1965 Norwegian First Division

The 1965 1. divisjon was the 21st completed season of top division football in Norway.

1. divisjon
Season1965
Dates23 April – 10 October
ChampionsVålerengen
1st title
RelegatedViking
Sandefjord BK
European CupVålerengen
Cup Winners' CupSkeid
Inter-Cities Fairs CupFrigg
Matches played90
Goals scored307 (3.41 per match)
Top goalscorerHarald Berg
(19 goals)
Biggest home winFredrikstad 6–0 Sarpsborg FK
(17 August 1965)
Biggest away winSandefjord 1–8 Lyn
(4 August 1965)
Highest scoringFredrikstad 7–3 Skeid
(17 August 1965)
Longest winning runSarpsborg FK
(6 games)
Longest unbeaten runFredrikstad
Frigg
Sarpsborg FK
Vålerengen
(7 games)
Longest winless runSandefjord BK
(18 games)
Longest losing runSandefjord BK
(9 games)
Highest attendance17,063
Lyn 2–2 Vålerengen
(14 May 1965)
Lowest attendance400
Sandefjord 2–4 Sarpsborg
(3 October 1965)
Average attendance5,034 Decrease 18.6%
1964
1966

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
Fredrikstad20Fredrikstad
Frigg10Oslo
Lyn13Oslo
Odd16Skien
Sandefjord BK18Sandefjord
Sarpsborg FK15Sarpsborg
Skeid19Oslo
Steinkjer7Steinkjer
Vålerengen16Oslo
Viking20Stavanger

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Vålerengen (C)1812333925+1427Qualification for the European Cup first round
2Lyn1812245722+3526
3Sarpsborg FK1810353224+823
4Steinkjer189362721+621
5Fredrikstad188464031+920
6Skeid188192830−217Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
7Odd187293035−516
8Frigg185582230−815Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
9Viking (R)1853102032−1213Relegation to Second Division
10Sandefjord BK (R)1802161257−452
Source: NIFS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ AwayFFKFRILYNODDSBKSRPSKDSTNVIKVIF
Fredrikstad4–32–22–13–06–07–30–11–12–2
Frigg1–01–01–13–03–30–30–12–11–2
Lyn3–14–05–05–11–02–12–33–12–2
Odd4–02–03–25–11–10–10–22–01–2
Sandefjord BK0–62–21–81–22–40–21–11–30–2
Sarpsborg0–02–03–03–03–01–22–11–02–1
Skeid2–30–11–53–41–01–31–04–01–0
Steinkjer1–20–01–45–02–03–02–13–10–0
Viking3–02–20–23–22–10–21–12–00–1
Vålerengen4–13–21–73–23–13–21–05–14–0
Source: NIFS.no
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorer

Attendances

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1Lyn71,08317,0632,9007,898+12.4%
2Vålerengen64,33614,5803,3507,148−5.2%
3Viking54,9698,0353,8056,108−22.0%
4Skeid54,10211,5002,3476,011−12.4%
4Frigg51,07110,2142,2925,675+32.7%
6Steinkjer44,5007,5002,0004,944n/a2
7Sarpsborg FK35,0709,0001,2003,897−8.9%
8Fredrikstad32,4517,7041,2463,606−28.0%
9Odd30,5625,1981,5743,396n/a2
10Sandefjord BK14,9003,0004001,656−42.4%
League total453,04417,0634005,034−18.6%

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

References