1966 Norwegian First Division

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The 1965 1. divisjon was the 22nd completed season of top division football in Norway.

1. divisjon
Season1966
Dates22 April – 23 October
ChampionsSkeid
1st title
RelegatedLisleby
Hødd
European CupSkeid
Cup Winners' CupFredrikstad
Inter-Cities Fairs CupLyn
Matches played90
Goals scored268 (2.98 per match)
Top goalscorerPer Kristoffersen
(20 goals)
Biggest home winFredrikstad 6–0 Hødd
(23 October 1966)
Biggest away winVålerengen 2–5 Steinkjer
(8 May 1966)
Steinkjer 1–4 Lyn
(23 October 1966)
Sarpsborg FK 0–3 Fredrikstad
(15 October 1966)
Highest scoringLisleby 6–1 Hødd
(15 May 1966)
Longest winning runVålerengen
(5 games)
Longest unbeaten runSkeid
(8 games)
Longest winless runSarpsborg FK
(7 games)
Longest losing runHødd
Lisleby
Odd
Sarpsborg FK
Steinkjer
Vålerengen
(3 games)
Highest attendance12,452
Skeid 0–1 Fredrikstad
(3 June 1966)
Lowest attendance800
Lisleby 0–1 Odd
(19 June 1966)
Average attendance4,592 Decrease 8.8%
1965
1967

Overview

It was contested by 10 teams, and Skeid won the championship, their first title. Both newcomers, Lisleby and Hødd, were relegated back to the 2. divisjon.

Teams and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Ap. Location
Fredrikstad21Fredrikstad
Frigg11Oslo
Hødd1Ulsteinvik
Lisleby7Fredrikstad
Lyn14Oslo
Odd17Skien
Sarpsborg FK16Sarpsborg
Skeid20Oslo
Steinkjer8Steinkjer
Vålerengen17Oslo

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Skeid (C)189723120+1125Qualification for the European Cup first round
2Fredrikstad1810443720+1724Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
3Lyn186932824+421Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
4Frigg188462115+620
5Vålerengen189183235−319
6Steinkjer187383129+217
7Odd185492129−814
8Sarpsborg FK184681624−814
9Lisleby (R)184592226−413Relegation to Second Division
10Hødd (R)1853102946−1713
Source: NIFS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ AwayFFKFRIILHLISLYNODDSRPSKDSTNVIF
Fredrikstad3–36–01–10–03–14–04–12–13–0
Frigg1–05–11–00–21–01–00–11–13–0
Hødd1–30–21–24–22–23–12–33–01–3
Lisleby1–21–06–12–20–10–00–11–00–1
Lyn1–10–01–12–24–31–01–12–11–1
Odd3–02–10–12–01–11–31–11–01–3
Sarpsborg0–30–01–11–01–31–02–21–13–0
Skeid0–12–04–22–22–10–00–01–15–1
Steinkjer3–10–13–14–21–45–11–02–42–1
Vålerengen3–02–12–44–23–03–13–20–12–5
Source: NIFS.no
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorer

Attendance

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1Skeid66,12612,4524,5017,347+22.2%
2Vålerengen52,77410,8112,4005,864−18.0%
3Frigg48,63510,7202,0005,404−4.8%
4Lyn48,43210,0001,5805,381−31.9%
5Hødd47,6717,5002,8005,297n/a2
6Fredrikstad41,4976,9002,8214,611+27.9%
7Odd32,9447,3412,1003,660+7.8%
8Steinkjer30,5007,0001,8003,389−31.5%
9Lisleby24,4185,2008002,713n/a2
10Sarpsborg FK20,2534,6651,0022,250−42.3%
League total413,25012,4528004,592−8.8%

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

References