The
2009 Tippeligaen season is the sixty-fifth season of top-tier football in
Norway. The competition began on 15 March and end on 1 November.
Stabæk was the defending champions, having won their first ever
League Championship in 2008. Due to the league expanding from 14 to 16 teams, three teams were promoted from the
First Division at the end of the 2008 season. Those teams were champions
Odd Grenland, runners-up
Sandefjord and third-placed
Start. The last spot was taken by
Aalesund after winning a two-legged play-off match against
Sogndal. On 27 September,
Rosenborg secured the title with four rounds left to go.