1999 Tippeligaen

The table from the 1999 Tippeligaen (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
1	Rosenborg	26	18	2	6	75	33	42	56
2	Molde	26	16	2	8	49	37	12	50
3	Brann	26	16	1	9	45	40	5	49
4	Lillestrøm	26	15	3	8	60	41	19	48
5	Stabæk	26	14	4	8	58	49	9	46
6	Tromsø	26	13	5	8	70	46	24	44
7	Odd Grenland	26	12	3	11	42	48	-6	39
8	Viking	26	11	3	12	51	48	3	36
9	Bodø/Glimt	26	10	4	12	52	54	-2	34
10	Moss	26	9	2	15	39	46	-7	29
11	Vålerenga	26	8	4	14	40	53	-13	28
12	Strømsgodset	26	7	3	16	46	68	-22	24
13	Skeid	26	7	2	17	36	75	-39	23
14	Kongsvinger	26	6	2	18	34	59	-25	20

	Qualified for the UEFA Champions League
	Qualified for the UEFA Cup¹
	Qualified for the UEFA Intertoto Cup
	Relegation Playoff
	Relegated to 1. Divisjon

¹SK Brann qualified as the runner-up of 1999 Norwegian Football Cup.

Relegation/Promotion

• Haugesund, Bryne, and Start promoted.
• Strømsgodset, Skeid, and Kongsvinger relegated.
• Start won play-off against Strømsgodset, 3-2 on aggregate.
  • Match 1: Start 2-2 Strømsgodset
  • Match 2: Strømsgodset 0-1 Start

Top scorers

• Rune Lange, Tromsø, 23
• Andreas Lund, Molde, 21
• Jostein Flo, Strømsgodset, 18
• Rikhardur Dadason, Viking, 17
• Heiðar Helguson, Lillestrøm, 16
• Bengt Sæternes, Bodø/Glimt, 16
• Sigurd Rushfeldt, Rosenborg, 15