2000 Tippeligaen
The 2000 Tippeligaen was the highest football league in Norway. 26 games are played 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.
Final standings
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
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1 | Rosenborg | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 61 | 26 | +35 | 54 |
2 | Brann | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 47 |
3 | Viking | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 45 |
4 | Tromsø | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 44 |
5 | Stabæk | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 59 | 33 | +16 | 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 |
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 | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 44 | -12 | 24 |
13 | Start | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 40 | 66 | -26 | 21 |
14 | Haugesund | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 33 | 62 | -29 | 19 |
Qualified for the UEFA Champions League | |
Qualified for the UEFA Cup¹ | |
Qualified for the UEFA Intertoto Cup | |
Relegation Playoff | |
Relegated to 1. Divisjon |
¹Odd Grenland qualified as the winner of 2000 Norwegian Football Cup.
Relegation/Promotion
- Lyn, Strømsgodset and Sogndal were promoted.
- Haugesund, Start, and Vålerenga were relegated.
- Sogndal won play-off against Vålerenga, 3-3 on aggregate, Sogndal won on away goals rule.
- Match 1: Sogndal 1-1 Vålerenga
- Match 2: Vålerenga 2-2 Sogndal
Top scorers
- Thorstein Helstad, Brann, 18 goals
- Ríkharður Daðason, Viking, 15 goals
- Tryggvi Gudmundsson, Tromsø, 15 goals
- Magne Hoseth, Molde, 15 goals
- Tommy Bergersen, Bodø/Glimt, 13 goals
- Erik Nevland, Viking, 13 goals
- Bengt Sæternes, Bodø/Glimt, 13 goals