1963 Norwegian First Division

1. divisjon
Season1963
Dates26 April – 13 October
ChampionsBrann
2nd title
RelegatedSteinkjer
Gjøvik-Lyn
European CupLyn
Cup Winners' CupSkeid
Inter-Cities Fairs CupVålerengen
Matches90
Goals336 (3.73 per match)
Top goalscorerLeif Eriksen
(16 goals)
Biggest home winBrann 8–1 Frigg
(4 May 1963)
Biggest away winFrigg 0–7 Vålerengen
(19 May 1963)
Highest scoringBrann 8–1 Frigg
(4 May 1963)
Longest winning runBrann
Lyn
Skeid
(4 games)
Longest unbeaten runLyn
(10 games)
Longest winless runGjøvik-Lyn
(10 games)
Longest losing runGjøvik-Lyn
(6 games)
Highest attendance20,897
Brann 1–1 Fredrikstad
(19 May 1963)
Lowest attendance2,375
Gjøvik-Lyn 2–1 Sarpsborg FK
(13 October 1963)
Average attendance7,871
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The 1963 1. divisjon was the 19th completed season of top division football in Norway. This was the first regular season when all the top flight teams played in the same group.

Overview

It was contested by 10 teams, and Brann won their second consecutive championship title.

Lyn lead the table after 9 games, and qualified for the 1963–64 European Cup.

Steinkjer and Gjøvik-Lyn finished 9th and 10th and were relegated to the 2. divisjon.

Teams and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
TeamAp.Location
Brann14Bergen
Fredrikstad18Fredrikstad
Frigg8Oslo
Gjøvik-Lyn4Gjøvik
Lyn11Oslo
Sarpsborg FK13Sarpsborg
Skeid17Oslo
Steinkjer6Steinkjer
Vålerengen14Oslo
Viking18Stavanger

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Brann (C)1810444627+1924
2Lyn1810353828+1023Qualification for the European Cup first round
3Skeid189274126+1520Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
4Fredrikstad187653225+720
5Frigg186663140−918
6Sarpsborg FK186572635−917
7Viking186572637−1117
8Vålerengen187294437+716Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
9Steinkjer (R)185492334−1114Relegation to Second Division
10Gjøvik-Lyn (R)1851122947−1811
Source: NIFS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ AwaySKBFFKFRIGJØLYNSARSKDSFKVIKVIF
Brann1–18–13–10–67–12–13–02–13–1
Fredrikstad1–12–01–24–03–31–04–24–11–3
Frigg4–31–11–00–32–23–31–15–10–7
Gjøvik-Lyn2–02–21–42–32–11–41–25–10–7
Lyn1–32–12–21–32–02–13–30–25–0
Sarpsborg1–13–12–13–02–01–31–11–21–0
Skeid2–10–13–05–21–14–23–24–11–3
Steinkjer0–30–11–32–01–20–11–02–22–1
Viking1–12–10–03–22–31–11–01–32–2
Vålerengen2–42–20–34–31–25–01–64–01–2
Source: NIFS.no
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorer

Attendances

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1Brann140,91820,89710,75015,658n/a†
2Vålerengen88,30116,6004,9739,811n/a†
3Skeid81,59718,5344,5189,066n/a†
4Viking67,34610,6005,0007,483n/a†
5Lyn67,11713,9472,6847,457n/a†
6Fredrikstad62,88912,0004,0006,988n/a†
7Frigg59,28110,8552,5196,587n/a†
8Steinkjer50,3138,0003,5005,590n/a†
9Gjøvik-Lyn48,03710,4371,5005,337n/a†
10Sarpsborg FK42,5697,5001,8004,730n/a†
League total708,36820,8971,5007,871n/a†

Source: nifs.no

References

  • Norway - List of final tables (RSSSF)
  • Nifs.no (Norsk internasjonal fotballstatistikk)
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