1994 Tippeligaen

Tippeligaen
Season1994
Dates16 April – 16 October
ChampionsRosenborg
9th title
RelegatedSogndal
Strømsgodset
Champions LeagueRosenborg
UEFA CupLillestrøm
Viking
Intertoto CupTromsø
Matches132
Goals430 (3.26 per match)
Top goalscorerHarald 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 Decrease 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.

Teams and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
TeamAp.LocationStadium
Bodø/Glimt6BodøAspmyra Stadion
Brann38BergenBrann Stadion
HamKam17HamarBriskeby
Kongsvinger12KongsvingerGjemselund Stadion
Lillestrøm31LillestrømÅråsen Stadion
Rosenborg31TrondheimLerkendal Stadion
Sogndal6SogndalsfjøraFosshaugane
Start26KristiansandKristiansand Stadion
Strømsgodset14DrammenMarienlyst Stadion
Tromsø9TromsøAlfheim Stadion
VIF Fotball36OsloUllevaal Stadion
Viking45StavangerStavanger Stadion

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Rosenborg (C)2215437023+4749Qualification for the Champions League qualifying round
2Lillestrøm2212554223+1941Qualification for the UEFA Cup preliminary round
3Viking2211654126+1539
4Start229854222+2035
5Kongsvinger2211293835+335
6Brann229493846−831
7Tromsø227782228−628Qualification for the Intertoto Cup group stage
8Ham-Kam2275103446−1226
9VIF Fotball2257103240−822
10Bodø/Glimt2257103046−1622
11Sogndal (R)2264121940−2122Relegation to First Division
12Strømsgodset (R)2243152255−3315
Source: fotball.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

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

Promotion and relegation

Results

Home \ AwayBODBRAHKKONLILROSSOGIKSSTMTROVIFVIK
Bodø/Glimt—3–03–41–12–31–21–10–63–10–33–20–0
Brann4–0—2–20–43–03–24–01–05–11–11–10–3
HamKam1–34–1—4–00–33–23–21–12–01–10–02–2
Kongsvinger3–24–05–1—0–11–22–02–14–23–11–31–1
Lillestrøm5–03–11–22–1—2–23–02–23–14–01–00–0
Rosenborg4–29–06–14–03–1—1–02–03–15–07–21–2
Sogndal0–02–42–11–01–50–3—1–12–02–10–41–0
Start1–11–14–00–11–11–12–1—7–03–13–12–1
Strømsgodset0–20–22–02–30–20–72–11–1—0–04–11–0
Tromsø0–00–12–03–02–01–10–00–12–1—1–01–1
VIF Fotball1–13–23–20–10–01–10–10–22–24–0—2–2
Viking4–23–21–04–12–01–23–13–23–10–25–2—
Source: NIFS (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1Norway Harald Martin BrattbakkRosenborg17
2Norway Petter BelsvikStart16
3Norway Sigurd RushfeldtTromsø13
4Norway Trond Egil SoltvedtBrann12
5Norway Tore André DahlumStart10
Norway Geir FrigårdKongsvinger
7Norway Kent BergersenRosenborg9
Norway Karl Petter LøkenRosenborg
Norway Ståle SolbakkenLillestrøm
10Norway Knut Aga Jr.VIF Fotball8
Norway Øyvind LeonhardsenRosenborg
Norway Dag RiisnæsKongsvinger

Attendances

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1Rosenborg121,66827,6613,98111,061−5.9%†
2Brann106,61218,2295,3769,692−7.5%†
3Viking89,48911,0334,2298,135−6.3%†
4VIF Fotball64,95013,2863,0175,905n/a1
5Start58,0768,6303,2465,280−13.1%†
6Lillestrøm57,9178,3392,5945,265−13.9%†
7Bodø/Glimt50,3476,7783,4524,577−28.6%†
8Strømsgodset49,8316,5142,2064,530n/a1
9Tromsø48,2726,8052,3534,388−5.5%†
10Kongsvinger38,7706,2421,9883,525+4.1%†
11HamKam34,7815,8691,9563,162−10.6%†
12Sogndal22,8045,1481,0052,073n/a1
League total743,51727,6611,0055,633−5.7%†

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

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ligastats Tippeligaen 1994". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen.
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