title: 1959 in Norwegian football
text: # 1959 in Norwegian football
  
  The 1959 season was the 54th season of competitive football in Norway.
  
  ## Hovedserien 1958/59
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Fredrikstad | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 14 | +20 | 22 | Qualification for the championship final |
  | 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 (R) | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 11 | Relegation to Landsdelsserien |
  | 8 | Årstad (R) | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 36 | −24 | 8 | Relegation to Landsdelsserien |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Lillestrøm (C) | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 19 | Qualification for the championship final |
  | 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 (R) | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 12 | Relegation to Landsdelsserien |
  | 8 | Kapp (R) | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 55 | −36 | 6 | Relegation to Landsdelsserien |
  
  ## 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 |
  
  ### 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 | Relegated |
  
  ### 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 | |
  
  ### 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 | Relegated |
  
  ### 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 | Relegated |
  
  ### 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 | Relegated |
  
  ### 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 | Relegated |
  
  ### Play-off Sørland/Vestland
  
  | 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 | |
  
  ## Third Division
  
  ### 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 | |
  
  * 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 | |
  
  ### 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
  
  * Skarbøvik - Nord-Gossen 6-1
  * Nord-Gossen - Braatt 1-5
  * Braatt - Skarbøvik 4-2
  
  | 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 | Promoted |
  | 3 | Nord-Gossen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 | |
  
  ### 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 | Promoted |
  | 3 | Snåsa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 1 | |
  | 4 | Stadsbygd | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 1 | |
  
  ## National 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
  