The 1985 1. divisjon was the 41st completed season of top division football in Norway. The season began on 27 April 1985 and ended on 13 October 1985.
22 games were played with 2 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number eleven and twelve were relegated. The winners of the two groups of the 2. divisjon were promoted, as well as the winner of a series of play-off matches between the two second-placed teams in the two groups of the 2. divisjon and number ten in the 1. divisjon.
Rosenborg BK won the league after defeating league leader Lillestrøm S.K. 1–0 in the 22nd and final round. The game was attended by 28,569 spectators, which is, as of 2019, still a league record attendance for a single game in the Norwegian top flight.
Teams and locations Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Stadium Brann 30 Bergen Brann Stadion Bryne 10 Bryne Bryne Stadion Eik 8 Tønsberg Tønsberg Gressbane Kongsvinger 3 Kongsvinger Gjemselund Stadion Lillestrøm 22 Lillestrøm Åråsen Stadion Mjøndalen 15 Mjøndalen Nedre Eiker Stadion Molde 11 Molde Molde Stadion Moss 12 Moss Melløs Stadion Rosenborg 22 Trondheim Lerkendal Stadion Start 18 Kristiansand Kristiansand Stadion Vålerengen 30 Oslo Bislett Stadion Viking 38 Stavanger Stavanger Stadion
League table
Results
Relegation play-offs The qualification matches were contested between Moss (10th in the 1. divisjon), Sogndal (2nd in the 2. divisjon - Group A), and Tromsø (2nd in the 2. divisjon - Group B). Tromsø won and was promoted to the 1. divisjon.
Results Tromsø - Sogndal 1–0 Sogndal - Moss 0–2 Moss - Tromsø 0–1
Table
Season statistics Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Jørn AndersenVålerengen232 Odd JohnsenMjøndalen183 Cato HoltetKongsvinger144 Trygve JohannessenBrann11 Arve SelandStart Joar VaadalLillestrøm7 Sverre BrandhaugRosenborg10 Paul FolkvordBryne Gøran SørlothRosenborg10 Tom SundbyLillestrøm911 Kjetil SagenKongsvinger812 Nils Ove HellvikViking7 Geir HenæsMoss Sten Glenn HåbergStart Vidar SanderudKongsvinger
Attendances
References
External links League table Fixtures Goalscorers