1979 Norwegian First Division

35th season of top-tier football league in Norway Football league season

1. divisjon
Season	1979
Dates	22 April – 14 October
Champions	Viking 6th title
Relegated	Hamarkameratene Mjøndalen Brann
European Cup	Viking
UEFA Cup	Moss
Matches played	132
Goals scored	352 (2.67 per match)
Top goalscorer	Odd Iversen (16 goals)
Biggest home win	HamKam 6–1 Mjøndalen (11 June 1979)
Biggest away win	Skeid 0–4 Start (13 May 1979) Brann 0–4 Lillestrøm (14 June 1979) Mjøndalen 0–4 Start (18 June 1979) Viking 0–4 Skeid (1 October 1979)
Highest scoring	Vålerengen 5–4 Mjøndalen (22 April 1979)
Longest winning run	Start (5 games)
Longest unbeaten run	Moss (12 games)
Longest winless run	Brann (12 games)
Longest losing run	Brann (6 games)
Highest attendance	15,783 Brann 2–1 Skeid (22 April 1979)
Lowest attendance	1,494 Mjøndalen 2–4 Bryne (14 October 1979)
Average attendance	6,238 12.7%
← 1978 1980 →

The 1979 1. divisjon was the 35th completed season of top division football in Norway.

Overview

It was contested by 12 teams, and Viking FK won their sixth league title.

Note: Table lists in un-alphabetical order.

Team	Ap.	Location	Stadium
Bodø/Glimt	3	Bodø	Aspmyra Stadion
Brann	27	Bergen	Brann Stadion
Bryne	4	Bryne	Bryne Stadion
Hamarkameratene	9	Hamar	Briskeby
Lillestrøm	16	Lillestrøm	Åråsen Stadion
Mjøndalen	12	Mjøndalen	Nedre Eiker Stadion
Moss	6	Moss	Melløs Stadion
Rosenborg	16	Trondheim	Lerkendal Stadion
Skeid	30	Oslo
Start	12	Kristiansand	Kristiansand Stadion
Vålerengen	24	Oslo	Bislett Stadion
Viking	32	Stavanger	Stavanger Stadion

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Viking (C)	22	13	6	3	31	16	+15	32	Qualification for the European Cup first round
2	Moss	22	12	6	4	41	25	+16	30	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3	Start	22	12	3	7	36	21	+15	27
4	Bryne	22	11	3	8	37	28	+9	25
5	Lillestrøm	22	7	9	6	25	23	+2	23
6	Rosenborg	22	9	4	9	31	29	+2	22
7	Bodø/Glimt	22	8	5	9	19	26	−7	21
8	Vålerengen	22	8	4	10	33	41	−8	20
9	Skeid	22	7	5	10	24	27	−3	19
10	Hamarkameratene (R)	22	7	4	11	29	33	−4	18	Relegation to Second Division
11	Mjøndalen (R)	22	6	5	11	28	43	−15	17
12	Brann (R)	22	3	4	15	18	40	−22	10

Source: NIFS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Home \ Away	B/G	BRA	BRY	HAM	LIL	MIF	MOS	ROS	SKE	IKS	VIK	VÅL
Bodø/Glimt	—	2–0	2–1	3–2	1–0	2–0	0–2	2–1	0–0	1–1	0–2	0–1
Brann	1–1	—	3–0	1–2	0–4	2–2	1–3	0–0	2–1	1–0	0–2	0–1
Bryne	4–0	3–1	—	4–0	3–0	0–0	1–1	2–1	0–1	0–3	2–3	1–0
Hamarkameratene	2–0	4–1	0–1	—	0–0	6–1	3–2	1–1	0–0	0–1	1–1	2–0
Lillestrøm	0–2	3–1	1–1	1–0	—	2–0	1–3	0–2	0–0	2–0	1–1	3–1
Mjøndalen	0–1	2–1	2–4	3–1	0–0	—	0–1	2–3	1–0	0–4	0–1	2–1
Moss	2–2	2–0	3–1	3–1	1–1	3–3	—	1–1	1–2	2–0	2–1	1–1
Rosenborg	2–0	1–0	1–3	2–0	0–1	3–0	1–3	—	3–2	2–3	1–0	1–2
Skeid	2–0	2–2	2–1	1–2	0–0	1–2	0–2	1–0	—	0–4	1–2	1–2
Start	0–0	1–0	1–2	2–1	3–1	0–2	4–0	1–1	1–0	—	0–3	4–1
Viking	2–0	1–0	1–0	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–0	3–0	0–4	1–0	—	1–1
Vålerengen	1–0	3–1	2–3	3–1	3–3	5–4	0–3	2–4	2–3	1–3	0–0	—

Source: nifs.no (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Brann	112,823	15,783	5,227	10,257	−31.4%
2	Rosenborg	101,734	15,652	4,470	9,249	n/a
3	Viking	101,596	12,840	6,275	9,236	+14.5%
4	Vålerengen	81,385	12,403	4,104	7,399	+0.7%
5	Start	69,319	11,183	4,052	6,302	−4.4%
6	Moss	64,009	8,163	4,091	5,819	+20.2%
7	Lillestrøm	57,590	11,044	2,206	5,235	−19.8%
8	Bodø/Glimt	54,654	6,913	3,715	4,969	−8.6%
9	Bryne	51,084	9,018	2,500	4,644	+10.4%
10	Skeid	48,599	9,217	2,011	4,418	+32.5%
11	HamKam	45,004	6,000	2,913	4,091	n/a
12	Mjøndalen	35,590	4,541	1,494	3,235	n/a
	League total	823,387	15,783	1,494	6,238	+12.7%

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

Seasons

Clubs

2025	Bodø/Glimt Brann Bryne Fredrikstad HamKam Haugesund KFUM Oslo Kristiansund Molde Rosenborg Sandefjord Sarpsborg 08 Strømsgodset Tromsø Vålerenga Viking
Former	Aalesund Djerv 1919 Eik-Tønsberg Frigg Fyllingen (defunct) Gjøvik-Lyn Haugar Hødd Hønefoss Jerv Kongsvinger Lillestrøm Lisleby Lyn Mjølner Mjøndalen Moss Odd Os Pors Ranheim Raufoss Sandefjord BK Sandnes Ulf Sarpsborg Skeid Sogndal Start Stabæk Steinkjer Strindheim Strømmen Vard Haugesund

Competition

Statistics and awards

Associated competitions

Other

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League competitions

Cup competitions

Men	Norwegian Football Cup Final
Women	Norwegian Women's Cup

European competitions

Club seasons
First Division	Bodø/Glimt Brann Bryne Hamarkameratene Lillestrøm Mjøndalen Moss Rosenborg Skeid Start Vålerengen Viking
Second Division	Molde

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