1999 Tippeligaen

The 1999 Tippeligaen was the 55th completed season of top division football in Norway.

Tippeligaen
Season1999
Dates10 April – 24 October
ChampionsRosenborg
14th title
RelegatedStrømsgodset
Skeid
Kongsvinger
Champions LeagueRosenborg
Molde
UEFA CupBrann
Lillestrøm
Stabæk
Intertoto CupVålerenga
Matches played182
Goals scored697 (3.83 per match)
Top goalscorerRune Lange
(23 goals)
Biggest home winTromsø 8–2 Skeid[1]
(12 September 1999)
Biggest away winSkeid 0–6 Moss[1]
(9 May 1999)
Skeid 1–7 Rosenborg[1]
(19 September 1999)
Highest scoringTromsø 8–2 Skeid[1]
(12 September 1999)
Highest attendance19,514[2]
Rosenborg 3–1 Strømsgodset
(16 May 1999)
Lowest attendance665[3]
Skeid 0–6 Moss
(9 May 1999)
Average attendance5,372 Increase 2.0%
1998
2000

Each team played 26 games with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number thirteen and fourteen are relegated, number twelve had to play two qualification matches (home and away) against number three in the 1. divisjon (where number one and two were directly promoted) for the last spot.

Teams and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Ap. LocationStadium
Bodø/Glimt11BodøAspmyra Stadion
Brann43BergenBrann Stadion
Kongsvinger17KongsvingerGjemselund Stadion
Lillestrøm36LillestrømÅråsen Stadion
Molde24MoldeMolde Stadion
Moss19MossMelløs Stadion
Odd Grenland19SkienOdd Stadion
Rosenborg36TrondheimLerkendal Stadion
Skeid34OsloVoldsløkka Stadion
Stabæk5BærumNadderud Stadion
Strømsgodset18DrammenMarienlyst Stadion
Tromsø14TromsøAlfheim Stadion
Vålerenga40OsloUllevaal Stadion
Viking50StavangerStavanger Stadion

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Rosenborg (C)2618267533+4256Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2Molde2616284937+1250Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3Brann2616194540+549Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[a]
4Lillestrøm2615386041+1948
5Stabæk2614485849+946Qualification for the Intertoto Cup first round
6Tromsø2613587046+2444
7Odd Grenland26123114248−639
8Viking26113125148+336
9Bodø/Glimt26104125254−234
10Moss2692153946−729
11Vålerenga2684144053−1328
12Strømsgodset (R)2673164668−2224Qualification for the relegation play-offs
13Skeid (R)2672173675−3923Relegation to First Division
14Kongsvinger (R)2662183459−2520
Source: fotball.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Relegation play-offs

Start2–2Strømsgodset
Kloster 7' (pen.)
Nordseth 62'
ReportWæhler 45'
Lemsalu 84'

Strømsgodset0–1Start
ReportLeonardsen 90+2'
Attendance: 5,979
Referee: Jonny Ditlefsen[5]

Start won 3–2 on aggregate and was promoted to Tippeligaen. Strømsgodset was relegated to 1. divisjon.

Results

Home \ AwayBODBRAKONLILMOLMOSODDROSSKDSTBSTMTROVÅLVIK
Bodø/Glimt1–32–01–23–14–04–02–44–24–03–11–31–13–3
Brann0–25–41–30–11–03–02–10–12–32–23–12–11–0
Kongsvinger2–10–21–12–31–01–00–11–21–32–43–14–01–3
Lillestrøm3–02–06–20–11–01–23–22–11–24–21–24–14–1
Molde2–11–33–22–03–11–00–23–00–03–04–04–33–4
Moss4–10–23–01–30–11–01–45–02–02–52–41–00–2
Odd Grenland4–23–13–10–20–01–00–02–13–22–22–10–31–3
Rosenborg6–12–34–14–02–15–03–53–02–13–12–24–23–2
Skeid1–31–20–14–43–50–63–11–71–34–02–10–23–2
Stabæk3–22–31–11–64–23–12–52–05–02–11–13–03–1
Strømsgodset0–11–22–11–10–22–53–51–33–14–33–60–31–0
Tromsø5–15–04–14–11–21–15–02–18–23–33–22–21–3
Vålerenga1–11–22–13–12–01–22–10–52–21–32–31–34–2
Viking3–34–03–02–44–11–11–20–20–12–33–22–12–0
Source: NIFS (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Rune LangeTromsø23
2 Andreas LundMolde21
3 Jostein FloStrømsgodset18
4 Ríkharður DaðasonViking17
5 Heiðar HelgusonLillestrøm16
Bengt SæternesBodø/Glimt16
7 Sigurd RushfeldtRosenborg15

Attendances

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1Rosenborg173,66519,5149,23613,359+1.5%
2Brann135,18016,4777,70310,398+15.8%
3Molde93,12212,9144,5007,163−15.9%
4Vålerenga86,13812,2313,4816,626−15.8%
5Viking79,40812,5014,1376,108+7.3%
6Odd Grenland61,7777,4932,5254,752n/a1
7Lillestrøm58,3066,5712,5854,485+14.0%
8Tromsø54,9366,2863,0234,226+20.2%
9Strømsgodset51,4307,3161,6653,956−9.3%
10Stabæk48,9746,1262,7223,767+10.9%
11Bodø/Glimt43,1465,9661,9103,319−5.0%
12Moss37,6633,6661,8442,897+0.3%
13Kongsvinger31,0594,0251,2222,389−4.6%
14Skeid22,9325,7146651,764n/a1
League total977,73619,5146655,372+2.0%

Source: nifs.no
Notes:
1: Team played last season in 1. divisjon.

References