# 1985 Norwegian First Division

The 1985 1. divisjon was the 41st completed season of top division football in Norway. The season began on 27 April 1985 and ended on 13 October 1985.
22 games were played with 2 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.
Rosenborg BK won the league after defeating league leader Lillestrøm S.K. 1–0 in the 22nd and final round. The game was attended by 28,569 spectators, which is, as of 2019, still a league record attendance for a single game in the Norwegian top flight.

## Teams and locations

    Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Ap. | Location | Stadium |
| Brann | 30 | Bergen | Brann Stadion |
| Bryne | 10 | Bryne | Bryne Stadion |
| Eik | 8 | Tønsberg | Tønsberg Gressbane |
| Kongsvinger | 3 | Kongsvinger | Gjemselund Stadion |
| Lillestrøm | 22 | Lillestrøm | Åråsen Stadion |
| Mjøndalen | 15 | Mjøndalen | Nedre Eiker Stadion |
| Molde | 11 | Molde | Molde Stadion |
| Moss | 12 | Moss | Melløs Stadion |
| Rosenborg | 22 | Trondheim | Lerkendal Stadion |
| Start | 18 | Kristiansand | Kristiansand Stadion |
| Vålerengen | 30 | Oslo | Bislett Stadion |
| Viking | 38 | Stavanger | Stavanger Stadion |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Rosenborg (C) | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 22 | +21 | 33 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Lillestrøm | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 39 | 11 | +28 | 32 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 3 | Vålerengen | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 24 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Kongsvinger | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 24 | |
| 5 | Mjøndalen | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 22 | |
| 6 | Start | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 21 | |
| 7 | Viking | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 36 | −8 | 21 | |
| 8 | Molde | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 33 | −8 | 21 | |
| 9 | Bryne | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 20 | |
| 10 | Moss (R) | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 19 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 11 | Brann (R) | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 19 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 12 | Eik (R) | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 57 | −42 | 8 | Relegation to Second Division |

## Results

| Home \ Away | BRA | BRY | EIK | KON | LIL | MIF | MOL | MOS | ROS | IKS | VIK | VÅL |
| Brann | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 3–0 |
| Bryne | 0–1 | — | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Eik | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| Kongsvinger | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| Lillestrøm | 1–0 | 1–1 | 8–0 | 1–1 | — | 6–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Mjøndalen | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| Molde | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Moss | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 6–2 | — | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| Rosenborg | 4–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Start | 3–2 | 3–2 | 6–1 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | — | 3–2 | 0–7 |
| Viking | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 |
| Vålerengen | 6–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 2–2 | — |

## Relegation play-offs

The qualification matches were contested between Moss (10th in the 1. divisjon), Sogndal (2nd in the 2. divisjon - Group A), and Tromsø (2nd in the 2. divisjon - Group B). Tromsø won and was promoted to the 1. divisjon.

### Results

* Tromsø - Sogndal 1–0
* Sogndal - Moss 0–2
* Moss - Tromsø 0–1

### Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Tromsø (O, P) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Moss (R) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 2 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 3 | Sogndal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 | Remained in Second Division |

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Jørn Andersen | Vålerengen | 23 |
| 2 | Odd Johnsen | Mjøndalen | 18 |
| 3 | Cato Holtet | Kongsvinger | 14 |
| 4 | Trygve Johannessen | Brann | 11 |
| 4 | Arve Seland | Start | 11 |
| 4 | Joar Vaadal | Lillestrøm | 11 |
| 7 | Sverre Brandhaug | Rosenborg | 10 |
| 7 | Paul Folkvord | Bryne | 10 |
| 7 | Gøran Sørloth | Rosenborg | 10 |
| 10 | Tom Sundby | Lillestrøm | 9 |
| 11 | Kjetil Sagen | Kongsvinger | 8 |
| 12 | Nils Ove Hellvik | Viking | 7 |
| 12 | Geir Henæs | Moss | 7 |
| 12 | Sten Glenn Håberg | Start | 7 |
| 12 | Vidar Sanderud | Kongsvinger | 7 |

### Attendances

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Rosenborg | 113,554 | 28,569 | 5,925 | 10,323 | +40.0%$^†$ |
| 2 | Brann | 96,806 | 13,305 | 5,582 | 8,801 | n/a$^2$ |
| 3 | Viking | 67,719 | 13,541 | 3,326 | 6,156 | +11.7%$^†$ |
| 4 | Lillestrøm | 53,091 | 8,364 | 2,216 | 4,826 | +19.6%$^†$ |
| 5 | Vålerengen | 49,070 | 8,293 | 2,207 | 4,461 | −18.7%$^†$ |
| 6 | Bryne | 39,758 | 8,670 | 2,271 | 3,614 | +4.8%$^†$ |
| 7 | Moss | 33,251 | 5,252 | 1,670 | 3,023 | −16.4%$^†$ |
| 8 | Kongsvinger | 31,361 | 4,063 | 1,879 | 2,851 | −0.2%$^†$ |
| 9 | Start | 30,331 | 3,920 | 1,651 | 2,757 | −27.4%$^†$ |
| 10 | Molde | 29,850 | 3,550 | 1,580 | 2,714 | −18.9%$^†$ |
| 11 | Mjøndalen | 26,035 | 3,352 | 1,264 | 2,367 | n/a$^2$ |
| 12 | Eik | 22,112 | 3,418 | 835 | 2,010 | −46.0%$^†$ |
| | League total | 592,938 | 28,569 | 835 | 4,492 | +4.2%$^†$ |
Source: nifs.no Notes: 2: Team played last season in 2. divisjon.