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1996 Norwegian First Division

Field	Value
competition	1. divisjon
season	1996
promoted	Lyn
Haugesund
Sogndal
matches	264
total goals	907
prevseason	1995
nextseason	1997

Haugesund Sogndal The 1996 1. divisjon, Norway's second-tier football league, began play on 28 April 1996 and ended on 29 September 1996. 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 to win promotion. This was the last season that this league was divided into two groups, so bottom six teams was relegated to 2. divisjon, while the sixth-placed team place a play-off against the winners of the group-winners in the 2. divisjon.

Lyn and Haugesund won promotion to Tippeligaen as group-winners, while Sogndal was promoted after beating Odd in the promotion play-off. Jevnaker, Tromsdalen, Ullern, Elverum, Stålkameratene, Mjøndalen, Fana, Strindheim, Nardo, Vidar, Åsane and Fyllingen was relegated to the Second Division, while Harstad and Byåsen avoided relegation through after winning the playoff.

League tables

Group 1

Group 2

Top goalscorers

21 goals: :Vegard Berg Johansen, Tromsdalen
20 goals: :Atle Maurud, Ham Kam
15 goals: :Jo Tessem, Lyn :Kristian Klausen, Aalesund
15 goals: :Ole Halvor Kolstad, Odd
14 goals: :Tommy Nilsen, Lyn :Geir Televik, Hødd
11 goals: :Caleb Francis, Bryne :Kjell Sture Jensen, Haugesund :Tom Helge Jacobsen, Eik :Rune Lange, Tromsdalen

References

(30 September 1996). "VG-børsen". VG.

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