1996 Tippeligaen

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Tippeligaen
Season1996
Dates13 April – 20 October
Champions Rosenborg
11th title
Relegated Moss
Start
Vålerenga
Champions League Rosenborg
UEFA Cup Lillestrøm
Viking
Brann
Cup Winners' Cup Tromsø
Intertoto Cup Stabæk
Matches played182
Goals scored638 (3.51 per match)
Top goalscorer Harald Martin Brattbakk
(28 goals)
Biggest home winRosenborg 10–0 Brann [1]
(5 May 1996)
Biggest away win Skeid 1–6 Brann [1]
(1 September 1996)
Highest scoringRosenborg 10–0 Brann [1]
(5 May 1996)
Highest attendance23,071
Rosenborg 0–0 Moss
(16 May 1996)
Lowest attendance909
Skeid 2–3 Start
(13 October 1996)
Average attendance5,123 Increase2.svg 2.2%
1995
1997

The 1996 Tippeligaen was the 52nd completed season of top division football in Norway. Each team played 26 games with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number twelve, thirteen and fourteen are relegated. The winners of the two groups of the first division (second tier) are promoted, as well as the winner of a play-off match between the two second placed teams in the two groups of the first division. This was the last time the first division was organized into two groups – from 1997 and onwards the first division has had all teams play in the same league.

Contents

Teams and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Ap. LocationStadium
Bodø/Glimt 8 Bodø Aspmyra Stadion
Brann 40 Bergen Brann Stadion
Kongsvinger 14 Kongsvinger Gjemselund Stadion
Lillestrøm 33 Lillestrøm Åråsen Stadion
Molde 21 Molde Molde Stadion
Moss 17 Moss Melløs Stadion
Rosenborg 33 Trondheim Lerkendal Stadion
Skeid 32 Oslo
Stabæk 2 Bærum Nadderud Stadion
Start 28 Kristiansand Kristiansand Stadion
Strømsgodset 15 Drammen Marienlyst Stadion
Tromsø 11 Tromsø Alfheim Stadion
Vålerenga 38 Oslo Ullevaal Stadion
Viking 47 Stavanger Stavanger Stadion

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Rosenborg (C)2618538226+5659Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Lillestrøm 2613765436+1846Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round
3 Viking 2612775032+1843Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round
4 Brann 2611966450+1442
5 Tromsø 2611874641+541Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
6 Stabæk 269984745+236Qualification for the Intertoto Cup group stage
7 Kongsvinger 26971038481034
8 Molde 2696114538+733
9 Skeid 261021433592632
10 Bodø/Glimt 2694134449531
11 Strømsgodset 26851340591929
12 Moss (R)26781128471929Relegation to First Division
13 Vålerenga (R)266101030401028
14 Start (R)26531837713418
Source: fotball.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated

Relegation play-offs

Sogndal 4–1 Odd Grenland
Karlsbakk Soccerball shade.svg22'
Bakke Soccerball shade.svg44'
Hillestad Soccerball shade.svg80' (pen.)
Flo Soccerball shade.svg83'
Report Kolstad Soccerball shade.svg13'
Fosshaugane Campus, Sogndal
Attendance: 962
Referee: Jon Skjervold [2]

Odd Grenland 0–1 Sogndal
Report Bakke Soccerball shade.svg71'
Odd Stadion, Tønsberg
Attendance: 2,468
Referee: Tore Hollung [3]

Results

Home \ Away BOD BRA KON LIL MOL MOS ROS SKD STB IKS STM TRO VÅL VIK
Bodø/Glimt 1–35–31–31–34–10–40–30–13–31–11–33–07–0
Brann 2–02–02–24–01–13–31–24–07–16–23–32–21–1
Kongsvinger 2–12–21–51–02–14–31–24–20–23–02–21–03–1
Lillestrøm 1–23–30–03–02–03–05–02–13–03–31–1 2–0 0–4
Molde 1–23–30–02–08–0 0–3 0–10–05–10–13–02–03–0
Moss 0–12–12–21–01–10–01–02–41–05–20–12–21–0
Rosenborg 2–010–03–07–2 2–0 0–06–14–22–15–02–16–02–1
Skeid 1–31–60–01–31–52–10–23–12–32–31–02–11–2
Stabæk 1–04–15–00–33–32–24–41–11–14–00–20–01–1
Start 2–20–24–50–24–25–02–11–21–22–61–42–40–3
Strømsgodset 2–40–21–11–31–30–10–11–02–24–12–25–21–3
Tromsø 2–14–12–11–03–12–21–52–41–03–00–10–02–2
Vålerenga 1–10–20–0 2–1 0–04–10–43–02–31–03–02–20–0
Viking 4–03–01–02–23–01–01–17–02–34–00–12–22–1
Source: NIFS (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Norway.svg Harald Martin Brattbakk Rosenborg 28
2 Flag of Norway.svg Egil Østenstad Viking 23
3 Flag of Norway.svg Tore André Flo Brann 19
Flag of Norway.svg Mons Ivar Mjelde Brann
5 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Belsvik Stabæk 18
6 Flag of Norway.svg Geir Frigård Lillestrøm 15
Flag of Norway.svg Jahn Ivar "Mini" Jakobsen Rosenborg
Flag of Norway.svg Sigurd Rushfeldt Tromsø

Attendances

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1 Brann 149,83723,0007,66711,526+35.0%
2 Rosenborg 143,87523,0716,30711,067+7.7%
3 Viking 96,72714,9194,8747,441−6.5%
4 Vålerenga 80,65116,7382,5426,204−4.0%
5 Lillestrøm 74,85212,2812,8535,758+18.8%
6 Molde 55,1988,3652,3524,246−14.9%
7 Bodø/Glimt 51,6696,1622,3783,975−9.7%
8 Strømsgodset 48,1316,4521,4953,702n/a1
9 Tromsø 45,8146,2941,8023,524−16.3%
10 Stabæk 40,3044,9761,3923,100−6.1%
11 Moss 40,2805,0521,1013,098n/a1
12 Skeid 39,7206,8529093,055n/a1
13 Start 32,9364,5301,2222,534−48.1%
14 Kongsvinger 32,3474,7881,8762,488−5.1%
League total932,34123,0719095,123+2.2%

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

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References

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