2001 in Norwegian football

Results from Norwegian football in 2001.

Norwegian Premier League

Main article: 2001 Norwegian Premier League

1. Rosenborg 26 17 6 3 71- 30 57 UEFA Champions League
2. Lillestrøm 26 17 5 4 64- 33 56 UEFA Champions League
3. Viking 26 14 7 5 43- 29 49 UEFA Cup (cup winner)
4. Stabæk 26 14 3 9 45- 39 45 UEFA Cup
5. Molde 26 13 5 8 54- 41 44
6. Odd Grenland 26 12 6 8 50- 40 42
7. Brann 26 12 5 9 63- 48 41 UEFA Cup (fair play)
8. Sogndal 26 9 5 12 45- 61 32
9. Bodø/Glimt 26 7 8 11 45- 47 29
10.Moss 26 9 2 15 35- 48 29
11.Lyn 26 6 8 12 40- 49 26
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12.Bryne 26 6 4 16 33- 61 22 Play-off
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13.Strømsgodset 26 3 10 13 40- 73 19 Relegated
14.Tromsø 26 4 4 18 23- 52 16 Relegated

Top Scorers

17 goals: Thorstein Helstad, Brann

Clayton Zane, Lillestrøm

Frode Johnsen, Rosenborg

15 goals: Harald Martin Brattbakk, Rosenborg

14 goals: Jostein Flo, Strømsgodset

Erik Nevland, Viking

13 goals: Magnus Powell, Lillestrøm

12 goals: Bengt Sæternes, Bodø/Glimt

10 goals: Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen, Bodø/Glimt

Petter Furuseth Olsen, Brann

Raymond Kvisvik, Brann

Magne Hoseth, Molde

Kim Larsen, Odd Grenland

Attendance

Brann              12 497
Rosenborg       12 144
Viking           7 887
Molde            6 601
Lillestrøm       6 448
Odd Grenland     5 053
Stabæk           4 228
Lyn              4 197
Bodø/Glimt       3 793
Tromsø           3 541
Strømsgodset     3 441
Bryne            2 933
Moss             2 730
Sogndal  2 282 
Total average 5 558 (total 1 011 565)

Play-off

November 7: Bryne - Hamarkameratene 3-0
Bryne stadion
Att: 4030
1-0 (25) Marcus Andreasson 
2-0 (84) Trond Bjørnsen 
3-0 (86) Trond Bjørnsen 
Yellow card: Stian Thomassen, Hamarkameratene.

November 10: Hamarkameratene - Bryne 0-0 (agg. 0-3)
Briskeby Gressbane
Att: 2552
Yellow card: Marcus Andreasson, Geir Atle Undheim, Anders Friberg,
Bryne.

Bryne stay up

First Division

Main article: 2001 Norwegian First Division

1. Vålerenga 30 19 8 3 71- 29 62 Promoted (1
2. Start 30 18 8 4 59- 33 62 Promoted
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3. Hamarkameratene 30 18 6 6 59- 38 60 Play-off
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4. Haugesund 30 17 5 8 76- 44 56
5. Raufoss 30 15 5 10 61- 43 50
6. Aalesund 30 13 8 9 65- 51 47
7. Sandefjord 30 13 5 12 59- 54 44
8. Skeid 30 12 5 13 50- 41 41
9. L/F Hønefoss 30 10 10 10 45- 54 40 (2
10.Tromsdalen 30 10 9 11 40- 56 39
11.Hødd 30 9 8 13 50- 51 35 
12.Ørn-Horten 30 10 4 16 41- 72 34
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13.Mandalskam. 30 9 5 16 49- 62 32 Relegated 
14.Kongsvinger 30 8 5 17 33- 57 29 Relegated
15.Kjelsås 30 6 6 18 26- 50 24 Relegated
16.Byåsen 30 3 3 24 29- 78 12 Relegated

(1: Vålerenga 3 points deducted for fielding ineligible players. (2: L/F Hønefoss changed their name to Hønefoss BK.

Second Division

Main article: 2001 Norwegian Second Division

Group 1

1. Tollnes 26 14 8 4 73- 47 50 Promoted
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2. FF Lillehammer 26 15 5 6 44- 31 50
3. Eik-Tønsberg 26 15 4 7 63- 44 49
4. Fredrikstad 26 15 2 9 52- 42 47
5. Bærum 26 12 5 9 60- 44 41
6. Nybergsund 26 12 3 11 43- 37 39
7. Ullensaker/Kisa 26 10 6 10 58- 58 36
8. Pors Grenland 26 11 3 12 46- 52 36
9. Kvik Halden 26 11 1 14 41- 38 34
10.Sprint/Jeløy 26 10 4 12 42- 54 34
11.Stabæk 2 26 10 3 13 46- 43 33
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12.Asker 26 8 5 13 42- 56 29 Relegated
13.Ullern 26 5 5 16 36- 68 20 Relegated
14.Odd Grenland 2 26 5 4 17 47- 79 19 Relegated

Group 2

1. Åsane 26 19 4 3 57- 17 61 Promoted
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2. Fana 26 17 4 5 66- 36 55
3. Vard Haugesund 26 16 4 6 71- 40 52
4. Fyllingen 26 14 6 6 63- 48 48
5. Løv-Ham 26 14 1 11 59- 36 43
6. Nord 26 13 2 11 54- 50 41
7. Viking 2 26 11 4 11 71- 65 37
8. Vidar 26 11 3 12 60- 62 36
9. Førde 26 9 6 11 60- 70 33
10.Tornado 26 9 5 12 56- 63 32
11.Nest-Sotra 26 9 4 13 49- 51 31
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12.Sandnes 26 9 4 13 47- 56 31 Relegated
13.Florø 26 4 5 17 32- 69 17 Relegated
14.Stord 26 1 0 25 31- 113 3 Relegated

Group 3

1. Oslo Øst 26 18 4 4 74- 36 58 Promoted
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2. Strindheim 26 15 5 6 70- 45 50
3. Rosenborg 2 26 15 4 7 58- 37 49
4. Romerike 26 14 5 7 66- 34 47
5. Træff 26 11 5 10 55- 50 38
6. Skarbøvik 26 10 6 10 47- 58 36
7. Steinkjer 26 10 5 11 44- 48 35
8. Clausenengen 26 10 5 11 55- 63 35
9. Molde 2 26 9 6 11 60- 50 33
10.Spjelkavik 26 8 6 12 49- 66 30
11.Verdal 26 8 5 13 42- 51 29
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12.Gjøvik/Lyn 26 7 6 13 34- 48 27 Relegated
13.Stjørdals/Blink 26 9 0 17 37- 74 27 Relegated
14.Ranheim 26 6 2 18 37- 68 20 Relegated

Group 4

1. Lørenskog 26 18 5 3 69- 23 59 Promoted
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2. Skarp 26 17 2 7 85- 45 53
3. Lofoten 26 15 6 5 65- 43 51
4. Lyn 2 26 13 4 9 57- 41 43
5. Alta 26 13 1 12 60- 57 40
6. Stålkameratene 26 11 5 10 60- 67 38
7. Harstad 26 10 5 11 58- 49 35
8. Skjervøy 26 8 10 8 50- 50 34
9. Eidsvold Turn 26 10 3 13 52- 53 33
10.Mo 26 9 6 11 55- 61 33
11.Hammerfest 26 8 4 14 44- 58 28
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12.Fauske/Sprint 26 8 2 16 46- 79 26 Relegated
13.Narvik 26 6 6 14 43- 58 24 Relegated
14.Finnsnes 26 5 3 18 32- 92 18 Relegated

Third Division

Main article: 2001 Norwegian Third Division

Group 1

1. Lillestrøm 2 20 17 2 1 99-17 53 Play-off
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2. Grorud 20 14 2 4 52-28 44
3. Vålerenga 2 20 12 2 6 59-40 38
4. Lisleby 20 10 3 7 37-38 33
5. Råde 20 9 2 9 42-37 29
6. Rygge 20 7 4 9 40-44 25
7. Rælingen 20 7 2 11 34-53 23
8. Rolvsøy 20 6 3 11 28-57 21
9. Volla 20 5 3 12 34-50 18 (1
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10.Vestli 20 5 2 13 28-59 17 Relegated
11.Oppsal 20 4 3 13 28-58 15 Relegated
Tune withdrew

(1: Volla changed their name to Focus

Group 2

1. Follo 22 18 1 3 79-22 55 Play-off
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2. Østsiden 22 16 2 4 60-22 50
3. Årvoll 22 15 3 4 77-40 48
4. KFUM Oslo 22 13 6 3 48-19 45
5. Navestad 22 12 2 8 47-33 38 (1
6. Fredrikstad 2 22 8 3 11 44-51 27
7. Oslo Øst 2 22 7 4 11 37-48 25
8. Borgen 22 6 6 10 46-52 24
9. Torp 22 7 3 12 41-60 24
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10.Bjerke 22 5 3 14 36-61 18 Relegated
11.Leirsund 22 5 3 14 38-79 18 Relegated
12.Lommedalen 22 1 2 19 35-101 5 Relegated

(1: Navestad changed their name to Borg Fotball (superstructure).

Group 3

1. Kongsvinger 2 22 13 3 6 63-28 42
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2. Nittedal 22 13 3 6 67-42 42 Play-off
3. Brumunddal 22 12 6 4 53-29 42 
4. Romerike 2 22 12 4 6 60-43 40
5. Grue 22 12 3 7 62-39 39 
6. Ringsaker 22 8 8 6 38-33 32
7. Høland 22 9 3 10 56-57 30
8. Aurskog/Finstadbru 22 7 7 8 44-37 28
9. Sørumsand 22 8 3 11 44-57 27
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10.Eidskog 22 7 4 11 36-56 25 Relegated
11.Kjellmyra 22 4 2 16 21-59 14 Relegated
12.Flisa 22 3 2 17 27-91 11 Relegated

Group 4

1. Moss 2 22 17 5 0 72-28 56 Play-off
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2. Sparta 22 11 4 7 49-28 37
3. Strømmen 22 10 5 7 46-37 35 
4. Nordstrand 22 11 2 9 45-37 35
5. Haugerud 22 10 5 7 47-42 35 (1
6. Skeid 2 22 9 4 9 53-50 31
7. Selbak 22 8 5 9 43-43 29
8. Drøbak/Frogn 22 8 5 9 37-42 29
9. Fjellhamar 22 7 5 10 42-44 26
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10.Bækkelaget 22 4 10 8 31-44 22 Relegated
12.Tistedalen 22 3 8 11 26-52 17 Relegated
13.Korsvoll 22 2 6 14 23-67 12 Relegated

(1: Haugerud merged with Tveita and Trosterud to form Hellerud.

Group 5

1. Frigg Oslo 22 14 5 3 57-29 47 Play-off
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2. Trøgstad/Båstad 22 14 3 5 56-24 45
3. Kjelsås 2 22 12 6 4 47-20 42
4. Sarpsborg 22 12 4 6 66-43 40
5. Rakkestad 22 11 3 8 45-37 36
6. Fagerborg 22 11 2 9 53-33 35
7. Greåker 22 8 8 6 32-31 32
8. Spydeberg 22 7 5 10 39-53 26
9. Sander 22 7 5 10 32-52 26
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10.Galterud 22 4 7 11 41-50 19 Relegated
11.Bygdø 22 5 3 14 30-68 18 Relegated
12.Nesodden 22 0 3 19 26-84 3 Relegated

Group 6

1. Elverum 22 17 1 4 95-25 52 Play-off
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2. Raufoss 2 22 17 1 4 89-29 52
3. Vardal 22 11 5 6 63-43 38
4. Ringebu/Fåvang 22 10 3 9 53-59 33
5. Hamarkameratene 2 22 8 6 8 54-39 30
6. Trysil 22 9 3 10 45-48 30
7. Toten 22 8 5 9 48-55 29
8. Kolbu/KK 22 8 5 9 48-56 29
9. FF Lillehammer 2 22 7 3 12 43-69 24
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10.Kvam 22 7 2 13 38-70 23 Relegated
11.Lom 22 7 2 13 38-72 23 Relegated
12.Sel/Otta 22 3 4 15 26-75 13 Relegated

Group 7

1. Grindvoll 22 17 3 2 65-26 54 Play-off
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2. Mercantile/Lamb. 22 16 3 3 54-15 51 (1
3. Grei 22 14 5 3 61-23 47
4. L/F Hønefoss 2 22 13 3 6 58-39 42
5. Jevnaker 22 10 1 11 50-43 31
6. Holmen 22 7 5 10 32-48 26 
7. Vang 22 7 3 12 35-52 24
8. Sør-Aurdal 22 6 5 11 32-51 23 (2
9. Lunner 22 6 4 12 42-60 22
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10.Fart 22 6 4 12 35-58 22 Relegated
11.Gjøvik/Lyn 2 22 5 3 14 35-58 18 Relegated
12.Rommen 22 4 3 15 29-55 15 Relegated

(1 Mercantile/Lambertseter changed their name (back) to Mercantile. (2 Sør-Aurdal merged with Fagernes to form SAFK Fagernes.

Group 8

1. Strømsgodset 2 22 18 1 3 72-17 55
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2. Birkebeineren 22 16 2 4 80-24 50 Play-off
3. Fossum (Bærum) 22 15 3 4 63-24 48
4. Runar 22 15 3 4 63-27 48
5. Teie 22 15 1 6 44-38 46
6. Stokke 22 8 3 11 46-50 27
7. Åssiden 22 8 3 11 45-52 27
8. Falk 22 8 1 13 39-64 25
9. Slemmestad 22 5 1 16 26-64 16
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10.Halsen-Larvik 22 4 3 15 23-72 15 Relegated
11.Drafn 22 3 4 15 47-67 13 Relegated
12.Sandefjord BK 22 2 5 15 32-81 11 Relegated

Group 9

1. Larvik Fotball 22 18 2 2 95-19 56 Play-off
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2. Flint 22 16 3 3 92-31 51
3. Larvik Turn 22 16 3 3 67-25 51
4. Mjøndalen 22 14 1 7 60-34 43
5. Åmot 22 13 3 6 50-37 42
6. Vestfossen 22 11 2 9 60-50 35
7. Eik-Tønsberg 2 22 11 1 10 40-53 34
8. Kongsberg 22 10 2 10 40-32 32
9. Tønsberg FK 22 7 0 15 28-62 21
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10.Borre 22 4 1 17 32-79 13 Relegated
11.Konnerud 22 1 2 19 23-77 5 Relegated
12.Rjukan 22 0 2 20 25-113 2 Relegated

Group 10

1. Jerv 22 15 2 5 60-23 47 Play-off 
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
2. Langesund/Stath. 22 14 2 6 49-34 44
3. Urædd 22 10 6 6 48-36 36
4. FK Arendal 22 10 6 6 46-38 36
5. Notodden 22 10 2 10 50-43 32
6. Skotfoss 22 9 4 9 50-41 31
7. Skarphedin 22 9 4 9 39-30 31 
8. Herkules 22 8 3 11 35-53 27
9. Siljan 22 7 5 10 39-49 26
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10.Brevik 22 6 5 11 37-51 23 Relegated
11.Seljord 22 6 5 11 37-54 23 Relegated
12.Langangen 22 4 4 14 25-63 16 Relegated

Group 11

1. Vindbjart 22 17 1 4 70-29 52 Play-off
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2. Lyngdal 22 16 3 3 53-20 51
3. Start 2 22 15 2 5 75-28 47
4. Flekkerøy 22 14 1 7 47-33 43
5. Våg 22 12 3 7 59-33 39
6. Flekkefjord 22 11 4 7 46-51 37
7. Vigør 22 9 4 9 48-43 31
8. Søgne 22 8 3 11 46-50 27
9. Rygene 22 5 3 14 27-49 18
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10.Kvinesdal 22 3 5 14 21-65 14 Relegated
11.Giv Akt 22 3 2 17 23-66 11 Relegated
12.Randesund 22 3 1 18 29-77 10 Relegated

Group 12

1. Klepp 22 16 1 5 78-33 49 Play-off
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2. Bryne 2 22 16 1 5 63-24 49
3. Eiger 22 13 2 7 53-44 41
4. Randaberg 22 12 3 7 47-40 39
5. Vardeneset 22 11 2 9 68-48 35
6. Vaulen 22 9 3 10 61-61 30
7. Tasta 22 9 3 10 55-55 30
8. Ulf-Sandnes 22 8 4 10 43-47 28
9. Egersund 22 8 4 10 35-41 28
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10.Staal 22 8 3 11 54-58 27 Relegated
11.Rosseland 22 7 1 14 44-57 22 Relegated
12.Nærbø 22 0 3 19 12-105 3 Relegated

Group 13

1. Vedavåg Karmøy 22 15 4 3 57-27 49 Play-off
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2. Ålgård 22 13 4 5 53-35 43
3. Åkra 22 13 2 7 64-42 41
4. Hundvåg 22 10 5 7 44-35 35
5. Hana 22 11 2 9 48-43 35
6. Torvastad 22 10 1 11 42-46 31
7. Haugesund 2 22 8 5 9 50-44 29
8. Figgjo 22 8 3 11 46-48 27
9. Sola 22 7 4 11 34-54 25
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10.Kopervik 22 6 6 10 30-38 24 Relegated
11.Skjold 22 6 4 12 31-51 22 Relegated
12.Ganddal 22 3 4 15 23-59 13 Relegated

Group 14

1. Radøy 22 17 5 0 87-29 56 Play-off (1
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2. Hald 22 12 6 4 46-25 42
3. Ny-Krohnborg 22 12 4 6 65-42 40
4. Gneist 22 11 3 8 56-40 36
5. Austevoll 22 9 5 8 59-51 32
6. Lyngbø 22 10 2 10 38-40 32
7. Arna-Bjørnar 22 8 3 11 37-50 27
8. Osterøy 22 8 2 12 26-61 26
9. Trane 22 7 4 11 49-58 25
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10.Bergen Nord 22 7 2 13 39-59 23 Relegated
11.Nordhordland 22 4 5 13 29-49 17 Relegated
12.Frøya 22 4 5 13 26-53 17 Relegated

(1 Radøy merged with Manger to form Radøy/Manger.

Group 15

1. Brann 2 22 15 5 2 84-23 50 Play-off
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2. Askøy 22 15 2 5 81-42 47
3. Hovding 22 13 6 3 54-27 45
4. Vadmyra 22 11 3 8 47-44 36
5. Os 22 11 2 9 45-42 35
6. Trott 22 9 5 8 43-30 32
7. Follese 22 8 5 9 37-44 29
8. Bremnes 22 8 4 10 44-48 28
9. Varegg 22 6 7 9 43-44 25
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10.Trio 22 7 4 11 41-44 25 Relegated
11.Kjøkkelvik 22 5 1 16 23-74 16 Relegated
12.Bjarg 22 1 2 19 24-104 5 Relegated

Group 16

1. Stryn 22 16 2 4 82-33 50 Play-off
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2. Jotun 22 15 3 4 86-21 48
3. Fjøra 22 14 5 3 76-31 47
4. Sogndal 2 22 14 3 5 82-40 45
5. Sandane 22 10 1 11 75-55 31
6. Høyang 22 9 4 9 61-67 31
7. Saga 22 9 3 10 32-53 30
8. Dale (Sunnfjord) 22 8 4 10 38-47 28
9. Eid 22 7 6 9 37-43 27
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10.Kaupanger 22 7 1 14 28-78 22 Relegated
11.Askvoll/Holmedal 22 3 2 17 28-93 11 Relegated
12.Eikefjord 22 3 0 19 30-94 9 Relegated

Group 17

1. Langevåg 24 18 3 3 83-33 57 Play-off
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2. Ørsta 24 17 4 3 80-33 55
3. Aalesund 2 24 12 4 8 71-43 40
4. Stranda 24 12 4 8 61-49 40
5. Velledalen/Ringen 24 9 10 5 51-39 37
6. Bergsøy 24 11 4 9 53-62 37
7. Vigra 24 9 5 10 43-44 32
8. Hareid 24 9 4 11 44-48 31
9. Volda 24 8 7 9 48-58 31
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10.Brattvåg 24 8 3 13 38-56 27 Relegated
11.Haramsøy/Nordøy 24 8 1 15 44-73 25 Relegated
12.Hovdebygda 24 3 5 16 32-68 14 Relegated
13.Åram/Vanylvskam. 24 2 6 16 34-76 12 Relegated

Group 18

1. Dahle 22 15 2 5 70-38 47 Play-off
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2. Kristiansund 22 14 3 5 74-40 45
3. Åndalsnes 22 12 3 7 69-44 39
4. Midsund 22 10 6 6 57-45 36
5. Sunndal 22 11 3 8 46-40 36
6. Gossen 22 11 1 10 51-46 34
7. Surnadal 22 11 1 10 49-48 34
8. Averøykameratene 22 10 1 11 49-48 31
9. Ekko/Aureosen 22 9 3 10 42-56 30
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10.Bryn 22 6 1 15 26-64 19 Relegated
11.Kvass/Ulvungen 22 5 2 15 36-57 17 Relegated
12.Vestnes Varfjell 22 4 2 16 33-76 14 Relegated

Group 19

1. Nidelv 22 16 5 1 67-23 53 Play-off
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2. Kolstad 22 14 2 6 65-41 44
3. Løkken 22 13 4 5 69-36 43 (1
4. Orkla 22 13 4 5 42-27 43
5. Tynset 22 11 7 4 70-41 40
6. Buvik 22 10 2 10 60-59 32
7. Nardo 22 9 3 10 36-43 30
8. Malvik FK 22 7 5 10 40-46 26
9. Melhus 22 5 5 12 34-45 20
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10.NTNUI 22 6 2 14 37-68 20 Relegated
11.KIL/Hemne 22 3 5 14 36-67 14 Relegated
12.Røros 22 2 2 18 27-87 8 Relegated

(1 Løkken merged with Dalguten to form Løkken/Dalguten.

Group 20

1. Levanger 22 15 3 4 67-23 48 Play-off
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2. Tiller 22 14 3 5 73-40 45
3. Bangsund 22 12 6 4 45-28 42 
4. Rørvik 22 12 4 6 56-38 40
5. Rissa 22 11 6 5 62-31 39
6. Varden (Meråker) 22 10 4 8 64-51 34 (1
7. Selbu 22 9 3 10 38-47 30
8. Vinne/Verdal 2 22 7 2 13 34-57 23
9. Namsos 22 6 3 13 51-68 21
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10.Kvik (Trondheim) 22 5 4 13 47-55 19 Relegated
11.Bogen 22 5 4 13 28-69 19 Relegated
12.Fosen 22 3 4 15 25-83 13 Relegated

(1: Varden withdrew before the 2002 season.

Group 21

1. Innstranden 18 13 4 1 88-22 43 Play-off
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2. Bodø/Glimt 2 18 11 4 3 69-30 37
3. Steigen 18 11 4 3 60-24 37
4. Mosjøen 18 10 3 5 38-38 33
5. Tverlandet 18 9 3 6 48-35 30
6. Brønnøysund 18 7 5 6 31-40 26
7. Sandnessjøen 18 6 4 8 17-32 22
8. Nesna 18 3 1 14 34-70 10
9. Leirfjord 18 2 2 14 17-51 8 
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10.Mo 2 18 2 2 14 21-81 8 Relegated
Gevir Bodø withdrew.

Group 22

1. Vesterålen 20 19 0 1 99-25 57 Play-off
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2. Skånland/Omegn 20 13 5 2 54-29 44
3. Grovfjord 20 12 1 7 43-30 37
4. Flakstad 20 10 3 7 49-33 33
5. Medkila 20 9 2 9 57-51 29
6. Morild 20 7 7 6 32-42 28
7. Ballangen 20 8 1 11 38-58 25
8. Beisfjord 20 6 3 11 38-58 21
9. Høken 20 3 7 10 43-55 16
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10.Melbo 20 5 1 14 44-75 16 Relegated
11.Harstad 2 20 2 2 16 33-74 8 Relegated
Lofoten 2 withdrew.

Group 23

1. Salangen 22 17 1 4 84-44 52 Play-off
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2. Tromsø 2 22 13 3 6 87-48 42
3. Lyngen/Karnes 22 13 3 6 80-41 42
4. Senja 22 12 4 6 86-54 40
5. Fløya 22 11 3 8 60-55 36
6. Ramfjord 22 10 3 9 61-48 33
7. Ringvassøy 22 10 1 11 58-51 31
8. Tromsdalen 2 22 9 2 11 67-69 29
9. Kvaløysletta 22 7 3 12 46-66 24
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10.Nordreisa 22 7 2 13 28-62 23 Relegated
11.Ishavsbyen 22 6 4 12 41-63 22 Relegated
12.Finnsnes 2 22 2 1 19 31-128 7 (ex Pioner) Relegated

Group 24

1. Porsanger 20 16 3 1 73-19 51 Play-off
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2. Kautokeino 20 16 2 2 77-28 50
3. Bossekop 20 13 2 5 67-24 41
4. Nordlys 20 10 2 8 65-39 32
5. Polarstjernen 20 8 4 8 37-53 28
6. Tverrelvdalen 20 8 1 11 36-68 25
7. Kirkenes 20 6 4 10 39-43 22
8. Honningsvåg 20 6 2 12 25-60 20
9. Nerskogen 20 5 3 12 34-59 18
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10.Nordkinn 20 5 2 13 26-53 17 Relegated
11.Sørøy/Glimt 20 3 3 14 32-65 12 Relegated

First round

September 29: Lillestrøm 2 - Follo 1-0
Larvik Fotball - Vindbjart 3-1
Salangen - Porsanger 2-1
September 30: Grindvoll - Nittedal 2-0
Stryn - Elverum 4-3
Vedavåg Karmøy - Klepp 1–2
Brann 2 - Radøy 1-1
Dahle - Langevåg 5-2
Nidelv - Levanger 2-0
Vesterålen - Innstranden 1-2
October 16: Moss 2 - Frigg Oslo 1-1
November 3: Birkebeineren - Jerv 2-1

Second round

October 6: Follo - Lillestrøm 2 2-0 (agg. 2-1)
Nittedal - Grindvoll 2-3 (agg. 2-5)
Elverum - Stryn 4-0 (agg. 7-4)
Vindbjart - Larvik Fotball 1-0 (agg. 2-3)
Porsanger - Salangen 1-3 (agg. 2-5)
October 7: Klepp - Vedavåg Karmøy 4-2 (agg. 6-3)
Langevåg - Dahle 3-0 (agg. 5-5, Langevåg on away goals)
Levanger - Nidelv 3-0 (agg. 3-2)
Innstranden - Vesterålen 2-5 (agg. 4-6)
October 14: Radøy - Brann 2 2-2 (agg. 3-3, Brann 2 on away goals)
October 19: Frigg Oslo - Moss 2 1-0 (agg. 2-1)
November 10: Jerv - Birkebeineren 3-0 (agg. 4-2)

Promoted to Second Division 2002

Brann 2, Elverum, Follo, Frigg Oslo, Grindvoll, Jerv, Klepp, Langevåg, Larvik, Levanger, Salangen and Vesterålen

Norwegian Cup

Main article: 2001 Norwegian Football Cup Final

European Cups 2001/02

Norwegian representatives

• Rosenborg (UEFA Champions League)
• Brann (UEFA Champions League)
• Odd Grenland (UEFA Cup, cup winner)
• Viking (UEFA Cup)

Second Preliminary Round

• July 25: Levski Sofia (Bulgaria) - Brann 0-0
• August 1: Brann - Levski Sofia 1-1 (agg. 1-1, Levski Sofia on away goals)

Third Preliminary Round

• August 8: Inter Bratislava (Slovakia) - Rosenborg 3-3
• August 22: Rosenborg - Inter Bratislava 4-0 (agg. 7-3)

Champions League, Phase 1, Group E

• September 18: Rosenborg - Porto (Portugal) 1-2
• September 25: Rosenborg - Juventus (Italy) 1-1
• October 10: Celtic (Scotland) - Rosenborg 1-0
• October 17: Juventus - Rosenborg 1-0
• October 23: Rosenborg - Celtic 2-0
• October 31: Porto - Rosenborg 1-0

Final Table

1. Juventus 6 3 2 1 11 8 11
2. FC Porto 6 3 1 2 7 5 10
3. Celtic 6 3 0 3 8 11 9 UEFA Cup
4. Rosenborg BK 6 1 1 4 4 6 4

UEFA Cup

Preliminary round

August 9: Viking - Brotnjo (Bosnia) 1-0
Stavanger stadion
Att: 2900
1-0 (83) Erik Fuglestad (penalty)
Referee: John Underhill, Scotland.
Red card: Sablic Nino, Brotnjo (90).
Yellow card: Dragan Blathjak, Sablic Nino, Miljenko Sedelj, Brotnjo.

August 23: Brotnjo - Viking 1-1 (agg. 1-2)
Citluk
Att: 5000
0-1 (26) Hannu Tihinen 
1-1 (31) Danijel Krivic 
Referee: Rene Rogala, Switzerland.
Red card: Denis Milos (76), Brotnjo.
Yellow card: Jancevski, Raguz, Jerkovic, Brotnjo.

First round

September 20: Kilmarnock (Scotland) - Viking 1-1
Rugby Park
Att: 6322
0-1 (45) Tom Sanne 
1-1 (73) Craig Dargo 
Referee: Ivan Dobrinov, Bulgaria.
Yellow card: Hannu Tihinen, Viking.

September 20: Odd Grenland - Helsingborg (Sweden) 2-2
Odd Stadion
Att: 3012
1-0 (9) Morten Fevang
1-1 (23) Mikael Hansson 
2-1 (32) Edwin van Ankeren 
2-2 (56) Alvaro Santos 
Referee: Sten Kaldma, Estonia.
Yellow card: Morten Fevang, Odd Grenland, Bjørn Johansen, Jesper Jansson, 
Helsingborg.

September 27: Helsingborg - Odd Grenland 1-1 (agg. 3-3, Helsingborg on away goals)
Olympia
Att: 4034
1-0 (3) Alvaro Santos
1-1 (43) Morten Fevang 
Referee: Sergiy Shebek, Ukraine.

September 27: Viking - Kilmarnock 2-0 (agg. 3-1)
Stavanger stadion
Att: 4335
1-0 (1) Tom Sanne 
2-0 (18) Erik Nevland 
Referee: Eric Romain, Belgium.
Yellow card: Ally Mitchell, Kilmarnock.

Second round

October 16: Viking - Hertha BSC Berlin (Germany) 0-1
Stavanger stadion
Att: 3750
0-1 (5) Michael Preetz 
Referee: Miroslav Liba, Czech Republic.
Yellow card: Morten Berre, Hannu Tihinen, Viking, Rob Maas, Bart Goor, Hertha Berlin.

November 1: Hertha BSC Berlin - Viking 2-0 (agg. 3-0)
Olympiastadion
Att: 19.864
1-0 (17) Alex Alves 
2-0 (28) Eijölfur Sverrisson 
Referee: Paul Allaerts, Belgium

Toppserien

Main article: 2001 Toppserien

1. Trondheims/Ørn 18 17 1 0 90- 13 52 UEFA Cup
2. Kolbotn 18 15 0 3 55- 20 45
3. Arna-Bjørnar 18 13 2 3 41- 27 41
4. Asker 18 11 2 5 59- 26 35
5. Klepp 18 8 2 8 32- 38 26
6. Team Strømmen 18 6 0 12 31- 50 18 
7. Byåsen 18 3 3 12 15- 64 12
8. Røa 18 3 3 12 18- 51 12
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9. Liungen 18 2 4 12 25- 57 10 Relegated
10.Athene Moss 18 1 5 12 13- 33 8 Relegated

Women First Division

1. Sandviken 16 11 2 3 54- 22 35 Promoted
2. FK Larvik 16 11 2 3 63- 35 32 Promoted
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3. Follese 16 7 3 6 21- 27 24
4. Fløya 16 6 4 6 28- 31 22
5. Haugar 16 6 3 7 26- 33 21
6. Fortuna 16 6 2 8 34- 33 20
7. Vålerenga 16 4 5 7 30- 27 17
8. Medkila 16 4 5 7 31- 32 17
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9. Verdal 16 3 2 11 17- 64 11 Relegated
Grand Bodø withdrew before the season because of financial problems.

Women Second Division

Group 1

1. Skeid 22 22 0 0 145- 11 66 Play-off
2. Kolbotn 2 22 16 2 4 103- 33 50
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
3. Gjelleråsen 22 13 2 7 64- 55 41 Play-off
4. Bækkelaget 22 11 4 7 75- 40 37
5. Storhamar 22 12 1 9 60- 49 37
6. Asker 2 22 11 2 9 77- 72 35
7. Vallset 22 9 2 11 43- 61 29
8. Team Strømmen 2 22 9 1 12 51- 70 28
9. Skjetten 22 9 0 13 59- 86 27
10.Gjøvik FK 22 4 3 15 36- 78 15
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11.Kvik Halden 22 3 2 17 30- 91 11 Relegated
12.Kurland 22 3 1 18 16-113 10 Relegated

Group 2

1. Fossum (Skien) 16 13 0 3 57-22 39 Play-off
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2. Donn 16 12 1 3 53-15 37
3. Amazon Grimstad 16 11 3 2 56-17 36
4. Søgne 16 5 3 8 28-35 18
5. Runar 16 5 3 8 20-40 18
6. Notodden 16 4 4 8 20-40 16 
7. Bingen 16 4 3 9 25-61 15
8. Eik-Tønsberg 16 3 3 10 24-36 12
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9. Horten FK 16 2 6 8 27-44 12 Relegated

Group 3

1. Bryne 7 6 1 0 27- 6 19 Play-off Vestland
2. Hinna 7 4 3 0 15- 3 15 Play-off Vestland
3. Havørn 7 5 0 2 16-12 15 Play-off Vestland
4. Randaberg 7 4 1 2 19-18 13 Play-off Vestland
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
5. Flekkefjord 7 2 1 4 14-14 7 
6. Austrått 7 2 0 5 14-11 6
7. Vard Haugesund 7 1 0 6 6-25 3
8. Eiger 7 1 0 6 6-28 3

Group 4

1. Øygard 9 8 1 0 32- 4 25 Play-off Vestland
2. Sandane 9 6 1 2 39- 8 19 Play-off Vestland
3. Kaupanger 9 6 1 2 31-12 19 Play-off Vestland
4. Nymark 9 5 2 2 30-19 17 Play-off Vestland
5. Arna-Bjørnar 2 9 5 2 2 23-14 17 Play-off Vestland
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
6. Fyllingen 9 3 2 4 14-26 11
7. Voss 9 3 0 6 17-13 9
8. Bremnes 9 2 1 6 12-29 7
9. Åsane 9 0 3 6 8-36 3
10.Djerv 9 0 1 8 4-49 1

Group 5

1. Herd 15 11 3 1 66-20 36 Play-off Møre/Trøndelag
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2. Molde 15 9 2 4 50-33 29
3. Stranda 15 7 4 4 33-25 25
4. Træff 15 5 3 7 22-29 18
5. Velledalen/Ringen 15 2 4 9 16-43 10
6. Haramsøy/Nordøy 15 2 2 11 16-53 8

Group 6

1. Trondheims/Ørn 2 16 14 1 1 62-12 43
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2. Orkla 16 13 0 3 72-32 39 Play-off Møre/Trøndelag
3. Kattem/Leinstrand 16 12 1 3 72-32 37
4. Ranheim 16 7 1 8 73-57 22
5. Rindals/Troll 16 5 2 9 34-44 17
6. Singsås 16 5 1 10 34-63 16
7. Byåsen 2 16 4 3 9 35-41 15
8. Tolga/Tynset 16 3 2 11 26-72 11
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9. Stadsbygd 16 3 1 12 21-76 10 Relegated

Group 7

1. Innstranden 12 12 0 0 77- 5 36 Play-off Nord-Norge
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2. Fauske/Sprint 12 6 4 2 42-22 22
3. Grand Bodø 2 12 6 3 3 37-25 21
4. Olderskog 12 5 0 7 24-36 15
5. Sandsnessjøen 12 3 3 6 26-27 12
6. Bossmo/Ytteren 12 2 4 6 14-37 10
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7. Drevvatn 12 0 2 10 10-78 2 Relegated

Group 8

1. Håkvik 12 9 2 1 60-21 29 Play-off Nord-Norge
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2. Leknes 12 8 1 3 72-27 25 
3. Stålbrott 12 8 0 4 50-36 24
4. Narvik FK 12 6 0 6 29-30 18
5. Morild 12 4 1 7 27-41 13
6. Kvæfjord 12 3 0 9 11-44 9 
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7. Medkila 2/Brage/Trondenes 2 12 2 0 10 16-66 6 Relegated

Group 9

1. Alta 14 13 0 1 69-12 39 Play-off Nord-Norge
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2. Tromsdalen 14 12 1 1 77-11 37
3. Pioner 14 9 0 5 58-22 27
4. Fløya 2 14 7 3 4 61-32 24
5. Salangen 14 6 2 6 39-47 20
6. Kvaløysletta 14 4 0 10 24-63 12
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7. HIF/Stein 14 2 0 12 25-52 6 Relegated
8. Sørreisa 14 0 0 14 7-121 0 Relegated

Play-off Vestland

1. Nymark 8 6 1 1 32- 8 19 Play-off
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2. Bryne 8 5 1 2 23-13 16
3. Sandane 8 4 2 2 22-11 14
4. Kaupanger 8 4 2 2 21-15 14
5. Øygard 8 4 1 3 23-14 13
6. Hinna 8 3 2 3 19-13 11
7. Arna-Bjørnar 2 8 3 1 4 12-23 10
8. Havørn 8 1 1 6 10-20 4
9. Randaberg 8 0 1 7 9-54 1

Play-out Group 3

1. Flekkefjord 6 4 0 2 19-10 12
2. Vard Haugesund 6 4 0 2 13- 8 12
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3. Austrått 6 2 1 3 11-14 7
4. Eiger 6 1 1 4 8-19 4

Play-out Group 4

1. Voss 8 6 1 1 25-10 19
2. Bremnes 8 5 2 1 23-13 17 
3. Fyllingen 8 3 3 2 18-17 12
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4. Djerv 8 1 3 4 7-13 6
5. Åsane 8 0 1 7 4-24 1

Play-off Møre/Trøndelag

September 23: Herd - Orkla 1-0

Herd to play-off. (Match in Sunndal)

Play-off Nord-Norge

September 21: Innstranden - Håkvik 1-0
September 22: Innstranden - Alta 5-0
September 23: Håkvik - Alta

(Tournament in Narvik)

1. Innstranden 2 2 0 0 6- 0 6 Play-off
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2. Håkvik 1 0 0 1 0- 1 0
3. Alta 1 0 0 2 0- 5 0

Play-off Group A

September 29: Skeid - Herd 5-0
October 7: Innstranden - Skeid 0-0
October 14: Herd - Innstranden 0-4

1. Skeid 2 1 1 0 5- 0 4 Promoted
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2. Innstranden 2 1 1 0 4- 0 4
3. Herd 2 0 0 2 0- 9 0

Play-off Group B

1. Gjelleråsen 2 2 0 0 6- 1 6 Promoted
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2. Nymark 2 1 0 1 2- 5 3
3. Fossum (Skien) 2 0 0 2 2- 4 0

Women European Cup

Norwegian representatives

• Trondheims/Ørn (UEFA Cup)

UEFA Cup, Group 1

• In Trondheim

September 20: Trondheims/Ørn - KR Reykjavik (Iceland) 9-0
September 22: Trondheims/Ørn - Babruyshanka (Bulgaria) 6-1
September 24: Eendracht Aalst (Belgium) - Trondheims/Ørn 0-8

1.Trondheims-Ørn 3 3 0 0 23- 1 9
2.FC Babruyshanka 3 2 0 1 8- 8 6
3.KSC Eendracht Aalst 3 1 0 2 5-15 3
4.KR (Reykjavík) 3 0 0 3 4-16 0

Quarterfinal

March 16: Trondheims/Ørn - HJK Helsinki (Finland) 2-1
March 28: HJK Helsinki - Trondheims/Ørn 2-0 (agg. 3-2)

National Teams

Men

Date	Venue	Opponent	Res.*	Comp.	Norwegian goalscorers
January 24	Hong Kong	South Korea	3 - 2	F	Frode Johnsen (2), Thorstein Helstad
February 28	Belfast	Northern Ireland	4 - 0	F	Thorstein Helstad (2), John Carew, Ståle Stensaas
March 24	Oslo	Poland	2 - 3	WCQ	John Carew, Ole Gunnar Solskjær
March 28	Minsk	Belarus	1 - 2	WCQ	Ole Gunnar Solskjær
April 25	Oslo	Bulgaria	2 - 1	F	Øyvind Leonhardsen (2)
June 2	Kiev	Ukraine	0 - 0	WCQ
June 6	Oslo	Belarus	1 - 1	WCQ	John Carew
August 15	Oslo	Turkey	1 - 1	WCQ	Ole Gunnar Solskjær
September 1	Chorzow	Poland	0 - 3	WCQ
September 5	Oslo	Wales	3 - 2	WCQ	Ronny Johnsen, John Carew, Frode Johnsen
October 6	Yerevan	Armenia	4 - 1	WCQ	Bård Borgersen (2), John Carew (2)

Note: Norway's goals first
Explanation:

• F = Friendly
• WCQ = FIFA World Cup 2002 Qualifier

Women

January 12: Norway – Sweden 2-1, friendly 
February 17: France – Norway 0-0, friendly 
March 11: Norway – Finland 5-1, friendly 
March 13: Norway – China 0-2, friendly 
March 15: Norway – Denmark 1-0, friendly 
March 17: Norway – USA 4-3, friendly 
May 13: Norway – Sweden 3-1, friendly 
June 19: Norway – Canada 9-1, friendly 
June 25: Norway – France 3-0, European Championship 
1.round 
June 28: Norway – Italy 1-1, European Championship
1.round 
July 1: Denmark – Norway 1-0, European Championship 
1.round 
July 4: Germany – Norway 1-0, European Championship semifinal 
September 8: Norway – Ukraine 4-0, World Cup qualifier 
September 11: Norway – Czech Republic 5-0, World Cup qualifier 
October 13: France – Norway 0-3, World Cup qualifier