1951 in Norwegian football

Results from Norwegian football in 1951.

Hovedserien 1950/51

Group A

1. Fredrikstad	14 10 3 1 44-14 23
2. Vålerengen	14 7 5 2 35-21 19
3. Sandefjord	14 5 4 5 24-23 14
4. Viking	14 5 4 5 19-18 14
5. Brann	14 5 3 6 24-30 13
6. Strømmen	14 5 3 6 22-29 13
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7. Lisleby	14 3 3 8 21-35 9 Relegated
8. Fram (Larvik)14 2 3 9 14-33 7 Relegated

Group B

1. Odd	 14 7 6 1 31-13 20
2. Lyn		14 6 7 1 41-18 19
3. Sparta	14 6 4 4 19-16 16
4. Skeid	14 6 4 4 29-28 16
5. Sarpsborg	14 4 5 5 20-21 13
6. Ørn		14 5 3 6 23-25 13
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7. Selbak	14 3 5 6 22-25 11 Relegated
8. Kristiansund	14 1 2 11 16-55 4 Relegated

Championship Final

June 21: Odd - Fredrikstad 1-3

June 26: Fredrikstad - Odd 4-2 (agg. 7-3)

First Division 1950/51

After the 1950/51 season, Landsdelsserien was introduced, leaving the First division as only the third highest league.

District I

1. Kvik (Halden) 14 8 4 2 25-16 20 Play-off
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2. Moss 14 7 5 2 30-13 19 Relegated
3. Rapid 14 5 8 1 22-16 18 Relegated
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4. Borgen 14 5 5 4 25-23 15 Relegated
5. Askim 14 5 2 7 23-27 12 Relegated
6. Rakkestad 14 3 4 7 17-23 10 Relegated
7. Tistedalen 14 4 2 8 13-22 10 Relegated
8. Mysen 14 2 4 8 16-3| 8 Relegated

District II, Group A

1. Asker 14 10 3 1 39-11 23 Play-off
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2. Lillestrøm 14 11 1 2 32-13 23
3. Sandaker 14 7 3 4 21-15 17
4. Drafn 14 8 0 6 29-23 16 
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5. Kjelsås 14 4 3 7 13-28 11 Relegated
6. Mjøndalen 14 3 2 9 13-22 8 Relegated
7. Bjørkelangen 14 1 5 8 14-31 7 Relegated
8. Akademisk 14 2 3 9 12-30 7 Relegated

District II, Group B

1. Geithus 14 12 0 2 27-12 24 Play-off
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2. Solberg 14 11 1 2 48-21 23
3. Frigg 14 8 2 4 34-15 18
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4. Sagene 14 9 0 5 22-20 18 Relegated
5. Bækkelaget 14 3 3 8 14-31 9 Relegated
6. Strong 14 3 2 9 9-21 8 Relegated
7. Drammens BK 14 3 1 10 18-24 7 Relegated
8. Nydalen 14 1 3 10 14-42 5 Relegated

District III

1. Gjøvik/Lyn 14 9 1 4 32-15 19 Play-off
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2. Kapp 14 8 3 3 36-29 19
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3. Hamar IL 14 8 2 4 33-26 18 Relegated
4. Raufoss 14 7 1 6 27-18 15 Relegated
5. Fremad 14 7 1 6 30-23 15 Relegated
6. Vang 14 5 1 8 25-46 11 Relegated
7. Hamarkameratene 14 4 0 10 18-29 8 Relegated
8. Mesna 14 2 3 9 14-29 7 Relegated

District IV, Group A

1. Snøgg 14 9 3 2 37-15 21 Play-off
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2. Stag 14 6 6 2 26-15 18
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3. Herkules 14 6 5 3 17-20 17 Relegated
4. Tønsberg Turn 14 5 4 5 27-21 14 Relegated
5. Storm 14 4 5 5 10-15 13 Relegated
6. Skiens-Grane 14 5 2 7 17-19 12 Relegated
7. Urædd 14 4 1 9 13-34 9 Relegated
8. Falk 14 4 0 10 16-24 8 Relegated

District IV, Group B

1. Larvik Turn 14 13 0 1 55- 6 26 Play-off
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2. Pors 14 10 1 3 41-11 21
3. Eik 14 7 3 4 35-16 17 
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4. Skiens BK 14 8 1 5 30-16 17 Relegated
5. Borg 14 8 1 5 26-24 17 Relegated
6. Flint 14 3 0 11 18-48 6 Relegated
7. Brevik 14 2 1 11 13-42 5 Relegated
8. Sp.klubben 31 14 1 1 12 7-62 3 Relegated

District V, Group A

1. Flekkefjord 12 9 1 2 31- 9 19 Play-off
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2. Start 12 7 2 3 31-12 16
3. Jerv 12 6 4 2 31-17 16
4. Sørfjell 12 7 0 5 30-27 14
5. Mandalskam. 12 3 2 7 25-30 8
6. Grane (Arendal) 12 4 0 8 13-37 8
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7. AIK Lund 12 1 1 10 12-41 3 Relegated

District V, Group B

1. Ålgård 14 10 0 4 26-15 20 Play-off
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2. Vard 14 7 4 3 33-18 18
3. Nærbø 14 7 2 5 32-20 16
4. Bryne 14 7 2 5 24-25 16
5. Djerv 1919 14 4 5 5 25-24 13
6. Randaberg 14 4 3 7 17-26 11
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7. Vidar 14 2 6 6 15-31 10 Relegated
8. Stavanger IF 14 3 2 9 16-29 8 Relegated

District VI

1. Årstad 12 7 2 3 30-20 16 Play-off
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2. Baune 12 6 3 3 24-22 15
3. Varegg 12 6 2 4 27-23 14
4. Os 12 5 3 4 26-21 13
5. Nordnes 12 4 4 4 17-14 12
6. Djerv 12 1 6 5 16-23 8
7. Hardy 12 2 2 8 12-29 6

District VII

1. Aalesund 10 6 2 2 30- 7 14 Play-off
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2. Molde 10 6 2 2 18- 6 14
3. Braatt 10 6 0 4 17-13 12
4. Rollon 10 4 1 5 13-21 9
5. Clausenengen 10 3 2 5 15-26 8
6. Hødd 10 1 1 8 11-31 3

District VIII

1. Kvik (Tr.heim) 14 11 1 2 38-16 23 Play-off
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2. Ranheim 14 7 2 5 29-15 16
3. Rosenborg 14 7 2 5 20-19 16
4. Freidig 14 6 3 5 26-21 15
5. Steinkjer 14 7 0 7 28-28 14
6. Falken 14 5 3 6 26-25 13
7. Brage 14 6 1 7 23-30 13 
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8. Tryggkameratene 14 1 0 13 12-48 2 Relegated

Play-off Preliminary Round

Geithus - Asker 0-2

Larvik Turn - Snøgg 1-1

Ålgård - Flekkefjord 1-0

Asker - Geithus 3-0 (agg. 5-0)

Snøgg - Larvik Turn 2-1 (agg. 3-2)

Flekkefjord - Ålgård 0-0 (agg. 0-1)

Play-off Group A

Årstad - Snøgg 1-1

Ålgård - Gjøvik/Lyn 0-0

Årstad - Ålgård 1-0

Snøgg - Gjøvik/Lyn 4-0

Gjøvik/Lyn - Årstad 1-1

Snøgg - Ålgård 3-2

1. Snøgg 3 2 1 0 8- 3 5 Promoted

2. Årstad 3 1 2 0 3- 2 4 Promoted

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3. Gjøvik/Lyn 3 0 2 1 1- 5 2

4. Ålgård 3 0 1 2 2- 4 1

Play-off Group B

Kvik (Halden) - Kvik (Trondheim) 2-2

Aalesund - Asker 3-6

Asker - Kvik (Trondheim) 2-2

Kvik (Halden) - Aalesund 0-2

Asker - Kvik (Halden) 3-0

Kvik (Trondheim) - Aalesund 3-0

1. Asker 3 2 1 0 11- 5 5 Promoted

2. Kvik (Tr.heim) 3 1 2 0 5- 2 4 Promoted

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3. Aalesund 3 1 0 2 5- 9 2

4. Kvik (Halden) 3 0 1 2 2- 7 1

Promoted to First Division

Donn, Jarl, Langevåg, Neset, Nymark, Ulf and Wing.

Norwegian Cup

Third round

August 12: Sparta - Jevnaker 0-2

Selbak - Skiens BK 2-1

Fredrikstad - Larvik Turn 3-2 (extra time)

Lyn - Varegg 1-3

Sandaker - Sandefjord 3-2 (extra time)

Hamarkameratene - Kvik (Trondheim) 2-4

Gjøvik/Lyn - Vålerengen 3-5

Eik - Skeid 2-4

Fram (Larvik) - Asker 1-2 (extra time)

Odd - Frigg 3-5

Start - Jerv 6-1

Ålgård - Viking 0-0 (extra time)

Baune - Årstad 2-1

Aalesund - Troll 3-1 (extra time)

Ranheim - Fremad 2-0

Brage - Sarpsborg 1-1

Rematch

August 26: Viking - Ålgård 3-2

Sarpsborg - Brage 3-0

Fourth round

August 26: Vålerengen - Baune 5-1

Frigg - Skeid 1-0

Asker - Ranheim 2-0

Jevnaker - Fredrikstad 0-5

Varegg - Selbak 2-2 (extra time)

Kvik (Trondheim) - Sandaker 2-4 (extra time)

September 16: Sarpsborg - Aalesund 1-0

Viking - Start 4-1

Rematch

September 16: Selbak - Varegg 1-0

Quarterfinal

September 23: Fredrikstad - Vålerengen 3-5

Selbak - Asker 2-3 (extra time)

Frigg - Viking 1-0

Sandaker - Sarpsborg 2-4

Semifinal

October 7: Vålerengen - Asker 0-1

Sarpsborg - Frigg 2-0

Final

October 21: Sarpsborg - Asker 3-2 (extra time)

National team

Men

Date	Venue	Opponent	Res.*	Comp.	Norwegian goalscorers
May 15	Middlesbrough	England	1 - 2	F	John Sveinsson
May 30	Oslo	Republic of Ireland	2 - 3	F	Ragnar Hvidsten, Odd Wang Sørensen
June 6	Rotterdam	Netherlands	3 - 2	F	Henry Johannessen (2), Odd Wang Sørensen
July 26	Trondheim	Iceland	3 - 1	F	Ragnar Hvidsten, Harald Hennum, own goal
August 16	Helsinki	Finland	1 - 1	F	Per Bredesen
August 23	Oslo	Yugoslavia	2 - 4	F	Gunnar Dybwad (2)
September 16	Oslo	Denmark	2 - 0	F	Gunnar Thoresen (2)
September 30	Gothenburg	Sweden	4 - 3	F	Harry Boye Karlsen (2), Per Bredesen, Gunnar Dahlen

Note: Norway's goals first
Explanation:

• F = Friendly