# 1996 Tippeligaen

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.

## Teams and locations

    Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Ap. | Location | Stadium |
| 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Rosenborg (C) | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 82 | 26 | +56 | 59 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Lillestrøm | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 54 | 36 | +18 | 46 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 3 | Viking | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 32 | +18 | 43 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 4 | Brann | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 64 | 50 | +14 | 42 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 5 | Tromsø | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 41 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 6 | Stabæk | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 36 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup group stage |
| 7 | Kongsvinger | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 34 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup group stage |
| 8 | Molde | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 33 | |
| 9 | Skeid | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 33 | 59 | −26 | 32 | |
| 10 | Bodø/Glimt | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 31 | |
| 11 | Strømsgodset | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 40 | 59 | −19 | 29 | |
| 12 | Moss (R) | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 47 | −19 | 29 | Relegation to First Division |
| 13 | Vålerenga (R) | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 28 | Relegation to First Division |
| 14 | Start (R) | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 37 | 71 | −34 | 18 | Relegation to First Division |

## Relegation play-offs

* Sogndal won the play-offs against Odd Grenland, 5–1 on aggregate.

## Results

| Home \ Away | BOD | BRA | KON | LIL | MOL | MOS | ROS | SKD | STB | IKS | STM | TRO | VÅL | VIK |
| Bodø/Glimt | — | 1–3 | 5–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 7–0 |
| Brann | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 7–1 | 6–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Kongsvinger | 2–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–5 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Lillestrøm | 1–2 | 3–3 | 0–0 | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 |
| Molde | 1–2 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | 8–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Moss | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Rosenborg | 2–0 | 10–0 | 3–0 | 7–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | — | 6–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 2–1 |
| Skeid | 1–3 | 1–6 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 0–2 | — | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Stabæk | 1–0 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 4–4 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Start | 2–2 | 0–2 | 4–5 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 2–6 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 0–3 |
| Strømsgodset | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | — | 2–2 | 5–2 | 1–3 |
| Tromsø | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Vålerenga | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | — | 0–0 |
| Viking | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 7–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | — |

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Harald Martin Brattbakk | Rosenborg | 28 |
| 2 | Egil Østenstad | Viking | 23 |
| 3 | Tore André Flo | Brann | 19 |
| 3 | Mons Ivar Mjelde | Brann | 19 |
| 5 | Petter Belsvik | Stabæk | 18 |
| 6 | Geir Frigård | Lillestrøm | 15 |
| 6 | Jahn Ivar "Mini" Jakobsen | Rosenborg | 15 |
| 6 | Sigurd Rushfeldt | Tromsø | 15 |

### Attendances

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Brann | 149,837 | 23,000 | 7,667 | 11,526 | +35.0%$^†$ |
| 2 | Rosenborg | 143,875 | 23,071 | 6,307 | 11,067 | +7.7%$^†$ |
| 3 | Viking | 96,727 | 14,919 | 4,874 | 7,441 | −6.5%$^†$ |
| 4 | Vålerenga | 80,651 | 16,738 | 2,542 | 6,204 | −4.0%$^†$ |
| 5 | Lillestrøm | 74,852 | 12,281 | 2,853 | 5,758 | +18.8%$^†$ |
| 6 | Molde | 55,198 | 8,365 | 2,352 | 4,246 | −14.9%$^†$ |
| 7 | Bodø/Glimt | 51,669 | 6,162 | 2,378 | 3,975 | −9.7%$^†$ |
| 8 | Strømsgodset | 48,131 | 6,452 | 1,495 | 3,702 | n/a$^1$ |
| 9 | Tromsø | 45,814 | 6,294 | 1,802 | 3,524 | −16.3%$^†$ |
| 10 | Stabæk | 40,304 | 4,976 | 1,392 | 3,100 | −6.1%$^†$ |
| 11 | Moss | 40,280 | 5,052 | 1,101 | 3,098 | n/a$^1$ |
| 12 | Skeid | 39,720 | 6,852 | 909 | 3,055 | n/a$^1$ |
| 13 | Start | 32,936 | 4,530 | 1,222 | 2,534 | −48.1%$^†$ |
| 14 | Kongsvinger | 32,347 | 4,788 | 1,876 | 2,488 | −5.1%$^†$ |
| | League total | 932,341 | 23,071 | 909 | 5,123 | +2.2%$^†$ |
Source: nifs.no Notes: 1: Team played last season in 1. divisjon.