The 2003 Tippeligaen was the 59th completed season of top division football in Norway.

Tippeligaen
Season2003
Dates12 April – 1 November
ChampionsRosenborg
18th title
RelegatedAalesund
Bryne
Champions LeagueRosenborg
UEFA CupBodø/Glimt
Stabæk
Odd Grenland
Matches played182
Goals scored568 (3.12 per match)
Top goalscorerHarald Martin Brattbakk
(17 goals)
Biggest home winStabæk 6–0 Brann[1]
Biggest away winLillestrøm 0–6 Rosenborg[1]
Highest scoringRosenborg 5–4 Bodø/Glimt[1]
Longest winning run7 games[2]
Rosenborg
Longest unbeaten run12 games[2]
Rosenborg
Longest winless run10 games[2]
Lyn
Tromsø
Aalesund
Bryne
Longest losing run10 games[2]
Bryne
Highest attendance21,316[3]
Rosenborg 3–1 Sogndal
(16 May 2003)
Lowest attendance1,477[3]
Lyn 2–0 Bryne
(21 September 2003)
Average attendance6,588 Increase 6.2%
2002
2004

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

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Summary

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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

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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

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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
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

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Sandefjord0–0Vålerenga
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Attendance: 5,614
Referee: Rune Pedersen

Vålerenga5–3Sandefjord
Rekdal   11'
Piiroja   28'
Hanssen   45', 84'
Krogstad   90'
Report Bergman   10', 32' (pen.)
Thorsen   39'
Attendance: 6,419
Referee: Jonny Ditlefsen

Results

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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
Source: NIFS (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals[5]
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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c "Statistikk Tippeligaen 2003". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d "Tippeligaen - 2003". WhoScored.com. WhoScored.com. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Tilskuertall Tippeligaen 2003". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Rosenborgs seriekamper 2003". www.nrk.no (in Norwegian). NRK Trøndelag. 5 April 2004. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Tippeligaen 2003 Toppscorerliste". www.nifs.no (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 22 May 2019.