# 1938–39 League of Norway

The 1938–39 Norgesserien was the 2nd season of top division football in Norway.

## League tables
### District I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Fredrikstad (C) | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 21 | +23 | 20 | Qualification for the championship play-offs quarter-final |
| 2 | Sarpsborg | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 16 | +18 | 19 | |
| 3 | Torp | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 29 | +13 | 16 | |
| 4 | Moss | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 13 | |
| 5 | Lisleby | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 43 | −27 | 7 | |
| 6 | Kvik Halden | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 30 | −16 | 6 | |
| 7 | Tistedalen (R) | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 36 | −15 | 3 | Relegation |

### District II, Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Skeid | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 13 | +45 | 27 | Qualification for the championship play-offs preliminary round |
| 2 | Lyn | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 13 | +23 | 18 | |
| 3 | Jevnaker | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 15 | |
| 4 | Vålerengen | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 11 | |
| 5 | Skiold | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 11 | |
| 6 | Drafn | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 35 | −17 | 11 | |
| 7 | Berger (R) | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 41 | −19 | 10 | Relegation |
| 8 | Lillestrøm (R) | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 9 | Relegation |

### District II, Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Nydalen | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 18 | Qualification for the championship play-offs preliminary round |
| 2 | Mjøndalen | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 13 | |
| 3 | Frigg | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 12 | |
| 4 | Gjøa | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 12 | |
| 5 | Strong | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 12 | |
| 6 | Strømsgodset | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 11 | |
| 7 | Geithus (R) | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 38 | −16 | 6 | Relegation |

### District III

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Hamar | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 12 | +41 | 22 | Qualification for the championship play-offs quarter-final |
| 2 | Gjøvik-Lyn | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 8 | +30 | 18 | |
| 3 | Vardal | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 10 | |
| 4 | Fremad | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 9 | |
| 5 | Raufoss | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 32 | −17 | 9 | |
| 6 | Kapp | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 29 | −11 | 8 | |
| 7 | Skreia (R) | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 44 | −26 | 8 | Relegation |

### District IV, Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Odd | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 7 | +36 | 20 | Qualification for the championship play-offs preliminary round |
| 2 | Pors | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 16 | +28 | 19 | |
| 3 | Snøgg | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 28 | −10 | 12 | |
| 4 | Sandefjord BK | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 9 | |
| 5 | Tønsberg Turn | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 36 | −19 | 9 | |
| 6 | Storm | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 8 | |
| 7 | Larvik Turn (R) | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 40 | −22 | 7 | Relegation |

### District IV, Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Ørn | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 16 | +24 | 21 | Qualification for the championship play-offs preliminary round |
| 2 | Fram Larvik | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 15 | +23 | 19 | |
| 3 | Skiens Grane | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 14 | |
| 4 | Skien | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 11 | |
| 5 | Urædd | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 9 | |
| 6 | Borg | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 37 | −19 | 6 | |
| 7 | Holmestrand (R) | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 58 | −40 | 4 | Relegation |

### District V, Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Flekkefjord | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 17 | Qualification for the championship play-offs preliminary round |
| 2 | Grane Arendal | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 16 | |
| 3 | Start | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 9 | |
| 4 | Vigør | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 8 | |
| 5 | Donn | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 8 | |
| 6 | Fjell (R) | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 25 | −17 | 2 | Relegation |

### District V, Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Stavanger | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 17 | Qualification for the championship play-offs preliminary |
| 2 | Ålgård | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 16 | |
| 3 | Viking | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 13 | |
| 4 | Vard | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 11 | |
| 5 | Ulf-Sandnes | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 10 | |
| 6 | Brodd | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 9 | |
| 7 | Jarl (R) | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 32 | −12 | 8 | Relegation |

### District VI

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Hardy | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 10 | +16 | 17 | Qualification for the championship play-offs quarter-final |
| 2 | Djerv | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 13 | +16 | 14 | |
| 3 | Brann | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 10 | |
| 4 | Voss | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 8 | |
| 5 | Årstad | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 8 | |
| 6 | Viggo (R) | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 3 | Relegation |

### District VII

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Kristiansund | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 11 | +35 | 17 | Qualification for the championship play-offs quarter-final |
| 2 | Clausenengen | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 16 | |
| 3 | Aalesund | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 12 | |
| 4 | Rollon | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 9 | |
| 5 | Braatt | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 41 | −20 | 4 | |
| 6 | Nordlandet (R) | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 44 | −30 | 2 | Relegation |

### District VIII

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Rosenborg | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 19 | +19 | 17 | Qualification for the championship play-offs quarter-final |
| 2 | Neset | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 14 | |
| 3 | Ranheim | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 14 | |
| 4 | Steinkjer | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 12 | |
| 5 | Brage | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 12 | |
| 6 | National | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 31 | −14 | 9 | |
| 7 | Verdal (R) | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 42 | −27 | 6 | Relegation |

## Championship play-offs
### Preliminary round

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Nydalen | 2–5 | Skeid | 0–3 | 2–2 |
| Odd | 2–4 | Ørn | 0–3 | 2–1 |
| Stavanger IF | 4–2 | Flekkefjord | 1–0 | 3–2 |

### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Hamar | 3–5 | Fredrikstad | 2–1 | 1–4 |
| Skeid | 8–4 | Ørn | 5–0 | 3–4 |
| Hardy | 7–5 | Stavanger IF | 2–2 | 5–3 |
| Rosenborg | 7–3 | Kristiansund | 5–1 | 2–2 |

### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Replay | 2nd replay |
| Rosenborg | 0–1 | Skeid | — | — |
| Hardy | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Fredrikstad | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | 2–3 |

### Final

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Fredrikstad | 2–1 | Skeid |