{{Short description|21st season of top-tier football league in Norway}} {{Infobox football league season | competition = [[Eliteserien|1. divisjon]] | season = 1965 | winners = [[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerengen]]<br />1st title | relegated = [[Viking FK|Viking]]<br/>[[Sandefjord BK]] | continentalcup1 = [[1966–67 European Cup|European Cup]] | continentalcup1 qualifiers = [[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerengen]] | continentalcup2 = [[1966–67 European Cup Winners' Cup|Cup Winners' Cup]] | continentalcup2 qualifiers = [[Skeid Fotball|Skeid]] | continentalcup3 = [[1966–67 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]] | continentalcup3 qualifiers = [[SK Frigg|Frigg]] | matches = 90 | total goals = 307 | league topscorer = [[Harald Berg]]<br/>(19 goals) | biggest home win = {{no break|[[Fredrikstad FK|Fredrikstad]] 6–0 [[Sarpsborg FK]]}}<br><small>(17 August 1965)</small> | biggest away win = {{no break|Sandefjord 1–8 [[FK Lyn|Lyn]]}}<br><small>(4 August 1965)</small> | highest scoring = {{no break|Fredrikstad 7–3 Skeid}}<br><small>(17 August 1965)</small> | longest wins = Sarpsborg FK<br/>(6 games) | longest unbeaten = Fredrikstad<br/>Frigg<br/>Sarpsborg FK<br/>Vålerengen<br/>(7 games) | longest winless = Sandefjord BK<br/>(18 games) | longest losses = Sandefjord BK<br/>(9 games) | highest attendance = 17,063<br/>{{nobreak|Lyn 2–2 Vålerengen}}<br/><small>(14 May 1965)</small> | lowest attendance = 400<br/>{{nobreak|Sandefjord 2–4 Sarpsborg}}<br/><small>(3 October 1965)</small> | average attendance = 5,034 {{decrease}} 18.6% | dates = 23 April – 10 October | prevseason = [[1964 1. divisjon|1964]] | nextseason = [[1966 1. divisjon|1966]] }}
The '''1965 [[Eliteserien|1. divisjon]]''' was the 21st completed season of top division [[association football|football]] in [[Norway]]. {{TOC limit|2}}
==Overview== The season was contested by 10 teams, and [[Vålerenga Fotball|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 Fotball|Lyn]] achieved in the previous season. [[Viking FK|Viking]] and [[Sandefjord BK]] were relegated to the [[1. divisjon|2. divisjon]].
==Teams and locations== :''Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.''
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" |- ! Team !{{Tooltip| Ap. | Appearances in top divisions of Norwegian football}} ! Location |- | [[Fredrikstad FK|Fredrikstad]] | align="center"| '''20''' | [[Fredrikstad (town)|Fredrikstad]] |- | [[Frigg Oslo FK|Frigg]] | align="center"| '''10''' | [[Oslo]] |- | [[Lyn Fotball|Lyn]] | align="center"| '''13''' | [[Oslo]] |- | [[Odds BK|Odd]] | align="center"| '''16''' | [[Skien (town)|Skien]] |- | [[Sandefjord BK]] | align="center"| '''18''' | [[Sandefjord (town)|Sandefjord]] |- | [[Sarpsborg FK]] | align="center"| '''15''' | [[Sarpsborg (town)|Sarpsborg]] |- | [[Skeid Fotball|Skeid]] | align="center"| '''19''' | [[Oslo]] |- | [[Steinkjer FK|Steinkjer]] | align="center"| '''7''' | [[Steinkjer (town)|Steinkjer]] |- | [[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerengen]] | align="center"| '''16''' | [[Oslo]] |- | [[Viking FK|Viking]] | align="center"| '''20''' | [[Stavanger (city)|Stavanger]] |}
==League table== <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |res_col_header=QR |winpoints=2
|team1=VIF|name_VIF=[[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerengen]] |team2=LYN|name_LYN=[[Lyn Fotball|Lyn]] |team3=SRP|name_SRP=[[Sarpsborg FK]] |team4=STN|name_STN=[[Steinkjer FK|Steinkjer]] |team5=FFK|name_FFK=[[Fredrikstad FK|Fredrikstad]] |team6=SKD|name_SKD=[[Skeid Fotball|Skeid]] |team7=ODD|name_ODD=[[Odds BK|Odd]] |team8=FRI|name_FRI=[[Frigg Oslo FK|Frigg]] |team9=VIK|name_VIK=[[Viking FK|Viking]] |team10=SBK|name_SBK=[[Sandefjord BK]]
|win_VIF=12|draw_VIF=3|loss_VIF=3|gf_VIF=39|ga_VIF=25|status_VIF=C |win_LYN=12|draw_LYN=2|loss_LYN=4|gf_LYN=57|ga_LYN=22 |win_SRP=10|draw_SRP=3|loss_SRP=5|gf_SRP=32|ga_SRP=24 |win_STN=9|draw_STN=3|loss_STN=6|gf_STN=27|ga_STN=21 |win_FFK=8|draw_FFK=4|loss_FFK=6|gf_FFK=40|ga_FFK=31 |win_SKD=8|draw_SKD=1|loss_SKD=9|gf_SKD=28|ga_SKD=30 |win_ODD=7|draw_ODD=2|loss_ODD=9|gf_ODD=30|ga_ODD=35 |win_FRI=5|draw_FRI=5|loss_FRI=8|gf_FRI=22|ga_FRI=30 |win_VIK=5|draw_VIK=3|loss_VIK=10|gf_VIK=20|ga_VIK=32|status_VIK=R |win_SBK=0|draw_SBK=2|loss_SBK=16|gf_SBK=12|ga_SBK=57|status_SBK=R
|col_EC1=green1|text_EC1=Qualification for the [[1966–67 European Cup#First round|European Cup first round]] |result1=EC1 |col_ECWC1=#FFEBAD|text_ECWC1=Qualification for the [[1966–67 European Cup Winners' Cup#First round|Cup Winners' Cup first round]] |result6=ECWC1 |col_ICF1=blue1|text_ICF1=Qualification for the [[1964–65 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup#First round|Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round]] |result8=ICF1 |col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to [[1966 Norwegian Second Division|Second Division]] |result9=R|result10=R
|update=complete |class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. |source=[https://www.nifs.no/tabell.php?land=&t=&u= NIFS] }}</onlyinclude>
==Results== {{#invoke:sports results|main |matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey |team1=FFK|team2=FRI|team3=LYN|team4=ODD|team5=SBK |team6=SRP|team7=SKD|team8=STN|team9=VIK|team10=VIF
|name_FFK=[[Fredrikstad FK|Fredrikstad]] |match_FFK_FRI=4–3 |match_FFK_LYN=2–2 |match_FFK_ODD=2–1 |match_FFK_SBK=3–0 |match_FFK_SRP=6–0 |match_FFK_SKD=7–3 |match_FFK_STN=0–1 |match_FFK_VIK=1–1 |match_FFK_VIF=2–2
|name_FRI=[[Frigg Oslo FK|Frigg]] |match_FRI_FFK=1–0 |match_FRI_LYN=1–0 |match_FRI_ODD=1–1 |match_FRI_SBK=3–0 |match_FRI_SRP=3–3 |match_FRI_SKD=0–3 |match_FRI_STN=0–1 |match_FRI_VIK=2–1 |match_FRI_VIF=1–2
|name_LYN=[[Lyn Fotball|Lyn]] |match_LYN_FFK=3–1 |match_LYN_FRI=4–0 |match_LYN_ODD=5–0 |match_LYN_SBK=5–1 |match_LYN_SRP=1–0 |match_LYN_SKD=2–1 |match_LYN_STN=2–3 |match_LYN_VIK=3–1 |match_LYN_VIF=2–2
|name_ODD=[[Odds BK|Odd]] |match_ODD_FFK=4–0 |match_ODD_FRI=2–0 |match_ODD_LYN=3–2 |match_ODD_SBK=5–1 |match_ODD_SRP=1–1 |match_ODD_SKD=0–1 |match_ODD_STN=0–2 |match_ODD_VIK=2–0 |match_ODD_VIF=1–2
|name_SBK=[[Sandefjord BK]] |match_SBK_FFK=0–6 |match_SBK_FRI=2–2 |match_SBK_LYN=1–8 |match_SBK_ODD=1–2 |match_SBK_SRP=2–4 |match_SBK_SKD=0–2 |match_SBK_STN=1–1 |match_SBK_VIK=1–3 |match_SBK_VIF=0–2
|name_SRP=[[Sarpsborg FK|Sarpsborg]] |match_SRP_FFK=0–0 |match_SRP_FRI=2–0 |match_SRP_LYN=3–0 |match_SRP_ODD=3–0 |match_SRP_SBK=3–0 |match_SRP_SKD=1–2 |match_SRP_STN=2–1 |match_SRP_VIK=1–0 |match_SRP_VIF=2–1
|name_SKD=[[Skeid Fotball|Skeid]] |match_SKD_FFK=2–3 |match_SKD_FRI=0–1 |match_SKD_LYN=1–5 |match_SKD_ODD=3–4 |match_SKD_SBK=1–0 |match_SKD_SRP=1–3 |match_SKD_STN=1–0 |match_SKD_VIK=4–0 |match_SKD_VIF=1–0
|name_STN=[[Steinkjer FK|Steinkjer]] |match_STN_FFK=1–2 |match_STN_FRI=0–0 |match_STN_LYN=1–4 |match_STN_ODD=5–0 |match_STN_SBK=2–0 |match_STN_SRP=3–0 |match_STN_SKD=2–1 |match_STN_VIK=3–1 |match_STN_VIF=0–0
|name_VIK=[[Viking FK|Viking]] |match_VIK_FFK=3–0 |match_VIK_FRI=2–2 |match_VIK_LYN=0–2 |match_VIK_ODD=3–2 |match_VIK_SBK=2–1 |match_VIK_SRP=0–2 |match_VIK_SKD=1–1 |match_VIK_STN=2–0 |match_VIK_VIF=0–1
|name_VIF=[[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerengen]] |match_VIF_FFK=4–1 |match_VIF_FRI=3–2 |match_VIF_LYN=1–7 |match_VIF_ODD=3–2 |match_VIF_SBK=3–1 |match_VIF_SRP=3–2 |match_VIF_SKD=1–0 |match_VIF_STN=5–1 |match_VIF_VIK=4–0
|update=complete |source=[http://www.nifs.no/grid.php?land=1&t=5&u=45 NIFS.no] }}
==Season statistics== ===Top scorer=== *{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Harald Berg]], [[FK Lyn|Lyn]] – 19 goals
===Attendances=== {{fb a header}} {{fb a2 team|p=1 |t=[[SFK Lyn|Lyn]]|s=71083|h=17063|l=2900|a=7898|pr=7028}} {{fb a2 team|p=2 |t=[[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerengen]]|s=64336 |h=14580 |l=3350 |a=7148 |pr=7541}} {{fb a2 team|p=3 |t=[[Viking FK|Viking]]|s=54969|h=8035 |l=3805 |a=6108 |pr=7833}} {{fb a2 team|p=4 |t=[[Skeid Fotball|Skeid]]|s=54102|h=11500 |l=2347 |a=6011 |pr=6865}} {{fb a2 team|p=4 |t=[[Frigg Oslo FK|Frigg]]|s=51071|h=10214 |l=2292 |a=5675 |pr=4275}} {{fb a2 team|p=6 |t=[[Steinkjer FK|Steinkjer]]|s=44500|h=7500 |l=2000 |a=4944 |nt=2}} {{fb a2 team|p=7 |t=[[Sarpsborg FK]]|s=35070|h=9000 |l=1200 |a=3897 |pr=4276}} {{fb a2 team|p=8 |t=[[Fredrikstad FK|Fredrikstad]]|s=32451|h=7704 |l=1246 |a=3606 |pr=5007}} {{fb a2 team|p=9 |t=[[Odds BK|Odd]]|s=30562|h=5198 |l=1574 |a=3396 |nt=2}} {{fb a2 team|p=10|t=[[Sandefjord BK]]|s=14900|h=3000|l=400|a=1656|pr=2875}} {{fb a footer |s=453044|h=17063|l=400|a=5034|pr=6186|source=[https://www.nifs.no/tilskuertall.php?land=1&t=5&fra=1965&til=1965&kamper=&sortering=avgt nifs.no]|date=May 2019|notes=2: Team played last season in 2. divisjon.}}
==References== *[https://www.rsssf.no/stats/LeagueChamps.html Norway - List of final tables (RSSSF)]
{{Eliteserien}} {{1965 in Norwegian football}} {{1964–65 in European football (UEFA)}} {{1965–66 in European football (UEFA)}}
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