1. divisjon
Season1985
Dates27 April – 13 October
ChampionsRosenborg
4th title
RelegatedMoss
Brann
Eik
European CupRosenborg
UEFA CupVålerengen
Cup Winners' CupLillestrøm
Matches played132
Goals scored396 (3 per match)
Top goalscorerJørn Andersen
(23 goals)
Biggest home winLillestrøm 5–2 Eik[1]
(16 May 1985)
Biggest away winStart 0–7 Vålerengen[1]
(19 May 1985)
Highest scoringMoss 6–2 Molde[1]
(30 June 1985)
Highest attendance28,569[2]
Rosenborg 1–0 Lillestrøm
(12 October 1985)
Lowest attendance835
Eik 1–0 Bryne
(16 October 1985)
Average attendance4,403 Increase 2.2%
← 1984
1986 →
All statistics correct as of end of the 1985 season.

The 1985 1. divisjon was the 41st completed season of top division football in Norway. The season began on 27 April 1985 and ended on 13 October 1985.

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 the two second-placed teams in the two groups of the 2. divisjon and number ten in the 1. divisjon.

Rosenborg BK won the league after defeating league leader Lillestrøm S.K. 1–0 in the 22nd and final round. The game was attended by 28,569 spectators,[2] which is, as of 2019, still a league record attendance for a single game in the Norwegian top flight.

Teams and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Ap. Location Stadium
Brann 30 Bergen Brann Stadion
Bryne 10 Bryne Bryne Stadion
Eik 8 Tønsberg Tønsberg Gressbane
Kongsvinger 3 Kongsvinger Gjemselund Stadion
Lillestrøm 22 Lillestrøm Åråsen Stadion
Mjøndalen 15 Mjøndalen Nedre Eiker Stadion
Molde 11 Molde Molde Stadion
Moss 12 Moss Melløs Stadion
Rosenborg 22 Trondheim Lerkendal Stadion
Start 18 Kristiansand Kristiansand Stadion
Vålerengen 30 Oslo Bislett Stadion
Viking 38 Stavanger Stavanger Stadion

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rosenborg (C) 22 15 3 4 43 22 +21 33 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Lillestrøm 22 12 8 2 39 11 +28 32 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
3 Vålerengen 22 9 6 7 44 31 +13 24 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Kongsvinger 22 9 6 7 33 34 −1 24
5 Mjøndalen 22 9 4 9 40 31 +9 22
6 Start 22 9 3 10 40 44 −4 21
7 Viking 22 8 5 9 28 36 −8 21
8 Molde 22 7 7 8 25 33 −8 21
9 Bryne 22 6 8 8 34 29 +5 20
10 Moss (R) 22 7 5 10 29 34 −5 19 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
11 Brann (R) 22 8 3 11 26 34 −8 19 Relegation to Second Division
12 Eik (R) 22 2 4 16 15 57 −42 8
Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away BRA BRY EIK KON LIL MIF MOL MOS ROS IKS VIK VÅL
Brann — 2–1 3–0 0–1 0–1 1–3 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–4 4–1 3–0
Bryne 0–1 — 6–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–1 1–2 0–0 2–0 1–1
Eik 1–2 1–0 — 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–4 0–3 4–0 1–1
Kongsvinger 0–0 2–3 3–1 — 0–0 0–5 2–1 2–3 2–0 6–0 3–1 2–1
Lillestrøm 1–0 1–1 8–0 1–1 — 6–1 0–0 0–2 3–0 2–0 2–2 1–1
Mjøndalen 3–3 1–2 2–1 5–1 0–1 — 0–0 0–1 1–1 4–1 3–0 0–1
Molde 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–3 3–2 — 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–0 2–0
Moss 1–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–2 0–2 6–2 — 2–3 1–0 1–1 3–2
Rosenborg 4–0 3–1 5–1 1–1 1–0 3–1 4–1 1–0 — 1–0 1–2 1–2
Start 3–2 3–2 6–1 5–1 0–2 0–3 3–1 3–0 1–2 — 3–2 0–7
Viking 1–0 1–1 4–0 3–0 0–3 2–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 — 1–0
Vålerengen 6–0 4–2 3–1 0–2 0–0 2–1 0–2 5–1 2–2 4–3 2–2 —
Source: nifs.no (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

The qualification matches were contested between Moss (10th in the 1. divisjon), Sogndal (2nd in the 2. divisjon - Group A), and Tromsø (2nd in the 2. divisjon - Group B). Tromsø won and was promoted to the 1. divisjon.

Results
Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Tromsø (O, P) 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 4 Promotion to First Division
2 Moss (R) 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 2 Relegation to Second Division
3 Sogndal 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0 Remained in Second Division
Source: rsssf.no
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Norway Jørn Andersen Vålerengen 23
2 Norway Odd Johnsen Mjøndalen 18
3 Norway Cato Holtet Kongsvinger 14
4 Norway Trygve Johannessen Brann 11
Norway Arve Seland Start
Norway Joar Vaadal Lillestrøm
7 Norway Sverre Brandhaug Rosenborg 10
Norway Paul Folkvord Bryne
Norway Gøran Sørloth Rosenborg
10 Norway Tom Sundby Lillestrøm 9
11 Norway Kjetil Sagen Kongsvinger 8
12 Norway Nils Ove Hellvik Viking 7
Norway Geir Henæs Moss
Norway Sten Glenn Håberg Start
Norway Vidar Sanderud Kongsvinger

Attendances

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Rosenborg 113,554 28,569 5,925 10,323 +40.0%†
2 Brann 96,806 13,305 5,582 8,801 n/a2
3 Viking 67,719 13,541 3,326 6,156 +11.7%†
4 Lillestrøm 53,091 8,364 2,216 4,826 +19.6%†
5 Vålerengen 49,070 8,293 2,207 4,461 −18.7%†
6 Bryne 39,758 8,670 2,271 3,614 +4.8%†
7 Moss 33,251 5,252 1,670 3,023 −16.4%†
8 Kongsvinger 31,361 4,063 1,879 2,851 −0.2%†
9 Start 30,331 3,920 1,651 2,757 −27.4%†
10 Molde 29,850 3,550 1,580 2,714 −18.9%†
11 Mjøndalen 26,035 3,352 1,264 2,367 n/a2
12 Eik 22,112 3,418 835 2,010 −46.0%†
League total 592,938 28,569 835 4,492 +4.2%†

Source: nifs.no
Notes:
2: Team played last season in 2. divisjon.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ligastats 1. divisjon 1985". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen.
  2. ^ a b "Tilskuertall". Norsk internasjonal fotballstatistikk (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 June 2019.

External links

Eliteserien
1985 in Norwegian football
1984–85 in European football (UEFA)
1985–86 in European football (UEFA)
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