2004 Norwegian Premier League

The 2004 season of the Norwegian Premier League (Tippeligaen) began on April 12, 2004 and ended on 30 October 2004.

26 games are played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. 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	14	6	6	52	34	+18	48
2	Vålerenga	26	13	9	4	40	22	+18	48
3	Brann	26	12	4	10	46	40	+6	40
4	Tromsø	26	12	4	10	38	32	+6	40
5	Ham-Kam	26	10	8	8	34	33	+1	38
6	Lyn	26	9	10	7	30	31	-1	37
7	Lillestrøm	26	8	11	7	45	33	+12	35
8	Odd Grenland	26	9	8	9	47	44	+3	35
9	Viking	26	7	12	7	31	33	-2	33
10	Fredrikstad	26	9	5	12	42	54	-12	32
11	Molde	26	7	10	9	34	37	-3	31
12	Bodø/Glimt	26	7	6	13	28	41	-13	27
13	Stabæk	26	7	6	13	25	40	-15	27
14	Sogndal	26	5	7	14	39	57	-18	22

	UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying Round
	UEFA Cup First Qualifying Round¹
	UEFA Intertoto Cup First Round
	Relegation Playoff
	Relegated to Adeccoligaen

¹Viking qualified to the UEFA Cup through the UEFA Fair Play ranking award.

Top scorers

• 19 goals:
  • Frode Johnsen, Rosenborg
• 15 goals:
  • Alexander Ødegaard, Sogndal
• 14 goals:
  • Olivier Occean, Odd Grenland
  • Arild Sundgot, Lillestrøm
• 13 goals:
  • Raymond Kvisvik, Brann
  • Robbie Winters, Brann
• 12 goals:
  • Gylfi Einarsson, Lillestrøm
• 11 goals:
  • Markus Ringberg, Fredrikstad
  • Ole Martin Årst, Tromsø
• 9 goals:
  • Geir Frigård, Ham-Kam
  • Jan-Derek Sørensen, Lyn

Relegation/Promotion

• Start and Aalesund promoted.
• Stabæk and Sogndal relegated.
• Bodø/Glimt won the play-offs against Kongsvinger, 4-1 on aggregate.
  • Match 1: Kongsvinger 1-0 Bodø/Glimt
  • Match 2: Bodø/Glimt 4-0 Kongsvinger

References

• League table
• Fixtures
• Goalscorers