1959–60 Norwegian Main League

Hovedserien
Season1959–60
ChampionsFredrikstad
8th title
RelegatedBrann
Start
Raufoss
Brage
European CupFredrikstad

The 1959–60 Hovedserien was the 16th completed season of top division football in Norway.

Overview

It was contested by 16 teams, and Fredrikstad won the championship, their eighth league title. This was the first season a bronze medal was awarded.

Teams and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Group A
Team Ap. Location
Brann 12 Bergen
Greåker 2 Sarpsborg
Larvik Turn 11 Larvik
Lillestrøm 10 Lillestrøm
Sandefjord BK 14 Sandefjord
Start 4 Kristiansand
Vålerengen 11 Oslo
Viking 15 Stavanger
Group B
Team Ap. Location
Brage 4 Trondheim
Eik 3 Tønsberg
Fredrikstad 15 Fredrikstad
Odd 13 Skien
Rapid 4 Moss
Raufoss 6 Raufoss
Skeid 14 Oslo
Strømmen 10 Strømmen

League tables

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lillestrøm 14 8 3 3 28 21 +7 19 Qualification for the championship final
2 Vålerengen 14 8 2 4 27 21 +6 18
3 Viking 14 6 4 4 25 18 +7 16
4 Larvik Turn 14 7 1 6 32 22 +10 15
5 Greåker 14 5 4 5 25 20 +5 14
6 Sandefjord BK 14 5 4 5 16 18 −2 14
7 Brann (R) 14 4 3 7 19 29 −10 11 Relegation to Landsdelsserien
8 Start (R) 14 1 3 10 15 38 −23 5
Source: RSSSF
(R) Relegated

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Fredrikstad (C) 14 10 3 1 41 16 +25 23 Qualification for the championship final
2 Eik 14 8 1 5 30 21 +9 17
3 Skeid 14 7 3 4 30 23 +7 17
4 Rapid 14 6 3 5 21 26 −5 15
5 Odd 14 5 3 6 25 25 0 13
6 Strømmen 14 5 3 6 23 27 −4 13
7 Raufoss (R) 14 2 4 8 20 36 −16 8 Relegation to Landsdelsserien
8 Brage (R) 14 1 4 9 14 30 −16 6
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Group A

Home \ Away SKB GRE LAR LIL SBK STA VIF VIK
Brann 0–3 4–1 1–2 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–1
Greåker 0–1 3–2 1–1 2–1 5–0 0–2 1–3
Larvik Turn 3–0 1–1 3–0 2–1 5–1 4–0 1–3
Lillestrøm 5–3 4–2 2–5 4–1 1–1 2–1 1–0
Sandefjord BK 2–2 0–0 2–0 0–2 4–1 1–1 1–0
Start 1–4 3–1 0–2 0–0 1–2 0–1 2–3
Vålerengen 7–0 1–5 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–3 2–1
Viking 1–1 1–1 3–2 0–4 0–0 5–1 4–0
Source: NIFS.no
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group B

Home \ Away BRA EIK FFK ODD RAP RAU SKD STR
Brage 1–2 0–4 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–0 3–4
Eik 2–1 0–1 5–1 1–2 4–1 4–1 4–1
Fredrikstad 1–1 4–1 5–2 4–0 1–1 1–5 5–2
Odd 3–1 0–1 1–1 5–0 3–0 1–2 2–3
Rapid 3–0 2–2 1–4 1–1 3–1 1–2 2–3
Raufoss 4–1 2–1 2–3 1–2 1–1 4–4 0–1
Skeid 1–0 3–1 0–4 4–2 1–2 6–1 1–1
Strømmen 2–2 1–2 0–3 0–1 1–2 4–0 0–0
Source: NIFS.no
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship final

Bronze final

References