2013 Tippeligaen
| Season | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Strømsgodset |
| Relegated |
Tromsø Hønefoss |
| Champions League | Strømsgodset |
| Europa League |
Rosenborg Haugesund |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 694 (2.89 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Frode Johnsen (16 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Start 7–0 Sandnes Ulf |
| Biggest away win | Start 0–6 Strømsgodset |
| Highest scoring |
Aalesund 7–1 Lillestrøm Vålerenga 5–3 Sarpsborg 08 |
| Longest winning run | 4 games Haugesund Rosenborg Start Strømsgodset Aalesund |
| Longest unbeaten run | 16 games Rosenborg |
| Longest winless run | 9 games Hønefoss, Tromsø |
| Longest losing run | 8 games Sarpsborg 08 |
| Highest attendance | 20,188 Rosenborg v Molde (20 May 2013) |
| Lowest attendance | 2,183 Hønefoss v Sandnes Ulf (18 August 2013) |
| Average attendance | 6,829 |
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The 2013 Tippeligaen season was the 69th season of top-tier football in Norway. The competition began 15 March 2013 and ended on 10 November 2013, when Strømsgodset defeated Haugesund 4–0 to win their second league title.
The league was contested by 16 teams: The best 13 teams of the 2012 season, Start and Sarpsborg 08 who won promotion from the 2012 Norwegian First Division and Sandnes Ulf who retained their spot in the top league after beating the First Division side Ullensaker/Kisa in the relegation play-off.
Molde who won Tippeligaen the previous season failed to defend the championship and ended on sixth place. Strømsgodset who won silver in 2012, won their first league championship in 43 years, finishing one point ahead of title contenders Rosenborg. Haugesund won bronze for the first time in the history, while Tromsø and Hønefoss were relegated to the 2014 Norwegian First Division.
Molde, Strømsgodset and Rosenborg were involved in the title race in the 2012 season. After Rosenborg lost against the other title contenders Molde and Strømsgodset in the 27th and the 28th round respectively, Molde secured their second straight Tippeligaen title with one match left to play when Strømsgodset lost against Sandnes Ulf. Fredrikstad and Stabæk were relegated after finishing 15th and 16th respectively, while Sandnes Ulf had to play a relegation play-off against the First Division side Ullensaker/Kisa, which they won 7–1 on aggregate.
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