1963 Norwegian First Division

1. divisjon
Season	1963
Dates	26 April – 13 October
Champions	Brann 2nd title
Relegated	Steinkjer Gjøvik-Lyn
European Cup	Lyn
Cup Winners' Cup	Skeid
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup	Vålerengen
Matches played	90
Goals scored	336 (3.73 per match)
Top goalscorer	Leif Eriksen (16 goals)
Biggest home win	Brann 8–1 Frigg (4 May 1963)
Biggest away win	Frigg 0–7 Vålerengen (19 May 1963)
Highest scoring	Brann 8–1 Frigg (4 May 1963)
Longest winning run	Brann Lyn Skeid (4 games)
Longest unbeaten run	Lyn (10 games)
Longest winless run	Gjøvik-Lyn (10 games)
Longest losing run	Gjøvik-Lyn (6 games)
Highest attendance	20,897 Brann 1–1 Fredrikstad (19 May 1963)
Lowest attendance	2,375 Gjøvik-Lyn 2–1 Sarpsborg FK (13 October 1963)
Average attendance	7,871
← Hovedserien 1961–62 1964 →

The 1963 1. divisjon was the 19th completed season of top division football in Norway. This was the first regular season were all the top flight teams played in the same group.

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Overview

It was contested by 10 teams, and Brann won their second consecutive championship title.

Lyn lead the table after 9 games, and qualified for the 1963–64 European Cup.

Steinkjer and Gjøvik-Lyn finished 9th and 10th and were relegated to the 2. divisjon.

Teams and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Team	Ap.	Location
Brann	14	Bergen
Fredrikstad	18	Fredrikstad
Frigg	8	Oslo
Gjøvik-Lyn	4	Gjøvik
Lyn	11	Oslo
Sarpsborg FK	13	Sarpsborg
Skeid	17	Oslo
Steinkjer	6	Steinkjer
Vålerengen	14	Oslo
Viking	18	Stavanger

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Brann (C)	18	10	4	4	46	27	+19	24
2	Lyn	18	10	3	5	38	28	+10	23	Qualification for the European Cup first round
3	Skeid	18	9	2	7	41	26	+15	20	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
4	Fredrikstad	18	7	6	5	32	25	+7	20
5	Frigg	18	6	6	6	31	40	−9	18
6	Sarpsborg FK	18	6	5	7	26	35	−9	17
7	Viking	18	6	5	7	26	37	−11	17
8	Vålerengen	18	7	2	9	44	37	+7	16	Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
9	Steinkjer (R)	18	5	4	9	23	34	−11	14	Relegation to Second Division
10	Gjøvik-Lyn (R)	18	5	1	12	29	47	−18	11	Relegation to Second Division

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

Results

Home \ Away	SKB	FFK	FRI	GJØ	LYN	SAR	SKD	SFK	VIK	VIF
Brann		1–1	8–1	3–1	0–6	7–1	2–1	3–0	2–1	3–1
Fredrikstad	1–1		2–0	1–2	4–0	3–3	1–0	4–2	4–1	1–3
Frigg	4–3	1–1		1–0	0–3	2–2	3–3	1–1	5–1	0–7
Gjøvik-Lyn	2–0	2–2	1–4		2–3	2–1	1–4	1–2	5–1	0–7
Lyn	1–3	2–1	2–2	1–3		2–0	2–1	3–3	0–2	5–0
Sarpsborg	1–1	3–1	2–1	3–0	2–0		1–3	1–1	1–2	1–0
Skeid	2–1	0–1	3–0	5–2	1–1	4–2		3–2	4–1	1–3
Steinkjer	0–3	0–1	1–3	2–0	1–2	0–1	1–0		2–2	2–1
Viking	1–1	2–1	0–0	3–2	2–3	1–1	1–0	1–3		2–2
Vålerengen	2–4	2–2	0–3	4–3	1–2	5–0	1–6	4–0	1–2

Source: NIFS.no
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorer

Leif Eriksen, Vålerengen – 16 goals

Attendances

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Brann	140,918	20,897	10,750	15,658	n/a^†
2	Vålerengen	88,301	16,600	4,973	9,811	n/a^†
3	Skeid	81,597	18,534	4,518	9,066	n/a^†
4	Viking	67,346	10,600	5,000	7,483	n/a^†
5	Lyn	67,117	13,947	2,684	7,457	n/a^†
6	Fredrikstad	62,889	12,000	4,000	6,988	n/a^†
7	Frigg	59,281	10,855	2,519	6,587	n/a^†
8	Steinkjer	50,313	8,000	3,500	5,590	n/a^†
9	Gjøvik-Lyn	48,037	10,437	1,500	5,337	n/a^†
10	Sarpsborg FK	42,569	7,500	1,800	4,730	n/a^†
	League total	708,368	20,897	1,500	7,871	n/a^†

Source: nifs.no

References

Eliteserien

Seasons

League of Norway	1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48
Main League	1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62
First Division	1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Tippeligaen	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Eliteserien	2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

Clubs

2024	Bodø/Glimt Brann Fredrikstad HamKam Haugesund KFUM Oslo Kristiansund Lillestrøm Molde Odd Rosenborg Sandefjord Sarpsborg 08 Strømsgodset Tromsø Viking
Former	Aalesund Bryne Djerv 1919 Eik-Tønsberg Frigg Fyllingen (defunct) Gjøvik-Lyn Haugar Hødd Hønefoss Jerv Kongsvinger Lisleby Lyn Mjølner Mjøndalen Moss Os Pors Ranheim Raufoss Sandefjord BK Sandnes Ulf Sarpsborg Skeid Sogndal Start Stabæk Steinkjer Strindheim Strømmen Vålerenga Vard Haugesund

Competition

Statistics and awards

Associated competitions

Other

Category

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Cup competitions	Norwegian Cup Final
Club season articles
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League cups	England Scotland
UEFA competitions	European Cup (Final) Cup Winners' Cup (Final)
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International competitions	European Nations' Cup qualification final tournament European Under-18 Championship

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