# 2002 Tippeligaen

The 2002 Tippeligaen was the 58th 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 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 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 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 |
| 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 First Division |
| 14 | Start (R) | 26 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 72 | −51 | 11 | Relegation to First Division |
* ↑ 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

| Home \ Away | BOD | BRA | BRY | LIL | LYN | MOL | MOS | ODD | ROS | SOG | STB | IKS | VÅL | VIK |
| Bodø/Glimt | — | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 |
| Brann | 1–3 | — | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2–3 |
| Bryne | 4–3 | 4–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 |
| Lillestrøm | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 7–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Lyn | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Molde | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Moss | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | — | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2–7 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Odd Grenland | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
| Rosenborg | 4–3 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Sogndal | 0–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| Stabæk | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | — | 5–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Start | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–6 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 2–7 | 1–1 |
| Vålerenga | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | — | 0–0 |
| Viking | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 4–1 | — |

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 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 |
| 5 | Dejan Pavlovic | Bryne | 9 |
| 5 | Uwe Rösler | Lillestrøm | 9 |
| 5 | André Schei Lindbæk | Molde | 9 |
| 9 | Håvard Flo | Sogndal | 8 |
| 9 | Øyvind Storflor | Moss | 8 |
| 9 | Ole Bjørn Sundgot | Lyn | 8 |

### 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/a$^1$ |
| 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/a$^1$ |
| 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.