# 1959–60 Norwegian Main League

The 1959–60 Hovedserien was the 16th completed season of top division football in Norway.

## Overview

It was contested by 16 teams, and Fredrikstad won the championship, their eighth league title. This was the first season a bronze medal was awarded.

## Teams and locations

    Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Group A :
| Team | Ap. | Location |
| Brann | 12 | Bergen |
| Greåker | 2 | Sarpsborg |
| Larvik Turn | 11 | Larvik |
| Lillestrøm | 10 | Lillestrøm |
| Sandefjord BK | 14 | Sandefjord |
| Start | 4 | Kristiansand |
| Vålerengen | 11 | Oslo |
| Viking | 15 | Stavanger |
Group B :
| Team | Ap. | Location |
| Brage | 4 | Trondheim |
| Eik | 3 | Tønsberg |
| Fredrikstad | 15 | Fredrikstad |
| Odd | 13 | Skien |
| Rapid | 4 | Moss |
| Raufoss | 6 | Raufoss |
| Skeid | 14 | Oslo |
| Strømmen | 10 | Strømmen |

## League tables
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Lillestrøm | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 19 | Qualification for the championship final |
| 2 | Vålerengen | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 18 | |
| 3 | Viking | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 16 | |
| 4 | Larvik Turn | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 15 | |
| 5 | Greåker | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 14 | |
| 6 | Sandefjord BK | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 14 | |
| 7 | Brann (R) | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 29 | −10 | 11 | Relegation to Landsdelsserien |
| 8 | Start (R) | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 38 | −23 | 5 | Relegation to Landsdelsserien |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Fredrikstad (C) | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 16 | +25 | 23 | Qualification for the championship final |
| 2 | Eik | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 17 | |
| 3 | Skeid | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 17 | |
| 4 | Rapid | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 15 | |
| 5 | Odd | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 13 | |
| 6 | Strømmen | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 13 | |
| 7 | Raufoss (R) | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 36 | −16 | 8 | Relegation to Landsdelsserien |
| 8 | Brage (R) | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 30 | −16 | 6 | Relegation to Landsdelsserien |

## Results
### Group A

| Home \ Away | SKB | GRE | LAR | LIL | SBK | STA | VIF | VIK |
| Brann | | 0–3 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Greåker | 0–1 | | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 |
| Larvik Turn | 3–0 | 1–1 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 |
| Lillestrøm | 5–3 | 4–2 | 2–5 | | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Sandefjord BK | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Start | 1–4 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | | 0–1 | 2–3 |
| Vålerengen | 7–0 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | | 2–1 |
| Viking | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 4–0 | |

### Group B

| Home \ Away | BRA | EIK | FFK | ODD | RAP | RAU | SKD | STR |
| Brage | | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–4 |
| Eik | 2–1 | | 0–1 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 |
| Fredrikstad | 1–1 | 4–1 | | 5–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 5–2 |
| Odd | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | | 5–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 |
| Rapid | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 |
| Raufoss | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | | 4–4 | 0–1 |
| Skeid | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 6–1 | | 1–1 |
| Strømmen | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | |

## Championship final

* Fredrikstad 6–2 Lillestrøm

## Bronze final

* Eik 4–2 Vålerengen