# 2000 Tippeligaen

The 2000 Tippeligaen was the 56th completed season of top division football in Norway.
Each team played 26 games with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number thirteen and fourteen are relegated, number twelve has to play two qualification matches (home and away) against number three in the first division (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 | 12 | Bodø | Aspmyra Stadion |
| Brann | 44 | Bergen | Brann Stadion |
| Bryne | 14 | Bryne | Bryne Stadion |
| Haugesund | 3 | Haugesund | Haugesund Stadion |
| Lillestrøm | 37 | Lillestrøm | Åråsen Stadion |
| Molde | 25 | Molde | Molde Stadion |
| Moss | 20 | Moss | Melløs Stadion |
| Odd Grenland | 20 | Skien | Odd Stadion |
| Rosenborg | 37 | Trondheim | Lerkendal Stadion |
| Stabæk | 6 | Bærum | Nadderud Stadion |
| Start | 29 | Kristiansand | Kristiansand Stadion |
| Tromsø | 15 | Tromsø | Alfheim Stadion |
| Vålerenga | 41 | Oslo | Ullevaal Stadion |
| Viking | 51 | Stavanger | Stavanger Stadion |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Rosenborg (C) | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 61 | 26 | +35 | 54 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Brann | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 47 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Viking | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 45 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 4 | Tromsø | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 44 | |
| 5 | Stabæk | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 59 | 33 | +26 | 42 | |
| 6 | Lillestrøm | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 42 | 29 | +13 | 40 | |
| 7 | Molde | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 40 | |
| 8 | Odd Grenland | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 38 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 9 | Moss | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 32 | |
| 10 | Bodø/Glimt | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 48 | 59 | −11 | 28 | |
| 11 | Bryne | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 60 | −28 | 27 | |
| 12 | Vålerenga (R) | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 44 | −12 | 24 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 13 | Start (R) | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 40 | 66 | −26 | 21 | Relegation to First Division |
| 14 | Haugesund (R) | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 33 | 62 | −29 | 19 | Relegation to First Division |
* ↑ Odd Grenland qualified as the winner of the 2000 Norwegian Cup.

## Relegation play-offs

Sogndal won the play-offs against Vålerenga. The score ended 3–3 on aggregate, Sogndal won on the away goals rule and Vålerenga were relegated to 1. divisjon.

## Results

| Home \ Away | BOD | BRA | BRY | HAU | LIL | MOL | MOS | ODD | ROS | STB | IKS | TRO | VÅL | VIK |
| Bodø/Glimt | — | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Brann | 0–2 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 |
| Bryne | 1–2 | 0–3 | — | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| Haugesund | 2–2 | 2–4 | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 |
| Lillestrøm | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Molde | 7–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Moss | 1–6 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–5 |
| Odd Grenland | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | — | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–3 |
| Rosenborg | 2–1 | 4–4 | 9–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | — | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Stabæk | 6–1 | 7–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| Start | 2–2 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–5 | — | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–4 |
| Tromsø | 4–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–5 |
| Vålerenga | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | — | 3–1 |
| Viking | 2–0 | 2–6 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — |

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Thorstein Helstad | Brann | 18 |
| 2 | Ríkharður Daðason | Viking | 15 |
| 2 | Tryggvi Gudmundsson | Tromsø | 15 |
| 2 | Magne Hoseth | Molde | 15 |
| 5 | Tommy Bergersen | Bodø/Glimt | 13 |
| 5 | Erik Nevland | Viking | 13 |
| 5 | Bengt Sæternes | Bodø/Glimt | 13 |
| 8 | Frode Johnsen | Rosenborg | 12 |
| 9 | Hans Berggren | Haugesund | 11 |
| 9 | Christian Michelsen | Stabæk | 11 |
| 9 | Andreas Ottosson | Start | 11 |
Source: altomfotball.no

### Attendances

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Rosenborg | 155,278 | 18,129 | 9,540 | 11,944 | −10.6%$^†$ |
| 2 | Brann | 148,061 | 18,520 | 6,417 | 11,389 | +9.5%$^†$ |
| 3 | Vålerenga | 99,190 | 17,660 | 3,765 | 7,630 | +15.2%$^†$ |
| 4 | Molde | 88,609 | 11,167 | 5,382 | 6,816 | −4.8%$^†$ |
| 5 | Viking | 86,570 | 10,860 | 4,360 | 6,659 | +9.0%$^†$ |
| 6 | Start | 72,164 | 8,004 | 3,659 | 5,551 | n/a$^1$ |
| 7 | Odd Grenland | 62,324 | 8,623 | 2,369 | 4,794 | +0.9%$^†$ |
| 8 | Lillestrøm | 61,716 | 9,054 | 2,849 | 4,747 | +5.8%$^†$ |
| 9 | Tromsø | 51,039 | 6,408 | 2,656 | 3,926 | −7.1%$^†$ |
| 10 | Stabæk | 48,998 | 6,345 | 2,488 | 3,769 | +0.1%$^†$ |
| 11 | Bryne | 46,809 | 9,003 | 2,001 | 3,601 | n/a$^1$ |
| 12 | Haugesund | 44,514 | 4,789 | 1,824 | 3,424 | n/a$^1$ |
| 13 | Bodø/Glimt | 41,251 | 4,902 | 2,268 | 3,173 | −4.4%$^†$ |
| 14 | Moss | 35,509 | 4,033 | 1,824 | 2,731 | −5.7%$^†$ |
| | League total | 1,042,032 | 18,520 | 1,824 | 5,725 | +6.6%$^†$ |
Source: nifs.no Notes: 1: Team played last season in 1. divisjon.