2003 Tippeligaen

Template:Short description Template:Infobox football league season The 2003 Tippeligaen was the 59th completed season of top division football in Norway.

Each team played 26 games with three points given for wins and one point for a draw. Number thirteen and fourteen were relegated, number twelve had to play two qualification matches (home and away) against number three in the 1. divisjon (where number one and two were directly promoted) for the last spot.

Overview

Summary

Rosenborg won their twelfth consecutive title and eighteenth top-flight title overall. They won with a margin of 14 points down to runners-up Bodø/Glimt and secured the title with five games to spare.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Aalesund and Bryne were relegated to 1. divisjon.

Teams and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Team	Template:Tooltip	Location	Stadium
Aalesund	4	Ålesund	Kråmyra Stadion
Bodø/Glimt	15	Bodø	Aspmyra Stadion
Brann	47	Bergen	Brann Stadion
Bryne	17	Bryne	Bryne Stadion
Lillestrøm	40	Lillestrøm	Åråsen Stadion
Lyn	30	Oslo	Ullevaal Stadion
Molde	28	Molde	Molde Stadion
Odd Grenland	23	Skien	Odd Stadion
Rosenborg	40	Trondheim	Lerkendal Stadion
Sogndal	11	Sogndal	Fosshaugane
Stabæk	9	Bærum	Nadderud Stadion
Tromsø	17	Tromsø	Alfheim Stadion
Vålerenga	43	Oslo	Ullevaal Stadion
Viking	54	Stavanger	Stavanger Stadion

League table

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Relegation play-offs

• Vålerenga won the qualification for the last spot in the 2004 Tippeligaen against Sandefjord with 5–3 on aggregate.

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Results

{{#invoke:sports results|main | source = NIFS Template:In lang | update = complete |start_date= 12 April 2003 | a_note = | matches_style = FBR | team1= AAL | team2= BOD | team3= BRA | team4 = BRY | team5= LIL | team6= LYN | team7= MOL | team8= ODD | team9= ROS | team10= SOG | team11=STB | team12=TRO | team13= VÅL | team14= VIK

|name_AAL=Aalesund | match_AAL_BOD = 0–2 | match_AAL_BRA = 3–3 | match_AAL_BRY = 2–0 | match_AAL_LIL = 2–1 | match_AAL_LYN = 2–0 | match_AAL_MOL = 1–1 | match_AAL_ODD = 2–2 | match_AAL_ROS = 0–2 | match_AAL_SOG = 3–0 | match_AAL_STB = 1–1 | match_AAL_TRO = 2–3 | match_AAL_VÅL = 0–2 | match_AAL_VIK = 1–1

|name_BOD=Bodø/Glimt | match_BOD_AAL = 0–2 | match_BOD_BRA = 3–0 | match_BOD_BRY = 3–1 | match_BOD_LIL = 0–2 | match_BOD_LYN = 3–2 | match_BOD_MOL = 2–0 | match_BOD_ODD = 1–0 | match_BOD_ROS = 0–3 | match_BOD_SOG = 3–0 | match_BOD_STB = 3–1 | match_BOD_TRO = 1–2 | match_BOD_VÅL = 0–0 | match_BOD_VIK = 1–1

|name_BRA=Brann | match_BRA_AAL = 3–0 | match_BRA_BOD = 0–2 | match_BRA_BRY = 3–0 | match_BRA_LIL = 1–3 | match_BRA_LYN = 4–1 | match_BRA_MOL = 3–2 | match_BRA_ODD = 3–0 | match_BRA_ROS = 1–6 | match_BRA_SOG = 6–1 | match_BRA_STB = 3–3 | match_BRA_TRO = 0–1 | match_BRA_VÅL = 3–1 | match_BRA_VIK = 0–3

|name_BRY=Bryne | match_BRY_AAL = 2–0 | match_BRY_BOD = 0–2 | match_BRY_BRA = 1–1 | match_BRY_LIL = 3–1 | match_BRY_LYN = 4–0 | match_BRY_MOL = 3–0 | match_BRY_ODD = 3–2 | match_BRY_ROS = 2–4 | match_BRY_SOG = 0–1 | match_BRY_STB = 0–2 | match_BRY_TRO = 6–1 | match_BRY_VÅL = 3–4 | match_BRY_VIK = 1–0

|name_LIL=Lillestrøm | match_LIL_AAL = 1–1 | match_LIL_BOD = 1–0 | match_LIL_BRA = 0–0 | match_LIL_BRY = 4–0 | match_LIL_LYN = 2–0 | match_LIL_MOL = 3–0 | match_LIL_ODD = 3–0 | match_LIL_ROS = 0–6 | match_LIL_SOG = 1–1 | match_LIL_STB = 0–2 | match_LIL_TRO = 3–2 | match_LIL_VÅL = 0–0 | match_LIL_VIK = 1–0

|name_LYN=Lyn | match_LYN_AAL = 2–1 | match_LYN_BOD = 1–2 | match_LYN_BRA = 0–0 | match_LYN_BRY = 2–0 | match_LYN_LIL = 0–3 | match_LYN_MOL = 0–2 | match_LYN_ODD = 0–2 | match_LYN_ROS = 0–3 | match_LYN_SOG = 3–0 | match_LYN_STB = 2–3 | match_LYN_TRO = 5–1 | match_LYN_VÅL = 1–1 | match_LYN_VIK = 3–3

|name_MOL=Molde | match_MOL_AAL = 2–3 | match_MOL_BOD = 0–2 | match_MOL_BRA = 3–0 | match_MOL_BRY = 3–2 | match_MOL_LIL = 4–0 | match_MOL_LYN = 2–2 | match_MOL_ODD = 0–1 | match_MOL_ROS = 0–2 | match_MOL_SOG = 3–1 | match_MOL_STB = 0–0 | match_MOL_TRO = 2–1 | match_MOL_VÅL = 1–0 | match_MOL_VIK = 1–2

|name_ODD=Odd Grenland | match_ODD_AAL = 3–0 | match_ODD_BOD = 2–4 | match_ODD_BRA = 1–3 | match_ODD_BRY = 3–2 | match_ODD_LIL = 5–0 | match_ODD_LYN = 1–1 | match_ODD_MOL = 1–0 | match_ODD_ROS = 2–3 | match_ODD_SOG = 3–3 | match_ODD_STB = 1–1 | match_ODD_TRO = 5–0 | match_ODD_VÅL = 3–1 | match_ODD_VIK = 1–1

|name_ROS=Rosenborg | match_ROS_AAL = 1–0 | match_ROS_BOD = 5–4 | match_ROS_BRA = 2–2 | match_ROS_BRY = 4–1 | match_ROS_LIL = 1–1 | match_ROS_LYN = 2–0 | match_ROS_MOL=5–0 | match_ROS_ODD = 3–1 | match_ROS_SOG = 3–1 | match_ROS_STB = 1–6 | match_ROS_TRO = 0–1 | match_ROS_VÅL = 1–0 | match_ROS_VIK = 4–1

|name_SOG=Sogndal | match_SOG_AAL = 1–1 | match_SOG_BOD = 2–1 | match_SOG_BRA = 2–0 | match_SOG_BRY = 4–0 | match_SOG_LIL = 2–1 | match_SOG_LYN = 1–2 | match_SOG_MOL = 2–3 | match_SOG_ODD = 5–0 | match_SOG_ROS = 1–1 | match_SOG_STB = 2–1 | match_SOG_TRO = 3–1 | match_SOG_VÅL = 0–0 | match_SOG_VIK = 2–2

|name_STB=Stabæk | match_STB_AAL = 3–1 | match_STB_BOD = 0–0 | match_STB_BRA = 6–0 | match_STB_BRY = 2–1 | match_STB_LIL = 1–0 | match_STB_LYN = 1–3 | match_STB_MOL = 1–1 | match_STB_ODD = 4–1 | match_STB_ROS = 2–2 | match_STB_SOG = 2–3 | match_STB_TRO = 2–2 | match_STB_VÅL = 1–0 | match_STB_VIK = 0–2

|name_TRO=Tromsø | match_TRO_AAL = 0–1 | match_TRO_BOD = 3–3 | match_TRO_BRA = 0–1 | match_TRO_BRY = 2–0 | match_TRO_LIL = 2–0 | match_TRO_LYN = 0–1 | match_TRO_MOL = 1–0 | match_TRO_ODD = 0–2 | match_TRO_ROS = 2–1 | match_TRO_SOG = 1–1 | match_TRO_STB = 1–3 | match_TRO_VÅL = 1–1 | match_TRO_VIK = 2–2

|name_VÅL=Vålerenga | match_VÅL_AAL = 3–1 | match_VÅL_BOD = 1–1 | match_VÅL_BRA = 0–2 | match_VÅL_BRY = 3–0 | match_VÅL_LIL = 1–1 | match_VÅL_LYN = 0–1 | match_VÅL_MOL = 2–0 | match_VÅL_ODD = 0–3 | match_VÅL_ROS = 0–1 | match_VÅL_SOG = 3–3 | match_VÅL_STB = 2–2 | match_VÅL_TRO = 3–0 | match_VÅL_VIK = 2–2

|name_VIK=Viking | match_VIK_AAL = 4–0 | match_VIK_BOD = 1–2 | match_VIK_BRA = 3–3 | match_VIK_BRY = 3–0 | match_VIK_LIL = 1–1 | match_VIK_LYN = 2–2 | match_VIK_MOL = 1–2 | match_VIK_ODD = 0–1 | match_VIK_ROS = 0–2 | match_VIK_SOG = 2–1 | match_VIK_STB = 3–1 | match_VIK_TRO = 4–0 | match_VIK_VÅL = 2–0

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Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1	Template:Flagicon Harald Martin Brattbakk	Rosenborg	17
2	Template:Flagicon Frode Johnsen	Rosenborg	16
3	Template:Flagicon Håvard Flo	Sogndal	13
4	Template:Flagicon Magne Hoseth	Molde	11
	Template:Flagicon Erik Nevland	Viking
6	Template:Flagicon Edwin van Ankeren	Odd Grenland	10
	Template:Flagicon Thomas Finstad	Stabæk
	Template:Flagicon Freddy dos Santos	Vålerenga
9	Template:Flagicon Kim-Rune Hellesund	Bryne	9
	Template:Flagicon Seyi Olofinjana	Brann
	Template:Flagicon Arild Sundgot	Lillestrøm