2003 Tippeligaen Explained

Competition:Tippeligaen
Season:2003
Winners:Rosenborg
18th title
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Rosenborg
Continentalcup2:UEFA Cup
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Bodø/Glimt
Stabæk
Odd Grenland
Matches:182
Total Goals:568
League Topscorer:Harald Martin Brattbakk
(17 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Stabæk 6–0 Brann[1]
Biggest Away Win:Lillestrøm 0–6 Rosenborg
Longest Wins:7 games[2]
Rosenborg
Longest Unbeaten:12 games
Rosenborg
Longest Winless:10 games
Lyn
Tromsø
Aalesund
Bryne
Longest Losses:10 games
Bryne
Highest Attendance:21,316[3]
Rosenborg 3–1 Sogndal
(16 May 2003)
Lowest Attendance:1,477
Lyn 2–0 Bryne
(21 September 2003)
Average Attendance:6,588 6.2%
Prevseason:2002
Nextseason:2004
Dates:12 April – 1 November

The 2003 Tippeligaen was the 59th completed season of top division football in Norway.

Each team played 26 games with three points given for wins and one point for a draw. Number thirteen and fourteen were 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.

Overview

Summary

Rosenborg won their twelfth consecutive title and eighteenth top-flight title overall. They won with a margin of 14 points down to runners-up Bodø/Glimt and secured the title with five games to spare.[4] Aalesund and Bryne were relegated to 1. divisjon.

Teams and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

TeamLocationStadium
Aalesund4ÅlesundKråmyra Stadion
Bodø/Glimt15BodøAspmyra Stadion
Brann47BergenBrann Stadion
Bryne17BryneBryne Stadion
Lillestrøm40LillestrømÅråsen Stadion
Lyn30OsloUllevaal Stadion
Molde28MoldeMolde Stadion
Odd Grenland23SkienOdd Stadion
Rosenborg40TrondheimLerkendal Stadion
Sogndal11SogndalFosshaugane
Stabæk9BærumNadderud Stadion
Tromsø17TromsøAlfheim Stadion
Vålerenga43OsloUllevaal Stadion
Viking54StavangerStavanger Stadion

League table

Relegation play-offs

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Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[5]
1 Rosenborg17
2 Rosenborg16
3 Sogndal13
4 Molde11
Viking
6 Odd Grenland10
Stabæk
Vålerenga
9 Bryne9
Brann
Lillestrøm

Attendances

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistikk Tippeligaen 2003 . no . nifs.no . . 10 May 2013.
  2. Web site: Tippeligaen - 2003 . WhoScored.com . WhoScored.com . 7 January 2011 .
  3. Web site: Tilskuertall Tippeligaen 2003. no . nifs.no . . 9 May 2013.
  4. Web site: Rosenborgs seriekamper 2003 . no . www.nrk.no . NRK Trøndelag . 5 April 2004 . 22 May 2019.
  5. Web site: Tippeligaen 2003 Toppscorerliste . no . www.nifs.no . NTB . 22 May 2019.