{{Short description|53rd season of top-tier football league in Norway}} {{refimprove|date=July 2017}} {{Infobox football league season | competition = [[Tippeligaen]] | season = [[1997 in Norwegian football|1997]] | winners = [[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]]<br>12th title | relegated = [[SFK Lyn|Lyn]]<br />[[Skeid Fotball|Skeid]] | continentalcup1 qualifiers = Rosenborg | continentalcup1 = [[1998-99 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] | continentalcup2 qualifiers = [[SK Brann|Brann]]<br />[[Strømsgodset Toppfotball|Strømsgodset]]<br />[[Molde FK|Molde]] | continentalcup2 = [[1998-99 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]] | continentalcup3 = [[1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup|Intertoto Cup]] | continentalcup3 qualifiers = [[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]]<br />[[Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball|Kongsvinger]] | matches = 182 | total goals = 599 | biggest home win = {{nowrap|Strømsgodset 8–0 [[Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball|Kongsvinger]]}}<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 1997|work=nifs.no|publisher=[[A-pressen]]}}</ref><br><small>(10 August 1997)</small> | biggest away win = [[Sogndal Fotball|Sogndal]] 0–7 Rosenborg<ref name="nifs"/><br><small>(3 August 1997)</small> | highest scoring = Kongsvinger 4–6 Brann<ref name="nifs"/><br><small>(14 September 1997)</small> | league topscorer = [[Sigurd Rushfeldt]]<br>(25 goals) | highest attendance = 18,702<br>{{nowrap|Rosenborg 5–0 [[FK Haugesund|Haugesund]]}}<br><small>(16 May 1997)</small> | lowest attendance = 911<br>{{nowrap|Lyn 4–0 [[Tromsø IL|Tromsø]]}}<br><small>(19 October 1997)</small> | average attendance = 4,738 {{decrease}} 7.5% | prevseason = [[1996 Tippeligaen|1996]] | nextseason = [[1998 Tippeligaen|1998]] | dates = 12 April – 19 October }}
The '''1997 [[Tippeligaen]]''' was the 53rd 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 thirteen and fourteen are relegated, number twelve has to play two qualification matches (home and away) against number three in the [[1. divisjon|first division]] (where number one and two are directly promoted) for the last spot.
==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"| '''9''' | [[Bodø (town)|Bodø]] | [[Aspmyra Stadion]] |- | [[SK Brann|Brann]] | align="center"| '''41''' | [[Bergen (city)|Bergen]] | [[Brann Stadion]] |- | [[FK Haugesund|Haugesund]] | align="center"| '''1''' | [[Haugesund (town)|Haugesund]] | [[Haugesund Stadion]] |- | [[Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball|Kongsvinger]] | align="center"| '''15''' | [[Kongsvinger (town)|Kongsvinger]] | [[Gjemselund Stadion]] |- | [[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]] | align="center"| '''34''' | [[Lillestrøm (town)|Lillestrøm]] | [[Åråsen Stadion]] |- | [[Lyn Fotball|Lyn]] | align="center"| '''27''' | [[Oslo]] | [[Ullevaal Stadion]] |- | [[Molde FK|Molde]] | align="center"| '''22''' | [[Molde]] | [[Molde Idrettspark|Molde Stadion]] |- | [[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] | align="center"| '''34''' | [[Trondheim (city)|Trondheim]] | [[Lerkendal Stadion]] |- | [[Skeid Fotball|Skeid]] | align="center"| '''33''' | [[Oslo]] | |- | [[Sogndal Fotball|Sogndal]] | align="center"| '''7''' | [[Sogndalsfjøra]] | [[Fosshaugane Campus|Fosshaugane]] |- | [[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]] | align="center"| '''3''' | [[Bekkestua|Bærum]] | [[Nadderud Stadion]] |- | [[Strømsgodset Toppfotball|Strømsgodset]] | align="center"| '''16''' | [[Drammen (town)|Drammen]] | [[Marienlyst Stadion]] |- | [[Tromsø IL|Tromsø]] | align="center"| '''12''' | [[Tromsø]] | [[Alfheim Stadion]] |- | [[Viking FK|Viking]] | align="center"| '''48''' | [[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=BRA|name_BRA=[[SK Brann|Brann]] |team3=SIF|name_SIF=[[Strømsgodset Toppfotball|Strømsgodset]] |team4=MFK|name_MFK=[[Molde FK|Molde]] |team5=STB|name_STB=[[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]] |team6=KIL|name_KIL=[[Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball|Kongsvinger]] |team7=BOD|name_BOD=[[FK Bodø/Glimt|Bodø/Glimt]] |team8=VIK|name_VIK=[[Viking FK|Viking]] |team9=HAU|name_HAU=[[FK Haugesund|Haugesund]] |team10=LSK|name_LSK=[[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]] |team11=SIL|name_SIL=[[Sogndal Fotball|Sogndal]] |team12=TIL|name_TIL=[[Tromsø IL|Tromsø]] |team13=LYN|name_LYN=[[FK Lyn|Lyn]] |team14=SKE|name_SKE=[[Skeid Fotball|Skeid]]
|win_RBK=18|draw_RBK=7|loss_RBK=1|gf_RBK=87|ga_RBK=20|status_RBK=C |win_BRA=15|draw_BRA=5|loss_BRA=6|gf_BRA=59|ga_BRA=37 |win_SIF=14|draw_SIF=4|loss_SIF=8|gf_SIF=58|ga_SIF=44 |win_MFK=13|draw_MFK=6|loss_MFK=7|gf_MFK=47|ga_MFK=36 |win_STB=13|draw_STB=4|loss_STB=9|gf_STB=33|ga_STB=35 |win_KIL=11|draw_KIL=5|loss_KIL=10|gf_KIL=43|ga_KIL=48 |win_BOD=10|draw_BOD=7|loss_BOD=9|gf_BOD=39|ga_BOD=34 |win_VIK=8|draw_VIK=10|loss_VIK=8|gf_VIK=42|ga_VIK=34 |win_HAU=9|draw_HAU=5|loss_HAU=12|gf_HAU=31|ga_HAU=38 |win_LSK=9|draw_LSK=5|loss_LSK=12|gf_LSK=34|ga_LSK=43 |win_SIL=8|draw_SIL=5|loss_SIL=13|gf_SIL=34|ga_SIL=56 |win_TIL=6|draw_TIL=10|loss_TIL=10|gf_TIL=37|ga_TIL=44|status_TIL=O |win_LYN=4|draw_LYN=5|loss_LYN=17|gf_LYN=28|ga_LYN=58|status_LYN=R |win_SKE=3|draw_SKE=4|loss_SKE=19|gf_SKE=27|ga_SKE=72|status_SKE=R
|col_CL=green1|text_CL=Qualification for the [[1998–99 UEFA Champions League#Second qualifying round|Champions League second qualifying round]] |result1=CL |col_UC=blue1|text_UC=Qualification for the [[1998–99 UEFA Cup#Second qualifying round|UEFA Cup second qualifying round]] |result2=UC|result3=UC|result4=UC |col_IC1=#CCCCFF|text_IC1=Qualification for the [[1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup#First round|Intertoto Cup first round]] |result5=IC1|result6=IC1 |col_RP=red2|text_RP=Qualification for the [[1997 Tippeligaen#Relegation play-offs|relegation play-offs]] |result12=RP |col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to [[1998 Norwegian First Division|First Division]] |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=82973 fotball.no] }}{{refbegin}} [[Vålerenga Fotball]] qualified for the [[1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|Cup Winners' Cup]] as [[1997 Norwegian Football Cup|Norwegian Cup winners]] from a lower division. {{refend}}</onlyinclude>
== Relegation play-offs== [[Tromsø IL|Tromsø]] won the play-offs against [[FK Eik Tønsberg|Eik-Tønsberg]], 6–1 on aggregate.
{{footballbox |date = 26 October 1997 |time = 14:00 [[Central European Time|CET]] ([[UTC+01:00|UTC+1]]) |team1 = [[Tromsø IL|Tromsø]] |score = 4–0 |report = https://www.rsssf.no/1997/po |team2 = [[FK Eik Tønsberg|Eik-Tønsberg]] |goals1 = [[Rune Lange|Lange]] {{goal|6||42}} <br> [[Bjørn Johansen (footballer)|Johansen]] {{goal|40}} <br> [[Roar Christensen|Christensen]] {{goal|72}} |goals2 = |stadium = Skarphallen, [[Tromsø]] |attendance = 2,016 |referee = [[Kjell Alseth]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/kamp/?fiksId=3478242 |title=Tromsø 4–0 Eik-Tønsberg |work=fotball.no |publisher=Norwegian Football Association (NFF) |language=no|access-date=21 June 2022}}</ref> }} ---- {{footballbox |date = 2 November 1997 |time = 13:00 [[Central European Time|CET]] ([[UTC+01:00|UTC+1]]) |team1 = [[FK Eik Tønsberg|Eik-Tønsberg]] |score = 1–2 |report = https://www.rsssf.no/1997/po |team2 = [[Tromsø IL|Tromsø]] |goals1 = [[Frode Birkeland|Birkeland]] {{goal|35}} |goals2 = [[Frode Fermann|Fermann]] {{goal|52}} <br> [[Rune Lange|Lange]] {{goal|71}} |stadium = [[Tønsberg Gressbane]], [[Tønsberg]] |attendance = 1,600 |referee = [[Tom Henning Øvrebø]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/kamp/?fiksId=3478243 |title=Eik-Tønsberg 1–2 Tromsø |work=fotball.no |publisher=Norwegian Football Association (NFF) |language=no|access-date=21 June 2022}}</ref> }}
== Results == {{#invoke:sports results|main | source = [https://www.nifs.no/kamper.php?land=1&t=5&u=12 NIFS] {{in lang|no}} | update = complete |start_date= 12 April 1997 | a_note = | matches_style = FBR | team1= BOD | team2= BRA | team3= HAU | team4= KON | team5= LIL | team6= LYN | team7= MOL | team8= ROS | team9= SKD | team10= SOG | team11= STB | team12= STM | team13= TRO | team14= VIK
|name_BOD=[[FK Bodø/Glimt|Bodø/Glimt]] | match_BOD_BRA = 0–3 | match_BOD_HAU = 1–1 | match_BOD_KON = 4–0 | match_BOD_LIL = 0–1 | match_BOD_LYN = 1–0 | match_BOD_MOL = 4–0 | match_BOD_ROS = 2–2 | match_BOD_SKD = 4–1 | match_BOD_SOG = 1–0 | match_BOD_STB = 1–1 | match_BOD_STM = 2–1 | match_BOD_TRO = 5–1 | match_BOD_VIK = 0–3
|name_BRA=[[SK Brann|Brann]] | match_BRA_BOD = 3–1 | match_BRA_HAU = 3–2 | match_BRA_KON = 3–1 | match_BRA_LIL = 1–2 | match_BRA_LYN = 0–0 | match_BRA_MOL = 0–4 | match_BRA_ROS = 1–2 | match_BRA_SKD = 4–2 | match_BRA_SOG = 4–1 | match_BRA_STB = 5–1 | match_BRA_STM = 4–1 | match_BRA_TRO = 4–3 | match_BRA_VIK = 1–4
|name_HAU=[[FK Haugesund|Haugesund]] | match_HAU_BOD = 1–1 | match_HAU_BRA = 0–1 | match_HAU_KON = 3–3 | match_HAU_LIL = 1–0 | match_HAU_LYN = 1–0 | match_HAU_MOL = 2–1 | match_HAU_ROS = 2–6 | match_HAU_SKD = 2–1 | match_HAU_SOG = 3–0 | match_HAU_STB = 0–1 | match_HAU_STM = 1–1 | match_HAU_TRO = 1–1 | match_HAU_VIK = 1–0
|name_KON=[[Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball|Kongsvinger]] | match_KON_BOD = 0–0 | match_KON_BRA = 4–6 | match_KON_HAU = 2–1 | match_KON_LIL = 2–0 | match_KON_LYN = 1–1 | match_KON_MOL = 1–3 | match_KON_ROS = 2–2 | match_KON_SKD = 3–0 | match_KON_SOG = 2–1 | match_KON_STB = 1–2 | match_KON_STM = 4–2 | match_KON_TRO = 3–1 | match_KON_VIK = 3–1
|name_LIL=[[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]] | match_LIL_BOD = 3–1 | match_LIL_BRA = 2–2 | match_LIL_HAU = 1–2 | match_LIL_KON = 1–3 | match_LIL_LYN = 2–0 | match_LIL_MOL = 1–1 | match_LIL_ROS = 2–1 | match_LIL_SKD = 2–2 | match_LIL_SOG = 1–3 | match_LIL_STB = 0–2 | match_LIL_STM = 0–1 | match_LIL_TRO = 1–1 | match_LIL_VIK = 2–0
|name_LYN=[[Lyn Fotball|Lyn]] | match_LYN_BOD = 1–2 | match_LYN_BRA = 1–5 | match_LYN_HAU = 3–0 | match_LYN_KON = 1–2 | match_LYN_LIL = 0–4 | match_LYN_MOL = 1–3 | match_LYN_ROS = 0–5 | match_LYN_SKD = 2–0 | match_LYN_SOG = 5–2 | match_LYN_STB = 0–1 | match_LYN_STM = 1–3 | match_LYN_TRO = 4–0 | match_LYN_VIK = 4–4
|name_MOL=[[Molde FK|Molde]] | match_MOL_BOD = 2–1 | match_MOL_BRA = 0–2 | match_MOL_HAU = 1–0 | match_MOL_KON = 0–1 | match_MOL_LIL = 1–1 | match_MOL_LYN = 3–0 | match_MOL_ROS = [[Molde FK–Rosenborg BK rivalry|0–4]] | match_MOL_SKD = 3–3 | match_MOL_SOG = 2–0 | match_MOL_STB = 4–1 | match_MOL_STM = 2–0 | match_MOL_TRO = 2–1 | match_MOL_VIK = 0–0
|name_ROS=[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] | match_ROS_BOD = 1–0 | match_ROS_BRA = 1–1 | match_ROS_HAU = 5–0 | match_ROS_KON = 3–1 | match_ROS_LIL = 3–0 | match_ROS_LYN = 5–1 | match_ROS_MOL = [[Molde FK–Rosenborg BK rivalry|2–1]] | match_ROS_SKD = 5–1 | match_ROS_SOG = 5–0 | match_ROS_STB = 5–0 | match_ROS_STM = 6–1 | match_ROS_TRO = 0–0 | match_ROS_VIK = 2–2 |- |name_SKD=[[Skeid Fotball|Skeid]] | match_SKD_BOD = 0–1 | match_SKD_BRA = 1–1 | match_SKD_HAU = 0–3 | match_SKD_KON = 0–2 | match_SKD_LIL = 5–1 | match_SKD_LYN = 3–0 | match_SKD_MOL = 0–3 | match_SKD_ROS = 0–5 | match_SKD_SOG = 1–3 | match_SKD_STB = 1–3 | match_SKD_STM = 1–5 | match_SKD_TRO = 0–4 | match_SKD_VIK = 1–2
|name_SOG=[[Sogndal Fotball|Sogndal]] | match_SOG_BOD = 1–2 | match_SOG_BRA = 1–0 | match_SOG_HAU = 2–1 | match_SOG_KON = 2–1 | match_SOG_LIL = 2–0 | match_SOG_LYN = 2–1 | match_SOG_MOL = 3–3 | match_SOG_ROS = 0–7 | match_SOG_SKD = 1–2 | match_SOG_STB = 0–3 | match_SOG_STM = 3–3 | match_SOG_TRO = 2–2 | match_SOG_VIK = 1–1
|name_STB=[[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]] | match_STB_BOD = 1–1 | match_STB_BRA = 0–1 | match_STB_HAU = 2–1 | match_STB_KON = 0–0 | match_STB_LIL = 4–1 | match_STB_LYN = 1–1 | match_STB_MOL = 0–1 | match_STB_ROS = 0–3 | match_STB_SKD = 3–0 | match_STB_SOG = 1–0 | match_STB_STM = 0–1 | match_STB_TRO = 2–0 | match_STB_VIK = 2–1
|name_STM=[[Strømsgodset Toppfotball|Strømsgodset]] | match_STM_BOD = 1–1 | match_STM_BRA = 0–4 | match_STM_HAU = 1–0 | match_STM_KON = 8–0 | match_STM_LIL = 4–2 | match_STM_LYN = 6–1 | match_STM_MOL = 2–0 | match_STM_ROS = 1–5 | match_STM_SKD = 4–0 | match_STM_SOG = 3–1 | match_STM_STB = 2–0 | match_STM_TRO = 3–2 | match_STM_VIK = 0–2
|name_TRO=[[Tromsø IL|Tromsø]] | match_TRO_BOD = 2–1 | match_TRO_BRA = 3–0 | match_TRO_HAU = 1–0 | match_TRO_KON = 2–1 | match_TRO_LIL = 1–3 | match_TRO_LYN = 2–0 | match_TRO_MOL = 4–4 | match_TRO_ROS = 1–1 | match_TRO_SKD = 2–2 | match_TRO_SOG = 0–1 | match_TRO_STB = 0–1 | match_TRO_STM = 1–1 | match_TRO_VIK = 1–1
|name_VIK=[[Viking FK|Viking]] | match_VIK_BOD = 4–2 | match_VIK_BRA = 0–0 | match_VIK_HAU = 0–2 | match_VIK_KON = 1–0 | match_VIK_LIL = 0–1 | match_VIK_LYN = 0–0 | match_VIK_MOL = 2–3 | match_VIK_ROS = 1–1 | match_VIK_SKD = 4–0 | match_VIK_SOG = 2–2 | match_VIK_STB = 5–1 | match_VIK_STM = 1–3 | match_VIK_TRO = 1–1
}}
==Season statistics== ===Top scorers=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !Rank !Player !Club !Goals |- |1 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Sigurd Rushfeldt]] |align="left"|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] |25 |- |2 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Harald Martin Brattbakk]] |align="left"|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] |23 |- |3 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Mons Ivar Mjelde]] |align="left"|[[SK Brann|Brann]] |16 |- |rowspan="2"|4 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Jostein Flo]] |align="left"|[[Strømsgodset Toppfotball|Strømsgodset]] |15 |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Kjetil Løvvik]] |align="left"|[[SK Brann|Brann]] |15 |- |6 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Odd Inge Olsen]] |align="left"|[[Molde FK|Molde]] |13 |- |rowspan="3"|7 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Daniel Berg Hestad]] |align="left"|[[Molde FK|Molde]] |12 |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Jahn Ivar Jakobsen|Jahn Ivar "Mini" Jakobsen]] |align="left"|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] |12 |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Stig Johansen]] |align="left"|[[FK Bodø/Glimt|Bodø/Glimt]] |12 |}
===Attendances=== {{fb a header}} {{fb a2 team|p=1 |t=[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]]|s=147395|h=18702|l=8830 |a=11338 |pr=11067}} {{fb a2 team|p=2 |t=[[SK Brann|Brann]]|s=147221|h=18349 |l=8519 |a=11325 |pr=11526}} {{fb a2 team|p=3 |t=[[Viking FK|Viking]]|s=84868|h=10403|l=3830 |a=6528 |pr=7441}} {{fb a2 team|p=4 |t=[[Strømsgodset Toppfotball|Strømsgodset]]|s=72420|h=10063|l=3181 |a=5571 |pr=3702}} {{fb a2 team|p=5 |t=[[FK Haugesund|Haugesund]]|s=62750|h=8715|l=3309 |a=4827 |nt=1}} {{fb a2 team|p=6 |t=[[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]]|s=52877|h=7358|l=2291 |a=4067|pr=5758}} {{fb a2 team|p=7 |t=[[Molde FK|Molde]]|s=51551|h=8100|l=2005 |a=3965 |pr=4246}} {{fb a2 team|p=8 |t=[[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]]|s=44344|h=7890|l=1401 |a=3411 |pr=3100}} {{fb a2 team|p=9 |t=[[FK Bodø/Glimt|Bodø/Glimt]]|s=43249|h=4448|l=1795 |a=3327 |pr=3975}} {{fb a2 team|p=10|t=[[Tromsø IL|Tromsø]]|s=41583|h=4562|l=2432 |a=3199 |pr=3524}} {{fb a2 team|p=11|t=[[Skeid Fotball|Skeid]]|s=32391|h=5037|l=989 |a=2492 |pr=3055}} {{fb a2 team|p=12|t=[[Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball|Kongsvinger]]|s=31736|h=3813|l=1799 |a=2441 |pr=2488}} {{fb a2 team|p=13|t=[[Lyn Fotball|Lyn]]|s=26187|h=5333|l=911 |a=2014 |nt=1}} {{fb a2 team|p=14|t=[[Sogndal Fotball|Sogndal]]|s=23806 |h=4650 |l=1238 |a=1831 |nt=1}} {{fb a footer |s=862378|h=18702|l=911|a=4738|pr=5123|source=[https://www.nifs.no/tilskuertall.php?land=1&t=5&fra=1997&til=1997&kamper=&sortering=avgt nifs.no]|date=May 2019|notes=1: Team played last season in 1. divisjon.}}
== References == {{reflist}} {{Eliteserien}} {{1997 in Norwegian football}} {{1996–97 in European football (UEFA)}} {{1997–98 in European football (UEFA)}}
[[Category:Eliteserien seasons]] [[Category:1997 in European association football leagues|Norway]] [[Category:1997 in Norwegian football|1]]