Tippeligaen 2002

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The table from the Tippeligaen 2002 (the highest football league in Norway).

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

[edit] Final standings

                           P   W   D   L   F   A   GD   Points
 1  Rosenborg          26  17   5   4  57  30  27    56   UEFA Champions League
 2  Molde              26  15   5   6  48  26  22    50   UEFA Cup
 3  Lyn             26  14   5   7  36  29   7    47   UEFA Cup
 4  Viking             26  11  11   4  44  31  13    44   UEFA Cup
 5  Stabæk             26  12   6   8  48  34  14    42
 6  Odd Grenland       26  12   5   9  36  30   6    41
 7  Lillestrøm         26  10   6  10  37  30   7    36
 8  Vålerenga  26   7  12   7  38  31   7    33
 9  Bryne              26   8   7  11  38  39  -1    31
10  Bodø/Glimt         26   9   4  13  38  41  -3    31
11  Sogndal            26   8   6  12  37  51 -14    30
12  Brann              26   8   3  15  35  52 -17    27    Won play-off (against Sandefjord Fotball)
13  Moss               26   6   6  14  32  49 -17    24    Relegated
14  Start              26   2   5  19  21  72 -51    11    Relegated

 P: Games played, W: Win, D: Draw, L: Lose, F: Goals scored, A: Goals conceded, GD: Goal difference

[edit] Promotion/Relegation

• Tromsø and Aalesund promoted.
• Moss and Start relegated
• Brann won play-off against Sandefjord, 2-1 on aggregate.
  • Match 1: Sandefjord 0-0 Brann
  • Match 2: Brann 2-1 Sandefjord

[edit] Top scorers

• Harald Martin Brattbakk, Rosenborg, 17 goals
• Tryggvi Guðmundsson, Stabæk, 16
• Bengt Sæternes, Bodø/Glimt, 12
• Erik Nevland, Viking, 10
• Bernt Hulsker, Molde, 9
• Dejan Pavlovic, Bryne, 9
• Uwe Rösler, Lillestrøm, 9
• André Schei Lindbæk, Molde, 9

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