List of teams promoted from the Norwegian First Division and predecessors
Appearance
A national second tier of Norwegian league football was established in 1963.[1][2] The league took over for Landsdelsserien, a league consisting of seven regional groups, as the second tier in the Norwegian football league system. The league was named 2. divisjon.[1] After the rebranding of the top tier ahead of the 1990 season, the second tier was rebranded as 1. divisjon in 1991.
Regional
1. divisjon (1948–1951)
- Group winners competed in qualification play-offs for four spots in the following season's top division.
- Promoted teams are shown in bold.
- Teams marked with an asterisk (*) were not promoted
Season | I | II A | II B | III | IV A | IV B | V A | V B | VI | VII | VIII |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1948–49[3] | Selbak | Frigg* | Strømmen | Kapp* | Fram (Larvik) | Borg* | Jerv* | Djerv 1919* | Årstad * |
Molde* | Ranheim |
1949–50[4] | Lisleby | Geithus* | Solberg* | Hamar* | Odd | Larvik Turn * |
Start* | Stavanger* | Brann | Kristiansund | Kvik |
1950–51[5] | Kvik (Halden)* | Asker | Geithus* | Gjøvik-Lyn * |
Snøgg | Larvik Turn * |
Flekkefjord* | Ålgård* | Årstad |
Aalesund* | Kvik |
Landsdelsserien (1951–1962)
- Winners from districts east/south and east/north were promoted to the top division. The remaining five winner qualified for promotion play-offs to compete for two spots in the following season's top division. In the 1961–62 season, only two teams promoted.
- Promoted teams are shown in bold.
- Teams marked with an asterisk (*) were not promoted
Season | East/South | East/North | West/South A | West/South B | West/South C | Møre | Trøndelag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1951–52[6] | Larvik Turn |
Lillestrøm | Flekkefjord* | Ålgård* | Varegg | Hødd* | Ranheim |
1952–53[7] | Moss | Geithus | Flekkefjord* | Djerv 1919* | Nordnes | Langevåg* | Freidig |
1953–54[8] | Fram (Larvik) | Vålerengen | Flekkefjord* | Bryne* | Brann | Molde* | Ranheim |
1954–55[9] | Rapid | Frigg | Jerv* | Bryne* | Varegg | Kristiansund* | Kvik |
1955–56[10] | Sparta | Strømmen | Start* | Ulf* | Årstad |
Molde* | Steinkjer |
1956–57[11] | Eik |
Raufoss | Donn* | Stavanger* | Brann | Molde | Sverre* |
1957–58[12] | Greåker | Kapp | Jerv* | Stavanger* | Årstad |
Kristiansund* | Freidig |
1958–59[13] | Rapid | Vålerengen | Start | Bryne* | Os* | Hødd* | Brage |
1959–60[14] | Lisleby | Lyn | Vindbjart* | Stavanger | Årstad * |
Kristiansund* | Rosenborg |
1960–61[15] | Ørn | Frigg | Start* | Ulf* | Brann | Langevåg* | Steinkjer |
1961–62[16] | Sarpsborg | Gjøvik-Lyn | Start* | Haugar* | Os* | Aalesund* | Kvik* |
National
2. divisjon (1963–1990)
- Teams in bold were promoted
- Teams marked with an asterisk (*) were not promoted
- Teams in italics were teams from Northern Norway not eligible for promotion at the time.
Season | Winners Group A | Winners Group B |
---|---|---|
1963 |
Sandefjord BK | Raufoss |
1964 |
Odd | Steinkjer |
1965 |
Lisleby | Hødd |
1966 |
Strømsgodset | Rosenborg |
1967 |
Viking | Brann |
1968 |
Start | Hødd |
1969 |
Pors |
HamKam
|
Season | Winners Group A | Winners Group B | Winners District IX–X (PO) | Winners District XI[nb 1] | Play-offs Group A | Play-offs Group B |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1970 |
Frigg | Lyn |
Mjølner*[nb 2] | Kirkenes* | — | — |
1971 |
Mjøndalen | Skeid | Mjølner[nb 3] | Kirkenes* | — | — |
1972 |
Start | Frigg | Mo* | Stein* | Pors * |
Raufoss |
1973 |
Sarpsborg FK | Molde | Mjølner* | Kirkenes* | Vålerengen | Bryne* |
1974 |
Os | Lillestrøm | Bodø/Glimt* | Kirkenes* | Fredrikstad | Eidsvold Turn *
|
1975 |
Bryne | HamKam |
Bodø/Glimt* | Norild* | Vard | Odd* |
Season | Winners Group A | Winners Group B | Winners District IX–XI (PO) | Play-offs Group A | Play-offs Group B |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1976 |
Moss | Vålerengen | Bodø/Glimt | Odd* | Lyn *
|
Season | Winners Group A | Winners Group B | Winners Group C (PO) | Play-offs Group A | Play-offs Group B |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1977 |
Skeid | Lyn |
Mo* | Odd* | Steinkjer |
1978 |
Mjøndalen | Rosenborg | Tromsø* | Fredrikstad* | HamKam
|
Season | Winners Group A | Winners Group B | Play-offs Group A | Play-offs Group B |
---|---|---|---|---|
1979 |
Fredrikstad | Lyn |
Pors * |
Molde |
1980 |
HamKam |
Brann | Mjøndalen* | Haugar |
1981 |
Mjøndalen | Sogndal | Pors * |
Molde |
1982 |
Kongsvinger | Brann | Eik |
Steinkjer* |
1983 |
Fredrikstad | Molde | Pors * |
Strindheim |
1984 |
Mjøndalen | Brann | HamKam * |
Vidar* |
1985 |
HamKam |
Strømmen | Sogndal* | Tromsø |
1986 |
Moss | Brann | Drøbak/Frogn * |
Vidar* |
1987 |
Sogndal | Strømmen | Djerv 1919 | Lyn *
|
1988 |
Viking | Mjølner | Start | HamKam *
|
1989 |
Fyllingen | Strømsgodset | Djerv 1919* | HamKam *
|
1990 |
Sogndal | Lyn |
Bryne* | Eik *
|
1. divisjon (1991–)
- Teams in bold was promoted
- Team marked with an asterisk (*) was not promoted
Season | Winners Group A | Winners Group B | Play-offs Group A | Play-offs Group B |
---|---|---|---|---|
1991 |
Mjøndalen | HamKam |
Bryne* | Strindheim* |
1992 |
Bodø/Glimt | Fyllingen | Drøbak/Frogn * |
Strømmen* |
1993 |
Vålerenga | Sogndal | Strømsgodset | Bryne* |
1994 |
Strindheim | Hødd | Stabæk[nb 4] | Molde[nb 4] |
1995 |
Moss | Skeid | Sogndal* | Strømsgodset |
1996 |
Lyn |
Haugesund | Odd Grenland * |
Sogndal |
Number of titles
This lists national league winners only. Clubs in bold are competing in 1. divisjon as of the
current season
.
Overall
The winners of Landsdelsserien (1951–1962) and the district groups (1970–1976) are not included.
- 6 wins: Lyn, Sogndal
- 5 wins: Brann, Mjøndalen
- 4 wins: Start, Vålerenga
- 3 wins: Odd, Hødd, Strømsgodset, Skeid, Molde, Moss, Bodø/Glimt, Haugesund, Viking, Tromsø
- 2 wins: Rosenborg, Frigg, Fredrikstad, Strømmen, Fyllingen
- 1 win: Pors, Sarpsborg FK, Os, Lillestrøm, Bryne, Mo, Kongsvinger, Mjølner, Strindheim, Stabæk, Hønefoss, Sandefjord, Kristiansund, Aalesund
In the current one-conference system (1997–)
Footnotes
- ^ The winners of District XI were never eligible for promotion.
- ^ The winners of District IX–X was not eligible for promotion in 1970.
- ^ In the 1971 season, the winner of the District IX–X, Mjølner was directly promoted.
- ^ a b Due to the expansion of the top division from 12 to 14 teams, both runners-up were automatically promoted this season.
- 2008 1. divisjonwas promoted directly.
- ^ No play-offs in 2011
References
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- ^ "1. divisjon". Eurosoccer Sweden (in Norwegian). fotballen.eu. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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