1961 in Norwegian football
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Results from Norwegian football in 1961.

Hovedserien 1960/61

Group A

Round 1

July 31

• Stavanger - Vålerengen 1-2
• Strømmen - Viking 0-4
• Lisleby - Odd 2-2
• Larvik Turn - Fredrikstad 2-2

Round 2

August 7

• Fredrikstad - Strømmen 3-0
• Vålerengen - Lisleby 1-2
• Odd - Stavanger 1-1
• Viking - Larvik Turn 1-1

Round 3

August 17

• Stavanger - Viking 0-1
• Larvik Turn - Odd 2-1
• Strømmen - Vålerengen 0-1
• Lisleby - Fredrikstad 1-4

Round 4

August 21

• Odd - Vålerengen 0-0
• Viking - Lisleby 3-1
• Strømmen - Larvik Turn 2-2
• Fredrikstad - Stavanger 5-1

Round 5

September 11

• Viking - Odd 2-0
• Lisleby - Strømmen 1-1
• Larvik Turn - Stavanger 0-0
• Vålerengen - Fredrikstad 4-2

Round 6

October 2

• Larvik Turn - Vålerengen 1-2
• Stavanger - Lisleby 2-1
• Fredrikstad - Viking 4-1

May 11

• Strømmen - Odd 5 - 2

Round 7

October 9

• Stavanger - Strømmen 0-2
• Vålerengen - Viking 3-0
• Lisleby - Larvik Turn 1-3

April 23

• Odd - Fredrikstad 3-4

Round 8

October 16

• Vålerengen - Stavanger 0-3
• Fredrikstad - Larvik Turn 1 - 2
• Odd - Lisleby 1-1
• Viking - Strømmen 1-1

Round 9

April 30

• Lisleby - Vålerengen 1-0
• Stavanger - Odd 2-4
• Strømmen - Fredrikstad 0-1
• Larvik Turn - Viking 4-2

Round 10

May 7

• Viking - Stavanger 3-0
• Vålerengen - Strømmen 0-1
• Odd - Larvik Turn 5-3
• Fredrikstad - Lisleby 5-2

Round 11

May 14

• Lisleby - Viking 1-0
• Vålerengen - Odd 1-2
• Larvik Turn - Strømmen 1-1
• Stavanger - Fredrikstad 0-0

Round 12

May 28

• Strømmen - Stavanger 1-1
• Viking - Vålerengen 1-1
• Larvik Turn - Lisleby 0-2
• Fredrikstad - Odd 4-1

Round 13

June 4

• Stavanger - Larvik Turn 2-2
• Strømmen - Lisleby 2-3
• Odd - Viking 2-2
• Fredrikstad - Vålerengen 2-1

Round 14

June 11

• Viking - Fredrikstad 3-6
• Vålerengen - Larvik Turn 8-1
• Odd - Strømmen 2-0
• Lisleby - Stavanger 1-2

Final Table

1. Fredrikstad		14  10  2  2 43-21 22 (Championship final)
2. Vålerengen		14   6  2  6 24-17 14 (Bronze final)
3. Viking			14   5  4  5 24-24 14
4. Larvik Turn		14   4  6  4 24-30 14
5. Odd			14   4  5  5 26-29 13
6. Lisleby			14   5  3  6 20-26 13
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7. Strømmen			14   3  5  6 16-22 11 (Relegated)
8. Stavanger IF		14   3  5  6 15-23 11 (Relegated)

Group B

Round 1

July 31

• Lyn - Rapid 8-2
• Rosenborg - Sandefjord 4-4
• Greåker - Lillestrøm 4-2

August 2

• Skeid - Eik 1-1

Round 2

August 7

• Sandefjord - Greåker 4-3
• Rapid - Skeid 1-3
• Lillestrøm - Rosenborg 2-2
• Eik - Lyn 5-2

Round 3

August 17

• Skeid - Sandefjord 0-3
• Rosenborg - Eik 4-3

August 18

• Greåker - Rapid 2-1
• Lyn - Lillestrøm 3-3

Round 4

August 21

• Rapid - Rosenborg 0-1
• Eik - Greåker 0-1
• Sandefjord - Lillestrøm 5-5
• Lyn - Skeid 2-2

Round 5

September 4

• Skeid - Greåker 1-2

September 11

• Lillestrøm - Eik 1-2
• Rapid - Sandefjord 2-1
• Rosenborg - Lyn 1-5

Round 6

October 2

• Eik - Rapid 8-1
• Skeid - Lillestrøm 1-2
• Lyn - Sandefjord 4-1
• Greåker - Rosenborg 3-2

Round 7

October 9

• Lillestrøm - Rapid 5-1
• Greåker - Lyn 1-3

May 11

• Rosenborg - Skeid 1-0
• Sandefjord - Eik 1-2

Round 8

October 16

• Rapid - Lyn 2-3
• Lillestrøm - Greåker 3-0
• Sandefjord - Rosenborg 5-2
• Eik - Skeid 2-2

Round 9

April 30

• Greåker - Sandefjord 0-3
• Skeid - Rapid 1-1
• Lyn - Eik 1-3
• Rosenborg - Lillestrøm 3-0

Round 10

May 7

• Eik - Rosenborg 0-2
• Rapid - Greåker 2-1
• Sandefjord - Skeid 0-4
• Lillestrøm - Lyn 0-3

Round 11

May 14

• Rosenborg - Greåker 1-2
• Rapid - Eik 2-3
• Lillestrøm - Sandefjord 4-0

May 19

• Skeid - Lyn 2-2

Round 12

May 28

• Lyn - Rosenborg 1-2
• Sandefjord - Rapid 3-0
• Greåker - Skeid 2-0
• Eik - Lillestrøm 4-1

Round 13

May 22

• Eik - Sandefjord 2-1

June 4

• Rapid - Lillestrøm 2-1
• Skeid - Rosenborg 1-1
• Lyn - Greåker 4-0

Round 14

June 11

• Sandefjord - Lyn 3-0
• Greåker - Eik 1-0
• Rosenborg - Rapid 2-2
• Lillestrøm - Skeid 0-3

Final table

1. Eik				14   8  2  4 35-21 18 (Championship final)
2. Lyn				14   7  3  4 41-27 17 (Bronze final)
3. Rosenborg		14   6  4  4 28-28 16
4. Greåker			14   8  0  6 22-26 16
5. Sandefjord		14   6  2  6 34-32 14
6. Skeid			14   3  6  5 21-20 12
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7. Lillestrøm			14   4  3  7 29-33 11 (Relegated)
8. Rapid			14   3  2  9 19-42  8 (Relegated)

Championship final

June 16: Fredrikstad - Eik 2 - 0

Bronze final

June 14: Vålerengen - Lyn 6 - 4

Landsdelsserien

Group Østland/Søndre

1. Ørn             		14   9  1  4 45-23 19 (Promoted)
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2. Sarpsborg       		14   8  3  3 26-13 19
3. Moss            		14   7  4  3 27-19 18
4. Fram (Larvik)   		14   7  2  5 24-21 16
5. Pors            		14   7  2  5 19-30 16
6. Sparta          		14   5  1  8 18-25 11
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7. Selbak          		14   3  2  9 23-31  8 (Relegated)
8. Askim           		14   2  1 11 11-31  5 (Relegated)

Group Østland/Nordre

1. Frigg           		14  10  1  3 38-14 21 (Promoted)
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2. Mjøndalen       		14   7  3  4 35-28 17
3. Asker           		14   6  4  4 26-17 16
4. Gjøvik/Lyn      		14   8  0  6 30-30 16
5. Raufoss         		14   5  5  4 28-19 15
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6. Fremad          		14   4  2  8 25-38 10 (Relegated)
7. Sandaker        		14   3  3  8 18-31  9 (Relegated)
8. Geithus         		14   3  2  9 20-43  8 (Relegated)

Group Sørland/Vestland, A

1. Start           	12  11  1  0 40- 9 23 (Play-off)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2. Sørfjell        	12   8  2  2 34-22 18
3. Jerv            	12   6  1  5 26-35 13
4. Vindbjart       	12   5  0  7 28-23 10
5. Flekkefjord     	12   3  2  7 19-29  8
6. Nedenes         	12   3  1  8 25-31  7
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7. Våg             	12   2  1  9 13-36  5 (Relegation play-off)

Group Sørland/Vestland, B

1. Ulf             		14   7  5  2 26-10 19 (Play-off)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2. Vard            	14   7  5  2 22- 9 19
3. Bryne           	14   8  2  4 28-14 18
4. Haugar          	14   7  4  3 32-19 18
5. Jarl            		14  6  1  7 26-33 13
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6. Vidar           	14   3  6  5 14-19 12 (Relegated)
7. Djerv 1919      	14   2  4  8 10-28  8 (Relegated)
8. Egersund        	14   1  3 10  7-33  5 (Relegated)

Group Sørland/Vestland, C

1. Brann           12   9  3  0 45- 9 21 (Play-off)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2. Os              12   7  2  3 30-20 16
3. Varegg          12   7  1  4 24-17 15
4. Årstad          12   4  3  5  9-13 11
5. Fana            12   4  1  7 20-24  9
6. Trane           12   1  5  6  6-25  7
7. Nordnes         12   1  3  8  6-32  5 

Group Møre

1. Langevåg        	14  12  0  2 63-15 24 (Play-off)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2. Hødd            	14  10  2  2 53-20 22
3. Aalesund        	14   9  1  4 32-23 19
4. Braatt          	14   6  2  6 25-33 14
5. Molde           	14   4  5  5 26-29 13
6. Kristiansund    	14   3  5  6 25-31 11
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7. Herd            	14   3  3  8 18-32  9 (Relegated)
8. Framtid         	14   0  0 14  9-68  0 (Relegated)

Group Trøndelag

1. Steinkjer       		14  13  0  1 63-18 26 (Play-off)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2. Kvik (Trondheim)  	14  10  1  3 32-11 21
3. Brage           		14   7  2  5 21-19 16
4. Freidig         		14   5  5  4 27-22 15
5. Nessegutten     		14   6  1  7 22-32 13
6. Falken          		14   3  2  9 14-26  8
7. Sverre          		14   2  3  9 16-43  7 
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8. Fram (Skatval)  		14   3  0 11 28-52  6 (Relegated)

Play-off Sørland/Vestland

• Brann - Ulf 1-1
• Ulf - Start 2-2
• Start - Brann 1-3

1. Brann            	2   1  1  0  4- 2  3 Promoted
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2. Ulf              		2   0  2  0  3- 3  2
3. Start            	2   0  1  1  3- 5  1

Play-off Møre/Trøndelag

• Langevåg - Steinkjer 3-3
• Steinkjer - Langevåg 3-2 (agg. 6-5)

Steinkjer promoted

Relegation Play-off

Våg - Vigør 0 - 5 (in Vennesla)

Våg relegated

Third division

District I

1. Østsiden        	(Promoted)
2. Tistedalen
3. Hafslund
4. Tune
5. Sprint/Jeløy
6. Navestad
7. Gresvik
8. Ørje

District II, group A

1. Vestfossen      		(Play-off)
2. Drafn
3. Åssiden
4. Sagene
5. Røa
6. Liull
7. Fossekallen
8. Spartacus

District II, group B

1. Aurskog         		(Play-off)
2. Drammens BK
3. Kongsvinger
4. Slemmestad
5. Grue
6. Strømsgodset
7. Kjelsås
8. Sterling

District III, group A (Oplandene)

1. Hamarkameratene 	(Play-off)
2. Kapp
3. Hamar IL
4. Lena
5. Brumunddal
6. Gjøvik SK
7. Mesna
8. Einastrand

District III, group B1 (Sør-Østerdal)

1. Ytre Rendal     	(Play-off)
2. Trysilgutten
3. Elverum
4. Nordre Trysil
5. Koppang
6. Nybergsund
7. Innsats

District III, group B2 (Sør-Gudbrandsdal)

1. Kvam            	(Play-off)
2. Faaberg
3. Fåvang
4. Follebu
5. Vinstra
6. Sør-Fron 		(withdrew)

District III, group B3 (Nord-Gudbrandsdal)

Lesja           (Play-off)

Table unknown.

District IV, group A (Vestfold)

1. Runar           		(Play-off)
2. Holmestrand
3. Tønsberg Turn
4. Falk
5. Flint
6. Tønsebergkam.
7. Borre
8. Teie

District IV, group B (Grenland)

1. Skiens-Grane    		(Play-off)
2. Urædd
3. Herkules
4. Borg
5. Brevik
6. Kragerø
7. Gjerpen
8. Langesund

District IV, group B (Øvre Telemark)

1. Heddal          		(Play-off)
2. Snøgg
3. Drangedal
4. Gvarv
5. Rjukan
6. Ulefoss

District V, group A1 (Aust-Agder)

1. Grane (Arendal) 		(Play-off)
2. Risør
3. Rygene
4. Dristug
5. Arendals BK
6. Mykland 			(withdrew)

District V, group A2 (Vest-Agder)

1. Vigør           		(Play-off)
2. Donn
3. Mandalskam.
4. Giv Akt
5. Torridal
6. Farsund

District V, group B1 (Rogaland)

1. Buøy            		(Play-off)
2. Nærbø
3. Varhaug
4. Hinna
5. Ålgård
6. Figgjo
7. Riska

District V, group B2 (Rogaland)

1. Randaberg       		(Play-off)
2. Klepp
3. Kopervik
4. Sola
5. Vaulen
6. Torvastad
7. Orre

District V, group C (Sunnhordland)

1. Stord           		(Play-off)
2. Odda
3. Fonna
4. Rubbestadnes
5. Solid
6. Tyssedal 			(withdrew)

District VI, group A (Bergen)

1. Djerv           		(Play-off)
2. Nymark
3. Fjellkameratene
4. Laksevåg
5. Sandviken
6. Hardy
7. Bergens-Sparta

District VI, group B (Midthordland)

1. Arna            		(Play-off)
2. Erdal
3. Voss
4. Follese
5. Kjøkkelvik
6. Florvåg
7. Osterøy

District VII, group A (Sunnmøre)

1. Skarbøvik       		(Play-off)
2. Velled./Ringen
3. Rollon
4. Aksla
5. Ørsta
6. Hovdebygda
7. Volda
8. Brattvåg

District VII, group B (Romsdal)

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

District VII, group C (Nordmøre)

1. Clausenengen    		(Play-off)
2. Dahle
3. Todalen
4. Sunndal
5. Nordlandet
6. Bøfjord
7. Goma
8. Tingvoll 			(withdrew)

District VIII, group A (Sør-Trøndelag)

1. Troll           			(Play-off)
2. Løkken
3. Orkanger
4. Svorkmo
5. Leik
6. Orkdal
7. Melhus
8. Støren 			(withdrew)

District VIII, group B (Trondheim og omegn)

1. Ranheim         		(Play-off)
2. Tryggkameratene
3. Nidelv
4. National
5. Trond
6. Vestbyen
7. Wing
8. Trondheims/Ørn

District VIII, group C (Fosen)

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

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

1. Verdal          		(Play-off)
2. Neset
3. Stjørdals/Blink
4. Bangsund
5. Namsos
6. Snåsa
7. Henning
8. Malm

District IX

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

District X

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

Play-off District II

• Aurskog - Vestfossen 1-2
• Vestfossen - Aurskog 1-3 (agg. 3-4)

Aurskog promoted.

Play-off District III

1. Ytre Rendal     		(Play-off)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2. Kvam
3. Lesja

• Ytre Rendal - Hamarkameratene 0-1
• Hamarkameratene - Ytre Rendal 4-1 (agg. 5-1)

Hamarkameratene promoted

Play-off District IV

• Runar - Skiens-Grane 5-3
• Heddal - Runar 1-1
• Skiens-Grane - Heddal 0-3

1. Heddal           		2   1  1  0  4- 1  3 	(Promoted)
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2. Runar            		2   1  1  0  6- 4  3
3. Skiens-Grane     		2   0  0  2  3- 8  0

Play-off District V

• Vigør - Grane 3 - 1
• Grane - Vigør 4 - 2 (agg. 5 - 5)
• Grane - Vigør 3 - 1 (in Grimstad)

Grane (Arendal) promoted

• Våg - Vigør 0 - 5 (in Vennesla)

Vigør promoted

• Buøy - Randaberg 0 - 0
• Randaberg - Buøy 4 - 0 (agg. 4 - 0)

Randaberg promoted

Buøy - Stord 5 - 0 (in Haugesund)

Buøy promoted

Championship District V

• Grane - Randaberg (not played)

Play-off District VI

• Arne - Djerv 1 - 1
• Djerv - Arna 12 - 0 (agg. 13 - 1)

Djerv promoted

Play-off District VII

• Træff - Clausenengen 0 - 9
• Skarbøvik - Træff 3 - 0
• Clausenengen - Skarbøvik 3 - 2

1. Clausenengen     		2   2  0  0 12- 2  4 	(Promoted)
2. Skarbøvik        		2   1  0  1  5- 3  2 	(Promoted)
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3. Træff            		2   0  0  2  0-12  0

Play-off District VIII

• Brekstad - Verdal 0-3
• Ranheim - Troll 4-0
• Troll - Brekstad 2-3
• Verdal - Ranheim 2-1
• Ranheim - Brekstad 5-1
• Troll - Verdal 1-6

1. Verdal           	3   3  0  0 11- 2  6 (Promoted)
2. Ranheim          	3   2  0  1 10- 3  4 (Promoted)
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3. Brekstad         	3   1  0  2  4-10  2
4. Troll            	3   0  0  3  3-13  0

National Cup

Third round

• Fredrikstad - Vestfossen 5-2
• Moss - Vålerengen 3-0
• Skeid - Egersund 3-0
• Hamarkameratene - Sarpsborg 3-5
• Lillestrøm - Brumunddal 2-2
• Raufoss - Lisleby 4-2
• Geithus - Frigg 1-3
• Ørn - Ulf 2-5
• Eik - Asker 0-2
• Viking - Haugar 1-3
• Vard - Vindbjart 4-2
• Brann - Stavanger IF 4-0
• Hødd - Gjøvik/Lyn 0-1
• Freidig - Strømmen 1-2
• Rosenborg - Aalesund 1-0
• Steinkjer - Kvik (Trondheim) 4-1

Rematch

• Brumunddal - Lillestrøm 3-4

Fourth round

August 27

• Frigg - Vard 2-0
• Strømmen - Brann 0-3
• Ulf - Moss 0-1 aet
• Sarpsborg - Raufoss 3-3 after extra time
• Steinkjer - Lillestrøm 6-1
• Haugar - Skeid 2-1
• Asker - Rosenborg 0-1
• Gjøvik/Lyn - Fredrikstad 2-5 after extra time

Rematch

• Raufoss - Sarpsborg 1-0

Quarterfinals

September 10

• Fredrikstad - Moss 4-1
• Rosenborg - Brann 2-3
• Frigg - Haugar 0-1
• Raufoss - Steinkjer 2-5

Semifinals

October 1

• Brann - Fredrikstad 0-1
• Haugar - Steinkjer 1-0 after extra time

Final

October 22: Fredrikstad - Haugar 7 - 0

European cups

Norwegian representatives

• Fredrikstad (Champions Cup)

Champions Cup

Preliminary rounds

September 6: Standard Liege (Belgium) - Fredrikstad 2 - 1

September 20: Fredrikstad - Standard Liege 0 - 2 (agg. 4 - 1)

National team

Men

Date	Venue	Opponent	Res.*	Comp.	Norwegian goalscorers
May 16	Bergen	Mexico	1 - 1	F	Rolf Bjørn Backe
June 1	Oslo	Turkey	0 - 1	WCQ
June 27	Helsinki	Finland	1 - 4	NC series	Rolf Birger Pedersen
July 1	Moscow	USSR	2 - 5	WCQ	Bjørn Borgen, Eldar Hansen
August 23	Oslo	USSR	0 - 3	WCQ
September 17	Oslo	Denmark	0 - 4	NC series
October 22	Gothenburg	Sweden	0 - 2	NC series
October 29	Istanbul	Turkey	1 - 2	WCQ	Roald Jensen
November 5	Gzira	Malta	1 - 1	F	Arne Kotte

Note: Norway's goals first
Explanation:

• F = Friendly
• WCQ = 1962 World Cup Qualifier