The 2002
Tippeligaen was the 58th completed season of top division
football
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in
Norway
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.
Each team played 26 games with three points given for wins and one point for a draw. Number thirteen and fourteen are relegated, number twelve has to play two qualification matches (home and away) against number three in the
1. divisjon (where number one and two are directly promoted) for the last spot.
Teams and locations
:''Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.''
League table
Relegation play-offs
Brann won the play-offs against
Sandefjord
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2–1 on aggregate.
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Results
Season statistics
Top scorers
Attendances
References
{{2002–03 in European football (UEFA)
Eliteserien seasons
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Norway
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Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...