2002 Tippeligaen

The 2002 Tippeligaen was the 57th completed season of top division football in Norway.

Tippeligaen
Season2002
ChampionsRosenborg
17th title
RelegatedMoss
Start
Champions LeagueRosenborg
UEFA CupVålerenga
Molde
Lyn
Matches played182
Goals scored545 (2.99 per match)
Top goalscorerHarald Martin Brattbakk
(17 goals)
Biggest home winLillestrøm 7–0 Start
(25 August 2002)
Biggest away winStart 2–7 Vålerenga
(16 June 2002)
Start 1–6 Moss
(29 September 2002)
Highest scoringStart 2–7 Vålerenga
(16 June 2002)
Longest winning run7 games[1]
Rosenborg
Longest unbeaten run12 games[1]
Rosenborg
Viking
Longest winless run11 games[1]
Start
Longest losing run8 games[1]
Start
Highest attendance20,739[2]
Rosenborg 4–0 Brann
(27 October 2002)
Lowest attendance1,442[3]
Start 0–3 Bodø/Glimt
(27 October 2002)
Average attendance6,203 11.2%
← 2001
2003 →

Each team played 26 games with three points given for wins and one point 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 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 14 Bodø Aspmyra Stadion
Brann 46 Bergen Brann Stadion
Bryne 16 Bryne Bryne Stadion
Lillestrøm 39 Lillestrøm Åråsen Stadion
Lyn 29 Oslo Ullevaal Stadion
Molde 27 Molde Molde Stadion
Moss 22 Moss Melløs Stadion
Odd Grenland 22 Skien Odd Stadion
Rosenborg 39 Trondheim Lerkendal Stadion
Sogndal 10 Sogndal Fosshaugane
Stabæk 8 Bærum Nadderud Stadion
Start 30 Kristiansand Kristiansand Stadion
Vålerenga 42 Oslo Ullevaal Stadion
Viking 53 Stavanger Stavanger Stadion

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rosenborg (C) 26 17 5 4 57 30 +27 56 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Molde 26 15 5 6 48 26 +22 50 Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round
3 Lyn 26 14 5 7 36 29 +7 47
4 Viking 26 11 11 4 44 31 +13 44
5 Stabæk 26 12 6 8 48 34 +14 42
6 Odd Grenland 26 12 5 9 36 30 +6 41
7 Lillestrøm 26 10 6 10 37 30 +7 36
8 Vålerenga 26 7 12 7 38 31 +7 33 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
9 Bryne 26 8 7 11 38 39 −1 31
10 Bodø/Glimt 26 9 4 13 38 41 −3 31
11 Sogndal 26 8 6 12 37 51 −14 30
12 Brann (O) 26 8 3 15 35 52 −17 27 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
13 Moss (R) 26 6 6 14 32 49 −17 24 Relegation to 1. divisjon
14 Start (R) 26 2 5 19 21 72 −51 11
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. Vålerenga qualified for the UEFA Cup first round as Norwegian Cup winners.

Relegation play-offs

Brann won the play-offs against Sandefjord 2–1 on aggregate.

Results
  • Match 1: Sandefjord 0–0 Brann[4]
  • Match 2: Brann 2–1 Sandefjord[5]

Season statistics

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals[6]
1 Harald Martin Brattbakk Rosenborg 17
2 Tryggvi Guðmundsson Stabæk 16
3 Bengt Sæternes Bodø/Glimt 12
4 Erik Nevland Viking 10
5 Bernt Hulsker Molde 9
Dejan Pavlovic Bryne
Uwe Rösler Lillestrøm
André Schei Lindbæk Molde
9 Håvard Flo Sogndal 8
Øyvind Storflor Moss
Ole Bjørn Sundgot Lyn

Attendances
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Rosenborg 190,134 20,739 9,760 14,626 +21.2%†
2 Brann 143,087 18,172 8,177 11,007 −12.6%†
3 Vålerenga 113,907 18,374 4,256 8,762 n/a1
4 Viking 97,593 11,820 5,670 7,507 −4.8%†
5 Lillestrøm 92,274 13,652 4,319 7,098 +6.3%†
6 Molde 80,511 11,167 4,303 6,193 −6.2%†
7 Lyn 73,842 20,574 2,071 5,680 +35.2%†
8 Odd Grenland 70,848 8,523 4,015 5,450 +7.9%†
9 Start 56,712 8,876 1,442 4,362 n/a1
10 Stabæk 48,744 6,177 2,738 3,750 −11.3%†
11 Bodø/Glimt 45,651 5,364 2,702 3,512 −8.4%†
12 Bryne 43,548 6,250 2,475 3,350 +13.4%†
13 Moss 39,599 4,432 1,960 3,046 +11.6%†
14 Sogndal 32,531 5,173 1,605 2,502 +9.6%†
League total 1,128,981 20,739 1,442 6,203 +11.2%†

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

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References
  1. "Tippeligaen - 2002". WhoScored.com. WhoScored.com. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  2. "Rosenborg-Brann 4-0". nifs.no. NTB. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  3. "Start-Bodø/Glimt 0-3". nifs.no. NTB. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  4. "Sandefjord 0–0 Brann". www.altomfotball.no. TV2. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  5. "Brann 2–1 Sandefjord". www.altomfotball.no. TV2. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  6. "Tippeligaen 2003 Toppscorerliste". www.nifs.no (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
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