The 1991
1. divisjon
The Norwegian First Division, also called 1. divisjon () and OBOS-ligaen (due to sponsoring ties with OBOS), is the second-highest level of the Norwegian football league system. Each year, the top finishing teams in the 1. divisjon are promo ...
,
Norway
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's second-tier
football
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league, began play on 28 April 1991 and ended on 6 October 1991. The league was contested by 24 teams, divided in two groups and the winner of each group won promotion to
Tippeligaen
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, while the runners-up played a promotion-playoff against the 10th placed team in the
1991 Tippeligaen
The 1991 Tippeligaen was the 47th completed season of top division association football, football in Norway. 22 game-weeks were played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number eleven and twelve are relegated. The winners of the two ...
. The bottom three teams were relegated to the
2. divisjon.
Mjøndalen
Mjøndalen is a built up area in Drammen municipality in Buskerud, Buskerud county, Norway. It is situated south of the Drammenselva River opposite of Krokstadelva.
History
Mjøndalen has traditionally been a railway site most known as an indu ...
and
Ham-Kam
Hamarkameratene (), often abbreviated to HamKam or Ham-Kam, is a Norwegian professional football club based in the town of Hamar. The club was founded in 1918, originally under the name Freidig.
HamKam were most recently promoted to the Elites ...
won promotion to Tippeligaen, while
Kristiansund
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,
Frigg
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,
Surnadal
is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Møre og Romsdal Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Nordmøre Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre is the village of Skei, Møre og Romsdal, Skei. Other ...
,
Mjølner,
Råde
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The neighbouring municipalities are Vå ...
and
Sandefjord
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was relegated to the 2. divisjon.
Tables
Group A
Group B
Promotion play-offs
Results
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Strindheim
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Trondheim ( , , ; ), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros, and Trondhjem (), is a city and ...
–
Bryne
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0–2
*
Brann –
Strindheim
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1–0
*
Bryne
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–
Brann 0–1
''Brann won the qualification round and was promoted to the 1992 Tippeligaen.''
Play-off table
Top scorers Group A and B
See also
*
1991 Tippeligaen
The 1991 Tippeligaen was the 47th completed season of top division association football, football in Norway. 22 game-weeks were played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number eleven and twelve are relegated. The winners of the two ...
*
1991 2. divisjon
References
{{1991 in Norwegian football
Norwegian First Division seasons
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Norway
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Norway
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