CUP === Final: Tromsø - Bodø/Glimt 2-1 Semifinals: Kongsvinger - Bodø/Glimt 1-5, 0-2 Tromsø - Vålerenga 0-0, 3-0 Quarterfinals: Stabæk - Bodø/Glimt 1-5 Moss - Kongsvinger 2-3 Strømsgodset - Vålerenga 0-2 Skeid - Tromsø 0-2 LEAGUE ====== PREMIER DIVISION Rosenborg are once more in a league of their own and win the championship for a record fifth time in a row. Lillestrøm take the silver medals after a good spring season, whereas Viking get the bronze medals after a good fall season. Brann capture the last UEFA Cup place, just in front of Tromsø, which instead get a place in the Cup Winners Cup after winning the Norwegian cup. Down go Start, after selling all their best players during the fall and Vålerenga, which is a surprise given their squad. The third relegation spot is taken by newcomer Moss, which finish just behind fellow newcomer Strømsgodset on goals scored. The last newcomer, Skeid, are saved by an excellent first half of the season after losing their last eight games. Rosenborg 26 18 5 3 82-26 59 Champions Cup Lillestrøm 26 13 7 6 54-33 46 UEFA Cup Viking 26 12 7 7 50-32 43 UEFA Cup Brann 26 11 9 6 64-50 42 UEFA Cup (fair play) Tromsø 26 11 8 7 46-41 41 (Cup Winners Cup) Stabæk 26 9 9 8 47-45 36 Kongsvinger 26 10 6 10 38-48 36 Molde 26 9 6 11 45-38 33 Skeid 26 10 2 14 33-59 32 Bodø/Glimt 26 9 4 13 44-49 31 Strømsgodset 26 8 5 13 40-59 29 ----------------------------------------- Moss 26 7 8 11 28-47 29 Relegated Vålerenga 26 6 9 11 30-40 27 Relegated Start 26 5 3 18 37-71 18 Relegated Top scorers: ============ 28 goals: Harald Brattbakk, Rosenborg 23 goals: Egil Østenstad, Viking 19 goals: Tore Andre Flo, Brann Mons Ivar Mjelde, Brann 18 goals: Petter Belsvik, Stabæk 15 goals: Geir Frigård, Lillestrøm Mini Jakobsen, Rosenborg Sigurd Rushfeldt, Tromsø 13 goals: Stig Johansen, Bodø/Glimt 11 goals: Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Molde 10 goals: Arild Stavrum, Molde Steffen Iversen, Rosenborg Trond Egil Soltvedt, Rosenborg FIRST DIVISION After the relegation of Vålerenga, Lyn make sure it will still be a local derby in Oslo next season by surprisingly winning their first division group. The other group is won by FK Haugesund, the merger of Djerv 1919 and Haugar, after a long struggle with Sogndal. In the playoff Sogndal get the third promotion place after knocking out Odd Grenland. Almost 50% of the first division teams are relegated as the division is reduced to one group of 14 teams next season. Group 1: ======== Lyn 22 15 4 3 53-17 49 Promoted ----------------------------------------- Odd Grenland 22 16 1 5 49-23 49 Promotion play-off - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hamarkameratene 22 13 2 7 45-26 41 Drøbak/Frogn 22 12 5 5 47-29 41 Eik-Tønsberg 22 10 4 8 48-30 34 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Harstad 22 9 3 10 29-47 30 Relegation play-off ----------------------------------------- Jevnaker 22 8 5 9 40-46 29 Relegated Tromsdalen 22 8 4 10 46-49 28 Relegated Ullern 22 5 7 10 29-42 22 Relegated Elverum 22 6 2 14 30-53 20 Relegated Stålkameratene 22 4 5 13 28-49 17 Relegated Mjøndalen 22 4 2 16 24-57 14 Relegated Group 2: ======== FK Haugesund 22 14 5 3 44-21 47 Promoted ----------------------------------------- Sogndal 22 13 3 6 49-24 42 Promotion play-off - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bryne 22 10 5 7 45-41 35 Aalesund 22 9 6 7 32-24 33 Hødd 22 10 2 10 37-38 32 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Byåsen 22 9 5 8 34-37 32 Relegation play-off ----------------------------------------- Fana 22 8 7 7 33-31 31 Relegated Strindheim 22 9 4 9 36-35 31 Relegated Nardo 22 8 4 10 32-36 28 Relegated Vidar 22 6 5 11 36-42 23 Relegated Åsane 22 5 5 12 33-50 20 Relegated Fyllingen 22 3 5 14 28-60 14 Relegated SECOND DIVISION Only two teams, debutant Runar from Sandefjord and regular Sarpsborg, are promoted to the first division due to the change in league structure. The other four second division winners lose out in the playoff. Group 1: ======== Sarpsborg 22 15 2 5 51-35 47 Play-off - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bærum 22 12 5 5 52-29 41 Fredrikstad 22 10 6 6 35-23 36 Ski 22 9 8 5 47-25 35 Frigg Oslo 22 10 2 10 39-45 32 Hamarkameratene 2 22 9 3 10 42-39 30 Faaberg 22 9 3 10 32-43 30 Selbak 22 7 6 9 27-43 27 Raufoss 22 6 7 9 33-35 25 Fossum (Bærum) 22 6 7 9 28-40 25 ----------------------------------------- Nybergsund 22 4 7 11 29-40 19 Relegated Rakkestad 22 5 4 13 27-45 19 Relegated Group 2: ======== Skjetten 22 11 6 5 47-34 39 Play-off - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ørsta 22 11 5 6 34-26 38 Stryn 22 12 2 8 37-34 38 Løv-Ham 22 9 5 8 34-36 32 Skarbøvik 22 9 5 8 33-36 32 Lillestrøm 2 22 9 4 9 42-38 31 Nest-Sotra 22 9 4 9 31-37 31 Stord 22 8 6 8 36-34 30 Åssiden 22 8 6 8 34-32 30 Liv/Fossekallen 22 8 4 10 36-32 28 ----------------------------------------- Os 22 8 3 11 27-31 27 Relegated Brattvåg 22 4 2 16 27-48 14 Relegated Group 3: ======== Runar 22 14 4 4 60-29 46 Play-off - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ørn-Horten 22 12 6 4 38-24 42 Strømmen 22 10 7 5 40-27 37 Abildsø 22 9 6 7 41-41 33 Holter 22 10 2 10 56-44 32 Kjelsås 22 9 3 10 34-34 30 Sandefjord 22 9 3 10 30-37 30 Pors Grenland 22 8 5 9 40-50 29 Falk 22 6 8 8 44-42 26 Grei 22 8 2 12 30-43 26 ----------------------------------------- Teie 22 5 5 12 27-52 20 Relegated Start 2 22 5 3 14 35-52 18 Relegated Group 4: ======== Vigør 22 15 3 4 48-24 48 Play-off - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Eiger 22 13 6 3 41-24 45 Vard-Haugesund 22 13 4 5 42-26 43 Vedavåg 22 9 6 7 48-36 33 Flekkefjord 22 7 9 6 36-32 30 Randaberg 22 8 4 10 33-41 28 Viking 2 22 7 6 9 45-35 27 Ålgård 22 8 3 11 36-43 27 Kopervik 22 6 8 8 27-41 26 Vindbjart 22 7 4 11 34-36 25 ----------------------------------------- Hana 22 5 6 11 19-37 21 Relegated Klepp 22 2 5 15 25-59 11 Relegated Group 5: ======== Rosenborg 2 22 13 5 4 53-24 44 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Verdal 22 12 2 8 39-21 38 Play-off Stjørdals/Blink 22 12 2 8 45-33 38 Steinkjer 22 12 2 8 44-34 38 Orkanger 22 10 3 9 42-51 33 Kolstad 22 9 4 9 41-36 31 Molde 2 22 8 3 11 35-29 27 National 22 6 9 7 32-32 27 Åndalsnes 22 7 4 11 32-40 25 Namsos 22 7 4 11 32-55 25 ----------------------------------------- Orkdal 22 7 3 12 28-53 24 Relegated Melhus 22 6 5 11 27-42 23 Relegated Group 6: ======== Finnsnes 22 16 2 4 68-27 50 Play-off - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gevir Bodø 22 15 3 4 70-23 48 Skjervøy 22 13 5 4 56-24 44 Silsand 22 12 4 6 56-32 40 Mjølner-Narvik 22 12 3 7 50-26 39 Alta 22 11 5 6 41-36 38 Sandnessjøen 22 9 2 11 45-53 29 Fauske/Sprint 22 8 4 10 43-51 28 Porsanger 22 7 6 9 33-42 27 Sortland 22 4 3 15 31-71 15 ----------------------------------------- Morild 22 4 2 16 23-59 14 Relegated Grovfjord 22 1 1 20 21-93 4 Relegated THIRD DIVISION The winners of group 1 to 19, and thereby promoted: Råde (1), Østsiden (2), Gjøvik/Lyn (3), Lørenskog (4), Årvoll (5), Stokke (6), Jerv (7), Sola (8), Trott (9), Brann 2 (10), Førde (11), Volda (12), Træff (13), Nidelv (14), Ranheim (15), Mosjøen (16), Lofoten (17), Tromsø 2 (18), Polarstjernen (19). Due to the change in league structure, some second placed teams were also promoted: Sprint/Jeløy (1), Mercantile (2), Eidsvold Turn (3), Larvik Turn (7), Averøykameratene (13), Mo (16), Narvik/Nor (17). 1997 ==== Next season's grouping of the teams in the second division has been decided as follows: PREMIER DIVISION (14) Bodø/Glimt, Brann, Haugesund, Kongsvinger, Lillestrøm, Lyn, Molde, Rosenborg, Skeid, Sogndal, Stabæk, Strømsgodset, Tromsø, Viking. FIRST DIVISION (14) Bryne, Byåsen, Drøbak/Frogn, Eik-Tønsberg, Hamarkameratene, Harstad, Hødd, Moss, Odd Grenland, Sarpsborg, Start, Runar, Vålerenga, Aalesund. SECOND DIVISION (8x12) Group 1: Fredrikstad, Frigg Oslo, Kjelsås, Lillestrøm 2, Lørenskog, Råde, Selbak, Ski, Skjetten, Sprint/Jeløy, Strømmen, Østsiden. Group 2: Eidsvold Turn, Elverum, Faaberg, Gjøvik/Lyn, Grei, Hamarkameratene 2, Holter, Jevnaker, Liv/Fossekallen, Mercantile, Raufoss, Årvoll. Group 3: Bærum, Falk, Jerv, Larvik Turn, Mjøndalen, Pors Grenland, Sandefjord, Stokke, Ullern, Vindbjart, Ørn-Horten, Åssiden. Group 4: Eiger, Flekkefjord, Fyllingen, Kopervik, Randaberg, Sola, Vard-Haugesund, Vedavåg, Vidar, Vigør, Viking 2, Ålgård. Group 5: Brann 2, Fana, Førde, Løv-Ham, Nest-Sotra, Skarbøvik, Stord, Stryn, Trott, Volda, Ørsta, Åsane. Group 6: Abildsø, Averøykameratene, Fossum (Bærum), Kolstad, Molde 2, Nardo, National, Nidelv, Orkanger, Ranheim, Træff, Åndalsnes. Group 7: Fauske/Sprint, Gevir Bodø, Mo, Mosjøen, Namsos, Rosenborg, Sandnessjøen, Steinkjer, Stjørdals/Blink, Strindheim, Stålkameratene, Verdal. Group 8: Alta, Finnsnes, Lofoten, Mjølner-Narvik, Narvik/Nor, Polarstjernen, Porsanger, Silsand, Skjervøy, Sortland, Tromsdalen, Tromsø 2.