1964 Norwegian First Division

Last updated
1. divisjon
Season1964
Champions Lyn
1st title
Relegated Brann
Raufoss
European Cup Lyn (both 1964–65 and 1965–66)
Cup Winners' Cup Rosenborg
Matches played90
Goals scored257 (2.86 per match)
Top goalscorer Ole Stavrum
(18 goals)
Biggest home win Fredrikstad 9–1 Raufoss
(27 September 1964)
Biggest away winBrann 0–7 Lyn
(8 August 1964)
Highest scoringFredrikstad 9–1 Raufoss
(27 September 1964)
Longest winning runLyn
(6 games)
Longest unbeaten runLyn
(11 games)
Longest winless run Skeid
(8 games)
Longest losing runRaufoss
(6 games)
Highest attendance16,500
Brann 2–0 Sarpsborg FK
(2 September 1964)
Lowest attendance1,786
Skeid 1–1 Frigg
(19 June 1964)
Average attendance6,186 Decrease2.svg 21.4%
1963
1965

The 1964 1. divisjon was the 20th completed season of top division football in Norway.

Contents

Overview

It was contested by 10 teams, and FC Lyn Oslo won their first championship title. At the time, Lyn Oslo's 26 points were a record for the most points in one season. Brann and Raufoss were relegated to the 2. divisjon.

This season, two spots in the European Cup were awarded. Lyn lead the league after 9 rounds and qualified for the 1964–65 European Cup. At the end of the season, Lyn won the league, their first league title, and qualified also for the 1965–66 European Cup. This was the last Norwegian top flight season, the leader after half a season were awarded a European Cup spot.

Teams and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Ap. Location
Brann 15 Bergen
Fredrikstad 19 Fredrikstad
Frigg 9 Oslo
Lyn 12 Oslo
Raufoss 7 Raufoss
Sandefjord BK 17 Sandefjord
Sarpsborg FK 14 Sarpsborg
Skeid 18 Oslo
Vålerengen 15 Oslo
Viking 19 Stavanger

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Lyn (C)1810623916+2326Qualification for the first round of the 1964–65 European Cup and the 1965–66 European Cup
2 Fredrikstad 189634021+1924
3 Sarpsborg FK 1810353016+1423
4 Frigg 186842829120
5 Skeid 185762422+217
6 Vålerengen 186571821317Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
7 Sandefjord BK 186571723617
8 Viking 1854922371514
9 Brann (R)1836917321512Relegation to 2. divisjon
10 Raufoss (R)18341122401810
Source: NIFS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away SKB FFK FRI LYN RAU SBK SFK SKD VIK VIF
Brann 0–23–30–70–13–12–02–25–01–1
Fredrikstad 4–02–20–29–12–12–11–14–20–1
Frigg 0–01–10–62–10–22–02–14–33–1
Lyn 4–11–22–22–11–11–03–22–12–3
Raufoss 0–04–40–30–23–01–41–30–01–2
Sandefjord BK 1–00–01–11–13–11–21–01–32–0
Sarpsborg 1–03–11–00–03–24–01–04–10–0
Skeid 4–01–11–10–11–40–00–03–13–2
Viking 1–00–21–12–21–02–01–61–11–0
Vålerengen 0–00–33–10–01–10–12–00–12–1
Source: NIFS.no
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorer

Attendance

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1 Brann 113,30016,5006,00012,589−19.6%
2 Viking 70,49314,0004,2507,833+4.7%
3 Vålerengen 67,87011,9034,0357,541−23.1%
4 Lyn 63,24914,1272,7457,028−5.8%
5 Skeid 61,78611,1591,7866,865−24.3%
6 Fredrikstad 45,06011,5002,3005,007−28.3%
7 Sarpsborg FK 38,4869,3262,4004,276−9.6%
8 Frigg 38,4787,1492,7894,275−35.1%
9 Raufoss 32,1005,0002,0003,567n/a2
10 Sandefjord BK 25,8775,1252,1002,875n/a2
League total556,69916,5001,7866,186−21.4%

Source: nifs.no
Notes:
2: Team played last season in 2. divisjon.

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