# 1966 Norwegian First Division

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22nd season of top-tier football league in Norway

Football league season

1. divisjon Season 1966 Dates 22 April – 23 October Champions Skeid 1st title Relegated Lisleby Hødd European Cup Skeid Cup Winners' Cup Fredrikstad Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Lyn Matches 90 Goals 268 (2.98 per match) Top goalscorer Per Kristoffersen (20 goals) Biggest home win Fredrikstad 6–0 Hødd (23 October 1966) Biggest away win Vålerengen 2–5 Steinkjer (8 May 1966) Steinkjer 1–4 Lyn (23 October 1966) Sarpsborg FK 0–3 Fredrikstad (15 October 1966) Highest scoring Lisleby 6–1 Hødd (15 May 1966) Longest winning run Vålerengen (5 games) Longest unbeaten run Skeid (8 games) Longest winless run Sarpsborg FK (7 games) Longest losing run Hødd Lisleby Odd Sarpsborg FK Steinkjer Vålerengen (3 games) Highest attendance 12,452 Skeid 0–1 Fredrikstad (3 June 1966) Lowest attendance 800 Lisleby 0–1 Odd (19 June 1966) Average attendance 4,592 8.8% ← 1965 1967 →

The **1965 [1. divisjon](/source/Eliteserien)** was the 22nd completed season of top division [football](/source/Association_football) in [Norway](/source/Norway).

## Overview

It was contested by 10 teams, and [Skeid](/source/Skeid_Fotball) won the championship, their first title. Both newcomers, [Lisleby](/source/Lisleby_FK) and [Hødd](/source/IL_H%C3%B8dd), were relegated back to the [2. divisjon](/source/1._divisjon).

## Teams and locations

- *Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.*

Team Ap. Location Fredrikstad 21 Fredrikstad Frigg 11 Oslo Hødd 1 Ulsteinvik Lisleby 7 Fredrikstad Lyn 14 Oslo Odd 17 Skien Sarpsborg FK 16 Sarpsborg Skeid 20 Oslo Steinkjer 8 Steinkjer Vålerengen 17 Oslo

## League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 Skeid (C) 18 9 7 2 31 20 +11 25 Qualification for the European Cup first round 2 Fredrikstad 18 10 4 4 37 20 +17 24 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round 3 Lyn 18 6 9 3 28 24 +4 21 Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round 4 Frigg 18 8 4 6 21 15 +6 20 5 Vålerengen 18 9 1 8 32 35 −3 19 6 Steinkjer 18 7 3 8 31 29 +2 17 7 Odd 18 5 4 9 21 29 −8 14 8 Sarpsborg FK 18 4 6 8 16 24 −8 14 9 Lisleby (R) 18 4 5 9 22 26 −4 13 Relegation to Second Division 10 Hødd (R) 18 5 3 10 29 46 −17 13

Source: [NIFS](https://www.nifs.no/tabell.php?land=&t=&u=)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

## Results

Home \ Away FFK FRI ILH LIS LYN ODD SRP SKD STN VIF Fredrikstad 3–3 6–0 1–1 0–0 3–1 4–0 4–1 2–1 3–0 Frigg 1–0 5–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 3–0 Hødd 1–3 0–2 1–2 4–2 2–2 3–1 2–3 3–0 1–3 Lisleby 1–2 1–0 6–1 2–2 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 Lyn 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–2 4–3 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 Odd 3–0 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–0 1–3 Sarpsborg 0–3 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–3 1–0 2–2 1–1 3–0 Skeid 0–1 2–0 4–2 2–2 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 5–1 Steinkjer 3–1 0–1 3–1 4–2 1–4 5–1 1–0 2–4 2–1 Vålerengen 3–0 2–1 2–4 4–2 3–0 3–1 3–2 0–1 2–5

Source: [NIFS.no](http://www.nifs.no/grid.php?land=1&t=5&u=7637)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

## Season statistics

### Top scorer

- [Per Kristoffersen](/source/Per_Kristoffersen), [Fredrikstad](/source/Fredrikstad_FK) – 20 goals

### Attendance

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change 1 Skeid 66,126 12,452 4,501 7,347 +22.2%† 2 Vålerengen 52,774 10,811 2,400 5,864 −18.0%† 3 Frigg 48,635 10,720 2,000 5,404 −4.8%† 4 Lyn 48,432 10,000 1,580 5,381 −31.9%† 5 Hødd 47,671 7,500 2,800 5,297 n/a2 6 Fredrikstad 41,497 6,900 2,821 4,611 +27.9%† 7 Odd 32,944 7,341 2,100 3,660 +7.8%† 8 Steinkjer 30,500 7,000 1,800 3,389 −31.5%† 9 Lisleby 24,418 5,200 800 2,713 n/a2 10 Sarpsborg FK 20,253 4,665 1,002 2,250 −42.3%† League total 413,250 12,452 800 4,592 −8.8%†

Source: [nifs.no](https://www.nifs.no/tilskuertall.php?land=1&t=5&fra=1966&til=1966&kamper=&sortering=avgt) **Notes:** 2: Team played last season in 2. divisjon.

## References

- [Norway - List of final tables (RSSSF)](http://www.rsssf.no/stats/LeagueChamps.html)

v t e Eliteserien Seasons League of Norway 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 Main League 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 First Division 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 Tippeligaen 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Eliteserien 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Clubs 2026 Aalesund Bodø/Glimt Brann Fredrikstad HamKam KFUM Kristiansund BK Lillestrøm Molde Rosenborg Sandefjord Fotball Sarpsborg 08 Start Tromsø Vålerenga Viking Former (active) Asker Birkebeineren Borg Brodd Bryne Djerv Djerv 1919 Donn Drammen Egersund Eik Tønsberg Flekkefjord Fram Larvik Freidig Frigg Fyllingen Geithus Gjøvik-Lyn Grane Greåker Halsen Hamar Haugar Haugesund Holmestrand Hødd Hønefoss Jarl Jerv Jevnaker Kongsberg Kongsvinger Kvik Kvik Halden Larvik Turn Lisleby Lyn Mandalskameratene Minde Moelven Moss Mjølner Mjøndalen Nationalkameratene Neset Nessegutten Nordlandet Nordnes Nymark Odd Orkanger Os Pors Ranheim Raufoss Rollon Sandaker Sandefjord BK Sandnes Ulf Sarpsborg FK Selbak Skeid Skiens Grane Skiold Skreia Slemmestad Snøgg Sogndal Solberg Sparta Sarpsborg Sprint-Jeløy Stabæk Stavanger Steinkjer Storm Strindheim Strømmen Strømsgodset Tistedalen Torp Urædd Vard Vardal Varegg Verdal Viggo Vigør Vikersund Voss Ørn Horten Ålgård Former (defunct) Berger Braatt Brage Clausenengen Drafn Falken Fjell Fredensborg Fremad Gjøa Hardy Kapp Kragerø Kristiansund FK Mesna Nydalen Rapid Skien Strong Tønsberg-Kameratene Tønsberg Turn Ulefoss Veblungsnes Årstad Competition Teams winners Players foreign Stadia Referees Statistics and awards Records All-time table Hat-tricks Highest scores Top scorers Players with 50+ goals Kniksen Award Associated competitions Mesterfinalen Norwegian Cup Play-offs UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League UEFA Conference League Other In European football Norsk Toppfotball Category

v t e 1966 in Norwegian football « 1965 1967 » League competitions First Division Second Division Third Division Cup competitions Norwegian Football Cup Final European competitions European Cup '65–'66 '66–'67 European Cup Winners' Cup '65–'66 '66–'67

v t e 1965–66 in European football (UEFA) « 1964–65 1966–67 » Domestic leagues Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark '65 '66 England Faroe Islands '65 '66 Finland '65 '66 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary '65 '66 Iceland '65 '66 Israel Italy Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '65 '66 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Soviet Union '65 '66 Spain Sweden '65 '66 Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia Domestic cups Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark England Faroe Islands '65 '66 Finland '65 '66 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary '65 '66 Iceland '65 '66 Israel Italy Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '65 '66 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania San Marino Scotland Soviet Union Spain Switzerland Turkey Wales Yugoslavia League cups England Scotland UEFA competitions European Cup (Final) Cup Winners' Cup (Final) Non-UEFA competitions Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (Final) Intertoto Cup Balkans Cup

v t e 1966–67 in European football (UEFA) « 1965–66 1967–68 » Domestic leagues Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark '66 '67 England Faroe Islands '66 '67 Finland '66 '67 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary '66 '67 Iceland '66 '67 Israel Italy Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '66 '67 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Soviet Union '66 '67 Spain Sweden '66 '67 Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia Domestic cups Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark England Faroe Islands '66 '67 Finland '66 '67 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary '66 '67 Iceland '66 '67 Israel Italy Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '66 '67 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania San Marino Scotland Soviet Union Spain Sweden '67 Switzerland Turkey Wales Yugoslavia League cups England Scotland UEFA competitions European Cup (Final) Cup Winners' Cup (Final) Non-UEFA competitions Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (Final) Intertoto Cup Balkans Cup Mitropa Cup

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