1965 Norwegian First Division
21st season of top-tier football league in Norway
Football league season
| Season | 1965 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 23 April – 10 October |
| Champions | Vålerengen 1st title |
| Relegated | Viking Sandefjord BK |
| European Cup | Vålerengen |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Skeid |
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Frigg |
| Matches played | 90 |
| Goals scored | 307 (3.41 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Harald Berg (19 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Fredrikstad 6–0 Sarpsborg FK (17 August 1965) |
| Biggest away win | Sandefjord 1–8 Lyn (4 August 1965) |
| Highest scoring | Fredrikstad 7–3 Skeid (17 August 1965) |
| Longest winning run | Sarpsborg FK (6 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Fredrikstad Frigg Sarpsborg FK Vålerengen (7 games) |
| Longest winless run | Sandefjord BK (18 games) |
| Longest losing run | Sandefjord BK (9 games) |
| Highest attendance | 17,063 Lyn 2–2 Vålerengen (14 May 1965) |
| Lowest attendance | 400 Sandefjord 2–4 Sarpsborg (3 October 1965) |
| Average attendance | 5,034  18.6% |
← 1964 1966 → | |
The 1965 1. divisjon was the 21st completed season of top division football in Norway.
Overview
The season was contested by 10 teams, and Vålerengen won their first championship.
Vålerenga's 27 points was at the time a record for most points in a season, one more than Lyn achieved in the previous season. Viking and Sandefjord BK were relegated to the 2. divisjon.
Teams and locations
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Ap. | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Fredrikstad | 20 | Fredrikstad |
| Frigg | 10 | Oslo |
| Lyn | 13 | Oslo |
| Odd | 16 | Skien |
| Sandefjord BK | 18 | Sandefjord |
| Sarpsborg FK | 15 | Sarpsborg |
| Skeid | 19 | Oslo |
| Steinkjer | 7 | Steinkjer |
| Vålerengen | 16 | Oslo |
| Viking | 20 | Stavanger |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vålerengen (C) | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 27 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Lyn | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 57 | 22 | +35 | 26 | |
| 3 | Sarpsborg FK | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 23 | |
| 4 | Steinkjer | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 21 | |
| 5 | Fredrikstad | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 20 | |
| 6 | Skeid | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 17 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 7 | Odd | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 16 | |
| 8 | Frigg | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 15 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 9 | Viking (R) | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 32 | −12 | 13 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 10 | Sandefjord BK (R) | 18 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 57 | −45 | 2 |
Source: NIFS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
| Home \ Away | FFK | FRI | LYN | ODD | SBK | SRP | SKD | STN | VIK | VIF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fredrikstad | 4–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 7–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Frigg | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| Lyn | 3–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | |
| Odd | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | |
| Sandefjord BK | 0–6 | 2–2 | 1–8 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | |
| Sarpsborg | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Skeid | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | |
| Steinkjer | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
| Viking | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Vålerengen | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–7 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 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.
Season statistics
Top scorer
Harald Berg, Lyn – 19 goals
Attendances
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyn | 71,083 | 17,063 | 2,900 | 7,898 | +12.4%† |
| 2 | Vålerengen | 64,336 | 14,580 | 3,350 | 7,148 | −5.2%† |
| 3 | Viking | 54,969 | 8,035 | 3,805 | 6,108 | −22.0%† |
| 4 | Skeid | 54,102 | 11,500 | 2,347 | 6,011 | −12.4%† |
| 4 | Frigg | 51,071 | 10,214 | 2,292 | 5,675 | +32.7%† |
| 6 | Steinkjer | 44,500 | 7,500 | 2,000 | 4,944 | n/a2 |
| 7 | Sarpsborg FK | 35,070 | 9,000 | 1,200 | 3,897 | −8.9%† |
| 8 | Fredrikstad | 32,451 | 7,704 | 1,246 | 3,606 | −28.0%† |
| 9 | Odd | 30,562 | 5,198 | 1,574 | 3,396 | n/a2 |
| 10 | Sandefjord BK | 14,900 | 3,000 | 400 | 1,656 | −42.4%† |
| League total | 453,044 | 17,063 | 400 | 5,034 | −18.6%† |
Source: nifs.no
Notes:
2: Team played last season in 2. divisjon.
References
- Norway - List of final tables (RSSSF)
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