2003 in Norwegian football

The 2003 season was the 98th season of competitive football in Norway.

Football in Norway

Season	2003
Men's football
Tippeligaen	Rosenborg
1. divisjon	HamKam
2. divisjon	Pors Grenland (Group 1) Kongsvinger (Group 2) Vard Haugesund (Group 3) Tromsdalen (Group 4)
Cupen	Rosenborg
Women's football
Toppserien	Trondheims-Ørn
1. divisjon	Sandviken
Cupen	Medkila
← 2002 2004 →

Men's football

League season

Tippeligaen

Main article: 2003 Tippeligaen

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rosenborg (C)	26	19	4	3	68	28	+40	61	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2	Bodø/Glimt	26	14	5	7	45	30	+15	47	Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round
3	Stabæk	26	11	9	6	51	35	+16	42
4	Odd Grenland	26	11	5	10	46	43	+3	38
5	Viking	26	9	10	7	46	34	+12	37
6	Brann	26	10	7	9	45	47	−2	37
7	Lillestrøm	26	10	7	9	33	35	−2	37
8	Sogndal	26	9	8	9	43	46	−3	35
9	Molde	26	9	4	13	32	41	−9	31
10	Lyn	26	8	6	12	34	45	−11	30
11	Tromsø	26	8	5	13	30	52	−22	29
12	Vålerenga (O)	26	6	10	10	30	33	−3	28	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
13	Aalesund (R)	26	7	7	12	30	43	−13	28	Relegation to First Division
14	Bryne (R)	26	7	1	18	35	56	−21	22

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

Play-offs

November 10: Sandefjord – Vålerenga 0–0

November 22: Vålerenga – Sandefjord 5–3 (agg. 5–3)

Vålerenga stay up.

Top scorers

17 goals: Harald Martin Brattbakk, Rosenborg

15 goals: Frode Johnsen, Rosenborg

13 goals: Håvard Flo, Sogndal

11 goals: Magne Hoseth, Molde

Erik Nevland, Viking

10 goals: Edwin van Ankeren, Odd Grenland

Thomas Finstad, Stabæk

1. divisjon

Main article: 2003 1. divisjon

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	HamKam (C, P)	30	19	6	5	60	29	+31	63	Promotion to Tippeligaen
2	Fredrikstad (P)	30	19	5	6	68	37	+31	62
3	Sandefjord	30	19	4	7	71	41	+30	61	Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4	Raufoss	30	17	5	8	75	47	+28	56
5	Hønefoss BK	30	16	7	7	55	41	+14	55
6	Haugesund	30	13	10	7	53	42	+11	49
7	Mandalskameratene	30	14	7	9	57	51	+6	49
8	Skeid	30	13	6	11	46	47	−1	45
9	Start	30	12	4	14	53	50	+3	40
10	Strømsgodset	30	10	7	13	56	58	−2	37
11	Hødd	30	9	8	13	51	54	−3	35
12	Moss	30	8	11	11	34	39	−5	35
13	Bærum (R)	30	7	6	17	34	58	−24	27	Relegation to Second Division
14	Oslo Øst[a] (R)	30	5	7	18	36	67	−31	20
15	Ørn-Horten (R)	30	5	5	20	40	83	−43	20
16	Alta (R)	30	3	4	23	31	76	−45	13

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

1. Oslo Øst were deducted a total 2 points.

2. divisjon

Main article: 2003 2. divisjon

Group 1

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Pors Grenland	26	17	5	4	69	28	+41	56	Promotion to First Division
2	FK Tønsberg	26	12	10	4	57	35	+22	46
3	Kvik Halden	26	13	7	6	52	41	+11	46
4	Tollnes	26	11	9	6	53	45	+8	42
5	Larvik Fotball	26	11	6	9	45	28	+17	39
6	Frigg	26	10	9	7	46	43	+3	39
7	Kjelsås	26	8	9	9	32	36	−4	33
8	Stabæk 2	26	7	10	9	37	32	+5	31
9	Sprint-Jeløy	26	7	9	10	42	52	−10	30
10	Odd Grenland 2	26	8	6	12	38	54	−16	30
11	Follo	26	8	5	13	36	48	−12	29
12	Jerv (R)	26	6	8	12	40	59	−19	26	Relegation to Third Division
13	Borg Fotball (R)	26	5	9	12	35	56	−21	24
14	Runar (R)	26	5	6	15	35	60	−25	21

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(R) Relegated

Group 2

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Kongsvinger (P)	26	22	4	0	62	23	+39	70	Promotion to First Division
2	Ullensaker/Kisa	26	22	0	4	72	24	+48	66
3	Nybergsund	26	16	7	3	74	30	+44	55
4	Byåsen	26	15	1	10	54	45	+9	46
5	Skjetten	26	14	3	9	65	43	+22	45
6	Lørenskog	26	11	2	13	48	56	−8	35
7	Eidsvold Turn	26	10	4	12	43	44	−1	34
8	Gjøvik-Lyn	26	9	6	11	56	50	+6	33
9	Lillestrøm 2	26	9	2	15	53	67	−14	29
10	Molde 2	26	7	6	13	50	53	−3	27
11	Mercantile	26	7	5	14	41	60	−19	26
12	FF Lillehammer (R)	26	7	3	16	36	66	−30	24	Relegation to Third Division
13	Averøykameratene (R)	26	7	3	16	33	68	−35	24
14	Clausenengen (R)	26	2	2	22	32	90	−58	8

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group 3

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Vard Haugesund (P)	26	21	1	4	91	27	+64	64	Promotion to First Division
2	Løv-Ham	26	18	2	6	69	31	+38	56
3	Åsane	26	15	3	8	69	41	+28	48
4	Hovding	26	14	3	9	55	33	+22	45
5	Fyllingen	26	11	5	10	61	56	+5	38
6	Brann 2	26	11	5	10	50	57	−7	38
7	Ålgård	26	12	0	14	53	64	−11	36
8	Viking 2	26	8	9	9	37	37	0	33
9	Klepp	26	9	5	12	51	47	+4	32
10	Vidar	26	10	1	15	29	71	−42	31
11	Fana	26	9	3	14	41	51	−10	30
12	Nest-Sotra (R)	26	8	5	13	40	48	−8	29	Relegation to Third Division
13	Skarbøvik (R)	26	8	1	17	39	68	−29	25
14	Langevåg (R)	26	5	3	18	18	72	−54	18

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group 4

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Tromsdalen (P)	26	21	2	3	75	21	+54	65	Promotion to First Division
2	Strindheim	26	18	5	3	98	33	+65	59
3	Levanger	26	15	5	6	83	36	+47	50
4	Rosenborg 2	26	14	2	10	65	49	+16	44
5	Mo	26	11	7	8	53	39	+14	40
6	Lofoten	26	12	4	10	41	46	−5	40
7	Nidelv	26	11	6	9	56	51	+5	39
8	Vesterålen	26	11	2	13	58	60	−2	35
9	Narvik	26	9	5	12	46	51	−5	32
10	Skarp	26	9	4	13	57	62	−5	31
11	Steinkjer	26	9	2	15	47	65	−18	29
12	Hammerfest (R)	26	9	2	15	43	75	−32	29	Relegation to Third Division
13	Bossekop (R)	26	8	2	16	33	57	−24	26
14	Skjervøy (R)	26	1	0	25	20	130	−110	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

3. divisjon

Main article: 2003 3. divisjon

Norwegian Cup

Main article: 2003 Norwegian Football Cup

Final

Main article: 2003 Norwegian Football Cup final

9 November 2003

13:15 CET (UTC+1)

Bodø/Glimt	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Rosenborg
Johansen 28'	Report	F. Johnsen 35' Solli 105', 120'

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 25,447

Referee: Terje Hauge (Olsvik)

Women's football

League season

Toppserien

Main article: 2003 Toppserien

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Trondheims-Ørn (C)	18	15	2	1	53	7	+46	47	Qualification for the UEFA Women's Cup second qualifying round
2	Kolbotn	18	13	0	5	63	28	+35	39
3	Asker	18	12	3	3	54	20	+34	39
4	Røa	18	7	6	5	23	27	−4	27
5	Fløya	18	8	1	9	28	40	−12	25
6	Arna-Bjørnar	18	6	4	8	43	48	−5	22
7	Team Strømmen	18	6	2	10	33	47	−14	20
8	Klepp	18	3	8	7	25	36	−11	17
9	Liungen (R)	18	5	2	11	32	45	−13	17	Relegation to First Division
10	Larvik (R)	18	0	2	16	14	70	−56	2

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

1. divisjon

Main article: 2003 1. divisjon (women)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Sandviken (P)	18	15	2	1	73	16	+57	47	Promoted
2	Medkila (P)	18	13	3	2	57	27	+30	42
3	Amazon Grimstad	18	11	2	5	49	29	+20	35
4	Skeid	18	11	1	6	50	26	+24	34
5	Byåsen	18	9	1	8	43	52	−9	28
6	Fortuna	18	7	4	7	32	29	+3	25
7	Kattem	18	5	3	10	27	40	−13	18
8	Haugar	18	4	1	13	18	52	−34	13
9	Vålerenga (R)	18	3	1	14	20	61	−41	10	Relegated
10	Nittedal (R)	18	2	2	14	14	51	−37	8

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Norwegian Women's Cup

Main article: 2003 Norwegian Women's Cup

Final

• Medkila 2–1 Kolotn^[1]

Men's UEFA competitions

Norwegian representatives

• Rosenborg (UEFA Champions League)
• Vålerenga (UEFA Cup, cup winner)
• Molde (UEFA Cup)
• Lyn (UEFA Cup)

Champions League

Main article: 2003–04 UEFA Champions League

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2003–04 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds

Second qualifying round

Main article: 2003–04 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Bohemians	0–5	Rosenborg	0–1	0–4

Third qualifying round

Main article: 2003–04 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Rosenborg	0–1	Deportivo La Coruña	0–0	0–1

UEFA Cup

Main article: 2003–04 UEFA Cup

Qualifying round

Main article: 2003–04 UEFA Cup qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Molde	6–0	KÍ Klaksvík	2–0	4–0
NSÍ Runavík	1–9	Lyn Oslo	1–3	0–6

First round

Main article: 2003–04 UEFA Cup first round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Vålerenga	1–1 (a)	GAK	0–0	1–1
União de Leiria	2–3	Molde	1–0	1–3
Ventspils	1–10	Rosenborg	1–4	0–6
PAOK	3–1	Lyn Oslo	0–1	3–0

Second round

Main article: 2003–04 UEFA Cup second round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Rosenborg	1–0	Red Star Belgrade	0–0	1–0
Benfica	5–1	Molde	3–1	2–0
Vålerenga	0–0 (4–3 p)	Wisła Kraków	0–0	0–0 (a.e.t.)

Third round

Main article: 2003–04 UEFA Cup third round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Benfica	2–2 (a)	Rosenborg	1–0	1–2
Vålerenga	2–4	Newcastle United	1–1	1–3

Intertoto Cup

No Norwegian representative this season.

UEFA Women's Cup

Main article: 2003–04 UEFA Women's Cup

Norwegian representatives

• Kolbotn

Second qualifying round

Group 6

2003 in Norwegian football

Tournament details
Teams	41 (40 associations)
Final positions
Champions	Umeå IK (2nd title)
Runners-up	Frankfurt
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)	Maria Gstöttner (11 goals)
← 2002–03 2004–05 →

The UEFA Women's Cup 2003–04 was the third edition of the UEFA Women's Cup. It was convincingly won by reigning champions Umeå IK of Sweden in a two-legged final against Frankfurt of Germany. Both sides were aiming for their second win in the tournament.^[2]

Teams

Second qualifying round
Umeå (TH, CH)	Frankfurt (CH)	Fulham (CH)	Malmö FF (RU)
Brøndby (CH)	Kolbotn (CH)	Foroni Verona (CH)	Mašinac Classic Niš (CH)
Gömrükçü Baku (CH)	Slavia Prague (CH)	Athletic Club Neskak (CH)	KR (CH)
Energy Voronezh (CH)	Juvisy (CH)	Bobruichanka Bobruisk (CH)	Schwerzenbach (CH)
Ter Leede (CH)	Femina (CH)	AZS Wrocław (CH)	1° Dezembro (CH)
Lehenda-Cheksil (CH)	Kilmarnock (CH)	Aegina (CH)	CFF Clujana (CH)
United (CH)	Codru Anenii Noi (CH)	KÍ Klaksvík (CH)	University College Dublin (CW)
Newtownabbey Strikers (CH)
First qualifying round
Lebeke-Aalst (CH)	Neulengbach (CH)	Temir Zholy (CH)	Maccabi Holon (CH)
ZNK-SFK 2000 (CH)	Cardiff City (CW)	KRKA Novo Mesto (CH)	Žiar nad Hronom (CH)
Lombardini Skopje (CH)	Osijek (CH)	Visa Tallinn (CH)	PAOK Ledra (CH)

First qualifying round

Group A1

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		MHO	KRK	VTA	LA
1	Maccabi Holon	2	2	0	0	7	3	+4	6	Advance to second qualifying round		—	4–2	–	w/o
2	Krka Novo Mesto (H)	2	1	0	1	3	4	−1	3			–	—	1–0	w/o
3	Visa Tallinn	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	0			1–3	–	—	w/o
4	Lebeke-Aalst (W)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			–	–	–	—

Source: RSSSF^[2]
(H) Hosts; (W) Withdrew

Group A2

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		NEU	ŽNH	LSK	PLE
1	Neulengbach	3	3	0	0	27	3	+24	9	Advance to second qualifying round		—	6–3	–	14–0
2	Žiar nad Hronom	3	2	0	1	30	7	+23	6			–	—	–	15–0
3	Lombardini Skopje (H)	3	1	0	2	6	19	−13	3			0–7	1–12	—	5–0
4	PAOK Ledra	3	0	0	3	0	34	−34	0			–	–	–	—

Source: RSSSF^[2]
(H) Hosts

Group A3

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		OSI	TZH	SAR	CAR
1	Osijek (H)	3	2	0	1	7	5	+2	6	Advance to second qualifying round		—	2–1	3–0	2–4
2	Temir Zholy	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1	6			–	—	–	–
3	SFK Sarajevo	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3	3			–	2–3	—	–
4	Cardiff City	3	1	0	2	5	5	0	3			–	0–1	1–2	—

Source: RSSSF^[2]
(H) Hosts

Bracket

	Quarter-finals						Semi-finals						Final
	Brøndby	9	3	12
	Gömrükçü Baku	0	0	0
							Brøndby	2	0	2
							Umeå	3	1	4
	Energy Voronezh	1	1	2
	Umeå	2	2	4
													Umeå	3	5	8
													Frankfurt	0	0	0
	Malmö	2	0	2
	Kolbotn	0	1	1
							Malmö	0	1	1
							Frankfurt	0	4	4
	Frankfurt	3	4	7
	Fulham	1	1	2

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Chiara Gazzoli	Foroni Verona	10
2	Heidi Kackur	Malmö FF Dam	9
3	Natalia Zinchenko	Energy Voronezh	8
4	Renate Lingor	Frankfurt	7
5	Solveig Gulbrandsen	Kolbotn	6

References

1. "Norway - List of Women Cup Finals". RSSSF.no. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
2. Duret, Sébastien (7 July 2004). "UEFA Club Championship (Women) 2003/04". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 May 2023.

External links

Matches (in Kolbotn)

Kolbotn v Wroclaw (Poland)

August 21

Kolbotn

15–2

Wroclaw (Poland)

Kolbotn v UCD (Ireland)

August 23

Kolbotn

8–0

UCD (Ireland)

Kolbotn v Juvisy (France)

August 25

Kolbotn

2–1

Juvisy (France)

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Malmö FF Dam	2–1	Kolbotn	2–0	0–1

• 2003–04 season at UEFA website
• UEFA Women's Cup results at RSSSF