| Season | 1996 |
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| Champions |
Rosenborg 11th title |
| Relegated |
Moss Start Vålerenga |
| Champions League | Rosenborg |
| UEFA Cup |
Lillestrøm Viking Brann |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Tromsø |
| Intertoto Cup | Stabæk |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 638 (3.51 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Harald Martin Brattbakk (28 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Rosenborg 10-0 Brann |
| Biggest away win | Skeid 1-6 Brann |
| Highest scoring | Rosenborg 10-0 Brann |
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The 1996 Tippeligaen is the highest football league in Norway. 26 games are played 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 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.