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Tippeligaen

Football League
NameTippeligaen
CountriesNorway
ConfederationUEFA
Founded1991
1963 � 1990 (as 1. divisjon)
1948 � 1962 (as Hovedserien)
1937 � 1948 (as Norgesserien)
Number of teams16
Levels1
Relegation toAdeccoligaen
Domestic cupNorwegian Cup
International cupChampions League
Europa League
Current championsRosenborg
Most championshipsRosenborg (21)
TV partnersTV2, NRK and Altibox

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Tippeligaen (after the main sponsor Norsk Tipping) is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien (English: The Premier League), although the name has never been official. The name of Norwegian football's top league has been subject for sponsoring since 1991 and Norsk Tipping has been the main sponsor of the League since then - hence the official name of the league.

Between 1963 and 1990 the name of the league was 1. divisjon (English: 1st Division), a name that the second level league of the Norwegian football system 'inherited' in 1991. (In 2005 the second level league was officially named Adeccoligaen after its sponsor Adecco.) From the fall of 1948 to 1962 the top division of Norwegian football was called Hovedserien (English: The Main League), and between 1937 and the summer of 1948, it was called Norgesserien (English: The League of Norway).

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European qualification :
Club
Finishing position
in 2009
First season in
top division
First season of
current spell in
top division
Aalesund   2003 2007
Brann   1963 1987
Haugesund   1997 2010
Hønefoss   2010 2010
Kongsvinger   1983 2010
Lillestrøm   1975 1975
Molde   1974 2008
Odd Grenland   1965 2009
Rosenborg   1967 1979
Sandefjord   2006 2009
Stabæk   1995 2006
Start   1969 2009
Strømsgodset   1967 2007
Tromsø   1986 2003
Viking   1963 1989
Vålerenga   1963 2002

Medalists by year :
Season Gold Silver Bronze Name of league
2009 Rosenborg Molde Stabæk Tippeligaen
2008 Stabæk Fredrikstad Tromsø Tippeligaen
2007 Brann Stabæk Viking Tippeligaen
2006 Rosenborg Brann Vålerenga Tippeligaen
2005 Vålerenga Start Lyn Tippeligaen
2004 Rosenborg Vålerenga Brann Tippeligaen
2003 Rosenborg Bodø/Glimt Stabæk Tippeligaen
2002 Rosenborg Molde Lyn Tippeligaen
2001 Rosenborg Lillestrøm Viking Tippeligaen
2000 Rosenborg Brann Viking Tippeligaen
1999 Rosenborg Molde Brann Tippeligaen
1998 Rosenborg Molde Stabæk Tippeligaen
1997 Rosenborg Brann Strømsgodset Tippeligaen
1996 Rosenborg Lillestrøm Viking Tippeligaen
1995 Rosenborg Molde Bodø/Glimt Tippeligaen
1994 Rosenborg Lillestrøm Viking Tippeligaen
1993 Rosenborg Bodø/Glimt Lillestrøm Tippeligaen
1992 Rosenborg Kongsvinger Start Tippeligaen
1991 Viking Rosenborg Start New name: Tippeligaen
1990 Rosenborg Tromsø Molde 1. divisjon (1st division)
1989 Lillestrøm Rosenborg Tromsø 1. divisjon (1st division)
1988 Rosenborg Lillestrøm Molde 1. divisjon (1st division)
1987 Moss Molde Kongsvinger 1. divisjon (1st division)
1986 Lillestrøm Mjøndalen Kongsvinger 1. divisjon (1st division)
1985 Rosenborg Lillestrøm Vålerenga 1. divisjon (1st division)
1984 Vålerenga Viking Start 1. divisjon (1st division)
1983 Vålerenga Lillestrøm Start 1. divisjon (1st division)
1982 Viking Bryne Lillestrøm 1. divisjon (1st division)
1981 Vålerenga Viking Rosenborg 1. divisjon (1st division)
1980 Start Bryne Lillestrøm 1. divisjon (1st division)
1979 Viking Moss Start 1. divisjon (1st division)
1978 Start Lillestrøm Viking 1. divisjon (1st division)
1977 Lillestrøm Bodø/Glimt Molde 1. divisjon (1st division)
1976 Lillestrøm Mjøndalen Brann 1. divisjon (1st division)
1975 Viking Brann Start 1. divisjon (1st division)
1974 Viking Molde Vålerenga 1. divisjon (1st division)
1973 Viking Rosenborg Start 1. divisjon (1st division)
1972 Viking Fredrikstad Strømsgodset 1. divisjon (1st division)
1971 Rosenborg Lyn Viking 1. divisjon (1st division)
1970 Strømsgodset Rosenborg Ham-Kam 1. divisjon (1st division)
1969 Rosenborg Fredrikstad Strømsgodset 1. divisjon (1st division)
1968 Lyn Rosenborg Viking 1. divisjon (1st division)
1967 Rosenborg Skeid Lyn 1. divisjon (1st division)
1966 Skeid Fredrikstad Lyn 1. divisjon (1st division)
1965 Vålerenga Lyn Sarpsborg 1. divisjon (1st division)
1964 Lyn Fredrikstad Sarpsborg 1. divisjon (1st division)
1963 Brann Lyn Skeid New name: 1. divisjon (1st division)
1961/62 Brann Steinkjer Fredrikstad Hovedserien (Main League)
1960/61 Fredrikstad Eik-Tønsberg Vålerenga Hovedserien (Main League)
1959/60 Fredrikstad Lillestrøm Eik-Tønsberg Hovedserien (Main League)
1958/59 Lillestrøm Fredrikstad
Hovedserien (Main League)
1957/58 Viking Skeid
Hovedserien (Main League)
1956/57 Fredrikstad Odd Grenland
Hovedserien (Main League)
1955/56 Larvik Turn Fredrikstad
Hovedserien (Main League)
1954/55 Larvik Turn Fredrikstad
Hovedserien (Main League)
1953/54 Fredrikstad Skeid
Hovedserien (Main League)
1952/53 Larvik Turn Skeid
Hovedserien (Main League)
1951/52 Fredrikstad Brann
Hovedserien (Main League)
1950/51 Fredrikstad Odd Grenland
Hovedserien (Main League)
1949/50 Fram Larvik Fredrikstad
Hovedserien (Main League)
1948/49 Fredrikstad Vålerenga
New name: Hovedserien (Main League)
1947/48 Freidig Sparta Sarpsborg
Norgesserien (League of Norway)
1938/39 Fredrikstad Skeid
Norgesserien (League of Norway)
1937/38 Fredrikstad Lyn
Norgesserien (League of Norway)

Medalists by club name :
Club Founded Gold Silver Bronze Last merits
Rosenborg 1917-05-19 21 5 1 League gold 2009; cup gold 2003
Fredrikstad 1903-04-07 9 8 1 League gold 1960/61, silver 2008; cup gold 2006
Viking 1899-08-10 8 2 9 League gold 1991, bronze 2007; cup gold 2001
Lillestrøm 1917-04-02 5 8 3 League gold 1989, silver 2001; cup gold 1985, cup gold 2007, cup silver 2005
Vålerenga 1913-07-29 5 2 3 League gold 2005; cup gold 2008
Brann 1908-09-26 3 5 3 League gold 2007, silver 2006; cup gold 2004
Larvik Turn 1906 3   -   - League gold 1955/56; cup silver 1956
Lyn 1896-03-03 2 5 4 League gold 1968, silver 1971, bronze 2005; cup gold 1968, silver 2004
Start 1905-09-19 2 1 7 League gold 1980, silver 2005
Skeid 1915 1 5 1 League gold 1966, silver 1967; cup gold 1974
Stabæk 1912-03-16 1 1 3 League gold 2008; League silver 2007; cup gold 1998
Moss 1906-08-28 1 1   - League gold 1987; cup gold 1983
Strømsgodset 1907 1   - 3 League gold 1970, bronze 1997; cup gold 1969, 1970, 1973, 1991, silver 1993, 1997
Fram Larvik 1894 1   -   - League gold 1949/50
Freidig 1903 1   -   - League gold 1947/48
Molde 1911-06-19   - 7 3 League silver 2002; cup gold 2005
Bodø/Glimt 1916   - 3 1 League silver 2003; cup gold 1993, silver 2003
Tromsø 1920   - 1 2 League bronze 2008; cup gold 1996
Bryne 1926   - 2   - League silver 1982; cup gold 1987, silver 2001
Mjøndalen 1910   - 2   - League silver 1986; cup gold 1937, silver 1968
Odd Grenland 1894-03-31   - 2   - League silver 1956/57; cup gold 2000, silver 2002
Kongsvinger 1892-01-31   - 1 2 League silver 1992
Kvik Halden 1905 1   -   - Cup gold 1918
Eik-Tønsberg 1928-03-14   - 1 1 League silver 1960/61
Sparta Sarpsborg 1928-11-23   - 1   - League silver 1947/48; cup gold 1952
Steinkjer 1910-05-29   - 1   - League silver 1961/62
Sarpsborg 1903-05-08   -   - 2 League bronze 1965; cup gold 1951, silver 1964
Ham-Kam 1918-08-10   -   - 1 League bronze 1970

Medalists by club name :
Year Total Average
1985 581 177 4 403
1986 426 349 3 229
1987 469 030 3 553
1988 576 257 4 365
1989 624 679 4 732
1990 647 489 4 905
1991 706 508 5 352
1992 671 903 5 083
1993 731 565 5 542
1994 688 589 5 216
1995 841 717 4 624
1996 841 368 4 622
1997 772 197 4 242
1998 959 317 5 270
1999 983 630 5 404
2000 1 024 722 5 639
2001 1 013 264 5 567
2002 1 092 359 6 002
2003 1 198 798 6 587
2004 1 458 258 8 012
2005 1 727 101 9 489
2006 1 655 572 9 097
2007 1 914 907 10 521
2008 1 785 815 9 812

Most matches played :
Player Time Matches
Roar Strand 1989 � present 424
Christer Basma 1993 � 2008 348
Ola By Rise 1977 � 1995 346
Runar Berg 1990 � 2009 345
Erik Hoftun 1992 � 2005 336
Daniel Berg Hestad 1993 � present 335
Bjørn "Bummen" Johansen 1987 � 2005 334
Svein "Matta" Mathisen 1973 � 1989 327
Morten Berre 1996 � present 320
Jan-Derek Sørensen 1992 � 2009 317
Fredrik Kjølner 1994 � 2007 316
Arne Vidar Moen 1991 � 2005 310
Tom "Bukken" Gulbrandsen 1983 � 1997 307
Torgeir Bjarmann 1988 � 2003 306
Charles Berstad 1983 � 1998 303
Arild Sundgot 1995 � present 302
Tom Henning Hovi 1992 � 2006 296
Martin Andresen 1996 � 2009 294
Freddy dos Santos 1996 � present 293
Tommy Svindal Larsen 1991 � present 293
Petter Belsvik 1989 � 2003 292

Most goals scored :
Player Time Goals Matches Average
Harald Martin Brattbakk 1990 � 2005 166 255 0.65
Petter Belsvik 1989 � 2003 159 292 0.54
Odd "Ivers" Iversen 1967 � 1982 158 225 0.70
Sigurd Rushfeldt 1992 � present 158 261 0.61
Per Kristoffersen 1957 � 1968 146 194 0.75
Arne Pedersen 1951 � 1966 120 217 0.55
Jostein Flo 1987 � 2001 112 213 0.53
Jan Fuglset 1967 � 1982 109 209 0.52
Thorstein Helstad 1995 � 2008 108 199 0.54
Arild Sundgot 1995 � present 107 302 0.35
Svein "Matta" Mathisen 1973 � 1989 106 327 0.32
Bengt Sæternes 1998 � present 106 235 0.45
Jahn Ivar "Mini" Jakobsen 1988 � 2000 98 194 0.51
Henry Johannessen 1946 � 1961 96 139 0.69
Harald Hennum 1949 � 1963 94 121 0.78
Frode Johnsen 1999 � 2006 92 180 0.51
Gunnar Thoresen 1947 � 1962 91 116 0.78



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