{{Short description|22nd season of top-tier football league in Norway}} {{Infobox football league season | competition = [[Eliteserien|1. divisjon]] | season = 1966 | winners = [[Skeid Fotball|Skeid]]<br />1st title | relegated = [[Lisleby FK|Lisleby]]<br/>[[IL Hødd|Hødd]] | continentalcup1 = [[1967–68 European Cup|European Cup]] | continentalcup1 qualifiers = Skeid | continentalcup2 = [[1967–68 European Cup Winners' Cup|Cup Winners' Cup]] | continentalcup2 qualifiers = [[Fredrikstad FK|Fredrikstad]] | continentalcup3 = [[1967–68 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]] | continentalcup3 qualifiers = [[FK Lyn|Lyn]] | matches = 90 | total goals = 268 | league topscorer = [[Per Kristoffersen]]<br/>(20 goals) | biggest home win = {{no break|Fredrikstad 6–0 Hødd}}<br><small>(23 October 1966)</small> | biggest away win = {{no break|[[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerengen]] 2–5 [[Steinkjer FK|Steinkjer]]}}<br><small>(8 May 1966)</small><br>{{no break|Steinkjer 1–4 Lyn}}<br><small>(23 October 1966)</small><br>{{no break|[[Sarpsborg FK]] 0–3 Fredrikstad}}<br><small>(15 October 1966)</small> | highest scoring = {{no break|Lisleby 6–1 Hødd}}<br><small>(15 May 1966)</small> | longest wins = Vålerengen<br/>(5 games) | longest unbeaten = Skeid<br/>(8 games) | longest winless = Sarpsborg FK<br/>(7 games) | longest losses = Hødd<br/>Lisleby<br/>[[Odds BK|Odd]]<br/>Sarpsborg FK<br/>Steinkjer<br/>Vålerengen<br/>(3 games) | highest attendance = 12,452<br/>{{nobreak|Skeid 0–1 Fredrikstad}}<br/><small>(3 June 1966)</small> | lowest attendance = 800<br/>{{nobreak|Lisleby 0–1 Odd}}<br/><small>(19 June 1966)</small> | average attendance = 4,592 {{decrease}} 8.8% | dates = 22 April – 23 October | prevseason = [[1965 1. divisjon|1965]] | nextseason = [[1967 1. divisjon|1967]] }}
The '''1965 [[Eliteserien|1. divisjon]]''' was the 22nd completed season of top division [[association football|football]] in [[Norway]].
==Overview== It was contested by 10 teams, and [[Skeid Fotball|Skeid]] won the championship, their first title. Both newcomers, [[Lisleby FK|Lisleby]] and [[IL Hødd|Hødd]], were relegated back 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"| '''21''' | [[Fredrikstad (town)|Fredrikstad]] |- | [[Frigg Oslo FK|Frigg]] | align="center"| '''11''' | [[Oslo]] |- | [[IL Hødd|Hødd]] | align="center"| '''1''' | [[Ulsteinvik]] |- | [[Lisleby FK|Lisleby]] | align="center"| '''7''' | [[Fredrikstad (town)|Fredrikstad]] |- | [[Lyn Fotball|Lyn]] | align="center"| '''14''' | [[Oslo]] |- | [[Odds BK|Odd]] | align="center"| '''17''' | [[Skien (town)|Skien]] |- | [[Sarpsborg FK]] | align="center"| '''16''' | [[Sarpsborg (town)|Sarpsborg]] |- | [[Skeid Fotball|Skeid]] | align="center"| '''20''' | [[Oslo]] |- | [[Steinkjer FK|Steinkjer]] | align="center"| '''8''' | [[Steinkjer (town)|Steinkjer]] |- | [[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerengen]] | align="center"| '''17''' | [[Oslo]] |}
==League table== <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |res_col_header=QR |winpoints=2
|team1=SKD|name_SKD=[[Skeid Fotball|Skeid]] |team2=FFK|name_FFK=[[Fredrikstad FK|Fredrikstad]] |team3=LYN|name_LYN=[[Lyn Fotball|Lyn]] |team4=FRI|name_FRI=[[Frigg Oslo FK|Frigg]] |team5=VIF|name_VIF=[[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerengen]] |team6=STN|name_STN=[[Steinkjer FK|Steinkjer]] |team7=ODD|name_ODD=[[Odds BK|Odd]] |team8=SRP|name_SRP=[[Sarpsborg FK]] |team9=LIS|name_LIS=[[Lisleby FK|Lisleby]] |team10=ILH|name_ILH=[[IL Hødd|Hødd]]
|win_SKD=9|draw_SKD=7|loss_SKD=2|gf_SKD=31|ga_SKD=20|status_SKD=C |win_FFK=10|draw_FFK=4|loss_FFK=4|gf_FFK=37|ga_FFK=20 |win_LYN=6|draw_LYN=9|loss_LYN=3|gf_LYN=28|ga_LYN=24 |win_FRI=8|draw_FRI=4|loss_FRI=6|gf_FRI=21|ga_FRI=15 |win_VIF=9|draw_VIF=1|loss_VIF=8|gf_VIF=32|ga_VIF=35 |win_STN=7|draw_STN=3|loss_STN=8|gf_STN=31|ga_STN=29 |win_ODD=5|draw_ODD=4|loss_ODD=9|gf_ODD=21|ga_ODD=29 |win_SRP=4|draw_SRP=6|loss_SRP=8|gf_SRP=16|ga_SRP=24 |win_LIS=4|draw_LIS=5|loss_LIS=9|gf_LIS=22|ga_LIS=26|status_LIS=R |win_ILH=5|draw_ILH=3|loss_ILH=10|gf_ILH=29|ga_ILH=46|status_ILH=R
|col_EC1=green1|text_EC1=Qualification for the [[1967–68 European Cup#First round|European Cup first round]] |result1=EC1 |col_ECWC1=#FFEBAD|text_ECWC1=Qualification for the [[1967–68 European Cup Winners' Cup#First round|Cup Winners' Cup first round]] |result2=ECWC1 |col_ICF1=blue1|text_ICF1=Qualification for the [[1967–68 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup#First round|Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round]] |result3=ICF1 |col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to [[1967 Norwegian Second Division|Second Division]] |result9=R|result10=R |class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. |update=complete |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=ILH|team4=LIS|team5=LYN |team6=ODD|team7=SRP|team8=SKD|team9=STN|team10=VIF
|name_FFK=[[Fredrikstad FK|Fredrikstad]] |match_FFK_FRI=3–3 |match_FFK_ILH=6–0 |match_FFK_LIS=1–1 |match_FFK_LYN=0–0 |match_FFK_ODD=3–1 |match_FFK_SRP=4–0 |match_FFK_SKD=4–1 |match_FFK_STN=2–1 |match_FFK_VIF=3–0
|name_FRI=[[Frigg Oslo FK|Frigg]] |match_FRI_FFK=1–0 |match_FRI_ILH=5–1 |match_FRI_LIS=1–0 |match_FRI_LYN=0–2 |match_FRI_ODD=1–0 |match_FRI_SRP=1–0 |match_FRI_SKD=0–1 |match_FRI_STN=1–1 |match_FRI_VIF=3–0
|name_ILH=[[IL Hødd|Hødd]] |match_ILH_FFK=1–3 |match_ILH_FRI=0–2 |match_ILH_LIS=1–2 |match_ILH_LYN=4–2 |match_ILH_ODD=2–2 |match_ILH_SRP=3–1 |match_ILH_SKD=2–3 |match_ILH_STN=3–0 |match_ILH_VIF=1–3
|name_LIS=[[Lisleby FK|Lisleby]] |match_LIS_FFK=1–2 |match_LIS_FRI=1–0 |match_LIS_ILH=6–1 |match_LIS_LYN=2–2 |match_LIS_ODD=0–1 |match_LIS_SRP=0–0 |match_LIS_SKD=0–1 |match_LIS_STN=1–0 |match_LIS_VIF=0–1
|name_LYN=[[Lyn Fotball|Lyn]] |match_LYN_FFK=1–1 |match_LYN_FRI=0–0 |match_LYN_ILH=1–1 |match_LYN_LIS=2–2 |match_LYN_ODD=4–3 |match_LYN_SRP=1–0 |match_LYN_SKD=1–1 |match_LYN_STN=2–1 |match_LYN_VIF=1–1
|name_ODD=[[Odds BK|Odd]] |match_ODD_FFK=3–0 |match_ODD_FRI=2–1 |match_ODD_ILH=0–1 |match_ODD_LIS=2–0 |match_ODD_LYN=1–1 |match_ODD_SRP=1–3 |match_ODD_SKD=1–1 |match_ODD_STN=1–0 |match_ODD_VIF=1–3
|name_SRP=[[Sarpsborg FK|Sarpsborg]] |match_SRP_FFK=0–3 |match_SRP_FRI=0–0 |match_SRP_ILH=1–1 |match_SRP_LIS=1–0 |match_SRP_LYN=1–3 |match_SRP_ODD=1–0 |match_SRP_SKD=2–2 |match_SRP_STN=1–1 |match_SRP_VIF=3–0
|name_SKD=[[Skeid Fotball|Skeid]] |match_SKD_FFK=0–1 |match_SKD_FRI=2–0 |match_SKD_ILH=4–2 |match_SKD_LIS=2–2 |match_SKD_LYN=2–1 |match_SKD_ODD=0–0 |match_SKD_SRP=0–0 |match_SKD_STN=1–1 |match_SKD_VIF=5–1
|name_STN=[[Steinkjer FK|Steinkjer]] |match_STN_FFK=3–1 |match_STN_FRI=0–1 |match_STN_ILH=3–1 |match_STN_LIS=4–2 |match_STN_LYN=1–4 |match_STN_ODD=5–1 |match_STN_SRP=1–0 |match_STN_SKD=2–4 |match_STN_VIF=2–1
|name_VIF=[[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerengen]] |match_VIF_FFK=3–0 |match_VIF_FRI=2–1 |match_VIF_ILH=2–4 |match_VIF_LIS=4–2 |match_VIF_LYN=3–0 |match_VIF_ODD=3–1 |match_VIF_SRP=3–2 |match_VIF_SKD=0–1 |match_VIF_STN=2–5
|update=complete |source=[http://www.nifs.no/grid.php?land=1&t=5&u=7637 NIFS.no] }}
==Season statistics== ===Top scorer=== *{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Per Kristoffersen]], [[Fredrikstad FK|Fredrikstad]] – 20 goals
===Attendance=== {{fb a header}} {{fb a2 team|p=1 |t=[[Skeid Fotball|Skeid]]|s=66126|h=12452 |l=4501 |a=7347 |pr=6011}} {{fb a2 team|p=2 |t=[[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerengen]]|s=52774 |h=10811 |l=2400 |a=5864 |pr=7148}} {{fb a2 team|p=3 |t=[[Frigg Oslo FK|Frigg]]|s=48635|h=10720 |l=2000 |a=5404 |pr=5675}} {{fb a2 team|p=4 |t=[[SFK Lyn|Lyn]]|s=48432|h=10000|l=1580|a=5381|pr=7898}} {{fb a2 team|p=5 |t=[[IL Hødd|Hødd]]|s=47671|h=7500 |l=2800 |a=5297 |nt=2}} {{fb a2 team|p=6 |t=[[Fredrikstad FK|Fredrikstad]]|s=41497|h=6900 |l=2821 |a=4611 |pr=3606}} {{fb a2 team|p=7 |t=[[Odds BK|Odd]]|s=32944|h=7341 |l=2100 |a=3660 |pr=3396}} {{fb a2 team|p=8 |t=[[Steinkjer FK|Steinkjer]]|s=30500|h=7000 |l=1800 |a=3389 |pr=4944}} {{fb a2 team|p=9 |t=[[Lisleby FK|Lisleby]]|s=24418|h=5200|l=800|a=2713|nt=2}} {{fb a2 team|p=10|t=[[Sarpsborg FK]]|s=20253|h=4665 |l=1002 |a=2250 |pr=3897}} {{fb a footer |s=413250|h=12452|l=800|a=4592|pr=5034|source=[https://www.nifs.no/tilskuertall.php?land=1&t=5&fra=1966&til=1966&kamper=&sortering=avgt nifs.no]|date=May 2019|notes=2: Team played last season in 2. divisjon.}}
==References== *[http://www.rsssf.no/stats/LeagueChamps.html Norway - List of final tables (RSSSF)]
{{Eliteserien}} {{1966 in Norwegian football}} {{1965–66 in European football (UEFA)}} {{1966–67 in European football (UEFA)}}
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