The 2001 Tippeligaen was the 57th completed season of top division football in Norway.
Each team played 26 games with three points given for wins and one point for a draw. Number thirteen and fourteen were relegated, number twelve has to play two qualification matches (home and away) against number three in the 1. divisjon (where number one and two are directly promoted) for the last spot.
Teams and locations
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Stadium Bodø/Glimt 13 Bodø Aspmyra Stadion Brann 45 Bergen Brann Stadion Bryne 15 Bryne Bryne Stadion Lillestrøm 38 Lillestrøm Åråsen Stadion Lyn 28 Oslo Ullevaal Stadion Molde 26 Molde Molde Stadion Moss 21 Moss Melløs Stadion Odd Grenland 21 Skien Odd Stadion Rosenborg 38 Trondheim Lerkendal Stadion Sogndal 9 Sogndalsfjøra Fosshaugane Stabæk 7 Bærum Nadderud Stadion Strømsgodset 19 Drammen Marienlyst Stadion Tromsø 16 Tromsø Alfheim Stadion Viking 52 Stavanger Stavanger Stadion
League table
Relegation play-offs Bryne won the play-offs against HamKam 3–0 on aggregate.
Results
Season statistics Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Thorstein HelstadBrann17 Frode JohnsenRosenborg17 Clayton ZaneLillestrøm174 Harald Martin BrattbakkRosenborg155 Jostein FloStrømsgodset14 Erik NevlandViking147 Magnus PowellLillestrøm138 Bengt SæternesBodø/Glimt119 Petter FurusethBrann10 Magne HosethMolde10 Raymond KvisvikBrann10 Kim LarsenOdd Grenland10 Trond Fredrik LudvigsenBodø/Glimt10
Attendances
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