1996 Norwegian First Division

1. divisjon 1996 LynHaugesundSogndal 264 907 1995 1997 The 1996 1. divisjon, Norway's second-tier football league, began play on 28 April 1996 and ended on 29 September 1996. The league was contested by 24 teams, divided in two groups and the winner of each group won promotion to Tippeligaen, while the runners-up played a promotion-playoff to win promotion. This was the last season that this league was divided into two groups, so bottom six teams was relegated to 2. divisjon, while the sixth-placed team place a play-off against the winners of the group-winners in the 2. divisjon. Lyn and Haugesund won promotion to Tippeligaen as group-winners, while Sogndal was promoted after beating Odd in the promotion play-off. Jevnaker, Tromsdalen, Ullern, Elverum, Stålkameratene, Mjøndalen, Fana, Strindheim, Nardo, Vidar, Åsane and Fyllingen was relegated to the Second Division, while Harstad and Byåsen avoided relegation through after winning the playoff. League tables Group 1 main WDL Group 1 PQR LYN Lyn ODD Odd Grenland HAM HamKam D/F Drøbak/Frogn EIK Eik-Tønsberg HAR Harstad JEV Jevnaker TRO Tromsdalen ULL Ullern ELV Elverum STÅ Stålkameratene MJØ Mjøndalen 15 4 3 53 17 CP 16 1 5 49 23 13 2 7 45 26 12 5 5 47 29 10 4 8 48 30 9 3 10 29 47 O 8 5 9 40 46 R 8 4 10 46 49 R 5 7 10 29 42 R 6 2 14 30 53 R 4 5 13 28 49 R 4 2 16 24 57 R green1 Promotion to Tippeligaen PRO green3 Qualification for the promotion play-offs PP red2 Qualification for the relegation play-offs RPO red1 Relegation to Second Division REL REL REL REL REL REL 5 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete nifs.no Group 2 main WDL Group 2 PQR HAU Haugesund SOG Sogndal BRY Bryne ALE Aalesund HØD Hødd BYÅ Byåsen FAN Fana SDM Strindheim NAR Nardo VID Vidar ÅSA Åsane FYL Fyllingen 14 5 3 44 21 CP 13 3 6 49 24 OP 10 5 7 45 41 9 6 7 32 24 10 2 10 37 38 9 5 8 34 37 O 8 7 7 33 31 R 9 4 9 36 35 R 8 4 10 32 36 R 6 5 11 36 42 R 5 5 12 33 50 R 3 5 14 28 60 R green1 Promotion to Tippeligaen PRO green3 Qualification for the promotion play-offs PP red2 Qualification for the relegation play-offs RPO red1 Relegation to Second Division REL REL REL REL REL REL 5 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete nifs.no Top goalscorers VG-børsen VG 30 September 1996 Norwegian 21 goals: Vegard Berg Johansen, Tromsdalen 20 goals: Atle Maurud, Ham Kam 15 goals: Jo Tessem, Lyn Kristian Klausen, Aalesund 15 goals: Ole Halvor Kolstad, Odd 14 goals: Tommy Nilsen, Lyn Geir Televik, Hødd 11 goals: Caleb Francis, Bryne Kjell Sture Jensen, Haugesund Tom Helge Jacobsen, Eik Rune Lange, Tromsdalen See also 1996 Tippeligaen 1996 2. divisjon 1996 3. divisjon References Category:Norwegian First Division seasons 2 Norway Norway