1997 Tippeligaen

Tippeligaen
Season 1997
Champions Rosenborg
12th title
Relegated Lyn
Skeid
UEFA Champions League Rosenborg
UEFA Cup Brann
Strømsgodset
Molde
UEFA ntertoto Cup Stabæk
Matches played 182
Goals scored 599 (3.29 per match)
Top goalscorer Sigurd Rushfeldt (25 goals)
Biggest home win Strømsgodset 8-0 Kongsvinger[1]
Biggest away win Sogndal 0-7 Rosenborg[1]
Highest scoring Kongsvinger 4-6 Brann[1]
Highest attendance 18,702
Lowest attendance 911
Average attendance 4,738 Decrease 7.5%
1996
1998

The 1997 Tippeligaen is 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.

Final standings

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1Rosenborg26187187206761
2Brann26155659372250
3Strømsgodset26144858441446
4Molde26136747361145
5Stabæk2613493335-243
6Kongsvinger26115104348-538
7Bodø/Glimt2610793934537
8Viking2681084234834
9Haugesund2695123138-732
10Lillestrøm2695123443-932
11Sogndal2685133456-2229
12Tromsø26610103744-728
13Lyn2645172858-3017
14Skeid2634192772-4513
Qualified for the UEFA Champions League
Qualified for the UEFA Cup
Qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup¹
Qualified for the UEFA Intertoto Cup
Relegation Playoff
Relegated to 1. Divisjon

¹Vålerenga Fotball has qualified as a team from lower division.

Promotion/Relegation

Top scorers

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ligastats Tippeligaen 1997". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen.
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