1981 Norwegian First Division

37th season of top-tier football league in Norway September 2021 1. divisjon 1981 Vålerengen 2nd title BrannHaugarLyn European Cup Vålerengen Cup Winners' Cup Lillestrøm UEFA Cup Viking 132 367 Pål Jacobsen(16 goals) Fredrikstad 6–0 Brann(23 August 1981) Haugar 0–6 Fredrikstad(17 August 1981) Viking 5–3 Start(18 October 1981) BrannFredrikstadRosenborgVikingVålerengen(3 games) FredrikstadMossRosenborg(9 games) Haugar(9 games) BrannHamKamLyn(6 games) 21,377Rosenborg 2–2 Vålerengen(29 June 1981) 1,085Lyn 1–2 Bryne(27 September 1981) 5,880 15.6% 24 April – 18 October 1980 1982 The 1981 1. divisjon was the 37th completed season of top division football in Norway. 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 Second Division 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 second league title. Teams and locations Note: Table lists in alphabetical order. Team Ap. Appearances in top divisions of Norwegian football Location Stadium Brann 28 Bergen Brann Stadion Bryne 6 Bryne Bryne Stadion Fredrikstad 32 Fredrikstad Fredrikstad Stadion Hamarkameratene 10 Hamar Briskeby Haugar 1 Haugesund Sakkestadbanen Lillestrøm 18 Lillestrøm Åråsen Stadion Lyn 23 Oslo Ullevaal Stadion Moss 8 Moss Melløs Stadion Rosenborg 18 Trondheim Lerkendal Stadion Start 14 Kristiansand Kristiansand Stadion Vålerengen 26 Oslo Bislett Stadion Viking 34 Stavanger Stavanger Stadion League table main WDL QR 2 VIF Vålerengen VIK Viking ROS Rosenborg FFK Fredrikstad MOS Moss HAM Hamarkameratene LIL Lillestrøm IKS Start BRY Bryne BRA Brann HAU Haugar LYN Lyn 9 11 2 44 27 C 11 6 5 32 30 9 8 5 35 24 9 7 6 45 26 8 8 6 27 27 8 6 8 25 21 6 10 6 26 25 8 5 9 36 38 6 9 7 29 34 5 7 10 26 40 R 2 12 8 20 38 R 4 5 13 22 37 R green1 Qualification for the European Cup preliminary round ECPR blue1 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round UC1 #FFEBAD Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round ECWC1 red2 Qualification for the relegation play-offs QRP red1 Relegation to Second Division R R complete 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. NIFS Results main nifs.no no complete 24 April 1981 FBR BRA BRY FRE HAM HAU LIL LYN MOS ROS IKS VIK VÅL Brann Bryne Fredrikstad Hamarkameratene Haugar Lillestrøm Lyn Moss Rosenborg Start Viking Vålerengen 2-2 1-1 2-0 6-0 3-0 1-0 0-2 0-3 2-2 1-2 0-1 1-2 2-0 0-2 1-1 2-4 0-0 0-0 1-1 2-0 2-2 0-2 6-0 1-1 0-1 1-1 2-2 3-2 4-1 0-0 2-2 3-0 2-1 1-1 5-2 2-1 1-1 2-2 2-0 0-1 3-0 0-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-1 0-6 0-2 2-3 2-2 0-0 1-1 0-1 1-3 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-1 1-0 2-2 1-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 6-0 0-2 3-2 1-2 0-5 0-0 1-0 1-2 5-0 1-1 2-3 2-0 2-4 3-1 0-1 2-1 2-1 1-1 2-0 2-0 1-1 0-1 1-1 2-2 5-0 3-1 4-2 2-0 0-2 1-1 1-0 3-1 4-2 0-1 2-2 4-0 3-4 3-1 1-1 1-2 2-0 0-0 1-3 0-1 4-0 0-4 2-0 2-1 0-2 2-0 2-0 0-0 3-0 2-1 2-0 5-3 1-1 2-2 2-2 1-1 0-1 2-2 1-1 3-0 2-2 2-1 5-2 2-2 Relegation play-offs The qualification play-off matches were contested between Brann (10th in the 1. divisjon), Pors (2nd in the Second Division – Group A), and Molde (2nd in the 2. divisjon – Group B). Molde won on goal difference and were promoted to the 1. divisjon. main WDL PR 2 MOL Molde BRA Brann IFP Pors 1 0 1 3 2 OP 1 0 1 2 2 R 1 0 1 3 4 green1 Promotion to First Division P red1 Relegation to Second Division R inherit Remained in Second Division NR complete rsssf.no Results Molde 3–1 Pors Pors 2–1 Brann Brann 1–0 Molde Season statistics Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1Norway Pål JacobsenVålerengen162Norway Svein MathisenStart123Norway Bernt MælandBryne9Norway Odd IversenRosenborgNorway Vidar HansenFredrikstadNorway Per Egil AhlsenFredrikstadNorway Geir HenæsMoss8Norway Morten HaugenVålerengen7Norway Ingvar DalhaugBrannEngland Peter OsborneHaugarNorway Tor Arne GranerudHam-KamNorway Kjell ØdegaardLyn Attendances 1 Rosenborg 143752 21377 8000 13068 9549 2 Vålerengen 112739 16589 4958 10249 6541 3 Viking 85013 12855 5482 7728 8511 4 Brann 84528 11734 4990 7684 2 5 Moss 55397 8961 3423 5036 5155 6 Fredrikstad 52460 7093 3041 4769 5052 7 Bryne 46860 9601 1943 4260 5199 8 Lillestrøm 45736 10230 1904 4158 4305 9 Start 45621 7571 1182 4147 5591 10 HamKam 39533 6300 2111 3594 2 11 Haugar 33670 5112 1570 3061 2 12 Lyn 30882 9699 1085 2807 1728 776191 21377 1085 5880 5085 nifs.no May 2019 2: Team played last season in 2. divisjon. References Norway – List of final tables (RSSSF) Norsk internasjonal fotballstatistikk (NIFS) Category:Eliteserien seasons Norway 1