1994 Tippeligaen

{{Short description|50th season of top-tier football league in Norway}}

{{Refimprove|date=January 2018}}

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Tippeligaen

| season = 1994

| winners = Rosenborg
9th title

| relegated = Sogndal
Strømsgodset

| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Rosenborg

| continentalcup1 = Champions League

| continentalcup2 qualifiers = Lillestrøm
Viking

| continentalcup2 = UEFA Cup

| continentalcup3 qualifiers = Tromsø

| continentalcup3 = Intertoto Cup

| matches = 132

| total goals = 430

| biggest home win = Rosenborg 9–0 Brann
(21 September 1994)

| biggest away win = {{nowrap|Strømsgodset 0–7 Rosenborg}}
(24 July 1994)

| highest scoring = Rosenborg 9–0 Brann{{cite web|url=http://www.nifs.no/ligastats.php?h2hskjul=1&land=1&t=5&u=1759&visou= | language = Norwegian | title = Ligastats Tippeligaen 1994 | work = nifs.no | publisher = A-pressen}}
(21 September 1994)

| league topscorer = Harald Martin Brattbakk
(17 goals)

| highest attendance = 27,661
Rosenborg 5–0 Tromsø
(16 May 1994)

| lowest attendance = 1,005
Sogndal 2–1 HamKam
(2 October 1994)

| average attendance = 5,633 {{decrease}} 5.7%

| prevseason = 1993

| nextseason = 1995

| dates = 16 April – 16 October

}}

The 1994 Tippeligaen was the 50th completed season of top division football in Norway. Each team played 22 games with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. This year was the last consisting of 12 teams. The format was expanded to 14 teams the following year. Because of this, number eleven and twelve were relegated, while the winners and runners-up of the two groups of the first division were promoted.

Teams and locations

:Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
Team

!{{Tooltip| Ap. | Appearances in top divisions of Norwegian football}}

! Location

! Stadium

Bodø/Glimt

| align="center"| 6

| Bodø

| Aspmyra Stadion

Brann

| align="center"| 38

| Bergen

| Brann Stadion

HamKam

| align="center"| 17

| Hamar

| Briskeby

Kongsvinger

| align="center"| 12

| Kongsvinger

| Gjemselund Stadion

Lillestrøm

| align="center"| 31

| Lillestrøm

| Åråsen Stadion

Rosenborg

| align="center"| 31

| Trondheim

| Lerkendal Stadion

Sogndal

| align="center"| 6

| Sogndalsfjøra

| Fosshaugane

Start

| align="center"| 26

| Kristiansand

| Kristiansand Stadion

Strømsgodset

| align="center"| 14

| Drammen

| Marienlyst Stadion

Tromsø

| align="center"| 9

| Tromsø

| Alfheim Stadion

VIF Fotball

| align="center"| 36

| Oslo

| Ullevaal Stadion

Viking

| align="center"| 45

| Stavanger

| Stavanger Stadion

League table

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=QR

|team1=RBK|name_RBK=Rosenborg

|team2=LSK|name_LSK=Lillestrøm

|team3=VIK|name_VIK=Viking

|team4=IKS|name_IKS=Start

|team5=KIL|name_KIL=Kongsvinger

|team6=BRA|name_BRA=Brann

|team7=TIL|name_TIL=Tromsø

|team8=HK |name_HK =Ham-Kam

|team9=VIF|name_VIF=VIF Fotball

|team10=BOD|name_BOD=Bodø/Glimt

|team11=SIL|name_SIL=Sogndal

|team12=SIF|name_SIF=Strømsgodset

|win_RBK=15|draw_RBK=4|loss_RBK=3|gf_RBK=70|ga_RBK=23|status_RBK=C

|win_LSK=12|draw_LSK=5|loss_LSK=5|gf_LSK=42|ga_LSK=23

|win_VIK=11|draw_VIK=6|loss_VIK=5|gf_VIK=41|ga_VIK=26

|win_IKS=9|draw_IKS=8|loss_IKS=5|gf_IKS=42|ga_IKS=22

|win_KIL=11|draw_KIL=2|loss_KIL=9|gf_KIL=38|ga_KIL=35

|win_BRA=9|draw_BRA=4|loss_BRA=9|gf_BRA=38|ga_BRA=46

|win_TIL=7|draw_TIL=7|loss_TIL=8|gf_TIL=22|ga_TIL=28

|win_HK =7|draw_HK =5|loss_HK =10|gf_HK =34|ga_HK =46

|win_VIF=5|draw_VIF=7|loss_VIF=10|gf_VIF=32|ga_VIF=40

|win_BOD=5|draw_BOD=7|loss_BOD=10|gf_BOD=30|ga_BOD=46

|win_SIL=6|draw_SIL=4|loss_SIL=12|gf_SIL=19|ga_SIL=40|status_SIL=R

|win_SIF=4|draw_SIF=3|loss_SIF=15|gf_SIF=22|ga_SIF=55|status_SIF=R

|col_CL=green1|text_CL=Qualification for the Champions League qualifying round

|result1=CL

|col_UCP=blue1|text_UCP=Qualification for the UEFA Cup preliminary round

|result2=UCP|result3=UCP

|col_IC=#CCCCFF|text_IC=Qualification for the Intertoto Cup group stage

|result7=IC

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to First Division

|result11=R|result12=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=82976 fotball.no]

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Molde FK qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup as a team from lower division.

{{refend}}

Promotion and relegation

Results

{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source = [https://www.nifs.no/kamper.php?land=1&t=5&u=16 NIFS] {{in lang|no}}

| update = complete |start_date= 16 April 1994

| a_note =

| matches_style = FBR

| team1= BOD | team2= BRA | team3= HK | team4= KON | team5= LIL | team6= ROS | team7= SOG | team8= IKS | team9= STM | team10= TRO | team11= VIF | team12= VIK

|name_BOD=Bodø/Glimt

| match_BOD_BRA = 3–0

| match_BOD_HK = 3–4

| match_BOD_KON = 1–1

| match_BOD_LIL = 2–3

| match_BOD_ROS = 1–2

| match_BOD_SOG = 1–1

| match_BOD_IKS = 0–6

| match_BOD_STM = 3–1

| match_BOD_TRO = 0–3

| match_BOD_VIF = 3–2

| match_BOD_VIK = 0–0

|name_BRA=Brann

| match_BRA_BOD = 4–0

| match_BRA_HK = 2–2

| match_BRA_KON = 0–4

| match_BRA_LIL = 3–0

| match_BRA_ROS = 3–2

| match_BRA_SOG = 4–0

| match_BRA_IKS = 1–0

| match_BRA_STM = 5–1

| match_BRA_TRO = 1–1

| match_BRA_VIF = 1–1

| match_BRA_VIK = 0–3

|name_HK=HamKam

| match_HK_BOD = 1–3

| match_HK_BRA = 4–1

| match_HK_KON = 4–0

| match_HK_LIL = 0–3

| match_HK_ROS = 3–2

| match_HK_SOG = 3–2

| match_HK_IKS = 1–1

| match_HK_STM = 2–0

| match_HK_TRO = 1–1

| match_HK_VIF = 0–0

| match_HK_VIK = 2–2

|name_KON=Kongsvinger

| match_KON_BOD = 3–2

| match_KON_BRA = 4–0

| match_KON_HK = 5–1

| match_KON_LIL = 0–1

| match_KON_ROS = 1–2

| match_KON_SOG = 2–0

| match_KON_IKS = 2–1

| match_KON_STM = 4–2

| match_KON_TRO = 3–1

| match_KON_VIF = 1–3

| match_KON_VIK = 1–1

|name_LIL=Lillestrøm

| match_LIL_BOD = 5–0

| match_LIL_BRA = 3–1

| match_LIL_HK = 1–2

| match_LIL_KON = 2–1

| match_LIL_ROS = 2–2

| match_LIL_SOG = 3–0

| match_LIL_IKS = 2–2

| match_LIL_STM = 3–1

| match_LIL_TRO = 4–0

| match_LIL_VIF = 1–0

| match_LIL_VIK = 0–0

|name_ROS=Rosenborg

| match_ROS_BOD = 4–2

| match_ROS_BRA = 9–0

| match_ROS_HK = 6–1

| match_ROS_KON = 4–0

| match_ROS_LIL = 3–1

| match_ROS_SOG = 1–0

| match_ROS_IKS = 2–0

| match_ROS_STM = 3–1

| match_ROS_TRO = 5–0

| match_ROS_VIF = 7–2

| match_ROS_VIK = 1–2

|name_SOG=Sogndal

| match_SOG_BOD = 0–0

| match_SOG_BRA = 2–4

| match_SOG_HK = 2–1

| match_SOG_KON = 1–0

| match_SOG_LIL = 1–5

| match_SOG_ROS = 0–3

| match_SOG_IKS = 1–1

| match_SOG_STM = 2–0

| match_SOG_TRO = 2–1

| match_SOG_VIF = 0–4

| match_SOG_VIK = 1–0

|name_IKS=Start

| match_IKS_BOD = 1–1

| match_IKS_BRA = 1–1

| match_IKS_HK = 4–0

| match_IKS_KON = 0–1

| match_IKS_LIL = 1–1

| match_IKS_ROS = 1–1

| match_IKS_SOG = 2–1

| match_IKS_STM = 7–0

| match_IKS_TRO = 3–1

| match_IKS_VIF = 3–1

| match_IKS_VIK = 2–1

|name_STM=Strømsgodset

| match_STM_BOD = 0–2

| match_STM_BRA = 0–2

| match_STM_HK = 2–0

| match_STM_KON = 2–3

| match_STM_LIL = 0–2

| match_STM_ROS = 0–7

| match_STM_SOG = 2–1

| match_STM_IKS = 1–1

| match_STM_TRO = 0–0

| match_STM_VIF = 4–1

| match_STM_VIK = 1–0

|name_TRO=Tromsø

| match_TRO_BOD = 0–0

| match_TRO_BRA = 0–1

| match_TRO_HK = 2–0

| match_TRO_KON = 3–0

| match_TRO_LIL = 2–0

| match_TRO_ROS = 1–1

| match_TRO_SOG = 0–0

| match_TRO_IKS = 0–1

| match_TRO_STM = 2–1

| match_TRO_VIF = 1–0

| match_TRO_VIK = 1–1

|name_VIF=VIF Fotball

| match_VIF_BOD = 1–1

| match_VIF_BRA = 3–2

| match_VIF_HK = 3–2

| match_VIF_KON = 0–1

| match_VIF_LIL = 0–0

| match_VIF_ROS = 1–1

| match_VIF_SOG = 0–1

| match_VIF_IKS = 0–2

| match_VIF_STM = 2–2

| match_VIF_TRO = 4–0

| match_VIF_VIK = 2–2

|name_VIK=Viking

| match_VIK_BOD = 4–2

| match_VIK_BRA = 3–2

| match_VIK_HK = 1–0

| match_VIK_KON = 4–1

| match_VIK_LIL = 2–0

| match_VIK_ROS = 1–2

| match_VIK_SOG = 3–1

| match_VIK_IKS = 3–2

| match_VIK_STM = 3–1

| match_VIK_TRO = 0–2

| match_VIK_VIF = 5–2

}}

Season statistics

=Top scorers=

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Rank

!Player

!Club

!Goals

1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Harald Martin Brattbakk

|align="left"| Rosenborg

|17

2

|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Petter Belsvik

|align="left"| Start

|16

3

|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Sigurd Rushfeldt

|align="left"| Tromsø

|13

4

|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Trond Egil Soltvedt

|align="left"| Brann

|12

rowspan="2"|5

|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Tore André Dahlum

|align="left"| Start

|rowspan="2"|10

align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Geir Frigård

|align="left"| Kongsvinger

rowspan="3"|7

|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Kent Bergersen

|align="left"| Rosenborg

|rowspan="3"|9

align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Karl Petter Løken

|align="left"| Rosenborg

align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Ståle Solbakken

|align="left"| Lillestrøm

rowspan="3"|10

|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Knut Aga Jr.

|align="left"| VIF Fotball

|rowspan="3"|8

align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Øyvind Leonhardsen

|align="left"| Rosenborg

align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Dag Riisnæs

|align="left"| Kongsvinger

=Attendances=

{{fb a header}}

{{fb a2 team|p=1 |t=Rosenborg|s=121668|h=27661|l=3981 |a=11061 |pr=11750}}

{{fb a2 team|p=2 |t=Brann|s=106612|h=18229 |l=5376 |a=9692 |pr=10474}}

{{fb a2 team|p=3 |t=Viking|s=89489|h=11033|l=4229 |a=8135 |pr=8678}}

{{fb a2 team|p=4 |t=VIF Fotball|s=64950|h=13286|l=3017 |a=5905 |nt=1}}

{{fb a2 team|p=5 |t=Start|s=58076 |h=8630 |l=3246 |a=5280 |pr=6077}}

{{fb a2 team|p=6 |t=Lillestrøm|s=57917|h=8339|l=2594 |a=5265|pr=6115}}

{{fb a2 team|p=7 |t=Bodø/Glimt|s=50347|h=6778|l=3452 |a=4577 |pr=6406}}

{{fb a2 team|p=8 |t=Strømsgodset|s=49831|h=6514 |l=2206 |a=4530 |nt=1}}

{{fb a2 team|p=9 |t=Tromsø|s=48272|h=6805|l=2353 |a=4388 |pr=4642}}

{{fb a2 team|p=10|t=Kongsvinger|s=38770|h=6242|l=1988 |a=3525 |pr=3386}}

{{fb a2 team|p=11|t=HamKam|s=34781|h=5869|l=1956 |a=3162 |pr=3537}}

{{fb a2 team|p=12|t=Sogndal|s=22804|h=5148|l=1005 |a=2073 |nt=1}}

{{fb a footer |s=743517|h=27661|l=1005|a=5633|pr=5972|source=[https://www.nifs.no/tilskuertall.php?land=1&t=5&fra=1994&til=1994&kamper=&sortering=avgt nifs.no]|date=May 2019|notes=1: Team played last season in 1. divisjon.}}

References

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