri Karim Essediri Karim Essediri is a Tunisia international footballer. He currently plays for Lillestrøm in the Norwegian Premier League.-Career:...	Lillestrøm	9
5	Bojan Zajić Bojan Zajic Bojan Zajić is a Serbian football player who currently plays for Vålerenga in the Norwegian Premier League, also called Tippeligaen.-Career:...	Vålerenga	8
	Espen Hoff Espen Hoff Espen Hoff is a Norwegian professional footballer, currently playing for Start. He is primarily a winger, but may also play as an attacking midfielder, whilst at Lyn he occasionally featured on the left wing....	Start	8
	Péter Kovács	Odd Grenland	8
8	Øyvind Storflor Øyvind Storflor Øyvind Storflor is a Norwegian football player, currently playing for Strømsgodset in the Norwegian Premier League....	Strømsgodset	7
	Bentley Chukwuma Akabueze Chukwuma Akabueze , nicknamed "Bentley", is a Nigerian professional footballer who currently plays for SK Brann.-Club career:...	Odd Grenland	7
10	Christian Bolaños Christian Bolaños Christian Bolaños Navarro is a Costa Rican footballer who currently plays as a winger for Danish Superliga side F.C...	Start	6
	Magne Hoseth	Molde	6
	Johan Arneng Johan Arneng Johan Arneng is a Swedish football midfielder for Syrianska FC.Previously he has represented many clubs, including Svane IF, IFK Sunne, Degerfors IF, Empoli FC, Raufoss IL and Vålerenga IF. He won the championship title and the Swedish Cup title with Djurgården in both 2003 and 2005, and also the...	Aalesund	6
	Joakim Våge Nilsen Joakim Våge Nilsen Joakim Våge Nilsen is a Norwegian football defender who currently plays for FK Haugesund in the Norwegian Premier League.-Haugesund:He made his debut for Haugesund on 5 April 2009 against Tromsdalen at 17-years old...	Haugesund	6
	Mohammed Fellah Mohammed Fellah Mohammed Fellah is a Norwegian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Vålerenga. Fellah scored in his debut for Vålerenga in Tippeligaen on September 10, 2006 in a match against Fredrikstad....	Vålerenga	6
	Mikkel Diskerud Mikkel Diskerud Mikkel "Mix" Morgenstar Pålssønn Diskerud is a Norwegian-born American soccer player currently playing for Tippeligaen club Stabæk...	Stabæk	6
	Mikael Dorsin Mikael Dorsin Mikael Frank Dorsin is a Swedish footballer, playing as a defender at Rosenborg BK in the Norwegian Premier League.-Career:Dorsin started his career at minor-league IFK Lidingö...	Rosenborg	6

Source: Alt om fotball

Relegation and promotion to 2011 season

At the end of the season, Sandefjord

Sandefjord Fotball

Sandefjord Fotball is a Norwegian professional football club, founded on September 10, 1998. The club plays in the Adeccoligaen. Their home ground is the Komplett.no Arena, located in Sandefjord, Vestfold....

 and Kongsvinger will be relegated directly to Adeccoligaen, and will be replaced by Sogndal

Sogndal Fotball

Sogndal Fotball is the association football section of Norwegian sports club Sogndal IL from Sogndal in Sogn og Fjordane. The club was founded in 1926....

 and Sarpsborg who will be directly promoted.

Four teams will enter a play-off for the last Premier League spot in the 2011 season. These will be:

• A) Hønefoss (by virtue of being the 14th placed team in the Tippeligaen)
• B) Fredrikstad (by virtue of being the third placed team in the Adeccoligaen)
• C) Løv-Ham
  Løv-Ham Fotball
  Løv-Ham Fotball is a football club from Fyllingsdalen in Bergen, Norway. Its origin are two local sports teams in Fyllingsdalen called Løvåsen and Hamre. On 29 December 1975 those clubs were merged, choosing the name Løv-Ham...
  
   (by virtue of being the fourth placed team in the Adeccoligaen)
• D) Ranheim
  Ranheim Fotball
  Ranheim Fotball is a Norwegian football club from Ranheim in Trondheim. Ranheim is the football department of Ranheim IL, founded on 17 February 1901. Former manager Per Joar Hansen earned Ranheim a promotion to the Norwegian First Division after the 2009 season...
  
   (by virtue of being the fifth placed team in the Adeccoligaen)