# 1980 Norwegian First Division

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36th season of top-tier football league in Norway

Football league season

1. divisjon Season 1980 Dates 27 April – 19 October Champions Start 2nd title Relegated Molde Skeid Bodø/Glimt European Cup Start Cup Winners' Cup Vålerengen UEFA Cup Bryne Matches 132 Goals 392 (2.97 per match) Top goalscorer Arne Dokken (14 goals) Biggest home win Bryne 7–0 Bodø/Glimt (5 October 1980) Biggest away win Lyn 1–6 Viking (28 August 1980) Highest scoring Lillestrøm 6–4 Lyn (27 April 1980) Longest winning run Viking (5 games) Longest unbeaten run Bryne Viking (6 games) Longest winless run Molde Skeid (7 games) Longest losing run Bodø/Glimt (5 games) Highest attendance 17,400 Rosenborg 2–0 Vålerengen (15 May 1980) Lowest attendance 774 Lyn 2–1 Molde (29 June 1980) Average attendance 5,085 18.5% ← 1979 1981 →

The **1980 [1. divisjon](/source/Eliteserien)** was the 36th completed season of top division [football](/source/Association_football) in [Norway](/source/Norway).

## Overview

It was contested by 12 teams, and [IK Start](/source/IK_Start) won the championship, their second title.

## Teams and locations

- *Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.*

Team Ap. Location Stadium Bodø/Glimt 4 Bodø Aspmyra Stadion Bryne 5 Bryne Bryne Stadion Fredrikstad 31 Fredrikstad Fredrikstad Stadion Lillestrøm 17 Lillestrøm Åråsen Stadion Lyn 22 Oslo Ullevaal Stadion Molde 8 Molde Molde Stadion Moss 7 Moss Melløs Stadion Rosenborg 17 Trondheim Lerkendal Stadion Skeid 31 Oslo Start 13 Kristiansand Kristiansand Stadion Vålerengen 25 Oslo Bislett Stadion Viking 33 Stavanger Stavanger Stadion

## League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 Start (C) 22 13 3 6 52 26 +26 29 Qualification for the European Cup first round 2 Bryne 22 12 5 5 44 22 +22 29 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round 3 Lillestrøm 22 10 7 5 36 25 +11 27 4 Viking 22 10 5 7 34 27 +7 25 5 Rosenborg 22 9 5 8 42 36 +6 23 6 Moss 22 8 7 7 33 27 +6 23 7 Fredrikstad 22 9 5 8 35 39 −4 23 8 Vålerengen 22 6 8 8 26 26 0 20 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round 9 Lyn 22 8 3 11 26 43 −17 19 10 Molde (R) 22 6 6 10 30 39 −9 18 Relegation to Second Division 11 Skeid (R) 22 4 8 10 21 39 −18 16 12 Bodø/Glimt (R) 22 5 2 15 13 43 −30 12

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 B/G BRY FRE LIL LYN MOL MOS ROS SKE IKS VIK VÅL Bodø/Glimt — 1–2 1–3 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 1–3 0–2 0–1 0–1 1–0 Bryne 7–0 — 1–0 3–0 3–1 2–1 4–1 3–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 0–0 Fredrikstad 1–1 0–4 — 1–0 0–2 5–2 3–3 2–3 0–2 1–3 1–0 2–2 Lillestrøm 3–0 1–0 1–2 — 6–4 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 4–1 4–0 1–0 Lyn 1–2 0–2 2–1 2–1 — 2–1 2–1 3–4 1–1 0–2 1–6 1–0 Molde 3–4 2–2 1–1 3–1 0–1 — 1–1 0–2 2–1 1–2 0–4 3–1 Moss 1–0 3–1 0–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 — 2–0 4–0 0–2 2–3 1–0 Rosenborg 2–0 3–3 6–2 1–1 4–0 2–5 0–2 — 4–1 0–0 0–1 2–0 Skeid 1–0 3–2 0–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–2 1–1 — 0–4 1–3 1–1 Start 6–0 1–1 3–4 1–2 5–0 0–1 2–1 4–3 3–1 — 6–1 3–1 Viking 3–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 — 1–2 Vålerengen 0–0 1–0 2–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–0 4–1 2–1 3–0 —

Source: [nifs.no](https://www.nifs.no/kamper.php?land=1&t=5&u=30) (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

## Season statistics

### Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals 1 Arne Dokken Lillestrøm 14 2 Stein Kollshaugen Moss 13 3 Steinar Aase Start 11 Viggo Sundmoen Rosenborg Svein Mathisen Start 6 Morten Haugen Vålerengen 9 Preben Jørgensen Start Steinar Bærøe Mathisen Fredrikstad Gabriel Høyland Bryne Reidar Lund Fredrikstad

### Attendances

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change 1 Rosenborg 105,036 17,400 5,700 9,549 +3.2%† 2 Viking 93,619 16,758 6,290 8,511 −7.8%† 3 Vålerengen 71,948 10,210 2,130 6,541 −11.6%† 4 Start 61,502 11,288 3,228 5,591 −11.3%† 5 Bryne 57,194 13,621 2,521 5,199 +12.0%† 6 Moss 56,708 9,185 3,736 5,155 −11.4%† 7 Fredrikstad 55,569 8,506 3,260 5,052 n/a2 8 Lillestrøm 47,359 5,536 2,083 4,305 −17.8%† 9 Bodø/Glimt 40,457 5,354 2,002 3,678 −26.0%† 10 Molde 34,158 5,480 1,592 3,105 n/a2 11 Skeid 28,619 6,596 1,187 2,602 −41.1%† 12 Lyn 19,007 2,969 774 1,728 n/a2 League total 671,176 17,400 774 5,085 −18.5%†

Source: [nifs.no](https://www.nifs.no/tilskuertall.php?land=1&t=5&fra=1980&til=1980&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)

- [Norsk internasjonal fotballstatistikk (NIFS)](http://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 1980 in Norwegian football « 1979 1981 » League competitions First Division Second Division Third Division Cup competitions Men Norwegian Football Cup Final Women Norwegian Women's Cup European competitions European Cup '79–'80 '80–'81 European Cup Winners' Cup '79–'80 '80–'81 UEFA Cup '79–'80 '80–'81 Club seasons First Division Bodø/Glimt Bryne Fredrikstad Lillestrøm Lyn Molde Moss Rosenborg Skeid Start Vålerengen Viking

v t e 1979–80 in European football (UEFA) « 1978–79 1980–81 » Domestic leagues Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark '79 '80 England Faroe Islands '79 '80 Finland '79 '80 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '79 '80 Israel Italy Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '79 '80 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Soviet Union '79 '80 Spain Sweden '79 '80 Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia Domestic cups Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark England Faroe Islands '79 '80 Finland '79 '80 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '79 '80 Israel Italy Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '79 '80 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania San Marino Scotland Soviet Union Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Wales Yugoslavia League cups England Republic of Ireland Scotland Switzerland UEFA competitions European Cup (Final) Cup Winners' Cup (Final) UEFA Cup (Final) Super Cup Non-UEFA competitions Intertoto Cup Balkans Cup

v t e 1980–81 in European football (UEFA) « 1979–80 1981–82 » Domestic leagues Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark '80 '81 England Faroe Islands '80 '81 Finland '80 '81 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '80 '81 Israel Italy Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '80 '81 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Soviet Union '80 '81 Spain Sweden '80 '81 Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia Domestic cups Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark England Faroe Islands '80 '81 Finland '80 '81 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '80 '81 Israel Italy Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '80 '81 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania San Marino Scotland Soviet Union '81 Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Wales Yugoslavia League cups England Republic of Ireland Scotland Switzerland Super cups Soviet Union '81 UEFA competitions European Cup (Final) Cup Winners' Cup (Final) UEFA Cup (Final) Super Cup Non-UEFA competitions Intertoto Cup Balkans Cup

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