1985 Norwegian First Division

1. divisjon
Season1985
Dates27 April – 13 October
ChampionsRosenborg
4th title
RelegatedMoss
Brann
Eik
European CupRosenborg
UEFA CupVålerengen
Cup Winners' CupLillestrøm
Matches played132
Goals scored396 (3 per match)
Top goalscorerJørn Andersen
(23 goals)
Biggest home winLillestrøm 5–2 Eik[1]
(16 May 1985)
Biggest away winStart 0–7 Vålerengen[1]
(19 May 1985)
Highest scoringMoss 6–2 Molde[1]
(30 June 1985)
Highest attendance28,569[2]
Rosenborg 1–0 Lillestrøm
(12 October 1985)
Lowest attendance835
Eik 1–0 Bryne
(16 October 1985)
Average attendance4,403 Increase 2.2%
1984
1986
All statistics correct as of end of the 1985 season.

The 1985 1. divisjon was the 41st completed season of top division football in Norway. The season began on 27 April 1985 and ended on 13 October 1985.

22 games were played with 2 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number eleven and twelve were relegated. The winners of the two groups of the 2. divisjon were promoted, as well as the winner of a series of play-off matches between the two second-placed teams in the two groups of the 2. divisjon and number ten in the 1. divisjon.

Rosenborg BK won the league after defeating league leader Lillestrøm S.K. 1–0 in the 22nd and final round. The game was attended by 28,569 spectators,[2] which is, as of 2019, still a league record attendance for a single game in the Norwegian top flight.

  1. ^ a b c "Ligastats 1. divisjon 1985". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen.
  2. ^ a b "Tilskuertall". Norsk internasjonal fotballstatistikk (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 June 2019.