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| Season | 1968 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25 April – 20 October |
| Champions | Lyn 2nd title |
| Relegated | Frigg Vålerengen |
| European Cup | Lyn |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Mjøndalen |
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Rosenborg Skeid |
| Matches played | 90 |
| Goals scored | 320 (3.56 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Odd Iversen (30 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Strømsgodset 10–1 Lyn (16 June 1968) Lyn 11–2 Viking (28 July 1968) |
| Biggest away win | Skeid 0–6 Fredrikstad (23 September 1968) |
| Highest scoring | Lyn 11–2 Viking (28 July 1968) |
| Longest winning run | Lyn (8 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Lyn Rosenborg (8 games) |
| Longest winless run | Vålerengen (8 games) |
| Longest losing run | Vålerengen (6 games) |
| Highest attendance | 21,624 Rosenborg 2–4 Lyn (11 August 1968) |
| Lowest attendance | 834 Frigg 0–2 Skeid (20 October 1968) |
| Average attendance | 7,778  24.4% |
| ← 1967 1969 → | |
The 1968 1. divisjon was the 24th completed season of top division football in Norway.
Overview
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
- 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
| 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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
| 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 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Season statistics
Top scorer
Odd Iversen, Rosenborg – 30 goals
Attendances
| 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/a |
| 3 | Strømsgodset | 82,424 | 12,500 | 7,300 | 9,158 | +33.6% |
| 4 | Viking | 81,638 | 13,600 | 2,900 | 9,071 | n/a |
| 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.
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