1969 Norwegian First Division
# 1969 Norwegian First Division

The 1969 1. divisjon was the 25th completed season of top division football in Norway.

## Overview

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

## Teams and locations

    Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

| Team | Ap. | Location |
| - | - | - |
| Brann | 17 | Bergen |
| Fredrikstad | 24 | Fredrikstad |
| Hødd | 2 | Ulsteinvik |
| Lyn | 17 | Oslo |
| Rosenborg | 7 | Trondheim |
| Sarpsborg FK | 19 | Sarpsborg |
| Skeid | 23 | Oslo |
| Start | 5 | Kristiansand |
| Strømsgodset | 4 | Drammen |
| Viking | 22 | Stavanger |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Rosenborg (C) | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 15 | +21 | 27 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Fredrikstad | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 22 | |
| 3 | Strømsgodset | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 22 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 4 | Skeid | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 20 | |
| 5 | Viking | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 18 | |
| 6 | Brann | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 26 | −6 | 18 | |
| 7 | Sarpsborg FK | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 17 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 8 | Hødd | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 12 | |
| 9 | Start (R) | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 35 | −15 | 12 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 10 | Lyn (R) | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 39 | −18 | 12 | Relegation to Second Division |

## Results

| Home \ Away | BRA | FRE | HØD | LYN | ROS | SRP | SKE | STA | STM | VIK |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brann | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Fredrikstad | 1–0 | — | 5–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Hødd | 0–1 | 1–3 | — | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Lyn | 1–1 | 0–4 | 5–1 | — | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–8 | 1–0 |
| Rosenborg | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | — | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 |
| Sarpsborg | 5–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | — | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Skeid | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Start | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 2–1 | — | 3–4 | 1–0 |
| Strømsgodset | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | — | 3–1 |
| Viking | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | — |

## Season statistics

### Top scorer

* Odd Iversen, Rosenborg – 26 goals

### Attendances

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Rosenborg | 125,536 | 21,000 | 8,750 | 13,948 | $+18.7%^†$ |
| 2 | Skeid | 84,148 | 24,350 | 4,383 | 9,350 | $+4.5%^†$ |
| 3 | Strømsgodset | 81,348 | 16,678 | 6,000 | 9,039 | $−1.3%^†$ |
| 4 | Brann | 71,750 | 10,000 | 5,100 | 7,972 | $−19.2%^†$ |
| 5 | Lyn | 71,375 | 13,300 | 3,907 | 7,931 | $−2.0%^†$ |
| 6 | Viking | 70,600 | 10,100 | 6,500 | 7,844 | $−13.5%^†$ |
| 7 | Start | 58,105 | 9,700 | 2,817 | 6,456 | $n/a^2$ |
| 8 | Fredrikstad | 54,500 | 11,000 | 3,800 | 6,056 | $+15.9%^†$ |
| 9 | Sarpsborg FK | 34,958 | 7,900 | 2,228 | 3,884 | $+19.7%^†$ |
| 10 | Hødd | 30,800 | 5,500 | 2,000 | 3,422 | $n/a^2$ |
| | League total | 683,120 | 24,350 | 2,000 | 7,590 | $−2.4%^†$ |

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

