1983 Norwegian First Division

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1. divisjon
Season 1983
Dates24 April – 9 October
Champions Vålerengen
3rd title
Relegated Brann
Mjøndalen
HamKam
European Cup Vålerengen
Cup Winners' Cup Moss
UEFA Cup Lillestrøm
Matches played132
Goals scored400 (3.03 per match)
Top goalscorer Olav Nysæter
(14 goals)
Biggest home winBrann 9–2 Viking [1]
(9 October 1983)
Biggest away winHamKam 0–5 Eik [1]
(31 July 1983)
Highest scoringBrann 9–2 Viking [1]
(9 October 1983)
Longest winning runVålerengen
(5 games)
Longest unbeaten runVålerengen
(12 games)
Longest winless runBryne
Rosenborg
(10 games)
Longest losing runHamKam
(5 games)
Highest attendance17,500
Rosenborg 2–3 Start
(16 May 1983)
Lowest attendance802
HamKam 0–2 Start
(25 September 1983)
Average attendance5,526 Increase2.svg 20.9%
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1984 →

The 1983 1. divisjon was the 39th 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 2. divisjon 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 third title.

Teams and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Ap. LocationStadium
Brann 29 Bergen Brann Stadion
Bryne 8 Bryne Bryne Stadion
Eik 6 Tønsberg Tønsberg Gressbane
Hamarkameratene 12 Hamar Briskeby
Kongsvinger 1 Kongsvinger Gjemselund Stadion
Lillestrøm 20 Lillestrøm Åråsen Stadion
Mjøndalen 14 Mjøndalen Nedre Eiker Stadion
Moss 10 Moss Melløs Stadion
Rosenborg 20 Trondheim Lerkendal Stadion
Start 16 Kristiansand Kristiansand Stadion
Vålerengen 28 Oslo Bislett Stadion
Viking 36 Stavanger Stavanger Stadion

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Vålerengen (C)2212733817+2131Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Lillestrøm 2210844028+1228Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Start 2210754727+2027
4 Moss 228863134−324Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
5 Eik 229583432+223
6 Viking 228683134−322
7 Rosenborg 227784138+321
8 Bryne 227783132−121
9 Kongsvinger 227694442+220
10 Brann (R)227693132−120Qualification for the relegation play-offs
11 Mjøndalen (R)2257101734−1717Relegation to Second Division
12 Hamarkameratene (R)2234151550−3510
Source: NIFS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away BRA BRY EIK HAM KON LIL MIF MOS ROS IKS VIK VÅL
Brann —0–00–02–12–04–01–00–20–00–29–21–1
Bryne 0–2—0–11–13–21–25–13–21–52–22–10–0
Eik 2–23–0—0–04–20–33–10–33–11–21–02–0
Hamarkameratene 2–00–20–5—2–10–41–10–10–20–22–31–3
Kongsvinger 5–12–22–10–3—2–20–26–14–22–11–20–3
Lillestrøm 3–12–03–11–01–1—3–04–03–11–41–1 0–0
Mjøndalen 3–00–30–03–10–02–2—0–00–00–50–00–2
Moss 1–12–21–10–03–21–11–0—0–22–12–02–1
Rosenborg 3–12–22–54–03–33–01–22–2—2–31–12–3
Start 1–00–24–06–02–61–14–02–21–1—1–22–2
Viking 2–01–03–14–12–32–21–22–11–21–1—0–0
Vålerengen 2–41–03–05–00–0 3–1 1–04–23–00–01–0—
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 2. divisjon - Group A), and Strindheim (2nd in the 2. divisjon - Group B). Strindheim won and were promoted to the 1. divisjon.

Results
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1 Strindheim (O, P)211021+13Promotion to First Division
2 Brann (R)20201102Relegation to Second Division
3 Pors 201123−11Remained in 2. divisjon
Source: rsssf.no
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Norway.svg Olav Nysæter Kongsvinger 14
2 Flag of Norway.svg André Krogsæter Lillestrøm 13
3 Flag of Norway.svg Steinar Aase Start 12
4 Flag of Norway.svg Anders Giske Brann 11
Flag of Norway.svg Svein Mathisen Start
6 Flag of Norway.svg Pål Jacobsen Vålerengen 10
7 Flag of Norway.svg Stein Kollshaugen Moss 9
Flag of Norway.svg Erik Nystuen Kongsvinger
Flag of Norway.svg Geir Henæs Moss
10 Flag of Norway.svg Sven Holm Eik 8
Flag of Norway.svg Tom Antonsen Eik
Flag of Norway.svg Håvard Moen Rosenborg
Flag of Norway.svg Geir Johansen Eik

Attendances

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1 Brann 108,65813,1506,1319,878n/a2
2 Vålerengen 104,50215,7305,6559,500+25.1%†
3 Rosenborg 83,28517,5003,6857,571−4.6%†
4 Eik 75,04412,0003,2506,822n/a2
5 Viking 71,6389,1344,0826,513−14.3%†
6 Start 55,8899,7353,0935,081+41.8%†
7 Moss 42,8236,2242,6713,893−9.9%†
8 Kongsvinger 42,1306,7942,1233,830n/a2
9 Bryne 41,99910,1771,8723,818−1.5%†
10 Lillestrøm 41,5065,8361,5203,773−5.6%†
11 HamKam 33,6786,1048023,062−17.7%†
12 Mjøndalen 28,2214,8259102,566−5.0%†
League total729,37317,5008025,526+21.0%†

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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ligastats 1. divisjon 1983". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen.
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