2003 Tippeligaen

The 2003 Tippeligaen was the 59th completed season of top division football in Norway.

Tippeligaen
Season2003
Dates12 April – 1 November
ChampionsRosenborg
18th title
RelegatedAalesund
Bryne
Champions LeagueRosenborg
UEFA CupBodø/Glimt
Stabæk
Odd Grenland
Matches played182
Goals scored568 (3.12 per match)
Top goalscorerHarald Martin Brattbakk
(17 goals)
Biggest home winStabæk 6–0 Brann[1]
Biggest away winLillestrøm 0–6 Rosenborg[1]
Highest scoringRosenborg 5–4 Bodø/Glimt[1]
Longest winning run7 games[2]
Rosenborg
Longest unbeaten run12 games[2]
Rosenborg
Longest winless run10 games[2]
Lyn
Tromsø
Aalesund
Bryne
Longest losing run10 games[2]
Bryne
Highest attendance21,316[3]
Rosenborg 3–1 Sogndal
(16 May 2003)
Lowest attendance1,477[3]
Lyn 2–0 Bryne
(21 September 2003)
Average attendance6,588 Increase 6.2%
2002
2004

Each team played 26 games with three points given for wins and one point for a draw. Number thirteen and fourteen were 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.

Overview

Summary

Rosenborg won their twelfth consecutive title and eighteenth top-flight title overall. They won with a margin of 14 points down to runners-up Bodø/Glimt and secured the title with five games to spare.[4] Aalesund and Bryne were relegated to 1. divisjon.

Teams and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Ap. LocationStadium
Aalesund4ÅlesundKråmyra Stadion
Bodø/Glimt15BodøAspmyra Stadion
Brann47BergenBrann Stadion
Bryne17BryneBryne Stadion
Lillestrøm40LillestrømÅråsen Stadion
Lyn30OsloUllevaal Stadion
Molde28MoldeMolde Stadion
Odd Grenland23SkienOdd Stadion
Rosenborg40TrondheimLerkendal Stadion
Sogndal11SogndalFosshaugane
Stabæk9BærumNadderud Stadion
Tromsø17TromsøAlfheim Stadion
Vålerenga43OsloUllevaal Stadion
Viking54StavangerStavanger Stadion

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Rosenborg (C)2619436828+4061Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2Bodø/Glimt2614574530+1547Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round
3Stabæk2611965135+1642
4Odd Grenland26115104643+338
5Viking2691074634+1237
6Brann2610794547−237
7Lillestrøm2610793335−237
8Sogndal269894346−335
9Molde2694133241−931
10Lyn2686123445−1130
11Tromsø2685133052−2229
12Vålerenga (O)26610103033−328Qualification for the relegation play-offs
13Aalesund (R)2677123043−1328Relegation to First Division
14Bryne (R)2671183556−2122
Source: fotball.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Relegation play-offs

Sandefjord0–0Vålerenga
Report
Attendance: 5,614
Referee: Rune Pedersen

Vålerenga5–3Sandefjord
Rekdal 11'
Piiroja 28'
Hanssen 45', 84'
Krogstad 90'
ReportBergman 10', 32' (pen.)
Thorsen 39'
Attendance: 6,419
Referee: Jonny Ditlefsen

Results

Home \ AwayAALBODBRABRYLILLYNMOLODDROSSOGSTBTROVÅLVIK
Aalesund0–23–32–02–12–01–12–20–23–01–12–30–21–1
Bodø/Glimt0–23–03–10–23–22–01–00–33–03–11–20–01–1
Brann3–00–23–01–34–13–23–01–66–13–30–13–10–3
Bryne2–00–21–13–14–03–03–22–40–10–26–13–41–0
Lillestrøm1–11–00–04–02–03–03–00–61–10–23–20–01–0
Lyn2–11–20–02–00–30–20–20–33–02–35–11–13–3
Molde2–30–23–03–24–02–20–10–23–10–02–11–01–2
Odd Grenland3–02–41–33–25–01–11–02–33–31–15–03–11–1
Rosenborg1–05–42–24–11–12–05–03–13–11–60–11–04–1
Sogndal1–12–12–04–02–11–22–35–01–12–13–10–02–2
Stabæk3–10–06–02–11–01–31–14–12–22–32–21–00–2
Tromsø0–13–30–12–02–00–11–00–22–11–11–31–12–2
Vålerenga3–11–10–23–01–10–12–00–30–13–32–23–02–2
Viking4–01–23–33–01–12–21–20–10–22–13–14–02–0
Source: NIFS (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[5]
1 Harald Martin BrattbakkRosenborg17
2 Frode JohnsenRosenborg16
3 Håvard FloSogndal13
4 Magne HosethMolde11
Erik NevlandViking
6 Edwin van AnkerenOdd Grenland10
Thomas FinstadStabæk
Freddy dos SantosVålerenga
9 Kim-Rune HellesundBryne9
Seyi OlofinjanaBrann
Arild SundgotLillestrøm

Attendances

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1Rosenborg205,72821,31612,00915,825+8.2%
2Brann158,56218,6427,80612,197+10.8%
3Vålerenga121,36418,2415,2289,336+6.6%
4Viking87,25011,7305,2506,712−10.6%
5Aalesund86,1809,6674,0886,629n/a1
6Lillestrøm77,47110,4124,0305,959−16.0%
7Molde77,28011,1673,8225,945−4.0%
8Bodø/Glimt68,3667,3184,0275,259+49.7%
9Odd Grenland63,7267,4243,2834,902−10.1%
10Tromsø56,8757,0032,8094,375n/a1
11Stabæk56,3476,4093,1744,334+15.6%
12Lyn51,26614,1561,4773,944−30.6%
13Bryne49,26710,0902,4073,790+13.1%
14Sogndal39,3605,4872,2033,028+21.0%
League total1,199,04221,3161,4776,588+6.2%

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

References