2013 in Norwegian football

The 2013-season was the 108th season of competitive football in Norway.

The season began in March, and ended in November with the 2013 Norwegian Football Cup Final.

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted to Tippeligaen

• Start
• Sarpsborg 08

Teams relegated from Tippeligaen

• Stabæk
• Fredrikstad

Teams promoted to Adeccoligaen

• Elverum
• Kristiansund
• Vard Haugesund
• Follo

Teams relegated from Adeccoligaen

• Tromsdalen
• Bærum
• Notodden
• Alta

Teams promoted to the Second Division

Teams relegated from the Second Division

• Ørn-Horten
• Lillehammer
• Brumunddal

Managerial changes

Name	Club	Date of departure	Replacement	Date of appointment
Per Mathias Høgmo	Tromsø	31 December 2012	Agnar Christensen	1 January 2013
Martin Andresen	Vålerenga	31 December 2012	Kjetil Rekdal
Aasmund Bjørkan	Ranheim	31 December 2012	Trond Nordsteien	1 January 2013
Cato Hansen	Bodø/Glimt	31 December 2012	Jan Halvor Halvorsen	1 January 2013
Kjetil Rekdal	Vålerenga	31 December 2012	Jan Jönsson
Jan Jönsson	Rosenborg	31 December 2012	Per Joar Hansen	1 January 2013
Tom Nordlie	Kongsvinger	31 December 2012
Arne Erlandsen	Ullensaker/Kisa	31 December 2012	Roar Johansen	1 January 2013
Roar Johansen	Sarpsborg 08	31 December 2012		1 January 2013
Tor Thodesen	Moss	31 December 2012		1 January 2013
	Tønsberg	31 December 2012	Tor Thodesen	1 January 2013

League tables

Tippeligaen

Main article: 2013 Norwegian Premier League

First Division

Main article: 2013 Adeccoligaen

Second Division

Main article: 2013 2. Divisjon

Third Division

Main article: 2013 3. Divisjon

Norwegian national football team

2014 FIFA World Cup

During the season, the Norwegian national football team will play five games in the qualification for 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Norway v Albania

22 March 2013	Norway	0 - 1	Albania	Oslo
19:00	Forren  52'		Roshi  43' Salihi  67' Lila  85' Lila	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 11,207 Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)

Norway v Cyprus

6 September 2013	Norway	2 - 0	Cyprus	Oslo
19:00 UTC+2	Elyounoussi  43' King  66'	Report		Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 11,295 Referee: Kenn Hansen (Denmark)

Norway v Switzerland

10 September 2013	Norway	0 - 2	Switzerland	Oslo
19:00 UTC+2		Report	Schär  12', 51'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 16,631 Referee: Howard Webb (England)

Slovenia v Norway

11 October 2013	Slovenia	v	Norway	Maribor
				Stadium: Ljudski vrt

Norway v Iceland

15 October 2013	Norway	v	Iceland	Oslo
				Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion

Friendlies

Norway will also participate in a number of friendly matches.

South Africa v Norway

8 January 2013	South Africa	0 - 1	Norway	Cape Town
18:30	Letsholonyane  86'	Summary	Elyounoussi  41' Vilsvik  56' Fellah  78' Semb Berge  85'	Stadium: Cape Town Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Rainhold Shikongo (Namibia)

Zambia v Norway

12 January 2013	Zambia	0 - 0	Norway	Ndola
12:00		Summary	Ruud  55' Jenssen  90'	Stadium: Levy Mwanawasa Stadium Referee: Victor Hlungwani (South Africa)

Norway v Ukraine

6 February 2013	Norway	0 - 2	Ukraine	Seville
18:00		Summary	Morozyuk  17' Yarmolenko  42' Mandzyuk  84' Fedetskiy  87'	Stadium: Estadio de La Cartuja Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Carlos Clos (Spain)

Norway v Macedonia

11 June 2013	Norway	2 - 0	Macedonia	Oslo
19:00	Skjelbred  9' Wæhler  37' Braaten  79'	Summary	Mojsov  31' Grnčarov  60'  60'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 8,756 Referee: Liran Liany (Israel)

Sweden v Norway

14 August 2013	Sweden	4 - 2	Norway	Stockholm
20:00	Ibrahimović  2', 28', 57' Svensson  75'	Summary	Abdellaoue  38' (pen.) Johansen  43'	Stadium: Friends Arena Attendance: 13,438 Referee: Michael Oliver (England)