2004 Norwegian First Division

(Redirected from 2004 1. divisjon)

The 2004 1. divisjon was a Norwegian second-tier football season. The season kicked off on 12 April 2004, and the final round was played on 31 October 2004.

1. divisjon
Season2004
Dates12 April – 31 October
ChampionsStart
PromotedStart
Aalesund
RelegatedRaufoss
Haugesund
Vard Haugesund
Tromsdalen
Matches played240
Goals scored832 (3.47 per match)
Top goalscorerPaul Oyuga
(18 goals)
2003
2005

Start were promoted to the 2005 Tippeligaen as First Division winners, along with Aalesund who finished second. Start will be playing in the top division for the first time since 2002. Aalesund, meanwhile, returned to the top flight after being relegated in 2003.

As in previous seasons, there was a two-legged promotion play-off at the end of the season, between the third-placed team in the 1. divisjon (Kongsvinger) and the twelfth-placed team in the Tippeligaen (Bodø/Glimt). Bodø/Glimt kept their spot in the Tippeligaen, beating Kongsvinger 4–1 on aggregate.

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Start (C, P)3024247128+4374Promotion to Tippeligaen
2Aalesund (P)3021186736+3164
3Kongsvinger3016595342+1153Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4Sandefjord3015696032+2851
5Mandalskameratene30136115155−445
6Hødd30142146359+444
7Bryne30119105445+942
8Skeid30126125756+142
9Strømsgodset30117124245−340
10Moss30115144847+138
11Pors Grenland[a]30117125660−438
12Hønefoss BK30114155254−237
13Raufoss (R)30107134247−537Relegation to Second Division
14Haugesund (R)30114154459−1537
15Vard Haugesund (R)3073204383−4024
16Tromsdalen (R)3034232984−5513
Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

Home \ AwayAALBRYFKHILHHBKKILMANMOSPRSRILSANSKDIKSSIFTUILVAR
Aalesund1–03–21–23–23–15–21–06–01–02–13–01–23–06–04–0
Bryne1–42–12–12–25–10–14–21–11–11–10–43–00–06–14–0
Haugesund0–12–22–02–00–02–02–41–03–20–33–42–32–13–01–5
Hødd1–10–05–02–13–24–01–03–11–20–31–31–54–07–13–0
Hønefoss0–23–15–01–33–40–22–44–00–13–21–34–30–11–02–1
Kongsvinger0–12–12–13–00–02–11–02–00–10–02–00–22–03–26–1
Mandalskameratene3–20–33–05–22–30–35–13–21–13–21–11–41–03–03–2
Moss2–12–42–31–24–13–00–02–20–00–34–00–10–01–32–1
Pors Grenland1–20–02–34–34–33–04–02–43–11–11–11–14–33–05–2
Raufoss0–11–42–22–31–33–45–23–01–11–02–01–31–01–10–1
Sandefjord2–03–01–23–11–11–12–31–02–03–03–10–15–12–19–1
Skeid4–14–21–03–22–23–12–20–41–31–21–21–23–46–02–2
Start4–12–12–14–12–00–10–02–04–02–13–03–12–16–04–2
Strømsgodset2–42–21–14–11–01–10–01–13–11–22–11–23–04–21–0
Tromsdalen3–11–23–10–20–20–41–30–13–51–11–22–20–10–12–3
Vard Haugesund1–22–00–25–41–34–52–11–40–24–31–10–10–30–31–1
Source: NIFS (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

RankScorerClubGoals
1 Paul OyugaBryne18
2 Magnus MyklebustHødd16
3 Ben WrightStart15
Dag Roar ØrsalHødd
Morten MoldskredAalesund
Håvard SakariassenMoss
7 John Erling KleppePors Grenland14
Bala GarbaStart
9 Mohammed AbdellaoueSkeid11
Henrik NyhusMandalskameratene
Bjørn Yngvar KydlandBryne
Kim LarsenStrømsgodset

Relegated teams

These two teams were relegated from the Tippeligaen in 2003. 12th-place finishers Vålerenga defeated Sandefjord in the playoff to retain their spot in the highest division.

These four teams were promoted from the 2. divisjon in 2003:

See also