2000 Tippeligaen

The 2000 Tippeligaen was the 56th completed season of top division football in Norway.

Each team played 26 games 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.

Teams and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

League table

Source: fotball.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Odd Grenland qualified as the winner of the 2000 Norwegian Cup.

Relegation play-offs

Sogndal won the play-offs against Vålerenga. The score ended 3–3 on aggregate, Sogndal won on the away goals rule and Vålerenga were relegated to 1. divisjon.

25 October 2000

15:00 CET (UTC+1)

Fosshaugane Campus, Sogndal

Attendance: 3,397

Referee: Tor Arne Fiskum

30 October 2000

19:00 CET (UTC+1)

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 7,697

Referee: Terje Hauge^[5]

Results

Source: NIFS (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Source: altomfotball.no

Attendances

Source: nifs.no
Notes:
1: Team played last season in 1. divisjon.

References

^ a b c "Ligastats 2000 Tippeligaen". www.nifs.no. A-pressen. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
^ "Brann-Moss 2-0". www.nifs.no. A-pressen. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
^ "Moss-Haugesund 2-2". www.nifs.no. A-pressen. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
^ "Haugesund-Lillestrøm 1-0". www.nifs.no. A-pressen. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
^ "Vålerenga 2–2 Sogndal IL". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Association (NFF). Retrieved 21 June 2022.