1969 Norwegian First Division

Last updated
1. divisjon
Season1969
Dates27 April – 19 October
Champions Rosenborg
2nd title
Relegated Start
Lyn
European Cup Rosenborg
Cup Winners' Cup Strømsgodset
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Sarpsborg FK
Matches played90
Goals scored252 (2.8 per match)
Top goalscorer Odd Iversen
(26 goals)
Biggest home winRosenborg 5–0 Brann
(4 May 1969)
Fredrikstad 5–0 Hødd
(10 August 1969)
Biggest away winLyn 1–8 Strømsgodset
(16 May 1969)
Highest scoringLyn 1–8 Strømsgodset
(16 May 1969)
Longest winning run Skeid
(5 games)
Longest unbeaten run Rosenborg
(8 games)
Longest winless runHødd
(10 games)
Longest losing runHødd
Lyn
(5 games)
Highest attendance24,350
Skeid 2–0 Rosenborg
(18 August 1969)
Lowest attendance2,000
Hødd 0–0 Sarpsborg FK
(22 June 1969)
Average attendance7,590 Decrease2.svg 2.4%
1968
1970

The 1969 1. divisjon was the 25th completed season of top division football in Norway.

Contents

Overview

It was contested by 10 teams, and Rosenborg BK won the championship, their second league title.

Teams and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Ap. Location
Brann 17 Bergen
Fredrikstad 24 Fredrikstad
Hødd 2 Ulsteinvik
Lyn 17 Oslo
Rosenborg 7 Trondheim
Sarpsborg FK 19 Sarpsborg
Skeid 23 Oslo
Start 5 Kristiansand
Strømsgodset 4 Drammen
Viking 22 Stavanger

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Rosenborg (C)1813143615+2127Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Fredrikstad 188642815+1322
3 Strømsgodset 188643422+1222Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
4 Skeid 189272922+720
5 Viking 186661817+118
6 Brann 186662026618
7 Sarpsborg FK 186572222017Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
8 Hødd 18441024391512
9 Start (R)18521120351512Relegation to Second Division
10 Lyn (R)18441021391812
Source: NIFS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away BRA FRE HØD LYN ROS SRP SKE STA STM VIK
Brann 1–12–22–10–12–02–22–12–11–0
Fredrikstad 1–05–02–04–20–11–33–11–11–1
Hødd 0–11–32–21–20–03–35–11–01–2
Lyn 1–10–45–11–23–11–30–21–81–0
Rosenborg 5–02–02–13–02–04–02–03–10–1
Sarpsborg 5–21–01–32–20–10–23–02–00–0
Skeid 1–00–14–00–22–02–02–10–10–1
Start 1–11–13–02–01–40–32–13–41–0
Strømsgodset 2–00–02–11–10–02–22–13–03–1
Viking 0–00–01–23–03–11–11–31–02–2
Source: nifs.no (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorer

Attendances

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1 Rosenborg 125,53621,0008,75013,948+18.7%
2 Skeid 84,14824,3504,3839,350+4.5%
3 Strømsgodset 81,34816,6786,0009,039−1.3%
4 Brann 71,75010,0005,1007,972−19.2%
5 Lyn 71,37513,3003,9077,931−2.0%
6 Viking 70,60010,1006,5007,844−13.5%
7 Start 58,1059,7002,8176,456n/a2
8 Fredrikstad 54,50011,0003,8006,056+15.9%
9 Sarpsborg FK 34,9587,9002,2283,884+19.7%
10 Hødd 30,8005,5002,0003,422n/a2
League total683,12024,3502,0007,590−2.4%

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

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