2003 in Norwegian football

Norwegian Premier League

Pl: Place |G: Games played| W: Games won| D: Games draw| L: Games lost| P: Points|

Play off

November 10: Sandefjord - Vålerenga 0-0

November 22: Vålerenga - Sandefjord 5-3 (agg. 5-3)

Vålerenga stay up.

Top scorers

17 goals: Harald Martin Brattbakk, Rosenborg

15 goals: Frode Johnsen, Rosenborg

13 goals: Håvard Flo, Sogndal

11 goals: Magne Hoseth, Molde

10 goals: Edwin van Ankeren, Odd Grenland

Norwegian First Division

Pl: Place |G: Games played| W: Games won| D: Games draw| L: Games lost| P: Points|

1): Oslo Øst 2 points deducted for financial irregularities.

Norwegian representatives

Rosenborg (UEFA Champions League)

Vålerenga (UEFA Cup, cup winner)

Molde (UEFA Cup)

Lyn (UEFA Cup)

Second preliminary round

July 30: Bohemians Dublin (Ireland) - Rosenborg 0-1

August 6: Rosenborg - Bohemians Dublin 4-0 (agg. 5-0)

Third preliminary round

August 13: Rosenborg - Deportivo La Coruna (Spain) 0-0

August 26: Deportivo La Coruna - Rosenborg 1-0 (agg. 1-0)

Preliminary round

August 14: Molde - KI Klaksvik (Faroe Islands) 2-0

August 28: KI Klaksvik - Molde 0-4 (agg. 0-6)

First round

September 24: Leiria (Portugal) - Molde 1-0

October 15: Grazer AK - Vålerenga 1-1 (agg. 1-1, Vålerenga on away goals)

Second round

October 29: Rosenborg - Crvena Zvezda (Serbia and Montenegro) 0-0

November 6: Benfica (Portugal) - Molde 3-1

November 27: Crvena Zvezda - Rosenborg 0-1 (agg. 0-1)

Molde - Benfica 0-2 (agg. 1-5) Wisla Kraków - Vålerenga 0-0 asget (agg. 0-0, 3-4 on penalties)

Third round

February 26: Benfica (Portugal) - Rosenborg 1-0

March 3: Newcastle - Vålerenga 3-1 (agg. 4-2)

Intertoto Cup

No Norwegian representative this season.

Toppserien

1. Trondheims/Ørn 18 15 2 1 53- 7 47 UEFA Cup 2. Kolbotn 18 13 0 5 63-28 39 3. Asker 18 12 3 3 54-20 39 4. Røa 18 7 6 5 23-27 27 5. Fløya 18 8 1 9 28-40 25 6. Arna-Bjørnar 18 6 4 8 43-48 22 7. Team Strømmen 18 6 2 10 33-47 20 8. Klepp 18 3 8 7 25-36 17 --------------------------------------- 9. Liungen 18 5 2 11 32-45 17 Relegated 10.Larvik 18 0 2 16 14-70 2 Relegated

Women First Division

1. Sandviken 18 15 2 1 73-16 47 Promoted 2. Medkila 18 13 3 2 57-27 42 Promoted --------------------------------------- 3. Amazon Grimstad 18 11 2 5 49-29 35 4. Skeid 18 11 1 6 50-26 34 5. Byåsen 18 9 1 8 43-52 28 6. Fortuna 18 7 4 7 32-29 25 7. Kattem 18 5 3 10 27-40 18 8. Haugar 18 4 1 13 18-52 13 --------------------------------------- 9. Vålerenga 18 3 1 14 20-61 10 Relegated 10.Nittedal 18 2 2 14 14-51 8 Relegated

Norwegian representatives

Kolbotn (UEFA Cup)

Women UEFA Cup, Group 6

(in Kolbotn)

August 21: Kolbotn - Wroclaw (Poland) 15-2 August 23: Kolbotn - UCD (Ireland) 8-0 August 25: Kolbotn - Juvisy (France) 2-1

Final Table, UEFA Cup Group 6

1. Kolbotn IL 3 3 0 0 25- 3 9 2. FCF Juvisy 3 2 0 1 10- 3 6 3. KS AZS Wroclaw 3 1 0 2 5-18 3 4. University College Dublin 3 0 0 3 1-17 0

Quarterfinal

November 22: Malmø FF (Sweden) - Kolbotn 2-0 November 30: Kolbotn - Malmø FF 1-0 (agg. 1-2)

Women

January 23: Norway – United States 1-3, friendly

January 26: Norway – Germany 2-2, friendly

January 29: China – Norway 1-1, friendly

February 17: Norway – Denmark 3-3, friendly

February 20: Norway – Denmark 4-0, friendly

March 14: Sweden – Norway 1-1, friendly

March 16: Norway – United States 0-1, friendly

March 18: Norway – Canada 1-0, friendly

March 20: Norway – France 1-0, friendly

May 11: Norway – Belgium 6-0, European Championship qualifier

May 15: Norway – Netherlands 2-0, European Championship qualifier

August 2: Norway – Nigeria 3-2, friendly

September 11: Norway – Denmark 1-1, European Championship qualifier

September 20: Norway – France 2-0, World Cup 1st round

September 24: Norway – Brazil 1-4, World Cup 1st round

September 27: South Korea – Norway 1-7, World Cup 1st round

October 1: United States – Norway 1-0, World Cup quarterfinal

November 1: Spain – Norway 0-2, European Championship qualifier