2003 Tippeligaen
59th season of top-tier football league in Norway
Football league season
The 2003 Tippeligaen was the 59th completed season of top division football in Norway .
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 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.
Overview
Summary
Rosenborg won their twelfth consecutive title and eighteenth top-flight title overall. They won with a margin of 14 points down to runners-up Bodø/Glimt and secured the title with five games to spare.[ 4] Aalesund and Bryne were relegated to 1. divisjon .
Teams and locations
Locations of the teams in
2003 Tippeligaen
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
League table
Source:
fotball.no Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions;
(O) Play-off winners;
(R) Relegated
Relegation play-offs
Results
Source:
NIFS (in Norwegian) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Season statistics
Top scorers
Attendances
Pos
Team
Total
High
Low
Average
Change
1
Rosenborg
205,728
21,316
12,009
15,825
+8.2% †
2
Brann
158,562
18,642
7,806
12,197
+10.8% †
3
Vålerenga
121,364
18,241
5,228
9,336
+6.6% †
4
Viking
87,250
11,730
5,250
6,712
−10.6% †
5
Aalesund
86,180
9,667
4,088
6,629
n/a1
6
Lillestrøm
77,471
10,412
4,030
5,959
−16.0% †
7
Molde
77,280
11,167
3,822
5,945
−4.0% †
8
Bodø/Glimt
68,366
7,318
4,027
5,259
+49.7% †
9
Odd Grenland
63,726
7,424
3,283
4,902
−10.1% †
10
Tromsø
56,875
7,003
2,809
4,375
n/a1
11
Stabæk
56,347
6,409
3,174
4,334
+15.6% †
12
Lyn
51,266
14,156
1,477
3,944
−30.6% †
13
Bryne
49,267
10,090
2,407
3,790
+13.1% †
14
Sogndal
39,360
5,487
2,203
3,028
+21.0% †
League total
1,199,042
21,316
1,477
6,588
+6.2% †
Source: nifs.no Notes: 1: Team played last season in 1. divisjon.
References
Seasons
League of Norway Main League First Division Tippeligaen Eliteserien
Clubs
Competition Statistics and awards Associated competitions Other
League competitions
Cup competitions
Playoff competitions
European competitions
Related to national teams
Club season articles
Tippeligaen
Aalesund
Bodø/Glimt
Brann
Bryne
Lillestrøm
Lyn
Molde
Odd Grenland
Rosenborg
Sogndal
Stabæk
Tromsø
Vålerenga
Viking
Domestic leagues Domestic cups League cups UEFA competitions
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