1996 Tippeligaen

Template:Short description Template:Refimprove Template:Short descriptionTemplate:Template other The 1996 Tippeligaen was the 52nd completed season of top division football in Norway. Each team played 26 games with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number twelve, thirteen and fourteen are relegated. The winners of the two groups of the first division (second tier) are promoted, as well as the winner of a play-off match between the two second placed teams in the two groups of the first division. This was the last time the first division was organized into two groups – from 1997 and onwards the first division has had all teams play in the same league.

Teams and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Team	Ap.	Location	Stadium
Bodø/Glimt	8	Bodø	Aspmyra Stadion
Brann	40	Bergen	Brann Stadion
Kongsvinger	14	Kongsvinger	Gjemselund Stadion
Lillestrøm	33	Lillestrøm	Åråsen Stadion
Molde	21	Molde	Molde Stadion
Moss	17	Moss	Melløs Stadion
Rosenborg	33	Trondheim	Lerkendal Stadion
Skeid	32	Oslo
Stabæk	2	Bærum	Nadderud Stadion
Start	28	Kristiansand	Kristiansand Stadion
Strømsgodset	15	Drammen	Marienlyst Stadion
Tromsø	11	Tromsø	Alfheim Stadion
Vålerenga	38	Oslo	Ullevaal Stadion
Viking	47	Stavanger	Stavanger Stadion

Relegation play-offs

• Sogndal won the play-offs against Odd Grenland, 5–1 on aggregate.

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Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Template:Flagicon Harald Martin Brattbakk	Rosenborg	28
2	Template:Flagicon Egil Østenstad	Viking	23
3	Template:Flagicon Tore André Flo	Brann	19
	Template:Flagicon Mons Ivar Mjelde	Brann
5	Template:Flagicon Petter Belsvik	Stabæk	18
6	Template:Flagicon Geir Frigård	Lillestrøm	15
	Template:Flagicon Jahn Ivar "Mini" Jakobsen	Rosenborg
	Template:Flagicon Sigurd Rushfeldt	Tromsø