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| Season | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 April – 19 October |
| Champions | Rosenborg 12th title |
| Relegated | Lyn Skeid |
| Champions League | Rosenborg |
| UEFA Cup | Brann Strømsgodset Molde |
| Intertoto Cup | Stabæk Kongsvinger |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 599 (3.29 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Sigurd Rushfeldt (25 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Strømsgodset 8–0Kongsvinger[1] (10 August 1997) |
| Biggest away win | Sogndal 0–7 Rosenborg[1] (3 August 1997) |
| Highest scoring | Kongsvinger 4–6 Brann[1] (14 September 1997) |
| Highest attendance | 18,702 Rosenborg 5–0Haugesund (16 May 1997) |
| Lowest attendance | 911 Lyn 4–0Tromsø (19 October 1997) |
| Average attendance | 4,738 7.5% |
←1996 1998 → | |
The1997Tippeligaen was the 53rd completed season of top divisionfootball inNorway. Each team played 26 games with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number thirteen and fourteen are relegated, number twelve has to play two qualification matches (home and away) against number three in thefirst division (where number one and two are directly promoted) for the last spot.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosenborg(C) | 26 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 87 | 20 | +67 | 61 | Qualification for theChampions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Brann | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 59 | 37 | +22 | 50 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 3 | Strømsgodset | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 58 | 44 | +14 | 46 | |
| 4 | Molde | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 36 | +11 | 45 | |
| 5 | Stabæk | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 43 | Qualification for theIntertoto Cup first round |
| 6 | Kongsvinger | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 38 | |
| 7 | Bodø/Glimt | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 37 | |
| 8 | Viking | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 34 | |
| 9 | Haugesund | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 32 | |
| 10 | Lillestrøm | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 32 | |
| 11 | Sogndal | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 34 | 56 | −22 | 29 | |
| 12 | Tromsø(O) | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 28 | Qualification for therelegation play-offs |
| 13 | Lyn(R) | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 28 | 58 | −30 | 17 | Relegation toFirst Division |
| 14 | Skeid(R) | 26 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 27 | 72 | −45 | 13 |
Vålerenga Fotball qualified for theCup Winners' Cup asNorwegian Cup winners from a lower division.
Tromsø won the play-offs againstEik-Tønsberg, 6–1 on aggregate.
| Tromsø | 4–0 | Eik-Tønsberg |
|---|---|---|
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| Home \ Away | BOD | BRA | HAU | KON | LIL | LYN | MOL | ROS | SKD | SOG | STB | STM | TRO | VIK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bodø/Glimt | — | 0–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 0–3 |
| Brann | 3–1 | — | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 4–3 | 1–4 |
| Haugesund | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–6 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Kongsvinger | 0–0 | 4–6 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| Lillestrøm | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Lyn | 1–2 | 1–5 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–4 | — | 1–3 | 0–5 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 4–4 |
| Molde | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | 0–4 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Rosenborg | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | — | 5–1 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Skeid | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–5 | — | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 0–4 | 1–2 |
| Sogndal | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–7 | 1–2 | — | 0–3 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Stabæk | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Strømsgodset | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 8–0 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | — | 3–2 | 0–2 |
| Tromsø | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 |
| Viking | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | — |
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosenborg | 147,395 | 18,702 | 8,830 | 11,338 | +2.4%† |
| 2 | Brann | 147,221 | 18,349 | 8,519 | 11,325 | −1.7%† |
| 3 | Viking | 84,868 | 10,403 | 3,830 | 6,528 | −12.3%† |
| 4 | Strømsgodset | 72,420 | 10,063 | 3,181 | 5,571 | +50.5%† |
| 5 | Haugesund | 62,750 | 8,715 | 3,309 | 4,827 | n/a1 |
| 6 | Lillestrøm | 52,877 | 7,358 | 2,291 | 4,067 | −29.4%† |
| 7 | Molde | 51,551 | 8,100 | 2,005 | 3,965 | −6.6%† |
| 8 | Stabæk | 44,344 | 7,890 | 1,401 | 3,411 | +10.0%† |
| 9 | Bodø/Glimt | 43,249 | 4,448 | 1,795 | 3,327 | −16.3%† |
| 10 | Tromsø | 41,583 | 4,562 | 2,432 | 3,199 | −9.2%† |
| 11 | Skeid | 32,391 | 5,037 | 989 | 2,492 | −18.4%† |
| 12 | Kongsvinger | 31,736 | 3,813 | 1,799 | 2,441 | −1.9%† |
| 13 | Lyn | 26,187 | 5,333 | 911 | 2,014 | n/a1 |
| 14 | Sogndal | 23,806 | 4,650 | 1,238 | 1,831 | n/a1 |
| League total | 862,378 | 18,702 | 911 | 4,738 | −7.5%† |
Source:nifs.no
Notes:
1: Team played last season in 1. divisjon.
