1968 Norwegian First Division

1. divisjon
Season 1968
Champions Lyn
2nd title
Relegated Frigg
Vålerengen
European Cup Lyn
Cup Winners' Cup Mjøndalen
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Rosenborg
Skeid
Matches played 90
Goals scored 320 (3.56 per match)
Top goalscorer Odd Iversen
(30 goals)
Biggest home win Lyn 11–2 Viking
(28 July 1968)
Strømsgodset 10–1 Lyn
(16 June 1968)
Biggest away win Skeid 0–6 Fredrikstad
(23 September 1968)
Highest scoring Lyn 11–2 Viking
(28 July 1968)
Longest winning run Lyn
(8 games)
Longest unbeaten run Lyn
Rosenborg
(8 games)
Longest winless run Vålerengen
(8 games)
Longest losing run Vålerengen
(6 games)
Highest attendance 21,624
Rosenborg 2–4 Lyn
(11 August 1968)
Lowest attendance 834
Frigg 0–2 Skeid
(20 October 1968)
Average attendance 7,778 Increase 24.4%
← 1967
1969 →
All statistics correct as of end of 1968 season.

Statistics of Norwegian First Division in season 1968.

Overview

It was performed in 10 teams, and Lyn from Oslo won the championship, their second title. Lyn's 28 points was at the time a record for most points in a season, one more than Vålerengen achieved in the 1965 season. Frigg and Vålerengen were relegated to the 1969 Norwegian Second Division.

Odd Iversen of Rosenborg scored 30 goals this season, which as of the start of the 2018 season is still a league record. On 20 October, Iversen scored six goals in Rosenborg's 7-2 win against Vålerengen. That is still a joint league record for most goals scored in one game, an achievement Jan Fuglset copied in 1976.

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Lyn (C) 18 14 0 4 57 33+24 28 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Rosenborg 18 11 2 5 53 29+24 24 Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
3 Viking 18 9 3 6 34 32+2 21
4 Strømsgodset 18 9 1 8 48 27+21 19
5 Brann 18 8 3 7 31 32−1 19
6 Skeid 18 9 1 8 22 33−11 19 Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
7 Sarpsborg FK 18 5 5 8 14 25−11 15
8 Fredrikstad 18 6 2 10 28 34−6 14
9 Frigg (R) 18 3 5 10 15 37−22 11 Relegation to Second Division
10 Vålerengen (R) 18 3 4 11 18 38−20 10

Source: NIFS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

References

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