| Season | 1965 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 23 April – 10 October |
| Champions | Vålerengen 1st title |
| Relegated | Viking Sandefjord BK |
| European Cup | Vålerengen |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Skeid |
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Frigg |
| Matches | 90 |
| Goals | 307 (3.41 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Harald Berg (19 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Fredrikstad 6–0Sarpsborg FK (17 August 1965) |
| Biggest away win | Sandefjord 1–8Lyn (4 August 1965) |
| Highest scoring | Fredrikstad 7–3 Skeid (17 August 1965) |
| Longest winning run | Sarpsborg FK (6 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Fredrikstad Frigg Sarpsborg FK Vålerengen (7 games) |
| Longest winless run | Sandefjord BK (18 games) |
| Longest losing run | Sandefjord BK (9 games) |
| Highest attendance | 17,063 Lyn 2–2 Vålerengen (14 May 1965) |
| Lowest attendance | 400 Sandefjord 2–4 Sarpsborg (3 October 1965) |
| Average attendance | 5,034 18.6% |
←1964 1966 → | |
The19651. divisjon was the 21st completed season of top divisionfootball inNorway.
The season was contested by 10 teams, andVålerengen won their first championship.
Vålerenga's 27 points was at the time a record for most points in a season, one more thanLyn achieved in the previous season.Viking andSandefjord BK were relegated to the2. divisjon.
| Team | Ap. | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Fredrikstad | 20 | Fredrikstad |
| Frigg | 10 | Oslo |
| Lyn | 13 | Oslo |
| Odd | 16 | Skien |
| Sandefjord BK | 18 | Sandefjord |
| Sarpsborg FK | 15 | Sarpsborg |
| Skeid | 19 | Oslo |
| Steinkjer | 7 | Steinkjer |
| Vålerengen | 16 | Oslo |
| Viking | 20 | Stavanger |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vålerengen(C) | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 27 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Lyn | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 57 | 22 | +35 | 26 | |
| 3 | Sarpsborg FK | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 23 | |
| 4 | Steinkjer | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 21 | |
| 5 | Fredrikstad | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 20 | |
| 6 | Skeid | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 17 | Qualification for theCup Winners' Cup first round |
| 7 | Odd | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 16 | |
| 8 | Frigg | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 15 | Qualification for theInter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 9 | Viking(R) | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 32 | −12 | 13 | Relegation toSecond Division |
| 10 | Sandefjord BK(R) | 18 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 57 | −45 | 2 |
| Home \ Away | FFK | FRI | LYN | ODD | SBK | SRP | SKD | STN | VIK | VIF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fredrikstad | 4–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 7–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Frigg | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| Lyn | 3–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | |
| Odd | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | |
| Sandefjord BK | 0–6 | 2–2 | 1–8 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | |
| Sarpsborg | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Skeid | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | |
| Steinkjer | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
| Viking | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Vålerengen | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–7 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 4–0 |
Harald Berg,Lyn – 19 goals| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyn | 71,083 | 17,063 | 2,900 | 7,898 | +12.4%† |
| 2 | Vålerengen | 64,336 | 14,580 | 3,350 | 7,148 | −5.2%† |
| 3 | Viking | 54,969 | 8,035 | 3,805 | 6,108 | −22.0%† |
| 4 | Skeid | 54,102 | 11,500 | 2,347 | 6,011 | −12.4%† |
| 4 | Frigg | 51,071 | 10,214 | 2,292 | 5,675 | +32.7%† |
| 6 | Steinkjer | 44,500 | 7,500 | 2,000 | 4,944 | n/a2 |
| 7 | Sarpsborg FK | 35,070 | 9,000 | 1,200 | 3,897 | −8.9%† |
| 8 | Fredrikstad | 32,451 | 7,704 | 1,246 | 3,606 | −28.0%† |
| 9 | Odd | 30,562 | 5,198 | 1,574 | 3,396 | n/a2 |
| 10 | Sandefjord BK | 14,900 | 3,000 | 400 | 1,656 | −42.4%† |
| League total | 453,044 | 17,063 | 400 | 5,034 | −18.6%† |
Source:nifs.no
Notes:
2: Team played last season in 2. divisjon.
