2004 Tippeligaen

Tippeligaen
Season	2004
Dates	12 April – 30 October
Champions	Rosenborg; 19th title
Relegated	Stabæk; Sogndal
Champions League	Rosenborg; Vålerenga
UEFA Cup	Brann; Tromsø; Viking
Matches played	182
Goals scored	531 (2.92 per match)
Top goalscorer	Frode Johnsen (19 goals)
Biggest home win	Rosenborg 5–0 HamKam; (6 June 2004)
Biggest away win	Brann 1–5 Lillestrøm; (27 June 2004)
Highest scoring	Odd Grenland 4–4 Sogndal; (20 June 2004); Odd Grenland 3–5 Bodø/Glimt; (25 July 2004)
Longest winning run	4 games; Brann; Bodø/Glimt
Longest unbeaten run	13 games; Rosenborg
Longest winless run	9 games; Sogndal
Longest losing run	5 games; Sogndal
Highest attendance	23,591; Vålerenga 3–0 Stabæk; (30 October 2004)
Lowest attendance	1,411; Sogndal 2–1 Molde; (3 October 2004)
Average attendance	7,970 21.0%
	← 2003 2005 →

The 2004 Tippeligaen was the 60th completed season of top division football in Norway. The season began on 12 April 2004 and ended on 30 October 2004.

Each team played 26 games with three points given for wins and one point for a draw. 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.

Overview

Summary

Rosenborg won their thirteenth consecutive title and 19th top-flight title overall. Stabæk and Sogndal were relegated. Rosenborg, Vålerenga, Brann and Tromsø finished in the top four and qualified for the 2004–05 Royal League.

Teams and locations

Oslo

Oslo region teams:
Lillestrøm
Lyn
Stabæk
Vålerenga

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Locations of the teams in 2004 Tippeligaen

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Team	Ap.	Location	Stadium
Bodø/Glimt	16	Bodø	Aspmyra Stadion
Brann	48	Bergen	Brann Stadion
Fredrikstad	35	Fredrikstad	Fredrikstad Stadion
HamKam	19	Hamar	Briskeby
Lillestrøm	41	Lillestrøm	Åråsen Stadion
Lyn	31	Oslo	Ullevaal Stadion
Molde	29	Molde	Molde Stadion
Odd Grenland	24	Skien	Odd Stadion
Rosenborg	41	Trondheim	Lerkendal Stadion
Sogndal	12	Sogndal	Fosshaugane
Stabæk	10	Bærum	Nadderud Stadion
Tromsø	18	Tromsø	Alfheim Stadion
Vålerenga	44	Oslo	Ullevaal Stadion
Viking	55	Stavanger	Viking Stadion

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rosenborg (C)	26	14	6	6	52	34	+18	48	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2	Vålerenga	26	13	9	4	40	22	+18	48	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3	Brann	26	12	4	10	46	40	+6	40	Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round^[a]
4	Tromsø	26	12	4	10	38	32	+6	40	Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round^[a]
5	Ham-Kam	26	10	8	8	34	33	+1	38
6	Lyn	26	9	10	7	30	31	−1	37
7	Lillestrøm	26	8	11	7	45	33	+12	35
8	Odd Grenland	26	9	8	9	47	44	+3	35
9	Viking	26	7	12	7	31	33	−2	33	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round^[b]
10	Fredrikstad	26	9	5	12	42	54	−12	32
11	Molde	26	7	10	9	34	37	−3	31
12	Bodø/Glimt (O)	26	7	6	13	28	41	−13	27	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
13	Stabæk (R)	26	7	6	13	25	40	−15	27	Relegation to First Division
14	Sogndal (R)	26	5	7	14	39	57	−18	22	Relegation to First Division

Source: fotball.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Brann qualified for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round as Norwegian Cup winners. Their spot in the UEFA Cup as third-place finishers was passed down to Tromsø, the first team in the table not already qualified for any European competition.
^ Viking qualified for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round through the UEFA Fair Play ranking award.

Relegation play-offs

Bodø/Glimt won the play-offs against Kongsvinger 4–1 on aggregate.^[3]

6 November 2004

12:45 CET (UTC+1)

Kongsvinger	1–0	Bodø/Glimt
Birkeland 14'	Report

Gjemselund Stadion, Kongsvinger

Attendance: 3,502

Referee: Per Ivar Staberg

13 November 2004

16:30 CET (UTC+1)

Bodø/Glimt	4–0	Kongsvinger
Ludvigsen 5' Vatshaug 18' Olsen 59' Berg 90'	Report

Aspmyra Stadion, Bodø

Attendance: 2,738

Referee: Brage Sandmoen

Results

Home \ Away	BOD	BRA	FRE	HAM	LIL	LYN	MOL	ODD	ROS	SOG	STB	TRO	VÅL	VIK
Bodø/Glimt	—	1–1	0–3	0–2	0–4	0–0	0–0	0–2	0–1	3–1	3–1	2–1	1–2	2–2
Brann	3–1	—	4–2	2–0	1–5	5–1	3–0	1–1	3–4	2–1	1–2	1–0	1–1	1–0
Fredrikstad	1–0	3–2	—	2–1	1–4	2–4	2–1	3–0	0–2	3–3	0–2	1–0	2–2	0–0
Ham-Kam	0–2	2–1	3–2	—	1–1	1–0	5–1	2–4	2–0	3–2	0–0	1–1	0–1	1–2
Lillestrøm	0–0	2–2	2–0	0–1	—	1–1	1–1	0–4	2–2	1–0	3–0	2–2	0–1	5–1
Lyn	1–0	1–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	—	1–2	2–2	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–1	1–1	2–0
Molde	3–0	2–3	0–1	0–0	2–2	2–0	—	2–1	1–3	1–1	3–0	1–1	1–1	1–1
Odd Grenland	3–5	0–2	5–2	2–2	3–2	0–0	1–1	—	3–0	4–4	2–0	3–1	2–4	1–0
Rosenborg	3–0	1–0	3–1	5–0	4–1	4–1	0–2	2–0	—	3–1	1–2	3–0	1–4	0–0
Sogndal	1–2	3–1	2–4	1–1	0–4	1–1	2–1	4–2	3–3	—	1–2	2–1	2–1	0–2
Stabæk	2–5	2–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–1	1–3	0–0	1–1	3–1	—	1–2	2–0	0–1
Tromsø	2–0	0–1	3–2	0–3	1–0	0–1	2–1	2–0	4–1	3–1	2–1	—	2–0	4–0
Vålerenga	1–0	1–0	3–0	2–0	2–0	1–2	4–1	1–0	2–2	0–0	3–0	1–1	—	0–0
Viking	1–1	4–2	5–2	0–1	1–1	0–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	4–2	1–0	1–2	1–1	—

Source: NIFS (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Scorer	Club	Goals^[4]
1	Frode Johnsen	Rosenborg	19
2	Alexander Ødegaard	Sogndal	15
3	Olivier Occéan	Odd Grenland	14
3	Arild Sundgot	Lillestrøm	14
5	Raymond Kvisvik	Brann	13
5	Robbie Winters	Brann	13
7	Gylfi Einarsson	Lillestrøm	12
8	Markus Ringberg	Fredrikstad	11
8	Ole Martin Årst	Tromsø	11
10	Geir Frigård	Ham-Kam	9
10	Jan-Derek Sørensen	Lyn	9

Attendances

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Rosenborg	225,983	21,366	12,739	17,383	+9.8%^†
2	Vålerenga	187,100	23,591	7,520	14,392	+54.2%^†
3	Brann	178,925	17,677	9,821	13,763	+12.8%^†
4	Viking	161,855	15,300	10,041	12,450	+85.5%^†
5	Fredrikstad	113,047	10,498	6,044	8,696	n/a¹
6	Lillestrøm	92,486	11,887	3,797	7,114	+19.4%^†
7	Tromsø	73,470	9,435	3,566	5,652	+29.2%^†
8	HamKam	72,543	8,045	2,476	5,580	n/a¹
9	Molde	72,206	9,142	4,187	5,554	−6.6%^†
10	Odd Grenland	65,781	7,816	3,012	5,060	+3.2%^†
11	Bodø/Glimt	59,685	7,218	3,429	4,591	−12.7%^†
12	Lyn	58,825	16,014	1,612	4,525	+14.7%^†
13	Stabæk	55,505	5,736	3,273	4,270	−1.5%^†
14	Sogndal	33,148	4,413	1,411	2,550	−15.8%^†
	League total	1,450,559	21,366	1,411	7,970	+21.0%^†

Source: nifs.no
Notes:
1: Team played last season in 1. divisjon.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Tippeligaen - 2004". WhoScored.com. WhoScored.com. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
^ "Tilskuertall Tippeligaen 2004". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
^ "Kvalifisering Tippeligaen 2004". www.nifs.no (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
^ "Toppscorer 2004". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV2. Retrieved 11 October 2019.

External links

[table_note_res_UC20.79677817076295-3] Brann qualified for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round as Norwegian Cup winners. Their spot in the UEFA Cup as third-place finishers was passed down to Tromsø, the first team in the table not already qualified for any European competition.

[table_note_res_UC10.79677817076295-4] Viking qualified for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round through the UEFA Fair Play ranking award.

[NPLStats-1] "Tippeligaen - 2004". WhoScored.com. WhoScored.com. Retrieved 15 December 2011.

[tilskuer-2] "Tilskuertall Tippeligaen 2004". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Retrieved 9 May 2013.

[5] "Kvalifisering Tippeligaen 2004". www.nifs.no (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 22 May 2019.

[6] "Toppscorer 2004". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV2. Retrieved 11 October 2019.

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