2004 Norwegian First Division
Football league season
| Season | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 April – 31 October |
| Champions | Start |
| Promoted | Start Aalesund |
| Relegated | Raufoss Haugesund Vard Haugesund Tromsdalen |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 832 (3.47 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Paul Oyuga (18 goals) |
← 2003 2005 → | |
The 2004 1. divisjon was a Norwegian second-tier football season. The season kicked off on 12 April 2004, and the final round was played on 31 October 2004.
Start were promoted to the 2005 Tippeligaen as First Division winners, along with Aalesund who finished second. Start will be playing in the top division for the first time since 2002. Aalesund, meanwhile, returned to the top flight after being relegated in 2003.
As in previous seasons, there was a two-legged promotion play-off at the end of the season, between the third-placed team in the 1. divisjon (Kongsvinger) and the twelfth-placed team in the Tippeligaen (Bodø/Glimt). Bodø/Glimt kept their spot in the Tippeligaen, beating Kongsvinger 4–1 on aggregate.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Start (C, P) | 30 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 71 | 28 | +43 | 74 | Promotion to Tippeligaen |
| 2 | Aalesund (P) | 30 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 67 | 36 | +31 | 64 | |
| 3 | Kongsvinger | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 53 | 42 | +11 | 53 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Sandefjord | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 60 | 32 | +28 | 51 | |
| 5 | Mandalskameratene | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 51 | 55 | −4 | 45 | |
| 6 | Hødd | 30 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 63 | 59 | +4 | 44 | |
| 7 | Bryne | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 54 | 45 | +9 | 42 | |
| 8 | Skeid | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 42 | |
| 9 | Strømsgodset | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 40 | |
| 10 | Moss | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 38 | |
| 11 | Pors Grenland[a] | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 56 | 60 | −4 | 38 | |
| 12 | Hønefoss BK | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 52 | 54 | −2 | 37 | |
| 13 | Raufoss (R) | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 37 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 14 | Haugesund (R) | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 44 | 59 | −15 | 37 | |
| 15 | Vard Haugesund (R) | 30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 43 | 83 | −40 | 24 | |
| 16 | Tromsdalen (R) | 30 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 29 | 84 | −55 | 13 |
Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Pors Grenland was deducted 2 points for using ineligible players.
Results
| Home \ Away | AAL | BRY | FKH | ILH | HBK | KIL | MAN | MOS | PRS | RIL | SAN | SKD | IKS | SIF | TUIL | VAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aalesund | — | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 4–0 |
| Bryne | 1–4 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 4–0 |
| Haugesund | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 3–4 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–5 |
| Hødd | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | — | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 4–0 | 7–1 | 3–0 |
| Hønefoss | 0–2 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–3 | — | 3–4 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Kongsvinger | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 6–1 |
| Mandalskameratene | 3–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 2–3 | 0–3 | — | 5–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 |
| Moss | 2–1 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | — | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 |
| Pors Grenland | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–4 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 5–2 |
| Raufoss | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Sandefjord | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | — | 3–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 9–1 |
| Skeid | 4–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–2 | 3–4 | 6–0 | 2–2 |
| Start | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | — | 2–1 | 6–0 | 4–2 |
| Strømsgodset | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | — | 4–2 | 1–0 |
| Tromsdalen | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–5 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–3 |
| Vard Haugesund | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 5–4 | 1–3 | 4–5 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — |
Source: NIFS (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Paul Oyuga | Bryne | 18 |
| 2 |  Magnus Myklebust | Hødd | 16 |
| 3 |  Ben Wright | Start | 15 |
| Dag Roar Ørsal | Hødd | ||
| Morten Moldskred | Aalesund | ||
| Håvard Sakariassen | Moss | ||
| 7 | John Erling Kleppe | Pors Grenland | 14 |
 Bala Garba | Start | ||
| 9 | Mohammed Abdellaoue | Skeid | 11 |
| Henrik Nyhus | Mandalskameratene | ||
| Bjørn Yngvar Kydland | Bryne | ||
| Kim Larsen | Strømsgodset |
Relegated teams
These two teams were relegated from the Tippeligaen in 2003. 12th-place finishers Vålerenga defeated Sandefjord in the playoff to retain their spot in the highest division.
Promoted teams
These four teams were promoted from the 2. divisjon in 2003:
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