First division 1981
(Thanks to Stein Langørgen)
Final table
Round 1
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24/4: Hamarkam. - Lillestrøm 2-2
26/4: Haugar - Bryne 1-1
Moss - Start 0-1
Viking - Brann 2-0
Vålerengen - Lyn 3-0
16/5: Rosenborg - Fredrikstad 4-2
Because of snow in the first round, the Rosenborg-Fredrikstad match
was postponed to 16/5, the day before Norway's national day. This turned
out to be a huge success with 17000 spectators in Trondheim, and the
"16 May"-game later became a tradition because of this.
Vålerengen 1 1 0 0 3-0 2
Viking 1 1 0 0 2-0 2
Start 1 1 0 0 1-0 2
Hamarkam. 1 0 1 0 2-2 1
Lillestrøm 1 0 1 0 2-2 1
Bryne 1 0 1 0 1-1 1
Haugar 1 0 1 0 1-1 1
Rosenborg 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
Fredrikstad 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
Moss 1 0 0 1 0-1 0
Brann 1 0 0 1 0-2 0
Lyn 1 0 0 1 0-3 0
Round 2
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3/5: Brann - Moss 0-2
Bryne - Vålerengen 0-2
Fredrikstad - Hamarkam. 0-1
Lillestrøm - Haugar 2-2
Lyn - Viking 2-0
Start - Rosenborg 0-1
Vålerengen 2 2 0 0 5-0 4
Hamarkam. 2 1 1 0 3-2 3
Moss 2 1 0 1 2-1 2
Rosenborg 1 1 0 0 1-0 2
Lillestrøm 2 0 2 0 4-4 2
Haugar 2 0 2 0 3-3 2
Viking 2 1 0 1 2-2 2
Start 2 1 0 1 1-1 2
Lyn 2 1 0 1 2-3 2
Bryne 2 0 1 1 1-3 1
Fredrikstad 1 0 0 1 0-1 0
Brann 2 0 0 2 0-4 0
Round 3
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10/5: Haugar - Hamarkam. 0-2
Moss - Lyn 2-0
Rosenborg - Brann 5-0
Start - Fredrikstad 3-1
Viking - Bryne 2-1
Vålerengen - Lillestrøm 1-1
Vålerengen 3 2 1 0 6-1 5
Hamarkam. 3 2 1 0 5-2 5
Rosenborg 2 2 0 0 6-0 4
Moss 3 2 0 1 4-1 4
Start 3 2 0 1 4-2 4
Viking 3 2 0 1 4-3 4
Lillestrøm 3 0 3 0 5-5 3
Haugar 3 0 2 1 3-5 2
Lyn 3 1 0 2 2-5 2
Bryne 3 0 1 2 2-5 1
Fredrikstad 2 0 0 2 1-4 0
Brann 3 0 0 3 0-9 0
Round 4
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13/5: Brann - Start 2-2
Bryne - Moss 0-0
Fredrikstad - Haugar 1-1
Hamarkam. - Vålerengen 1-2
Lillestrøm - Viking 6-0
Lyn - Rosenborg 1-1
Vålerengen 4 3 1 0 8- 2 7
Lillestrøm 4 1 3 0 11- 5 5
Rosenborg 3 2 1 0 7- 1 5
Moss 4 2 1 1 4- 1 5
Hamarkam. 4 2 1 1 6- 4 5
Start 4 2 1 1 6- 4 5
Viking 4 2 0 2 4- 9 4
Haugar 4 0 3 1 4- 6 3
Lyn 4 1 1 2 3- 6 3
Bryne 4 0 2 2 2- 5 2
Fredrikstad 3 0 1 2 2- 5 1
Brann 4 0 1 3 2-11 1
Round 5
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25/5: Brann - Fredrikstad 1-1
Moss - Lillestrøm 2-0
Rosenborg - Bryne 3-1
Start - Lyn 0-0
Viking - Hamarkam. 2-0
Vålerengen - Haugar 2-2
Rosenborg 5 4 1 0 14- 4 9
Vålerengen 5 3 2 0 10- 4 8
Moss 5 3 1 1 6- 1 7
Start 5 2 2 1 6- 4 6
Viking 5 3 0 2 6- 9 6
Lillestrøm 5 1 3 1 11- 7 5
Hamarkam. 5 2 1 2 6- 6 5
Haugar 5 0 4 1 6- 8 4
Lyn 5 1 2 2 3- 6 4
Fredrikstad 5 0 2 3 5-10 2
Bryne 5 0 2 3 3- 8 2
Brann 5 0 2 3 3-12 2
Round 6
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8/6: Bryne - Start 2-0
Fredrikstad - Vålerengen 2-1
Hamarkam. - Moss 0-1
Haugar - Viking 1-3
Lillestrøm - Rosenborg 1-1
Lyn - Brann 3-2
Rosenborg 6 4 2 0 15- 5 10
Moss 6 4 1 1 7- 1 9
Vålerengen 6 3 2 1 11- 6 8
Viking 6 4 0 2 9-10 8
Lillestrøm 6 1 4 1 12- 8 6
Start 6 2 2 2 6- 6 6
Lyn 6 2 2 2 6- 8 6
Hamarkam. 6 2 1 3 6- 7 5
Bryne 6 1 2 3 5- 8 4
Haugar 6 0 4 2 7-11 4
Fredrikstad 6 1 2 3 7-11 4
Brann 6 0 2 4 5-15 2
Round 7
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11/6: Brann - Bryne 2-2
Lyn - Fredrikstad 0-5
Moss - Haugar 1-1
Rosenborg - Hamarkam. 2-0
Start - Lillestrøm 2-0
Viking - Vålerengen 1-1
Rosenborg 7 5 2 0 17- 5 12
Moss 7 4 2 1 8- 2 10
Vålerengen 7 3 3 1 12- 7 9
Viking 7 4 1 2 10-11 9
Start 7 3 2 2 8- 6 8
Lillestrøm 7 1 4 2 12-10 6
Fredrikstad 7 2 2 3 12-11 6
Lyn 7 2 2 3 6-13 6
Bryne 7 1 3 3 7-10 5
Hamarkam. 7 2 1 4 6- 9 5
Haugar 7 0 5 2 8-12 5
Brann 7 0 3 4 7-17 3
Round 8
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21/6: Bryne - Lyn 0-0
Fredrikstad - Viking 3-0
Hamarkam. - Start 0-1
Haugar - Rosenborg 1-1
Lillestrøm - Brann 0-0
Vålerengen - Moss 2-2
Rosenborg 8 5 3 0 18- 6 13
Moss 8 4 3 1 10- 4 11
Vålerengen 8 3 4 1 14- 9 10
Start 8 4 2 2 9- 6 10
Viking 8 4 1 3 10-14 9
Fredrikstad 8 3 2 3 15-11 8
Lillestrøm 8 1 5 2 12-10 7
Lyn 8 2 3 3 6-13 7
Bryne 8 1 4 3 7-10 6
Haugar 8 0 6 2 9-13 6
Hamarkam. 8 2 1 5 6-10 5
Brann 8 0 4 4 7-17 4
Round 9
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29/6: Brann - Hamarkam. 2-0
Bryne - Fredrikstad 2-0
Lyn - Lillestrøm 1-2
Moss - Viking 1-1
Rosenborg - Vålerengen 2-2
Start - Haugar 1-2
Rosenborg 9 5 4 0 20- 8 14
Moss 9 4 4 1 11- 5 12
Vålerengen 9 3 5 1 16-11 11
Start 9 4 2 3 10- 8 10
Viking 9 4 2 3 11-15 10
Lillestrøm 9 2 5 2 14-11 9
Fredrikstad 9 3 2 4 15-13 8
Bryne 9 2 4 3 9-10 8
Haugar 9 1 6 2 11-14 8
Lyn 9 2 3 4 7-15 7
Brann 9 1 4 4 9-17 6
Hamarkam. 9 2 1 6 6-12 5
Round 10
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6/7: Hamarkam. - Lyn 2-0
Haugar - Brann 0-0
Lillestrøm - Bryne 0-1
Moss - Fredrikstad 2-1
Viking - Rosenborg 2-0
Vålerengen - Start 5-2
Rosenborg 10 5 4 1 20-10 14
Moss 10 5 4 1 13- 6 14
Vålerengen 10 4 5 1 21-13 13
Viking 10 5 2 3 13-15 12
Bryne 10 3 4 3 10-10 10
Start 10 4 2 4 12-13 10
Lillestrøm 10 2 5 3 14-12 9
Haugar 10 1 7 2 11-14 9
Fredrikstad 10 3 2 5 16-15 8
Hamarkam. 10 3 1 6 8-12 7
Brann 10 1 5 4 9-17 7
Lyn 10 2 3 5 7-17 7
Round 11
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13/7: Brann - Vålerengen 0-1
Bryne - Hamarkam. 0-2
Fredrikstad - Lillestrøm 2-2
Lyn - Haugar 1-0
Rosenborg - Moss 3-1
Start - Viking 4-0
Odd Iversen (Rosenborg) scored his 150th goal in the top league.
Rosenborg 11 6 4 1 23-11 16
Vålerengen 11 5 5 1 22-13 15
Moss 11 5 4 2 14- 9 14
Start 11 5 2 4 16-13 12
Viking 11 5 2 4 13-19 12
Lillestrøm 11 2 6 3 16-14 10
Bryne 11 3 4 4 10-12 10
Fredrikstad 11 3 3 5 18-17 9
Hamarkam. 11 4 1 6 10-12 9
Haugar 11 1 7 3 11-15 9
Lyn 11 3 3 5 8-17 9
Brann 11 1 5 5 9-18 7
Round 12
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29/7: Brann - Viking 1-2
Bryne - Haugar 1-1
Fredrikstad - Rosenborg 0-0
Lillestrøm - Hamarkam. 1-0
Lyn - Vålerengen 2-4
Start - Moss 1-3
Rosenborg 12 6 5 1 23-11 17
Vålerengen 12 6 5 1 26-15 17
Moss 12 6 4 2 17-10 16
Viking 12 6 2 4 15-20 14
Lillestrøm 12 3 6 3 17-14 12
Start 12 5 2 5 17-16 12
Bryne 12 3 5 4 11-13 11
Fredrikstad 12 3 4 5 18-17 10
Haugar 12 1 8 3 12-16 10
Hamarkam. 12 4 1 7 10-13 9
Lyn 12 3 3 6 10-21 9
Brann 12 1 5 6 10-20 7
Haugar have 8 draws in 12 matches.
Round 13
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3/8: Hamarkam. - Fredrikstad 2-1
Haugar - Lillestrøm 2-3
Moss - Brann 3-1
Rosenborg - Start 4-2
Viking - Lyn 3-0
Vålerengen - Bryne 2-2
Rosenborg 13 7 5 1 27-13 19
Vålerengen 13 6 6 1 28-17 18
Moss 13 7 4 2 20-11 18
Viking 13 7 2 4 18-20 16
Lillestrøm 13 4 6 3 20-16 14
Start 13 5 2 6 19-20 12
Bryne 13 3 6 4 13-15 12
Hamarkam. 13 5 1 7 12-14 11
Fredrikstad 13 3 4 6 19-19 10
Haugar 13 1 8 4 14-19 10
Lyn 13 3 3 7 10-24 9
Brann 13 1 5 7 11-23 7
Round 14
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10/8: Brann - Rosenborg 0-3
Bryne - Viking 2-2
Fredrikstad - Start 2-2
Hamarkam. - Haugar 1-1
Lillestrøm - Vålerengen 0-2
Lyn - Moss 5-0
Rosenborg 14 8 5 1 30-13 21
Vålerengen 14 7 6 1 30-17 20
Moss 14 7 4 3 20-16 18
Viking 14 7 3 4 20-22 17
Lillestrøm 14 4 6 4 20-18 14
Start 14 5 3 6 21-22 13
Bryne 14 3 7 4 15-17 13
Hamarkam. 14 5 2 7 13-15 12
Fredrikstad 14 3 5 6 21-21 11
Haugar 14 1 9 4 15-20 11
Lyn 14 4 3 7 15-24 11
Brann 14 1 5 8 11-26 7
Round 15
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17/8: Haugar - Fredrikstad 0-6
Moss - Bryne 0-1
Rosenborg - Lyn 1-0
Start - Brann 4-0
Viking - Lillestrøm 0-0
Vålerengen - Hamarkam. 0-1
Rosenborg 15 9 5 1 31-13 23
Vålerengen 15 7 6 2 30-18 20
Moss 15 7 4 4 20-17 18
Viking 15 7 4 4 20-22 18
Start 15 6 3 6 25-22 15
Lillestrøm 15 4 7 4 20-18 15
Bryne 15 4 7 4 16-17 15
Hamarkam. 15 6 2 7 14-15 14
Fredrikstad 15 4 5 6 27-21 13
Lyn 15 4 3 8 15-25 11
Haugar 15 1 9 5 15-26 11
Brann 15 1 5 9 11-30 7
Round 16
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23/8: Bryne - Rosenborg 1-1
Fredrikstad - Brann 6-0
Hamarkam. - Viking 0-0
Haugar - Vålerengen 1-1
Lillestrøm - Moss 0-0
Lyn - Start 2-3
Rosenborg 16 9 6 1 32-14 24
Vålerengen 16 7 7 2 31-19 21
Moss 16 7 5 4 20-17 19
Viking 16 7 5 4 20-22 19
Start 16 7 3 6 28-24 17
Lillestrøm 16 4 8 4 20-18 16
Bryne 16 4 8 4 17-18 16
Fredrikstad 16 5 5 6 33-21 15
Hamarkam. 16 6 3 7 14-15 15
Haugar 16 1 10 5 16-27 12
Lyn 16 4 3 9 17-28 11
Brann 16 1 5 10 11-36 7
Round 17
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2/9: Brann - Lyn 1-0
Moss - Hamarkam. 2-1
Rosenborg - Lillestrøm 1-1
Start - Bryne 3-4
Viking - Haugar 2-0
Vålerengen - Fredrikstad 1-1
Rosenborg 17 9 7 1 33-15 25
Vålerengen 17 7 8 2 32-20 22
Moss 17 8 5 4 22-18 21
Viking 17 8 5 4 22-22 21
Bryne 17 5 8 4 21-21 18
Start 17 7 3 7 31-28 17
Lillestrøm 17 4 9 4 21-19 17
Fredrikstad 17 5 6 6 34-22 16
Hamarkam. 17 6 3 8 15-17 15
Haugar 17 1 10 6 16-29 12
Lyn 17 4 3 10 17-29 11
Brann 17 2 5 10 12-36 9
Round 18
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13/9: Bryne - Brann 1-2
Fredrikstad - Lyn 3-2
Hamarkam. - Rosenborg 3-0
Haugar - Moss 0-0
Lillestrøm - Start 0-0
Vålerengen - Viking 2-2
Rosenborg 18 9 7 2 33-18 25
Vålerengen 18 7 9 2 34-22 23
Moss 18 8 6 4 22-18 22
Viking 18 8 6 4 24-24 22
Fredrikstad 18 6 6 6 37-24 18
Start 18 7 4 7 31-28 18
Lillestrøm 18 4 10 4 21-19 18
Bryne 18 5 8 5 22-23 18
Hamarkam. 18 7 3 8 18-17 17
Haugar 18 1 11 6 16-29 13
Lyn 18 4 3 11 19-32 11
Brann 18 3 5 10 14-37 11
Round 19
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27/9: Brann - Lillestrøm 3-0
Lyn - Bryne 1-2
Moss - Vålerengen 2-2
Rosenborg - Haugar 0-2
Start - Hamarkam. 1-1
Viking - Fredrikstad 0-2
Rosenborg 19 9 7 3 33-20 25
Vålerengen 19 7 10 2 36-24 24
Moss 19 8 7 4 24-20 23
Viking 19 8 6 5 24-26 22
Fredrikstad 19 7 6 6 39-24 20
Bryne 19 6 8 5 24-24 20
Start 19 7 5 7 32-29 19
Hamarkam. 19 7 4 8 19-18 18
Lillestrøm 19 4 10 5 21-22 18
Haugar 19 2 11 6 18-29 15
Brann 19 4 5 10 17-37 13
Lyn 19 4 3 12 20-34 11
Round 20
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4/10: Fredrikstad - Bryne 1-1
Hamarkam. - Brann 1-1
Haugar - Start 0-1
Lillestrøm - Lyn 1-0
Viking - Moss 2-1
Vålerengen - Rosenborg 2-1
Vålerengen 20 8 10 2 38-25 26
Rosenborg 20 9 7 4 34-22 25
Viking 20 9 6 5 26-27 24
Moss 20 8 7 5 25-22 23
Fredrikstad 20 7 7 6 40-25 21
Start 20 8 5 7 33-29 21
Bryne 20 6 9 5 25-25 21
Lillestrøm 20 5 10 5 22-22 20
Hamarkam. 20 7 5 8 20-19 19
Haugar 20 2 11 7 18-30 15
Brann 20 4 6 10 18-38 14
Lyn 20 4 3 13 20-35 11
Vålerengen entered the top position after beating Rosenborg, which
had had the lead for 15 rounds in a row.
Round 21
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11/10: Brann - Haugar 6-0
Bryne - Lillestrøm 2-4
Fredrikstad - Moss 4-1
Lyn - Hamarkam. 0-0
Rosenborg - Viking 0-1
Start - Vålerengen 0-4
Vålerengen 21 9 10 2 42-25 28
Viking 21 10 6 5 27-27 26
Rosenborg 21 9 7 5 34-23 25
Fredrikstad 21 8 7 6 44-26 23
Moss 21 8 7 6 26-26 23
Lillestrøm 21 6 10 5 26-24 22
Start 21 8 5 8 33-33 21
Bryne 21 6 9 6 27-29 21
Hamarkam. 21 7 6 8 20-19 20
Brann 21 5 6 10 24-38 16
Haugar 21 2 11 8 18-36 15
Lyn 21 4 4 13 20-35 12
Round 22
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18/10: Hamarkam. - Bryne 5-2
Haugar - Lyn 2-2
Lillestrøm - Fredrikstad 0-1
Moss - Rosenborg 1-1
Viking - Start 5-3
Vålerengen - Brann 2-2
Vålerengen 22 9 11 2 44-27 29 Champions Cup
Viking 22 11 6 5 32-30 28 UEFA Cup
Rosenborg 22 9 8 5 35-24 26
Fredrikstad 22 9 7 6 45-26 25
Moss 22 8 8 6 27-27 24
Hamarkameratene 22 8 6 8 25-21 22
Lillestrøm 22 6 10 6 26-25 22 (Cup Winners Cup)
Start 22 8 5 9 36-38 21
Bryne 22 6 9 7 29-34 21
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Brann 22 5 7 10 26-40 17 Play-off
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Haugar 22 2 12 8 20-38 16 Relegated
Lyn 22 4 5 13 22-37 13 Relegated
Home/away final table
Haugar had 12 draws in one season, a new record. The record still stands,
but was equaled by Brann in 1992.
Play-off
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18/10: Molde - Pors 3-1
21/10: Pors - Brann 2-1
24/10: Brann - Molde 1-0
Molde 2 1 0 1 3- 2 2 Promoted
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Brann 2 1 0 1 2- 2 2 Relegated
Pors 2 1 0 1 3- 4 2
The third last team in the top league played-off for the first time.
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