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1. divisjon
Season	1966
Dates	22 April – 23 October
Champions	Skeid; 1st title
Relegated	Lisleby; Hødd
European Cup	Skeid
Cup Winners' Cup	Fredrikstad
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup	Lyn
Matches played	90
Goals scored	268 (2.98 per match)
Top goalscorer	Per Kristoffersen; (20 goals)
Biggest home win	Fredrikstad 6–0 Hødd; (23 October 1966)
Biggest away win	Vålerengen 2–5 Steinkjer; (8 May 1966); Steinkjer 1–4 Lyn; (23 October 1966); Sarpsborg FK 0–3 Fredrikstad; (15 October 1966)
Highest scoring	Lisleby 6–1 Hødd; (15 May 1966)
Longest winning run	Vålerengen; (5 games)
Longest unbeaten run	Skeid; (8 games)
Longest winless run	Sarpsborg FK; (7 games)
Longest losing run	Hødd; Lisleby; Odd; Sarpsborg FK; Steinkjer; Vålerengen; (3 games)
Highest attendance	12,452; Skeid 0–1 Fredrikstad; (3 June 1966)
Lowest attendance	800; Lisleby 0–1 Odd; (19 June 1966)
Average attendance	4,592 8.8%
	← 1965 1967 →

The 1965 1. divisjon was the 22nd completed season of top division football in Norway.

Overview

It was contested by 10 teams, and Skeid won the championship, their first title. Both newcomers, Lisleby and Hødd, were relegated back to the 2. divisjon.

Teams and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Team	Ap.	Location
Fredrikstad	21	Fredrikstad
Frigg	11	Oslo
Hødd	1	Ulsteinvik
Lisleby	7	Fredrikstad
Lyn	14	Oslo
Odd	17	Skien
Sarpsborg FK	16	Sarpsborg
Skeid	20	Oslo
Steinkjer	8	Steinkjer
Vålerengen	17	Oslo

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Skeid (C)	18	9	7	2	31	20	+11	25	Qualification for the European Cup first round
2	Fredrikstad	18	10	4	4	37	20	+17	24	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
3	Lyn	18	6	9	3	28	24	+4	21	Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
4	Frigg	18	8	4	6	21	15	+6	20
5	Vålerengen	18	9	1	8	32	35	−3	19
6	Steinkjer	18	7	3	8	31	29	+2	17
7	Odd	18	5	4	9	21	29	−8	14
8	Sarpsborg FK	18	4	6	8	16	24	−8	14
9	Lisleby (R)	18	4	5	9	22	26	−4	13	Relegation to Second Division
10	Hødd (R)	18	5	3	10	29	46	−17	13	Relegation to Second Division

Source: NIFS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away	FFK	FRI	ILH	LIS	LYN	ODD	SRP	SKD	STN	VIF
Fredrikstad		3–3	6–0	1–1	0–0	3–1	4–0	4–1	2–1	3–0
Frigg	1–0		5–1	1–0	0–2	1–0	1–0	0–1	1–1	3–0
Hødd	1–3	0–2		1–2	4–2	2–2	3–1	2–3	3–0	1–3
Lisleby	1–2	1–0	6–1		2–2	0–1	0–0	0–1	1–0	0–1
Lyn	1–1	0–0	1–1	2–2		4–3	1–0	1–1	2–1	1–1
Odd	3–0	2–1	0–1	2–0	1–1		1–3	1–1	1–0	1–3
Sarpsborg	0–3	0–0	1–1	1–0	1–3	1–0		2–2	1–1	3–0
Skeid	0–1	2–0	4–2	2–2	2–1	0–0	0–0		1–1	5–1
Steinkjer	3–1	0–1	3–1	4–2	1–4	5–1	1–0	2–4		2–1
Vålerengen	3–0	2–1	2–4	4–2	3–0	3–1	3–2	0–1	2–5

Source: NIFS.no
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorer

Per Kristoffersen, Fredrikstad – 20 goals

Attendance

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Skeid	66,126	12,452	4,501	7,347	+22.2%^†
2	Vålerengen	52,774	10,811	2,400	5,864	−18.0%^†
3	Frigg	48,635	10,720	2,000	5,404	−4.8%^†
4	Lyn	48,432	10,000	1,580	5,381	−31.9%^†
5	Hødd	47,671	7,500	2,800	5,297	n/a²
6	Fredrikstad	41,497	6,900	2,821	4,611	+27.9%^†
7	Odd	32,944	7,341	2,100	3,660	+7.8%^†
8	Steinkjer	30,500	7,000	1,800	3,389	−31.5%^†
9	Lisleby	24,418	5,200	800	2,713	n/a²
10	Sarpsborg FK	20,253	4,665	1,002	2,250	−42.3%^†
	League total	413,250	12,452	800	4,592	−8.8%^†

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

References

Norway - List of final tables (RSSSF)

1966 Norwegian First Division