1959–60 Norwegian Main League

16th season of top-tier football league in Norway Hovedserien 1959–60 Fredrikstad8th title BrannStartRaufossBrage European Cup Fredrikstad 1958–59 1960–61 The 1959–60 Hovedserien was the 16th completed season of top division football in Norway. Overview It was contested by 16 teams, and Fredrikstad won the championship, their eighth league title. This was the first season a bronze medal was awarded. Teams and locations Note: Table lists in alphabetical order. +Group A Team Ap. Appearances in top divisions of Norwegian football Location Brann 12 Bergen Greåker 2 Sarpsborg Larvik Turn 11 Larvik Lillestrøm 10 Lillestrøm Sandefjord BK 14 Sandefjord Start 4 Kristiansand Vålerengen 11 Oslo Viking 15 Stavanger+Group B Team Ap. Appearances in top divisions of Norwegian football Location Brage 4 Trondheim Eik 3 Tønsberg Fredrikstad 15 Fredrikstad Odd 13 Skien Rapid 4 Moss Raufoss 6 Raufoss Skeid 14 Oslo Strømmen 10 Strømmen League tables Group A main WDL QR 2 Group A CF REL REL green1 Qualification for the championship final red1 Relegation to Landsdelsserien LIL Lillestrøm VIF Vålerengen VIK Viking LTI Larvik Turn GRE Greåker SBK Sandefjord BK SKB Brann STA Start 8 3 3 28 21 8 2 4 27 21 6 4 4 25 18 7 1 6 32 22 5 4 5 25 20 5 4 5 16 18 4 3 7 19 29 1 3 10 15 38 R R complete RSSSF Group B main WDL QR 2 Group B CF REL REL green1 Qualification for the championship final red1 Relegation to Landsdelsserien FFK Fredrikstad EIK Eik SKD Skeid RAP Rapid ODD Odd STR Strømmen RAU Raufoss BRA Brage 10 3 1 41 16 8 1 5 30 21 7 3 4 30 23 6 3 5 21 26 5 3 6 25 25 5 3 6 23 27 2 4 8 20 36 1 4 9 14 30 C R R complete RSSSF Results Group A main FBR grey SKB GRE LAR LIL SBK STA VIF VIK Brann 0–3 4–1 1–2 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 Greåker 0–1 3–2 1–1 2–1 5–0 0–2 1–3 Larvik Turn 3–0 1–1 3–0 2–1 5–1 4–0 1–3 Lillestrøm 5–3 4–2 2–5 4–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 Sandefjord BK 2–2 0–0 2–0 0–2 4–1 1–1 1–0 Start 1–4 3–1 0–2 0–0 1–2 0–1 2–3 Vålerengen 7–0 1–5 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–3 2–1 Viking 1–1 1–1 3–2 0–4 0–0 5–1 4–0 complete NIFS.no Group B main FBR grey BRA EIK FFK ODD RAP RAU SKD STR Brage 1–2 0–4 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–0 3–4 Eik 2–1 0–1 5–1 1–2 4–1 4–1 4–1 Fredrikstad 1–1 4–1 5–2 4–0 1–1 1–5 5–2 Odd 3–1 0–1 1–1 5–0 3–0 1–2 2–3 Rapid 3–0 2–2 1–4 1–1 3–1 1–2 2–3 Raufoss 4–1 2–1 2–3 1–2 1–1 4–4 0–1 Skeid 1–0 3–1 0–4 4–2 1–2 6–1 1–1 Strømmen 2–2 1–2 0–3 0–1 1–2 4–0 0–0 complete NIFS.no Championship final Fredrikstad 6–2 Lillestrøm Bronze final Eik 4–2 Vålerengen References Norway - List of final tables (RSSSF) Category:Eliteserien seasons Norway Category:1959 in Norwegian football Category:1960 in Norwegian football