# 1993 Tippeligaen

The 1993 Tippeligaen was the 49th completed season of top division football in Norway. Each team played 22 games, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number eleven and twelve are relegated. The winners of the two groups of the first division were 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 first division and number ten in the Tippeligaen.

## Teams and locations

    Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Ap. | Location | Stadium |
| Bodø/Glimt | 5 | Bodø | Aspmyra Stadion |
| Brann | 37 | Bergen | Brann Stadion |
| Fyllingen | 3 | Bergen | Varden Amfi |
| HamKam | 16 | Hamar | Briskeby |
| Kongsvinger | 11 | Kongsvinger | Gjemselund Stadion |
| Lillestrøm | 30 | Lillestrøm | Åråsen Stadion |
| Lyn | 26 | Oslo | Ullevaal Stadion |
| Molde | 19 | Molde | Molde Stadion |
| Rosenborg | 30 | Trondheim | Lerkendal Stadion |
| Start | 25 | Kristiansand | Kristiansand Stadion |
| Tromsø | 8 | Tromsø | Alfheim Stadion |
| Viking | 44 | Stavanger | Stavanger Stadion |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Rosenborg (C) | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 47 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup preliminary round |
| 2 | Bodø/Glimt | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 51 | 24 | +27 | 45 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | Lillestrøm | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 42 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup preliminary round |
| 4 | Viking | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 41 | |
| 5 | Ham-Kam | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 33 | |
| 6 | Tromsø | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 26 | |
| 7 | Brann | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 26 | |
| 8 | Kongsvinger | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 25 | |
| 9 | Start | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 23 | |
| 10 | Molde (R) | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 36 | −13 | 22 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 11 | Lyn (R) | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 39 | 53 | −14 | 22 | Relegation to First Division |
| 12 | Fyllingen (R) | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 55 | −34 | 17 | Relegation to First Division |

## Relegation play-offs

The qualification play-off matches were contested between Molde (10th in Tippeligaen), Strømsgodset (2nd in the First Division - Group A), and Bryne (2nd in the First Division - Group B). Strømsgodset won both their games and were promoted to Tippeligaen.

### Results

* Match 1: Molde 0–2 Strømsgodset
* Match 2: Bryne 2–2 Molde
* Match 3: Strømsgodset 2–0 Bryne
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Strømsgodset (O, P) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 | Promotion to Tippeligaen |
| 2 | Molde (R) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | Relegation to First Division |
| 3 | Bryne | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | Remained in First Division |

## Results

| Home \ Away | BOD | BRA | FYL | HAM | KON | LIL | LYN | MOL | ROS | IKS | TRO | VIK |
| Bodø/Glimt | — | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 8–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 |
| Brann | 1–3 | — | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–7 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Fyllingen | 0–0 | 1–6 | — | 0–1 | 5–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| HamKam | 2–1 | 3–0 | 6–0 | — | 1–2 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 |
| Kongsvinger | 0–1 | 0–2 | 6–0 | 1–2 | — | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 |
| Lillestrøm | 5–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 |
| Lyn | 1–2 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 5–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 |
| Molde | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 6–3 | — | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 |
| Rosenborg | 2–2 | 0–4 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 |
| Start | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Tromsø | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 |
| Viking | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 7–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — |

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Mons Ivar Mjelde | Lillestrøm | 19 |
| 2 | Petter Belsvik | HamKam | 16 |
| 2 | Trond Egil Soltvedt | Brann | 16 |
| 4 | Kjell Roar Kaasa | Lyn | 13 |
| 5 | Geir Frigård | Kongsvinger | 12 |
| 6 | Runar Berg | Bodø/Glimt | 11 |
| 7 | Egil Østenstad | Viking | 10 |
| 7 | Harald Martin Brattbakk | Bodø/Glimt | 10 |
| 9 | Patric Karlsson | Lillestrøm | 9 |
| 9 | Roar Strand | Molde | 9 |
| 9 | Sigurd Rushfeldt | Tromsø | 9 |

### Attendances

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Rosenborg | 129,250 | 24,844 | 6,839 | 11,750 | −13.4%$^†$ |
| 2 | Brann | 115,210 | 23,163 | 6,656 | 10,474 | +7.3%$^†$ |
| 3 | Viking | 95,463 | 13,875 | 6,801 | 8,678 | +11.3%$^†$ |
| 4 | Bodø/Glimt | 70,468 | 11,069 | 3,267 | 6,406 | n/a$^1$ |
| 5 | Lillestrøm | 67,264 | 9,473 | 2,400 | 6,115 | +20.6%$^†$ |
| 6 | Start | 66,846 | 10,624 | 2,481 | 6,077 | +1.4%$^†$ |
| 7 | Lyn | 51,180 | 8,842 | 2,558 | 4,653 | +18.9%$^†$ |
| 8 | Tromsø | 51,067 | 7,116 | 3,178 | 4,642 | +20.4%$^†$ |
| 9 | HamKam | 38,910 | 7,612 | 849 | 3,537 | +6.5%$^†$ |
| 10 | Molde | 38,724 | 7,029 | 2,005 | 3,520 | −14.8%$^†$ |
| 11 | Kongsvinger | 37,248 | 5,880 | 2,290 | 3,386 | +7.2%$^†$ |
| 12 | Fyllingen | 26,633 | 7,085 | 1,108 | 2,421 | n/a$^1$ |
| | League total | 788,263 | 24,844 | 849 | 5,972 | +10.3%$^†$ |
Source: nifs.no Notes: 1: Team played last season in 1. divisjon.