1980 Norwegian First Division36th season of top-tier football league in Norway
Football league season
1. divisjon| Season | 1980 |
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| Dates | 27 April – 19 October |
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| Champions | Start 2nd title |
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| Relegated | Molde Skeid Bodø/Glimt |
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| European Cup | Start |
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| Cup Winners' Cup | Vålerengen |
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| UEFA Cup | Bryne |
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| Matches | 132 |
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| Goals | 392 (2.97 per match) |
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| Top goalscorer | Arne Dokken (14 goals) |
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| Biggest home win | Bryne 7–0 Bodø/Glimt (5 October 1980) |
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| Biggest away win | Lyn 1–6 Viking (28 August 1980) |
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| Highest scoring | Lillestrøm 6–4 Lyn (27 April 1980) |
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| Longest winning run | Viking (5 games) |
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| Longest unbeaten run | Bryne Viking (6 games) |
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| Longest winless run | Molde Skeid (7 games) |
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| Longest losing run | Bodø/Glimt (5 games) |
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| Highest attendance | 17,400 Rosenborg 2–0 Vålerengen (15 May 1980) |
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| Lowest attendance | 774 Lyn 2–1 Molde (29 June 1980) |
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| Average attendance | 5,085 18.5% |
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The 1980 1. divisjon was the 36th completed season of top division football in Norway.
Overview
It was contested by 12 teams, and IK Start won the championship, their second title.
Teams and locations
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
League table
Source:
NIFSRules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions;
(R) Relegated
Results
Source:
nifs.no (in Norwegian)Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Season statistics
Attendances
| Pos |
Team |
Total |
High |
Low |
Average |
Change |
| 1 |
Rosenborg |
105,036 |
17,400 |
5,700 |
9,549 |
+3.2%†
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| 2 |
Viking |
93,619 |
16,758 |
6,290 |
8,511 |
−7.8%†
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| 3 |
Vålerengen |
71,948 |
10,210 |
2,130 |
6,541 |
−11.6%†
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| 4 |
Start |
61,502 |
11,288 |
3,228 |
5,591 |
−11.3%†
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| 5 |
Bryne |
57,194 |
13,621 |
2,521 |
5,199 |
+12.0%†
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| 6 |
Moss |
56,708 |
9,185 |
3,736 |
5,155 |
−11.4%†
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| 7 |
Fredrikstad |
55,569 |
8,506 |
3,260 |
5,052 |
n/a2
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| 8 |
Lillestrøm |
47,359 |
5,536 |
2,083 |
4,305 |
−17.8%†
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| 9 |
Bodø/Glimt |
40,457 |
5,354 |
2,002 |
3,678 |
−26.0%†
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| 10 |
Molde |
34,158 |
5,480 |
1,592 |
3,105 |
n/a2
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| 11 |
Skeid |
28,619 |
6,596 |
1,187 |
2,602 |
−41.1%†
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| 12 |
Lyn |
19,007 |
2,969 |
774 |
1,728 |
n/a2
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League total |
671,176 |
17,400 |
774 |
5,085 |
−18.5%† |
Source: nifs.no
Notes:
2: Team played last season in 2. divisjon.
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