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1997 Tippeligaen

53rd season of top-tier football league in Norway

53rd season of top-tier football league in Norway

FieldValue
competitionTippeligaen
season1997
winnersRosenborg
12th title
relegatedLyn
Skeid
continentalcup1 qualifiersRosenborg
continentalcup1Champions League
continentalcup2 qualifiersBrann
Strømsgodset
Molde
continentalcup2UEFA Cup
continentalcup3Intertoto Cup
continentalcup3 qualifiersStabæk
Kongsvinger
matches182
total goals599
biggest home winStrømsgodset 8–0 Kongsvinger
(10 August 1997)
biggest away winSogndal 0–7 Rosenborg
(3 August 1997)
highest scoringKongsvinger 4–6 Brann
(14 September 1997)
league topscorerSigurd Rushfeldt
(25 goals)
highest attendance18,702
Rosenborg 5–0 Haugesund
(16 May 1997)
lowest attendance911
Lyn 4–0 Tromsø
(19 October 1997)
average attendance4,738 7.5%
prevseason1996
nextseason1998
dates12 April – 19 October

12th title Skeid Strømsgodset Molde Kongsvinger (10 August 1997) (3 August 1997) (14 September 1997) (25 goals) Rosenborg 5–0 Haugesund (16 May 1997) Lyn 4–0 Tromsø (19 October 1997)

The 1997 Tippeligaen was the 53rd completed season of top division football in Norway. Each team played 26 games with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number thirteen and fourteen are relegated, number twelve has to play two qualification matches (home and away) against number three in the first division (where number one and two are directly promoted) for the last spot.

Teams and locations

:Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

TeamAp.LocationStadium
Bodø/Glimt9BodøAspmyra Stadion
Brann41BergenBrann Stadion
Haugesund1HaugesundHaugesund Stadion
Kongsvinger15KongsvingerGjemselund Stadion
Lillestrøm34LillestrømÅråsen Stadion
Lyn27OsloUllevaal Stadion
Molde22MoldeMolde Stadion
Rosenborg34TrondheimLerkendal Stadion
Skeid33Oslo
Sogndal7SogndalsfjøraFosshaugane
Stabæk3BærumNadderud Stadion
Strømsgodset16DrammenMarienlyst Stadion
Tromsø12TromsøAlfheim Stadion
Viking48StavangerStavanger Stadion

League table

Vålerenga Fotball qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as Norwegian Cup winners from a lower division.

Relegation play-offs

Tromsø won the play-offs against Eik-Tønsberg, 6–1 on aggregate.

Johansen
Christensen

Lange

Results

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Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1Norway Sigurd RushfeldtRosenborg25
2Norway Harald Martin BrattbakkRosenborg23
3Norway Mons Ivar MjeldeBrann16
4Norway Jostein FloStrømsgodset15
Norway Kjetil LøvvikBrann15
6Norway Odd Inge OlsenMolde13
7Norway Daniel Berg HestadMolde12
Norway Jahn Ivar "Mini" JakobsenRosenborg12
Norway Stig JohansenBodø/Glimt12

Attendances

References

References

  1. "Ligastats Tippeligaen 1997". [[A-pressen]].
  2. "Tromsø 4–0 Eik-Tønsberg". Norwegian Football Association (NFF).
  3. "Eik-Tønsberg 1–2 Tromsø". Norwegian Football Association (NFF).
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