Norwegian Premier League 1991
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The Tippeligaen
1991 is the highest Football
league in Norway
. 22 games are played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number eleven and twelve are relegated. The winners of the two groups of the first division
are 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 first division and number ten in the Premier League.
The season began on April 27, 1991. The season ended on October 13, 1991 with Viking F.K.
claiming their eighth league title. Viking were thus the last club to win the league before Rosenborg B.K.
's 13-year domination started.
1991 was the year Norway's top division became known as Tippeligaen, after its sponsor Norsk Tipping
. Its old name, the "1st Division", came to denote the second highest division.
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Tippeligaen
Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...
1991 is the highest Football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
league in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. 22 games are played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number eleven and twelve are relegated. The winners of the two groups of the first division
Adeccoligaen
The Norwegian First Division is the second highest division of the Norwegian football league system. Since 2005, the official name of the league has been Adeccoligaen....
are 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 first division and number ten in the Premier League.
The season began on April 27, 1991. The season ended on October 13, 1991 with Viking F.K.
Viking F.K.
Viking Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club from the city of Stavanger. The club was founded in 1899 as football was becoming increasingly popular...
claiming their eighth league title. Viking were thus the last club to win the league before Rosenborg B.K.
Rosenborg B.K.
Rosenborg Ballklub is a Norwegian football club from the city of Trondheim, currently playing in the Norwegian Premier League. With 22 league titles and nine Norwegian Cup titles, the club is the most successful in Norway and has dominated Norwegian football since the start of the 1990s...
's 13-year domination started.
1991 was the year Norway's top division became known as Tippeligaen, after its sponsor Norsk Tipping
Norsk Tipping
Norsk Tipping AS is the national lottery in Norway, located in Hamar. The company offers a wide range of lottery, sports and instant games in the Norwegian market. Norsk Tipping is owned by the Norwegian government and administered by Norwegian Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs...
. Its old name, the "1st Division", came to denote the second highest division.
Final league table
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viking Viking F.K. Viking Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club from the city of Stavanger. The club was founded in 1899 as football was becoming increasingly popular... |
22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 27 | 41 | |
| 2 | Rosenborg Rosenborg B.K. Rosenborg Ballklub is a Norwegian football club from the city of Trondheim, currently playing in the Norwegian Premier League. With 22 league titles and nine Norwegian Cup titles, the club is the most successful in Norway and has dominated Norwegian football since the start of the 1990s... |
22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 28 | 36 | |
| 3 | Start I.K. Start IK Start is a Norwegian football club from the town of Kristiansand, currently playing in Adeccoligaen having been relegated from Tippeligaen in 2011. The club was founded on 19 September 1905. The coach is Mons Ivar Mjelde... |
22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 21 | 34 | |
| 4 | Lyn | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 34 |
| 5 | Lillestrøm Lillestrøm S.K. Lillestrøm Sportsklubb is a Norwegian football club from the city of Lillestrøm. It was founded in 1917, after the merger of two local football clubs. Their home ground is Åråsen Stadion, while the principal training ground is Lillestrøm stadion, or the indoor arena, LSK-Hallen... |
22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 27 | 31 | |
| 6 | Tromsø Tromsø I.L. Tromsø Idrettslag is a Norwegian professional football team founded in 1920, and based in Tromsø. They play their home games at Alfheim Stadium. Tromsø I.L... |
22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 34 | ||
| 31 | |||||||||
| 7 | Molde Molde F.K. Molde Fotballklubb is a football club from Molde, Norway. It was founded on 19 June 1911.They currently play in Tippeligaen, the Norwegian top division. Molde's home matches are played at Aker Stadion , which holds a record attendance of 13,308 . Aker Stadion's maximum capacity now is 11,800... |
22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 38 | ||
| 27 | |||||||||
| 8 | Kongsvinger | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 34 | ||
| 27 | |||||||||
| 9 | Sogndal | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 31 | ||
| 27 | |||||||||
| 10 | Brann S.K. Brann SK Brann is a Norwegian football club, founded September 26, 1908, from Bergen. Brann has been in the Norwegian Premier League Tippeligaen since 1987 and play their home matches at Brann Stadion where they had a record-breaking 17,310 in average attendance in the 2007 season... |
22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 25 | ||
| 26 | |||||||||
| 11 | Fyllingen Fyllingen Fotball Fyllingen Fotball is a Norwegian association football club from Fyllingsdalen, Bergen, Hordaland.It was founded as a formally independent section of the alliance sports club Fyllingen IL on 1 January 1994. Fyllingen IL was founded on 6 June 1946... |
22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 25 |
| 12 | Strømsgodset Strømsgodset I.F. Strømsgodset IF is a Norwegian multi-sports club from Gulskogen in Drammen. It has sections for association football, team handball and bandy, but is best known for the top-level football section known as Strømsgodset Toppfotball, which currently plays in the Norwegian Premier League... |
22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 33 | ||
| 21 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Top goal scorers
- 12 goals:
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Norway Karl Petter LøkenKarl Petter LøkenKarl Petter "Kalle" Løken is a Norwegian former football player. He played 243 matches in Norwegian Premier League, most of them for Rosenborg BK, Trondheim, earning seven league titles and four cup championships. Løken was capped 36 times for Norway national football team...
, Rosenborg
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- 11 goals:
- Norway Øystein Neerland, Molde
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- 10 goals:
- Norway Stein Berg Johansen, Tromsø
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- 9 goals:
- Norway Morten Pettersen, Start
- Norway Gøran SørlothGøran SørlothGøran Sørloth is a former footballer from Norway. He was one of the best strikers in Norwegian football during the late eighties and early nineties.-Career:...
, Rosenborg - Norway Odd Johnsen, Strømsgodset
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- 8 goals:
- Norway Børre Meinseth, Viking
- Norway Petter BelsvikPetter BelsvikPetter Belsvik is a Norwegian football coach and former player. With 159 goals in the Norwegian Premier League he ranks third in the all-time statistics, behind Harald Brattbakk. He has never appeared for the Norwegian national team....
, Molde - Norway Halvor Storskogen, Strømsgodset
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- 7 goals:
- Norway Tom Fodstad, Lyn
- Norway Jostein FloJostein FloJostein Flo is a Norwegian former football player, famous for his physical playing style and aerial dominance.-Biography:...
, SogndalSogndal ILSogndal Idrettslag is a Norwegian alliance sports club from Sogndalsfjøra, Sogn og Fjordane. It has departments for association football, team handball, volleyball, track and field, orienteering, taekwondo, human swimming, powerlifting, speed skating, cross-country skiing, alpine skiing and... - Norway Alf Kåre Tveit, Viking
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Promotion/Releagation
- Mjøndalen and Ham-Kam were promoted.
- FyllingenFyllingen FotballFyllingen Fotball is a Norwegian association football club from Fyllingsdalen, Bergen, Hordaland.It was founded as a formally independent section of the alliance sports club Fyllingen IL on 1 January 1994. Fyllingen IL was founded on 6 June 1946...
and StrømsgodsetStrømsgodset I.F.Strømsgodset IF is a Norwegian multi-sports club from Gulskogen in Drammen. It has sections for association football, team handball and bandy, but is best known for the top-level football section known as Strømsgodset Toppfotball, which currently plays in the Norwegian Premier League...
were relegated. - BrannS.K. BrannSK Brann is a Norwegian football club, founded September 26, 1908, from Bergen. Brann has been in the Norwegian Premier League Tippeligaen since 1987 and play their home matches at Brann Stadion where they had a record-breaking 17,310 in average attendance in the 2007 season...
, BryneBryne F.K.Bryne Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club from the town of Bryne. Founded in 1926, they currently play in Norwegian football's second highest division, Adeccoligaen.- Stadium :...
, and StrindheimStrindheim I.L.Strindheim Idrettslag is a Norwegian multisports club located in Trondheim. It has sections for athletics, handball, football, speed skating and cross-country skiing. The cross-country ski team has several world cup competitors...
played play-offs, Brann won.- Match 1: Bryne 0-1 Brann
- Match 2: Brann 1-0 Strindheim
- Match 3: Strindheim 0-2 Bryne
P W D L F A GD Pts 1 Brann S.K. BrannSK Brann is a Norwegian football club, founded September 26, 1908, from Bergen. Brann has been in the Norwegian Premier League Tippeligaen since 1987 and play their home matches at Brann Stadion where they had a record-breaking 17,310 in average attendance in the 2007 season...2 2 0 0 2 0 2 6 2 Bryne Bryne F.K.Bryne Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club from the town of Bryne. Founded in 1926, they currently play in Norwegian football's second highest division, Adeccoligaen.- Stadium :...2 1 0 1 2 1 1 3 3 Strindheim Strindheim I.L.Strindheim Idrettslag is a Norwegian multisports club located in Trondheim. It has sections for athletics, handball, football, speed skating and cross-country skiing. The cross-country ski team has several world cup competitors...2 0 0 2 0 3 0