1958–59 Norwegian Main League
# 1958–59 Norwegian Main League

The 1958–59 Hovedserien was the 15th completed season of top division football in Norway.

## Overview

It was contested by 16 teams, and Lillestrøm won the championship, their first league title.

## Teams and locations

    Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Group A :

| Team | Ap. | Location |
| - | - | - |
| Årstad | 7 | Bergen |
| Asker | 8 | Asker |
| Brann | 11 | Bergen |
| Eik | 2 | Tønsberg |
| Fredrikstad | 14 | Fredrikstad |
| Greåker | 1 | Sarpsborg |
| Sandefjord BK | 13 | Sandefjord |
| Viking | 14 | Stavanger |

Group B :

| Team | Ap. | Location |
| - | - | - |
| Freidig | 5 | Trondheim |
| Kapp | 4 | Østre Toten |
| Larvik Turn | 10 | Larvik |
| Lillestrøm | 9 | Lillestrøm |
| Odd | 12 | Skien |
| Raufoss | 5 | Raufoss |
| Skeid | 13 | Oslo |
| Strømmen | 9 | Strømmen |

## League tables

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Fredrikstad | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 14 | +20 | 22 | Qualification for the championship final |
| 2 | Eik | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 18 | |
| 3 | Viking | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 17 | |
| 4 | Sandefjord | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 12 | |
| 5 | Brann | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 12 | |
| 6 | Greåker | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 12 | |
| 7 | Asker (R) | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 11 | Relegation to Landsdelsserien |
| 8 | Årstad (R) | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 36 | −24 | 8 | Relegation to Landsdelsserien |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Lillestrøm (C) | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 19 | Qualification for the championship final |
| 2 | Larvik Turn | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 16 | |
| 3 | Strømmen | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 16 | |
| 4 | Skeid | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 15 | |
| 5 | Raufoss | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 15 | |
| 6 | Odd | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 13 | |
| 7 | Freidig (R) | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 12 | Relegation to Landsdelsserien |
| 8 | Kapp (R) | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 55 | −36 | 6 | Relegation to Landsdelsserien |

## Results

### Group A

| Home \ Away | ÅRS | ASK | SKB | EIK | FFK | GRE | SBK | VIK |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Årstad | | 0–5 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Asker | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Brann | 3–0 | 4–2 | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Eik | 4–0 | 0–3 | 6–0 | | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Fredrikstad | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 |
| Greåker | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 3–2 | 2–4 |
| Sandefjord BK | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | | 0–1 |
| Viking | 5–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |

### Group B

| Home \ Away | FRE | KAP | LAR | LIL | ODD | RAU | SKD | STR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Freidig | | 8–3 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 3–1 |
| Kapp | 1–5 | | 0–7 | 5–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Larvik Turn | 0–0 | 10–2 | | 2–4 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 3–1 |
| Lillestrøm | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | | 6–1 | 7–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Odd | 4–2 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 0–5 | 0–0 |
| Raufoss | 4–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Skeid | 4–0 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | | 0–3 |
| Strømmen | 6–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |

## Championship final

* Lillestrøm - Fredrikstad: 2-2 (AET), 4-1 (Replay)
