# 2001 Tippeligaen

The 2001 Tippeligaen was the 57th 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 has to play two qualification matches (home and away) against number three in the 1. divisjon (where number one and two are directly promoted) for the last spot.

## Teams and locations

    Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Ap. | Location | Stadium |
| Bodø/Glimt | 13 | Bodø | Aspmyra Stadion |
| Brann | 45 | Bergen | Brann Stadion |
| Bryne | 15 | Bryne | Bryne Stadion |
| Lillestrøm | 38 | Lillestrøm | Åråsen Stadion |
| Lyn | 28 | Oslo | Ullevaal Stadion |
| Molde | 26 | Molde | Molde Stadion |
| Moss | 21 | Moss | Melløs Stadion |
| Odd Grenland | 21 | Skien | Odd Stadion |
| Rosenborg | 38 | Trondheim | Lerkendal Stadion |
| Sogndal | 9 | Sogndal | Fosshaugane |
| Stabæk | 7 | Bærum | Nadderud Stadion |
| Strømsgodset | 19 | Drammen | Marienlyst Stadion |
| Tromsø | 16 | Tromsø | Alfheim Stadion |
| Viking | 52 | Stavanger | Stavanger Stadion |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Rosenborg (C) | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 71 | 30 | +41 | 57 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Lillestrøm | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 64 | 33 | +31 | 56 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Viking | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 49 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Stabæk | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 45 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 5 | Molde | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 41 | +13 | 44 | |
| 6 | Odd Grenland | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 42 | |
| 7 | Brann | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 63 | 48 | +15 | 41 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 8 | Sogndal | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 45 | 61 | −16 | 32 | |
| 9 | Bodø/Glimt | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 29 | |
| 10 | Moss | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 35 | 48 | −13 | 29 | |
| 11 | Lyn | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 26 | |
| 12 | Bryne (O) | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 33 | 61 | −28 | 22 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 13 | Strømsgodset (R) | 26 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 40 | 73 | −33 | 19 | Relegation to First Division |
| 14 | Tromsø (R) | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 23 | 52 | −29 | 16 | Relegation to First Division |
* ↑ Since Viking qualified to the UEFA Cup first round as Norwegian Cup winners, their place in the UEFA Cup as third-placed team passed down and was awarded to Stabæk as the highest-placed team not already qualified for European competitions.
* ↑ Brann qualified to the UEFA Cup through the UEFA Fair Play ranking award.

## Relegation play-offs

* Bryne won the play-offs against HamKam 3–0 on aggregate.

## Results

| Home \ Away | BOD | BRA | BRY | LIL | LYN | MOL | MOS | ODD | ROS | SOG | STB | STM | TRO | VIK |
| Bodø/Glimt | — | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Brann | 2–2 | — | 3–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–6 | 2–1 | 8–1 | 6–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 |
| Bryne | 2–1 | 0–3 | — | 0–5 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 |
| Lillestrøm | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 7–4 | 3–1 | 4–0 |
| Lyn | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | — | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| Molde | 4–1 | 0–3 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | — | 1–1 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 |
| Moss | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 |
| Odd Grenland | 0–5 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | — | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Rosenborg | 4–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 2–1 | — | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Sogndal | 3–2 | 4–3 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–6 | — | 1–0 | 5–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 |
| Stabæk | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | — | 4–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Strømsgodset | 1–4 | 2–6 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–5 | 2–2 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 3–3 |
| Tromsø | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 |
| Viking | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | — |

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Thorstein Helstad | Brann | 17 |
| 1 | Frode Johnsen | Rosenborg | 17 |
| 1 | Clayton Zane | Lillestrøm | 17 |
| 4 | Harald Martin Brattbakk | Rosenborg | 15 |
| 5 | Jostein Flo | Strømsgodset | 14 |
| 5 | Erik Nevland | Viking | 14 |
| 7 | Magnus Powell | Lillestrøm | 13 |
| 8 | Bengt Sæternes | Bodø/Glimt | 11 |
| 9 | Petter Furuseth | Brann | 10 |
| 9 | Magne Hoseth | Molde | 10 |
| 9 | Raymond Kvisvik | Brann | 10 |
| 9 | Kim Larsen | Odd Grenland | 10 |
| 9 | Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen | Bodø/Glimt | 10 |

### Attendances

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Brann | 163,760 | 19,308 | 9,067 | 12,597 | +10.6%$^†$ |
| 2 | Rosenborg | 156,904 | 16,400 | 9,614 | 12,070 | +1.1%$^†$ |
| 3 | Viking | 102,535 | 13,810 | 4,420 | 7,887 | +18.4%$^†$ |
| 4 | Lillestrøm | 86,822 | 11,782 | 4,075 | 6,679 | +40.7%$^†$ |
| 5 | Molde | 85,816 | 11,167 | 4,883 | 6,601 | −3.2%$^†$ |
| 6 | Odd Grenland | 65,688 | 6,015 | 3,950 | 5,053 | +5.4%$^†$ |
| 7 | Stabæk | 54,967 | 6,174 | 2,711 | 4,228 | +12.2%$^†$ |
| 8 | Lyn | 54,607 | 7,579 | 2,534 | 4,201 | n/a$^1$ |
| 9 | Bodø/Glimt | 49,812 | 5,003 | 3,237 | 3,832 | +20.8%$^†$ |
| 10 | Tromsø | 46,029 | 5,553 | 2,250 | 3,541 | −9.8%$^†$ |
| 11 | Strømsgodset | 44,734 | 5,986 | 2,121 | 3,441 | n/a$^1$ |
| 12 | Bryne | 38,417 | 8,919 | 1,765 | 2,955 | −17.9%$^†$ |
| 13 | Moss | 35,485 | 4,811 | 1,343 | 2,730 | 0.0%$^†$ |
| 14 | Sogndal | 29,682 | 4,512 | 966 | 2,283 | n/a$^1$ |
| | League total | 1,015,258 | 19,308 | 966 | 5,578 | −2.6%$^†$ |
Source: nifs.no Notes: 1: Team played last season in 1. divisjon.