1984 Norwegian First Division

1. divisjon
Season1984
Dates29 April – 14 October
ChampionsVålerengen
4th title
RelegatedFredrikstad
Strindheim
European CupVålerengen
Cup Winners' CupFredrikstad
UEFA CupViking
Matches132
Goals380 (2.88 per match)
Top goalscorerSverre Brandhaug (13 goals)
Biggest home winViking 8–1 Rosenborg[1]
(12 August 1984)
Biggest away winRosenborg 0–5 Vålerengen[1]
(25 June 1984)
Highest scoringViking 8–1 Rosenborg[1]
(12 August 1984)
Rosenborg 4–5 Bryne[1]
(9 September 1984)
Longest winning runKongsvinger
Vålerengen
(5 games)
Longest unbeaten runVålerengen
(14 games)
Longest winless runFredrikstad
Strindheim
(11 games)
Longest losing runStrindheim
(9 games)
Highest attendance18,566
Rosenborg 3–1 Molde
(16 May 1984)
Lowest attendance802
Strindheim 1–1 Molde
(7 October 1984)
Average attendance4,309 Decrease 22.0%
← 1983
1985 →

The 1984 1. divisjon was the 40th completed season of top division football in Norway. The season began on 29 April 1984 and ended 14 October 1984, not including play-off matches.[2]

Overview

22 games were played with 2 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number eleven and twelve were relegated. The winners of the two groups of the 2. divisjon were promoted, as well as the winner of a series of play-off matches between number ten in the 1. divisjon and the two second-placed teams in the two groups of the 2. divisjon.

Vålerengen won the championship, their fourth title.

Teams and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
TeamAp.LocationStadium
Bryne9BryneBryne Stadion
Eik7TønsbergTønsberg Gressbane
Fredrikstad34FredrikstadFredrikstad Stadion
Kongsvinger2KongsvingerGjemselund Stadion
Lillestrøm21LillestrømÅråsen Stadion
Molde10MoldeMolde Stadion
Moss11MossMelløs Stadion
Rosenborg21TrondheimLerkendal Stadion
Start17KristiansandKristiansand Stadion
Strindheim1TrondheimLerkendal Stadion
Vålerengen29OsloBislett Stadion
Viking37StavangerStavanger Stadion

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Vålerengen (C)2213634014+2632Qualification for the European Cup first round
2Viking229763323+1025Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3Start2210573329+425
4Bryne2271053736+124
5Lillestrøm228773930+923
6Rosenborg228773637−123
7Kongsvinger229582932−323
8Molde227783641−521
9Eik2283113036−619
10Moss (O)224992630−417Qualification for the relegation play-offs
11Fredrikstad (R)2257102335−1217Cup Winners' Cup first round and relegation to the Second Division
12Strindheim (R)2255121837−1915Relegation to the Second Division
Source: NIFS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ AwayBRYEIKFREKONLILMOLMOSROSIKSSDMVIKVÅL
Bryne—3–21–02–02–51–11–11–10–00–11–23–1
Eik1–2—1–21–00–12–13–01–11–21–02–00–1
Fredrikstad2–22–2—2–11–12–42–20–21–20–12–10–3
Kongsvinger2–12–21–1—3–11–11–02–12–43–01–01–0
Lillestrøm1–12–01–05–1—5–12–20–24–02–21–10–2
Molde5–32–13–01–00–0—3–02–20–34–41–30–1
Moss1–23–41–21–11–32–2—2–00–03–01–10–0
Rosenborg4–53–11–14–12–23–10–2—2–14–00–00–5
Start2–21–21–01–22–14–22–11–1—4–01–22–3
Strindheim1–13–11–21–22–11–11–00–20–1—0–00–2
Viking1–11–21–11–02–10–10–38–13–12–0—2–0
Vålerengen2–24–02–02–23–03–00–01–00–03–02–2—
Source: nifs.no (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

Results
  • Vidar 2–2 HamKam
  • Moss 4–1 Vidar
  • HamKam 0–0 Moss
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsRelegation
1Moss (O)211041+33Remained in the First Division
2HamKam20202202Remained in the Second Division
3Vidar201136−31
Source: rsssf.no
(O) Play-off winners

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1Norway Sverre BrandhaugRosenborg13
2Norway Erik NystuenKongsvinger11
Norway Arve SelandStart
4Norway Stig NorheimBryne10
England Gary GoodchildViking
Norway André KrogsæterLillestrøm
Norway Joar VaadalLillestrøm
8Norway Vidar DavidsenVålerengen9
Norway Tom AntonsenEik
Norway Olav NysæterKongsvinger
11Norway Paul FolkvordBryne8
Norway Gøran SørlothStrindheim

Attendances

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1Rosenborg81,07818,5662,1117,371−2.6%†
2Viking60,6419,6554,0135,513−15.4%†
3Vålerengen60,36810,4851,4965,488−42.2%†
4Fredrikstad47,8297,0292,4474,348n/a2
5Strindheim45,90117,3869004,173n/a2
6Lillestrøm44,3758,2151,1354,034+6.9%†
7Start41,7496,6512,2593,795−25.3%†
8Eik40,9049,4971,5753,719−45.5%†
9Moss39,7727,4271,8553,616−7.1%†
10Bryne37,9428,2631,6433,449−9.7%†
11Molde36,7915,1082,3003,345n/a2
12Kongsvinger31,4153,9092,0782,856−25.4%†
League total568,76518,5669004,309−22.0%†

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Ligastats 1. divisjon 1984". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen.
  2. ^ "1. divisjon 1984 (Norge)". nifs.no (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  • Norway - List of final tables (RSSSF)
  • Norsk internasjonal fotballstatistikk (NIFS)
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