1981 1. divisjon

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1. divisjon
Season1981
Champions Vålerengen
2nd title
Relegated Brann
Haugar
Lyn
European Cup Vålerengen
Cup Winners' Cup Lillestrøm
UEFA Cup Viking
Matches played132
Goals scored367 (2.78 per match)
Top goalscorer Pål Jacobsen
(16 goals)
Biggest home win Fredrikstad 6–0 Brann
(23 August 1981)
Biggest away winHaugar 0–6 Fredrikstad
(17 August 1981)
Highest scoringViking 5–3 Start
(18 October 1981)
Longest winning runBrann
Fredrikstad
Rosenborg
Viking
Vålerengen
(3 games)
Longest unbeaten runFredrikstad
Moss
Rosenborg
(9 games)
Longest winless runHaugar
(9 games)
Longest losing runBrann
HamKam
Lyn
(6 games)
Highest attendance21,377
Rosenborg 2–2 Vålerengen
(29 June 1981)
Lowest attendance1,085
Lyn 1–2 Bryne
(27 September 1981)
Average attendance5,880 Increase2.svg 15.6%
← 1980
1982 →

The 1981 1. divisjon was the 37th completed season of top division football in Norway.

Contents

Overview

22 games were played with 2 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number eleven and twelve were relegated. The winners of the two groups of the Second Division were promoted, as well as the winner of a series of play-off matches between number ten in the 1. divisjon and the two second-placed teams in the two groups of the 2. divisjon.

Vålerengen won the championship, their second league title.

Teams and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Ap. LocationStadium
Brann 28 Bergen Brann Stadion
Bryne 6 Bryne Bryne Stadion
Fredrikstad 32 Fredrikstad Fredrikstad Stadion
Hamarkameratene 10 Hamar Briskeby
Haugar 1 Haugesund Sakkestadbanen
Lillestrøm 18 Lillestrøm Åråsen Stadion
Lyn 23 Oslo Ullevaal Stadion
Moss 8 Moss Melløs Stadion
Rosenborg 18 Trondheim Lerkendal Stadion
Start 14 Kristiansand Kristiansand Stadion
Vålerengen 26 Oslo Bislett Stadion
Viking 34 Stavanger Stavanger Stadion

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Vålerengen (C)2291124427+1729Qualification for the European Cup preliminary round
2 Viking 2211653230+228Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Rosenborg 229853524+1126
4 Fredrikstad 229764526+1925
5 Moss 228862727024
6 Hamarkameratene 228682521+422
7 Lillestrøm 2261062625+122Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
8 Start 228593638−221
9 Bryne 226972934−521
10 Brann (R)2257102640−1417Qualification for the relegation play-offs
11 Haugar (R)2221282038−1816Relegation to 2. divisjon
12 Lyn (R)2245132237−1513
Source: NIFS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

Results

Home \ Away BRA BRY FRE HAM HAU LIL LYN MOS ROS IKS VIK VÅL
Brann —2–21–12–06–03–01–00–20–32–21–20–1
Bryne 1–2—2–00–21–12–40–00–01–12–02–20–2
Fredrikstad 6–01–1—0–11–12–23–24–10–02–23–02–1
Hamarkameratene 1–15–22–1—1–12–22–00–13–00–10–01–2
Haugar 0–01–10–60–2—2–32–20–01–10–11–31–1
Lillestrøm 0–00–10–11–02–2—1–00–01–10–06–00–2
Lyn 3–21–20–50–01–01–2—5–01–12–32–0 2–4
Moss 3–10–12–12–11–12–02–0—1–10–11–12–2
Rosenborg 5–03–14–22–00–21–11–03–1—4–20–12–2
Start 4–03–43–11–11–22–00–01–30–1—4–00–4
Viking 2–02–10–22–02–00–03–02–12–05–3—1–1
Vålerengen 2–22–21–10–12–21–1 3–0 2–22–15–22–2—
Source: nifs.no (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

The qualification play-off matches were contested between Brann (10th in the 1. divisjon), Pors (2nd in the Second Division - Group A), and Molde (2nd in the 2. divisjon - Group B). Molde won on goal difference and were promoted to the 1. divisjon.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1 Molde (O, P)210132+12Promotion to 1. divisjon
2 Brann (R)21012202Relegation to 2. divisjon
3 Pors 210134−12Remained in 2. divisjon
Source: rsssf.no
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Results

Season statistics

Top scorer

Attendances

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1 Rosenborg 143,75221,3778,00013,068+36.9%†
2 Vålerengen 112,73916,5894,95810,249+56.7%†
3 Viking 85,01312,8555,4827,728−9.2%†
4 Brann 84,52811,7344,9907,684n/a2
5 Moss 55,3978,9613,4235,036−2.3%†
6 Fredrikstad 52,4607,0933,0414,769−5.6%†
7 Bryne 46,8609,6011,9434,260−18.1%†
8 Lillestrøm 45,73610,2301,9044,158−3.4%†
9 Start 45,6217,5711,1824,147−25.8%†
10 HamKam 39,5336,3002,1113,594n/a2
11 Haugar 33,6705,1121,5703,061n/a2
12 Lyn 30,8829,6991,0852,807+62.4%†
League total776,19121,3771,0855,880+15.6%†

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

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