1961 in Norwegian football

The 1961 season was the 56th season of competitive football in Norway.

Championship final
June 16: Fredrikstad - Eik 2 - 0

Bronze final
June 14: Vålerengen - Lyn 6 - 4

Play-off Sørland/Vestland

 * Brann - Ulf 1-1
 * Ulf - Start 2-2
 * Start - Brann 1-3

Play-off Møre/Trøndelag

 * Langevåg - Steinkjer 3-3
 * Steinkjer - Langevåg 3-2 (agg. 6-5)

Steinkjer promoted

Relegation play-off
Våg- Vigør 0 - 5 (in Vennesla)

Våg relegated

District I
1. Østsiden       	(Promoted) 2. Tistedalen 3. Hafslund 4. Tune 5. Sprint/Jeløy 6. Navestad 7. Gresvik 8. Ørje

District II, group A
1. Vestfossen     		(Play-off) 2. Drafn 3. Åssiden 4. Sagene 5. Røa 6. Liull 7. Fossekallen 8. Spartacus

District II, group B
1. Aurskog        		(Play-off) 2. Drammens BK 3. Kongsvinger 4. Slemmestad 5. Grue 6. Strømsgodset 7. Kjelsås 8. Sterling

District III, group A (Oplandene)
1. Hamarkameratene 	(Play-off) 2. Kapp 3. Hamar IL 4. Lena 5. Brumunddal 6. Gjøvik SK 7. Mesna 8. Einastrand

District III, group B1 (Sør-Østerdal)
1. Ytre Rendal    	(Play-off) 2. Trysilgutten 3. Elverum 4. Nordre Trysil 5. Koppang 6. Nybergsund 7. Innsats

District III, group B2 (Sør-Gudbrandsdal)
1. Kvam           	(Play-off) 2. Faaberg 3. Fåvang 4. Follebu 5. Vinstra 6. Sør-Fron 		(withdrew)

District III, group B3 (Nord-Gudbrandsdal)
Lesja          (Play-off)

Table unknown.

District IV, group A (Vestfold)
1. Runar          		(Play-off) 2. Holmestrand 3. Tønsberg Turn 4. Falk 5. Flint 6. Tønsebergkam. 7. Borre 8. Teie

District IV, group B (Grenland)
1. Skiens-Grane   		(Play-off) 2. Urædd 3. Herkules 4. Borg 5. Brevik 6. Kragerø 7. Gjerpen 8. Langesund

District IV, group B (Øvre Telemark)
1. Heddal         		(Play-off) 2. Snøgg 3. Drangedal 4. Gvarv 5. Rjukan 6. Ulefoss

District V, group A1 (Aust-Agder)
1. Grane (Arendal) 		(Play-off) 2. Risør 3. Rygene 4. Dristug 5. Arendals BK 6. Mykland 			(withdrew)

District V, group A2 (Vest-Agder)
1. Vigør          		(Play-off) 2. Donn 3. Mandalskam. 4. Giv Akt 5. Torridal 6. Farsund

District V, group B1 (Rogaland)
1. Buøy           		(Play-off) 2. Nærbø 3. Varhaug 4. Hinna 5. Ålgård 6. Figgjo 7. Riska

District V, group B2 (Rogaland)
1. Randaberg      		(Play-off) 2. Klepp 3. Kopervik 4. Sola 5. Vaulen 6. Torvastad 7. Orre

District V, group C (Sunnhordland)
1. Stord          		(Play-off) 2. Odda 3. Fonna 4. Rubbestadnes 5. Solid 6. Tyssedal 			(withdrew)

District VI, group A (Bergen)
1. Djerv          		(Play-off) 2. Nymark 3. Fjellkameratene 4. Laksevåg 5. Sandviken 6. Hardy 7. Bergens-Sparta

District VI, group B (Midthordland)
1. Arna           		(Play-off) 2. Erdal 3. Voss 4. Follese 5. Kjøkkelvik 6. Florvåg 7. Osterøy

District VII, group A (Sunnmøre)
1. Skarbøvik      		(Play-off) 2. Velled./Ringen 3. Rollon 4. Aksla 5. Ørsta 6. Hovdebygda 7. Volda 8. Brattvåg

District VII, group B (Romsdal)
1. Træff          		(Play-off) 2. Åndalsnes 3. Nord-Gossen 4. Eidsvåg (Romsdal) 5. Isfjorden 6. Frode 7. Eide

District VII, group C (Nordmøre)
1. Clausenengen   		(Play-off) 2. Dahle 3. Todalen 4. Sunndal 5. Nordlandet 6. Bøfjord 7. Goma 8. Tingvoll 			(withdrew)

District VIII, group A (Sør-Trøndelag)
1. Troll          			(Play-off) 2. Løkken 3. Orkanger 4. Svorkmo 5. Leik 6. Orkdal 7. Melhus 8. Støren 			(withdrew)

District VIII, group B (Trondheim og omegn)
1. Ranheim        		(Play-off) 2. Tryggkameratene 3. Nidelv 4. National 5. Trond 6. Vestbyen 7. Wing 8. Trondheims/Ørn

District VIII, group C (Fosen)
1. Brekstad       		(Play-off) 2. Fevåg 3. Hasselvika 4. Beian 5. Opphaug 6. Bjugn 7. Stadsbygd 		(withdrew)

District VIII, group D (Nord-Trøndelag/Namdal)
1. Verdal         		(Play-off) 2. Neset 3. Stjørdals/Blink 4. Bangsund 5. Namsos 6. Snåsa 7. Henning 8. Malm

District IX
1. Bodø/Glimt 2. Mo 3. Stålkameratene 4. Brønnøysund 5. Sandnessjøen 6. Mosjøen

District X
1. Mjølner 2. Harstad 3. Narvik/Nor 4. Andenes 5. Tromsø 6. Lia-Brage

Play-off District II

 * Aurskog - Vestfossen 1-2
 * Vestfossen - Aurskog 1-3 (agg. 3-4)

Aurskog promoted.

Play-off District III
1. Ytre Rendal   		(Play-off) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2. Kvam 3. Lesja


 * Ytre Rendal - Hamarkameratene 0-1
 * Hamarkameratene - Ytre Rendal 4-1 (agg. 5-1)

Hamarkameratene promoted

Play-off District IV

 * Runar - Skiens-Grane 5-3
 * Heddal - Runar 1-1
 * Skiens-Grane - Heddal 0-3

Play-off District V

 * Vigør - Grane 3 - 1
 * Grane - Vigør 4 - 2 (agg. 5 - 5)
 * Grane - Vigør 3 - 1 (in Grimstad)

Grane (Arendal) promoted


 * Våg - Vigør 0 - 5 (in Vennesla)

Vigør promoted


 * Buøy - Randaberg 0 - 0
 * Randaberg - Buøy 4 - 0 (agg. 4 - 0)

Randaberg promoted

Buøy - Stord 5 - 0 (in Haugesund)

Buøy promoted

Championship District V

 * Grane - Randaberg (not played)

Play-off District VI

 * Arne - Djerv 1 - 1
 * Djerv - Arna 12 - 0 (agg. 13 - 1)

Djerv promoted

Play-off District VII

 * Træff - Clausenengen 0 - 9
 * Skarbøvik - Træff 3 - 0
 * Clausenengen - Skarbøvik 3 - 2

Play-off District VIII

 * Brekstad - Verdal 0-3
 * Ranheim - Troll 4-0
 * Troll - Brekstad 2-3
 * Verdal - Ranheim 2-1
 * Ranheim - Brekstad 5-1
 * Troll - Verdal 1-6

Norwegian representatives

 * Fredrikstad (Champions Cup)

Preliminary rounds
September 6: Standard Liege (Belgium) - Fredrikstad 2 - 1

September 20: Fredrikstad - Standard Liege 0 - 2 (agg. 4 - 1)

National team
Note: Norway's goals first Explanation:
 * WCQ = 1962 World Cup Qualifier