Landsdelsserien

Landsdelsserien

Organising body	Norwegian Football Federation
Founded	1951
Folded	1962
Country	Norway
Number of teams	54 (1951–1961) 55 (1961–1962)
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	Hovedserien
Relegation to	3. divisjon
Domestic cup(s)	Norwegian Cup
International cup(s)	European Cup Winners' Cup (1960–1962)

Landsdelsserien is a former division in Norwegian football and from 1951 to 1962, it was the second tier division in the Norwegian football league system. Following the creation of the new 1. divisjon in 1963, the division folded and its district groups were replaced by national groups in the new second tier; 2. divisjon.

History

Landsdelsserien consisted of seven district groups of seven or eight team in each group. The two winners of the groups from Eastern Norway were promoted directly to the following season's top division, at the time named Hovedserien (English: The Main League). The remaining five winner qualified for promotion play-offs to compete for two spots in the following season's top division. In the 1961–62 season, only two teams promoted. Teams from Northern Norway did not participate in the national league system until 1972 and thus did not participate in Landsdelsserien. ^[1]

Competition format

From	To	Group(s)	Teams	Match-weeks	Season Start	Season End	Dir. promoted	Promotion play-off spots
1951–52	1960–61	7	54	12–14	Autumn	Spring	2	5
1961–62			55	18–21

Landsdelsserien winners

See also: List of teams promoted from the 1. divisjon and predecessors

Winners from districts east/south and east/north were promoted to the top division. The remaining five winner qualified for promotion play-offs to compete for two spots in the following season's top division. In the 1961–62 season, only two teams promoted. Promoted teams are shown in bold.

Season	East/South	East/North	West/South A	West/South B	West/South C	Møre	Trøndelag
1951–52 [2]	Larvik Turn	Lillestrøm	Flekkefjord	Ålgård	Varegg	Hødd	Ranheim
1952–53 [3]	Moss	Geithus	Flekkefjord	Djerv 1919	Nordnes	Langevåg	Freidig
1953–54 [4]	Fram (Larvik)	Vålerengen	Flekkefjord	Bryne	Brann	Molde	Ranheim
1954–55 [5]	Rapid	Frigg	Jerv	Bryne	Varegg	Kristiansund	Kvik
1955–56 [6]	Sparta	Strømmen	Start	Ulf	Årstad	Molde	Steinkjer
1956–57 [7]	Eik	Raufoss	Donn	Stavanger	Brann	Molde	Sverre
1957–58 [8]	Greåker	Kapp	Jerv	Stavanger	Årstad	Kristiansund	Freidig
1958–59 [9]	Rapid	Vålerengen	Start	Bryne	Os	Hødd	Brage
1959–60 [10]	Lisleby	Lyn	Vindbjart	Stavanger	Årstad	Kristiansund	Rosenborg
1960–61 [11]	Ørn	Frigg	Start	Ulf	Brann	Langevåg	Steinkjer
1961–62 [12]	Sarpsborg	Gjøvik-Lyn	Start	Haugar	Os	Aalesund	Kvik

References

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