2015 Tippeligaen


The 2015 Tippeligaen was the 70th completed season of top-tier football in Norway. The competition began on 6 April 2015, one week later than in the previous season. A short summer-break in June was scheduled between the rounds played on 12 July and 26 July, and the decisive match was played on 8 November 2015. Molde were the defending champions. Sandefjord, Tromsø and Mjøndalen joined as the promoted clubs from the 2014 1. divisjon. They replaced Brann, Sogndal and Sandnes Ulf who were relegated to the 2015 1. divisjon.

Teams

The league was contested by 16 teams: the 13 best teams of the 2014 season; the two teams who won direct promotion from the 2014 1. divisjon, Sandefjord and Tromsø; and Mjøndalen, who won the promotion/relegation play-off finals against Brann.

Stadia and locations

TeamLocationArenaTurfCapacity
Aalesund14ÅlesundColor Line StadionArtificial10,778
Bodø/Glimt21BodøAspmyra StadionArtificial7,354
Haugesund9HaugesundHaugesund StadionNatural8,754
Lillestrøm52LillestrømÅråsen StadionNatural12,250
Molde39MoldeAker StadionArtificial11,800
Mjøndalen19MjøndalenIsachsen StadionArtificial4,350
Odd34SkienSkagerak ArenaArtificial12,500
Rosenborg52TrondheimLerkendal StadionNatural21,166
Sandefjord5SandefjordKomplett.no ArenaNatural6,000
Sarpsborg 084SarpsborgSarpsborg StadionArtificial4,700
Stabæk19BærumNadderud StadionNatural7,000
Start39KristiansandSør ArenaArtificial14,563
Strømsgodset28DrammenMarienlyst StadionArtificial8,935
Tromsø28TromsøAlfheim StadionArtificial6,859
Vålerenga55OsloUllevaal StadionNatural28,000
Viking66StavangerViking StadionNatural16,600

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

League table

Positions by round

Relegation play-offs

Final

The 14th-placed team, Start, took part in a two-legged play-off against Jerv, the winners of the 2015 1. divisjon promotion play-offs, to decide who would play in the 2016 Tippeligaen.
Start won 4–2 on aggregate and retained their place in the 2016 Tippeligaen; Jerv remained in the 1. divisjon.

Results

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoalsGamesAverage
1 Alexander SøderlundRosenborg22270,81
2 Adama DiomandeStabæk17210,81
3 Olivier OccéanOdd15270,56
4 Ola KamaraMolde14290,48
5 Pål André HellandRosenborg13210,62
5 Alexander SørlothBodø/Glimt13260,50
5 Trond OlsenBodø/Glimt13290,45
5 Leke JamesAalesund13290,45
9 Mohamed ElyounoussiMolde12280,43
10 Marcus PedersenStrømsgodset11101,10
10 Veton BerishaViking11140,79
10 Fred FridayLillestrøm11260,42
10 Iver FossumStrømsgodset11300,37

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Fred FridayLillestrømMjøndalen4–1 03 04 2015
Tommy HøilandMoldeStart4–0 10 05 2015
Adama DiomandeStabækSandefjord4–0 13 05 2015
Mohamed ElyounoussiMoldeSandefjord6–1 30 05 2015
Ola KamaraMoldeSarpsborg 084–1 03 07 2015
Christian GytkjærHaugesundLillestrøm3–3 04 07 2015
Christian GytkjærHaugesundAalesund3–1 09 08 2015
Alexander Sørloth4Bodø/GlimtStart5–1 09 08 2015
Marcus PedersenStrømsgodsetMjøndalen4–2 30 08 2015
Alexander SørlothBodø/GlimtStabæk6–1 08 11 2015
Fredrik NordkvelleOddLillestrøm5–0 08 11 2015

;Notes
4 Player scored 4 goals
Home team
Away team

Top assists

RankPlayerClubAssists
1 Mike JensenRosenborg12
2 Ernest AsanteStabæk11
2 Yassine El GhanassyStabæk11
4 Christian GrindheimVålerenga10
5 Anders TrondsenSarpsborg 089
6 Fredrik MidtsjøRosenborg8
6 Espen RuudOdd8
6 Gustav WikheimStrømsgodset8
9 Daniel BambergHaugesund7
9 BentleyOdd7
9 Per-Egil FloMolde7
9 Pål André HellandRosenborg7
9 Olivier OccéanOdd7
9 Joackim Olsen SolbergMjøndalen7

Discipline

Player