1959–60 Norwegian Main League
16th season of top-tier football league in Norway
Football league season
| Season | 1959–60 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Fredrikstad 8th title |
| Relegated | Brann Start Raufoss Brage |
| European Cup | Fredrikstad |
← 1958–59 1960–61 → | |
The 1959–60 Hovedserien was the 16th completed season of top division football in Norway.
Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and Fredrikstad won the championship, their eighth league title. This was the first season a bronze medal was awarded.
Teams and locations
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
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League tables
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Lillestrøm | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 19 | Qualification for the championship final |
| 2 | Vålerengen | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 18 | |
| 3 | Viking | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 16 | |
| 4 | Larvik Turn | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 15 | |
| 5 | Greåker | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 14 | |
| 6 | Sandefjord BK | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 14 | |
| 7 | Brann (R) | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 29 | −10 | 11 | Relegation to Landsdelsserien |
| 8 | Start (R) | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 38 | −23 | 5 |
Source: RSSSF
(R) Relegated
(R) Relegated
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fredrikstad (C) | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 16 | +25 | 23 | Qualification for the championship final |
| 2 | Eik | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 17 | |
| 3 | Skeid | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 17 | |
| 4 | Rapid | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 15 | |
| 5 | Odd | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 13 | |
| 6 | Strømmen | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 13 | |
| 7 | Raufoss (R) | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 36 | −16 | 8 | Relegation to Landsdelsserien |
| 8 | Brage (R) | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 30 | −16 | 6 |
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
Group A
| Home \ Away | SKB | GRE | LAR | LIL | SBK | STA | VIF | VIK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brann | 0–3 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Greåker | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | |
| Larvik Turn | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | |
| Lillestrøm | 5–3 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Sandefjord BK | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Start | 1–4 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | |
| Vålerengen | 7–0 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | |
| Viking | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 4–0 |
Source: NIFS.no
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Group B
| Home \ Away | BRA | EIK | FFK | ODD | RAP | RAU | SKD | STR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brage | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–4 | |
| Eik | 2–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | |
| Fredrikstad | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 5–2 | |
| Odd | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | |
| Rapid | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | |
| Raufoss | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 0–1 | |
| Skeid | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 1–1 | |
| Strømmen | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 |
Source: NIFS.no
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Championship final
Bronze final
- Eik 4–2 Vålerengen
References
- Norway - List of final tables (RSSSF)
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