2000 Tippeligaen

Tippeligaen

Season	2000
Champions	Rosenborg 15th title
Relegated	Vålerenga Start Haugesund
Champions League	Rosenborg Brann
UEFA Cup	Viking Odd Grenland
Matches played	182
Goals scored	626 (3.44 per match)
Top goalscorer	Thorstein Helstad (18 goals)
Highest attendance	18,520
Lowest attendance	1,824
Average attendance	5,725 6.6%
← 1999 2001 →

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	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rosenborg	26	16	6	4	61	26	+35	54	Qualified for the UEFA Champions League
2	Brann	26	14	5	7	53	40	+13	47
3	Viking	26	13	6	7	51	39	+12	45	Qualified for the UEFA Cup
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	Qualified for the UEFA Cup
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	Relegation Playoff
13	Start	26	5	6	15	40	66	−26	21	Relegated to 1. Divisjon
14	Haugesund	26	5	4	17	33	62	−29	19

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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

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Thorstein Helstad	Brann	18
2	Ríkharður Daðason	Viking	15
	Tryggvi Gudmundsson	Tromsø	15
	Magne Hoseth	Molde	15
6	Tommy Bergersen	Bodø/Glimt	13
	Erik Nevland	Viking	13
	Bengt Sæternes	Bodø/Glimt	13