2000 in Norwegian football

This article is a summary of 2000 in Norwegian football.

Football in Norway

Season	2000
Men's football
Tippeligaen	Rosenborg
1. divisjon	Lyn
2. divisjon	Skjetten (Group 1) Lillehammer (Group 2) Ørn Horten (Group 3) Mandalskameratene (Group 4) Hødd (Group 5) Aalesund (Group 6) Stålkameratene (Group 7) Lofoten (Group 8)
Cupen	Odd Grenland
Women's football
Toppserien	Trondheims-Ørn
Cupen	Asker
← 1999 2001 →

The 2000-season is the 95. season of competitive football in Norway.

Men's football

League season

Tippeligaen

Main article: 2000 Tippeligaen

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rosenborg (C)	26	16	6	4	61	26	+35	54	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2	Brann	26	14	5	7	53	40	+13	47	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3	Viking	26	13	6	7	51	39	+12	45	Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round
4	Tromsø	26	13	5	8	51	46	+5	44
5	Stabæk	26	12	6	8	59	33	+26	42
6	Lillestrøm	26	11	7	8	42	29	+13	40
7	Molde	26	11	7	8	46	47	−1	40
8	Odd Grenland	26	11	5	10	40	31	+9	38	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
9	Moss	26	8	8	10	38	44	−6	32
10	Bodø/Glimt	26	6	10	10	48	59	−11	28
11	Bryne	26	7	6	13	32	60	−28	27
12	Vålerenga (R)	26	5	9	12	32	44	−12	24	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
13	Start (R)	26	5	6	15	40	66	−26	21	Relegation to First Division
14	Haugesund (R)	26	5	4	17	33	62	−29	19

Source: fotball.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Odd Grenland qualified as the winner of the 2000 Norwegian Cup.

1. divisjon

Main article: 2000 1. divisjon

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Lyn (C, P)	26	19	4	3	55	24	+31	61	Promotion to Tippeligaen
2	Strømsgodset (P)	26	18	5	3	70	28	+42	59
3	Sogndal (O, P)	26	15	6	5	73	37	+36	51	Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4	Raufoss	26	11	6	9	50	39	+11	39
5	Kongsvinger	26	11	6	9	44	38	+6	39
6	HamKam	26	11	5	10	48	44	+4	38
7	L/F Hønefoss	26	10	4	12	45	42	+3	34
8	Kjelsås	26	8	7	11	30	40	−10	31
9	Tromsdalen	26	9	2	15	37	62	−25	29
10	Skeid	26	7	7	12	36	52	−16	28
11	Sandefjord	26	8	4	14	35	53	−18	28
12	Byåsen	26	9	1	16	33	58	−25	28
13	Strindheim (R)	26	7	5	14	39	58	−19	26	Relegation to Second Division
14	Eik-Tønsberg (R)	26	6	4	16	28	48	−20	22

Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

2. divisjon

Main article: 2000 2. divisjon

Group 1

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	Skjetten	22	14	3	5	61	27	+34	45
2	Sprint-Jeløy	22	14	3	5	41	22	+19	45
3	Åsane	22	13	5	4	65	24	+41	44
4	Pors Grenland	22	11	6	5	47	37	+10	39
5	Tollnes	22	11	4	7	51	35	+16	37
6	Lyn 2	22	10	4	8	39	35	+4	34
7	Ski[a] (R)	22	9	5	8	36	37	−1	32	Relegation to Third Division
8	Strømmen[b] (R)	22	8	2	12	29	62	−33	26
9	Mercantile/Lambertseter (R)	22	6	3	13	31	45	−14	21
10	Drøbak/Frogn (R)	22	5	6	11	32	49	−17	21
11	Lillestrøm 2 (R)	22	6	0	16	26	51	−25	18
12	Fossum (R)	22	4	1	17	19	53	−34	13

Source: rsssf.com
(R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Ski did not survive the relegation play-off.
2. Strømmen was relegated as the third worst eighth-place team.

Group 2

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	FF Lillehammer	22	14	4	4	49	27	+22	46
2	Ullern	22	14	3	5	55	30	+25	45
3	Fredrikstad	22	13	5	4	57	30	+27	44
4	Stabæk 2	22	13	3	6	58	28	+30	42
5	Asker	22	13	3	6	46	24	+22	42
6	Lørenskog	22	12	4	6	65	37	+28	40
7	Gjøvik-Lyn[a]	22	7	5	10	32	39	−7	26
8	Elverum[b] (R)	22	7	4	11	52	50	+2	25	Relegation to Third Division
9	Sarpsborg Fotball (R)	22	6	7	9	33	36	−3	25
10	Årvoll (R)	22	6	3	13	28	52	−24	21
11	Vardal (R)	22	4	2	16	25	73	−48	14
12	Kongsvinger 2 (R)	22	0	3	19	27	101	−74	3

Source: rsssf.com
(R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Gjøvik-Lyn survived the relegation play-off.
2. Elverum was relegated as the second worst eighth-place team.

Group 3

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Ørn-Horten (P)	22	14	4	4	53	30	+23	46	Promotion to First Division
2	Oslo Øst	22	14	2	6	58	37	+21	44
3	Bærum	22	12	2	8	46	38	+8	38
4	Odd Grenland 2	22	12	1	9	51	34	+17	37
5	Ullensaker/Kisa	22	12	0	10	39	36	+3	36
6	Kvik Halden	22	11	2	9	41	42	−1	35
7	Vålerenga 2[a] (R)	22	9	6	7	40	28	+12	33	Relegation to Third Division
8	Eidsvold Turn[b]	22	10	2	10	40	43	−3	32
9	Skarphedin (R)	22	9	4	9	48	38	+10	31	Relegation to Third Division
10	Grei (R)	22	6	3	13	34	36	−2	21
11	Rakkestad (R)	22	6	0	16	46	80	−34	18
12	Eik-Tønsberg 2 (R)	22	3	2	17	24	78	−54	11

Source: rsssf.com
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Vålerenga 2 was forcibly relegated because their first team was relegated to the First Division.
2. Eidsvold Turn survived the relegation play-off.

Group 4

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Mandalskameratene (P)	22	16	2	4	71	28	+43	50	Promotion to First Division
2	Vidar	22	16	2	4	59	29	+30	50
3	Viking 2	22	13	5	4	72	37	+35	44
4	Vard Haugesund	22	11	7	4	56	27	+29	40
5	Start 2[a] (R)	22	9	6	7	54	41	+13	33	Relegation to Third Division
6	Stord	22	8	6	8	61	53	+8	30
7	Sandnes[b]	22	8	5	9	34	46	−12	29
8	Nord[b]	22	9	1	12	51	56	−5	28
9	Flekkefjord (R)	22	6	4	12	36	64	−28	22	Relegation to Third Division
10	Randaberg (R)	22	6	4	12	27	56	−29	22
11	Vigør (R)	22	4	3	15	36	58	−22	15
12	Hundvåg (R)	22	3	1	18	22	84	−62	10

Source: rsssf.com
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Start 2 was forcibly relegated because their first team was relegated to the First Division.
2. Sandnes and Nord survived the relegation play-off.

Group 5

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Hødd (P)	22	17	2	3	61	25	+36	53	Promotion to First Division
2	Fyllingen	22	14	3	5	53	30	+23	45
3	Løv-Ham	22	14	2	6	55	27	+28	44
4	Fana	22	11	4	7	52	33	+19	37
5	Førde	22	10	4	8	47	43	+4	34
6	Tornado	22	10	4	8	29	27	+2	34
7	Florø	22	10	4	8	40	39	+1	34
8	Os[a] (R)	22	8	4	10	46	33	+13	28	Relegation to Third Division
9	Fjøra (R)	22	8	3	11	39	59	−20	27
10	Ny-Krohnborg (R)	22	7	3	12	47	55	−8	24
11	Ørsta (R)	22	3	2	17	30	75	−45	11
12	Jotun (R)	22	2	1	19	24	77	−53	7

Source: rsssf.com
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Os did not survive the relegation play-off.

Group 6

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Aalesund (P)	22	18	2	2	81	16	+65	56	Promotion to First Division
2	Skarbøvik	22	17	3	2	65	21	+44	54
3	Clausenengen	22	14	4	4	79	37	+42	46
4	Molde 2	22	12	4	6	57	43	+14	40
5	Spjelkavik	22	12	0	10	38	46	−8	36
6	Rosenborg 2	22	11	1	10	46	40	+6	34
7	Træff[a]	22	9	4	9	49	35	+14	31
8	Stranda[b] (R)	22	6	5	11	29	44	−15	23	Relegation to Third Division
9	Orkla (R)	22	5	5	12	30	62	−32	20
10	Dahle (R)	22	4	3	15	28	70	−42	15
11	Tiller (R)	22	4	3	15	39	82	−43	15
12	Sunndal (R)	22	2	2	18	25	70	−45	8

Source: rsssf.com
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Træff survived the relegation play-off.
2. Stranda was relegated as the worst eighth-place team.

Group 7

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	Stålkameratene	22	16	2	4	72	34	+38	50
2	Verdal	22	15	1	6	55	40	+15	46
3	Ranheim	22	12	5	5	59	34	+25	41
4	Steinkjer	22	13	2	7	58	38	+20	41
5	Harstad	22	11	5	6	48	33	+15	38
6	Mo	22	9	7	6	40	44	−4	34
7	Fauske/Sprint[a]	22	11	1	10	47	52	−5	34
8	Kolstad[b] (R)	22	9	2	11	48	50	−2	29	Relegation to Third Division
9	Mosjøen (R)	22	9	1	12	38	43	−5	28
10	Levanger (R)	22	7	5	10	29	37	−8	26
11	Steigen (R)	22	4	0	18	41	69	−28	12
12	Bodø/Glimt 2 (R)	22	0	1	21	24	85	−61	1

Source: rsssf.com
(R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Fauske/Sprint survived the relegation play-off.
2. Kolstad did not survive the relegation play-off.

Group 8

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	Lofoten	22	20	0	2	90	25	+65	60
2	Alta	22	19	0	3	99	34	+65	57
3	Narvik	22	11	4	7	50	43	+7	37
4	Skjervøy	22	10	5	7	46	42	+4	35
5	Finnsnes	22	10	3	9	46	48	−2	33
6	Skarp	22	10	2	10	46	40	+6	32
7	Grovfjord[a] (R)	22	9	4	9	43	52	−9	31	Relegation to Third Division
8	Lyngen/Karnes[a] (R)	22	9	3	10	53	53	0	30
9	Senja (R)	22	9	0	13	48	67	−19	27
10	Vesterålen (R)	22	6	5	11	49	60	−11	23
11	Salangen (R)	22	3	3	16	38	80	−42	12
12	Bossekop (R)	22	0	3	19	31	95	−64	3

Source: rsssf.com
(R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Grovfjord and Lyngen/Karnes did not survive the relegation play-off.

3. divisjon

Main article: 2000 3. divisjon

Norwegian Cup

Main article: 2000 Norwegian Football Cup

Final

Main article: 2000 Norwegian Football Cup final

29 October 2000

13:15 CET (UTC+1)

Odd Grenland	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Viking
Tihinen 65' (o.g.) Flindt Bjerg 106'	Report	Dahl 43'

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 24,864

Referee: Frode Kvam (Strindheim)

Women's football

League season

Toppserien

Main article: 2000 Toppserien

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Trondheims-Ørn (C)	18	16	0	2	62	14	+48	48	Qualification for the UEFA Women's Cup second qualifying round
2	Asker	18	15	2	1	64	20	+44	47
3	Kolbotn	18	11	2	5	47	27	+20	35
4	Bjørnar	18	9	3	6	52	30	+22	30
5	Athene Moss	18	9	3	6	48	29	+19	30
6	Klepp	18	8	1	9	27	26	+1	25
7	Byåsen	18	4	1	13	17	47	−30	13
8	Setskog/Høland	18	4	0	14	27	78	−51	12
9	Larvik (R)	18	3	2	13	19	55	−36	11	Relegation to First Division
10	Grand Bodø (R)	18	3	2	13	18	55	−37	11

Source: NIFS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Norwegian Women's Cup

Main article: 2000 Norwegian Women's Cup

Final

• Asker 4–1 Bjørnar^[1]

National teams

Norway men's national football team

Main article: Norway national football team

UEFA Euro 2000

Main article: UEFA Euro 2000

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spain	3	2	0	1	6	5	+1	6
FR Yugoslavia	3	1	1	1	7	7	0	4
Norway	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	4
Slovenia	3	0	2	1	4	5	−1	2

2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

Group 5

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Poland	3	2	1	0	6	2	4	7
Belarus	3	2	0	1	5	5	0	6
Ukraine	3	2	0	1	5	5	0	6
Wales	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2
Norway	3	0	2	1	1	2	−1	2
Armenia	3	0	1	2	3	5	−2	1

Fixtures and results

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score[2]	Competition	Norwegian goalscorers
31 January	La Manga Stadium, La Manga (N)	Iceland	0 – 0	Nordic Cup
2 February	La Manga Stadium, La Manga (N)	Denmark	4 – 2	Nordic Cup	Henning Berg (2) Andreas Lund (2)
4 February	La Manga Stadium, La Manga (N)	Sweden	1 – 1	Nordic Cup	John Carew
23 February	Ali Sami Yen stadium, Istanbul (A)	Turkey	2 – 0	Friendly	John Arne Riise Roar Strand
29 March	Stadio di Cornaredo, Lugano (A)	Switzerland	2 – 2	Friendly	Ståle Solbakken Bent Skammelsrud
26 April	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (H)	Belgium	0 – 2	Friendly
27 May	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (H)	Slovakia	2 – 0	Friendly	Ole Gunnar Solskjær Steffen Iversen
3 June	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (H)	Italy	1 – 0	Friendly	John Carew
13 Juni	Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam (N)	Spain	1 – 0 Report	UEFA Euro 2000	Steffen Iversen
18 Juni	Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège (N)	FR Yugoslavia	0 – 1 Report	UEFA Euro 2000
21 Juni	Gelredome, Arnhem (N)	Slovenia	0 – 0 Report	UEFA Euro 2000
16 August	Finnair Stadium, Helsinki (A)	Finland	1 – 3	Nordic Cup	Thorstein Helstad
2 September	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (H)	Armenia	0 – 0 Report	World Cup Qualifier
7 October	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (A)	Wales	1 – 1 Report	World Cup Qualifier	Thorstein Helstad
11 October	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (H)	Ukraine	0 – 1 Report	World Cup Qualifier

Key

• H = Home match
• A = Away match
• N = Neutral ground

Norway women's national football team

Main article: Norway women's national football team