Viking signs Jarstein and Nevland

Viking has bought Rune Almenning Jarstein from Rosenborg. Rosenborg wanted to sell him as Jarstein did not want to risk being 2nd choice after Daniel Örlund, and refused to sign a new contract.

25-year-old Jarstein is currently 2nd choice as National Team Keeper, behind Jon Knudsen.

Jarstein has signed a 4 year contract.

Erik Nevland will arrive this summer, when his contract with Fulham expires

Viking is also interested in signing another Fulham player, the right back Fredrik Stoor.


Rosenborg has signed 22-year-old Erik Bråthen from Fredrikstad as a replacement for Jarstein.

Rosenborg win the Super Final

Aalesund - Rosenborg 1-3

Kris Stadsgaard and Rade Prica scored in the first half, Trond Olsen scored right after half time.


Rekdal made three substitutions before 60 minutes were played, and the new energy brought Aalesund a goal, scored by Peter Orry Larsen.

However, Khari Stephenson was injured some minutes later, and Aalesund had to play with only 10 players, as they had no substitutions left.

Even though Aalesund came to a couple of chances in the second half, there was never any questions about who was going to win the match between the league- and the cup winner.


Watch the goals and the highlights here.

Update

9 days to the season kicks off. The coldest winter in a long time and the earliest league start ever makes it difficult to be a greenkeeper.



Andreas Nordvik has signed for Vålerenga. The defender played for the Oslo club this fall on loan from Rosenborg, and has now been sold. Good news for Vålerenga, who have been short of central defenders.



Viking and Rosenborg have agreed about a transfer for Rune Jarstein, but Jarstein hasn't desided whether he wants to sign or not.

Rosenborg has been clear on wanting to sell any player who doesn't want to sign a new contract, and Jarstein has said that he won't sign as long as he is not the clear first keeper.

Rosenborg have tried signing Espen Johnsen again as a replacement, but the 30-year-old, has declined, and might be going to Swedish AIK instead, however Johnsen also considers retiring and starting his Doctor internship.

Another possible replacement is believed to be Tromsø's Kenny Stomatopoulus.


Tromsø has signed the Australian National Team back Jade Bronson North.



Tarik Elyounoussi has gone to Lillestrøm on loan from Heerenveen.



Hønefoss has finally scored their first goal in 2010. The newly promoted club scored against Fredrikstad in todays friendly, their 7th match in 2010. Madiou Konate scored the goal.



FC Lyn Oslo have changed their name to FK Lyn. The members finally realized they live in Norway, and will now support Fotballklubben Lyn
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Norway beat Slovakia 0-1 in the friendly match yesterday. Morten Moldskred scored the goal.
Erik Huseklepp(to the right) was the best player. Despite only playing the last 30 minutes, he managed to create and come to several changes.

Friendly matches results

27.01: Las Palmas - Brann 1-2:
Erik Huseklepp, who has been linked with Stoke and Newcastle the last week, scored one of Brann's goals.

29.01: Start - Haugesund 2-2
Ole Martin Årst signed a new contract with Start, and celebrated by scoring two goals.


29.01: Lillestrøm - GAIS 1-0 (highlights)
The match was stopped after 5 minutes when the police has to calm down the supporters of Swedish GAIS. Olivier Occean scored the only goal.


29.01: Aalesund - Molde 1-1 (highlights)
Pape Pate Diouf scored with an overhead kick in the first minute, but Aarøy equalized in the second half.

29.01: Kongsvinger - Hønefoss 2-0
Kim Holmen scored in his debut for KIL.

29.01: Odd Grenland - Tromsø 0-0
Odd Grenland won the penalty shoot out in the La Manga cup.


29.01: Rosenborg - AIK 1-1 (highlights)
It was the young local players of Rosenborg who played best in this match against the Swedish League Champions. Kjell Rune Sellin(20yrs) scored Rosenborg's goal, and Simen Wangsberg(18yrs) was voted man of the match.

Rosenborg sells Sapara

Rosenborg and the Turkish club MKE Ankaragücü have agreed about a transfer for Marek Sapara. The 28 year old Slovak has been a key player for Rosenborg since his arrival in 2006, and his passing and free kicks have at times been second to none in Norwegian football. He has had the playmaking role in Rosenborg's attacks, but has had problems with his ankle in the last year.

Sapara says he has mixed emotions about leaving the club, but has been clear on his wish to play in a bigger league, especially as he wants to play in the World Cup this summer, and has not wanted to renew his contract.

Sapara is well known for his beautiful free kicks:


"Oh ah Sapara" is a well known chant for the Rosenborg fans. (Inspired by Man Uniteds "Oh ah Cantona")

(rbk.no)

Sogndal confirms that both Everton and Rosenborg are now interested in signing Even Hovland. The 20 year old has been training with Manchester United recently, but did not get a contract.

Transfer talk

Morten Gamst Pedersen is according to Daily Mirror in talks with Fenerbache about a transfer either in January or for free during this summer.



Even Hovland did not get a contract with Manchester United after training with the English club this winter.


Erik Mjelde has returned to Brann after four years in Sandefjord, the 25 year old is delighted to once again play for his favorite club and will play with Azar Karadas' old number on his back, number 6.



Knut Olav Rindarøy has been training with Everton since Tuesday. His contract with Molde ends in December 2010.


Kim Holmen has signed for Kongsvinger, the 27 year old's contract with Lyn ended in December 2009.



Rosenborg might sell Steffen Iversen as he still hasn't signed a new contract. The same goes for Vadim Demidov, Rune Jarstein and Marek Sapara

-It is an option to sell players with short time remaining of their contract if we do not reach agreement. Given the current economic situation, we can not risk key players leaving us for free, " Erik Hoftun explains.

Transfers

Tromsø and Rosenborg have agreed about Morten Moldskred, Rosenborg have been trying to sign the goal-getter since this summer, and Moldskred is now on his way to Trondheim to discuss a contract.

Rosenborg has also signed Norwegian Fredrik Winsnes and the Swedish goalkeeper Daniel Örlund.



Hønefoss have kept themselves busy during the transfer window, with several good signings. Maybe most interesting is the Ivorian Davy Claude Angan from FC Lyn. They are also close to signing Kristian Örn Sigurdson from Brann. Update: Sigurdson has now signed with the newly promoted club!


The best signing in Norway so far might be Patrik Ingelsten's transfer to Viking. The 27-year-old has signed a four year contract.



Rune Ertsås is ready for the French club Tours. The attacker from Molde was sold for 1 million NOK. Edit: Ertsås has not signed any contract yet and has returned to Norway.

Fair Play Competition

Odd Grenland will get a chance to qualify for the Europa League through the UEFA Fair Play Competition. Rosenborg won the domestic competition, but as they are already qualified for the Champeons League, Odd Grenland will be given the chance.

Many will find this surprising, as Odd has been in the headlines this season after a couple of interesting situations:





However, the reason why Odd still scores high is beacause both of these incidents happened in the cup and not in the league, and do therefore not affect the fair play score.

Here is the complete list:
1. Rosenborg (8,12)
2. Odd Grenland (7,97)
3. Molde (7,96)
4. Stabæk (7,93)
4. Vålerenga (7,93)
6. Tromsø (7,92)
7. Strømsgodset (7,84)
8. Bodø/Glimt (7,82)
9. Brann (7,79)
10. Fredrikstad (7,77)
11. Start (7,73)
12. Aalesund (7,72)
13. Lillestrøm (7, 70)
14. Sandefjord (7,63)
15. Viking (7,59)
16. Lyn (7,53)

Fifa Football Mundial presents Rosenborg.

Fifa Football Mundial has made this presentation of Rosenborg, "the giant of Norwegian Football."

Team of the year in Eliteserien

Jon Knudsen - Stabæk

Not the most spectacular keeper, but is always focused and makes the right decisions.

Mikael Lustig - Rosenborg

A really attacking rightback. Scored five goals, had several assists.

Kris Stadsgaard - Rosenborg


Vadim Demidov - Rosenborg

(all three of Rosenborg's central backs have been excellent this season, and Alejandro Lago, could also have had a place on this team.)

Knut Olav Rindarøy - Molde

A quick leftback with excellent crosses.

Pontus Farnerud - Stabæk

Great passes, and he always knows what to do with the ball.

Anthony Annan - Rosenborg

Probably Rosenborg's most important player, great defensive abilities, works really hard through the whole match.

Makhtar Thioune - Molde

Player of the year. Great passing, vision and work rate.

Erik Huseklepp - Brann

Who can forget this goal? Has played great on the wing through the whole season, and might be ready for a bigger league now.

Rade Prica - Rosenborg

Top scorer in Tippeligaen.

Mame Biram Diouf - Molde/Manchester United

Bought by the English club this summer, but stayed in Molde on loan. Gets into dangerous positions and many goal scoring opportunities, however he could score even more goals if he just manages to keep his head cold.

We are back

The season is over, but NFB is finally back to bring you the transfers and pre-season information, but first: Let's take a look back:

Best goal of the season:
Mads Hansen's Maradona Raid in the 2. division match between Mjøndalen and Hønefoss:

12 best Norwegian goals:


Cup winner:

Aalesund came back twice in the final against Molde, even though they played with just 10 men after Fredrik Carlsen was sent off in the 51st minute. The final result was 2-2, and it came to a penalty shoot out, where Aalesund won after Lindegaard saved Jose Mota's penalty.
(Both of Molde's goals were scored by Manchester United player Mame Biram Diouf)
League winner:

Rosenborg won the league at the stadium of their biggest rivals, Molde.
And lost only one game during the whole season. Coach Erik Hamren will coach both Rosenborg and the Swedish National team until Rosenborg has found a new coach for the team. Åge Hareide, Trond Sollied and Stabæk coach Jan Jönson are among the candidates.

Player of the year in the Norwegian league:

Molde's Makthar Thioune. A light version og Xabi Alonso and Deco, has been involved in almost everything Molde has done on the pitch this year.

Norwegian player of the year:

Fulham's Brede Hangeland. One of the best central defenders in the Premier League.

Final score in Eliteserien:


Fredrikstad lost their qualifier against Sarpsborg, and will play in the Adecco league next year, together with Lyn and Bodø/Glimt.

Team: Rosenborg

NFB will present all of the teams in the Tippeliga, and we'll start on the top of the league.

Rosenborg
Rosenborg Ballklub has won the league 15 times in the last 20 years.
The last time they won was in 2006, and they've been criticized for not preforming well enough in the last years, but after the installation of the Swedish manager Erik Hamren have things started looking better.


A combination of smart buys, talented local players, good coaching and great morale and attitude has led Rosenborg back on top of the league. They haven't lost a match since the pre-season, and are now in the prosess of qualifying for the Europe League.

Rosenborg has had success in Europe before: (wikipedia.org)

"Rosenborg participated in the group phase of the Champions League eleven times in the twelve years between 1995 to 2006. Eight of them were consecutive (from 1995 to 2002), which was a record until 2004, when Manchester United qualified for the group phase for a ninth successive year.

Rosenborg have on two occasions managed to progress beyond the first group stage of the Champions League. In the 1996-97 season, they were heading for an early exit, but with A.C. Milan squandering valuable points, the stage was set for a deciding match at San Siro. Rosenborg defeated Milan 2-1, ousting the Italians and putting themselves in the quarter finals, where they lost 3-1 on aggregate against Juventus. In the 1999-00 season, Rosenborg won their group to secure a place in the second group stage. The most memorable game was away against Borussia Dortmund, who were defeated 3-0.

Other highlights include the 2-0 win versus Real Madrid and the 5-1 victory over Olympiacos, both in the 1997-98 season. There have also been some dismal performances, particularly against French teams. Rosenborg lost 0-5 to Lyon in 2002 and were crushed 2-7 by Paris Saint-Germain in 2000."

Rivals: Molde, Lillestrøm, Brann and Vålerenga.

Has a very strong squad, but a lot of attractive players that might be sold if the club gets good enough offers.