Norwegian Bandy Premier League 2003–04

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The 2003–04 season of the Norwegian Premier League, the highest bandy league for men in Norway.

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Bandy is a team winter sport played on ice, in which skaters use sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal.

Norway constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe

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20 games were played, with 2 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Mjøndalen won the league. No team was relegated; as the bottom two teams both survived a playoff round. Instead the league was expanded with two extra teams from the next season.

Mjøndalen IF association football club

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League table

PosTeamPWDLFAGDPts
1 Mjøndalen 20 19 1 0 193 49 +144 39
2 Stabæk 20 16 1 3 185 51 +137 33
3 Ullevål 20 10 1 9 143 112 +31 21
4 Solberg 20 6 3 11 96 152 -56 15
5 Sarpsborg 20 3 3 14 61 166 -105 9
6 Drammen 20 1 1 18 55 203 -148 3
League champion
Relegated to the First Division

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Preceded by
2002–03
Norwegian Bandy Premier League
2003–04
Succeeded by
2004–05