List of teams promoted from the 1. divisjon and predecessors

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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.

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Regional

1. divisjon (1948–1951)

SeasonIII AII BIIIIV AIV BV AV BVIVIIVIII
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

Landsdelsserien (1951–1962)

SeasonEast/SouthEast/NorthWest/South AWest/South BWest/South CMøreTrøndelag
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*

National

2. divisjon (1963–1990)

SeasonWinners Group AWinners Group B
1963 Sandefjord BK Raufoss
1964 Odd Steinkjer
1965 Lisleby Hødd
1966 Strømsgodset Rosenborg
1967 Viking Brann
1968 Start Hødd
1969 Pors HamKam
SeasonWinners Group AWinners Group BWinners District IX–X (PO)Winners District XI [nb 1] Play-offs Group APlay-offs Group B
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*
SeasonWinners Group AWinners Group BWinners District IX–XI (PO)Play-offs Group APlay-offs Group B
1976 Moss Vålerengen Bodø/Glimt Odd* Lyn*
SeasonWinners Group AWinners Group BWinners Group C (PO)Play-offs Group APlay-offs Group B
1977 Skeid Lyn Mo* Odd* Steinkjer
1978 Mjøndalen Rosenborg Tromsø* Fredrikstad* HamKam
SeasonWinners Group AWinners Group BPlay-offs Group APlay-offs Group B
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*

1. divisjon (1991–)

SeasonWinners Group AWinners Group BPlay-offs Group APlay-offs Group B
1991 Mjøndalen HamKam Bryne* Strindheim*
1992 Bodø/Glimt Fyllingen Drøbak/Frogn* Strømmen*
1993 Vålerenga Sogndal Strømsgodset Bryne*
SeasonWinners Group 1Winners Group 2Runners-up Group 1Runners-up Group 2
1994 Strindheim Hødd Stabæk Molde
1995 Moss Skeid Sogndal* Strømsgodset
1996 Lyn Haugesund Odd Grenland* Sogndal
SeasonWinnersRunners-upThird (play-off)Other play-off
1997 Vålerenga Moss Eik-Tønsberg*
1998 Odd Grenland Skeid Kjelsås*
1999 Haugesund Bryne Start
2000 Lyn Strømsgodset Sogndal
2001 Vålerenga Start HamKam*
2002 Tromsø Aalesund Sandefjord*
2003 HamKam Fredrikstad Sandefjord*
2004 Start Aalesund Kongsvinger*
2005 Stabæk Sandefjord Moss*
2006 Strømsgodset Aalesund Bryne*
2007 Molde HamKam Bodø/Glimt
2008 Odd Grenland Sandeford Start [nb 4] Sogndal*
2009 Haugesund Hønefoss Kongsvinger Sogndal,* Sarpsborg 08*
2010 Sogndal Sarpsborg 08 Fredrikstad Løv-Ham,* Ranheim*
2011 Hønefoss Sandnes Ulf Sandefjord* [nb 5]
2012 Start Sarpsborg 08 Sandefjord* Mjøndalen,* Bodø/Glimt,* Ullensaker/Kisa*
2013 Bodø/Glimt Stabæk Hødd* Ranheim,* HamKam,* Mjøndalen*
2014 Sandefjord Tromsø Mjøndalen Kristiansund,* Bærum,* Fredrikstad*
2015 Sogndal Brann Kristiansund* Hødd,* Jerv,* Ranheim*
2016 Kristiansund Sandefjord Jerv* Sandnes Ulf,* Kongsvinger,* Mjøndalen*
2017 Bodø/Glimt Start Mjøndalen* Ranheim , Sandnes Ulf,* Ullensaker/Kisa*
2018 Viking Mjøndalen Aalesund* Sogndal,* Ullensaker/Kisa,* Nest-Sotra*
2019 Aalesund Sandefjord Start KFUM Oslo,* Kongsvinger,* Sogndal*
2020 Tromsø Lillestrøm Sogndal* Ranheim,* Åsane,* Raufoss*

Number of titles

This lists national league winners only. Clubs in bold are competing in 1. divisjon as of the current season.

Overall

The winners of Landsdelsserien (1951–1962) and the district groups (1970–1976) are not included.

In the current one-conference system (1997–)

Footnotes

  1. The winners of District XI were never eligible for promotion.
  2. The winners of District IX–X was not eligible for promotion in 1970.
  3. In the 1971 season, the winner of the District IX–X, Mjølner was directly promoted.
  4. Due to the expansion of the top tier from 14 to 16 teams, the third finisher in the 2008 1. divisjon was promoted directly.
  5. No play-offs in 2011

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