2001 Tippeligaen

Tippeligaen
Season 2001
Champions Rosenborg
16th title
Relegated Strømsgodset
Tromsø
Champions League Rosenborg
Lillestrøm
UEFA Cup Viking
Stabæk
Brann
Matches played 182
Goals scored 651 (3.58 per match)
Top goalscorer Thorstein Helstad
Frode Johnsen
Clayton Zane
(17 goals)
Biggest home win Brann 8-1 Stabæk[1]
Biggest away win Sogndal Fotball 1-6 Rosenborg[1]
Highest scoring Lillestrøm 7-4 Strømsgodset[1]
Longest winning run 8 games[2]
Rosenborg
Longest unbeaten run 14 games[2]
Lillestrøm
Longest winless run 10 games[2]
Strømsgodset
Tromsø
Longest losing run 8 games[2]
Bryne
Highest attendance 19,308
Lowest attendance 966
Average attendance 5,578 Decrease 2.6%
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The table from the 2001 Tippeligaen (the highest football league in Norway).

Twenty-six games are played in which three points are given for a win and one point is given for a draw. 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 17 6 3 71 30 +41 57 Qualified for the UEFA Champions League
2 Lillestrøm 26 17 5 4 64 33 +31 56
3 Viking 26 14 7 5 43 29 +14 49 Qualified for the UEFA Cup[lower-alpha 1]
4 Stabæk 26 14 3 9 45 39 +6 45
5 Molde 26 13 5 8 54 41 +13 44
6 Odd Grenland 26 12 6 8 50 40 +10 42
7 Brann 26 12 5 9 63 48 +15 41 Qualified for the UEFA Cup[lower-alpha 1]
8 Sogndal 26 9 5 12 45 61 −16 32
9 Bodø/Glimt 26 7 8 11 45 47 −2 29
10 Moss 26 9 2 15 35 48 −13 29
11 Lyn 26 6 8 12 40 49 −9 26
12 Bryne 26 6 4 16 33 61 −28 22 Relegation Playoff
13 Strømsgodset 26 3 10 13 40 73 −33 19 Relegated to 1. Divisjon
14 Tromsø 26 4 4 18 23 52 −29 16
Source:
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Brann qualified to the UEFA Cup through the UEFA Fair Play ranking award.

Relegation/Promotion

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Norway Thorstein Helstad Brann 17
Norway Frode Johnsen Rosenborg 17
Australia Clayton Zane Lillestrøm 17
4 Norway Harald Martin Brattbakk Rosenborg 15
5 Norway Jostein Flo Strømsgodset 14
Norway Erik Nevland Viking 14
7 Sweden Magnus Powell Lillestrøm 13
8 Norway Bengt Sæternes Bodø/Glimt 11
9 Norway Petter Furuseth Brann 10
Norway Magne Hoseth Molde 10
Norway Raymond Kvisvik Brann 10
Norway Kim Larsen Odd Grenland 10
Norway Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen Bodø/Glimt 10

Source:nifs.no

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ligastats Tippeligaen 2001". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Tippeligaen - 2001". WhoScored.com. WhoScored.com. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
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