# 1965 Norwegian First Division

The 1965 1. divisjon was the 21st completed season of top division football in Norway.

## Overview

The season was contested by 10 teams, and Vålerengen won their first championship.
Vålerenga's 27 points was at the time a record for most points in a season, one more than Lyn achieved in the previous season. Viking and Sandefjord BK were relegated to the 2. divisjon.

## Teams and locations

    Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Ap. | Location |
| Fredrikstad | 20 | Fredrikstad |
| Frigg | 10 | Oslo |
| Lyn | 13 | Oslo |
| Odd | 16 | Skien |
| Sandefjord BK | 18 | Sandefjord |
| Sarpsborg FK | 15 | Sarpsborg |
| Skeid | 19 | Oslo |
| Steinkjer | 7 | Steinkjer |
| Vålerengen | 16 | Oslo |
| Viking | 20 | Stavanger |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Vålerengen (C) | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 27 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Lyn | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 57 | 22 | +35 | 26 | |
| 3 | Sarpsborg FK | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 23 | |
| 4 | Steinkjer | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 21 | |
| 5 | Fredrikstad | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 20 | |
| 6 | Skeid | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 17 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 7 | Odd | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 16 | |
| 8 | Frigg | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 15 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 9 | Viking (R) | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 32 | −12 | 13 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 10 | Sandefjord BK (R) | 18 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 57 | −45 | 2 | Relegation to Second Division |

## Results

| Home \ Away | FFK | FRI | LYN | ODD | SBK | SRP | SKD | STN | VIK | VIF |
| Fredrikstad | | 4–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 7–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Frigg | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Lyn | 3–1 | 4–0 | | 5–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 |
| Odd | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Sandefjord BK | 0–6 | 2–2 | 1–8 | 1–2 | | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| Sarpsborg | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Skeid | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 1–3 | | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 |
| Steinkjer | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| Viking | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | | 0–1 |
| Vålerengen | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–7 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 4–0 | |

## Season statistics
### Top scorer

* Harald Berg, Lyn – 19 goals

### Attendances

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Lyn | 71,083 | 17,063 | 2,900 | 7,898 | +12.4%$^†$ |
| 2 | Vålerengen | 64,336 | 14,580 | 3,350 | 7,148 | −5.2%$^†$ |
| 3 | Viking | 54,969 | 8,035 | 3,805 | 6,108 | −22.0%$^†$ |
| 4 | Skeid | 54,102 | 11,500 | 2,347 | 6,011 | −12.4%$^†$ |
| 4 | Frigg | 51,071 | 10,214 | 2,292 | 5,675 | +32.7%$^†$ |
| 6 | Steinkjer | 44,500 | 7,500 | 2,000 | 4,944 | n/a$^2$ |
| 7 | Sarpsborg FK | 35,070 | 9,000 | 1,200 | 3,897 | −8.9%$^†$ |
| 8 | Fredrikstad | 32,451 | 7,704 | 1,246 | 3,606 | −28.0%$^†$ |
| 9 | Odd | 30,562 | 5,198 | 1,574 | 3,396 | n/a$^2$ |
| 10 | Sandefjord BK | 14,900 | 3,000 | 400 | 1,656 | −42.4%$^†$ |
| | League total | 453,044 | 17,063 | 400 | 5,034 | −18.6%$^†$ |
Source: nifs.no Notes: 2: Team played last season in 2. divisjon.