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Football in Norway
Season1968
Men's football
1. divisjonLyn
2. divisjonStart (Group A)
Hødd (Group B)
CupenLyn
← 1967 Norway 1969 →

The 1968 season was the 63rd season of competitive football in Norway.

Men's football

League season

Promotion and relegation

League Promoted to league Relegated from league
1. divisjon
2. divisjon


1. divisjon

Main article: 1968 1. divisjon
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lyn (C) 18 14 0 4 57 33 +24 28 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Rosenborg 18 11 2 5 53 29 +24 24 Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
3 Viking 18 9 3 6 34 32 +2 21
4 Strømsgodset 18 9 1 8 48 27 +21 19
5 Brann 18 8 3 7 31 32 −1 19
6 Skeid 18 9 1 8 22 33 −11 19 Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
7 Sarpsborg FK 18 5 5 8 14 25 −11 15
8 Fredrikstad 18 6 2 10 28 34 −6 14
9 Frigg (R) 18 3 5 10 15 37 −22 11 Relegation to Second Division
10 Vålerengen (R) 18 3 4 11 18 38 −20 10
Source: NIFS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

2. divisjon

Main article: 1968 2. divisjon
Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Start (C, P) 14 11 2 1 36 18 +18 24 Promotion to First Division
2 Bryne 14 9 1 4 37 25 +12 19
3 Pors 14 5 5 4 21 19 +2 15
4 Vigør 14 5 2 7 19 23 −4 12
5 Eik 14 4 4 6 15 19 −4 12
6 Ørn 14 4 3 7 26 29 −3 11
7 Odd (R) 14 4 3 7 22 25 −3 11 Relegation to Third Division
8 Vard (R) 14 3 2 9 24 42 −18 8
Source: rsssf.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Hødd (C, P) 14 7 5 2 22 12 +10 19 Promotion to First Division
2 Aalesund 14 8 2 4 27 15 +12 18
3 Hamarkameratene 14 8 2 4 23 17 +6 18
4 Mjøndalen 14 6 4 4 32 18 +14 16 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
5 Raufoss 14 4 5 5 20 20 0 13
6 Aurskog 14 4 3 7 17 21 −4 11
7 Steinkjer (R) 14 3 3 8 18 38 −20 9 Relegation to Third Division
8 Gjøvik-Lyn (R) 14 1 6 7 20 38 −18 8
Source: rsssf.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ As Lyn qualified for the European Cup, their European Cup Winners' Cup place as Norwegian Cup winners defaulted to Mjøndalen, the runners-up.

3. divisjon

Main article: 1968 3. divisjon

Norwegian Cup

Main article: 1968 Norwegian Football Cup

Final

Main article: 1968 Norwegian Football Cup final
Lyn3–0Mjøndalen
Dybwad-Olsen 39'
J. Berg 81'
H. Berg 89'		 Report
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
Attendance: 21,101
Referee: Henry Øberg (Hamar)

Northern Norwegian Cup

Final

Harstad3–1Mjølner
Report

UEFA competitions

European Cup

Main article: 1968–69 European Cup

First round

Main article: 1968–69 European Cup first round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rosenborg Norway 4–6 Austria Rapid Wien 1–3 3–3

European Cup Winners' Cup

Main article: 1968–69 European Cup Winners' Cup

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Altay Turkey 4–5 Norway SFK Lyn 3–1 1–4

Second round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
SFK Lyn Norway 4–3 Sweden IFK Norrköping 2–0 2–3

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Barcelona Spain 5–4 Norway SFK Lyn 3–2 2–2 (in Barcelona)

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

Main article: 1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

First round

Main article: 1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Skeid Norway 2–3 Sweden AIK 1–1 1–2

National team

9 June 1968 Friendly Norway  1–6  Poland Oslo, Norway
Harald Sunde 41' Włodzimierz Lubański 14', 77'
Andrzej Jarosik 21', 38', 55'
Janusz Żmijewski 71'		 Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 26,861
Referee: Johan Einar Boström
23 June 1968 1968–71 Nordic Championship Denmark  5–1  Norway Copenhagen, Denmark
Tommy Troelsen 22', 24', 77' (pen.)
Steen Larsen 44', 55'		 Thorodd Presberg 2' Stadium: Idrætsparken
Attendance: 32,900
Referee: Arvo Jokinen
18 July 1968 Friendly Iceland  0–4  Norway Reykjavík, Iceland
Olav Nilsen 11'
Harald Berg 28', 33'
Dybwad-Olsen 90'		 Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur
Attendance: 4,867
Referee: Owen McCarthy
18 August 1968 1968–71 Nordic Championship Norway  4–1  Finland Oslo, Norway
Odd Iversen 36', 52'
Dybwad-Olsen 60'
Harald Berg 85'		 Arto Tolsa 75' Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 18,276
Referee: Carl W. Hansen
15 September 1968 1968–71 Nordic Championship Norway  1–1  Sweden Oslo, Norway
Dybwad-Olsen 30' Leif Eriksson 23' Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 23,564
Referee: Adrianus Aalbrecht
9 October 1968 1970 FIFA World Cup Q Sweden  5–0  Norway Stockholm, Sweden
Kindvall 38', 58', 61'
B. Larsson 56', 81'		 Report Stadium: Råsunda
Attendance: 32,063
Referee: Pekko Aho (Finland)
6 November 1968 1970 FIFA World Cup Q France  0–1  Norway Strasbourg, France
Report Iversen 67' Stadium: Stade de la Meinau
Attendance: 18,319
Referee: Francesco Francesconi (Italy)

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