1968 Norwegian First Division

1. divisjon
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 played	90
Goals scored	320 (3.56 per match)
Top goalscorer	Odd Iversen; (30 goals)
Biggest home win	Strømsgodset 10–1 Lyn; (16 June 1968); Lyn 11–2 Viking; (28 July 1968)
Biggest away win	Skeid 0–6 Fredrikstad; (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%
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The 1968 1. divisjon was the 24th completed season of top division football in Norway.

Quick Facts Season, Dates ...

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 the European Cup first round
2	Rosenborg	18	11	2	5	53	29	+24	24	Qualification for the Inter-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 the Inter-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 to Second Division
10	Vålerengen (R)	18	3	4	11	18	38	−20	10	Relegation to Second Division

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	—

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%^†

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