| Season | 1963 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 26 April – 13 October |
| Champions | Brann 2nd title |
| Relegated | Steinkjer Gjøvik-Lyn |
| European Cup | Lyn |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Skeid |
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Vålerengen |
| Matches played | 90 |
| Goals scored | 336 (3.73 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Leif Eriksen (16 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Brann 8–1 Frigg (4 May 1963) |
| Biggest away win | Frigg 0–7 Vålerengen (19 May 1963) |
| Highest scoring | Brann 8–1 Frigg (4 May 1963) |
| Longest winning run | Brann Lyn Skeid (4 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Lyn (10 games) |
| Longest winless run | Gjøvik-Lyn (10 games) |
| Longest losing run | Gjøvik-Lyn (6 games) |
| Highest attendance | 20,897 Brann 1–1 Fredrikstad (19 May 1963) |
| Lowest attendance | 2,375 Gjøvik-Lyn 2–1 Sarpsborg FK (13 October 1963) |
| Average attendance | 7,871 |
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The 1963 1. divisjon was the 19th completed season of top division football in Norway. This was the first regular season were all the top flight teams played in the same group.
It was contested by 10 teams, and Brann won their second consecutive championship title.
Lyn lead the table after 9 games, and qualified for the 1963–64 European Cup.
Steinkjer and Gjøvik-Lyn finished 9th and 10th and were relegated to the 2. divisjon.
| Team | Ap. | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Brann | 14 | Bergen |
| Fredrikstad | 18 | Fredrikstad |
| Frigg | 8 | Oslo |
| Gjøvik-Lyn | 4 | Gjøvik |
| Lyn | 11 | Oslo |
| Sarpsborg FK | 13 | Sarpsborg |
| Skeid | 17 | Oslo |
| Steinkjer | 6 | Steinkjer |
| Vålerengen | 14 | Oslo |
| Viking | 18 | Stavanger |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brann (C) | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 24 | |
| 2 | Lyn | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 23 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 3 | Skeid | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 20 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 4 | Fredrikstad | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 20 | |
| 5 | Frigg | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 18 | |
| 6 | Sarpsborg FK | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 17 | |
| 7 | Viking | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 17 | |
| 8 | Vålerengen | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 16 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 9 | Steinkjer (R) | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 34 | −11 | 14 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 10 | Gjøvik-Lyn (R) | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 29 | 47 | −18 | 11 |
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brann | 140,918 | 20,897 | 10,750 | 15,658 | n/a |
| 2 | Vålerengen | 88,301 | 16,600 | 4,973 | 9,811 | n/a |
| 3 | Skeid | 81,597 | 18,534 | 4,518 | 9,066 | n/a |
| 4 | Viking | 67,346 | 10,600 | 5,000 | 7,483 | n/a |
| 5 | Lyn | 67,117 | 13,947 | 2,684 | 7,457 | n/a |
| 6 | Fredrikstad | 62,889 | 12,000 | 4,000 | 6,988 | n/a |
| 7 | Frigg | 59,281 | 10,855 | 2,519 | 6,587 | n/a |
| 8 | Steinkjer | 50,313 | 8,000 | 3,500 | 5,590 | n/a |
| 9 | Gjøvik-Lyn | 48,037 | 10,437 | 1,500 | 5,337 | n/a |
| 10 | Sarpsborg FK | 42,569 | 7,500 | 1,800 | 4,730 | n/a |
| League total | 708,368 | 20,897 | 1,500 | 7,871 | n/a |
Source: nifs.no
