1959 in Norwegian football

The 1959 season was the 54th season of competitive football in Norway.

Football in Norway
Season1959
Men's football
HovedserienLillestrøm
LandsdelsserienRapid (Group East/South)
Vålerengen (Group East/North)
Start (Group South/West A)
Bryne (Group South/West B)
Os (Group South/West C)
Hødd (Group Møre)
Brage (Group Trøndelag)
NMViking
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Hovedserien 1958/59

Round 1

 
July 30: Sandefjord - Eik 0-2 
Årstad - Brann 2-3 
Fredrikstad - Greåker 3-3 
August 20: Asker - Viking 0-1

Round 2

 
August 3: Fredrikstad - Årstad 3-1 
Viking - Sandefjord 3-1 
Eik - Asker 0-3 
Brann - Greåker 2-1

Round 3

 
August 17: Sandefjord - Brann 4-1 
Årstad - Eik 2-1 
Greåker - Viking 2-4 
Asker - Fredrikstad 1-3

Round 4

 
August 24: Greåker - Sandefjord 3-2 
Viking - Årstad 5-0 
Eik - Fredrikstad 2-2 
Brann - Asker 4-2

Round 5

 
September 7: Fredrikstad - Brann 4-0 
Sandefjord - Asker 3-1 
Årstad - Greåker 0-3 
Viking - Eik 1-3

Round 6

 
September 26: Greåker - Eik 1-1 
Sandefjord - Fredrikstad 0-3 
Brann - Viking 1-2 
Asker - Årstad 1-1

Round 7

 
October 5: Eik - Brann 6-0 
Årstad - Sandefjord 2-2 
Asker - Greåker 1-3 
October 19: Fredrikstad - Viking 3-3

Round 8

 
October 12: Greåker - Årstad 0-2 
Viking - Asker 1-2 
Eik - Sandefjord 2-0 
Brann - Fredrikstad 1-2

Round 9

 
May 3: Sandefjord - Viking 0-1 
Asker - Eik 0-0 
Årstad - Fredrikstad 0-3 
Greåker - Brann 0-4

Round 10

 
May 6: Viking - Greåker 1-1 
Eik - Årstad 4-0 
Brann - Sandefjord 1-1 
Fredrikstad - Asker 1-1

Round 11

 
May 10: Sandefjord - Greåker 2-0 
Årstad - Viking 2-1 
Fredrikstad - Eik 4-0 
Asker - Brann 0-0

Round 12

 
May 25: Eik - Viking 1-1 
Greåker - Fredrikstad 1-1 
Asker - Sandefjord 1-1 
Brann - Årstad 3-0

Round 13

 
May 31: Viking - Brann 1-0 
Eik - Greåker 2-0 
Årstad - Asker 0-5 
Fredrikstad - Sandefjord 1-1

Round 14

 
June 7: Viking - Fredrikstad 0-1 
Brann - Eik 1-2 
Sandefjord - Årstad 2-0 
Greåker - Asker 1-0

Final table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Fredrikstad 14 8 6 0 34 14 +20 22
2 Eik 14 7 4 3 26 15 +11 18
3 Viking 14 7 3 4 25 17 +8 17
4 Sandefjord 14 4 4 6 19 21 −2 12
5 Brann 14 5 2 7 21 27 −6 12
6 Greåker 14 4 4 6 19 25 −6 12
7 Asker 14 3 5 6 18 19 −1 11 Relegated
8 Årstad 14 3 2 9 12 36 −24 8
Source:

Round 1

 
July 30: Lillestrøm - Strømmen 2-0 
Odd - Larvik Turn 0-0 
Kapp - Raufoss 1-0 
Freidig - Skeid 1-4

Round 2

 
August 3: Skeid - Kapp 6–1 
Strømmen - Freidig 6-3 
Raufoss - Odd 1-1 
Larvik Turn - Lillestrøm 2-4

Round 3

 
August 17: Lillestrøm - Raufoss 7-1 
Odd - Skeid 0-5 
Kapp - Strømmen 1-1 
Freidig - Larvik Turn 3-3

Round 4

 
August 24: Skeid - Lillestrøm 0-0 
Strømmen - Odd 2-0 
Larvik Turn - Raufoss 1-1 
Kapp - Freidig 1-5

Round 5

 
September 7: Raufoss - Skeid 3-0 
Strømmen - Larvik Turn 2-2 
Odd - Kapp 6–1 
Freidig - Lillestrøm 1-3

Round 6

 
September 28: Lillestrøm - Odd 6-1 
Skeid - Strømmen 0-3 
Kapp - Larvik Turn 0-7 
Freidig - Raufoss 2-0

Round 7

 
October 5: Raufoss - Strømmen 1-1 
Odd - Freidig 4-2 
April 26: Lillestrøm - Kapp 3–1 
Larvik Turn - Skeid 1-4

Round 8

 
October 12: Skeid - Freidig 4-0 
Strømmen - Lillestrøm 5-1 
Raufoss - Kapp 1–0 
Larvik Turn - Odd 5-1

Round 9

 
May 3: Lillestrøm - Freidig 3-2 
Odd - Raufoss 2-1 
Larvik Turn - Strømmen 3-1 
Kapp - Skeid 1-2

Round 10

 
May 6: Strømmen - Kapp 2–2 
Skeid - Odd 0-3 
Raufoss - Lillestrøm 5-2 
Larvik Turn - Freidig 0-0

Round 11

 
May 10: Raufoss - Larvik Turn 5-1 
Freidig - Kapp 8–3 
Odd - Strømmen 0-0 
Lillestrøm - Skeid 1-0

Round 12

 
May 24: Lillestrøm - Larvik Turn 0-1 
Skeid - Raufoss 0-0 
Freidig - Strømmen 3-1 
Kapp - Odd 0-2

Round 13

 
May 31: Odd - Lillestrøm 1-2 
Strømmen - Skeid 2-1 
Larvik Turn - Kapp 10–2 
Raufoss - Freidig 4-0

Round 14

 
June 7: Kapp - Lillestrøm 5-2 
Skeid - Larvik Turn 2-2 
Strømmen - Raufoss 1-1 
Freidig - Odd 4-2

Final table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Lillestrøm 14 9 1 4 36 25 +11 19
2 Larvik Turn 14 5 6 3 38 25 +13 16
3 Strømmen 14 5 6 3 27 20 +7 16
4 Skeid 14 6 3 5 28 18 +10 15
5 Raufoss 14 5 5 4 24 19 +5 15
6 Odd 14 5 3 6 23 29 −6 13
7 Freidig 14 5 2 7 34 38 −4 12 Relegated
8 Kapp 14 2 2 10 19 55 −36 6
Source:

Championship Final

 
June 21: Lillestrøm - Fredrikstad 2-2 (extra time)

Championship Final Rematch

 
August 5: Lillestrøm - Fredrikstad 4-1

Landsdelsserien
Main article: 1958–59 Landsdelsserien

Group Østland/Søndre
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Rapid 14 7 6 1 23 13 +10 20 Promoted
2 Selbak 14 7 4 3 34 21 +13 18
3 Fram (Larvik) 14 6 5 3 24 23 +1 17
4 Sarpsborg 14 6 4 4 28 15 +13 16
5 Pors 14 6 4 4 31 21 +10 16
6 Moss 14 6 4 4 23 20 +3 16
7 Sparta 14 2 2 10 14 42 −28 6
8 Sprint/Jeløy 14 1 1 12 17 39 −22 3 Relegated
Source:

Group Østland/Nordre
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Vålerengen 14 10 4 0 43 10 +33 24 Promoted
2 Frigg 14 11 1 2 38 22 +16 23
3 Lyn 14 8 1 5 29 21 +8 17
4 Sandaker 14 7 2 5 23 18 +5 16
5 Sagene 14 5 2 7 20 29 −9 12
6 Vestfossen 14 3 3 8 32 37 −5 9 Relegated
7 Fremad 14 3 1 10 25 45 −20 7 Relegated
8 Lena 14 1 2 11 24 52 −28 4
Source:

Group Sørland/Vestland, A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Start 12 12 0 0 48 18 +30 24 Play-off
2 Donn 12 7 2 3 30 21 +9 16
3 Jerv 12 6 1 5 36 27 +9 13
4 Grane (Arendal) 12 5 2 5 24 23 +1 12
5 Flekkefjord 12 4 2 6 23 32 −9 10
6 Nedenes 12 2 1 9 22 42 −20 5
7 Sørfjell 12 2 0 10 20 40 −20 4
Source:

Group Sørland/Vestland, B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bryne 14 8 4 2 31 17 +14 20 Play-off
2 Haugar 14 7 3 4 20 11 +9 17
3 Egersund 14 5 5 4 22 23 −1 15
4 Stavanger IF 14 6 2 6 37 26 +11 14
5 Djerv 1919 14 6 1 7 19 28 −9 13
6 Vard 14 4 4 6 22 21 +1 12
7 Ulf 14 5 2 7 18 26 −8 12 Relegated
8 Nærbø 14 3 3 8 17 34 −17 9
Source:

Group Sørland/Vestland, C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Os 12 10 1 1 36 14 +22 21 Play-off
2 Sandviken 12 5 4 3 23 21 +2 14
3 Varegg 12 6 2 4 18 18 0 14
4 Nymark 12 4 5 3 16 13 +3 13
5 Nordnes 12 5 2 5 10 14 −4 12
6 Hardy 12 1 3 8 10 19 −9 5 Relegated
7 Baune 12 1 3 8 10 24 −14 5
Source:

Group Møre
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hødd 14 10 3 1 51 16 +35 23 Play-off
2 Kristiansund 14 9 2 3 44 11 +33 20
3 Aalesund 14 7 5 2 22 20 +2 19
4 Molde 14 6 3 5 33 26 +7 15
5 Langevåg 14 4 4 6 24 33 −9 12
6 Clausenengen 14 4 4 6 27 39 −12 12
7 Volda 14 3 2 9 27 49 −22 8 Relegated
8 Dahle 14 1 1 12 14 48 −34 3
Source:

Group Trøndelag
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Brage 14 7 5 2 25 17 +8 19 Play-off
2 Nessegutten 14 7 3 4 31 23 +8 17
3 Kvik (Tr.heim) 14 5 5 4 25 18 +7 15
4 Steinkjer 14 6 3 5 25 25 0 15
5 Neset 14 6 3 5 22 24 −2 15
6 Sverre 14 5 3 6 23 24 −1 13
7 Verdal 14 4 5 5 25 28 −3 13 Relegated
8 Falken 14 2 1 11 13 30 −17 5
Source:

Play-off Sørland/Vestland

 
Bryne - Start 0-2 
Start - Os 2-0 
Os - Bryne 4-0
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Start 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 4 Promoted
2 Os 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 2
3 Bryne 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0
Source:

Play-off Møre/Trøndelag

 
Hødd - Brage 2-3 
Brage - Hødd 5-3 (agg. 8-5) 
Brage promoted.

Third Division

District I

 
1. Lisleby Promoted 
2. Mysen 
3. Gresvik 
4. Askim 
5. Tune 
6. Hafslund 
7. Kråkerøy 
8. Torp

District II, group A

 
1. Mjøndalen Play-off 
2. Drammens BK 
3. Åssiden 
4. Geithus 
5. Slemmestad 
6. Røa 
7. Tofte 
8. Bjølsen

District II, group B

 
1. Aurskog Play-off 
2. Grue 
3. Spartacus 
4. Bjørkelangen 
5. Ski 
6. Sørli 
7. Galterud 
8. Furuset

District III, group A (Oplandene)

 
1. Gjøvik/Lyn Play-off 
2. Hamar IL Mesna 
3. Gjøvik SK 
4. Hamarkameratene 
5. Brumunddal 
6. Stavsjø 
7. Vardal

District III, group B (Sør-Østerdal)

 
1. Nybergsund Play-off 
2. Elverum 
3. Trysilgutten 
4. Koppang 
5. Innsats 
6. Engerdal 
7. Lørdalen

District III, group C (Sør-Gudbrandsdal)

 
Kvam Play-off 
Table unknown.

District III, group D (Nord-Gudbrandsdal)

 
1. Dovre Play-off 
2. Otta 
3. Lesja 
4. Dombås 
5. Sel 
6. Faukstad

District IV, group A (Vestfold)

 
1. Ørn Play-off 
2. Runar 
3. Holmestrand 
4. Tønsberg 
5. Turn 
6. Falk 
7. Borre 
8. Tønsbergkam. 
9. Sem

District IV, group B (Grenland)

 
1. Urædd Play-off 
2. Kragerø 
3. Storm 
4. Skidar 
5. Skiens-Grane 
6. Herkules 
7. Skiens BK 
8. Borg

District IV, group B (Øvre Telemark)

 
1. Snøgg Play-off 
2. Rjukan 
3. Skade 
4. Drangedal 
5. Ulefoss 
6. Sportsklubben 31

District V, group A1 (Aust-Agder)

 
1. Rygene Play-off 
2. Dristug 
3. Risør 
4. Arendals BK 
5. Froland 
6. Trauma

District V, group A2 (Vest-Agder)

 
1. Vindbjart Play-off 
2. Mandalskam. 
3. Lyngdal 
4. Vigør 
5. Torridal 
6. Farsund disqualified

District V, group B1 (Rogaland)

 
1. Vidar Play-off 
2. Buøy 
3. Vaulen 
4. Klepp 
5. Ålgård 
6. Sandnes AIF

District V, group B2 (Rogaland)

 
1. Kopervik Play-off 
2. Jarl 
3. Randaberg 
4. Åkra 
5. Varhaug 
6. Nord

District V, group C (Sunnhordland)

 
1. Odda Play-off 
2. Stord 
3. Halsnøy 
4. Solid 
5. Rubbestadnes 
6. Skånevik

District VI, group A (Bergen)

 
1. Fjellkameratene Play-off
2. Djerv
3. Trane
4. Laksevåg
5. Bergens-Sparta
6. Minde
7. Viggo

District VI, group B (Midthordland)

 
1. Fana Play-off 
2. Erdal 
3. Follese 
4. Florvåg 
5. Voss 
6. Kjøkkelvik

District VII, group A (Sunnmøre)

 
1. Skarbøvik Play-off 
2. Herd 
3. Spjelkavik 
4. Rollon 
5. Ørsta 
6. Velled./Ringen 
7. Bergsøy 
8. Stranda

District VII, group B (Romsdal)

 
1. Nord-Gossen Play-off 
2. Eidsvåg (Romsdal) 
3. Træff 
4. Åndalsnes 
5. Isfjorden 
6. Eide 
7. Olymp

District VII, group C (Nordmøre)

 
1. Braatt Play-off 
2. Framtid 
3. Bjørn 
4. Nordlandet 
5. Sunndal 
6. Goma 
7. Enge 
8. Halsa

District VIII, group A1 (Sør-Trøndelag)

 
1. Ranheim Play-off 
2. Flå 
3. Vikavarvet 
4. Heimdal 
5. Melhus 
6. Støren

District VIII, group A2 (Sør-Trøndelag)

 
1. Løkken Play-off 
2. Svorkmo 
3. Troll 
4. Orkanger 
5. Rindal 
6. Nor

District VIII, group B (Trondheim og omegn)

 
1. Rosenborg Play-off 
2. Tryggkameratene 
3. Trond 
4. Trondheims/Ørn 
5. National 
6. Nidar 
7. Nidelv 
8. Rapp

District VIII, group C (Fosen)

 
1. Stadsbygd Play-off 
2. Beian 
3. Fevåg 
4. Brekstad 
5. Opphaug 
6. Hasselvika 
7. Uthaug withdrew

District VIII, group D (Nord-Trøndelag/Namdal)

 
1. Snåsa Play-off 
2. Stjørdals/Blink 
3. Fram (Skatval) 
4. Namsos 
5. Malm 
6. Bangsund 
7. Sprova 
8. Aasguten

District IX

 
1. Bodø/Glimt 
2. Mo 
3. Stålkameratene  
4. Brønnøysund 
5. Mosjøen 
6. Sandnessjøen

District X

 
1. Harstad 
2. Tromsø 
3. Narvik/Nor 
4. Mjølner 
5. Lia-Brage 
6. Bardufoss/Omegn

Play-off District II
  • Mjøndalen - Aurskog 1-0
  • Aurskog - Mjøndalen 0-2 (agg. 0-3)
  • Mjøndalen promoted.

Play-off District III
  • Kvam - Dovre 6-0
  • Nybergsund - Kvam 3-0
  • Dovre - Nybergsund 3-5
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
Nybergsund 2 2 0 0 8 3 +5 4 Play-off
Kvam 2 1 0 1 6 3 +3 2
Dovre 2 0 0 2 3 11 −8 0
Source:
  • Nybergsund - Gjøvik/Lyn 0-4
  • Gjøvik/Lyn - Nybergsund 13-0 (agg. 17-0)
  • Gjøvik/Lyn promoted.

Play-off District IV
  • Ørn - Urædd 4-4
  • Urædd - Snøgg 0-0
  • Snøgg - Ørn 2-1
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
Snøgg 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 3 Promoted
Urædd 2 0 2 0 4 4 0 2
Ørn 2 0 1 1 5 6 −1 1
Source:

Play-off District V
  • Vindbjart - Rygene 3-1
  • Rygene - Vindbjart 0-7 (agg. 1-10)
  • Vindbjart promoted.
  • Kopervik - Vidar 1-0
  • Vidar - Kopervik 4-4 (agg. 4-5)
  • Kopervik promoted.
  • Vidar - Odda 3-0 (in Haugesund) Vidar promoted.

Championship District V
  • Vindbjart - Kopervik not played

Play-off District VI
  • Fjellkameratene - Fana 4-5
  • Fana - Fjellkameratene 6-1 (agg. 11-5)
  • Fana promoted.

Play-off District VII
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Braatt 2 2 0 0 9 3 +6 4 Promoted
2 Skarbøvik 2 1 0 1 8 5 +3 2
3 Nord-Gossen 2 0 0 2 2 11 −9 0
Source:

Play-off District VIII
  • Ranheim - Løkken?
  • Snåsa - Stadsbygd 2-2
  • Rosenborg - Ranheim 1-2
  • Rosenborg - Snåsa 6-1
  • Ranheim - Stadsbygd 5-0
  • Ranheim - Snåsa 5-4
  • Stadsbygd - Rosenborg 0-5
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Ranheim 3 3 0 0 12 5 +7 6 Promoted
2 Rosenborg 3 2 0 1 12 3 +9 4
3 Snåsa 3 0 1 2 7 13 −6 1
4 Stadsbygd 3 0 1 2 2 12 −10 1
Source:

Norwegian Cup
Main article: 1959 Norwegian Football Cup

Third round
  • August 9: Selbak - Sandefjord 0-0 (extra time)
  • Fredrikstad - Nessegutten 1-3
  • Sandaker - Årstad 3-0
  • Skeid - Steinkjer 7-2
  • Lillestrøm - Kvik (Trondheim) 5-2
  • Kapp - Lyn 3-2
  • Eik - Gjøvik/Lyn 1-4
  • Larvik Turn - Fremad 5-0
  • Pors - Strømmen 2-1 (extra time)
  • Start - Frigg 0-1
  • Bryne - Odd 3-3 (extra time)
  • Jarl - Brann 2-5
  • Djerv - Viking 0-2
  • Hødd - Greåker 1-3
  • Kristiansund - Asker 0-1
  • Rosenborg - Raufoss 1-0

Rematch

  • August 12: Sandefjord - Selbak 2-1
  • Odd - Bryne 5-0

Fourth round
  • August 30: Greåker - Rosenborg 1-0
  • Frigg - Lillestrøm 3-2 (extra time)
  • Asker - Larvik Turn 0-3
  • Gjøvik/Lyn - Sandefjord 0-1
  • Odd - Kapp 3–0
  • Viking - Pors 1-0
  • Brann - Sandaker 2-2 (extra time)
  • Nessegutten - Skeid 1-0

Rematch

  • Sandaker - Brann 0-2

Quarterfinal
  • September 20: Viking - Nessegutten 1-1 (extra time)
  • Brann - Greåker 0-3
  • Sandefjord - Larvik Turn 3-1
  • Odd - Frigg 2-1
  • September 27: Nessegutten - Viking 0-4

Semifinal
  • October 4: Viking - Odd 4-0
  • Greåker - Sandefjord 0-2

Final
  • October 25: Viking - Sandefjord 2-1 (extra time)

Northern Norwegian Cup

Final
Narvik/Nor2–1Harstad
Report

National team
Main article: Norway national football team
Date Venue Opponent Res.* Comp. Norwegian goalscorers
May 20 Oslo  Austria 0-1 EC 1/8 final
June 17 Oslo  Luxembourg 1-0 F Harald Hennum
June 28 Helsinki  Finland 4-2 F Harald Hennum (2), Bjørn Borgen, Ragnar Lasen
July 2 Copenhagen  Denmark 1-2 OGQ Rolf Birger Pedersen
July 7 Reykjavík  Iceland 0-1 OGQ
August 21 Oslo  Iceland 2-1 OGQ Rolf Bjørn Backe, Kjell Kristiansen
September 13 Oslo  Denmark 2-4 OGQ Åge Sørensen, Kjell Kristiansen
September 23 Vienna  Austria 2-5 EC 1/8 final
October 18 Gothenburg  Sweden 2-6 F Rolf Bjørn Backe, Harald Hennum
November 4 Rotterdam  Netherlands 1-7 F Per Kristoffersen

Note: Norway's goals first
Explanation:

  • F = Friendly
  • EC = European championship
  • OGQ = Olympic Games Qualifier
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