1984 Norwegian First Division

1. divisjon
Season1984
Dates29 April – 14 October
ChampionsVålerengen
4th title
RelegatedFredrikstad
Strindheim
European CupVålerengen
Cup Winners' CupFredrikstad
UEFA CupViking
Matches played132
Goals scored380 (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

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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

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Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Ap. Location Stadium
Bryne 9 Bryne Bryne Stadion
Eik 7 Tønsberg Tønsberg Gressbane
Fredrikstad 34 Fredrikstad Fredrikstad Stadion
Kongsvinger 2 Kongsvinger Gjemselund Stadion
Lillestrøm 21 Lillestrøm Åråsen Stadion
Molde 10 Molde Molde Stadion
Moss 11 Moss Melløs Stadion
Rosenborg 21 Trondheim Lerkendal Stadion
Start 17 Kristiansand Kristiansand Stadion
Strindheim 1 Trondheim Lerkendal Stadion
Vålerengen 29 Oslo Bislett Stadion
Viking 37 Stavanger Stavanger Stadion

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Vålerengen (C) 22 13 6 3 40 14 +26 32 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Viking 22 9 7 6 33 23 +10 25 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Start 22 10 5 7 33 29 +4 25
4 Bryne 22 7 10 5 37 36 +1 24
5 Lillestrøm 22 8 7 7 39 30 +9 23
6 Rosenborg 22 8 7 7 36 37 −1 23
7 Kongsvinger 22 9 5 8 29 32 −3 23
8 Molde 22 7 7 8 36 41 −5 21
9 Eik 22 8 3 11 30 36 −6 19
10 Moss (O) 22 4 9 9 26 30 −4 17 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
11 Fredrikstad (R) 22 5 7 10 23 35 −12 17 Cup Winners' Cup first round and relegation to the Second Division
12 Strindheim (R) 22 5 5 12 18 37 −19 15 Relegation 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

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Home \ Away BRY EIK FRE KON LIL MOL MOS ROS IKS SDM VIK VÅL
Bryne — 3–2 1–0 2–0 2–5 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 3–1
Eik 1–2 — 1–2 1–0 0–1 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–0 0–1
Fredrikstad 2–2 2–2 — 2–1 1–1 2–4 2–2 0–2 1–2 0–1 2–1 0–3
Kongsvinger 2–1 2–2 1–1 — 3–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–4 3–0 1–0 1–0
Lillestrøm 1–1 2–0 1–0 5–1 — 5–1 2–2 0–2 4–0 2–2 1–1 0–2
Molde 5–3 2–1 3–0 1–0 0–0 — 3–0 2–2 0–3 4–4 1–3 0–1
Moss 1–2 3–4 1–2 1–1 1–3 2–2 — 2–0 0–0 3–0 1–1 0–0
Rosenborg 4–5 3–1 1–1 4–1 2–2 3–1 0–2 — 2–1 4–0 0–0 0–5
Start 2–2 1–2 1–0 1–2 2–1 4–2 2–1 1–1 — 4–0 1–2 2–3
Strindheim 1–1 3–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 0–1 — 0–0 0–2
Viking 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 0–3 8–1 3–1 2–0 — 2–0
Vålerengen 2–2 4–0 2–0 2–2 3–0 3–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 3–0 2–2 —
Source: nifs.no (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

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Results
  • Vidar 2–2 HamKam
  • Moss 4–1 Vidar
  • HamKam 0–0 Moss
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Moss (O) 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 3 Remained in the First Division
2 HamKam 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 Remained in the Second Division
3 Vidar 2 0 1 1 3 6 −3 1
Source: rsssf.no
(O) Play-off winners

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Norway Sverre Brandhaug Rosenborg 13
2 Norway Erik Nystuen Kongsvinger 11
Norway Arve Seland Start
4 Norway Stig Norheim Bryne 10
England Gary Goodchild Viking
Norway André Krogsæter Lillestrøm
Norway Joar Vaadal Lillestrøm
8 Norway Vidar Davidsen Vålerengen 9
Norway Tom Antonsen Eik
Norway Olav Nysæter Kongsvinger
11 Norway Paul Folkvord Bryne 8
Norway Gøran Sørloth Strindheim

Attendances

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Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Rosenborg 81,078 18,566 2,111 7,371 −2.6%†
2 Viking 60,641 9,655 4,013 5,513 −15.4%†
3 Vålerengen 60,368 10,485 1,496 5,488 −42.2%†
4 Fredrikstad 47,829 7,029 2,447 4,348 n/a2
5 Strindheim 45,901 17,386 900 4,173 n/a2
6 Lillestrøm 44,375 8,215 1,135 4,034 +6.9%†
7 Start 41,749 6,651 2,259 3,795 −25.3%†
8 Eik 40,904 9,497 1,575 3,719 −45.5%†
9 Moss 39,772 7,427 1,855 3,616 −7.1%†
10 Bryne 37,942 8,263 1,643 3,449 −9.7%†
11 Molde 36,791 5,108 2,300 3,345 n/a2
12 Kongsvinger 31,415 3,909 2,078 2,856 −25.4%†
League total 568,765 18,566 900 4,309 −22.0%†

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

References

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  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.
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