1975 Norwegian First Division

The 1975 1. divisjon was the 31st completed season of top division football in Norway.

1. divisjon
Season1975
Dates27 April – 19 October
ChampionsViking
5th title
RelegatedSkeid
Vålerengen
Os
European CupViking
UEFA CupBrann
Start
Matches played132
Goals scored336 (2.55 per match)
Top goalscorerArne Dokken
(18 goals)
Biggest home winViking 6–0 Fredrikstad
(8 May 1975)
Biggest away winFredrikstad 2–6 Rosenborg
(28 July 1975)
Highest scoringFredrikstad 2–6 Rosenborg
(28 July 1975)
Longest winning runMjøndalen
(6 games)
Longest unbeaten runBrann
(9 games)
Longest winless runOs
(22 games)
Longest losing runOs
(10 games)
Highest attendance16,516
Start 0–1 Viking
(31 August 1975)
Lowest attendance1,183
Skeid 2–2 Molde
(19 October 1975)
Average attendance6,772 Increase 17.8%
1974
1976

Overview

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It was contested by 12 teams, and Viking FK won the championship, their fourth consecutive league title and their fifth top-flight title overall.

Teams and locations

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Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Ap. Location Stadium
Brann 23 Bergen Brann Stadion
Fredrikstad 29 Fredrikstad Fredrikstad Stadion
Lillestrøm 12 Lillestrøm Åråsen Stadion
Mjøndalen 9 Mjøndalen Nedre Eiker Stadion
Molde 4 Molde Molde Stadion
Os 1 Os, Hordaland Kuventræ Stadion
Rosenborg 13 Trondheim Lerkendal Stadion
Skeid 28 Oslo
Start 8 Kristiansand Kristiansand Stadion
Strømsgodset 10 Drammen Marienlyst Stadion
Vålerengen 21 Oslo Bislett Stadion
Viking 28 Stavanger Stavanger Stadion

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Viking (C) 22 12 6 4 38 20 +18 30 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Brann 22 10 7 5 36 27 +9 27 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Start 22 11 5 6 29 20 +9 27
4 Rosenborg 22 11 5 6 36 28 +8 27
5 Strømsgodset 22 10 4 8 39 27 +12 24
6 Mjøndalen 22 9 6 7 21 21 0 24
7 Lillestrøm 22 10 3 9 27 20 +7 23
8 Molde 22 7 8 7 27 29 −2 22
9 Fredrikstad 22 8 6 8 31 35 −4 22
10 Skeid (R) 22 5 7 10 18 23 −5 17 Relegation to Second Division
11 Vålerengen (R) 22 3 10 9 19 36 −17 16
12 Os (R) 22 0 5 17 15 50 −35 5
Source: NIFS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

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Home \ Away BRA FRE LIL MIF MOL OS ROS SKE IKS STM VIK VÅL
Brann 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 2–1 2–0 2–1 3–3 1–1 0–0 3–0
Fredrikstad 1–1 0–1 3–1 2–2 3–0 2–6 0–1 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–1
Lillestrøm 0–1 1–2 4–0 1–2 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–3
Mjøndalen 0–1 0–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–2 0–0 2–2
Molde 1–3 0–2 1–2 0–2 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 0–0
Os 2–4 1–2 0–4 0–0 1–1 3–4 1–1 1–2 1–4 0–1 1–1
Rosenborg 2–2 2–1 1–0 1–1 3–2 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–3 1–1
Skeid 1–1 1–2 0–3 0–0 2–2 0–0 0–1 0–0 3–1 0–1 0–0
Start 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 3–1 4–1 1–0 3–2 0–1 0–1 1–1
Strømsgodset 2–5 3–0 1–2 1–2 1–1 6–1 2–3 1–0 2–0 3–0 3–0
Viking 5–1 6–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 2–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 2–2
Vålerengen 0–3 1–3 1–1 0–3 0–2 3–1 2–2 0–3 0–2 1–0 0–1
Source: nifs.no (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

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Top scorer

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Attendances

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Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Brann 139,246 14,966 8,968 12,659 +26.2%
2 Viking 115,151 13,889 7,039 10,468 +1.8%
3 Rosenborg 105,640 12,300 5,400 9,604 +24.9%
4 Strømsgodset 101,823 14,358 5,884 9,257 +16.4%
5 Start 79,453 16,516 3,225 7,223 +3.8%
6 Lillestrøm 66,727 9,800 3,550 6,066 n/a2
7 Vålerengen 64,710 15,514 2,034 5,883 −17.9%
8 Fredrikstad 62,310 9,600 3,536 5,665 n/a2
9 Skeid 48,014 8,256 1,183 4,365 +13.4%
10 Molde 41,854 5,200 2,669 3,805 −28.1%
11 Mjøndalen 37,173 6,350 1,250 3,379 +31.1%
12 Os 31,773 7,400 1,400 2,888 n/a2
League total 893,874 16,516 1,183 6,772 +21.1%

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

References

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