1968 Norwegian First Division

1. divisjon
Season1968
Dates25 April – 20 October
ChampionsLyn
2nd title
RelegatedFrigg
Vålerengen
European CupLyn
Cup Winners' CupMjøndalen
Inter-Cities Fairs CupRosenborg
Skeid
Matches played90
Goals scored320 (3.56 per match)
Top goalscorerOdd Iversen
(30 goals)
Biggest home winStrømsgodset 10–1 Lyn
(16 June 1968)
Lyn 11–2 Viking
(28 July 1968)
Biggest away winSkeid 0–6 Fredrikstad
(23 September 1968)
Highest scoringLyn 11–2 Viking
(28 July 1968)
Longest winning runLyn
(8 games)
Longest unbeaten runLyn
Rosenborg
(8 games)
Longest winless runVålerengen
(8 games)
Longest losing runVålerengen
(6 games)
Highest attendance21,624
Rosenborg 2–4 Lyn
(11 August 1968)
Lowest attendance834
Frigg 0–2 Skeid
(20 October 1968)
Average attendance7,778 Increase 24.4%
← 1967
1969 →

The 1968 1. divisjon was the 24th completed season of top division football in Norway.

Overview

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It was contested by 10 teams, and Lyn from Oslo won the championship, their second title. Lyn's 28 points was at the time a record for most points in a season, one more than Vålerengen achieved in the 1965 season. Frigg and Vålerengen were relegated to the 1969 2. divisjon.

Odd Iversen of Rosenborg scored 30 goals this season, which as of the start of the 2019 season is still a league record. On 20 October, Iversen scored six goals in Rosenborg's 7–2 win against Vålerengen. That is still a joint league record for most goals scored in one game, an achievement Jan Fuglset copied in 1976.

Teams and locations

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Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Ap. Location
Brann 16 Bergen
Fredrikstad 23 Fredrikstad
Frigg 13 Oslo
Lyn 16 Oslo
Rosenborg 6 Trondheim
Sarpsborg FK 18 Sarpsborg
Skeid 22 Oslo
Strømsgodset 3 Drammen
Vålerengen 19 Oslo
Viking 21 Stavanger

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lyn (C) 18 14 0 4 57 33 +24 28 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Rosenborg 18 11 2 5 53 29 +24 24 Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
3 Viking 18 9 3 6 34 32 +2 21
4 Strømsgodset 18 9 1 8 48 27 +21 19
5 Brann 18 8 3 7 31 32 −1 19
6 Skeid 18 9 1 8 22 33 −11 19 Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
7 Sarpsborg FK 18 5 5 8 14 25 −11 15
8 Fredrikstad 18 6 2 10 28 34 −6 14
9 Frigg (R) 18 3 5 10 15 37 −22 11 Relegation to Second Division
10 Vålerengen (R) 18 3 4 11 18 38 −20 10
Source: NIFS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

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Home \ Away BRA FRE FRI LYN ROS SRP SKE STM VIK VÅL
Brann — 2–3 2–2 0–2 0–4 2–0 2–0 2–1 2–2 2–0
Fredrikstad 1–3 — 1–1 1–4 0–1 4–1 0–2 0–3 2–1 1–0
Frigg 0–4 0–1 — 2–5 2–1 1–0 0–2 4–1 0–0 1–2
Lyn 1–4 3–1 5–0 — 3–1 2–0 2–1 1–6 11–2 2–0
Rosenborg 7–1 2–1 0–0 2–4 — 1–1 6–0 3–2 1–2 7–2
Sarpsborg 1–2 3–2 0–0 0–4 2–5 — 1–1 2–0 0–0 0–0
Skeid 2–0 0–6 2–1 0–3 0–2 1–0 — 2–4 2–1 3–0
Strømsgodset 2–0 2–1 3–1 10–1 3–0 0–1 1–2 — 2–3 1–1
Viking 2–1 3–0 6–0 2–1 2–5 0–1 3–0 2–1 — 0–2
Vålerengen 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–3 2–3 0–1 1–2 1–6 1–3 —
Source: nifs.no (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

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Top scorer

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Attendances

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Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Rosenborg 105,769 21,624 3,275 11,752 +5.6%†
2 Brann 88,800 15,600 7,000 9,867 n/a2
3 Strømsgodset 82,424 12,500 7,300 9,158 +33.6%†
4 Viking 81,638 13,600 2,900 9,071 n/a2
5 Skeid 80,557 12,451 3,904 8,951 +1.5%†
6 Lyn 72,805 17,709 4,549 8,089 +36.9%†
7 Vålerengen 62,109 13,100 2,111 6,901 −10.8%†
8 Frigg 49,687 10,831 834 5,521 −9.0%†
9 Fredrikstad 47,010 8,340 2,028 5,223 +29.6%†
10 Sarpsborg FK 29,214 5,600 995 3,246 −28.0%†
League total 700,013 21,624 834 7,778 +24.4%†

Source: nifs.no
Notes:
2: Team played last season in 2. divisjon.

References

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