1999 Tippeligaen

The 1999 Tippeligaen was the 54th completed season of top division football in Norway.

Tippeligaen
Season1999
ChampionsRosenborg
14th title
RelegatedStrømsgodset
Skeid
Kongsvinger
Champions LeagueRosenborg
Molde
UEFA CupBrann
Lillestrøm
Stabæk
Intertoto CupVålerenga
Matches played182
Goals scored697 (3.83 per match)
Top goalscorerRune Lange
(23 goals)
Biggest home winTromsø 8–2 Skeid[1]
(12 September 1999)
Biggest away winSkeid 0–6 Moss[1]
(9 May 1999)
Skeid 1–7 Rosenborg[1]
(19 September 1999)
Highest scoringTromsø 8–2 Skeid[1]
(12 September 1999)
Highest attendance19,514[2]
Rosenborg 3–1 Strømsgodset
(16 May 1999)
Lowest attendance665[3]
Skeid 0–6 Moss
(9 May 1999)
Average attendance5,372 2.0%
← 1998
2000 →

Each team played 26 games with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number thirteen and fourteen are relegated, number twelve had to play two qualification matches (home and away) against number three in the 1. divisjon (where number one and two were directly promoted) for the last spot.

Teams and locations
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Ap. Location Stadium
Bodø/Glimt 11 Bodø Aspmyra Stadion
Brann 43 Bergen Brann Stadion
Kongsvinger 17 Kongsvinger Gjemselund Stadion
Lillestrøm 36 Lillestrøm Åråsen Stadion
Molde 24 Molde Molde Stadion
Moss 19 Moss Melløs Stadion
Odd Grenland 19 Skien Odd Stadion
Rosenborg 36 Trondheim Lerkendal Stadion
Skeid 34 Oslo Voldsløkka Stadion
Stabæk 5 Bærum Nadderud Stadion
Strømsgodset 18 Drammen Marienlyst Stadion
Tromsø 14 Tromsø Alfheim Stadion
Vålerenga 40 Oslo Ullevaal Stadion
Viking 50 Stavanger Stavanger Stadion

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rosenborg (C) 26 18 2 6 75 33 +42 56 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Molde 26 16 2 8 49 37 +12 50 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Brann 26 16 1 9 45 40 +5 49 Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
4 Lillestrøm 26 15 3 8 60 41 +19 48
5 Stabæk 26 14 4 8 58 49 +9 46 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup first round
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
12 Strømsgodset (R) 26 7 3 16 46 68 −22 24 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
13 Skeid (R) 26 7 2 17 36 75 −39 23 Relegation to 1. divisjon
14 Kongsvinger (R) 26 6 2 18 34 59 −25 20
Source: fotball.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. SK Brann qualified as the runner-up of the 1999 Norwegian Football Cup.

Relegation play-offs
Results
27 October 1999 Start 2–2 Strømsgodset Kristiansand, Norway
Kloster  7' (pen.)
Nordseth  62'
Fredriksen 		Wæhler  45'
Lemsalu  84'
Flo
Lemsalu 		Stadium: Kristiansand Stadion
Attendance: 5,004
31 October 1999 Strømsgodset 0–1 Start Drammen, Norway
Hagen
Ødegaard
Nyan
Anders Michelsen 		Leonardsen  90+'
Stefansen 		Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion
Attendance: 5,979

Start won 3–2 on aggregate and was promoted to Tippeligaen. Strømsgodset was relegated to 1. divisjon.

Season statistics

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

Attendances
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Rosenborg 173,665 19,514 9,236 13,359 +1.5%†
2 Brann 135,180 16,477 7,703 10,398 +15.8%†
3 Molde 93,122 12,914 4,500 7,163 −15.9%†
4 Vålerenga 86,138 12,231 3,481 6,626 −15.8%†
5 Viking 79,408 12,501 4,137 6,108 +7.3%†
6 Odd Grenland 61,777 7,493 2,525 4,752 n/a1
7 Lillestrøm 58,306 6,571 2,585 4,485 +14.0%†
8 Tromsø 54,936 6,286 3,023 4,226 +20.2%†
9 Strømsgodset 51,430 7,316 1,665 3,956 −9.3%†
10 Stabæk 48,974 6,126 2,722 3,767 +10.9%†
11 Bodø/Glimt 43,146 5,966 1,910 3,319 −5.0%†
12 Moss 37,663 3,666 1,844 2,897 +0.3%†
13 Kongsvinger 31,059 4,025 1,222 2,389 −4.6%†
14 Skeid 22,932 5,714 665 1,764 n/a1
League total 977,736 19,514 665 5,372 +2.0%†

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

References
  1. "Ligastats Tippeligaen 1999". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen.
  2. "Rosenborg-Strømsgodset 3-1". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen.
  3. "Skeid-Moss 0-6". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.