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
Results
Top goalscorers RankScorerClubGoals1 Paul OyugaBryne182 Magnus MyklebustHødd163 Ben WrightStart15 Dag Roar ØrsalHødd Morten MoldskredAalesund Håvard SakariassenMoss7 John Erling KleppePors Grenland14 Bala GarbaStart9 Mohammed AbdellaoueSkeid11 Henrik NyhusMandalskameratene Bjørn Yngvar KydlandBryne Kim LarsenStrømsgodset
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. Aalesund Bryne
Promoted teams
These four teams were promoted from the 2. divisjon in 2003: Pors Grenland Kongsvinger Vard Haugesund Tromsdalen
See also 2004 in Norwegian football 2004 Tippeligaen 2004 2. divisjon 2004 3. divisjon