2004 Tippeligaen

Tippeligaen

Season	2004
Champions	Rosenborg 19th title
Relegated	Stabæk Sogndal
Champions League	Rosenborg Vålerenga
UEFA Cup	Brann Tromsø Viking
Matches played	182
Goals scored	531 (2.92 per match)
Top goalscorer	Frode Johnsen (19 goals)
Biggest home win	Rosenborg 5-0 Ham-Kam (6 June 2004)
Biggest away win	Brann 1-5 Lillestrøm (27 June 2004)
Highest scoring	Odd Grenland 4-4 Sogndal (20 June 2004) Odd Grenland 3-5 Bodø/Glimt (25 July 2004)
Longest winning run	4 games[1] Brann Bodø/Glimt
Longest unbeaten run	13 games[1] Rosenborg
Longest winless run	9 games[1] Sogndal
Longest losing run	5 games[1] Sogndal
Highest attendance	23,591, at home match of Vålerenga[2]
Lowest attendance	1,411, at home match of Sogndal[2]
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The 2004 Tippeligaen season began on 12 April 2004 and ended on 30 October 2004.

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	14	6	6	52	34	+18	48
2	Vålerenga	26	13	9	4	40	22	+18	48
3	Brann	26	12	4	10	46	40	+6	40
4	Tromsø	26	12	4	10	38	32	+6	40
5	Ham-Kam	26	10	8	8	34	33	+1	38
6	Lyn	26	9	10	7	30	31	-1	37
7	Lillestrøm	26	8	11	7	45	33	+12	35
8	Odd Grenland	26	9	8	9	47	44	+3	35
9	Viking	26	7	12	7	31	33	-2	33
10	Fredrikstad	26	9	5	12	42	54	-12	32
11	Molde	26	7	10	9	34	37	-3	31
12	Bodø/Glimt	26	7	6	13	28	41	-13	27
13	Stabæk	26	7	6	13	25	40	-15	27
14	Sogndal	26	5	7	14	39	57	-18	22

	Qualified for the UEFA Champions League
	Qualified for the UEFA Cup¹
	Qualified for the UEFA Intertoto Cup
	Relegation Playoff
	Relegated to Adeccoligaen

¹Viking qualified to the UEFA Cup through the UEFA Fair Play ranking award.

Statistics

Top goalscorers Rank Scorer Club Goals Games Average 1 Frode Johnsen Rosenborg 19 26 0.73 2 Alexander Ødegaard Sogndal 15 25 0.60 3 Olivier Occean Odd Grenland 14 24 0.58 Arild Sundgot Lillestrøm 14 21 0.67 5 Raymond Kvisvik Brann 13 24 0.54 Robbie Winters Brann 13 23 0.57 7 Gylfi Einarsson Lillestrøm 12 26 0.46 8 Markus Ringberg Fredrikstad 11 26 0.42 Ole Martin Årst Tromsø 11 25 0.44 10 Geir Frigård Ham-Kam 9 25 0.36 Jan-Derek Sørensen Lyn 9 22 0.41 Relegation/Promotion Start and Aalesund promoted. Stabæk and Sogndal relegated. Bodø/Glimt won the play-offs against Kongsvinger, 4-1 on aggregate. Match 1: Kongsvinger 1-0 Bodø/Glimt Match 2: Bodø/Glimt 4-0 Kongsvinger References "Tippeligaen - 2004". WhoScored.com. WhoScored.com. Retrieved 15 December 2011. "Tilskuertall Tippeligaen 2004". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Retrieved 9 May 2013. League table Fixtures Goalscorers