1999 Tippeligaen

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Tippeligaen
Season 1999
Dates10 April – 24 October
Champions Rosenborg
14th title
Relegated Strømsgodset
Skeid
Kongsvinger
Champions League Rosenborg
Molde
UEFA Cup Brann
Lillestrøm
Stabæk
Intertoto Cup Vålerenga
Matches played182
Goals scored697 (3.83 per match)
Top goalscorer Rune Lange
(23 goals)
Biggest home win Tromsø 8–2 Skeid [1]
(12 September 1999)
Biggest away winSkeid 0–6 Moss [1]
(9 May 1999)
Skeid 1–7 Rosenborg [1]
(19 September 1999)
Highest scoringTromsø 8–2 Skeid [1]
(12 September 1999)
Highest attendance19,514 [2]
Rosenborg 3–1 Strømsgodset
(16 May 1999)
Lowest attendance665 [3]
Skeid 0–6 Moss
(9 May 1999)
Average attendance5,372 Increase2.svg 2.0%
← 1998
2000 →

The 1999 Tippeligaen was the 55th completed season of top division football in Norway.

Contents

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

Teams and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Ap. LocationStadium
Bodø/Glimt 11 Bodø Aspmyra Stadion
Brann 43 Bergen Brann Stadion
Kongsvinger 17 Kongsvinger Gjemselund Stadion
Lillestrøm 36 Lillestrøm Åråsen Stadion
Molde 24 Molde Molde Stadion
Moss 19 Moss Melløs Stadion
Odd Grenland 19 Skien Odd Stadion
Rosenborg 36 Trondheim Lerkendal Stadion
Skeid 34 Oslo Voldsløkka Stadion
Stabæk 5 Bærum Nadderud Stadion
Strømsgodset 18 Drammen Marienlyst Stadion
Tromsø 14 Tromsø Alfheim Stadion
Vålerenga 40 Oslo Ullevaal Stadion
Viking 50 Stavanger Stavanger Stadion

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Rosenborg (C)2618267533+4256Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Molde 2616284937+1250Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Brann 2616194540+549Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round [a]
4 Lillestrøm 2615386041+1948
5 Stabæk 2614485849+946Qualification for the Intertoto Cup first round
6 Tromsø 2613587046+2444
7 Odd Grenland 26123114248−639
8 Viking 26113125148+336
9 Bodø/Glimt 26104125254−234
10 Moss 2692153946−729
11 Vålerenga 2684144053−1328
12 Strømsgodset (R)2673164668−2224Qualification for the relegation play-offs
13 Skeid (R)2672173675−3923Relegation to First Division
14 Kongsvinger (R)2662183459−2520
Source: fotball.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ SK Brann qualified as the runner-up of the 1999 Norwegian Football Cup.

Relegation play-offs

Start 2–2 Strømsgodset
Kloster Soccerball shade.svg7' (pen.)
Nordseth Soccerball shade.svg62'		 Report Wæhler Soccerball shade.svg45'
Lemsalu Soccerball shade.svg84'
Kristiansand Stadion, Kristiansand
Attendance: 5,004
Referee: Rune Pedersen [4]
Strømsgodset 0–1 Start
Report Leonardsen Soccerball shade.svg90+2'
Marienlyst Stadion, Drammen
Attendance: 5,979
Referee: Jonny Ditlefsen [5]

Start won 3–2 on aggregate and was promoted to Tippeligaen. Strømsgodset was relegated to 1. divisjon.

Results

Home \ Away BOD BRA KON LIL MOL MOS ODD ROS SKD STB STM TRO VÅL VIK
Bodø/Glimt —1–32–01–23–14–04–02–44–24–03–11–31–13–3
Brann 0–2—5–41–30–11–03–02–10–12–32–23–12–11–0
Kongsvinger 2–10–2—1–12–31–01–00–11–21–32–43–14–01–3
Lillestrøm 3–02–06–2—0–11–01–23–22–11–24–21–2 4–1 4–1
Molde 2–11–33–22–0—3–11–0 0–2 3–00–03–04–04–33–4
Moss 4–10–23–01–30–1—1–01–45–02–02–52–41–00–2
Odd Grenland 4–23–13–10–20–01–0—0–02–13–22–22–10–31–3
Rosenborg 6–12–34–14–0 2–1 5–03–5—3–02–13–12–24–23–2
Skeid 1–31–20–14–43–50–63–11–7—1–34–02–10–23–2
Stabæk 3–22–31–11–64–23–12–52–05–0—2–11–13–03–1
Strømsgodset 0–11–22–11–10–22–53–51–33–14–3—3–60–31–0
Tromsø 5–15–04–14–11–21–15–02–18–23–33–2—2–21–3
Vålerenga 1–11–22–1 3–1 2–01–22–10–52–21–32–31–3—4–2
Viking 3–34–03–02–44–11–11–20–20–12–33–22–12–0—
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 Rune Lange Tromsø 23
2 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Lund Molde 21
3 Flag of Norway.svg Jostein Flo Strømsgodset 18
4 Flag of Iceland.svg Ríkharður Daðason Viking 17
5 Flag of Iceland.svg Heiðar Helguson Lillestrøm 16
Flag of Norway.svg Bengt Sæternes Bodø/Glimt 16
7 Flag of Norway.svg Sigurd Rushfeldt Rosenborg 15

Attendances

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1 Rosenborg 173,66519,5149,23613,359+1.5%†
2 Brann 135,18016,4777,70310,398+15.8%†
3 Molde 93,12212,9144,5007,163−15.9%†
4 Vålerenga 86,13812,2313,4816,626−15.8%†
5 Viking 79,40812,5014,1376,108+7.3%†
6 Odd Grenland 61,7777,4932,5254,752n/a1
7 Lillestrøm 58,3066,5712,5854,485+14.0%†
8 Tromsø 54,9366,2863,0234,226+20.2%†
9 Strømsgodset 51,4307,3161,6653,956−9.3%†
10 Stabæk 48,9746,1262,7223,767+10.9%†
11 Bodø/Glimt 43,1465,9661,9103,319−5.0%†
12 Moss 37,6633,6661,8442,897+0.3%†
13 Kongsvinger 31,0594,0251,2222,389−4.6%†
14 Skeid 22,9325,7146651,764n/a1
League total977,73619,5146655,372+2.0%†

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Ligastats Tippeligaen 1999". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen.
  2. ↑ "Rosenborg-Strømsgodset 3-1". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen.
  3. ↑ "Skeid-Moss 0-6". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen.
  4. ↑ "Start 2–2 Strømsgodset". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Association (NFF). Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "Strømsgodset 0–1 Start". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Association (NFF). Retrieved 21 June 2022.
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