1993 Norwegian First Division

1. divisjon
Season1993
ChampionsVIF Fotball
Sogndal
PromotedVIF Fotball
Strømsgodset
Sogndal
RelegatedÅssiden
Elverum
Strømmen
Djerv 1919
Ski
Aalesund
Matches played264
Goals scored881 (3.34 per match)
← 1992
1994 →

The 1993 1. divisjon, Norway's second-tier football league, began play on 2 May 1993 and ended on 3 October 1993. 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 against the 10th placed team in the 1993 Tippeligaen. The bottom three teams were relegated to the 2. divisjon.

Vålerenga and Sogndal won promotion to Tippeligaen as group winners, while Strømsgodset was promoted after the promotion-playoff, where they beat Molde and Bryne. Åssiden, Elverum, Strømmen, Djerv 1919, Ski and Aalesund was relegated to the 2. divisjon.

League tables

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 VIF Fotball (C, P) 22 13 4 5 52 29 +23 43 Promotion to Tippeligaen
2 Strømsgodset (O, P) 22 12 3 7 43 37 +6 39 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3 Eik-Tønsberg 22 10 6 6 42 27 +15 36
4 Nardo 22 10 5 7 39 28 +11 35
5 Tromsdalen 22 8 10 4 34 30 +4 34
6 Strindheim 22 9 5 8 27 25 +2 32
7 Mjøndalen 22 9 3 10 33 40 −7 30
8 Skeid 22 7 8 7 32 34 −2 29
9 Mjølner 22 8 5 9 35 38 −3 29
10 Åssiden (R) 22 7 5 10 30 47 −17 26 Relegation to Second Division
11 Elverum (R) 22 7 1 14 28 37 −9 22
12 Strømmen (R) 22 3 3 16 31 54 −23 12
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

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Sogndal (C, P) 22 14 5 3 51 24 +27 47 Promotion to Tippeligaen
2 Bryne 22 12 7 3 52 25 +27 43 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3 Moss 22 13 2 7 53 33 +20 41
4 Drøbak/Frogn 22 13 2 7 46 29 +17 41
5 Bærum 22 10 4 8 40 41 −1 34
6 Fana 22 7 7 8 34 36 −2 28
7 Hødd 22 8 4 10 38 52 −14 28
8 Åsane 22 7 4 11 36 49 −13 25
9 Vard 22 5 7 10 29 34 −5 22
10 Djerv 1919 (R) 22 5 7 10 30 39 −9 22 Relegation to Second Division
11 Ski (R) 22 6 3 13 18 35 −17 21
12 Aalesund (R) 22 4 4 14 28 58 −30 16
Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

See also

References