1979 Norwegian First Division

1. divisjon
Season	1979
Dates	22 April – 14 October
Champions	Viking; 6th title
Relegated	Hamarkameratene; Mjøndalen; Brann
European Cup	Viking
UEFA Cup	Moss
Matches played	132
Goals scored	352 (2.67 per match)
Top goalscorer	Odd Iversen; (16 goals)
Biggest home win	HamKam 6–1 Mjøndalen; (11 June 1979)
Biggest away win	Skeid0–4Start; (13 May 1979); Brann 0–4 Lillestrøm; (14 June 1979); Mjøndalen0–4 Start; (18 June 1979); Viking 0–4 Skeid; (1 October 1979)
Highest scoring	Vålerengen5–4 Mjøndalen; (22 April 1979)
Longest winning run	Start; (5 games)
Longest unbeaten run	Moss; (12 games)
Longest winless run	Brann; (12 games)
Longest losing run	Brann; (6 games)
Highest attendance	15,783; Brann 2–1 Skeid; (22 April 1979)
Lowest attendance	1,494; Mjøndalen 2–4Bryne; (14 October 1979)
Average attendance	6,23812.7%
	←1978 1980→

The19791. divisjonwas the 35th completed season of top divisionfootballinNorway.

Overview

It was contested by 12 teams, andViking FKwon their sixth league title.

Note: Table lists in un- Alpha betical order.

Team	Ap.	Location	Stadium
Bodø/Glimt	3	Bodø	Aspmyra Stadion
Brann	27	Bergen	Brann Stadion
Bryne	4	Bryne	Bryne Stadion
Hamarkameratene	9	Hamar	Briskeby
Lillestrøm	16	Lillestrøm	Åråsen Stadion
Mjøndalen	12	Mjøndalen	Nedre Eiker Stadion
Moss	6	Moss	Melløs Stadion
Rosenborg	16	Trondheim	Lerkendal Stadion
Skeid	30	Oslo
Start	12	Kristiansand	Kristiansand Stadion
Vålerengen	24	Oslo	Bislett Stadion
Viking	32	Stavanger	Stavanger Stadion

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Viking(C)	22	13	6	3	31	16	+15	32	Qualification for theEuropean Cup first round
2	Moss	22	12	6	4	41	25	+16	30	Qualification for theUEFA Cup first round
3	Start	22	12	3	7	36	21	+15	27
4	Bryne	22	11	3	8	37	28	+9	25
5	Lillestrøm	22	7	9	6	25	23	+2	23
6	Rosenborg	22	9	4	9	31	29	+2	22
7	Bodø/Glimt	22	8	5	9	19	26	−7	21
8	Vålerengen	22	8	4	10	33	41	−8	20
9	Skeid	22	7	5	10	24	27	−3	19
10	Hamarkameratene(R)	22	7	4	11	29	33	−4	18	Relegation toSecond Division
11	Mjøndalen(R)	22	6	5	11	28	43	−15	17
12	Brann(R)	22	3	4	15	18	40	−22	10

Source:NIFS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C)Champions;(R)Relegated

Home \ Away	B/G	BRA	BRY	HAM	LIL	MIF	MOS	ROS	SKE	IKS	VIK	VÅL
Bodø/Glimt	—	2–0	2–1	3–2	1–0	2–0	0–2	2–1	0–0	1–1	0–2	0–1
Brann	1–1	—	3–0	1–2	0–4	2–2	1–3	0–0	2–1	1–0	0–2	0–1
Bryne	4–0	3–1	—	4–0	3–0	0–0	1–1	2–1	0–1	0–3	2–3	1–0
Hamarkameratene	2–0	4–1	0–1	—	0–0	6–1	3–2	1–1	0–0	0–1	1–1	2–0
Lillestrøm	0–2	3–1	1–1	1–0	—	2–0	1–3	0–2	0–0	2–0	1–1	3–1
Mjøndalen	0–1	2–1	2–4	3–1	0–0	—	0–1	2–3	1–0	0–4	0–1	2–1
Moss	2–2	2–0	3–1	3–1	1–1	3–3	—	1–1	1–2	2–0	2–1	1–1
Rosenborg	2–0	1–0	1–3	2–0	0–1	3–0	1–3	—	3–2	2–3	1–0	1–2
Skeid	2–0	2–2	2–1	1–2	0–0	1–2	0–2	1–0	—	0–4	1–2	1–2
Start	0–0	1–0	1–2	2–1	3–1	0–2	4–0	1–1	1–0	—	0–3	4–1
Viking	2–0	1–0	1–0	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–0	3–0	0–4	1–0	—	1–1
Vålerengen	1–0	3–1	2–3	3–1	3–3	5–4	0–3	2–4	2–3	1–3	0–0	—

Source:nifs.no(in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Brann	112,823	15,783	5,227	10,257	−31.4%^†
2	Rosenborg	101,734	15,652	4,470	9,249	n/a²
3	Viking	101,596	12,840	6,275	9,236	+14.5%^†
4	Vålerengen	81,385	12,403	4,104	7,399	+0.7%^†
5	Start	69,319	11,183	4,052	6,302	−4.4%^†
6	Moss	64,009	8,163	4,091	5,819	+20.2%^†
7	Lillestrøm	57,590	11,044	2,206	5,235	−19.8%^†
8	Bodø/Glimt	54,654	6,913	3,715	4,969	−8.6%^†
9	Bryne	51,084	9,018	2,500	4,644	+10.4%^†
10	Skeid	48,599	9,217	2,011	4,418	+32.5%^†
11	HamKam	45,004	6,000	2,913	4,091	n/a²
12	Mjøndalen	35,590	4,541	1,494	3,235	n/a²
	League total	823,387	15,783	1,494	6,238	+12.7%^†

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