List of teams promoted from the Norwegian First Division and predecessors

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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
Season Winners Runners-up Third (play-off) Other play-off
1997
Vålerenga Moss
Eik-Tønsberg
*
1998
Odd Grenland
Skeid Kjelsås*
1999
Haugesund Bryne Start
2000
Lyn
Strømsgodset Sogndal
2001
Vålerenga Start
HamKam
*
2002
Tromsø Aalesund Sandefjord*
2003
HamKam
Fredrikstad Sandefjord*
2004
Start Aalesund Kongsvinger*
2005
Stabæk Sandefjord Moss*
2006
Strømsgodset Aalesund Bryne*
2007
Molde
HamKam
Bodø/Glimt
2008
Odd Grenland
Sandeford Start[nb 5] Sogndal*
2009
Haugesund Hønefoss Kongsvinger Sogndal,* Sarpsborg 08*
2010
Sogndal Sarpsborg 08 Fredrikstad Løv-Ham,* Ranheim*
2011
Hønefoss Sandnes Ulf Sandefjord*[nb 6]
2012
Start
Sarpsborg 08
Sandefjord* Mjøndalen,* Bodø/Glimt,* Ullensaker/Kisa*
2013
Bodø/Glimt Stabæk Hødd*
HamKam,* Mjøndalen
*
2014
Sandefjord Tromsø Mjøndalen Kristiansund,* Bærum,* Fredrikstad*
2015
Sogndal Brann Kristiansund* Hødd,* Jerv,* Ranheim*
2016
Kristiansund Sandefjord Jerv* Sandnes Ulf,* Kongsvinger,* Mjøndalen*
2017
Bodø/Glimt Start Mjøndalen* Ranheim, Sandnes Ulf,* Ullensaker/Kisa*
2018
Viking Mjøndalen Aalesund* Sogndal,* Ullensaker/Kisa,* Nest-Sotra*
2019
Aalesund Sandefjord Start KFUM Oslo,* Kongsvinger,* Sogndal*
2020
Tromsø Lillestrøm Sogndal*
Raufoss
*

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.

In the current one-conference system (1997–)

Footnotes

  1. ^ The winners of District XI were never eligible for promotion.
  2. ^ The winners of District IX–X was not eligible for promotion in 1970.
  3. ^ In the 1971 season, the winner of the District IX–X, Mjølner was directly promoted.
  4. ^ a b Due to the expansion of the top division from 12 to 14 teams, both runners-up were automatically promoted this season.
  5. 2008 1. divisjon
    was promoted directly.
  6. ^ No play-offs in 2011

References

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