# 1989 Norwegian First Division

The 1989 1. divisjon was the 45th completed season of top division football in Norway. The season began on 30 April 1989, and ended on 8 October 1989.
22 games were played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number eleven and twelve were relegated. The winners of the two groups of the 2. divisjon were promoted, as well as the winner of a series of play-off matches between the two second placed teams in the two groups of the 2. divisjon and number ten in the 1. divisjon.
This was the last season the top flight of Norwegian football would be called the 1. divisjon. The following year, the league changed its name to Tippeligaen, from its sponsor, Norsk Tipping.

## Teams and locations

    Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Ap. | Location | Stadium |
| Brann | 33 | Bergen | Brann Stadion |
| Kongsvinger | 7 | Kongsvinger | Gjemselund Stadion |
| Lillestrøm | 26 | Lillestrøm | Åråsen Stadion |
| Mjølner | 2 | Narvik | Narvik Stadion |
| Molde | 15 | Molde | Molde Stadion |
| Moss | 15 | Moss | Melløs Stadion |
| Rosenborg | 26 | Trondheim | Lerkendal Stadion |
| Sogndal | 3 | Sogndalsfjøra | Fosshaugane |
| Start | 21 | Kristiansand | Kristiansand Stadion |
| Tromsø | 4 | Tromsø | Alfheim Stadion |
| Vålerengen | 34 | Oslo | Bislett Stadion |
| Viking | 40 | Stavanger | Stavanger Stadion |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Lillestrøm (C) | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 13 | +18 | 52 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Rosenborg | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 56 | 29 | +27 | 44 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Tromsø | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 37 | |
| 4 | Molde | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 37 | |
| 5 | Kongsvinger | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 34 | |
| 6 | Viking | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 31 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 7 | Brann | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 30 | |
| 8 | Moss | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 26 | |
| 9 | Start | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 23 | |
| 10 | Vålerengen (O) | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 29 | 52 | −23 | 23 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 11 | Sogndal (R) | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 18 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 12 | Mjølner (R) | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 50 | −27 | 15 | Relegation to Second Division |

## Results

| Home \ Away | BRA | KON | LIL | FKM | MOL | MOS | ROS | SOG | IKS | TRO | VIK | VÅL |
| Brann | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Kongsvinger | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 |
| Lillestrøm | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Mjølner | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Molde | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 7–0 | — | 0–3 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 |
| Moss | 4–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Rosenborg | 4–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 |
| Sogndal | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–4 | — | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 |
| Start | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Tromsø | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | — | 1–0 | 4–1 |
| Viking | 4–2 | 6–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–2 | — | 1–0 |
| Vålerengen | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 2–8 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | — |

## Relegation play-offs

Vålerengen, Djerv 1919, and HamKam competed in the play-offs, Vålerengen won and remained in the top division.

### Results

* Match 1: HamKam 2–2 Vålerengen
* Match 2: Djerv 1919 2–0 HamKam
* Match 3: Vålerengen 1–0 Djerv 1919

### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Vålerengen (O) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Remained in the Tippeligaen |
| 2 | Djerv 1919 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | Remained in the Second Division |
| 3 | Ham-Kam | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | Remained in the Second Division |

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Jahn Ivar "Mini" Jakobsen | Rosenborg | 18 |
| 2 | Karl Petter Løken | Rosenborg | 13 |
| 3 | Jostein Flo | Molde | 12 |
| 4 | Stein Berg Johansen | Mjølner | 11 |
| 5 | Kjell Jonevret | Viking | 10 |
| 5 | Mike McCabe | Tromsø | 10 |
| 7 | Dag Riisnæs | Kongsvinger | 9 |
| 7 | Frank Strandli | Start | 9 |
| 9 | Petter Belsvik | Molde | 8 |
| 9 | Gøran Sørloth | Rosenborg | 8 |
| 9 | Atle Torvanger | Brann | 8 |

### Attendances

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Rosenborg | 132,713 | 16,753 | 5,378 | 12,065 | 0.0%$^†$ |
| 2 | Brann | 86,406 | 12,134 | 5,274 | 7,855 | −16.9%$^†$ |
| 3 | Viking | 68,134 | 9,152 | 3,456 | 6,194 | n/a$^2$ |
| 4 | Lillestrøm | 55,619 | 12,102 | 2,170 | 5,056 | +6.5%$^†$ |
| 5 | Tromsø | 54,422 | 7,355 | 3,398 | 4,947 | +10.5%$^†$ |
| 6 | Start | 42,639 | 6,459 | 1,696 | 3,876 | n/a$^2$ |
| 7 | Vålerengen | 41,340 | 8,939 | 2,108 | 3,758 | +2.2%$^†$ |
| 8 | Molde | 38,027 | 5,380 | 1,455 | 3,457 | −0.5%$^†$ |
| 9 | Moss | 29,147 | 4,083 | 1,928 | 2,650 | −20.7%$^†$ |
| 10 | Mjønlner | 28,856 | 5,028 | 554 | 2,623 | n/a$^2$ |
| 11 | Kongsvinger | 27,573 | 4,057 | 1,578 | 2,507 | +18.7%$^†$ |
| 12 | Sogndal | 19,404 | 2,918 | 1,071 | 1,764 | −29.0%$^†$ |
| | League total | 624,280 | 16,753 | 554 | 4,729 | +6.9%$^†$ |
Source: nifs.no Notes: 2: Team played last season in 2. divisjon.