The 1968

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was the 24th completed season of top division football in

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Overview

It was contested by 10 teams, and

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from

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won the championship, their second title. Lyn's 28 points was at the time a record for most points in a season, one more than Vålerengen achieved in the 1965 season.

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and Vålerengen were relegated to the

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of Rosenborg scored 30 goals this season, which as of the start of the

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season is still a league record. On 20 October, Iversen scored six goals in Rosenborg's 7–2 win against Vålerengen. That is still a joint league record for most goals scored in one game, an achievement

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copied in

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Teams and locations

:''Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

League table

Results

Season statistics

Top scorer

, Rosenborg – 30 goals

Attendances

References

Norway - List of final tables (RSSSF)Norsk internasjonal fotballstatistikk (NIFS)
{{1968–69 in European football (UEFA) Eliteserien seasons