2001 Tippeligaen
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| Season | 2001 |
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| Champions | Rosenborg 16th title |
| Relegated | Strømsgodset Tromsø |
| Champions League | Rosenborg Lillestrøm |
| UEFA Cup | Viking Stabæk Brann |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 651 (3.58 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Thorstein Helstad Frode Johnsen Clayton Zane (17 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Brann 8-1 Stabæk[1] |
| Biggest away win | Sogndal Fotball 1-6 Rosenborg[1] |
| Highest scoring | Lillestrøm 7-4 Strømsgodset[1] |
| Longest winning run | 8 games[2] Rosenborg |
| Longest unbeaten run | 14 games[2] Lillestrøm |
| Longest winless run | 10 games[2] Strømsgodset Tromsø |
| Longest losing run | 8 games[2] Bryne |
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The table from the 2001 Tippeligaen (the highest football league in Norway).
Twenty-six games are played in which three points are given for a win and one point is given for a draw. 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 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 71 | 30 | +41 | 57 |
| 2 | Lillestrøm | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 64 | 33 | +31 | 56 |
| 3 | Viking | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 49 |
| 4 | Stabæk | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 45 |
| 5 | Molde | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 41 | +13 | 44 |
| 6 | Odd Grenland | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 42 |
| 7 | Brann | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 63 | 48 | +15 | 41 |
| 8 | Sogndal | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 45 | 61 | -16 | 32 |
| 9 | Bodø/Glimt | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 45 | 47 | -2 | 29 |
| 10 | Moss | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 35 | 48 | -13 | 29 |
| 11 | Lyn | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 40 | 49 | -9 | 26 |
| 12 | Bryne | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 33 | 61 | -28 | 22 |
| 13 | Strømsgodset | 26 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 40 | 73 | -33 | 19 |
| 14 | Tromsø | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 23 | 52 | -29 | 16 |
| Qualified for the UEFA Champions League | |
| Qualified for the UEFA Cup¹ | |
| Qualified for the UEFA Intertoto Cup | |
| Relegation Playoff | |
| Relegated to 1. Divisjon |
¹Brann qualified to the UEFA Cup through the UEFA Fair Play ranking award.
Relegation/Promotion
- Vålerenga and Start promoted.
- Strømsgodset and Tromsø relegated.
- Bryne won play-off against Ham-Kam, 3-0 on aggregate.
- Match 1: Bryne 3-0 Hamarkameratene
- Match 2: Hamarkameratene 0-0 Bryne
Top scorers
- Thorstein Helstad, Brann, 17
- Frode Johnsen, Rosenborg, 17
- Clayton Zane, Lillestrøm, 17
- Harald Martin Brattbakk, Rosenborg, 15
- Jostein Flo, Strømsgodset, 14
- Erik Nevland, Viking, 14
- Magnus Powell, Lillestrøm, 13
- Bengt Sæternes, Bodø/Glimt, 11
