A national second tier of Norwegian league football was established in 1963. [1] [2] The league took over for Landsdelsserien, a league consisting of seven regional groups, as the second tier in the Norwegian football league system. The league was named 2. divisjon. [1] After the rebranding of the top tier ahead of the 1990 season, the second tier was rebranded as 1. divisjon in 1991.
Season | I | II A | II B | III | IV A | IV B | V A | V B | VI | VII | VIII |
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1948–49 [3] | Selbak | Frigg* | Strømmen | Kapp* | Fram (Larvik) | Borg* | Jerv* | Djerv 1919* | Årstad* | Molde* | Ranheim |
1949–50 [4] | Lisleby | Geithus* | Solberg* | Hamar* | Odd | Larvik Turn* | Start* | Stavanger* | Brann | Kristiansund | Kvik |
1950–51 [5] | Kvik (Halden)* | Asker | Geithus* | Gjøvik-Lyn* | Snøgg | Larvik Turn* | Flekkefjord* | Ålgård* | Årstad | Aalesund* | Kvik |
Season | East/South | East/North | West/South A | West/South B | West/South C | Møre | Trøndelag |
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1951–52 [6] | Larvik Turn | Lillestrøm | Flekkefjord* | Ålgård* | Varegg | Hødd* | Ranheim |
1952–53 [7] | Moss | Geithus | Flekkefjord* | Djerv 1919* | Nordnes | Langevåg* | Freidig |
1953–54 [8] | Fram (Larvik) | Vålerengen | Flekkefjord* | Bryne* | Brann | Molde* | Ranheim |
1954–55 [9] | Rapid | Frigg | Jerv* | Bryne* | Varegg | Kristiansund* | Kvik |
1955–56 [10] | Sparta | Strømmen | Start* | Ulf* | Årstad | Molde* | Steinkjer |
1956–57 [11] | Eik | Raufoss | Donn* | Stavanger* | Brann | Molde | Sverre* |
1957–58 [12] | Greåker | Kapp | Jerv* | Stavanger* | Årstad | Kristiansund* | Freidig |
1958–59 [13] | Rapid | Vålerengen | Start | Bryne* | Os* | Hødd* | Brage |
1959–60 [14] | Lisleby | Lyn | Vindbjart* | Stavanger | Årstad* | Kristiansund* | Rosenborg |
1960–61 [15] | Ørn | Frigg | Start* | Ulf* | Brann | Langevåg* | Steinkjer |
1961–62 [16] | Sarpsborg | Gjøvik-Lyn | Start* | Haugar* | Os* | Aalesund* | Kvik* |
Season | Winners Group A | Winners Group B |
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1963 | Sandefjord BK | Raufoss |
1964 | Odd | Steinkjer |
1965 | Lisleby | Hødd |
1966 | Strømsgodset | Rosenborg |
1967 | Viking | Brann |
1968 | Start | Hødd |
1969 | Pors | HamKam |
Season | Winners Group A | Winners Group B | Winners District IX–X (PO) | Winners District XI [nb 1] | Play-offs Group A | Play-offs Group B |
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1970 | Frigg | Lyn | Mjølner * [nb 2] | Kirkenes * | — | — |
1971 | Mjøndalen | Skeid | Mjølner [nb 3] | Kirkenes * | — | — |
1972 | Start | Frigg | Mo* | Stein * | Pors* | Raufoss |
1973 | Sarpsborg FK | Molde | Mjølner* | Kirkenes * | Vålerengen | Bryne* |
1974 | Os | Lillestrøm | Bodø/Glimt* | Kirkenes * | Fredrikstad | Eidsvold Turn* |
1975 | Bryne | HamKam | Bodø/Glimt* | Norild * | Vard | Odd* |
Season | Winners Group A | Winners Group B | Winners District IX–XI (PO) | Play-offs Group A | Play-offs Group B |
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1976 | Moss | Vålerengen | Bodø/Glimt | Odd* | Lyn* |
Season | Winners Group A | Winners Group B | Winners Group C (PO) | Play-offs Group A | Play-offs Group B |
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1977 | Skeid | Lyn | Mo* | Odd* | Steinkjer |
1978 | Mjøndalen | Rosenborg | Tromsø* | Fredrikstad* | HamKam |
Season | Winners Group A | Winners Group B | Play-offs Group A | Play-offs Group B |
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1979 | Fredrikstad | Lyn | Pors* | Molde |
1980 | HamKam | Brann | Mjøndalen* | Haugar |
1981 | Mjøndalen | Sogndal | Pors* | Molde |
1982 | Kongsvinger | Brann | Eik | Steinkjer* |
1983 | Fredrikstad | Molde | Pors* | Strindheim |
1984 | Mjøndalen | Brann | HamKam* | Vidar* |
1985 | HamKam | Strømmen | Sogndal* | Tromsø |
1986 | Moss | Brann | Drøbak/Frogn* | Vidar* |
1987 | Sogndal | Strømmen | Djerv 1919 | Lyn* |
1988 | Viking | Mjølner | Start | HamKam* |
1989 | Fyllingen | Strømsgodset | Djerv 1919* | HamKam* |
1990 | Sogndal | Lyn | Bryne* | Eik* |
Season | Winners Group A | Winners Group B | Play-offs Group A | Play-offs Group B |
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1991 | Mjøndalen | HamKam | Bryne* | Strindheim* |
1992 | Bodø/Glimt | Fyllingen | Drøbak/Frogn* | Strømmen* |
1993 | Vålerenga | Sogndal | Strømsgodset | Bryne* |
Season | Winners Group 1 | Winners Group 2 | Runners-up Group 1 | Runners-up Group 2 |
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1994 | Strindheim | Hødd | Stabæk | Molde |
1995 | Moss | Skeid | Sogndal* | Strømsgodset |
1996 | Lyn | Haugesund | Odd Grenland* | Sogndal |
This lists national league winners only. Clubs in bold are competing in 1. divisjon as of the current season.
The winners of Landsdelsserien (1951–1962) and the district groups (1970–1976) are not included.
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