The 1965 1. divisjon was the 21st completed season of top division football in Norway.

Overview

The season was contested by 10 teams, and Vålerengen won their first championship.

Vålerenga's 27 points was at the time a record for most points in a season, one more than Lyn achieved in the previous season. Viking and Sandefjord BK were relegated to the 2. divisjon.

Teams and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Ap. Location
Fredrikstad 20 Fredrikstad
Frigg 10 Oslo
Lyn 13 Oslo
Odd 16 Skien
Sandefjord BK 18 Sandefjord
Sarpsborg FK 15 Sarpsborg
Skeid 19 Oslo
Steinkjer 7 Steinkjer
Vålerengen 16 Oslo
Viking 20 Stavanger

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Vålerengen (C) 18 12 3 3 39 25 +14 27 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Lyn 18 12 2 4 57 22 +35 26
3 Sarpsborg FK 18 10 3 5 32 24 +8 23
4 Steinkjer 18 9 3 6 27 21 +6 21
5 Fredrikstad 18 8 4 6 40 31 +9 20
6 Skeid 18 8 1 9 28 30 −2 17 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
7 Odd 18 7 2 9 30 35 −5 16
8 Frigg 18 5 5 8 22 30 −8 15 Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
9 Viking (R) 18 5 3 10 20 32 −12 13 Relegation to Second Division
10 Sandefjord BK (R) 18 0 2 16 12 57 −45 2
Source: NIFS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away FFK FRI LYN ODD SBK SRP SKD STN VIK VIF
Fredrikstad 4–3 2–2 2–1 3–0 6–0 7–3 0–1 1–1 2–2
Frigg 1–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 3–3 0–3 0–1 2–1 1–2
Lyn 3–1 4–0 5–0 5–1 1–0 2–1 2–3 3–1 2–2
Odd 4–0 2–0 3–2 5–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 2–0 1–2
Sandefjord BK 0–6 2–2 1–8 1–2 2–4 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–2
Sarpsborg 0–0 2–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 1–2 2–1 1–0 2–1
Skeid 2–3 0–1 1–5 3–4 1–0 1–3 1–0 4–0 1–0
Steinkjer 1–2 0–0 1–4 5–0 2–0 3–0 2–1 3–1 0–0
Viking 3–0 2–2 0–2 3–2 2–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–1
Vålerengen 4–1 3–2 1–7 3–2 3–1 3–2 1–0 5–1 4–0
Source: NIFS.no
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorer

Attendances

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Lyn 71,083 17,063 2,900 7,898 +12.4%†
2 Vålerengen 64,336 14,580 3,350 7,148 −5.2%†
3 Viking 54,969 8,035 3,805 6,108 −22.0%†
4 Skeid 54,102 11,500 2,347 6,011 −12.4%†
4 Frigg 51,071 10,214 2,292 5,675 +32.7%†
6 Steinkjer 44,500 7,500 2,000 4,944 n/a2
7 Sarpsborg FK 35,070 9,000 1,200 3,897 −8.9%†
8 Fredrikstad 32,451 7,704 1,246 3,606 −28.0%†
9 Odd 30,562 5,198 1,574 3,396 n/a2
10 Sandefjord BK 14,900 3,000 400 1,656 −42.4%†
League total 453,044 17,063 400 5,034 −18.6%†

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

References

Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1965_1._divisjon
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