The 2006 Tippeligaen was the 62nd completed season of top division

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. 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

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at home. The other main contenders for the title were Brann and

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, the former securing their place as runners-up on the same day. Rosenborg won their twentieth league title.

Notable events

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installed

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at their home ground Alfheim stadion during the summer break. * Tom Nordlie was sacked as coach of

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in July and was replaced by Stig Inge Bjørnebye. * Ivar Morten Normark was sacked as coach of

in July, and was replaced by Steinar Nilsen in August. * Rosenborg's coach

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took two months of sick leave from July 27. Assistant Knut Tørum served as

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. *

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resigned as coach of

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on August 21, following the club's exit from the

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. 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. *

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was sacked as coach of

in September and was replaced by Tom Nordlie who earlier in the season was sacked as coach in

. * 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

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, was sacked on November 7. * Arild Stavrum was sacked as coach of

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on November 8, after the club came dead last in the league. * Uwe Rösler was sacked as coach of

on November 13. * Tom Nordlie and Uwe Rösler traded jobs, Nordlie to

, and Rösler to

Teams and locations

Fourteen teams competed in the league – the top twelve teams from the previous season, and two teams promoted from

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. :''Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.'' ¹

installed artificial turf on Alfheim Stadion in the summer break during the

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League table

Relegation play-offs

* Odd Grenland defeated

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10–1 on aggregate in a two-legged play-off: ----

Results

Season statistics

Top scorers

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
{{2006–07 in European football (UEFA) Eliteserien seasons 1