1992 Tippeligaen

The 1992 Tippeligaen was the 48th completed season of top division football in Norway. Each team played 22 games with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number eleven and twelve are relegated. The winners of the two groups of the 1. divisjon 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 1. divisjon and number ten in the Tippeligaen.

Tippeligaen
Season1992
Dates25 April – 18 October
ChampionsRosenborg
7th title
RelegatedSogndal
Mjøndalen
Champions LeagueRosenborg
Cup Winners' CupLillestrøm
UEFA CupKongsvinger
Matches played132
Goals scored403 (3.05 per match)
Top goalscorerKjell Roar Kaasa
(17 goals)
Biggest home winLillestrøm 6–0 Tromsø[1]
(24 May 1992)
Rosenborg 6–0 Start[1]
(8 July 1992)
Rosenborg 6–0 Kongsvinger[1]
(18 October 1992)
Tromsø 6–0 Sogndal[1]
(18 October 1992)
Biggest away winMolde 0–4 Lillestrøm[1]
(31 May 1992)
Mjøndalen 0–4 Lillestrøm[1]
(14 June 1992)
Mjøndalen 0–4 Molde[1]
(16 August 1992)
Start 0–4 Rosenborg[1]
(19 September 1992)
Highest scoringLyn 7–3 Sogndal[1]
(27 September 1992)
Highest attendance24,023
Rosenborg 5–1 Sogndal
(16 May 1992)
Lowest attendance917
Mjøndalen 3–2 HamKam
(12 September 1992)
Average attendance5,416 Decrease 4.2%
1991
1993

This season was the first of a 13-year-long streak of Rosenborg victories.

Teams and locations edit

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Ap. LocationStadium
Brann36BergenBrann Stadion
HamKam15HamarBriskeby
Kongsvinger10KongsvingerGjemselund Stadion
Lillestrøm29LillestrømÅråsen Stadion
Lyn25OsloUllevaal Stadion
Mjøndalen18MjøndalenNedre Eiker Stadion
Molde18MoldeMolde Stadion
Rosenborg29TrondheimLerkendal Stadion
Sogndal5SogndalFosshaugane
Start24KristiansandKristiansand Stadion
Tromsø7TromsøAlfheim Stadion
Viking43StavangerStavanger Stadion

League table edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Rosenborg (C)2214445819+3946Qualification for the Champions League preliminary round
2Kongsvinger2212464327+1640Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3Start2211653828+1039
4Lillestrøm2211564828+2038Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round
5Lyn2211473329+437
6Molde2211383030036
7Brann2241262630−424
8Tromsø2266102237−1524
9Viking224992534−921
10Ham-Kam (O)2255123046−1620Qualification for the relegation play-offs
11Sogndal (R)2255123053−2320Relegation to First Division
12Mjøndalen (R)2253142042−2218
Source: fotball.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Relegation play-offs edit

The qualification play-off matches were contested between HamKam (10th in Tippeligaen), Drøbak-Frogn (2nd in the First Division - Group A), and Strømmen (2nd in the First Division - Group B). HamKam won one game and drew one and remained in Tippeligaen.

Results
  • Match 1: Ham-Kam 2–1 Drøbak/Frogn
  • Match 2: Strømmen 4–4 Ham-Kam
  • Match 3: Drøbak/Frogn 2–0 Strømmen
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Ham-Kam (O)211065+14Remained in the Tippeligaen
2Drøbak-Frogn210132+13Remained in the First Division
3Strømmen201146−21
Source: [citation needed]
(O) Play-off winners

Results edit

Home \ AwayBRAHAMKONLILLYNMJØMOLROSSOGIKSTROVIK
Brann3–10–00–01–02–02–31–12–20–11–13–1
HamKam3–11–21–40–23–13–01–12–21–13–00–0
Kongsvinger3–33–05–21–06–23–01–05–01–30–24–1
Lillestrøm4–14–01–01–11–21–21–13–33–26–02–1
Lyn1–12–13–23–11–01–11–37–31–22–13–1
Mjøndalen1–13–20–20–40–10–40–11–11–00–12–2
Molde1–14–10–20–42–12–02–03–00–11–00–0
Rosenborg2–05–26–03–12–01–22–05–16–06–15–2
Sogndal1–13–11–00–11–21–00–11–31–23–04–1
Start0–04–00–12–25–04–12–10–44–11–01–1
Tromsø3–10–31–11–00–00–31–31–16–02–21–0
Viking1–11–11–10–20–12–15–01–03–11–10–0
Source: NIFS (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics edit

Top scorers edit

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Kjell Roar KaasaKongsvinger17
2 Frank StrandliStart16
3 Tore André DahlumRosenborg13
4 Ole Bjørn SundgotMolde12
Gøran SørlothRosenborg
6 Stuart McManusLillestrøm11
Kenneth NysætherLillestrøm
8 Arild TønnessenStart9
Per Ivar FornesMjøndalen
Stein AmundsenLyn
Jostein FloSogndal

Attendances edit

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1Rosenborg149,26124,0238,00213,569+18.5%
2Brann107,38220,2926,7439,762−15.5%
3Viking85,74313,1034,4197,795−20.0%
4Start65,96010,2532,9025,996−10.1%
5Lillestrøm55,76012,6522,8305,069+35.2%
6Molde45,4658,0992,4504,133+25.3%
7Lyn43,06811,4171,5033,915−8.0%
8Tromsø42,4026,4481,8933,855−15.1%
9HamKam36,5156,3441,7383,320n/a1
10Kongsvinger34,7495,3642,1643,159+20.1%
11Mjøndalen25,7717,9429172,343n/a1
12Sogndal22,8763,6821,4752,080−5.8%
League total714,95224,0239175,416−4.2%

Source: nifs.no
Notes:
1: Team played last season in 1. divisjon.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Ligastats Tippeligaen 1992". nifs.no. A-pressen.