1993 Tippeligaen
| Season | 1993 | 
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 May – 17 October | 
| Champions | Rosenborg 8th title | 
| Relegated | Molde Fyllingen Lyn | 
| Cup Winners' Cup | Bodø/Glimt | 
| UEFA Cup | Rosenborg Lillestrøm | 
| Matches played | 132 | 
| Goals scored | 423 (3.2 per match) | 
| Top goalscorer | Mons Ivar Mjelde (19 goals) | 
| Biggest home win | Bodø/Glimt 8–0 Lyn[1] (20 June 1993) | 
| Biggest away win | Lyn 0–6 HamKam[1] (29 August 1993) | 
| Highest scoring | Brann 3–7 Lyn[1] (17 October 1993) | 
| Highest attendance | 24,844 Rosenborg 2–2 Bodø/Glimt (27 June 1993) | 
| Lowest attendance | 849 HamKam 6–0 Fyllingen (17 October 1993) | 
| Average attendance | 5,972  10.3% | 
| ← 1992  1994 →  | |
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.[2][3][4]
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 | 
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
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
Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mons Ivar Mjelde | Lillestrøm | 19 | 
| 2 |  Petter Belsvik | HamKam | 16 | 
|  Trond Egil Soltvedt | Brann | ||
| 4 |  Kjell Roar Kaasa | Lyn | 13 | 
| 5 |  Geir Frigård | Kongsvinger | 12 | 
| 6 |  Runar Berg | Bodø/Glimt | 11 | 
| 7 |  Egil Østenstad | Viking | 10 | 
|  Harald Martin Brattbakk | Bodø/Glimt | ||
| 9 |  Patric Karlsson | Lillestrøm | 9 | 
|  Roar Strand | Molde | ||
|  Sigurd Rushfeldt | Tromsø | 
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/a1 | 
| 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/a1 | 
| League total | 788,263 | 24,844 | 849 | 5,972 | +10.3% | 
Source: nifs.no
Notes:
1: Team played last season in 1. divisjon.
References
- ^ a b c "Ligastats Tippeligaen 1993". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen.
- ^ "Tippeligaen 1993 - Results, fixtures, tables and stats - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Archived from the original on 2022-02-27. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ^ Fotballforbund, Norges. "Tippeligaen 1993 - Terminliste". fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ^ Fotballforbund, Norges. "Tippeligaen 1993 - Tabell". fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-02-09.
