The 2009 Superfinalen was the first edition of Superfinalen, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Tippeligaen and Norwegian Cup competitions. It was played on 8 March 2009, at Telenor Arena in Bærum, between Stabæk and Vålerenga, winners of the 2008 Tippeligaen and 2008 Norwegian Football Cup respectively. A collaboration between the Football Association of Norway, Norsk Toppfotball, the incumbent league and cup champions, and the broadcaster TV 2, the match was seen as a test of the viability of a Super Cup in Norway. Modeled on the FA Community Shield, the Superfinalen is intended to be a season opener, with the net proceeds of each match going to charity. In 2009, these proceeds were donated to UNICEF.
The game was a repeat of the 2008 Norwegian Football Cup Final, in which Vålerenga had defeated Stabæk 4–1. This time, however, it was Stabæk who won the match 3–1 after goals by Daniel Nannskog, Daigo Kobayashi and Pálmi Rafn Pálmason. Mohammed Abdellaoue scored for the losing side.
The game also served as the official opening match of Telenor Arena, which became Stabæk's home ground from 2009 to 2011.
Match details
STABÆK: GK 1 Jon KnudsenRB 9 Christian Keller CB 2 Lars Fredrik Risp CB 15 Morten Skjønsberg (c)LB 3 Jon Inge HøilandRM 10 Daigo Kobayashi CM 17 Pontus FarnerudCM 7 Henning Hauger LM 13 Pálmi Rafn PálmasonCF 11 Daniel Nannskog CF 8 Espen HoffSubstitutes:GK 22 Iven AustbøDF 18 Thomas Rogne DF 20 Inge André Olsen MF 21 Mix Diskerud MF 23 Vegar Eggen Hedenstad FW 27 Torstein Andersen Aase Manager: Jan JönssonVÅLERENGA: GK 1 Troy PerkinsRB 13 Jarl André StorbækCB 18 Juan Fuenmayor CB 4 André Muri (c)LB 3 Allan JepsenDM 23 Kristofer HæstadDM 8 Martin Andresen RM 19 Dawda Leigh AM 10 Lars Iver Strand LM 11 Morten BerreCF 25 Mohammed Abdellaoue Substitutes:GK 30 Øyvind BolthofMF 6 Freddy dos Santos MF 24 Stefan Strandberg MF 26 Bojan Zajić MF 28 Harmeet Singh MF 31 Kristian BrixFW 20 Mostafa Abdellaoue Manager: Martin Andresen MATCH RULES 90 minutes. Penalty shoot-out if scores level after 90 minutes. Seven named substitutes Maximum of three substitutions.
See also 2008 Tippeligaen 2008 Norwegian Football Cup
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