2004 in Norwegian football

Football in Norway
Season	2004
Men's football
Tippeligaen	Rosenborg
1. divisjon	Start
2. divisjon	Tønsberg (Group 1); Follo (Group 2); Løv-Ham (Group 3); Alta (Group 4)
Cupen	Brann
Women's football
Toppserien	Røa
	Kattem
	Røa

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

Men's football[]

League season[]

Tippeligaen[]

Pos	Team v t	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^[a]
4	Tromsø	26	12	4	10	38	32	+6	40	Qualification for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round^[a]
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^[b]
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 1. divisjon
14	Sogndal (R)	26	5	7	14	39	57	−18	22	Relegation to 1. divisjon

Source: NIFS.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ 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	Team v t	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^[a]	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 2. divisjon
14	Haugesund (R)	30	11	4	15	44	59	−15	37
15	Vard Haugesund (R)	30	7	3	20	43	83	−40	24
16	Tromsdalen (R)	30	3	4	23	29	84	−55	13

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

^ Pors Grenland was deducted 2 points for using ineligible players.

2. divisjon[]

3. divisjon[]

Norwegian Cup[]

Bracket[]

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

14 August – Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo

Lyn	3
		23 September – Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo
Ham-Kam	1
		Lyn	1
14 August – Åråsen Stadium, Lillestrøm
		Lillestrøm	0
Lillestrøm	3
				7 November – Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo
Rosenborg	2
				Lyn	1
15 August – Storstadion, Sandefjord
				Brann	4
Sandefjord Fotball	3 (3)
		22 September – Nadderud Stadium, Bærum
Stabæk (AET)	3 (4)
		Stabæk	1 (1)
15 August – Brann Stadium, Bergen
		Brann (AET)	1 (3)
Brann	3

Bryne	2

Final[]

7 November 2004

13:15 CET

Brann	4–1	Lyn
Sæternes 4', 13', 34' Winters 8'	Report	Markstedt 11'

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 24,458

Referee: Espen Berntsen ()

Women's football[]

League season[]

Toppserien[]

Pos	Team v t	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
10	Medkila (R)	18	2	1	15	12	65	−53	7	Relegation to

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

1. divisjon[]

1. Kattem 18 15 2 1 62–20 47 Promoted
2. Liungen 18 13 2 3 78–29 41 Promoted 
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3. Amazon Grimstad 18 11 3 4 47–25 36 
4. Larvik 18 10 2 6 52–38 32
5. Fortuna 18 9 0 9 49–57 27
6. Bamble 18 8 0 10 42–60 24
7. Fart 18 7 1 10 34–46 22
8. Byåsen 18 5 1 12 47–70 16
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9. Skeid 18 4 0 14 29–69 12 Relegated 
10.Haugar 18 0 5 13 24–50 5 Relegated

Norwegian Women's Cup[]

Final[]

Røa 2–1 Asker^[1]

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

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	Team v t	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

Source: ^[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	Team v t	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

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Matches

In København, Denmark

September 14: Trondheims/Ørn – Alma KTZH (Kazakhstan) 3–0
September 16: Trondheims/Ørn – Energy Voronezh (Russia) 1–1
September 18: Brøndby (Denmark) – Trondheims/Ørn 0–2

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

Norway women's national football team[]

March 7: Belgium – Norway 1–6 European Championship qualifier
March 14: Norway – Finland 4–1, friendly
March 16: Norway – Italy 3–0, friendly
March 18: Norway – China 0–0, friendly
March 20: Norway – United States 1–4, friendly
May 22: Netherlands – Norway 0–2, European Championship qualifier
May 27: Denmark – Norway 2–1, European Championship qualifier
July 21: Germany – Norway 0–1, friendly
July 24: Sweden – Norway 0–4, friendly
September 4: Norway – Italy 3–1, friendly
October 2: Norway – Spain 2–0, European Championship qualifier
November 10: Iceland – Norway 2–7, European Championship play-off
November 13: Norway – Iceland 2–1, European Championship play-off

References[]

^ "Norway - List of Women Cup Finals". RSSSF.no. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
^ Stokkermans, Karel; Zea, Antonio (4 February 2016). "UEFA Champions League 2004–05". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 January 2021.

[table_note_res_UC20.82780128802536-1] 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.

[table_note_res_UC10.82780128802536-2] Viking qualified for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round through the UEFA Fair Play ranking award.

[table_note_POR0.15860654467652-3] Pors Grenland was deducted 2 points for using ineligible players.

[4] "Norway - List of Women Cup Finals". RSSSF.no. Retrieved 17 September 2019.

[groupE-5] Stokkermans, Karel; Zea, Antonio (4 February 2016). "UEFA Champions League 2004–05". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 January 2021.

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