| Season | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 April – 1 November |
| Champions | Rosenborg 18th title |
| Relegated | Aalesund Bryne |
| Champions League | Rosenborg |
| UEFA Cup | Bodø/Glimt Stabæk Odd Grenland |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 568 (3.12 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Harald Martin Brattbakk (17 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Stabæk 6–0 Brann |
| Biggest away win | Lillestrøm 0–6 Rosenborg |
| Highest scoring | Rosenborg 5–4 Bodø/Glimt |
| Longest winning run | 7 games Rosenborg |
| Longest unbeaten run | 12 games Rosenborg |
| Longest winless run | 10 games Lyn Tromsø Aalesund Bryne |
| Longest losing run | 10 games Bryne |
| Highest attendance | 21,316 Rosenborg 3–1 Sogndal (16 May 2003) |
| Lowest attendance | 1,477 Lyn 2–0 Bryne (21 September 2003) |
| Average attendance | 6,588  6.2% |
| ← 2002 2004 → | |
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. Aalesund and Bryne were relegated to 1. divisjon.
Teams and locations
AalesundBodø/GlimtBrannBryneMoldeOdd GrenlandRosenborgSogndalTromsøViking
Oslo
Oslo region teams:Lillestrøm
Lyn
Stabæk
Vålerengaclass=notpageimage| Locations of the teams in 2003 Tippeligaen
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Ap. | Location | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aalesund | 4 | Ålesund | Kråmyra Stadion |
| Bodø/Glimt | 15 | Bodø | Aspmyra Stadion |
| Brann | 47 | Bergen | Brann Stadion |
| Bryne | 17 | Bryne | Bryne Stadion |
| Lillestrøm | 40 | Lillestrøm | Åråsen Stadion |
| Lyn | 30 | Oslo | Ullevaal Stadion |
| Molde | 28 | Molde | Molde Stadion |
| Odd Grenland | 23 | Skien | Odd Stadion |
| Rosenborg | 40 | Trondheim | Lerkendal Stadion |
| Sogndal | 11 | Sogndal | Fosshaugane |
| Stabæk | 9 | Bærum | Nadderud Stadion |
| Tromsø | 17 | Tromsø | Alfheim Stadion |
| Vålerenga | 43 | Oslo | Ullevaal Stadion |
| Viking | 54 | Stavanger | Stavanger Stadion |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosenborg (C) | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 68 | 28 | +40 | 61 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Bodø/Glimt | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 47 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 3 | Stabæk | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 42 | |
| 4 | Odd Grenland | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 38 | |
| 5 | Viking | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 37 | |
| 6 | Brann | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 37 | |
| 7 | Lillestrøm | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 37 | |
| 8 | Sogndal | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 35 | |
| 9 | Molde | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 31 | |
| 10 | Lyn | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 45 | −11 | 30 | |
| 11 | Tromsø | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 52 | −22 | 29 | |
| 12 | Vålerenga (O) | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 28 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 13 | Aalesund (R) | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 28 | Relegation to First Division |
| 14 | Bryne (R) | 26 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 35 | 56 | −21 | 22 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Relegation play-offs
- Vålerenga won the qualification for the last spot in the 2004 Tippeligaen against Sandefjord with 5–3 on aggregate.
| Sandefjord | 0–0 | Vålerenga |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Vålerenga | 5–3 | Sandefjord |
|---|---|---|
Rekdal  11' Piiroja 28' Hanssen 45', 84' Krogstad 90' |
Report | Bergman 10', 32' (pen.) Thorsen 39' |
Results
| Home \ Away | AAL | BOD | BRA | BRY | LIL | LYN | MOL | ODD | ROS | SOG | STB | TRO | VÅL | VIK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aalesund | — | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Bodø/Glimt | 0–2 | — | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Brann | 3–0 | 0–2 | — | 3–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–6 | 6–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 |
| Bryne | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 6–1 | 3–4 | 1–0 |
| Lillestrøm | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Lyn | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | — | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 |
| Molde | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | — | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Odd Grenland | 3–0 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Rosenborg | 1–0 | 5–4 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | — | 3–1 | 1–6 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 |
| Sogndal | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Stabæk | 3–1 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Tromsø | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Vålerenga | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | — | 2–2 |
| Viking | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Harald Martin Brattbakk
|
Rosenborg | 17 |
| 2 | Frode Johnsen
|
Rosenborg | 16 |
| 3 | Håvard Flo
|
Sogndal | 13 |
| 4 | Magne Hoseth
|
Molde | 11 |
| Erik Nevland
|
Viking | ||
| 6 |  Edwin van Ankeren
|
Odd Grenland | 10 |
| Thomas Finstad
|
Stabæk | ||
| Freddy dos Santos
|
Vålerenga | ||
| 9 | Kim-Rune Hellesund
|
Bryne | 9 |
 Seyi Olofinjana
|
Brann | ||
| Arild Sundgot
|
Lillestrøm |
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/a |
| 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/a |
| 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
- ^ "Statistikk Tippeligaen 2003". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ^ "Tippeligaen - 2003". WhoScored.com. WhoScored.com. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ "Tilskuertall Tippeligaen 2003". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- "Rosenborgs seriekamper 2003". www.nrk.no (in Norwegian). NRK Trøndelag. 5 April 2004. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- "Tippeligaen 2003 Toppscorerliste". www.nifs.no (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
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