1968 Norwegian First Division

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

Overview

It was contested by 10 teams, and

1969 2. divisjon
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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
Source: NIFS
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 4–3 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

Top scorer

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/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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