Season | 1997 |
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Dates | 12 April – 19 October |
Champions | Rosenborg 12th title |
Relegated | Lyn Skeid |
Champions League | Rosenborg |
UEFA Cup | Brann Strømsgodset Molde |
Intertoto Cup | Stabæk Kongsvinger |
Matches played | 182 |
Goals scored | 599 (3.29 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Sigurd Rushfeldt (25 goals) |
Biggest home win | Strømsgodset 8–0 Kongsvinger[1] (10 August 1997) |
Biggest away win | Sogndal 0–7 Rosenborg[1] (3 August 1997) |
Highest scoring | Kongsvinger 4–6 Brann[1] (14 September 1997) |
Highest attendance | 18,702 Rosenborg 5–0 Haugesund (16 May 1997) |
Lowest attendance | 911 Lyn 4–0 Tromsø (19 October 1997) |
Average attendance | 4,738 ![]() |
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The 1997 Tippeligaen was the 53rd completed season of top division football in Norway. Each team played 26 games 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.
Teams and locations
[edit]- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team | Ap. | Location | Stadium |
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Bodø/Glimt | 9 | Bodø | Aspmyra Stadion |
Brann | 41 | Bergen | Brann Stadion |
Haugesund | 1 | Haugesund | Haugesund Stadion |
Kongsvinger | 15 | Kongsvinger | Gjemselund Stadion |
Lillestrøm | 34 | Lillestrøm | Åråsen Stadion |
Lyn | 27 | Oslo | Ullevaal Stadion |
Molde | 22 | Molde | Molde Stadion |
Rosenborg | 34 | Trondheim | Lerkendal Stadion |
Skeid | 33 | Oslo | |
Sogndal | 7 | Sogndal | Fosshaugane |
Stabæk | 3 | Bærum | Nadderud Stadion |
Strømsgodset | 16 | Drammen | Marienlyst Stadion |
Tromsø | 12 | Tromsø | Alfheim Stadion |
Viking | 48 | Stavanger | Stavanger Stadion |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Rosenborg (C) | 26 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 87 | 20 | +67 | 61 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | Brann | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 59 | 37 | +22 | 50 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
3 | Strømsgodset | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 58 | 44 | +14 | 46 | |
4 | Molde | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 36 | +11 | 45 | |
5 | Stabæk | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 43 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup first round |
6 | Kongsvinger | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 38 | |
7 | Bodø/Glimt | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 37 | |
8 | Viking | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 34 | |
9 | Haugesund | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 32 | |
10 | Lillestrøm | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 32 | |
11 | Sogndal | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 34 | 56 | −22 | 29 | |
12 | Tromsø (O) | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 28 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
13 | Lyn (R) | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 28 | 58 | −30 | 17 | Relegation to First Division |
14 | Skeid (R) | 26 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 27 | 72 | −45 | 13 |
Source: fotball.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Vålerenga Fotball qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as Norwegian Cup winners from a lower division.
Relegation play-offs
[edit]Tromsø won the play-offs against Eik-Tønsberg, 6–1 on aggregate.
Tromsø | 4–0 | Eik-Tønsberg |
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Lange ![]() Johansen ![]() Christensen ![]() |
Report |
Eik-Tønsberg | 1–2 | Tromsø |
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Birkeland ![]() |
Report | Ferman ![]() Lange ![]() |
Results
[edit]Season statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Rosenborg | 25 |
2 | ![]() |
Rosenborg | 23 |
3 | ![]() |
Brann | 16 |
4 | ![]() |
Strømsgodset | 15 |
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Brann | 15 | |
6 | ![]() |
Molde | 13 |
7 | ![]() |
Molde | 12 |
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Rosenborg | 12 | |
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Bodø/Glimt | 12 |
Attendances
[edit]Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | Rosenborg | 147,395 | 18,702 | 8,830 | 11,338 | +2.4% |
2 | Brann | 147,221 | 18,349 | 8,519 | 11,325 | −1.7% |
3 | Viking | 84,868 | 10,403 | 3,830 | 6,528 | −12.3% |
4 | Strømsgodset | 72,420 | 10,063 | 3,181 | 5,571 | +50.5% |
5 | Haugesund | 62,750 | 8,715 | 3,309 | 4,827 | n/a1 |
6 | Lillestrøm | 52,877 | 7,358 | 2,291 | 4,067 | −29.4% |
7 | Molde | 51,551 | 8,100 | 2,005 | 3,965 | −6.6% |
8 | Stabæk | 44,344 | 7,890 | 1,401 | 3,411 | +10.0% |
9 | Bodø/Glimt | 43,249 | 4,448 | 1,795 | 3,327 | −16.3% |
10 | Tromsø | 41,583 | 4,562 | 2,432 | 3,199 | −9.2% |
11 | Skeid | 32,391 | 5,037 | 989 | 2,492 | −18.4% |
12 | Kongsvinger | 31,736 | 3,813 | 1,799 | 2,441 | −1.9% |
13 | Lyn | 26,187 | 5,333 | 911 | 2,014 | n/a1 |
14 | Sogndal | 23,806 | 4,650 | 1,238 | 1,831 | n/a1 |
League total | 862,378 | 18,702 | 911 | 4,738 | −7.5% |
Source: nifs.no
Notes:
1: Team played last season in 1. divisjon.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Ligastats Tippeligaen 1997". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen.
- ^ "Tromsø 4–0 Eik-Tønsberg". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Association (NFF). Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ "Eik-Tønsberg 1–2 Tromsø". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Association (NFF). Retrieved 21 June 2022.