title: 1993 Norwegian First Division
text: # 1993 Norwegian First Division
  
  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 | Relegation to Second Division |
  | 12 | Strømmen (R) | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 31 | 54 | −23 | 12 | Relegation to Second Division |
  
  ### 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 | Relegation to Second Division |
  | 12 | Aalesund (R) | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 58 | −30 | 16 | Relegation to Second Division |
  