# 1979 Norwegian First Division

The 1979 1. divisjon was the 35th completed season of top division football in Norway.

## Overview

It was contested by 12 teams, and Viking FK won their sixth league title.

## Teams and locations

    Note: Table lists in un-alphabetical order.
| Team | Ap. | Location | Stadium |
| Bodø/Glimt | 3 | Bodø | Aspmyra Stadion |
| Brann | 27 | Bergen | Brann Stadion |
| Bryne | 4 | Bryne | Bryne Stadion |
| Hamarkameratene | 9 | Hamar | Briskeby |
| Lillestrøm | 16 | Lillestrøm | Åråsen Stadion |
| Mjøndalen | 12 | Mjøndalen | Nedre Eiker Stadion |
| Moss | 6 | Moss | Melløs Stadion |
| Rosenborg | 16 | Trondheim | Lerkendal Stadion |
| Skeid | 30 | Oslo | |
| Start | 12 | Kristiansand | Kristiansand Stadion |
| Vålerengen | 24 | Oslo | Bislett Stadion |
| Viking | 32 | Stavanger | Stavanger Stadion |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Viking (C) | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 32 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Moss | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 30 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Start | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 27 | |
| 4 | Bryne | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 25 | |
| 5 | Lillestrøm | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 23 | |
| 6 | Rosenborg | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 22 | |
| 7 | Bodø/Glimt | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 21 | |
| 8 | Vålerengen | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 20 | |
| 9 | Skeid | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 19 | |
| 10 | Hamarkameratene (R) | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 18 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 11 | Mjøndalen (R) | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 43 | −15 | 17 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 12 | Brann (R) | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 40 | −22 | 10 | Relegation to Second Division |

## Results

| Home \ Away | B/G | BRA | BRY | HAM | LIL | MIF | MOS | ROS | SKE | IKS | VIK | VÅL |
| Bodø/Glimt | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Brann | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Bryne | 4–0 | 3–1 | — | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 |
| Hamarkameratene | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 6–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Lillestrøm | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Mjøndalen | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Moss | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Rosenborg | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | — | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Skeid | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Start | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–3 | 4–1 |
| Viking | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 |
| Vålerengen | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 5–4 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | — |

## Season statistics
### Top scorer

* Odd Iversen, Vålerengen – 18 goals

### Attendances

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Brann | 112,823 | 15,783 | 5,227 | 10,257 | −31.4%$^†$ |
| 2 | Rosenborg | 101,734 | 15,652 | 4,470 | 9,249 | n/a$^2$ |
| 3 | Viking | 101,596 | 12,840 | 6,275 | 9,236 | +14.5%$^†$ |
| 4 | Vålerengen | 81,385 | 12,403 | 4,104 | 7,399 | +0.7%$^†$ |
| 5 | Start | 69,319 | 11,183 | 4,052 | 6,302 | −4.4%$^†$ |
| 6 | Moss | 64,009 | 8,163 | 4,091 | 5,819 | +20.2%$^†$ |
| 7 | Lillestrøm | 57,590 | 11,044 | 2,206 | 5,235 | −19.8%$^†$ |
| 8 | Bodø/Glimt | 54,654 | 6,913 | 3,715 | 4,969 | −8.6%$^†$ |
| 9 | Bryne | 51,084 | 9,018 | 2,500 | 4,644 | +10.4%$^†$ |
| 10 | Skeid | 48,599 | 9,217 | 2,011 | 4,418 | +32.5%$^†$ |
| 11 | HamKam | 45,004 | 6,000 | 2,913 | 4,091 | n/a$^2$ |
| 12 | Mjøndalen | 35,590 | 4,541 | 1,494 | 3,235 | n/a$^2$ |
| | League total | 823,387 | 15,783 | 1,494 | 6,238 | +12.7%$^†$ |
Source: nifs.no Notes: 2: Team played last season in 2. divisjon.