Norwegian football league champions
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The Norwegian football league champions (Norwegian: Seriemestere i fotball ) are the winners of the highest level league competition in Norwegian football, currently the Norwegian Premier League. Note that the winners of this league are not actually crowned "Norwegian football champions"; this title is reserved for winners of the Norwegian Football Cup. Teams in bold are those who won the double of League Championship and Norwegian Cup in that season.
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[edit] History
The first football league competition in Norway involving teams from more than one local association was the unofficial "Test League" run by the Football Association of Norway during 1914-16. It was contested by Drafn, Frigg, Kvik Fredrikshald, Larvik Turn, Mercantile and Odd, and would have yielded Odd as the first League champions (they won all their games) had it not been abandoned.
The first season of the official league began in 1937 and was organized into eleven district leagues, with the winners of each league progressing to the championship playoffs. At the end of the 1937-38 season, Fredrikstad were the first club to be crowned champions after defeating Lyn in the final. By also winning the 1938 Norwegian Cup, Fredrikstad effectively became the first double-winners.
Rosenborg, with 20 titles, have been crowned champions more times than any other club, having dominated during the 1990s and the beginning of the new millennium. They are followed by Fredrikstad (9), who dominated in the early decades of the league before the best clubs were gathered in a single top division. The third most successful club are Viking (8), who won their first title in the 1957-58 season and have since won in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. Their achievements put them at the top of the All-time Norwegian Premier League table when counting from 1948 onwards (Rosenborg are at the top when counting from 1963 onwards). Lillestrøm (5) achieved success mainly in the 1970s and 1980s, while Vålerenga (5), who enjoyed great success in the 1980s, have re-surfaced as a strong club in the 2000s, becoming the first team other than Rosenborg to win the championship since 1991.
Larvik Turn (1955-56), Brann (1962-63), Lillestrøm (1976-77), and Vålerenga (1983-84) have all retained the league title once, while Fredrikstad (1938-39, 1951-52 and 1960-61) have managed to do so on three occasions. Viking (1972-75) have retained the title for four consecutive seasons. Rosenborg (1992-2004) have achieved a win-streak of 13 championships in a row, second in the world only to the 14-year streak of the Latvian club Skonto Riga.
[edit] League of Norway (1937-48)
The first official league competition in Norway, known as the League of Norway (Norgesserien), was contested from 1937. Only two full seasons had been completed, however, when the league was suspended as a result of the German invasion in 1940. The league resumed in 1947 but was reorganized into the Main League after just one season.
Year | Winners | Runners-up |
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1937-38 | Fredrikstad |
Lyn |
1938-39 | Fredrikstad |
Skeid |
1947-48 | Freidig |
Sparta |
[edit] Main League (1948-62)
The Main League (Hovedserien) comprised two regional groups with eight teams in each. At the end of the season, the group winners would meet in a final match to determine the champions. Bronze finals were played in 1960 and 1961; before that, no bronze medalist was decided. The 1961-62 season pitted all sixteen clubs against each other over a period of one and a half years, with the top eight clubs qualifying for the new First Division along with two clubs promoted from the level below the Main League.
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Top Scorer |
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1948-49 | Fredrikstad |
Vålerenga |
Not awarded | Arvid Havnås (12) |
1949-50 | Fram Larvik |
Fredrikstad |
Not awarded | Reidar Dørum (13) |
1950-51 | Fredrikstad |
Odd Grenland |
Not awarded | Jon Sveinsson (19) |
1951-52 | Fredrikstad |
Brann |
Not awarded | Jon Tangen (15) |
1952-53 | Larvik Turn |
Skeid |
Not awarded | Gunnar Thoresen (15) Per Jacobsen (15) |
1953-54 | Fredrikstad |
Skeid |
Not awarded | Gunnar Thoresen (15) |
1954-55 | Larvik Turn |
Fredrikstad |
Not awarded | Harald Hennum (13) |
1955-56 | Larvik Turn |
Fredrikstad |
Not awarded | Willy Fossli (17) |
1956-57 | Fredrikstad |
Odd Grenland |
Not awarded | Per Kristoffersen (15) |
1957-58 | Viking |
Skeid |
Not awarded | Harald Hennum (17) |
1958-59 | Lillestrøm |
Fredrikstad |
Not awarded | Reidar Sundby (13) |
1959-60 | Fredrikstad |
Lillestrøm |
Eik-Tønsberg |
Per Kristoffersen (13) |
1960-61 | Fredrikstad |
Eik-Tønsberg |
Vålerenga |
Per Kristoffersen (15) |
1961-62 | Brann |
Steinkjer |
Fredrikstad |
Rolf Birger Pedersen (26) |
[edit] First Division (1963-90)
The 1963 season was the first in which the ten best clubs in Norway were gathered in a single top division, the First Division (Førstedivisjon). It was also the first year in which the contestants were ranked by total number of points, and bronze medals were from now on awarded for a third place finish. Note that clubs from Northern Norway were not allowed to participate in the top division until 1972. This was also the year in which the number of teams was increased from ten to twelve.
[edit] Tippeligaen (1991-present)
In 1991, the First Division was renamed Tippeligaen ("The Betting League") as part of a sponsorship deal with the national lottery and bookmaking service, Norsk Tipping. It is also known as the Norwegian Premier League (Eliteserien). The term "First Division" is now used to denote the second highest level, which had previously been known as the Second Division. In 1995, the number of teams increased from twelve to fourteen.
Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Top Scorer |
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1991 | Viking |
Rosenborg |
Start |
Karl Petter Løken (12) |
1992 | Rosenborg |
Kongsvinger |
Start |
Kjell Roar Kaasa (17) |
1993 | Rosenborg |
Bodø/Glimt |
Lillestrøm |
Mons Ivar Mjelde (19) |
1994 | Rosenborg |
Lillestrøm |
Viking |
Harald Martin Brattbakk (17) |
1995 | Rosenborg |
Molde |
Bodø/Glimt |
Harald Martin Brattbakk (26) |
1996 | Rosenborg |
Lillestrøm |
Viking |
Harald Martin Brattbakk (28) |
1997 | Rosenborg |
Brann |
Strømsgodset |
Sigurd Rushfeldt (27) |
1998 | Rosenborg |
Molde |
Stabæk |
Sigurd Rushfeldt (25) |
1999 | Rosenborg |
Molde |
Brann |
Rune Lange (23) |
2000 | Rosenborg |
Brann |
Viking |
Thorstein Helstad (18) |
2001 | Rosenborg |
Lillestrøm |
Viking |
Thorstein Helstad (17) Frode Johnsen (17) Clayton Zane (17) |
2002 | Rosenborg |
Molde |
Lyn |
Harald Martin Brattbakk (17) |
2003 | Rosenborg |
Bodø/Glimt |
Stabæk |
Harald Martin Brattbakk (17) |
2004 | Rosenborg |
Vålerenga |
Brann |
Frode Johnsen (19) |
2005 | Vålerenga |
Start |
Lyn |
Ole Martin Årst (16) |
2006 | Rosenborg |
Brann |
Vålerenga |
Daniel Nannskog (19) |
[edit] Total titles won
Fourteen clubs have been champions.
Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning Years |
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Rosenborg |
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1967, 1969, 1971, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 |
Fredrikstad |
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1937-38, 1938-39, 1948-49, 1950-51, 1951-52, 1953-54, 1956-57, 1959-60, 1960-61 |
Viking |
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1957-58, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1982, 1991 |
Lillestrøm |
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1958-59, 1976, 1977, 1986, 1989 |
Vålerenga |
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1965, 1981, 1983, 1984, 2005 |
Larvik Turn |
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1952-53, 1954-55, 1955-56 |
Lyn |
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1964, 1968 |
Brann |
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1961-62, 1963 |
Start |
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1978, 1980 |
Skeid |
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1966 |
Moss |
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1987 |
Strømsgodset |
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1970 |
Fram Larvik |
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1949-50 |
Freidig |
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1947-48 |
[edit] Medalists by club name
The following clubs have won one or more league medals since 1937-38:
Club | Founded | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Last merits |
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Bodø/Glimt | 1916-09-19 | - | 3 | 1 | League silver 2003; cup gold 1993, silver 2003 |
Brann | 1908-09-26 | 2 | 5 | 3 | League gold 1963, silver 2006; cup gold 2004 |
Bryne | 1926-04-10 | - | 2 | - | League silver 1982; cup gold 1987, silver 2001 |
Eik-Tønsberg | 1928-03-14 | - | 1 | 1 | League silver 1960-61 |
Fram Larvik | 1894-01-15 | 1 | - | - | League gold 1949-50 |
Fredrikstad | 1903-04-07 | 9 | 8 | 1 | League gold 1960-61, silver 1972; cup gold 1984 |
Freidig | 1903-10-13 | 1 | - | - | League gold 1947-48 |
Ham-Kam | 1918-08-10 | - | - | 1 | League bronze 1970 |
Kongsvinger | 1892-01-31 | - | 1 | 2 | League silver 1992 |
Larvik Turn | 1906-10-10 | 3 | - | - | League gold 1955-56; cup silver 1956 |
Lillestrøm | 1917-04-02 | 5 | 8 | 3 | League gold 1989, silver 2001; cup gold 1985, silver 2005 |
Lyn | 1896-03-03 | 2 | 5 | 4 | League gold 1968, silver 1971, bronze 2005; cup gold 1968, silver 2004 |
Mjøndalen | 1910-08-22 | - | 2 | - | League silver 1986; cup gold 1937, silver 1968 |
Molde | 1911-06-19 | - | 6 | 3 | League silver 2002; cup gold 2005 |
Moss | 1906-08-28 | 1 | 1 | - | League gold 1987; cup gold 1983 |
Odd Grenland | 1894-03-31 | - | 2 | - | League silver 1956-57; cup gold 2000, silver 2002 |
Rosenborg | 1917-05-19 | 20 | 5 | 1 | League gold 2006; cup gold 2003 |
Sarpsborg | 1903-05-08 | - | - | 2 | League bronze 1965; cup gold 1951, silver 1964 |
Skeid | 1915-01-01 | 1 | 5 | 1 | League gold 1966, silver 1967; cup gold 1974 |
Sparta Sarpsborg | 1928-11-23 | - | 1 | - | League silver 1947-48; cup gold 1952 |
Stabæk | 1912-03-16 | - | - | 2 | League bronze 2003; cup gold 1998 |
Start | 1905-09-19 | 2 | 1 | 7 | League gold 1980, silver 2005 |
Steinkjer | 1910-05-29 | - | 1 | - | League silver 1961-62 |
Strømsgodset | 1907-02-10 | 1 | - | 3 | League gold 1970, bronze 1997; cup gold 1991, silver 1997 |
Tromsø | 1920-09-15 | - | 1 | 1 | League silver 1990; cup gold 1996 |
Viking | 1899-08-10 | 8 | 2 | 8 | League gold 1991, bronze 2001; cup gold 2001 |
Vålerenga | 1913-07-29 | 5 | 2 | 3 | League gold 2005; cup gold 2002 |
[edit] Titles by county
County | Titles | Winning Clubs |
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Sør-Trøndelag |
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Rosenborg (20), Freidig (1) |
Østfold |
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Fredrikstad F.K. (9), Moss (1) |
Rogaland |
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Viking (8) |
Oslo |
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Vålerenga (5), Lyn (2), Skeid (1) |
Akershus |
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Lillestrøm (5) |
Vestfold |
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Larvik Turn (3), Fram Larvik (1) |
Hordaland |
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Brann (2) |
Vest-Agder |
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Start (2) |
Buskerud |
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Strømsgodset (1) |
[edit] Titles by city
City | Titles | Winning Clubs |
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Trondheim |
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Rosenborg (20), Freidig (1) |
Fredrikstad |
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Fredrikstad (9) |
Stavanger |
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Viking (8) |
Oslo |
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Vålerenga (5), Lyn (2), Skeid (1) |
Lillestrøm |
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Lillestrøm (5) |
Larvik |
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Larvik Turn (3), Fram Larvik (1) |
Bergen |
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Brann (2) |
Kristiansand |
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Start (2) |
Moss |
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Moss (1) |
Drammen |
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Strømsgodset (1) |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- (Norwegian) Football Association of Norway
- (English) Football Association of Norway