2003 Norwegian First Division

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1. divisjon
Season 2003
Champions HamKam
PromotedHamKam
Fredrikstad
Relegated Bærum
Manglerud Star
Ørn-Horten
Alta
Matches played240
Goals scored820 (3.42 per match)
Top goalscorer Markus Ringberg
(19 goals)
← 2002
2004 →

The 2003 1. divisjon season kicked off on 14 April 2003, and the final round was played on 1 November 2003.

Contents

Ham-Kam were promoted to the 2004 Tippeligaen as 1. divisjon winners, along with Fredrikstad who finished second. Ham-Kam will be playing in the top division for the first time since 1995, while Fredrikstad returned for the first time since 1975.

As in previous seasons, there was a two-legged promotion play-off at the end of the season, between the third-placed team in the 1. divisjon (Sandefjord) and the twelfth-placed team in the Tippeligaen (Vålerenga). Vålerenga kept their spot in the Tippeligaen, beating Sandefjord 5-3 on aggregate.

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1 HamKam (C, P)3019656029+3163Promotion to Tippeligaen
2 Fredrikstad (P)3019566837+3162
3 Sandefjord 3019477141+3061Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4 Raufoss 3017587547+2856
5 Hønefoss BK 3016775541+1455
6 Haugesund 30131075342+1149
7 Mandalskameratene 3014795751+649
8 Skeid 30136114647−145
9 Start 30124145350+340
10 Strømsgodset 30107135658−237
11 Hødd 3098135154−335
12 Moss 30811113439−535
13 Bærum (R)3076173458−2427Relegation to 2. divisjon
14 Oslo Øst [lower-alpha 1] (R)3057183667−3120
15 Ørn-Horten (R)3055204083−4320
16 Alta (R)3034233176−4513
Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Oslo Øst were deducted a total 2 points.

Results

Home \ Away AIF BÆR FRE HAM FKH ILH HBK MAN MOS ØST RIL SAN SKD IKS SIF ØRN
Alta —1–21–21–22–31–10–10–03–20–12–21–20–20–10–24–1
Bærum 2–0—1–10–10–01–31–20–13–32–12–01–42–22–01–23–2
Fredrikstad 1–34–0—4–13–24–12–14–03–14–13–01–32–02–11–13–0
HamKam 7–22–01–2—2–12–14–00–11–12–22–10–00–01–21–14–0
Haugesund 3–02–31–10–1—1–13–14–30–03–22–20–02–03–13–12–1
Hødd 6–02–02–20–12–4—2–11–12–22–01–24–22–25–23–23–0
Hønefoss 1–10–01–10–21–04–2—2–11–14–13–52–22–01–02–16–1
Mandalskameratene 2–12–01–21–62–21–01–2—2–23–12–30–42–11–03–36–2
Moss 2–12–11–00–21–12–12–20–1—2–00–11–10–12–12–11–1
Oslo Øst 2–01–12–50–11–11–11–31–30–0—1–42–40–15–40–11–0
Raufoss 3–13–02–12–24–15–02–21–20–15–3—1–24–11–32–24–3
Sandefjord 7–14–13–11–31–24–21–22–11–06–10–4—2–11–24–22–0
Skeid 4–22–14–01–43–11–01–42–22–10–02–11–2—1–11–26–2
Start 5–24–10–10–10–23–02–10–32–00–12–74–25–0—5–11–1
Strømsgodset 5–13–12–34–11–21–10–13–32–13–21–20–21–21–1—4–2
Ørn-Horten 2–04–20–51–32–22–01–22–62–12–20–20–20–21–15–3—
Source: NIFS (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

RankScorerClubGoals
1 Flag of Norway.svg Markus Ringberg HamKam 19
2 Flag of Norway.svg Christian Johnsen Raufoss 17
3 Flag of Iceland.svg Haraldur Ingólfsson Raufoss 15
4 Flag of England.svg Ben Wright Start 13
Flag of Norway.svg Geir Televik Hødd
Flag of Norway.svg Tom Helge Jacobsen Sandefjord

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