1995 Norwegian First Division

1. divisjon
Season1995
PromotedMoss
Skeid
Strømsgodset
RelegatedÅndalsnes
Sarpsborg
Vard Haugesund
Alta
Sandefjord
Mjølner
Matches played264
Goals scored853 (3.23 per match)
← 1994
1996 →

The 1995 1. divisjon, Norway's second-tier football league, began play on 29 April 1995 and ended on 1 October 1995. The league was contested by 24 teams, divided in two groups and the winner of each group won promotion to Tippeligaen, while the runners-up played a promotion-playoff to win promotion. The bottom three teams were relegated to the 2. divisjon.

Moss and Skeid won promotion to Tippeligaen as group-winners, while Strømsgodset was promoted after beating Sogndal in the promotion play-off. Åndalsnes, Sarpsborg, Vard Haugesund, Alta, Sandefjord and Mjølner was relegated to the 2. divisjon.

League tables

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Moss (C, P) 22 13 7 2 40 22 +18 46 Promotion to Tippeligaen
2 Sogndal 22 13 5 4 42 21 +21 44 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3 Drøbak/Frogn 22 13 4 5 60 35 +25 43
4 Haugesund 22 12 2 8 41 33 +8 38
5 Åsane 22 10 4 8 38 31 +7 34
6 Aalesund 22 8 8 6 43 33 +10 32
7 Bryne 22 7 9 6 28 31 −3 30
8 Fana 22 8 4 10 31 42 −11 28
9 Fyllingen 22 4 8 10 33 45 −12 20
10 Åndalsnes (R) 22 4 6 12 22 38 −16 18 Relegation to Second Division
11 Sarpsborg (R) 22 3 8 11 17 38 −21 17
12 Vard Haugesund (R) 22 4 1 17 17 43 −26 13
Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Skeid (C, P) 22 19 1 2 59 21 +38 58 Promotion to Tippeligaen
2 Strømsgodset (O, P) 22 16 3 3 51 15 +36 51 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3 Eik-Tønsberg 22 14 4 4 57 24 +33 46
4 Odd Grenland 22 12 2 8 54 25 +29 38
5 Tromsdalen 22 10 5 7 37 25 +12 35
6 Lyn 22 11 1 10 31 29 +2 34
7 Nardo 22 7 1 14 31 45 −14 22
8 Stålkameratene 22 6 4 12 24 53 −29 22
9 Jevnaker 22 6 3 13 30 44 −14 21
10 Alta (R) 22 6 3 13 30 53 −23 21 Relegation to Second Division
11 Sandefjord BK (R) 22 4 7 11 17 38 −21 19
12 Mjølner (R) 22 3 2 17 20 69 −49 11
Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

See also

References