# 1991 Tippeligaen

The 1991 Tippeligaen was the 47th completed season of top division football in Norway. 22 game-weeks were played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number eleven and twelve are relegated. The winners of the two groups of the 1. divisjon are promoted, as well as the winner of a series of play-off matches between the two second placed teams in the two groups of the 1. divisjon and number ten in the Tippeligaen.
The season began on 27 April 1991. The season ended on 13 October 1991, with Viking claiming their eighth league title. Viking were thus the last club to win the league before Rosenborg's 13-year domination started.

## Teams and locations

    Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Ap. | Location | Stadium |
| Brann | 35 | Bergen | Brann Stadion |
| Fyllingen | 2 | Bergen | Krohnsminde |
| Kongsvinger | 9 | Kongsvinger | Gjemselund Stadion |
| Lillestrøm | 28 | Lillestrøm | Åråsen Stadion |
| Lyn | 24 | Oslo | Ullevaal Stadion |
| Molde | 17 | Molde | Molde Stadion |
| Rosenborg | 28 | Trondheim | Lerkendal Stadion |
| Sogndal | 4 | Sogndal | Fosshaugane |
| Start | 23 | Kristiansand | Kristiansand Stadion |
| Strømsgodset | 13 | Drammen | Marienlyst Stadion |
| Tromsø | 6 | Tromsø | Alfheim Stadion |
| Viking | 42 | Stavanger | Stavanger Stadion |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Viking (C) | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 41 | Qualification for the Champions League first round |
| 2 | Rosenborg | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 36 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Start | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 34 | |
| 4 | Lyn | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 34 | |
| 5 | Lillestrøm | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 31 | |
| 6 | Tromsø | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 31 | |
| 7 | Molde | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 27 | |
| 8 | Kongsvinger | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 27 | |
| 9 | Sogndal | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 27 | |
| 10 | Brann (O) | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 26 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 11 | Fyllingen (R) | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 25 | Relegation to First Division |
| 12 | Strømsgodset (R) | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 21 | Cup Winners' Cup qualifying and relegation to First Division |

## Results

| Home \ Away | BRA | FYL | KON | LIL | LYN | MOL | ROS | SOG | IKS | STM | TRO | VIK |
| Brann | — | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 |
| Fyllingen | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Kongsvinger | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 2–1 |
| Lillestrøm | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 1–2 |
| Lyn | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | — | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Molde | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | — | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 0–7 | 1–2 | 0–3 |
| Rosenborg | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | — | 6–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Sogndal | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 |
| Start | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | — | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 |
| Strømsgodset | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | — | 0–2 | 3–1 |
| Tromsø | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 |
| Viking | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 2–0 | — |

## Relegation play-offs

Brann, Bryne, and Strindheim played play-offs, Brann won and remained in Tippeligaen.

### Results

* Match 1: Bryne 0–1 Brann
* Match 2: Brann 1–0 Strindheim
* Match 3: Strindheim 0–2 Bryne

### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Brann (O) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 6 | Remained in the Tippeligaen |
| 2 | Bryne | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | Remained in the First Division |
| 3 | Strindheim | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 | Remained in the First Division |

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Karl Petter Løken | Rosenborg | 12 |
| 2 | Øystein Neerland | Molde | 11 |
| 3 | Stein Berg Johansen | Tromsø | 10 |
| 4 | Odd Johnsen | Strømsgodset | 9 |
| 4 | Morten Pettersen | Start | 9 |
| 4 | Gøran Sørloth | Rosenborg | 9 |
| 7 | Petter Belsvik | Molde | 8 |
| 7 | Børre Meinseth | Viking | 8 |
| 7 | Halvor Storskogen | Strømsgodset | 8 |
| 10 | Jostein Flo | Sogndal | 7 |
| 10 | Tom Fodstad | Lyn | 7 |
| 10 | Alf Kåre Tveit | Viking | 7 |

### Attendances

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Brann | 127,114 | 16,600 | 6,887 | 11,556 | +33.8%$^†$ |
| 2 | Rosenborg | 125,961 | 20,454 | 6,959 | 11,451 | +3.0%$^†$ |
| 3 | Viking | 107,129 | 13,402 | 5,168 | 9,739 | +47.9%$^†$ |
| 4 | Start | 73,362 | 14,386 | 2,296 | 6,669 | +34.2%$^†$ |
| 5 | Tromsø | 49,958 | 7,242 | 2,694 | 4,542 | −11.2%$^†$ |
| 6 | Strømsgodset | 48,496 | 5,434 | 3,110 | 4,409 | −16.9%$^†$ |
| 7 | Lyn | 46,832 | 10,002 | 1,291 | 4,257 | n/a$^2$ |
| 8 | Lillestrøm | 41,243 | 6,366 | 1,822 | 3,749 | +20.2%$^†$ |
| 9 | Fyllingen | 36,950 | 11,033 | 1,742 | 3,359 | −7.1%$^†$ |
| 10 | Molde | 36,273 | 6,258 | 2,108 | 3,298 | −2.1%$^†$ |
| 11 | Kongsvinger | 28,929 | 3,385 | 1,782 | 2,630 | +16.3%$^†$ |
| 12 | Sogndal | 24,283 | 3,778 | 1,649 | 2,208 | n/a$^2$ |
| | League total | 746,530 | 20,454 | 1,291 | 5,656 | +13.5%$^†$ |
Source: nifs.no Notes: 2: Team played last season in 2. divisjon.