| Season | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 17 April – 17 October |
| Champions | Haugesund |
| Promoted | Haugesund Bryne Start |
| Relegated | Lofoten Skjetten Hødd Clausenengen |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 550 (3.02 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Anders Blomquist (17 goals) |
| ← 1998 2000 → | |
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.
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 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 30 | |
| 11 | Lofoten (R) | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 30 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Byåsen was deducted 3 points.
Results
| Home \ Away | BRY | BYÅ | CLA | EIK | FKH | ILH | KJE | LFH | LOF | LYN | RIL | SKJ | SIL | IKS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryne | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 |
| Byåsen | 0–0 | — | 6–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Clausenengen | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–5 |
| Eik-Tønsberg | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | — | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Haugesund | 0–0 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 2–0 | — | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 |
| Hødd | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–3 |
| Kjelsås | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| L/F Hønefoss | 1–2 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 |
| Lofoten | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Lyn | 6–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 7–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 |
| Raufoss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 |
| Skjetten | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 1–6 | 1–0 | — | 0–2 | 0–3 |
| Sogndal | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 |
| Start | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Anders Blomquist
|
Haugesund | 17 |
| 2 |  Kristian Bye-Andersen
|
Eik-Tønsberg | 16 |
| 3 | Tommy Nilsen
|
Lyn | 14 |
| 4 | Trond Nordseth
|
Start | 12 |
| 5 | Geir Atle Undheim
|
Bryne | 11 |
 Bala Garba
|
Haugesund | ||
| Ole Petter Skonnord
|
Kjelsås | ||
| Jarle Wee
|
Haugesund | ||
| 9 | Lars Berg
|
Raufoss | 10 |
| Fredrik Horn
|
Lofoten | ||
| Stein Berg Johansen
|
Lofoten | ||
| Mikael Edvardson
|
L/F Hønefoss | ||
| Kjell Roar Kaasa
|
Lyn |
Source:
Promotion play-offs
Start (3rd in 1. divisjon) won the play-offs against Strømsgodset (12th in Tippeligaen) 3–2 on aggregate.
| Start | 2–2 | Strømsgodset |
|---|---|---|
Kloster  7' (pen.) Nordseth 62' |
Report | Wæhler 45' Lemsalu 84' |
| Strømsgodset | 0–1 | Start |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Leonardsen 90+2' |
Start won 3–2 on aggregate and was promoted to Tippeligaen. Strømsgodset was relegated to 1. divisjon.
See also
References
- "Toppscorer". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). 18 October 1999. p. 41.
- "Start 2–2 Strømsgodset". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Association (NFF). Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- "Strømsgodset 0–1 Start". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Association (NFF). Retrieved 21 June 2022.
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