Football in Norway
Season1997
Men's football
TippeligaenRosenborg
1. divisjonVålerenga
2. divisjonKjelsås (Group 1)
Raufoss (Group 2)
Ullern (Group 3)
Vidar (Group 4)
Fana (Group 5)
Kolstad (Group 6)
Strindheim (Group 7)
Lofoten (Group 8)
CupenVålerenga
Women's football
ToppserienTrondheims-Ørn
CupenTrondheims-Ørn
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The 1997 season was the 69th season of competitive football in Norway.

Men's football

League season

Promotion and relegation

League Promoted to league Relegated from league
Tippeligaen
1. divisjon


Tippeligaen

Main article: 1997 Tippeligaen
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rosenborg (C) 26 18 7 1 87 20 +67 61 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Brann 26 15 5 6 59 37 +22 50 Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round
3 Strømsgodset 26 14 4 8 58 44 +14 46
4 Molde 26 13 6 7 47 36 +11 45
5 Stabæk 26 13 4 9 33 35 −2 43 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup first round
6 Kongsvinger 26 11 5 10 43 48 −5 38
7 Bodø/Glimt 26 10 7 9 39 34 +5 37
8 Viking 26 8 10 8 42 34 +8 34
9 Haugesund 26 9 5 12 31 38 −7 32
10 Lillestrøm 26 9 5 12 34 43 −9 32
11 Sogndal 26 8 5 13 34 56 −22 29
12 Tromsø (O) 26 6 10 10 37 44 −7 28 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
13 Lyn (R) 26 4 5 17 28 58 −30 17 Relegation to First Division
14 Skeid (R) 26 3 4 19 27 72 −45 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

Vålerenga Fotball qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as Norwegian Cup winners from a lower division.

1. divisjon

Main article: 1997 1. divisjon
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Vålerenga (C, P) 26 19 3 4 70 21 +49 60 Promotion to Tippeligaen
2 Moss (P) 26 19 2 5 52 27 +25 59
3 Eik-Tønsberg 26 11 7 8 43 34 +9 40 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4 Start 26 11 7 8 41 44 −3 40
5 Odd Grenland 26 11 6 9 39 36 +3 39
6 Byåsen 26 11 4 11 42 36 +6 37
7 Hødd 26 11 3 12 35 40 −5 36
8 HamKam 26 9 8 9 40 34 +6 35
9 Bryne 26 10 5 11 46 42 +4 35
10 Aalesund 26 11 2 13 36 36 0 35
11 Runar (R) 26 10 4 12 35 45 −10 34 Relegation to Second Division
12 Drøbak/Frogn (R) 26 6 6 14 21 47 −26 24
13 Harstad (R) 26 4 8 14 21 52 −31 20
14 Sarpsborg (R) 26 5 3 18 19 46 −27 18
Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

2. divisjon

Main article: 1997 2. divisjon
Group 1

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Kjelsås (P) 22 13 6 3 41 17 +24 45 Promotion to First Division
2 Skjetten 22 12 6 4 40 22 +18 42
3 Lillestrøm 2 22 12 5 5 76 30 +46 41
4 Fredrikstad 22 10 8 4 41 21 +20 38
5 Ski 22 10 5 7 58 37 +21 35
6 Østsiden 22 10 2 10 46 34 +12 32
7 Råde 22 9 3 10 47 48 −1 30
8 Strømmen 22 8 4 10 36 40 −4 28
9 Sprint-Jeløy 22 8 4 10 40 60 −20 28
10 Lørenskog[a] 22 8 2 12 34 50 −16 26
11 Frigg (R) 22 5 5 12 26 64 −38 20 Relegation to Third Division
12 Selbak (R) 22 0 4 18 14 78 −64 4
Source:[citation needed]
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Lørenskog survived as the best tenth-place team, since Stålkameratene was removed.[1]
Group 2

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Raufoss (P) 22 13 6 3 53 27 +26 45 Promotion to First Division
2 Faaberg 22 13 2 7 54 27 +27 41
3 Grei 22 11 4 7 42 35 +7 37
4 Liv/Fossekallen 22 10 5 7 43 23 +20 35
5 Årvoll 22 10 5 7 43 36 +7 35
6 Elverum 22 10 3 9 48 50 −2 33
7 Jevnaker 22 8 6 8 37 35 +2 30
8 Gjøvik-Lyn 22 7 8 7 40 39 +1 29
9 Ham-Kam 2 22 8 4 10 26 44 −18 28
10 Eidsvold Turn (R) 22 6 4 12 31 42 −11 22 Relegation to Third Division
11 Mercantile (R) 22 5 6 11 26 50 −24 21
12 Holter (R) 22 4 1 17 23 58 −35 13
Source:[citation needed]
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Group 3

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Ullern (P) 22 14 5 3 41 17 +24 47 Promotion to First Division
2 Bærum 22 13 5 4 52 30 +22 44
3 Sandefjord 22 14 1 7 43 30 +13 43
4 Ørn-Horten 22 12 3 7 56 37 +19 39
5 Jerv 22 11 6 5 44 26 +18 39
6 Larvik Turn 22 11 5 6 45 34 +11 38
7 Pors Grenland 22 11 5 6 38 29 +9 38
8 Mjøndalen 22 7 5 10 35 32 +3 26
9 Åssiden 22 5 3 14 30 43 −13 18
10 Falk (R) 22 4 6 12 22 43 −21 18 Relegation to Third Division
11 Vindbjart (R) 22 4 2 16 15 59 −44 14
12 Stokke (R) 22 3 0 19 21 62 −41 9
Source:[citation needed]
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Group 4

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Vidar 22 16 2 4 60 19 +41 50
2 Fyllingen 22 15 1 6 64 30 +34 46
3 Vard Haugesund 22 13 4 5 50 30 +20 43
4 Randaberg 22 10 4 8 35 32 +3 34
5 Flekkefjord 22 9 2 11 39 42 −3 29
6 Eiger 22 8 5 9 26 31 −5 29
7 Sola 22 8 4 10 39 45 −6 28[a]
8 Vedavåg 22 8 4 10 39 45 −6 28[a]
9 Ålgård 22 7 6 9 28 31 −3 27
10 Vigør (R) 22 5 7 10 32 48 −16 22 Relegation to Third Division
11 Viking 2 (R) 22 7 1 14 24 53 −29 22
12 Kopervik (R) 22 4 4 14 27 53 −26 16
Source:[citation needed]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b It seems unlikely that Vedavåg and Sola would have an identical record (including goals) but this is how it is printed in the source.
Group 5

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Fana 22 18 3 1 56 18 +38 57
2 Åsane 22 15 3 4 46 21 +25 48
3 Brann 2 22 10 5 7 47 28 +19 35
4 Nest-Sotra 22 11 1 10 48 42 +6 34
5 Volda 22 7 10 5 27 26 +1 31
6 Stryn 22 8 5 9 37 38 −1 29
7 Førde 22 8 5 9 32 35 −3 29
8 Stord 22 6 7 9 28 42 −14 25
9 Skarbøvik 22 7 3 12 27 44 −17 24
10 Løv-Ham (R) 22 6 3 13 35 44 −9 21 Relegation to Third Division
11 Trott (R) 22 5 4 13 26 47 −21 19
12 Ørsta (R) 22 6 1 15 29 53 −24 19
Source:[citation needed]
(R) Relegated
Group 6

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Kolstad 22 13 6 3 42 20 +22 45
2 Nardo 22 11 6 5 40 23 +17 39
3 Ranheim 22 12 3 7 37 26 +11 39
4 Abildsø 22 11 4 7 40 34 +6 37
5 Molde 2 22 9 4 9 45 37 +8 31
6 Træff 22 8 7 7 46 39 +7 31
7 Averøykameratene 22 8 7 7 33 33 0 31
8 Nationalkam 22 7 8 7 42 49 −7 29
9 Fossum 22 7 5 10 35 40 −5 26
10 Åndalsnes[a] 22 6 7 9 28 30 −2 25
11 Orkanger (R) 22 4 5 13 31 52 −21 17 Relegation to Third Division
12 Nidelv (R) 22 4 2 16 22 58 −36 14
Source:[citation needed]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Åndalsnes survived as the second best tenth-place team, since Narvik/Nor was disestablished.[1]
Group 7

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Strindheim (P) 22 17 0 5 80 29 +51 51 Promotion to First Division
2 Rosenborg 2 22 15 1 6 79 28 +51 46
3 Verdal 22 14 0 8 44 31 +13 42
4 Mosjøen 22 12 5 5 50 32 +18 41
5 Stålkameratene[a] (R) 22 13 1 8 56 39 +17 40 Relegation to Third Division
6 Gevir Bodø 22 9 6 7 68 38 +30 33
7 Steinkjer 22 10 3 9 42 46 −4 33
8 Stjørdals-Blink 22 9 5 8 47 52 −5 32
9 Mo 22 9 1 12 55 46 +9 28
10 Namsos (R) 22 5 4 13 43 70 −27 19 Relegation to Third Division
11 Sandnessjøen (R) 22 2 2 18 33 113 −80 8
12 Fauske/Sprint (R) 22 1 4 17 25 98 −73 7
Source:[citation needed]
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Stålkameratene was forcibly relegated for cheating by using ineligible players.[1]
Group 8

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Lofoten 22 17 3 2 66 25 +41 54
2 Tromsdalen 22 14 4 4 69 28 +41 46
3 Finnsnes 22 13 1 8 62 34 +28 40
4 Skjervøy 22 12 4 6 54 35 +19 40
5 Alta 22 11 4 7 66 44 +22 37
6 Mjølner-Narvik 22 11 2 9 65 39 +26 35
7 Narvik/Nor (R) 22 10 4 8 48 52 −4 34 Merged[a]
8 Silsand/Omegn 22 9 5 8 46 38 +8 32
9 Polarstjernen 22 7 5 10 40 71 −31 26
10 Sortland (R) 22 5 1 16 35 56 −21 16 Relegation to Third Division
11 Porsanger (R) 22 2 4 16 26 63 −37 10
12 Tromsø 2 (R) 22 1 3 18 28 120 −92 6
Source:[citation needed]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Narvik/Nor ceased to exist after the season because of a merger.

3. divisjon

Main article: 1997 3. divisjon

Norwegian Cup

Main article: 1997 Norwegian Football Cup

Final

Main article: 1997 Norwegian Football Cup final
Vålerenga4–2Strømsgodset
Kaasa 4'
Haug 51'
Musæus 63'
Levernes 65'		 Report Tanasić 53', 56'
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
Attendance: 22,678
Referee: Roy Helge Olsen (Harstad)

Women's football

League season

Toppserien

Main article: 1997 Toppserien
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Trondheims-Ørn (C) 18 16 1 1 81 26 +55 49
2 Asker 18 11 4 3 48 23 +25 37
3 Klepp 18 10 3 5 33 23 +10 33
4 Kolbotn 18 9 5 4 46 21 +25 32
5 Sandviken 18 7 5 6 34 26 +8 26
6 Bjørnar 18 7 5 6 30 25 +5 26
7 Setskog/Høland 18 7 2 9 39 36 +3 23
8 Athene Moss 18 6 1 11 33 38 −5 19
9 Bøler (R) 18 2 2 14 15 78 −63 8 Relegation to First Division
10 Verdal (R) 18 1 0 17 25 88 −63 3
Source: [2]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Norwegian Women's Cup

Main article: 1997 Norwegian Women's Cup

Final

UEFA competitions

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 1997–98 UEFA Champions League

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 1997–98 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds
Second qualifying round

Main article: 1997–98 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
MTK Hungária Hungary 1–4 Norway Rosenborg 0–1 1–3

Group stage

Main article: 1997–98 UEFA Champions League group stage
Group D

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Spain Real Madrid 6 4 1 1 15 4 +11 13 Advance to knockout stage
2 Norway Rosenborg 6 3 2 1 13 8 +5 11
3 Greece Olympiacos 6 1 2 3 6 14 −8 5
4 Portugal Porto 6 1 1 4 3 11 −8 4
Source: UEFA

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

Main article: 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

First round

Main article: 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zagreb Croatia 5–6 Norway Tromsø 3–2 2–4 (aet)

Second round

Main article: 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup second round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tromsø Norway 4–9 England Chelsea 3–2 1–7

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1997–98 UEFA Cup

Qualifying round

First qualifying round

Main article: 1997–98 UEFA Cup first qualifying round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Vojvodina Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 2–2 (4–5 p) Norway Viking 0–2 2–0(aet)
Brann Norway 4–4 (a) Bulgaria Naftex Burgas 2–1 2–3
Second qualifying round

Main article: 1997–98 UEFA Cup second qualifying round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Neuchâtel Xamax Switzerland 4–2 Norway Viking 3–0 1–2
Grasshoppers Switzerland 3–2 Norway Brann 3–0 0–2
Dinamo Minsk Belarus 0–3 Norway Lillestrøm 0–2 0–1

First round

Main article: 1997–98 UEFA Cup first round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Twente Netherlands 2–2(a) Norway Lillestrøm 0–1 2–1

Intertoto Cup

Main article: 1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup

Group stage

Group 5
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Russia Dinamo Moscow 4 3 1 0 7 4 +3 10
2 Belgium Genk 4 3 0 1 15 8 +7 9
3 Norway Stabæk 4 1 2 1 10 6 +4 5
4 Greece Panachaiki 4 1 1 2 8 9 −1 4
5 Faroe Islands B36 Tórshavn 4 0 0 4 2 15 −13 0
Source:[citation needed]
Group 8
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Sweden Halmstad 4 3 1 0 10 3 +7 10
2 Belgium Lommel 4 1 3 0 6 5 +1 6
3 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Hajduk Kula 4 2 0 2 6 5 +1 6
4 Finland TPS 4 1 1 2 5 9 −4 4
5 Norway Kongsvinger 4 0 1 3 2 7 −5 1
Source:[citation needed]

National teams

Norway men's national football team

Main article: Norway national football team

Source:[4]

Results

18 January 1997 Friendly South Korea  1–0  Norway Melbourne, Australia
CET (UTC+1) Kim Do-Hoon 57' Report Stadium: Bob Jane Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Gerry Connolly (Australia)

Norway women's national football team

Main article: Norway women's national football team

Results

References

  1. ^ a b c "Lørenskog reddet av gongongen". Aftenposten Aften (in Norwegian). 29 October 1997. p. 35.
  2. ^ "Women Premier division 1997". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Norway - List of Women Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Norway national football team match-by-match record in 1997". eu-football.info. Retrieved 17 September 2019.

External links

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