The 2003
1. divisjon
The Norwegian First Division, also called 1. divisjon and OBOS-ligaen (named sponsor is property developer OBOS), is the second-highest level of the Norwegian football league system. Each year, the top finishing teams in the 1. divisjon are p ...
season kicked off on 13 April 2003, and the final round was played on 1 November 2003.
Ham-Kam
Hamarkameratene (literally ''the Hamar Comrades''), often abbreviated to HamKam or Ham-Kam, is a Norwegian football club based in the town of Hamar. The club was founded in 1918, originally under the name Freidig.
HamKam were most recently pr ...
were promoted to the
2004 Tippeligaen
The 2004 Tippeligaen was the 60th completed season of top division football in Norway. The season began on 12 April 2004 and ended on 30 October 2004.
Each team played 26 games with three points given for wins and one point for a draw. Number thi ...
as 1. divisjon winners, along with
Fredrikstad who finished second. Ham-Kam will be playing in the top division for the first time since 1995, while Fredrikstad returned for the first time since 1975.
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 (
Sandefjord) and the twelfth-placed team in the Tippeligaen (
Vålerenga
Vålerenga () is a neighbourhood in the city of Oslo, Norway, belonging to the borough of Gamle Oslo. Vålerenga is located between the neighbourhoods of Gamlebyen, Jordal, Ensjø, Etterstad and Lodalen. Vålerenga is in particular known for it ...
). Vålerenga kept their spot in the Tippeligaen, beating Sandefjord 5-3 on aggregate.
League table
Results
Top goalscorers
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