2004 in Norwegian football
# 2004 in Norwegian football

The 2004 season was the 99th season of competitive football in Norway.

## Men's football

### League season

**Tippeligaen**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Rosenborg (C) | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 52 | 34 | +18 | 48 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Vålerenga | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 40 | 22 | +18 | 48 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Brann | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 40 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 4 | Tromsø | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 40 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 5 | Ham-Kam | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 38 | |
| 6 | Lyn | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 37 | |
| 7 | Lillestrøm | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 35 | |
| 8 | Odd Grenland | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 35 | |
| 9 | Viking | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 33 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 10 | Fredrikstad | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 42 | 54 | −12 | 32 | |
| 11 | Molde | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 31 | |
| 12 | Bodø/Glimt (O) | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 27 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 13 | Stabæk (R) | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 40 | −15 | 27 | Relegation to First Division |
| 14 | Sogndal (R) | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 39 | 57 | −18 | 22 | Relegation to First Division |

* ↑ Brann qualified for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round as Norwegian Cup winners. Their spot in the UEFA Cup as third-place finishers was passed down to Tromsø, the first team in the table not already qualified for any European competition.
* ↑ Viking qualified for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round through the UEFA Fair Play ranking award.

**1. divisjon**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Start (C, P) | 30 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 71 | 28 | +43 | 74 | Promotion to Tippeligaen |
| 2 | Aalesund (P) | 30 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 67 | 36 | +31 | 64 | Promotion to Tippeligaen |
| 3 | Kongsvinger | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 53 | 42 | +11 | 53 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Sandefjord | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 60 | 32 | +28 | 51 | |
| 5 | Mandalskameratene | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 51 | 55 | −4 | 45 | |
| 6 | Hødd | 30 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 63 | 59 | +4 | 44 | |
| 7 | Bryne | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 54 | 45 | +9 | 42 | |
| 8 | Skeid | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 42 | |
| 9 | Strømsgodset | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 40 | |
| 10 | Moss | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 38 | |
| 11 | Pors Grenland | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 56 | 60 | −4 | 38 | |
| 12 | Hønefoss BK | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 52 | 54 | −2 | 37 | |
| 13 | Raufoss (R) | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 37 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 14 | Haugesund (R) | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 44 | 59 | −15 | 37 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 15 | Vard Haugesund (R) | 30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 43 | 83 | −40 | 24 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 16 | Tromsdalen (R) | 30 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 29 | 84 | −55 | 13 | Relegation to Second Division |

* ↑ Pors Grenland was deducted 2 points for using ineligible players.

**2. divisjon**

**Group 1**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | FK Tønsberg (P) | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 70 | 21 | +49 | 62 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Sarpsborg Sparta | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 63 | 38 | +25 | 52 | |
| 3 | Tollnes | 26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 68 | 42 | +26 | 50 | |
| 4 | Kvik Halden | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 70 | 40 | +30 | 44 | |
| 5 | Stabæk 2 (R) | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 54 | 59 | −5 | 38 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 6 | Ørn-Horten | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 52 | 65 | −13 | 37 | |
| 7 | Frigg | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 36 | |
| 8 | Larvik Fotball | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 35 | |
| 9 | Kjelsås | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 34 | |
| 10 | Odd Grenland 2 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 48 | 49 | −1 | 32 | |
| 11 | Sprint-Jeløy | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 52 | 68 | −16 | 29 | |
| 12 | Mercantile | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 55 | −19 | 28 | |
| 13 | Arendal (R) | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 31 | 67 | −36 | 21 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 14 | Donn (R) | 26 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 29 | 78 | −49 | 15 | Relegation to Third Division |

* ↑ Stabæk 2 was forcibly relegated because its A team was relegated to the First Division.
* ↑ Mercantile survived as the best number-12-team.

**2. divisjon**

**Group 2**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Follo (P) | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 57 | 22 | +35 | 54 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Lørenskog | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 66 | 40 | +26 | 48 | |
| 3 | Lillestrøm 2 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 72 | 37 | +35 | 47 | |
| 4 | Ullensaker/Kisa | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 56 | 48 | +8 | 45 | |
| 5 | Gjøvik-Lyn | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 41 | |
| 6 | Nybergsund | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 39 | |
| 7 | Oslo Øst | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 34 | |
| 8 | Drøbak/Frogn | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 33 | |
| 9 | Jotun Årdalstangen | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 33 | |
| 10 | Eidsvold Turn | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 38 | 53 | −15 | 32 | |
| 11 | Molde 2 | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 52 | 60 | −8 | 29 | |
| 12 | Nidelv (R) | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 45 | 71 | −26 | 27 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 13 | Elverum (R) | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 74 | −47 | 17 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 14 | Skjetten (R) | 26 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 37 | 65 | −28 | 16 | Relegation to Third Division |

**2. divisjon**

**Group 3**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Løv-Ham (P) | 26 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 86 | 27 | +59 | 69 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Bærum | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 75 | 31 | +44 | 53 | |
| 3 | Åsane | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 42 | |
| 4 | Viking 2 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 40 | |
| 5 | Fyllingen | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 56 | 59 | −3 | 38 | |
| 6 | Fana | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 57 | −9 | 38 | |
| 7 | Klepp | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 43 | 49 | −6 | 36 | |
| 8 | Sandnes Ulf | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 34 | |
| 9 | Hovding | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 33 | |
| 10 | Ålgård | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 37 | 57 | −20 | 30 | |
| 11 | Brann 2 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 52 | 69 | −17 | 29 | |
| 12 | Vidar (R) | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 27 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 13 | Volda (R) | 26 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 39 | 59 | −20 | 25 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 14 | Norheimsund (R) | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 34 | 50 | −16 | 23 | Relegation to Third Division |

**2. divisjon**

**Group 4**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Alta (P) | 26 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 95 | 21 | +74 | 63 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Levanger | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 89 | 34 | +55 | 57 | |
| 3 | Strindheim | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 98 | 45 | +53 | 57 | |
| 4 | Mo | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 51 | 30 | +21 | 50 | |
| 5 | Byåsen | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 40 | |
| 6 | Harstad | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 66 | 62 | +4 | 39 | |
| 7 | Skarp | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 36 | |
| 8 | Steinkjer | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 65 | 52 | +13 | 34 | |
| 9 | Kolstad | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 51 | 59 | −8 | 33 | |
| 10 | Lofoten | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 50 | 66 | −16 | 32 | |
| 11 | Rosenborg 2 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 44 | 61 | −17 | 30 | |
| 12 | Vesterålen (R) | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 74 | −42 | 20 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 13 | Salangen (R) | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 45 | 110 | −65 | 19 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 14 | Narvik (R) | 26 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 27 | 106 | −79 | 11 | Relegation to Third Division |

### Norwegian Cup

**Bracket**

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Lyn | 3 | | | | | | |
| 1 | Ham-Kam | 1 | | | | | | |
| 1 | Ham-Kam | 1 | 1 | Lyn | 1 | | | |
| | | | 1 | Lillestrøm | 0 | | | |
| 1 | Lillestrøm | 3 | 1 | Lillestrøm | 0 | | | |
| 1 | Rosenborg | 2 | | | | | | |
| 1 | Rosenborg | 2 | | | | 1 | Lyn | 1 |
| | | | | | | 1 | Brann | 4 |
| 2 | Sandefjord | 3(3) | | | | | | | 1 | Brann | 4 |
| 1 | Stabæk (a.e.t.) | 3(4) | | | | | | |
| 1 | Stabæk (a.e.t.) | 3(4) | 1 | Stabæk | 1(1) | | | |
| | | | 1 | Brann (a.e.t.) | 1(3) | | | |
| 1 | Brann | 3 | 1 | Brann (a.e.t.) | 1(3) | | | |
| 2 | Bryne | 2 | | | | | | |

## Women's football

### League season

**Toppserien**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Røa (C) | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 9 | +30 | 44 | Qualification for the UEFA Women's Cup first qualifying round |
| 2 | Trondheims-Ørn | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 46 | 18 | +28 | 43 | |
| 3 | Fløya | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 22 | +25 | 33 | |
| 4 | Asker | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 23 | +14 | 31 | |
| 5 | Kolbotn | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 51 | 34 | +17 | 28 | |
| 6 | Team Strømmen | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 23 | |
| 7 | Sandviken | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 44 | −21 | 18 | |
| 8 | Klepp | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 40 | −14 | 17 | |
| 9 | Arna-Bjørnar (R) | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 31 | 54 | −23 | 13 | Relegation to First Division |
| 10 | Medkila (R) | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 65 | −53 | 7 | Relegation to First Division |

**1. divisjon**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kattem (P) | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 62 | 20 | +42 | 47 | Promoted |
| 2 | Liungen (P) | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 78 | 29 | +49 | 41 | Promoted |
| 3 | Amazon Grimstad | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 47 | 25 | +22 | 36 | |
| 4 | Larvik | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 52 | 38 | +14 | 32 | |
| 5 | Fortuna | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 49 | 57 | −8 | 27 | |
| 6 | Bamble | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 42 | 60 | −18 | 24 | |
| 7 | Fart | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 22 | |
| 8 | Byåsen | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 47 | 70 | −23 | 16 | |
| 9 | Skeid (R) | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 29 | 69 | −40 | 12 | Relegated |
| 10 | Haugar (R) | 18 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 50 | −26 | 5 | Relegated |

### Norwegian Women's Cup

**Final**

* Røa 2–1 Asker

## Men's UEFA competitions

Norwegian representatives:

* Rosenborg (UEFA Champions League)
* Bodø/Glimt (UEFA Cup, Norwegian Cup runners-up)
* Stabæk (UEFA Cup)
* Odd Grenland (UEFA Cup)

### Champions League

**Qualifying rounds**

**Second qualifying round**

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Rosenborg | 4–1 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 2–1 | 2–0 |

**Qualifying rounds**

**Third qualifying round**

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Rosenborg | 5–3 | Maccabi Haifa | 2–1 | 3–2 (aet) |

**Group stage**

**Group E**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Arsenal | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Panathinaikos | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 9 | Transfer to UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Rosenborg | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 2 | |

Matches

* September 14: Panathinaikos (Greece) – Rosenborg 2–1
* September 29: Rosenborg – Arsenal (England) 1–1
* October 20: Rosenborg – PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) 1–2
* November 2: PSV Eindhoven – Rosenborg 1–0
* November 24: Rosenborg – Panathinaikos 2–2
* December 7: Arsenal – Rosenborg 5–1

### UEFA Cup

**Second qualifying round**

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Odd Grenland | 4–3 | Ekranas | 3–1 | 1–2 |
| Stabæk | 6–2 | Haka | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| Bodø/Glimt | 3–3 (8–7 p) | Levadia | 2–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |

**First round**

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Bodø/Glimt | 1–2 | Beşiktaş | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Odd Grenland | 1–5 | Feyenoord | 0–1 | 1–4 |
| Sochaux | 9–0 | Stabæk | 4–0 | 5–0 |

### Intertoto Cup

No Norwegian representative this season.

## UEFA Women's Cup

### Norwegian Representatives

* Trondheims/Ørn (UEFA Cup)

### Second qualifying round

**Group 4**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Trondheims-Ørn | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 |
| 2 | Energy Voronezh | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 |
| 3 | Brøndby | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Alma | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |

Matches

* In København, Denmark

### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Bobruichanka Bobruisk | 1–6 | Trondheims-Ørn | 0–4 | 1–2 |

### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Turbine Potsdam | 7–1 | Trondheims-Ørn | 4–0 | 3–1 |

## National team

### Norway men's national football team

| Date | Venue | Opponent | Res.* | Competition | Norwegian goalscorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| January 22 | Hong Kong | Sweden | 3–0 | Friendly | Frode Johnsen, Håvard Flo (2) |
| January 25 | Hong Kong | Honduras | 3–1 | Friendly | Harald Martin Brattbakk, Frode Johnsen, Magne Hoseth |
| January 28 | Singapore | Singapore | 5–2 | Friendly | Anders Stadheim, Alexander Aas, Håvard Flo (2), Harald Martin Brattbakk |
| February 18 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | 4–1 | Friendly | Morten Gamst Pedersen (2), Steffen Iversen, Own Goal |
| March 31 | Beograd | Serbia and Montenegro | 1–0 | Friendly | Martin Andresen |
| April 28 | Oslo | Russia | 3–2 | Friendly | Martin Andresen, Sigurd Rushfeldt, Jan Gunnar Solli |
| May 27 | Oslo | Wales | 0–0 | Friendly | |
| August 18 | Oslo | Belgium | 2–2 | Friendly | Frode Johnsen, Vidar Riseth |
| September 4 | Palermo | Italy | 1–2 | WCQ | John Carew |
| September 8 | Oslo | Belarus | 1–1 | WCQ | Vidar Riseth |
| October 9 | Glasgow | Scotland | 1–0 | WCQ | Steffen Iversen |
| October 13 | Oslo | Slovenia | 3–0 | WCQ | John Carew, Morten Gamst Pedersen, Alexander Ødegaard |
| November 16 | London | Australia | 2–2 | Friendly | Steffen Iversen, Morten Gamst Pedersen |

Note: Norway's goals first

Explanation:

* WCQ = FIFA World Cup 2006 Qualifier
