1984 Norwegian First Division
| Season | 1984 | 
|---|---|
| Dates | 29 April – 14 October | 
| Champions | Vålerengen 4th title | 
| Relegated | Fredrikstad Strindheim | 
| European Cup | Vålerengen | 
| Cup Winners' Cup | Fredrikstad | 
| UEFA Cup | Viking | 
| Matches played | 132 | 
| Goals scored | 380 (2.88 per match) | 
| Top goalscorer | Sverre Brandhaug (13 goals) | 
| Biggest home win | Viking 8–1 Rosenborg[1] (12 August 1984) | 
| Biggest away win | Rosenborg 0–5 Vålerengen[1] (25 June 1984) | 
| Highest scoring | Viking 8–1 Rosenborg[1] (12 August 1984) Rosenborg 4–5 Bryne[1] (9 September 1984) | 
| Longest winning run | Kongsvinger Vålerengen (5 games) | 
| Longest unbeaten run | Vålerengen (14 games) | 
| Longest winless run | Fredrikstad Strindheim (11 games) | 
| Longest losing run | Strindheim (9 games) | 
| Highest attendance | 18,566 Rosenborg 3–1 Molde (16 May 1984) | 
| Lowest attendance | 802 Strindheim 1–1 Molde (7 October 1984) | 
| Average attendance | 4,309  22.0% | 
| ← 1983  1985 →  | |
The 1984 1. divisjon was the 40th completed season of top division football in Norway. The season began on 29 April 1984 and ended 14 October 1984, not including play-off matches.[2]
Overview
22 games were played with 2 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number eleven and twelve were relegated. The winners of the two groups of the 2. divisjon were promoted, as well as the winner of a series of play-off matches between number ten in the 1. divisjon and the two second-placed teams in the two groups of the 2. divisjon.
Vålerengen won the championship, their fourth title.
Teams and locations
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vålerengen (C) | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 14 | +26 | 32 | Qualification for the European Cup first round | 
| 2 | Viking | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 23 | +10 | 25 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round | 
| 3 | Start | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 25 | |
| 4 | Bryne | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 24 | |
| 5 | Lillestrøm | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 23 | |
| 6 | Rosenborg | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 23 | |
| 7 | Kongsvinger | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 23 | |
| 8 | Molde | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 21 | |
| 9 | Eik | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 19 | |
| 10 | Moss (O) | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 17 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs | 
| 11 | Fredrikstad (R) | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 35 | −12 | 17 | Cup Winners' Cup first round and relegation to the Second Division | 
| 12 | Strindheim (R) | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 37 | −19 | 15 | Relegation to the Second Division | 
Source: NIFS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Results
Relegation play-offs
- Results
- Vidar 2–2 HamKam
- Moss 4–1 Vidar
- HamKam 0–0 Moss
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moss (O) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3 | Remained in the First Division | 
| 2 | HamKam | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Remained in the Second Division | 
| 3 | Vidar | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | 
Season statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sverre Brandhaug | Rosenborg | 13 | 
| 2 |  Erik Nystuen | Kongsvinger | 11 | 
|  Arve Seland | Start | ||
| 4 |  Stig Norheim | Bryne | 10 | 
|  Gary Goodchild | Viking | ||
|  André Krogsæter | Lillestrøm | ||
|  Joar Vaadal | Lillestrøm | ||
| 8 |  Vidar Davidsen | Vålerengen | 9 | 
|  Tom Antonsen | Eik | ||
|  Olav Nysæter | Kongsvinger | ||
| 11 |  Paul Folkvord | Bryne | 8 | 
|  Gøran Sørloth | Strindheim | 
Attendances
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosenborg | 81,078 | 18,566 | 2,111 | 7,371 | −2.6% | 
| 2 | Viking | 60,641 | 9,655 | 4,013 | 5,513 | −15.4% | 
| 3 | Vålerengen | 60,368 | 10,485 | 1,496 | 5,488 | −42.2% | 
| 4 | Fredrikstad | 47,829 | 7,029 | 2,447 | 4,348 | n/a2 | 
| 5 | Strindheim | 45,901 | 17,386 | 900 | 4,173 | n/a2 | 
| 6 | Lillestrøm | 44,375 | 8,215 | 1,135 | 4,034 | +6.9% | 
| 7 | Start | 41,749 | 6,651 | 2,259 | 3,795 | −25.3% | 
| 8 | Eik | 40,904 | 9,497 | 1,575 | 3,719 | −45.5% | 
| 9 | Moss | 39,772 | 7,427 | 1,855 | 3,616 | −7.1% | 
| 10 | Bryne | 37,942 | 8,263 | 1,643 | 3,449 | −9.7% | 
| 11 | Molde | 36,791 | 5,108 | 2,300 | 3,345 | n/a2 | 
| 12 | Kongsvinger | 31,415 | 3,909 | 2,078 | 2,856 | −25.4% | 
| League total | 568,765 | 18,566 | 900 | 4,309 | −22.0% | 
Source: nifs.no
Notes:
2: Team played last season in 2. divisjon.
References
- ^ a b c d "Ligastats 1. divisjon 1984". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen.
- ^ "1. divisjon 1984 (Norge)". nifs.no (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
