1966 Norwegian First Division

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1. divisjon
Season1966
Champions Skeid
1st title
Relegated Lisleby
Hødd
European Cup Skeid
Cup Winners' Cup Fredrikstad
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Lyn
Matches played90
Goals scored268 (2.98 per match)
Top goalscorer Per Kristoffersen
(20 goals)
Biggest home winFredrikstad 6–0 Hødd
(23 October 1966)
Biggest away win Vålerengen 2–5 Steinkjer
(8 May 1966)
Steinkjer 1–4 Lyn
(23 October 1966)
Sarpsborg FK 0–3 Fredrikstad
(15 October 1966)
Highest scoringLisleby 6–1 Hødd
(15 May 1966)
Longest winning runVålerengen
(5 games)
Longest unbeaten runSkeid
(8 games)
Longest winless runSarpsborg FK
(7 games)
Longest losing runHødd
Lisleby
Odd
Sarpsborg FK
Steinkjer
Vålerengen
(3 games)
Highest attendance12,452
Skeid 0–1 Fredrikstad
(3 June 1966)
Lowest attendance800
Lisleby 0–1 Odd
(19 June 1966)
Average attendance4,592 Decrease2.svg 8.8%
1965
1967

The 1965 1. divisjon was the 22nd completed season of top division football in Norway.

Contents

Overview

It was contested by 10 teams, and Skeid won the championship, their first title. Both newcomers, Lisleby and Hødd, were relegated back to the 2. divisjon.

Teams and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Ap. Location
Fredrikstad 21 Fredrikstad
Frigg 11 Oslo
Hødd 1 Ulsteinvik
Lisleby 7 Fredrikstad
Lyn 14 Oslo
Odd 17 Skien
Sarpsborg FK 16 Sarpsborg
Skeid 20 Oslo
Steinkjer 8 Steinkjer
Vålerengen 17 Oslo

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Skeid (C)189723120+1125Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Fredrikstad 1810443720+1724Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
3 Lyn 186932824+421Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
4 Frigg 188462115+620
5 Vålerengen 189183235319
6 Steinkjer 187383129+217
7 Odd 185492129814
8 Sarpsborg FK 184681624814
9 Lisleby (R)184592226413Relegation to 2. divisjon
10 Hødd (R)18531029461713
Source: NIFS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away FFK FRI ILH LIS LYN ODD SRP SKD STN VIF
Fredrikstad 3–36–01–10–03–14–04–12–13–0
Frigg 1–05–11–00–21–01–00–11–13–0
Hødd 1–30–21–24–22–23–12–33–01–3
Lisleby 1–21–06–12–20–10–00–11–00–1
Lyn 1–10–01–12–24–31–01–12–11–1
Odd 3–02–10–12–01–11–31–11–01–3
Sarpsborg 0–30–01–11–01–31–02–21–13–0
Skeid 0–12–04–22–22–10–00–01–15–1
Steinkjer 3–10–13–14–21–45–11–02–42–1
Vålerengen 3–02–12–44–23–03–13–20–12–5
Source: NIFS.no
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorer

Attendance

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1 Skeid 66,12612,4524,5017,347+22.2%
2 Vålerengen 52,77410,8112,4005,864−18.0%
3 Frigg 48,63510,7202,0005,404−4.8%
4 Lyn 48,43210,0001,5805,381−31.9%
5 Hødd 47,6717,5002,8005,297n/a2
6 Fredrikstad 41,4976,9002,8214,611+27.9%
7 Odd 32,9447,3412,1003,660+7.8%
8 Steinkjer 30,5007,0001,8003,389−31.5%
9 Lisleby 24,4185,2008002,713n/a2
10 Sarpsborg FK 20,2534,6651,0022,250−42.3%
League total413,25012,4528004,592−8.8%

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

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