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| Season | 1968 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25 April – 20 October |
| Champions | Lyn 2nd title |
| Relegated | Frigg Vålerengen |
| European Cup | Lyn |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Mjøndalen |
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Rosenborg Skeid |
| Matches | 90 |
| Goals | 320 (3.56 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Odd Iversen (30 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Strømsgodset 10–1 Lyn (16 June 1968) Lyn 11–2Viking (28 July 1968) |
| Biggest away win | Skeid 0–6Fredrikstad (23 September 1968) |
| Highest scoring | Lyn 11–2 Viking (28 July 1968) |
| Longest winning run | Lyn (8 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Lyn Rosenborg (8 games) |
| Longest winless run | Vålerengen (8 games) |
| Longest losing run | Vålerengen (6 games) |
| Highest attendance | 21,624 Rosenborg 2–4 Lyn (11 August 1968) |
| Lowest attendance | 834 Frigg 0–2 Skeid (20 October 1968) |
| Average attendance | 7,778 24.4% |
←1967 1969 → | |
The19681. divisjon was the 24th completed season of top divisionfootball inNorway.
It was contested by 10 teams, andLyn fromOslo won the championship, their second title. Lyn's 28 points was at the time a record for most points in a season, one more thanVålerengen achieved in the1965 season.Frigg and Vålerengen were relegated to the1969 2. divisjon.
Odd Iversen of Rosenborg scored 30 goals this season, which as of the start of the2019 season is still a league record. On 20 October, Iversen scored six goals in Rosenborg's 7–2 win against Vålerengen. That is still a joint league record for most goals scored in one game, an achievementJan Fuglset copied in1976.
| Team | Ap. | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Brann | 16 | Bergen |
| Fredrikstad | 23 | Fredrikstad |
| Frigg | 13 | Oslo |
| Lyn | 16 | Oslo |
| Rosenborg | 6 | Trondheim |
| Sarpsborg FK | 18 | Sarpsborg |
| Skeid | 22 | Oslo |
| Strømsgodset | 3 | Drammen |
| Vålerengen | 19 | Oslo |
| Viking | 21 | Stavanger |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyn(C) | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 57 | 33 | +24 | 28 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Rosenborg | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 53 | 29 | +24 | 24 | Qualification for theInter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 3 | Viking | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 21 | |
| 4 | Strømsgodset | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 48 | 27 | +21 | 19 | |
| 5 | Brann | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 19 | |
| 6 | Skeid | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 19 | Qualification for theInter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 7 | Sarpsborg FK | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 15 | |
| 8 | Fredrikstad | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 14 | |
| 9 | Frigg(R) | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 37 | −22 | 11 | Relegation toSecond Division |
| 10 | Vålerengen(R) | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 38 | −20 | 10 |
| Home \ Away | BRA | FRE | FRI | LYN | ROS | SRP | SKE | STM | VIK | VÅL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brann | — | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Fredrikstad | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Frigg | 0–4 | 0–1 | — | 2–5 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Lyn | 1–4 | 3–1 | 5–0 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–6 | 11–2 | 2–0 |
| Rosenborg | 7–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–4 | — | 1–1 | 6–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 7–2 |
| Sarpsborg | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 2–5 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Skeid | 2–0 | 0–6 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–4 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| Strømsgodset | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 10–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–3 | 1–1 |
| Viking | 2–1 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | — | 0–2 |
| Vålerengen | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–6 | 1–3 | — |
Odd Iversen,Rosenborg – 30 goals| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosenborg | 105,769 | 21,624 | 3,275 | 11,752 | +5.6%† |
| 2 | Brann | 88,800 | 15,600 | 7,000 | 9,867 | n/a2 |
| 3 | Strømsgodset | 82,424 | 12,500 | 7,300 | 9,158 | +33.6%† |
| 4 | Viking | 81,638 | 13,600 | 2,900 | 9,071 | n/a2 |
| 5 | Skeid | 80,557 | 12,451 | 3,904 | 8,951 | +1.5%† |
| 6 | Lyn | 72,805 | 17,709 | 4,549 | 8,089 | +36.9%† |
| 7 | Vålerengen | 62,109 | 13,100 | 2,111 | 6,901 | −10.8%† |
| 8 | Frigg | 49,687 | 10,831 | 834 | 5,521 | −9.0%† |
| 9 | Fredrikstad | 47,010 | 8,340 | 2,028 | 5,223 | +29.6%† |
| 10 | Sarpsborg FK | 29,214 | 5,600 | 995 | 3,246 | −28.0%† |
| League total | 700,013 | 21,624 | 834 | 7,778 | +24.4%† |
Source:nifs.no
Notes:
2: Team played last season in 2. divisjon.
