1990 Tippeligaen

Tippeligaen
Season1990
Dates28 April – 7 October
ChampionsRosenborg
6th title
RelegatedVIF Fotball
Moss
European CupRosenborg
Cup Winners' CupFyllingen
UEFA CupTromsø
Matches played132
Goals scored400 (3.03 per match)
Top goalscorerTore André Dahlum
(20 goals)
Biggest home winStart 6–2 VIF Fotball[1]
(6 May 1990)
Lillestrøm 4–0 Kongsvinger[1]
(6 May 1990)
Viking 4–0 Strømsgodset[1]
(15 July 1990)
Start 4–0 Kongsvinger[1]
(15 July 1990)
Lillestrøm 4–0 Moss[1]
(22 July 1990)
Rosenborg 4–0 Moss[1]
(5 August 1990)
Rosenborg 4–0 Fyllingen[1]
(19 August 1990)
Molde 6–2 Brann[1]
(26 August 1990)
Moss 5–1 VIF Fotball[1]
(7 October 1990)
Biggest away winMolde 1–7 Rosenborg[1]
(8 September 1990)
Highest scoringRosenborg 6–3 Strømsgodset[1]
(16 May 1990)
Highest attendance22,865
Rosenborg 2–0 Brann
(7 October 1990)
Lowest attendance443
Moss 5–1 VIF Fotball
(7 October 1990)
Average attendance4,984 Increase 5.4%
1991 →

The 1990 Tippeligaen was the 46th completed season of top division football in Norway. The season began on 28 April 1990 and ended on 7 October 1990.

Twenty-two games were played with 3 points given for each win and 1 for each draw. Number eleven and twelve were relegated. The winners of the two groups of the 2. divisjon was promoted, as well as the winner of a series of play-off matches between the two second placed teams in the two groups of the 2. divisjon and number ten in Tippeligaen.

This was the first year the top flight of Norwegian football would be called Tippeligaen, from its sponsor, Norsk Tipping.[2] However, the league was still unofficially known by its former name 1. divisjon in the general public. And by the end of the season, it was decided to let the second level of Norwegian football inherit the name 1. divisjon from the 1991 season to strengthen Tippeligaen as a brand.[3]

Teams and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Ap. Location Stadium
Brann 34 Bergen Brann Stadion
Fyllingen 1 Bergen Varden Amfi
Kongsvinger 8 Kongsvinger Gjemselund Stadion
Lillestrøm 27 Lillestrøm Åråsen Stadion
Molde 16 Molde Molde Stadion
Moss 16 Moss Melløs Stadion
Rosenborg 27 Trondheim Lerkendal Stadion
Start 22 Kristiansand Kristiansand Stadion
Strømsgodset 12 Drammen Marienlyst Stadion
Tromsø 5 Tromsø Alfheim Stadion
VIF Fotball 35 Oslo Bislett Stadion
Viking 41 Stavanger Stavanger Stadion

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rosenborg (C) 22 13 5 4 60 24 +36 44 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Tromsø 22 12 6 4 36 21 +15 42 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Molde 22 12 4 6 34 29 +5 40
4 Brann 22 11 6 5 34 25 +9 39
5 Viking 22 10 5 7 41 30 +11 35
6 Start 22 9 4 9 39 34 +5 31
7 Fyllingen 22 7 7 8 23 30 −7 28 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
8 Kongsvinger 22 7 6 9 24 32 −8 27
9 Strømsgodset 22 8 3 11 29 45 −16 27
10 Lillestrøm (O) 22 7 4 11 30 30 0 25 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
11 VIF Fotball (R) 22 4 4 14 26 53 −27 16 Relegation to First Division
12 Moss (R) 22 3 4 15 24 47 −23 13
Source: fotball.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away BRA FYL KON LIL MOL MOS ROS IKS STM TRO VIK VIF
Brann — 2–3 1–2 4–1 0–0 0–0 3–1 0–0 5–2 3–0 2–1 1–0
Fyllingen 0–0 — 2–1 0–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 0–2 1–3 2–0
Kongsvinger 1–1 1–1 — 3–1 1–3 3–0 0–2 3–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 3–0
Lillestrøm 1–1 1–1 4–0 — 3–1 4–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 2–4 4–1
Molde 6–2 2–0 1–0 3–2 — 1–1 1–7 1–0 0–2 1–0 2–3 4–1
Moss 0–2 1–2 3–0 1–3 0–1 — 2–2 3–2 2–4 1–2 1–2 5–1
Rosenborg 2–0 4–0 2–0 3–0 0–1 4–0 — 4–1 6–3 0–0 2–2 4–1
Start 3–1 1–1 4–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 2–4 — 1–1 1–3 3–2 6–2
Strømsgodset 0–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–3 1–0 2–1 1–5 — 2–3 2–1 2–2
Tromsø 0–1 3–0 3–1 2–1 0–0 3–1 1–3 1–1 3–0 — 3–1 3–1
Viking 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 5–2 1–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 — 1–2
VIF Fotball 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–6 0–1 4–1 2–3 2–2 —
Source: NIFS (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

The qualification matches were contested between Lillestrøm (10th in Tippeligaen), Bryne (2nd in the 2. divisjon - Group A), and Eik-Tønsberg (2nd in the 2. divisjon - Group B). Lillestrøm won and stayed in Tippeligaen.

Results
  • Match 1: Bryne 5–1 Eik-Tønsberg
  • Match 2: Eik-Tønsberg 1–3 Lillestrøm
  • Match 3: Lillestrøm 2–0 Bryne
Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lillestrøm (O) 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6 Remained in the Tippeligaen
2 Bryne 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 3 Remained in the First Division
3 Eik-Tønsberg 2 0 0 2 2 8 −6 0
Source: rsssf.no
(O) Play-off winners

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Norway Tore André Dahlum Start 20
2 Norway Jahn Ivar Jakobsen Rosenborg 17
3 Republic of Ireland Mike McCabe Tromsø 13
4 Norway Petter Belsvik Molde 12
Norway Halvor Storskogen Strømsgodset
6 Norway Per Hilmar Nybø Brann 11
7 Sweden Kjell Jonevret Viking 9
8 Norway Sten Glenn Håberg Start 8
Norway Roger Nilsen Viking
Norway Gøran Sørloth Rosenborg
Norway Alf Kåre Tveit Viking

Attendances

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Rosenborg 122,260 22,865 6,687 11,115 −7.9%†
2 Brann 95,026 14,118 4,205 8,639 +10.0%†
3 Viking 72,414 12,141 3,608 6,583 +6.3%†
4 Strømsgodset 58,380 8,990 3,350 5,307 n/a2
5 Tromsø 56,263 7,012 2,771 5,115 +3.4%†
6 Start 54,644 8,139 3,112 4,968 +28.2%†
7 Fyllingen 39,784 9,606 1,247 3,617 n/a2
8 VIF Fotball 38,319 7,253 550 3,484 −7.3%†
9 Molde 37,059 4,308 2,197 3,369 −2.5%†
10 Lillestrøm 34,298 5,392 1,570 3,118 −38.3%†
11 Kongsvinger 24,869 3,258 1,231 2,261 −9.8%†
12 Moss 24,542 4,093 443 2,231 −15.8%†
League total 657,858 22,865 443 4,984 +5.4%†

Source: nifs.no
Notes:
2: Team played last season in 2. divisjon.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Ligastats Tippeligaen 1990". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen.
  2. ^ Johansen, Magne (October 26, 1989). "Tippemillionene". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 35.
  3. ^ Dehlin, Håkon (December 7, 1990). "Alle rykker opp". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 26.