1968 in Norwegian football

The 1968 season was the 63rd season of competitive football in Norway.

Football in Norway
Season1968
Men's football
1. divisjonLyn
2. divisjonStart (Group A)
Hødd (Group B)
CupenLyn
← 1967 Norway 1969 →

Men's football

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League season

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Promotion and relegation

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League Promoted to league Relegated from league
1. divisjon
2. divisjon


1. divisjon

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lyn (C) 18 14 0 4 57 33 +24 28 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Rosenborg 18 11 2 5 53 29 +24 24 Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
3 Viking 18 9 3 6 34 32 +2 21
4 Strømsgodset 18 9 1 8 48 27 +21 19
5 Brann 18 8 3 7 31 32 −1 19
6 Skeid 18 9 1 8 22 33 −11 19 Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
7 Sarpsborg FK 18 5 5 8 14 25 −11 15
8 Fredrikstad 18 6 2 10 28 34 −6 14
9 Frigg (R) 18 3 5 10 15 37 −22 11 Relegation to Second Division
10 Vålerengen (R) 18 3 4 11 18 38 −20 10
Source: NIFS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

2. divisjon

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Group A
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Start (C, P) 14 11 2 1 36 18 +18 24 Promotion to First Division
2 Bryne 14 9 1 4 37 25 +12 19
3 Pors 14 5 5 4 21 19 +2 15
4 Vigør 14 5 2 7 19 23 −4 12
5 Eik 14 4 4 6 15 19 −4 12
6 Ørn 14 4 3 7 26 29 −3 11
7 Odd (R) 14 4 3 7 22 25 −3 11 Relegation to Third Division
8 Vard (R) 14 3 2 9 24 42 −18 8
Source: rsssf.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Group B
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Hødd (C, P) 14 7 5 2 22 12 +10 19 Promotion to First Division
2 Aalesund 14 8 2 4 27 15 +12 18
3 Hamarkameratene 14 8 2 4 23 17 +6 18
4 Mjøndalen 14 6 4 4 32 18 +14 16 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
5 Raufoss 14 4 5 5 20 20 0 13
6 Aurskog 14 4 3 7 17 21 −4 11
7 Steinkjer (R) 14 3 3 8 18 38 −20 9 Relegation to Third Division
8 Gjøvik-Lyn (R) 14 1 6 7 20 38 −18 8
Source: rsssf.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ As Lyn qualified for the European Cup, their European Cup Winners' Cup place as Norwegian Cup winners defaulted to Mjøndalen, the runners-up.

3. divisjon

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Norwegian Cup

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Final

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Lyn3–0Mjøndalen
Dybwad-Olsen   39'
J. Berg   81'
H. Berg   89'
Report
Attendance: 21,101
Referee: Henry Øberg (Hamar)

Northern Norwegian Cup

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Final

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UEFA competitions

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European Cup

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First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rosenborg   4–6   Rapid Wien 1–3 3–3

European Cup Winners' Cup

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First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Altay   4–5   SFK Lyn 3–1 1–4

Second round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
SFK Lyn   4–3   IFK Norrköping 2–0 2–3

Quarter-finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Barcelona   5–4   SFK Lyn 3–2 2–2 (in Barcelona)

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

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First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Skeid   2–3   AIK 1–1 1–2

National team

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9 June 1968 Friendly Norway   1–6   Poland Oslo, Norway
Harald Sunde   41' Włodzimierz Lubański   14', 77'
Andrzej Jarosik   21', 38', 55'
Janusz Żmijewski   71'
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 26,861
Referee: Johan Einar Boström
23 June 1968 1968–71 Nordic Championship Denmark   5–1   Norway Copenhagen, Denmark
Tommy Troelsen   22', 24', 77' (pen.)
Steen Larsen   44', 55'
Thorodd Presberg   2' Stadium: Idrætsparken
Attendance: 32,900
Referee: Arvo Jokinen
18 July 1968 Friendly Iceland   0–4   Norway Reykjavík, Iceland
Olav Nilsen   11'
Harald Berg   28', 33'
Dybwad-Olsen   90'
Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur
Attendance: 4,867
Referee: Owen McCarthy
18 August 1968 1968–71 Nordic Championship Norway   4–1   Finland Oslo, Norway
Odd Iversen   36', 52'
Dybwad-Olsen   60'
Harald Berg   85'
Arto Tolsa   75' Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 18,276
Referee: Carl W. Hansen
15 September 1968 1968–71 Nordic Championship Norway   1–1   Sweden Oslo, Norway
Dybwad-Olsen   30' Leif Eriksson   23' Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 23,564
Referee: Adrianus Aalbrecht
9 October 1968 1970 FIFA World Cup Q Sweden   5–0   Norway Stockholm, Sweden
Kindvall   38', 58', 61'
B. Larsson   56', 81'
Report Stadium: Råsunda
Attendance: 32,063
Referee: Pekko Aho (Finland)
6 November 1968 1970 FIFA World Cup Q France   0–1   Norway Strasbourg, France
Report Iversen   67' Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 18,319
Referee: Francesco Francesconi (Italy)

References

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