# 1968 in Norwegian football

The 1968 season was the 63rd season of competitive football in Norway.

## Men's football
### League season
#### Promotion and relegation

| League | Promoted to league | Relegated from league |
| 1. divisjon | Brann Viking | Odd Steinkjer |
| 2. divisjon | Pors Hamarkameratene Vard Aalesund | Lisleby Snøgg Nidelv Kvik |

#### 1. divisjon

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Lyn (C) | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 57 | 33 | +24 | 28 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Rosenborg | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 53 | 29 | +24 | 24 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 3 | Viking | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 21 | |
| 4 | Strømsgodset | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 48 | 27 | +21 | 19 | |
| 5 | Brann | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 19 | |
| 6 | Skeid | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 19 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 7 | Sarpsborg FK | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 15 | |
| 8 | Fredrikstad | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 14 | |
| 9 | Frigg (R) | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 37 | −22 | 11 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 10 | Vålerengen (R) | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 38 | −20 | 10 | Relegation to Second Division |

#### 2. divisjon
##### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Start (C, P) | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 18 | +18 | 24 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Bryne | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 19 | |
| 3 | Pors | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 15 | |
| 4 | Vigør | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 12 | |
| 5 | Eik | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 12 | |
| 6 | Ørn | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 11 | |
| 7 | Odd (R) | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 11 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 8 | Vard (R) | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 42 | −18 | 8 | Relegation to Third Division |

##### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Hødd (C, P) | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 19 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Aalesund | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 18 | |
| 3 | Hamarkameratene | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 18 | |
| 4 | Mjøndalen | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 16 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 5 | Raufoss | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 13 | |
| 6 | Aurskog | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 11 | |
| 7 | Steinkjer (R) | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 38 | −20 | 9 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 8 | Gjøvik-Lyn (R) | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 38 | −18 | 8 | Relegation to Third Division |
* ↑ As Lyn qualified for the European Cup, their European Cup Winners' Cup place as Norwegian Cup winners defaulted to Mjøndalen, the runners-up.

#### 3. divisjon
### Norwegian Cup
#### Final
## UEFA competitions
### European Cup
#### First round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Rosenborg | 4–6 | Rapid Wien | 1–3 | 3–3 |

### European Cup Winners' Cup
#### First round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Altay | 4–5 | SFK Lyn | 3–1 | 1–4 |

#### Second round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| SFK Lyn | 4–3 | IFK Norrköping | 2–0 | 2–3 |

#### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Barcelona | 5–4 | SFK Lyn | 3–2 | 2–2 (in Barcelona) |

### Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
#### First round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Skeid | 2–3 | AIK | 1–1 | 1–2 |