1970 Norwegian First Division
# 1970 Norwegian First Division

The 1970 1. divisjon was the 26th completed season of top division football in Norway.

## Overview

It was contested by 10 teams, and Strømsgodset 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 | Relegation to Second Division |

## 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 | — |

## Season statistics

### Top scorer

* Steinar Pettersen, Strømsgodset – 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 | $n/a^2$ |
| 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 | $n/a^2$ |
| 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 Notes: 2: Team played last season in 2. divisjon.

