1993 Norwegian First Division
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = 1. divisjon
| season = 1993
| winners = VIF Fotball
Sogndal
| promoted = VIF Fotball
Strømsgodset
Sogndal
| relegated = Åssiden
Elverum
Strømmen
Djerv 1919
Ski
Aalesund
| promotion to = Tippeligaen
| matches = 264
| total goals = 881
| league topscorer =
| biggest home win =
| biggest away win =
| highest scoring =
| highest attendance =
| lowest attendance =
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| prevseason = 1992
| nextseason = 1994
}}
The 1993 1. divisjon, Norway's second-tier football league, began play on 2 May 1993 and ended on 3 October 1993. The league was contested by 24 teams, divided in two groups and the winner of each group won promotion to Tippeligaen, while the runners-up played a promotion-playoff against the 10th placed team in the 1993 Tippeligaen. The bottom three teams were relegated to the 2. divisjon.
Vålerenga and Sogndal won promotion to Tippeligaen as group winners, while Strømsgodset was promoted after the promotion-playoff, where they beat Molde and Bryne. Åssiden, Elverum, Strømmen, Djerv 1919, Ski and Aalesund was relegated to the 2. divisjon.
League tables
=Group A=
|res_col_header=PQR
|section=Group A
|team1=VÅL|name_VÅL=VIF Fotball
|team2=STM|name_STM=Strømsgodset
|team3=EIK|name_EIK=Eik-Tønsberg
|team4=NAR|name_NAR=Nardo
|team5=TRO|name_TRO=Tromsdalen
|team6=SDM|name_SDM=Strindheim
|team7=MJØ|name_MJØ=Mjøndalen
|team8=SKE|name_SKE=Skeid
|team9=FKM|name_FKM=Mjølner
|team10=ÅSS|name_ÅSS=Åssiden
|team11=ELV|name_ELV=Elverum
|team12=STN|name_STN=Strømmen
|win_VÅL=13|draw_VÅL= 4|loss_VÅL= 5|gf_VÅL=52|ga_VÅL=29|status_VÅL=CP
|win_STM=12|draw_STM= 3|loss_STM= 7|gf_STM=43|ga_STM=37|status_STM=OP
|win_EIK=10|draw_EIK= 6|loss_EIK= 6|gf_EIK=42|ga_EIK=27
|win_NAR=10|draw_NAR= 5|loss_NAR= 7|gf_NAR=39|ga_NAR=28
|win_TRO= 8|draw_TRO=10|loss_TRO= 4|gf_TRO=34|ga_TRO=30
|win_SDM= 9|draw_SDM= 5|loss_SDM= 8|gf_SDM=27|ga_SDM=25
|win_MJØ= 9|draw_MJØ= 3|loss_MJØ=10|gf_MJØ=33|ga_MJØ=40
|win_SKE= 7|draw_SKE= 8|loss_SKE= 7|gf_SKE=32|ga_SKE=34
|win_FKM= 8|draw_FKM= 5|loss_FKM= 9|gf_FKM=35|ga_FKM=38
|win_ÅSS= 7|draw_ÅSS= 5|loss_ÅSS=10|gf_ÅSS=30|ga_ÅSS=47|status_ÅSS=R
|win_ELV= 7|draw_ELV= 1|loss_ELV=14|gf_ELV=28|ga_ELV=37|status_ELV=R
|win_STN= 3|draw_STN= 3|loss_STN=16|gf_STN=31|ga_STN=54|status_STN=R
|col_PRO=green1|text_PRO=Promotion to Tippeligaen
|result1=PRO
|col_PP=green3|text_PP=Qualification for the promotion play-offs
|result2=PP
|col_REL=red1|text_REL=Relegation to Second Division
|result10=REL|result11=REL|result12=REL
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
|update=complete
|source=[https://www.nifs.no/tabell.php?land=1&t=6&u=66 nifs.no]
}}
=Group B=
|res_col_header=PQR
|section=Group B
|team1=SOG|name_SOG=Sogndal
|team2=BRY|name_BRY=Bryne
|team3=MOS|name_MOS=Moss
|team4=D/F|name_D/F=Drøbak/Frogn
|team5=BÆR|name_BÆR=Bærum
|team6=FAN|name_FAN=Fana
|team7=HØD|name_HØD=Hødd
|team8=ÅSA|name_ÅSA=Åsane
|team9=VAR|name_VAR=Vard
|team10=DJE|name_DJE=Djerv 1919
|team11=SKI|name_SKI=Ski
|team12=ALE|name_ALE=Aalesund
|win_SOG=14|draw_SOG=5|loss_SOG= 3|gf_SOG=51|ga_SOG=24|status_SOG=CP
|win_BRY=12|draw_BRY=7|loss_BRY= 3|gf_BRY=52|ga_BRY=25
|win_MOS=13|draw_MOS=2|loss_MOS= 7|gf_MOS=53|ga_MOS=33
|win_D/F=13|draw_D/F=2|loss_D/F= 7|gf_D/F=46|ga_D/F=29
|win_BÆR=10|draw_BÆR=4|loss_BÆR= 8|gf_BÆR=40|ga_BÆR=41
|win_FAN= 7|draw_FAN=7|loss_FAN= 8|gf_FAN=34|ga_FAN=36
|win_HØD= 8|draw_HØD=4|loss_HØD=10|gf_HØD=38|ga_HØD=52
|win_ÅSA= 7|draw_ÅSA=4|loss_ÅSA=11|gf_ÅSA=36|ga_ÅSA=49
|win_VAR= 5|draw_VAR=7|loss_VAR=10|gf_VAR=29|ga_VAR=34
|win_DJE= 5|draw_DJE=7|loss_DJE=10|gf_DJE=30|ga_DJE=39|status_DJE=R
|win_SKI= 6|draw_SKI=3|loss_SKI=13|gf_SKI=18|ga_SKI=35|status_SKI=R
|win_ALE= 4|draw_ALE=4|loss_ALE=14|gf_ALE=28|ga_ALE=58|status_ALE=R
|col_PRO=green1|text_PRO=Promotion to Tippeligaen
|result1=PRO
|col_PP=green3|text_PP=Qualification for the promotion play-offs
|result2=PP
|col_REL=red1|text_REL=Relegation to Second Division
|result10=REL|result11=REL|result12=REL
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
|update=complete
|source=[https://www.nifs.no/tabell.php?land=1&t=6&u=67 nifs.no]
}}
See also
References
{{reflist}}
{{1. divisjon}}
{{1993 in Norwegian football}}