1994 Tippeligaen

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Tippeligaen
Season1994
Dates16 April – 16 October
Champions Rosenborg
9th title
Relegated Sogndal
Strømsgodset
Champions League Rosenborg
UEFA Cup Lillestrøm
Viking
Intertoto Cup Tromsø
Matches played132
Goals scored430 (3.26 per match)
Top goalscorer Harald Martin Brattbakk
(17 goals)
Biggest home winRosenborg 9–0 Brann [1]
(21 September 1994)
Biggest away winStrømsgodset 0–7 Rosenborg [1]
(24 July 1994)
Highest scoringRosenborg 9–0 Brann [1]
(21 September 1994)
Highest attendance27,661
Rosenborg 5–0 Tromsø
(16 May 1994)
Lowest attendance1,005
Sogndal 2–1 HamKam
(2 October 1994)
Average attendance5,633 Decrease2.svg 5.7%
1993
1995

The 1994 Tippeligaen was the 50th completed season of top division football in Norway. Each team played 22 games with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. This year was the last consisting of 12 teams. The format was expanded to 14 teams the following year. Because of this, number eleven and twelve were relegated, while the winners and runners-up of the two groups of the first division were promoted.

Contents

Teams and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Ap. LocationStadium
Bodø/Glimt 6 Bodø Aspmyra Stadion
Brann 38 Bergen Brann Stadion
HamKam 17 Hamar Briskeby
Kongsvinger 12 Kongsvinger Gjemselund Stadion
Lillestrøm 31 Lillestrøm Åråsen Stadion
Rosenborg 31 Trondheim Lerkendal Stadion
Sogndal 6 Sogndal Fosshaugane
Start 26 Kristiansand Kristiansand Stadion
Strømsgodset 14 Drammen Marienlyst Stadion
Tromsø 9 Tromsø Alfheim Stadion
VIF Fotball 36 Oslo Ullevaal Stadion
Viking 45 Stavanger Stavanger Stadion

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Rosenborg (C)2215437023+4749Qualification for the Champions League qualifying round
2 Lillestrøm 2212554223+1941Qualification for the UEFA Cup preliminary round
3 Viking 2211654126+1539
4 Start 229854222+2035
5 Kongsvinger 2211293835+335
6 Brann 229493846831
7 Tromsø 227782228628Qualification for the Intertoto Cup group stage
8 Ham-Kam 22751034461226
9 VIF Fotball 2257103240822
10 Bodø/Glimt 22571030461622
11 Sogndal (R)22641219402122Relegation to First Division
12 Strømsgodset (R)22431522553315
Source: fotball.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated

Molde FK qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup as a team from lower division.

Promotion and relegation

Results

Home \ Away BOD BRA HK KON LIL ROS SOG IKS STM TRO VIF VIK
Bodø/Glimt 3–03–41–12–31–21–10–63–10–33–20–0
Brann 4–02–20–43–03–24–01–05–11–11–10–3
HamKam 1–34–14–00–33–23–21–12–01–10–02–2
Kongsvinger 3–24–05–10–11–22–02–14–23–11–31–1
Lillestrøm 5–03–11–22–12–23–02–23–14–0 1–0 0–0
Rosenborg 4–29–06–14–03–11–02–03–15–07–21–2
Sogndal 0–02–42–11–01–50–31–12–02–10–41–0
Start 1–11–14–00–11–11–12–17–03–13–12–1
Strømsgodset 0–20–22–02–30–20–72–11–10–04–11–0
Tromsø 0–00–12–03–02–01–10–00–12–11–01–1
VIF Fotball 1–13–23–20–1 0–0 1–10–10–22–24–02–2
Viking 4–23–21–04–12–01–23–13–23–10–25–2
Source: NIFS (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Norway.svg Harald Martin Brattbakk Rosenborg 17
2 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Belsvik Start 16
3 Flag of Norway.svg Sigurd Rushfeldt Tromsø 13
4 Flag of Norway.svg Trond Egil Soltvedt Brann 12
5 Flag of Norway.svg Tore André Dahlum Start 10
Flag of Norway.svg Geir Frigård Kongsvinger
7 Flag of Norway.svg Kent Bergersen Rosenborg 9
Flag of Norway.svg Karl Petter Løken Rosenborg
Flag of Norway.svg Ståle Solbakken Lillestrøm
10 Flag of Norway.svg Knut Aga Jr. VIF Fotball 8
Flag of Norway.svg Øyvind Leonhardsen Rosenborg
Flag of Norway.svg Dag Riisnæs Kongsvinger

Attendances

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1 Rosenborg 121,66827,6613,98111,061−5.9%
2 Brann 106,61218,2295,3769,692−7.5%
3 Viking 89,48911,0334,2298,135−6.3%
4 VIF Fotball 64,95013,2863,0175,905n/a1
5 Start 58,0768,6303,2465,280−13.1%
6 Lillestrøm 57,9178,3392,5945,265−13.9%
7 Bodø/Glimt 50,3476,7783,4524,577−28.6%
8 Strømsgodset 49,8316,5142,2064,530n/a1
9 Tromsø 48,2726,8052,3534,388−5.5%
10 Kongsvinger 38,7706,2421,9883,525+4.1%
11 HamKam 34,7815,8691,9563,162−10.6%
12 Sogndal 22,8045,1481,0052,073n/a1
League total743,51727,6611,0055,633−5.7%

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

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References

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