1999 Tippeligaen

Tippeligaen
Season 1999
Champions Rosenborg
14th title
Relegated Strømsgodset
Skeid
Kongsvinger
UEFA Champions League Rosenborg
Molde
UEFA Cup Brann
Lillestrøm
Stabæk
UEFA Intertoto Cup Vålerenga
Matches played 182
Goals scored 697 (3.83 per match)
Top goalscorer Rune Lange (23 goals)
Biggest home win Tromsø 8-2 Skeid[1]
Biggest away win Skeid 1-7 Rosenborg[1]
Highest scoring Tromsø 8-2 Skeid[1]
Highest attendance 19,514
Lowest attendance 665
Average attendance 5,372 Increase 2.0%
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The table from the 1999 Tippeligaen (the highest football league in Norway).

26 games are played 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.

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rosenborg 26 18 2 6 75 33 +42 56 Qualified for the UEFA Champions League
2 Molde 26 16 2 8 49 37 +12 50
3 Brann 26 16 1 9 45 40 +5 49 Qualified for the UEFA Cup[lower-alpha 1]
4 Lillestrøm 26 15 3 8 60 41 +19 48
5 Stabæk 26 14 4 8 58 49 +9 46
6 Tromsø 26 13 5 8 70 46 +24 44
7 Odd Grenland 26 12 3 11 42 48 −6 39
8 Viking 26 11 3 12 51 48 +3 36
9 Bodø/Glimt 26 10 4 12 52 54 −2 34
10 Moss 26 9 2 15 39 46 −7 29
11 Vålerenga 26 8 4 14 40 53 −13 28 Qualified for the UEFA Intertoto Cup
12 Strømsgodset 26 7 3 16 46 68 −22 24 Relegation Playoff
13 Skeid 26 7 2 17 36 75 −39 23 Relegated to 1. Divisjon
14 Kongsvinger 26 6 2 18 34 59 −25 20
Source:
Notes:
  1. ↑ SK Brann qualified as the runner-up of 1999 Norwegian Football Cup.

Relegation/Promotion

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Norway Rune Lange Tromsø 23
2 Norway Andreas Lund Molde 21
3 Norway Jostein Flo Strømsgodset 18
4 Iceland Rikhardur Dadason Viking 17
5 Iceland Heiðar Helguson Lillestrøm 16
Norway Bengt Sæternes Bodø/Glimt 16
7 Norway Sigurd Rushfeldt Rosenborg 15

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ligastats Tippeligaen 1999". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen.
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