The 1996 Tippeligaen was the 52nd completed season of top division football in Norway. Each team played 26 games with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number twelve, thirteen and fourteen are relegated. The winners of the two groups of the first division (second tier) are promoted, as well as the winner of a play-off match between the two second placed teams in the two groups of the first division. This was the last time the first division was organized into two groups – from 1997 and onwards the first division has had all teams play in the same league.
Teams and locations Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Stadium Bodø/Glimt 8 Bodø Aspmyra Stadion Brann 40 Bergen Brann Stadion Kongsvinger 14 Kongsvinger Gjemselund Stadion Lillestrøm 33 Lillestrøm Åråsen Stadion Molde 21 Molde Molde Stadion Moss 17 Moss Melløs Stadion Rosenborg 33 Trondheim Lerkendal Stadion Skeid 32 Oslo Stabæk 2 Bærum Nadderud Stadion Start 28 Kristiansand Kristiansand Stadion Strømsgodset 15 Drammen Marienlyst Stadion Tromsø 11 Tromsø Alfheim Stadion Vålerenga 38 Oslo Ullevaal Stadion Viking 47 Stavanger Stavanger Stadion
League table
Relegation play-offs Sogndal won the play-offs against Odd Grenland, 5–1 on aggregate.
Results
Season statistics Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Harald Martin BrattbakkRosenborg282 Egil ØstenstadViking233 Tore André FloBrann19 Mons Ivar MjeldeBrann5 Petter BelsvikStabæk186 Geir FrigårdLillestrøm15 Jahn Ivar "Mini" JakobsenRosenborg Sigurd RushfeldtTromsø
Attendances
References