| Season | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Rosenborg |
| Relegated |
Bodø/Glimt Start |
| Champions League | Rosenborg |
| Europa League |
Brann Odd Haugesund |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 653 (2.72 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
Christian Gytkjær (19 goals) |
| Biggest home win |
Aalesund 6–0 Tromsø (24 April 2016) Brann 6–0 Aalesund (22 July 2016) Rosenborg 6–0 Haugesund (23 July 2016) |
| Biggest away win |
Start 0–5 Stabæk (29 May 2016) |
| Highest scoring |
Bodø/Glimt 3–4 Haugesund (20 April 2016) Rosenborg 5-2 Sarpsborg 08 (9 July 2016) Lillestrøm 3–4 Rosenborg 6 August 2016 |
| Longest winning run |
Rosenborg (6 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run |
Rosenborg (26 games) |
| Longest winless run |
Start (24 games) |
| Longest losing run |
Bodø/Glimt (6 games) |
| Highest attendance | 21,298 Rosenborg 3–1 Molde (28 May 2016) |
| Lowest attendance | 2,375 Sogndal 0–2 Strømsgodset (23 October 2016) |
| Average attendance | 6,985 |
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2017 →
All statistics correct as of 6 November 2016.
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| Leader | |
| 2017–18 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round | |
| Relegation play-offs | |
| Relegation to 2017 Norwegian First Division | |
The 2016 Tippeligaen was the 72nd season of top-tier football in Norway. The competition began on 11 March 2016. Due to the 2016 UEFA European Championship, there was a break between the rounds played on 29 May and 3 July. The decisive matches of the home-and-away season were played on 6 November 2016. A promotion/relegation play-off between the third-from-bottom team of the Tippeligaen and the winner of the promotion play-offs of the 2016 Norwegian First Division was contested on 30 November and 4 December 2016.
The league was contested by 16 teams: the 13 best teams of the 2015 season; the two teams who won direct promotion from the 2015 Norwegian First Division, Sogndal and Brann; and Start, who won the promotion/relegation play-off finals against Jerv.
Source: nifs.no
Source: Nifs.no (Norwegian)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
The 14th-placed team, Stabæk, took part in a two-legged play-off against Jerv, the winners of the 2016 First Division promotion play-offs, to decide who would play in the 2017 Eliteserien.