1997 Tippeligaen

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Tippeligaen
Season 1997
Dates12 April – 19 October
Champions Rosenborg
12th title
Relegated Lyn
Skeid
Champions League Rosenborg
UEFA Cup Brann
Strømsgodset
Molde
Intertoto Cup Stabæk
Kongsvinger
Matches played182
Goals scored599 (3.29 per match)
Top goalscorer Sigurd Rushfeldt
(25 goals)
Biggest home winStrømsgodset 8–0 Kongsvinger [1]
(10 August 1997)
Biggest away win Sogndal 0–7 Rosenborg [1]
(3 August 1997)
Highest scoringKongsvinger 4–6 Brann [1]
(14 September 1997)
Highest attendance18,702
Rosenborg 5–0 Haugesund
(16 May 1997)
Lowest attendance911
Lyn 4–0 Tromsø
(19 October 1997)
Average attendance4,738 Decrease2.svg 7.5%
← 1996
1998 →

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.

Contents

Teams and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Ap. LocationStadium
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 Sogndalsfjøra Fosshaugane
Stabæk 3 Bærum Nadderud Stadion
Strømsgodset 16 Drammen Marienlyst Stadion
Tromsø 12 Tromsø Alfheim Stadion
Viking 48 Stavanger Stavanger Stadion

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Rosenborg (C)2618718720+6761Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Brann 2615565937+2250Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round
3 Strømsgodset 2614485844+1446
4 Molde 2613674736+1145
5 Stabæk 2613493335−243Qualification for the Intertoto Cup first round
6 Kongsvinger 26115104348−538
7 Bodø/Glimt 2610793934+537
8 Viking 2681084234+834
9 Haugesund 2695123138−732
10 Lillestrøm 2695123443−932
11 Sogndal 2685133456−2229
12 Tromsø (O)26610103744−728Qualification for the relegation play-offs
13 Lyn (R)2645172858−3017Relegation to First Division
14 Skeid (R)2634192772−4513
Source: fotball.no
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

Tromsø won the play-offs against Eik-Tønsberg, 6–1 on aggregate.

Tromsø 4–0 Eik-Tønsberg
Lange Soccerball shade.svg6', 42'
Johansen Soccerball shade.svg40'
Christensen Soccerball shade.svg72'		 Report
Skarphallen, Tromsø
Attendance: 2,016
Referee: Kjell Alseth [2]
Eik-Tønsberg 1–2 Tromsø
Birkeland Soccerball shade.svg35' Report Fermann Soccerball shade.svg52'
Lange Soccerball shade.svg71'
Tønsberg Gressbane, Tønsberg
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø [3]

Results

Home \ Away BOD BRA HAU KON LIL LYN MOL ROS SKD SOG STB STM TRO VIK
Bodø/Glimt —0–31–14–00–11–04–02–24–11–01–12–15–10–3
Brann 3–1—3–23–11–20–00–41–24–24–15–14–14–31–4
Haugesund 1–10–1—3–31–01–02–12–62–13–00–11–11–11–0
Kongsvinger 0–04–62–1—2–01–11–32–23–02–11–24–23–13–1
Lillestrøm 3–12–21–21–3—2–01–12–12–21–30–20–11–12–0
Lyn 1–21–53–01–20–4—1–30–52–05–20–11–34–04–4
Molde 2–10–21–00–11–13–0— 0–4 3–32–04–12–02–10–0
Rosenborg 1–01–15–03–13–05–1 2–1 —5–15–05–06–10–02–2
Skeid 0–11–10–30–25–13–00–30–5—1–31–31–50–41–2
Sogndal 1–21–02–12–12–02–13–30–71–2—0–33–32–21–1
Stabæk 1–10–12–10–04–11–10–10–33–01–0—0–12–02–1
Strømsgodset 1–10–41–08–04–26–12–01–54–03–12–0—3–20–2
Tromsø 2–13–01–02–11–32–04–41–12–20–10–11–1—1–1
Viking 4–20–00–21–00–10–02–31–14–02–25–11–31–1—
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 Sigurd Rushfeldt Rosenborg 25
2 Flag of Norway.svg Harald Martin Brattbakk Rosenborg 23
3 Flag of Norway.svg Mons Ivar Mjelde Brann 16
4 Flag of Norway.svg Jostein Flo Strømsgodset 15
Flag of Norway.svg Kjetil Løvvik Brann 15
6 Flag of Norway.svg Odd Inge Olsen Molde 13
7 Flag of Norway.svg Daniel Berg Hestad Molde 12
Flag of Norway.svg Jahn Ivar "Mini" Jakobsen Rosenborg 12
Flag of Norway.svg Stig Johansen Bodø/Glimt 12

Attendances

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1 Rosenborg 147,39518,7028,83011,338+2.4%†
2 Brann 147,22118,3498,51911,325−1.7%†
3 Viking 84,86810,4033,8306,528−12.3%†
4 Strømsgodset 72,42010,0633,1815,571+50.5%†
5 Haugesund 62,7508,7153,3094,827n/a1
6 Lillestrøm 52,8777,3582,2914,067−29.4%†
7 Molde 51,5518,1002,0053,965−6.6%†
8 Stabæk 44,3447,8901,4013,411+10.0%†
9 Bodø/Glimt 43,2494,4481,7953,327−16.3%†
10 Tromsø 41,5834,5622,4323,199−9.2%†
11 Skeid 32,3915,0379892,492−18.4%†
12 Kongsvinger 31,7363,8131,7992,441−1.9%†
13 Lyn 26,1875,3339112,014n/a1
14 Sogndal 23,8064,6501,2381,831n/a1
League total862,37818,7029114,738−7.5%†

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ligastats Tippeligaen 1997". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen.
  2. ↑ "Tromsø 4–0 Eik-Tønsberg". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Association (NFF). Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "Eik-Tønsberg 1–2 Tromsø". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Association (NFF). Retrieved 21 June 2022.
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