2001 Tippeligaen

Tippeligaen
Season2001
Dates16 April – 28 October
ChampionsRosenborg
16th title
RelegatedStrømsgodset
Tromsø
Champions LeagueRosenborg
Lillestrøm
UEFA CupViking
Stabæk
Brann
Matches182
Goals651 (3.58 per match)
Top goalscorerThorstein Helstad
Frode Johnsen
Clayton Zane
(17 goals)
Biggest home winBrann 8–1 Stabæk[1]
Biggest away winSogndal 1–6 Rosenborg[1]
Highest scoringLillestrøm 7–4 Strømsgodset[1]
Longest winning run8 games[2]
Rosenborg
Longest unbeaten run14 games[2]
Lillestrøm
Longest winless run10 games[2]
Strømsgodset
Tromsø
Longest losing run8 games[2]
Bryne
Highest attendance19,308
Brann 2–6 Rosenborg
(28 October 2001)
Lowest attendance966
Sogndal 3–2 Bodø/Glimt
(28 October 2001)
Average attendance5,578 Decrease 2.6%
← 2000
2002 →

The 2001 Tippeligaen was the 57th 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 has to play two qualification matches (home and away) against number three in the 1. divisjon (where number one and two are directly promoted) for the last spot.

Teams and locations

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Locations of the teams in 2001 Tippeligaen
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
TeamAp.LocationStadium
Bodø/Glimt13BodøAspmyra Stadion
Brann45BergenBrann Stadion
Bryne15BryneBryne Stadion
Lillestrøm38LillestrømÅråsen Stadion
Lyn28OsloUllevaal Stadion
Molde26MoldeMolde Stadion
Moss21MossMelløs Stadion
Odd Grenland21SkienOdd Stadion
Rosenborg38TrondheimLerkendal Stadion
Sogndal9SogndalsfjøraFosshaugane
Stabæk7BærumNadderud Stadion
Strømsgodset19DrammenMarienlyst Stadion
Tromsø16TromsøAlfheim Stadion
Viking52StavangerStavanger Stadion

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Rosenborg (C)2617637130+4157Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2Lillestrøm2617546433+3156Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3Viking2614754329+1449Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
4Stabæk2614394539+645Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round
5Molde2613585441+1344
6Odd Grenland2612685040+1042
7Brann2612596348+1541Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[b]
8Sogndal2695124561−1632
9Bodø/Glimt2678114547−229
10Moss2692153548−1329
11Lyn2668124049−926
12Bryne (O)2664163361−2822Qualification for the relegation play-offs
13Strømsgodset (R)26310134073−3319Relegation to First Division
14Tromsø (R)2644182352−2916
Source: fotball.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Since Viking qualified to the UEFA Cup first round as Norwegian Cup winners, their place in the UEFA Cup as third-placed team passed down and was awarded to Stabæk as the highest-placed team not already qualified for European competitions.
  2. ^ Brann qualified to the UEFA Cup through the UEFA Fair Play ranking award.

Relegation play-offs

  • Bryne won the play-offs against HamKam 3–0 on aggregate.[3]
Bryne3–0HamKam
Andreasson 25'
Bjørnsen 84', 86'		Report
Attendance: 4,030
HamKam0–0Bryne
Report
Attendance: 2,552
Referee: Tommy Skjerven[4]

Results

Home \ AwayBODBRABRYLILLYNMOLMOSODDROSSOGSTBSTMTROVIK
Bodø/Glimt—5–10–01–25–23–20–21–11–42–22–22–21–02–1
Brann2–2—3–41–12–10–01–03–12–62–18–16–23–10–1
Bryne2–10–3—0–51–24–31–41–31–22–30–11–13–01–3
Lillestrøm1–02–10–0—2–14–13–03–31–24–12–17–43–14–0
Lyn2–13–21–30–2—0–20–21–21–11–11–12–24–01–1
Molde4–10–35–01–23–2—1–16–11–13–21–43–04–32–1
Moss2–02–32–10–23–10–1—1–30–31–21–31–13–11–3
Odd Grenland0–52–24–14–12–22–13–1—0–13–03–04–20–00–1
Rosenborg4–03–33–12–21–12–16–02–1—3–10–14–03–01–1
Sogndal3–24–31–42–21–03–43–13–31–6—1–05–10–30–1
Stabæk2–12–14–03–22–50–12–11–03–04–0—4–00–30–3
Strømsgodset1–42–64–01–23–31–12–40–22–52–22–1—0–03–3
Tromsø1–12–02–20–32–30–20–10–31–32–30–20–1—1–0
Viking2–20–21–03–22–01–12–11–04–32–01–11–14–0—
Source: NIFS (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[5]
1Norway Thorstein HelstadBrann17
Norway Frode JohnsenRosenborg17
Australia Clayton ZaneLillestrøm17
4Norway Harald Martin BrattbakkRosenborg15
5Norway Jostein FloStrømsgodset14
Norway Erik NevlandViking14
7Sweden Magnus PowellLillestrøm13
8Norway Bengt SæternesBodø/Glimt11
9Norway Petter FurusethBrann10
Norway Magne HosethMolde10
Norway Raymond KvisvikBrann10
Norway Kim LarsenOdd Grenland10
Norway Trond Fredrik LudvigsenBodø/Glimt10

Attendances

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1Brann163,76019,3089,06712,597+10.6%†
2Rosenborg156,90416,4009,61412,070+1.1%†
3Viking102,53513,8104,4207,887+18.4%†
4Lillestrøm86,82211,7824,0756,679+40.7%†
5Molde85,81611,1674,8836,601−3.2%†
6Odd Grenland65,6886,0153,9505,053+5.4%†
7Stabæk54,9676,1742,7114,228+12.2%†
8Lyn54,6077,5792,5344,201n/a1
9Bodø/Glimt49,8125,0033,2373,832+20.8%†
10Tromsø46,0295,5532,2503,541−9.8%†
11Strømsgodset44,7345,9862,1213,441n/a1
12Bryne38,4178,9191,7652,955−17.9%†
13Moss35,4854,8111,3432,7300.0%†
14Sogndal29,6824,5129662,283n/a1
League total1,015,25819,3089665,578−2.6%†

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

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ligastats Tippeligaen 2001". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen.
  2. ^ a b c d "Tippeligaen - 2001". WhoScored.com. WhoScored.com. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  3. ^ "2001 Qualification". www.nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen.
  4. ^ "HamKam 0–0 Bryne". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Association (NFF). Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  5. ^ "2001 Tippeligaen top scorers". www.nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen.
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