{{Short description|52nd season of top-tier football league in Norway}} {{refimprove|date=July 2017}} {{Infobox football league season | competition = [[Tippeligaen]] | season = 1996 | winners = [[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]]<br>11th title | relegated = [[Moss FK|Moss]]<br />[[IK Start|Start]]<br />[[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerenga]] | continentalcup1 qualifiers = Rosenborg | continentalcup1 = [[1997-98 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] | continentalcup2 qualifiers = [[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]]<br />[[Viking FK|Viking]]<br />[[SK Brann|Brann]] | continentalcup2 = [[1997-98 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]] | continentalcup3 qualifiers = [[Tromsø IL|Tromsø]] | continentalcup3 = [[1997-98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|Cup Winners' Cup]] | continentalcup4 = [[1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup|Intertoto Cup]] | continentalcup4 qualifiers = [[Stabæk IF|Stabæk]] | matches = 182 | total goals = 638 | highest scoring = Rosenborg 10–0 Brann<ref name="nifs">{{cite web|url=http://www.nifs.no/ligastats.php?h2hskjul=1&land=1&t=5&u=1759&visou= | language = Norwegian | title = Ligastats Tippeligaen 1996 | work = nifs.no | publisher = [[A-pressen]]}}</ref><br><small>(5 May 1996)</small> | biggest home win = Rosenborg 10–0 Brann<ref name="nifs"/><br><small>(5 May 1996)</small> | biggest away win = [[Skeid Fotball|Skeid]] 1–6 Brann<ref name="nifs"/><br><small>(1 September 1996)</small> | league topscorer = [[Harald Martin Brattbakk]]<br>(28 goals) | highest attendance = 23,071<br>Rosenborg 0–0 Moss<br><small>(16 May 1996)</small> | lowest attendance = 909<br>Skeid 2–3 Start<br><small>(13 October 1996)</small> | average attendance = 5,123 {{increase}} 2.2% | prevseason = [[1995 Tippeligaen|1995]] | nextseason = [[1997 Tippeligaen|1997]] | dates = 13 April – 20 October }} The '''1996 [[Tippeligaen]]''' was the 52nd completed season of top division [[association football|football]] in [[Norway]]. Each team played 26 games with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number twelve, thirteen and fourteen are relegated. The winners of the two groups of the [[1. divisjon|first division]] (second tier) are promoted, as well as the winner of a play-off match between the two second placed teams in the two groups of the first division. This was the last time the first division was organized into two groups – from 1997 and onwards the first division has had all teams play in the same league.
==Teams and locations== :''Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.''
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" |- ! Team !{{Tooltip| Ap. | Appearances in top divisions of Norwegian football}}<!--Begins with 1937–38 season. Abandoned 1939–40 season does not count.--> ! Location ! Stadium |- | [[FK Bodø/Glimt|Bodø/Glimt]] | align="center"| '''8''' | [[Bodø (town)|Bodø]] | [[Aspmyra Stadion]] |- | [[SK Brann|Brann]] | align="center"| '''40''' | [[Bergen (city)|Bergen]] | [[Brann Stadion]] |- | [[Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball|Kongsvinger]] | align="center"| '''14''' | [[Kongsvinger (town)|Kongsvinger]] | [[Gjemselund Stadion]] |- | [[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]] | align="center"| '''33''' | [[Lillestrøm (town)|Lillestrøm]] | [[Åråsen Stadion]] |- | [[Molde FK|Molde]] | align="center"| '''21''' | [[Molde]] | [[Molde Idrettspark|Molde Stadion]] |- | [[Moss FK|Moss]] | align="center"| '''17''' | [[Moss (town)|Moss]] | [[Melløs Stadion]] |- | [[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] | align="center"| '''33''' | [[Trondheim (city)|Trondheim]] | [[Lerkendal Stadion]] |- | [[Skeid Fotball|Skeid]] | align="center"| '''32''' | [[Oslo]] | |- | [[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]] | align="center"| '''2''' | [[Bekkestua|Bærum]] | [[Nadderud Stadion]] |- | [[IK Start|Start]] | align="center"| '''28''' | [[Kristiansand (town)|Kristiansand]] | [[Kristiansand Stadion]] |- | [[Strømsgodset Toppfotball|Strømsgodset]] | align="center"| '''15''' | [[Drammen (town)|Drammen]] | [[Marienlyst Stadion]] |- | [[Tromsø IL|Tromsø]] | align="center"| '''11''' | [[Tromsø]] | [[Alfheim Stadion]] |- | [[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerenga]] | align="center"| '''38''' | [[Oslo]] | [[Ullevaal Stadion]] |- | [[Viking FK|Viking]] | align="center"| '''47''' | [[Stavanger (city)|Stavanger]] | [[Stavanger Stadion]] |}
== League table == <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |res_col_header=QR
|team1=RBK|name_RBK=[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] |team2=LSK|name_LSK=[[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]] |team3=VIK|name_VIK=[[Viking FK|Viking]] |team4=BRA|name_BRA=[[SK Brann|Brann]] |team5=TIL|name_TIL=[[Tromsø IL|Tromsø]] |team6=STB|name_STB=[[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]] |team7=KIL|name_KIL=[[Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball|Kongsvinger]] |team8=MFK|name_MFK=[[Molde FK|Molde]] |team9=SKE|name_SKE=[[Skeid Fotball|Skeid]] |team10=BOD|name_BOD=[[FK Bodø/Glimt|Bodø/Glimt]] |team11=SIF|name_SIF=[[Strømsgodset Toppfotball|Strømsgodset]] |team12=Moss|name_Moss=[[Moss FK|Moss]] |team13=VIF|name_VIF=[[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerenga]] |team14=IKS|name_IKS=[[IK Start|Start]]
|win_RBK=18|draw_RBK=5|loss_RBK=3|gf_RBK=82|ga_RBK=26|status_RBK=C |win_LSK=13|draw_LSK=7|loss_LSK=6|gf_LSK=54|ga_LSK=36 |win_VIK=12|draw_VIK=7|loss_VIK=7|gf_VIK=50|ga_VIK=32 |win_BRA=11|draw_BRA=9|loss_BRA=6|gf_BRA=64|ga_BRA=50 |win_TIL=11|draw_TIL=8|loss_TIL=7|gf_TIL=46|ga_TIL=41 |win_STB=9|draw_STB=9|loss_STB=8|gf_STB=47|ga_STB=45 |win_KIL=9|draw_KIL=7|loss_KIL=10|gf_KIL=38|ga_KIL=48 |win_MFK=9|draw_MFK=6|loss_MFK=11|gf_MFK=45|ga_MFK=38 |win_SKE=10|draw_SKE=2|loss_SKE=14|gf_SKE=33|ga_SKE=59 |win_BOD=9|draw_BOD=4|loss_BOD=13|gf_BOD=44|ga_BOD=49 |win_SIF=8|draw_SIF=5|loss_SIF=13|gf_SIF=40|ga_SIF=59 |win_Moss=7|draw_Moss=8|loss_Moss=11|gf_Moss=28|ga_Moss=47|status_Moss=R |win_VIF=6|draw_VIF=10|loss_VIF=10|gf_VIF=30|ga_VIF=40|status_VIF=R |win_IKS=5|draw_IKS=3|loss_IKS=18|gf_IKS=37|ga_IKS=71|status_IKS=R
|col_CL=green1|text_CL=Qualification for the [[1997–98 UEFA Champions League#Second qualifying round|Champions League second qualifying round]] |result1=CL |col_UC2=blue1|text_UC2=Qualification for the [[1997–98 UEFA Cup#Second qualifying round|UEFA Cup second qualifying round]] |result2=UC2 |col_UC1=blue2|text_UC1=Qualification for the [[1997–98 UEFA Cup#First qualifying round|UEFA Cup first qualifying round]] |result3=UC1|result4=UC1 |col_CWC=#FFEBAD|text_CWC=Qualification for the [[1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup#First round|Cup Winners' Cup first round]] |result5=CWC |col_IC1=#CCCCFF|text_IC1=Qualification for the [[1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup|Intertoto Cup group stage]] |result6=IC1|result7=IC1 |col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to [[1997 Norwegian First Division|First Division]] |result12=R|result13=R|result14=R
|show_limit=5 |class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. |update=complete|source=[https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/turnering/tabell/?fiksId=82974 fotball.no] }}</onlyinclude>
== Relegation play-offs== * [[Sogndal Fotball|Sogndal]] won the play-offs against [[Odd Grenland]], 5–1 on aggregate.
{{footballbox |date = 12 October 1996 |time = 15:00 [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] ([[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]]) |team1 = [[Sogndal Fotball|Sogndal]] |score = 4–1 |report = https://www.rsssf.no/1996/po |team2 = [[Odd Grenland]] |goals1 = [[Eivind Karlsbakk|Karlsbakk]] {{goal|22}} <br> [[Eirik Bakke|Bakke]] {{goal|44}} <br> Hillestad {{goal|80|pen.}} <br> Flo {{goal|83}} |goals2 = Kolstad {{goal|13}} |stadium = [[Fosshaugane Campus|Fosshaugane]], [[Sogndalsfjøra]] |attendance = 962 |referee = Jon Skjervold<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/kamp/?fiksId=3478240 |title=Sogndal 4–1 Odd Grenland |work=fotball.no |publisher=Norwegian Football Association (NFF) |language=no|access-date=18 April 2023}}</ref> }} ---- {{footballbox |date = 19 October 1996 |time = 15:00 [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] ([[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]]) |team1 = [[Odd Grenland]] |score = 0–1 |report = https://www.rsssf.no/1996/po |team2 = [[Sogndal Fotball|Sogndal]] |goals1 = |goals2 = [[Eirik Bakke|Bakke]] {{goal|71}} |stadium = [[Odd Stadion]], [[Skien (town)|Skien]] |attendance = 2,468 |referee = Tore Hollung<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/kamp/?fiksId=3478241 |title=Odd Grenland 0–1 Sogndal |work=fotball.no |publisher=Norwegian Football Association (NFF) |language=no|access-date=18 April 2023}}</ref> }}
== Results ==
{{#invoke:sports results|main | source = [https://www.nifs.no/kamper.php?land=1&t=5&u=14 NIFS] {{in lang|no}} | update = complete |start_date= 14 April 1996 | a_note = | matches_style = FBR | team1= BOD | team2= BRA | team3= KON | team4= LIL | team5= MOL | team6= MOS | team7= ROS | team8= SKD | team9= STB | team10= IKS | team11= STM | team12= TRO | team13= VÅL | team14= VIK
|name_BOD=[[FK Bodø/Glimt|Bodø/Glimt]] | match_BOD_BRA = 1–3 | match_BOD_KON = 5–3 | match_BOD_LIL = 1–3 | match_BOD_MOL = 1–3 | match_BOD_MOS = 4–1 | match_BOD_ROS = 0–4 | match_BOD_SKD = 0–3 | match_BOD_STB = 0–1 | match_BOD_IKS = 3–3 | match_BOD_STM = 1–1 | match_BOD_TRO = 1–3 | match_BOD_VÅL = 3–0 | match_BOD_VIK = 7–0
|name_BRA=[[SK Brann|Brann]] | match_BRA_BOD = 2–0 | match_BRA_KON = 2–0 | match_BRA_LIL = 2–2 | match_BRA_MOL = 4–0 | match_BRA_MOS = 1–1 | match_BRA_ROS = 3–3 | match_BRA_SKD = 1–2 | match_BRA_STB = 4–0 | match_BRA_IKS = 7–1 | match_BRA_STM = 6–2 | match_BRA_TRO = 3–3 | match_BRA_VÅL = 2–2 | match_BRA_VIK = 1–1
|name_KON=[[Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball|Kongsvinger]] | match_KON_BOD = 2–1 | match_KON_BRA = 2–2 | match_KON_LIL = 1–5 | match_KON_MOL = 1–0 | match_KON_MOS = 2–1 | match_KON_ROS = 4–3 | match_KON_SKD = 1–2 | match_KON_STB = 4–2 | match_KON_IKS = 0–2 | match_KON_STM = 3–0 | match_KON_TRO = 2–2 | match_KON_VÅL = 1–0 | match_KON_VIK = 3–1
|name_LIL=[[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]] | match_LIL_BOD = 1–2 | match_LIL_BRA = 3–3 | match_LIL_KON = 0–0 | match_LIL_MOL = 3–0 | match_LIL_MOS = 2–0 | match_LIL_ROS = 3–0 | match_LIL_SKD = 5–0 | match_LIL_STB = 2–1 | match_LIL_IKS = 3–0 | match_LIL_STM = 3–3 | match_LIL_TRO = 1–1 | match_LIL_VÅL = [[Lillestrøm SK–Vålerenga Fotball rivalry|2–0]] | match_LIL_VIK = 0–4
|name_MOL=[[Molde FK|Molde]] | match_MOL_BOD = 1–2 | match_MOL_BRA = 3–3 | match_MOL_LIL = 2–0 | match_MOL_KON = 0–0 | match_MOL_MOS = 8–0 | match_MOL_ROS = [[Molde FK–Rosenborg BK rivalry|0–3]] | match_MOL_SKD = 0–1 | match_MOL_STB = 0–0 | match_MOL_IKS = 5–1 | match_MOL_STM = 0–1 | match_MOL_TRO = 3–0 | match_MOL_VÅL = 2–0 | match_MOL_VIK = 3–0
|name_MOS=[[Moss FK|Moss]] | match_MOS_BOD = 0–1 | match_MOS_BRA = 2–1 | match_MOS_KON = 2–2 | match_MOS_LIL = 1–0 | match_MOS_MOL = 1–1 | match_MOS_ROS = 0–0 | match_MOS_SKD = 1–0 | match_MOS_STB = 2–4 | match_MOS_IKS = 1–0 | match_MOS_STM = 5–2 | match_MOS_TRO = 0–1 | match_MOS_VÅL = 2–2 | match_MOS_VIK = 1–0
|name_ROS=[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] | match_ROS_BOD = 2–0 | match_ROS_BRA = 10–0 | match_ROS_KON = 3–0 | match_ROS_LIL = 7–2 | match_ROS_MOL = [[Molde FK–Rosenborg BK rivalry|2–0]] | match_ROS_MOS = 0–0 | match_ROS_SKD = 6–1 | match_ROS_STB = 4–2 | match_ROS_IKS = 2–1 | match_ROS_STM = 5–0 | match_ROS_TRO = 2–1 | match_ROS_VÅL = 6–0 | match_ROS_VIK = 2–1
|name_SKD=[[Skeid Fotball|Skeid]] | match_SKD_BOD = 1–3 | match_SKD_BRA = 1–6 | match_SKD_KON = 0–0 | match_SKD_LIL = 1–3 | match_SKD_MOL = 1–5 | match_SKD_MOS = 2–1 | match_SKD_ROS = 0–2 | match_SKD_STB = 3–1 | match_SKD_IKS = 2–3 | match_SKD_STM = 2–3 | match_SKD_TRO = 1–0 | match_SKD_VÅL = 2–1 | match_SKD_VIK = 1–2
|name_STB=[[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]] | match_STB_BOD = 1–0 | match_STB_BRA = 4–1 | match_STB_KON = 5–0 | match_STB_LIL = 0–3 | match_STB_MOL = 3–3 | match_STB_MOS = 2–2 | match_STB_ROS = 4–4 | match_STB_SKD = 1–1 | match_STB_IKS = 1–1 | match_STB_STM = 4–0 | match_STB_TRO = 0–2 | match_STB_VÅL = 0–0 | match_STB_VIK = 1–1
|name_IKS=[[IK Start|Start]] | match_IKS_BOD = 2–2 | match_IKS_BRA = 0–2 | match_IKS_KON = 4–5 | match_IKS_LIL = 0–2 | match_IKS_MOL = 4–2 | match_IKS_MOS = 5–0 | match_IKS_ROS = 2–1 | match_IKS_SKD = 1–2 | match_IKS_STB = 1–2 | match_IKS_STM = 2–6 | match_IKS_TRO = 1–4 | match_IKS_VÅL = 2–4 | match_IKS_VIK = 0–3
|name_STM=[[Strømsgodset Toppfotball|Strømsgodset]] | match_STM_BOD = 2–4 | match_STM_BRA = 0–2 | match_STM_KON = 1–1 | match_STM_LIL = 1–3 | match_STM_MOL = 1–3 | match_STM_MOS = 0–1 | match_STM_ROS = 0–1 | match_STM_SKD = 1–0 | match_STM_STB = 2–2 | match_STM_IKS = 4–1 | match_STM_TRO = 2–2 | match_STM_VÅL = 5–2 | match_STM_VIK = 1–3
|name_TRO=[[Tromsø IL|Tromsø]] | match_TRO_BOD = 2–1 | match_TRO_BRA = 4–1 | match_TRO_KON = 2–1 | match_TRO_LIL = 1–0 | match_TRO_MOL = 3–1 | match_TRO_MOS = 2–2 | match_TRO_ROS = 1–5 | match_TRO_SKD = 2–4 | match_TRO_STB = 1–0 | match_TRO_IKS = 3–0 | match_TRO_STM = 0–1 | match_TRO_VÅL = 0–0 | match_TRO_VIK = 2–2
|name_VÅL=[[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerenga]] | match_VÅL_BOD = 1–1 | match_VÅL_BRA = 0–2 | match_VÅL_KON = 0–0 | match_VÅL_LIL = [[Lillestrøm SK–Vålerenga Fotball rivalry|2–1]] | match_VÅL_MOL = 0–0 | match_VÅL_MOS = 4–1 | match_VÅL_ROS = 0–4 | match_VÅL_SKD = 3–0 | match_VÅL_STB = 2–3 | match_VÅL_IKS = 1–0 | match_VÅL_STM = 3–0 | match_VÅL_TRO = 2–2 | match_VÅL_VIK = 0–0
|name_VIK=[[Viking FK|Viking]] | match_VIK_BOD = 4–0 | match_VIK_BRA = 3–0 | match_VIK_KON = 1–0 | match_VIK_LIL = 2–2 | match_VIK_MOL = 3–0 | match_VIK_MOS = 1–0 | match_VIK_ROS = 1–1 | match_VIK_SKD = 7–0 | match_VIK_STB = 2–3 | match_VIK_IKS = 4–0 | match_VIK_STM = 0–1 | match_VIK_TRO = 2–2 | match_VIK_VÅL = 2–1
}}
==Season statistics== ===Top scorers=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !Rank !Player !Club !Goals |- |1 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Harald Martin Brattbakk]] |align="left"|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] |28 |- |2 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Egil Østenstad]] |align="left"|[[Viking FK|Viking]] |23 |- |rowspan="2"|3 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Tore André Flo]] |align="left"|[[SK Brann|Brann]] |rowspan="2"|19 |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Mons Ivar Mjelde]] |align="left"|[[SK Brann|Brann]] |- |5 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Petter Belsvik]] |align="left"|[[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]] |18 |- |rowspan="3"|6 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Geir Frigård]] |align="left"|[[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]] |rowspan="3"|15 |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Jahn Ivar Jakobsen|Jahn Ivar "Mini" Jakobsen]] |align="left"|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Sigurd Rushfeldt]] |align="left"|[[Tromsø IL|Tromsø]] |}
===Attendances=== {{fb a header}} {{fb a2 team|p=1 |t=[[SK Brann|Brann]]|s=149837|h=23000 |l=7667 |a=11526 |pr=8536}} {{fb a2 team|p=2 |t=[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]]|s=143875|h=23071|l=6307 |a=11067 |pr=10280}} {{fb a2 team|p=3 |t=[[Viking FK|Viking]]|s=96727|h=14919|l=4874 |a=7441 |pr=7961}} {{fb a2 team|p=4 |t=[[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerenga]]|s=80651|h=16738|l=2542 |a=6204 |pr=6464}} {{fb a2 team|p=5 |t=[[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]]|s=74852|h=12281|l=2853 |a=5758|pr=4847}} {{fb a2 team|p=6 |t=[[Molde FK|Molde]]|s=55198|h=8365 |l=2352 |a=4246 |pr=4987}} {{fb a2 team|p=7 |t=[[FK Bodø/Glimt|Bodø/Glimt]]|s=51669|h=6162|l=2378 |a=3975 |pr=4401}} {{fb a2 team|p=8 |t=[[Strømsgodset Toppfotball|Strømsgodset]]|s=48131|h=6452|l=1495 |a=3702 |nt=1}} {{fb a2 team|p=9 |t=[[Tromsø IL|Tromsø]]|s=45814|h=6294|l=1802 |a=3524 |pr=4210}} {{fb a2 team|p=10|t=[[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]]|s=40304|h=4976|l=1392 |a=3100 |pr=3300}} {{fb a2 team|p=11|t=[[Moss FK|Moss]]|s=40280|h=5052|l=1101 |a=3098 |nt=1}} {{fb a2 team|p=12|t=[[Skeid Fotball|Skeid]]|s=39720|h=6852|l=909 |a=3055 |nt=1}} {{fb a2 team|p=13|t=[[IK Start|Start]]|s=32936 |h=4530 |l=1222 |a=2534 |pr=4885}} {{fb a2 team|p=14|t=[[Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball|Kongsvinger]]|s=32347|h=4788|l=1876 |a=2488 |pr=2622}} {{fb a footer |s=932341|h=23071|l=909|a=5123|pr=5013|source=[https://www.nifs.no/tilskuertall.php?land=1&t=5&fra=1996&til=1996&kamper=&sortering=avgt nifs.no]|date=May 2019|notes=1: Team played last season in 1. divisjon.}}
== References == {{reflist}} {{Eliteserien}} {{1996 in Norwegian football}} {{1995–96 in European football (UEFA)}} {{1996–97 in European football (UEFA)}}
[[Category:Eliteserien seasons]] [[Category:1996 in European association football leagues|Norway]] [[Category:1996 in Norwegian football|1]]