# 2003 in Norwegian football

The 2003 season was the 98th season of competitive football in Norway.

## Men's football
### League season
#### Tippeligaen

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 4 | Odd Grenland | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 38 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 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 | Relegation to First Division |

##### Play-offs

November 10: Sandefjord – Vålerenga 0–0
November 22: Vålerenga – Sandefjord 5–3 (agg. 5–3)
Vålerenga stay up.

##### Top scorers

17 goals: Harald Martin Brattbakk, Rosenborg
15 goals: Frode Johnsen, Rosenborg
13 goals: Håvard Flo, Sogndal
11 goals: Magne Hoseth, Molde
       Erik Nevland, Viking
10 goals: Edwin van Ankeren, Odd Grenland
       Thomas Finstad, Stabæk

#### 1. divisjon

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | HamKam (C, P) | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 60 | 29 | +31 | 63 | Promotion to Tippeligaen |
| 2 | Fredrikstad (P) | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 68 | 37 | +31 | 62 | Promotion to Tippeligaen |
| 3 | Sandefjord | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 71 | 41 | +30 | 61 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Raufoss | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 75 | 47 | +28 | 56 | |
| 5 | Hønefoss BK | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 55 | 41 | +14 | 55 | |
| 6 | Haugesund | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 53 | 42 | +11 | 49 | |
| 7 | Mandalskameratene | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 57 | 51 | +6 | 49 | |
| 8 | Skeid | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 45 | |
| 9 | Start | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 40 | |
| 10 | Strømsgodset | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 56 | 58 | −2 | 37 | |
| 11 | Hødd | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 51 | 54 | −3 | 35 | |
| 12 | Moss | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 34 | 39 | −5 | 35 | |
| 13 | Bærum (R) | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 34 | 58 | −24 | 27 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 14 | Oslo Øst (R) | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 36 | 67 | −31 | 20 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 15 | Ørn-Horten (R) | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 40 | 83 | −43 | 20 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 16 | Alta (R) | 30 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 31 | 76 | −45 | 13 | Relegation to Second Division |
* ↑ Oslo Øst were deducted a total 2 points.

#### 2. divisjon
##### Group 1

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Pors Grenland | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 69 | 28 | +41 | 56 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | FK Tønsberg | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 57 | 35 | +22 | 46 | |
| 3 | Kvik Halden | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 46 | |
| 4 | Tollnes | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 42 | |
| 5 | Larvik Fotball | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 45 | 28 | +17 | 39 | |
| 6 | Frigg | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 39 | |
| 7 | Kjelsås | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 33 | |
| 8 | Stabæk 2 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 31 | |
| 9 | Sprint-Jeløy | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 42 | 52 | −10 | 30 | |
| 10 | Odd Grenland 2 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 30 | |
| 11 | Follo | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 29 | |
| 12 | Jerv (R) | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 40 | 59 | −19 | 26 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 13 | Borg Fotball (R) | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 35 | 56 | −21 | 24 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 14 | Runar (R) | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 35 | 60 | −25 | 21 | Relegation to Third Division |

##### Group 2

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Kongsvinger (P) | 26 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 62 | 23 | +39 | 70 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Ullensaker/Kisa | 26 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 24 | +48 | 66 | |
| 3 | Nybergsund | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 74 | 30 | +44 | 55 | |
| 4 | Byåsen | 26 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 54 | 45 | +9 | 46 | |
| 5 | Skjetten | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 65 | 43 | +22 | 45 | |
| 6 | Lørenskog | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 48 | 56 | −8 | 35 | |
| 7 | Eidsvold Turn | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 34 | |
| 8 | Gjøvik-Lyn | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 56 | 50 | +6 | 33 | |
| 9 | Lillestrøm 2 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 53 | 67 | −14 | 29 | |
| 10 | Molde 2 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 50 | 53 | −3 | 27 | |
| 11 | Mercantile | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 41 | 60 | −19 | 26 | |
| 12 | FF Lillehammer (R) | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 36 | 66 | −30 | 24 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 13 | Averøykameratene (R) | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 33 | 68 | −35 | 24 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 14 | Clausenengen (R) | 26 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 32 | 90 | −58 | 8 | Relegation to Third Division |

##### Group 3

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Vard Haugesund (P) | 26 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 91 | 27 | +64 | 64 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Løv-Ham | 26 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 69 | 31 | +38 | 56 | |
| 3 | Åsane | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 69 | 41 | +28 | 48 | |
| 4 | Hovding | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 45 | |
| 5 | Fyllingen | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 61 | 56 | +5 | 38 | |
| 6 | Brann 2 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 38 | |
| 7 | Ålgård | 26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 53 | 64 | −11 | 36 | |
| 8 | Viking 2 | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 33 | |
| 9 | Klepp | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 32 | |
| 10 | Vidar | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 29 | 71 | −42 | 31 | |
| 11 | Fana | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 30 | |
| 12 | Nest-Sotra (R) | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 29 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 13 | Skarbøvik (R) | 26 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 39 | 68 | −29 | 25 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 14 | Langevåg (R) | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 72 | −54 | 18 | Relegation to Third Division |

##### Group 4

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Tromsdalen (P) | 26 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 75 | 21 | +54 | 65 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Strindheim | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 98 | 33 | +65 | 59 | |
| 3 | Levanger | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 83 | 36 | +47 | 50 | |
| 4 | Rosenborg 2 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 65 | 49 | +16 | 44 | |
| 5 | Mo | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 40 | |
| 6 | Lofoten | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 40 | |
| 7 | Nidelv | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 39 | |
| 8 | Vesterålen | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 58 | 60 | −2 | 35 | |
| 9 | Narvik | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 32 | |
| 10 | Skarp | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 57 | 62 | −5 | 31 | |
| 11 | Steinkjer | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 47 | 65 | −18 | 29 | |
| 12 | Hammerfest (R) | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 43 | 75 | −32 | 29 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 13 | Bossekop (R) | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 33 | 57 | −24 | 26 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 14 | Skjervøy (R) | 26 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 130 | −110 | 3 | Relegation to Third Division |

#### 3. divisjon
### Norwegian Cup
#### Final
## Women's football
### League season
#### Toppserien

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Trondheims-Ørn (C) | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 7 | +46 | 47 | Qualification for the UEFA Women's Cup second qualifying round |
| 2 | Kolbotn | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 63 | 28 | +35 | 39 | |
| 3 | Asker | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 54 | 20 | +34 | 39 | |
| 4 | Røa | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 27 | |
| 5 | Fløya | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 25 | |
| 6 | Arna-Bjørnar | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 22 | |
| 7 | Team Strømmen | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 33 | 47 | −14 | 20 | |
| 8 | Klepp | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 17 | |
| 9 | Liungen (R) | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 32 | 45 | −13 | 17 | Relegation to First Division |
| 10 | Larvik (R) | 18 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 70 | −56 | 2 | Relegation to First Division |

#### 1. divisjon

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Sandviken (P) | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 73 | 16 | +57 | 47 | Promoted |
| 2 | Medkila (P) | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 57 | 27 | +30 | 42 | Promoted |
| 3 | Amazon Grimstad | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 49 | 29 | +20 | 35 | |
| 4 | Skeid | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 50 | 26 | +24 | 34 | |
| 5 | Byåsen | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 28 | |
| 6 | Fortuna | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 25 | |
| 7 | Kattem | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 40 | −13 | 18 | |
| 8 | Haugar | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 52 | −34 | 13 | |
| 9 | Vålerenga (R) | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 20 | 61 | −41 | 10 | Relegated |
| 10 | Nittedal (R) | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 51 | −37 | 8 | Relegated |

### Norwegian Women's Cup
#### Final

* Medkila 2–1 Kolotn

## Men's UEFA competitions
### Norwegian representatives

* Rosenborg (UEFA Champions League)
* Vålerenga (UEFA Cup, cup winner)
* Molde (UEFA Cup)
* Lyn (UEFA Cup)

### Champions League
#### Qualifying rounds
##### Second qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Bohemians | 0–5 | Rosenborg | 0–1 | 0–4 |

##### Third qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Rosenborg | 0–1 | Deportivo La Coruña | 0–0 | 0–1 |

### UEFA Cup
#### Qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Molde | 6–0 | KÍ Klaksvík | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| NSÍ Runavík | 1–9 | Lyn Oslo | 1–3 | 0–6 |

#### First round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Vålerenga | 1–1 (a) | GAK | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| União de Leiria | 2–3 | Molde | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| Ventspils | 1–10 | Rosenborg | 1–4 | 0–6 |
| PAOK | 3–1 | Lyn Oslo | 0–1 | 3–0 |

#### Second round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Rosenborg | 1–0 | Red Star Belgrade | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Benfica | 5–1 | Molde | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Vålerenga | 0–0 (4–3 p) | Wisła Kraków | 0–0 | 0–0 (a.e.t.) |

#### Third round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Benfica | 2–2 (a) | Rosenborg | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Vålerenga | 2–4 | Newcastle United | 1–1 | 1–3 |

### Intertoto Cup

No Norwegian representative this season.

## UEFA Women's Cup
### Norwegian representatives

* Kolbotn

### Second qualifying round
#### Group 6

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Kolbotn | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | +22 | 9 |
| 2 | Juvisy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 6 |
| 3 | AZS Wrocław | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 3 |
| 4 | University College Dublin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 |
Matches (in Kolbotn)

### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Malmö FF Dam | 2–1 | Kolbotn | 2–0 | 0–1 |

## National teams
### Norway men's national football team
#### UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
##### Group 2

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | |
| 1 | Denmark | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 15 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Norway | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 14 | Advance to play-offs | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Romania | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 14 | | 2–5 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 13 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | — | 2–0 |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 21 | −21 | 0 | | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–7 | 0–1 | — |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Norway 4, Romania 1.
Matches

#### UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying play-offs
### Norway women's national football team

January 23: Norway – United States 1–3, friendly
January 26: Norway – Germany 2–2, friendly
January 29: China – Norway 1–1, friendly
February 17: Norway – Denmark 3–3, friendly
February 20: Norway – Denmark 4–0, friendly
March 14: Sweden – Norway 1–1, friendly
March 16: Norway – United States 0–1, friendly
March 18: Norway – Canada 1–0, friendly
March 20: Norway – France 1–0, friendly
May 11: Norway – Belgium 6–0, European Championship qualifier
May 15: Norway – Netherlands 2–0, European Championship qualifier
August 2: Norway – Nigeria 3–2, friendly
September 11: Norway – Denmark 1–1, European Championship qualifier
September 20: Norway – France 2–0, World Cup 1st round
September 24: Norway – Brazil 1–4, World Cup 1st round
September 27: South Korea – Norway 1–7, World Cup 1st round
October 1: United States – Norway 1–0, World Cup quarterfinal
November 1: Spain – Norway 0–2, European Championship qualifier