1967 Norwegian First Division

The 1967 1. divisjon was the 23rd completed season of top division football in Norway.

1. divisjon

Season	1967
Dates	27 April – 22 October
Champions	Rosenborg 1st title
Relegated	Steinkjer Odd
European Cup	Rosenborg
Cup Winners' Cup	Lyn
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup	Skeid
Matches played	90
Goals scored	284 (3.16 per match)
Top goalscorer	Odd Iversen (17 goals)
Biggest home win	Rosenborg 6–0 Odd (18 June 1967)
Biggest away win	Steinkjer 2–8 Lyn (20 August 1967)
Highest scoring	Steinkjer 2–8 Lyn (20 August 1967)
Longest winning run	Skeid (4 games)
Longest unbeaten run	Rosenborg (9 games)
Longest winless run	Sarpsborg FK (7 games)
Longest losing run	Strømsgodset (5 games)
Highest attendance	14,981 Rosenborg 0–0 Frigg (10 May 1967)
Lowest attendance	1,660 Vålerengen 1–2 Frigg (20 October 1967)
Average attendance	6,250 36.1%
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Overview

It was contested by 10 teams, and Rosenborg BK won the championship, their first league title.

Teams and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Team	Ap.	Location
Fredrikstad	22	Fredrikstad
Frigg	12	Oslo
Lyn	15	Oslo
Odd	18	Skien
Rosenborg	5	Trondheim
Sarpsborg FK	17	Sarpsborg
Skeid	21	Oslo
Steinkjer	9	Steinkjer
Strømsgodset	2	Drammen
Vålerengen	18	Oslo

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rosenborg (C)	18	9	7	2	40	24	+16	25	Qualification for the European Cup first round
2	Skeid	18	10	2	6	42	26	+16	22	Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
3	Lyn	18	9	3	6	39	30	+9	21	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
4	Frigg	18	8	4	6	22	22	0	20
5	Vålerengen	18	7	4	7	27	33	−6	18
6	Fredrikstad	18	7	2	9	27	25	+2	16
7	Sarpsborg FK	18	5	6	7	18	24	−6	16
8	Strømsgodset	18	7	1	10	30	34	−4	15
9	Steinkjer (R)	18	5	5	8	21	31	−10	15	Relegation to Second Division
10	Odd (R)	18	5	2	11	18	35	−17	12

Source: NIFS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away	FRE	FRI	LYN	ODD	ROS	SRP	SKE	STE	STM	VÅL
Fredrikstad	—	1–2	1–1	2–1	2–2	0–2	2–1	0–1	4–0	2–3
Frigg	2–1	—	1–3	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–1	3–3	1–0	3–1
Lyn	3–2	1–0	—	1–2	4–0	2–1	5–3	0–0	3–2	1–2
Odd	0–1	0–1	0–2	—	1–1	0–1	2–1	2–0	3–1	2–3
Rosenborg	2–1	0–0	2–0	6–0	—	2–2	4–3	2–1	3–1	4–0
Sarpsborg	0–3	1–2	0–0	3–0	1–0	—	1–1	1–0	0–0	1–1
Skeid	1–0	4–0	4–2	3–1	2–5	4–0	—	1–0	4–0	4–1
Steinkjer	2–0	1–0	2–8	1–2	1–1	2–2	0–4	—	2–0	1–1
Strømsgodset	2–3	1–0	4–1	4–1	0–1	4–2	3–1	4–2	—	4–1
Vålerengen	0–2	1–2	4–2	3–0	3–3	1–0	0–0	0–2	2–0	—

Source: nifs.no (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorer

•   Odd Iversen, Rosenborg – 17 goals

Attendances

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Rosenborg	100,135	14,981	8,000	11,126	n/a^2
2	Skeid	79,339	12,444	4,468	8,815	+20.0%^†
3	Vålerengen	69,663	13,841	1,660	7,740	+32.0%^†
4	Strømsgodset	61,701	12,201	4,500	6,856	n/a^2
5	Frigg	54,586	12,083	1,865	6,065	+12.2%^†
6	Lyn	53,178	13,800	2,663	5,909	+9.8%^†
7	Sarpsborg FK	40,601	8,717	2,050	4,511	+100.5%^†
8	Steinkjer	37,300	8,000	2,500	4,144	+22.3%^†
9	Fredrikstad	36,283	7,200	2,300	4,031	−12.6%^†
10	Odd	29,686	4,000	2,986	3,298	−9.9%^†
	League total	562,472	14,981	1,660	6,250	+36.1%^†

Source: nifs.no
Notes:
2: Team played last season in 2. divisjon.

References

• Norway - List of final tables (RSSSF)