2001 Tippeligaen

The 2001 Tippeligaen was the 56th completed season of top division football in Norway.

Tippeligaen
Season2001
ChampionsRosenborg
16th title
RelegatedStrømsgodset
Tromsø
Champions LeagueRosenborg
Lillestrøm
UEFA CupViking
Stabæk
Brann
Matches played182
Goals scored651 (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 2.6%
← 2000
2002 →

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
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Ap. Location Stadium
Bodø/Glimt 13 Bodø Aspmyra Stadion
Brann 45 Bergen Brann Stadion
Bryne 15 Bryne Bryne Stadion
Lillestrøm 38 Lillestrøm Åråsen Stadion
Lyn 28 Oslo Ullevaal Stadion
Molde 26 Molde Molde Stadion
Moss 21 Moss Melløs Stadion
Odd Grenland 21 Skien Odd Stadion
Rosenborg 38 Trondheim Lerkendal Stadion
Sogndal 9 Sogndal Fosshaugane
Stabæk 7 Bærum Nadderud Stadion
Strømsgodset 19 Drammen Marienlyst Stadion
Tromsø 16 Tromsø Alfheim Stadion
Viking 52 Stavanger Stavanger Stadion

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rosenborg (C) 26 17 6 3 71 30 +41 57 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2 Lillestrøm 26 17 5 4 64 33 +31 56 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Viking 26 14 7 5 43 29 +14 49 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
4 Stabæk 26 14 3 9 45 39 +6 45 Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
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 Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
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 (O) 26 6 4 16 33 61 −28 22 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
13 Strømsgodset (R) 26 3 10 13 40 73 −33 19 Relegation to 1. divisjon
14 Tromsø (R) 26 4 4 18 23 52 −29 16
Source: fotball.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (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
Results
  • Match 1: Bryne 3–0 Hamarkameratene
  • Match 2: Hamarkameratene 0–0 Bryne

Season statistics

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

Attendances
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Brann 163,760 19,308 9,067 12,597 +10.6%†
2 Rosenborg 156,904 16,400 9,614 12,070 +1.1%†
3 Viking 102,535 13,810 4,420 7,887 +18.4%†
4 Lillestrøm 86,822 11,782 4,075 6,679 +40.7%†
5 Molde 85,816 11,167 4,883 6,601 −3.2%†
6 Odd Grenland 65,688 6,015 3,950 5,053 +5.4%†
7 Stabæk 54,967 6,174 2,711 4,228 +12.2%†
8 Lyn 54,607 7,579 2,534 4,201 n/a1
9 Bodø/Glimt 49,812 5,003 3,237 3,832 +20.8%†
10 Tromsø 46,029 5,553 2,250 3,541 −9.8%†
11 Strømsgodset 44,734 5,986 2,121 3,441 n/a1
12 Bryne 38,417 8,919 1,765 2,955 −17.9%†
13 Moss 35,485 4,811 1,343 2,730 0.0%†
14 Sogndal 29,682 4,512 966 2,283 n/a1
League total 1,015,258 19,308 966 5,578 −2.6%†

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

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