# 1970 Norwegian First Division

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26th season of top-tier football league in Norway

Football league season

1. divisjon Season 1970 Dates 27 April – 18 October Champions Strømsgodset 1st title Relegated Skeid Pors European Cup Strømsgodset UEFA Cup Rosenborg Matches 90 Goals 210 (2.33 per match) Top goalscorer Steinar Pettersen (16 goals) Biggest home win Strømsgodset 7–1 Pors (3 May 1970) Biggest away win Pors 0–6 Hødd (18 October 1970) Highest scoring Strømsgodset 7–1 Pors (3 May 1970) Longest winning run Brann (6 games) Longest unbeaten run Brann (9 games) Longest winless run Pors (9 games) Longest losing run Pors (9 games) Highest attendance 15,200 Strømsgodset 2–0 Rosenborg (11 October 1970) Lowest attendance 1,000 Hødd 2–0 Pors (21 June 1970) Average attendance 5,636 25.7% ← 1969 1971 →

The **1970 [1. divisjon](/source/Eliteserien)** was the 26th completed season of top division [football](/source/Association_football) in [Norway](/source/Norway).

## Overview

It was contested by 10 teams, and [Strømsgodset](/source/Str%C3%B8msgodset_Toppfotball) won the championship, their first league title.

## Teams and locations

- *Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.*

Team Ap. Location Brann 18 Bergen Fredrikstad 25 Fredrikstad HamKam 2 Hamar Hødd 3 Ulsteinvik Pors 5 Porsgrunn Rosenborg 8 Trondheim Sarpsborg FK 20 Sarpsborg Skeid 24 Oslo Strømsgodset 5 Drammen Viking 23 Stavanger

## League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 Strømsgodset (C) 18 11 3 4 36 21 +15 25 Qualification for the European Cup first round 2 Rosenborg 18 10 4 4 15 5 +10 24 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round 3 HamKam 18 10 3 5 31 15 +16 23 4 Brann 18 9 5 4 18 11 +7 23 5 Sarpsborg FK 18 9 3 6 21 21 0 21 6 Viking 18 8 3 7 27 20 +7 19 7 Fredrikstad 18 5 6 7 16 21 −5 16 8 Hødd 18 4 3 11 20 27 −7 11 9 Skeid (R) 18 4 3 11 16 23 −7 11 Relegation to Second Division 10 Pors (R) 18 3 1 14 10 46 −36 7

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 BRA FRE HAM HØD POR ROS SRP SKE STM VIK Brann — 1–0 0–3 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 Fredrikstad 0–0 — 0–0 2–2 1–2 1–0 2–3 1–3 2–0 0–2 HamKam 0–1 0–0 — 4–1 6–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 4–1 4–2 Hødd 1–2 1–2 1–0 — 2–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 1–3 1–0 Pors 0–3 0–1 0–1 0–6 — 0–2 1–2 2–1 1–3 1–1 Rosenborg 0–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 1–0 — 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 Sarpsborg 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 — 0–3 0–2 2–1 Skeid 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 4–1 0–2 1–2 — 0–2 0–3 Strømsgodset 0–0 2–2 4–2 4–3 7–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 — 1–0 Viking 2–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 4–0 0–0 3–2 2–1 2–2 —

Source: [nifs.no](https://www.nifs.no/kamper.php?land=1&t=5&u=40) (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

## Season statistics

### Top scorer

- [Steinar Pettersen](/source/Steinar_Pettersen), [Strømsgodset](/source/Str%C3%B8msgodset_Toppfotball) – 16 goals

### Attendances

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change 1 Strømsgodset 90,814 15,200 6,000 10,090 +11.6%† 2 Brann 71,300 10,300 4,800 7,922 −0.6%† 3 Rosenborg 70,930 15,169 4,500 7,881 −43.5%† 4 Skeid 54,182 8,938 3,787 6,020 −35.6%† 5 Viking 51,600 8,000 1,500 5,733 −26.9%† 6 HamKam 45,600 7,500 3,500 5,067 n/a2 7 Fredrikstad 42,063 8,874 1,597 4,674 −22.8%† 8 Sarpsborg FK 31,154 5,862 1,783 3,462 −10.9%† 9 Pors 29,900 7,500 1,500 3,322 n/a2 10 Hødd 19,700 3,500 1,000 2,189 −36.0%† League total 507,243 15,200 1,000 5,636 −25.7%†

Source: [nifs.no](https://www.nifs.no/tilskuertall.php?land=1&t=5&fra=1970&til=1970&kamper=&sortering=avgt) **Notes:** 2: Team played last season in 2. divisjon.

## References

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

- [Norsk internasjonal fotballstatistikk (NIFS)](https://www.nifs.no)

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 1970 in Norwegian football « 1969 1971 » League competitions First Division Second Division Third Division Cup competitions Norwegian Football Cup Final European competitions European Cup '69–'70 '70–'71 European Cup Winners' Cup '69–'70 '70–'71

v t e 1969–70 in European football (UEFA) « 1968–69 1970–71 » Domestic leagues Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark '69 '70 England Faroe Islands '69 '70 Finland '69 '70 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary '69 '70 Iceland '69 '70 Israel Italy Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '69 '70 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Soviet Union '69 '70 Spain Sweden '69 '70 Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia Domestic cups Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark England Faroe Islands '69 '70 Finland '69 '70 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '69 '70 Israel Italy Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '69 '70 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania San Marino Scotland Soviet Union '69 '70 Spain Sweden 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 '69 '70 Mitropa Cup

v t e 1970–71 in European football (UEFA) « 1969–70 1971–72 » Domestic leagues Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark '70 '71 England Faroe Islands '70 '71 Finland '70 '71 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '70 '71 Israel Italy Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '70 '71 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Soviet Union '70 '71 Spain Sweden '70 '71 Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia Domestic cups Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark England Faroe Islands '70 '71 Finland '70 '71 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '70 '71 Israel Italy Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '70 '71 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania San Marino Scotland Soviet Union '70 '71 Spain Sweden 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 '70 '71 Mitropa Cup

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