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The 1962 season was the 57th season of competitive football in Norway.

Football in Norway
Men's football
Season	1962
Hovedserien	Brann^[1]
Landsdelsserien	Sarpsborg (Group East/South) Gjøvik-Lyn (Group East/North) Start (Group South/West A) Haugar (Group South/West B) Aalesund (Group Møre) Kvik (Group Trøndelag)
NM	Gjøvik-Lyn^[2]
← 1961 1963 →

Hovedserien 1961/62

SK Brann won their first of two consecutive league championships.^[1]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Brann (C)	30	21	4	5	94	44	+50	46
2	Steinkjer	30	18	5	7	81	43	+38	41
3	Fredrikstad	30	18	5	7	80	45	+35	41	Qualification for the European Cup preliminary round^[3]
4	Frigg	30	15	10	5	59	43	+16	40
5	Lyn	30	16	5	9	86	66	+20	37
6	Vålerengen	30	15	6	9	75	41	+34	36
7	Viking	30	14	7	9	49	48	+1	35
8	Skeid	30	11	11	8	63	40	+23	33
9	Rosenborg (R)	30	14	3	13	55	60	−5	31	Relegation to Second Division
10	Odd (R)	30	10	7	13	57	68	−11	27
11	Eik (R)	30	9	8	13	47	59	−12	26
12	Sandefjord BK (R)	30	11	3	16	35	51	−16	25
13	Lisleby (R)	30	8	3	19	42	74	−32	19
14	Ørn-Horten (R)	30	7	3	20	45	91	−46	17
15	Greåker (R)	30	4	8	18	35	75	−40	16
16	Larvik Turn (R)	30	3	4	23	35	90	−55	10

Source: NIFS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

First division reduced from 16 to 10 teams

Landsdelsserien

Group Østland/Søndre

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sarpsborg (O, P)	21	16	2	3	64	19	+45	34	Qualification for the promotion play-offs
2	Østsiden	21	12	3	6	46	27	+19	27
3	Sparta (R)	21	11	4	6	43	32	+11	26	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
4	Rapid (R)	21	11	4	6	37	39	−2	26	Relegation to 3. divisjon
5	Pors (R)	21	7	4	10	36	43	−7	18
6	Moss (R)	21	7	3	11	28	30	−2	17
7	Fram (R)	21	5	5	11	34	42	−8	15
8	Heddal (R)	21	1	3	17	14	70	−56	5

Source: rsssf.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group Østland/Nordre

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Gjøvik-Lyn (O, P)	21	11	8	2	49	32	+17	30	Qualification for the promotion play-offs
2	Lillestrøm	21	11	5	5	60	47	+13	27
3	Raufoss (O)	21	8	7	6	40	39	+1	23	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
4	Strømmen (R)	21	8	7	6	27	26	+1	23	Relegation to 3. divisjon
5	Asker (R)	21	8	3	10	48	33	+15	19
6	Aurskog (R)	21	7	5	9	40	47	−7	19
7	Mjøndalen (R)	21	7	1	13	47	57	−10	15
8	Hamarkameratene (R)	21	4	4	13	31	61	−30	12

Source: rsssf.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group Sørland/Vestland, A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Start	21	14	5	2	67	27	+40	33	Qualification for the promotion play-offs
2	Jerv (R)	21	11	6	4	52	36	+16	28	Relegation to 3. divisjon
3	Grane (R)	21	7	10	4	51	50	+1	24
4	Flekkefjord (R)	21	6	8	7	45	43	+2	20
5	Vigør (R)	21	7	6	8	46	47	−1	20
6	Sørfjell (R)	21	8	4	9	51	54	−3	20
7	Vindbjart (R)	21	7	4	10	64	72	−8	18
8	Nedenes (R)	21	1	3	17	33	80	−47	5	Relegation to 4. divisjon

Source: rsssf.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Group Sørland/Vestland, B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Haugar	21	15	1	5	54	28	+26	31	Qualification for the promotion play-offs
2	Ulf (R)	21	14	1	6	49	21	+28	29	Relegation to 3. divisjon
3	Vard (R)	21	12	2	7	52	36	+16	26
4	Bryne (R)	21	12	1	8	59	37	+22	25
5	Jarl (R)	21	10	1	10	34	47	−13	21
6	Stavanger (R)	21	7	3	11	31	34	−3	17
7	Randaberg (R)	21	6	4	11	30	48	−18	16
8	Buøy (R)	21	1	1	19	12	70	−58	3	Relegation to 4. divisjon

Source: rsssf.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Group Sørland/Vestland, C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Os	18	13	3	2	39	14	+25	29	Qualification for the promotion play-offs
2	Djerv (R)	18	9	4	5	32	28	+4	22	Relegation to 3. divisjon
3	Årstad (R)	18	9	3	6	43	22	+21	21
4	Varegg (R)	18	7	3	8	26	31	−5	17
5	Trane (R)	18	5	5	8	20	32	−12	15
6	Fana (R)	18	5	4	9	22	34	−12	14
7	Nordnes (R)	18	1	6	11	14	35	−21	8

Source: rsssf.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Group Møre

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Aalesund	21	16	3	2	51	16	+35	35	Qualification for the promotion play-offs
2	Langevåg (R)	21	13	4	4	65	31	+34	30	Relegation to 3. divisjon
3	Hødd (R)	21	13	3	5	66	30	+36	29
4	Molde (R)	21	8	3	10	42	51	−9	19
5	Kristiansund (R)	21	8	2	11	39	43	−4	18
6	Clausenengen (R)	21	6	2	13	34	50	−16	14
7	Braatt (R)	21	5	4	12	35	64	−29	14
8	Skarbøvik (R)	21	4	1	16	31	78	−47	9	Relegation to 4. divisjon

Source: rsssf.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Group Trøndelag

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Kvik	21	14	3	4	45	17	+28	31	Qualification for the promotion play-offs
2	Freidig (R)	21	12	3	6	48	30	+18	27	Relegation to 3. divisjon
3	Nessegutten (R)	21	9	6	6	44	35	+9	24
4	Brage (R)	21	8	7	6	40	34	+6	23
5	Sverre (R)	21	9	2	10	36	41	−5	20
6	Falken (R)	21	4	8	9	26	37	−11	16
7	Ranheim (R)	21	8	0	13	36	52	−16	16
8	Verdal (R)	21	4	3	14	32	61	−29	11	Relegation to 4. divisjon

Source: rsssf.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Promotion play-off Sørland/Vestland

Haugar - Start 2-0
Start - Os 2-4
Os - Haugar 3-2

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Os (O)	2	2	0	0	7	4	+3	4	Qualification for the promotion play-offs final round
2	Haugar	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	2	Qualification for the 1963 2. divisjon
3	Start	2	0	0	2	2	6	−4	0	Qualification for the 1963 2. divisjon

Source: rsssf.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners

Promotion play-off Møre/Trøndelag

Kvik - Aalesund 0 - 0
Aalesund - Kvik 2 - 0 (agg. 2 - 0)

Aalesund to promotion play-off

Promotion play-off

Sarpsborg - Os 2-0
Gjøvik/Lyn - Aalesund 1-1
Os - Sarpsborg 0-3 (agg. 0-5)
Aalesund- Gjøvik/Lyn 1-2 (agg. 2-3)

Gjøvik/Lyn and Sarpsborg promoted.

Relegation play-off

Raufoss - Sparta 4-0
Sparta - Raufoss 2-2 (agg. 2-6)

Sparta relegated.

Third division

District I

1. Askim

2. Hafslund
3. Sprint/Jeløy
4. Kvik (Halden)
5. Tune
6. Navestad
7. Gresvik
8. Selbak
9. Tistedalen
10. Borgar

District II, group A

1. Sagene          		(Play-off)
------
2. Drafn
3. Geithus
4. Vestfossen
5. Raumnes/Årnes
6. Strømsgodset
7. Grue
8. Ski

District II, group B

1. Åssiden         Play-off
-------
2. Drammens BK
3. Sandaker (*)
4. Slemmestad
5. Kjellmyra
6. Skiold
7. Røa
8. Kongsvinger

(*) Sandaker merged with Aasen to form Sandaker/Aasen

District III, group A (Oplandene)

1. Kapp            	(Play-off)
----
2. Brumunddal
3. Redalen
4. Fremad
5. Moelven
6. Gjøvik SK
7. Hamar IL
8. Lena

District III, group B1 (Sør-Østerdal)

1. Nordre Trysil   	(Play-off)
-------------
2. Trysilgutten
3. Nybergsund
4. Ytre Rendal
5. Koppang
6. Elverum
7. Engerdal

District III, group B2 (Nord-Østerdal)

1. Brekken         (Play-off)
-------
2. Røros
3. Folldal
4. Tynset
5. Nansen
6. Tylldal
7. Haltdalen

District III, group B3 (Sør-Gudbrandsdal)

1. Kvam            (Play-off)
----
2. Faaberg
3. Fåvang
4. Follebu
5. Ringebu
6. Vinstra

District III, group B4 (Nord-Gudbrandsdal)

1. Sel             	(Play-off)
---
2. Otta
3. Dovre
4. Faukstad
5. Dombås
6. Heidal
7. Lesjaskog
8. Lesja 		(withdrew)

District IV, group A (Vestfold)

1. Runar           		(Play-off)
-----
2. Stag
3. Holmestrand
4. Tønsberg Turn
5. Falk
6. Tønsbergkam.
7. Borre
8. Flint

District IV, group B (Grenland)

1. Skiens-Grane    		(Play-off)
------------
2. Borg
3. Urædd
4. Kragerø
5. Herkules
6. Skiens BK
7. Brevik
8. Storm

District IV, group B (Øvre Telemark)

1. Snøgg           		(Play-off)
-----
2. Rjukan
3. Ulefoss
4. Skade
5. Gvarv
6. Drangedal
7. Kjapp

District V, group A1 (Aust-Agder)

1. Arendals BK
-----------
2. Risør
3. Rygene
4. Tvedestrand
5. Dristug
6. Gjerstad 		(withdrew)

District V, group A2 (Vest-Agder)

1. Donn
----
2. Giv Akt
3. Våg
4. Mandalskam.
5. Lyngdal
6. Torridal

District V, group B1 (Rogaland)

1. Egersund        		(Play-off)
--------
2. Klepp
3. Vidar
4. Ålgård
5. Varhaug
6. Sola
7. Vaulen
8. Sandnes AIF (Saif)

District V, group B2 (Rogaland)

1. Djerv 1919      		(Play-off)
----------
2. Nærbø
3. Kopervik
4. Figgjo
5. Åkra
6. Hinna
7. Ganddal
8. Torvastad

District V, group C (Sunnhordland)

1. Odda            		(Play-off)
----
2. Stord
3. Rubbestadnes
4. Fonna
5. Etne

District VI, group A (Bergen)

1. Hardy           		(Play-off)
-----
2. Sandviken
3. Laksevåg
4. Baune
5. Fjellkameratene
6. Nymark
7. Bergens-Sparta

District VI, group B (Midthordland)

1. Arna            		(Play-off)
----
2. Erdal
3. Kjøkkelvik
4. Dale (Dalekvam)
5. Follese
6. Voss
7. Florvåg

District VI, group C (Sogn og fjordane)

1. Jotun           		(Play-off)
-----
2. Sogndal
3. Sandane
4. Høyang
5. Måløy
6. Eid
7. Dale (Sunnfjord)
8. Florø

District VII, group A (Sunnmøre)

1. Velled./Ringen  		(Play-off)
--------------
2. Herd
3. Rollon
4. Ørsta
5. Spjelkavik
6. Sykkylven
7. Aksla
8. Volda
9. Stordal

10. Hovdebygda

11. Brattvåg
12. Bergsøy

District VII, group B (Romsdal)

1. Træff           			(Play-off)
-----
2. Nord-Gossen
3. Eidsvåg (Romsdal)
4. Åndalsnes
5. Harøy
6. Bryn
7. Isfjorden
8. Frode

District VII, group C (Nordmøre)

1. Dahle           		(Play-off)
-----
2. Søya
3. Sunndal
4. Bjørn
5. Todalen
6. Framtid
7. Bøfjord
8. Nordlandet

District VIII, group A (Sør-Trøndelag)

1. Orkanger        		(Play-off)
--------
2. Orkdal
3. Løkken
4. Troll
5. Rindal
6. Flå
7. Svorkmo
8. Leik

District VIII, group B (Trondheim og omegn)

1. Nidelv          			(Play-off)
------
2. Tryggkameratene
3. Heimdal
4. Strinda
5. Trond
6. Vestbyen
7. National
8. Wing

District VIII, group C (Fosen)

1. Brekstad        			(Play-off)
--------
2. Hasselvika
3. Opphaug
4. Ørland Flystasjon (IØF)
5. Fevåg
6. Beian
7. Bjugn 				(withdrew)

District VIII, group D (Nord-Trøndelag/Namdal)

1. Stjørdals/Blink 			(Play-off)
---------------
2. Bangsund
3. Fram (Skatval)
4. Neset
5. Vikavarvet
6. Snåsa
7. Namsos
8. Byafossen

District IX

1. Bodø/Glimt
2. Mo
3. Brønnøysund
4. Stålkameratene
5. Grand
6. Sandnessjøen

District X

1. Mjølner
2. Andenes
3. Narvik/Nor
4. Tromsø
5. Harstad
6. Svolvær

Play-off District II

Sagene - Åssiden 2-0
Åssiden - Sagene 1-1 (agg. 1-3)

Sagene stay up.

Play-off District III

Brekken - Nordre Trysil 3-1

Nordre Trysil relegated.

Kvam - Sel 10-3

Sel relegated.

Brekken - Kvam 2-0

Kvam relegated.

Kapp - Brekken 5-2
Brekken - Kapp 2–7 (agg. 4-12)

Kapp stay up.

Play-off District II/III

Åssiden - Brekken 5-0

Åssiden stay up, Brekken relegated.

Play-off District IV

Snøgg - Skiens-Grane 3-1
Skiens-Grane - Runar 1-4
Runar - Snøgg 6-1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	Runar	2	2	0	0	10	2	+8	4

2	Snøgg	2	1	0	1	4	7	−3	2	Relegated
3	Skiens-Grane	2	0	0	2	2	7	−5	0	Relegated

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Play-off District V

Egersund - Djerv 1919 2-0
Djerv 1919 - Egersund 3-4 (agg. 3-6)

Egersund stay up.

Odda - Djerv 1919 2-2
Djerv 1919 - Odda 3-0 (agg. 5-2)

Djerv 1919 stay up, Odda relegated.

Championship District V

Arendals BK - Donn 2-3
Donn - Arendals BK 3-0 (agg. 6-2)
Donn - Egersund not played

Play-off District VI

Hardy - Arna 1-0

Hardy stay up.

Arna - Jotun 0-3

Jotun stay up, Arna relegated.

Play-off District VII

Velledalen/Ringen - Dahle 0-2
Træff - Velledalen/Ringen 2-2
Dahle - Træff 3-3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	Dahle	2	1	1	0	5	3	+2	3
2	Træff	2	0	2	0	5	5	0	2

3	Velled./Ringen	2	0	1	1	2	4	−2	1	Relegated

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Play-off District VIII

Brekstad - Nidelv 0-3
Stjørdals/Blink - Orkanger 3-0
Brekstad - Orkanger 1-4
Nidelv - Stjørdals/Blink 4-1
Stjørdals/Blink - Brekstad 2-0
Orkanger - Nidelv 0-2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	Nidelv	3	3	0	0	9	1	+8	6
2	Stjørdals/Blink	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	4

3	Orkanger	3	1	0	2	4	6	−2	2	Relegated
4	Brekstad	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8	0	Relegated

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Norwegian Cup

SK Gjøvik-Lyn won their first (and as of 2025^[update], only) cup by defeating SK Vard Haugesund in the cup final, 2-0.^[2]

Final

28 October 1962

Gjøvik-Lyn	2–0	Vard
Backe 20', 62'	Report

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 31,157

Referee: Georg Dragvoll (Brage)

Northern Norwegian Cup

Final

Harstad	2–1	Bodø/Glimt
	Report

European Cups

Norwegian representatives

Fredrikstad (Champions Cup)

Champions Cup

First round

September 5: Fredrikststad - Vasas Budapest (Hungary) 1 - 4
September 19: Vasas Budapest - Fredrikstad 7 - 0 (agg. 11 - 1)

National team

Date	Venue	Opponent	Res.*	Competition	Norwegian goalscorers
May 16	Oslo	Netherlands	2–1	Friendly	Roald Jensen, Bjørn Borgen
June 11	Copenhagen	Denmark	1–6	NC series	Trygve Andersen
June 21	Oslo	Sweden	0–2	ECQ
July 3	Trondheim	Malta	5–0	Friendly	Arne Pedersen, John Krogh, Olav Nilsen (3)
July 9	Reykjavík	Iceland	3–1	Friendly	Arne Pedersen, Olav Nilsen (2)
August 26	Bergen	Finland	2–1	NC Series	Ragnar Nikolai Larsen, Olav Nilsen
September 16	Oslo	Sweden	2–1	NC Series	Roald Jensen, Erik Johansen
November 4	Malmö	Sweden	1–1	ECQ	John Krogh

Note: Norway's goals first
Explanation:

ECQ = European Championship Qualifier

References

1 2 Aarhus, Lars (30 November 2025). "Norwegian league champions (1938-2025)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Norway. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
1 2 Aarhus, Lars (6 December 2025). "Norwegian cup finals (1902-2025)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Norway. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
↑ Leader in summer 1962

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