# 1963 Norwegian First Division

The 1963 1. divisjon was the 19th completed season of top division football in Norway. This was the first regular season when all the top flight teams played in the same group.

## Overview

It was contested by 10 teams, and Brann won their second consecutive championship title.
Lyn lead the table after 9 games, and qualified for the 1963–64 European Cup.
Steinkjer and Gjøvik-Lyn finished 9th and 10th and were relegated to the 2. divisjon.

## Teams and locations

    Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Ap. | Location |
| Brann | 14 | Bergen |
| Fredrikstad | 18 | Fredrikstad |
| Frigg | 8 | Oslo |
| Gjøvik-Lyn | 4 | Gjøvik |
| Lyn | 11 | Oslo |
| Sarpsborg FK | 13 | Sarpsborg |
| Skeid | 17 | Oslo |
| Steinkjer | 6 | Steinkjer |
| Vålerengen | 14 | Oslo |
| Viking | 18 | Stavanger |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Brann (C) | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 24 | |
| 2 | Lyn | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 23 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 3 | Skeid | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 20 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 4 | Fredrikstad | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 20 | |
| 5 | Frigg | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 18 | |
| 6 | Sarpsborg FK | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 17 | |
| 7 | Viking | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 17 | |
| 8 | Vålerengen | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 16 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 9 | Steinkjer (R) | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 34 | −11 | 14 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 10 | Gjøvik-Lyn (R) | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 29 | 47 | −18 | 11 | Relegation to Second Division |

## Results

| Home \ Away | SKB | FFK | FRI | GJØ | LYN | SAR | SKD | SFK | VIK | VIF |
| Brann | | 1–1 | 8–1 | 3–1 | 0–6 | 7–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Fredrikstad | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–3 |
| Frigg | 4–3 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–7 |
| Gjøvik-Lyn | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 0–7 |
| Lyn | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 5–0 |
| Sarpsborg | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Skeid | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–3 |
| Steinkjer | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Viking | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | | 2–2 |
| Vålerengen | 2–4 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 1–6 | 4–0 | 1–2 | |

## Season statistics
### Top scorer

* Leif Eriksen, Vålerengen – 16 goals

### Attendances

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Brann | 140,918 | 20,897 | 10,750 | 15,658 | n/a$^†$ |
| 2 | Vålerengen | 88,301 | 16,600 | 4,973 | 9,811 | n/a$^†$ |
| 3 | Skeid | 81,597 | 18,534 | 4,518 | 9,066 | n/a$^†$ |
| 4 | Viking | 67,346 | 10,600 | 5,000 | 7,483 | n/a$^†$ |
| 5 | Lyn | 67,117 | 13,947 | 2,684 | 7,457 | n/a$^†$ |
| 6 | Fredrikstad | 62,889 | 12,000 | 4,000 | 6,988 | n/a$^†$ |
| 7 | Frigg | 59,281 | 10,855 | 2,519 | 6,587 | n/a$^†$ |
| 8 | Steinkjer | 50,313 | 8,000 | 3,500 | 5,590 | n/a$^†$ |
| 9 | Gjøvik-Lyn | 48,037 | 10,437 | 1,500 | 5,337 | n/a$^†$ |
| 10 | Sarpsborg FK | 42,569 | 7,500 | 1,800 | 4,730 | n/a$^†$ |
| | League total | 708,368 | 20,897 | 1,500 | 7,871 | n/a$^†$ |
Source: nifs.no