# 2003 Tippeligaen

The 2003 Tippeligaen was the 59th 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 were relegated, number twelve had to play two qualification matches (home and away) against number three in the 1. divisjon (where number one and two were directly promoted) for the last spot.

## Overview
### Summary

Rosenborg won their twelfth consecutive title and eighteenth top-flight title overall. They won with a margin of 14 points down to runners-up Bodø/Glimt and secured the title with five games to spare. Aalesund and Bryne were relegated to 1. divisjon.

## Teams and locations

    Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Ap. | Location | Stadium |
| Aalesund | 4 | Ålesund | Kråmyra Stadion |
| Bodø/Glimt | 15 | Bodø | Aspmyra Stadion |
| Brann | 47 | Bergen | Brann Stadion |
| Bryne | 17 | Bryne | Bryne Stadion |
| Lillestrøm | 40 | Lillestrøm | Åråsen Stadion |
| Lyn | 30 | Oslo | Ullevaal Stadion |
| Molde | 28 | Molde | Molde Stadion |
| Odd Grenland | 23 | Skien | Odd Stadion |
| Rosenborg | 40 | Trondheim | Lerkendal Stadion |
| Sogndal | 11 | Sogndal | Fosshaugane |
| Stabæk | 9 | Bærum | Nadderud Stadion |
| Tromsø | 17 | Tromsø | Alfheim Stadion |
| Vålerenga | 43 | Oslo | Ullevaal Stadion |
| Viking | 54 | Stavanger | Stavanger Stadion |

## League table

| Pos | Team | 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 |

## Relegation play-offs

* Vålerenga won the qualification for the last spot in the 2004 Tippeligaen against Sandefjord with 5–3 on aggregate.

## Results

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

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Harald Martin Brattbakk | Rosenborg | 17 |
| 2 | Frode Johnsen | Rosenborg | 16 |
| 3 | Håvard Flo | Sogndal | 13 |
| 4 | Magne Hoseth | Molde | 11 |
| 4 | Erik Nevland | Viking | 11 |
| 6 | Edwin van Ankeren | Odd Grenland | 10 |
| 6 | Thomas Finstad | Stabæk | 10 |
| 6 | Freddy dos Santos | Vålerenga | 10 |
| 9 | Kim-Rune Hellesund | Bryne | 9 |
| 9 | Seyi Olofinjana | Brann | 9 |
| 9 | Arild Sundgot | Lillestrøm | 9 |

### Attendances

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Rosenborg | 205,728 | 21,316 | 12,009 | 15,825 | +8.2%$^†$ |
| 2 | Brann | 158,562 | 18,642 | 7,806 | 12,197 | +10.8%$^†$ |
| 3 | Vålerenga | 121,364 | 18,241 | 5,228 | 9,336 | +6.6%$^†$ |
| 4 | Viking | 87,250 | 11,730 | 5,250 | 6,712 | −10.6%$^†$ |
| 5 | Aalesund | 86,180 | 9,667 | 4,088 | 6,629 | n/a$^1$ |
| 6 | Lillestrøm | 77,471 | 10,412 | 4,030 | 5,959 | −16.0%$^†$ |
| 7 | Molde | 77,280 | 11,167 | 3,822 | 5,945 | −4.0%$^†$ |
| 8 | Bodø/Glimt | 68,366 | 7,318 | 4,027 | 5,259 | +49.7%$^†$ |
| 9 | Odd Grenland | 63,726 | 7,424 | 3,283 | 4,902 | −10.1%$^†$ |
| 10 | Tromsø | 56,875 | 7,003 | 2,809 | 4,375 | n/a$^1$ |
| 11 | Stabæk | 56,347 | 6,409 | 3,174 | 4,334 | +15.6%$^†$ |
| 12 | Lyn | 51,266 | 14,156 | 1,477 | 3,944 | −30.6%$^†$ |
| 13 | Bryne | 49,267 | 10,090 | 2,407 | 3,790 | +13.1%$^†$ |
| 14 | Sogndal | 39,360 | 5,487 | 2,203 | 3,028 | +21.0%$^†$ |
| | League total | 1,199,042 | 21,316 | 1,477 | 6,588 | +6.2%$^†$ |
Source: nifs.no Notes: 1: Team played last season in 1. divisjon.