1999 Norwegian First Division

The 1999 1. divisjon, Norway's second-tier football league, began play on 17 April 1999 and ended on 17 October 1999. The league was contested by 14 teams, and the top two teams won promotion to Tippeligaen, while the third placed played a promotion-playoff against the 12th-placed team in Tippeligaen to win promotion. The bottom four teams were relegated to the 2. divisjon.

1. divisjon
Season1999
PromotedHaugesund
Bryne
Start
RelegatedLofoten
Skjetten
Hødd
Clausenengen
Matches played182
Goals scored550 (3.02 per match)
← 1998
2000 →

Haugesund and Bryne won direct promotion to Tippeligaen, while Start was promoted after having won 3-2 on aggregate against Strømsgodset in the promotion-playoff. Lofoten, Skjetten, Hødd and Clausenengen was relegated to the 2. divisjon.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Haugesund (C, P) 26 16 4 6 61 32 +29 52 Promotion to Tippeligaen
2 Bryne (P) 26 14 7 5 43 33 +10 49
3 Start (O, P) 26 13 8 5 42 31 +11 47 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4 Lyn 26 11 9 6 54 30 +24 42
5 Sogndal 26 12 6 8 38 32 +6 42
6 Kjelsås 26 11 8 7 33 28 +5 41
7 Eik-Tønsberg 26 10 7 9 39 39 0 37
8 L/F Hønefoss 26 10 5 11 43 42 +1 35
9 Raufoss 26 8 8 10 35 36 −1 32
10 Byåsen[lower-alpha 1] 26 9 6 11 37 32 +5 30
11 Lofoten (R) 26 8 6 12 38 47 −9 30 Relegation to 2. divisjon
12 Skjetten (R) 26 8 5 13 29 43 −14 29
13 Hødd (R) 26 5 6 15 34 51 −17 21
14 Clausenengen (R) 26 4 1 21 24 74 −50 13
Source: nifs.no
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Byåsen was deducted 3 points.

Top goalscorers

[1]

  • 17 goals:
  • 16 goals:
  • 14 goals:
  • 12 goals:
  • 11 goals:
  • Geir Atle Undheim, Bryne
  • Bala Garba, Haugesund
  • Ole Petter Skonnord, Kjelsås
  • Jarle Wee, Haugesund
  • 10 goals:

Promotion play-offs

Start (3rd in 1. divisjon) won the play-offs against Strømsgodset (12th in Tippeligaen) 3–2 on aggregate.

Results
27 October 1999 Start2–2StrømsgodsetKristiansand, Norway
Kloster  7' (pen.)
Nordseth  62'
Fredriksen 		Wæhler  45'
Lemsalu  84'
Flo
Lemsalu 		Stadium: Kristiansand Stadion
Attendance: 5,004
31 October 1999 Strømsgodset0–1StartDrammen, Norway
Hagen
Ødegaard
Nyan
Anders Michelsen 		Leonardsen  90+'
Stefansen 		Stadium: Marienlyst Stadion
Attendance: 5,979

Start won 3–2 on aggregate and was promoted to Tippeligaen. Strømsgodset was relegated to 1. divisjon.

See also

References
  1. "Toppscorer". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). 18 October 1999. p. 41.
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