1992 Tippeligaen
# 1992 Tippeligaen

The 1992 Tippeligaen was the 48th completed season of top division football in Norway. Each team played 22 games with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number eleven and twelve are relegated. The winners of the two groups of the 1. divisjon are promoted, as well as the winner of a series of play-off matches between the two second placed teams in the two groups of the 1. divisjon and number ten in the Tippeligaen.

This season was the first of a 13-year-long streak of Rosenborg victories.

## Teams and locations

    Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

| Team | Ap. | Location | Stadium |
| - | - | - | - |
| Brann | 36 | Bergen | Brann Stadion |
| HamKam | 15 | Hamar | Briskeby |
| Kongsvinger | 10 | Kongsvinger | Gjemselund Stadion |
| Lillestrøm | 29 | Lillestrøm | Åråsen Stadion |
| Lyn | 25 | Oslo | Ullevaal Stadion |
| Mjøndalen | 18 | Mjøndalen | Nedre Eiker Stadion |
| Molde | 18 | Molde | Molde Stadion |
| Rosenborg | 29 | Trondheim | Lerkendal Stadion |
| Sogndal | 5 | Sogndal | Fosshaugane |
| Start | 24 | Kristiansand | Kristiansand Stadion |
| Tromsø | 7 | Tromsø | Alfheim Stadion |
| Viking | 43 | Stavanger | Stavanger Stadion |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Rosenborg (C) | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 58 | 19 | +39 | 46 | Qualification for the Champions League preliminary round |
| 2 | Kongsvinger | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 40 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Start | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 39 | |
| 4 | Lillestrøm | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 38 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round |
| 5 | Lyn | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 37 | |
| 6 | Molde | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 36 | |
| 7 | Brann | 22 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 24 | |
| 8 | Tromsø | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 37 | −15 | 24 | |
| 9 | Viking | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 34 | −9 | 21 | |
| 10 | Ham-Kam (O) | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 46 | −16 | 20 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 11 | Sogndal (R) | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 53 | −23 | 20 | Relegation to First Division |
| 12 | Mjøndalen (R) | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 42 | −22 | 18 | Relegation to First Division |

## Relegation play-offs

The qualification play-off matches were contested between HamKam (10th in Tippeligaen), Drøbak-Frogn (2nd in the First Division - Group A), and Strømmen (2nd in the First Division - Group B). HamKam won one game and drew one and remained in Tippeligaen.

### Results

* Match 1: Ham-Kam 2–1 Drøbak/Frogn
* Match 2: Strømmen 4–4 Ham-Kam
* Match 3: Drøbak/Frogn 2–0 Strømmen

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ham-Kam (O) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | Remained in the Tippeligaen |
| 2 | Drøbak-Frogn | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | Remained in the First Division |
| 3 | Strømmen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 | Remained in the First Division |

## Results

| Home \ Away | BRA | HAM | KON | LIL | LYN | MJØ | MOL | ROS | SOG | IKS | TRO | VIK |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brann | — | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| HamKam | 3–1 | — | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| Kongsvinger | 3–3 | 3–0 | — | 5–2 | 1–0 | 6–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 4–1 |
| Lillestrøm | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 6–0 | 2–1 |
| Lyn | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 7–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Mjøndalen | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | — | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 |
| Molde | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Rosenborg | 2–0 | 5–2 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | — | 5–1 | 6–0 | 6–1 | 5–2 |
| Sogndal | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 |
| Start | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 4–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Tromsø | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 |
| Viking | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — |

## Season statistics

### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kjell Roar Kaasa | Kongsvinger | 17 |
| 2 | Frank Strandli | Start | 16 |
| 3 | Tore André Dahlum | Rosenborg | 13 |
| 4 | Ole Bjørn Sundgot | Molde | 12 |
| 4 | Gøran Sørloth | Rosenborg | 12 |
| 6 | Stuart McManus | Lillestrøm | 11 |
| 6 | Kenneth Nysæther | Lillestrøm | 11 |
| 8 | Arild Tønnessen | Start | 9 |
| 8 | Per Ivar Fornes | Mjøndalen | 9 |
| 8 | Stein Amundsen | Lyn | 9 |
| 8 | Jostein Flo | Sogndal | 9 |

### Attendances

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Rosenborg | 149,261 | 24,023 | 8,002 | 13,569 | $+18.5%^†$ |
| 2 | Brann | 107,382 | 20,292 | 6,743 | 9,762 | $−15.5%^†$ |
| 3 | Viking | 85,743 | 13,103 | 4,419 | 7,795 | $−20.0%^†$ |
| 4 | Start | 65,960 | 10,253 | 2,902 | 5,996 | $−10.1%^†$ |
| 5 | Lillestrøm | 55,760 | 12,652 | 2,830 | 5,069 | $+35.2%^†$ |
| 6 | Molde | 45,465 | 8,099 | 2,450 | 4,133 | $+25.3%^†$ |
| 7 | Lyn | 43,068 | 11,417 | 1,503 | 3,915 | $−8.0%^†$ |
| 8 | Tromsø | 42,402 | 6,448 | 1,893 | 3,855 | $−15.1%^†$ |
| 9 | HamKam | 36,515 | 6,344 | 1,738 | 3,320 | $n/a^1$ |
| 10 | Kongsvinger | 34,749 | 5,364 | 2,164 | 3,159 | $+20.1%^†$ |
| 11 | Mjøndalen | 25,771 | 7,942 | 917 | 2,343 | $n/a^1$ |
| 12 | Sogndal | 22,876 | 3,682 | 1,475 | 2,080 | $−5.8%^†$ |
| | League total | 714,952 | 24,023 | 917 | 5,416 | $−4.2%^†$ |

Source: nifs.no Notes: 1: Team played last season in 1. divisjon.

