The 1961 season was the 56th season of competitive football in Norway.
Hovedserien
Group A
Group B
Championship final June 16: Fredrikstad - Eik 2 - 0
Bronze final June 14: Vålerengen - Lyn 6 - 4
Landsdelsserien
Group Østland/Søndre
Group Østland/Nordre
Group Sørland/Vestland, A
Group Sørland/Vestland, B
Group Sørland/Vestland, C
Group Møre
Group Trøndelag
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
Third division
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 Cup
Final
Northern Norwegian Cup
Final
European cups
Norwegian representatives Fredrikstad (Champions Cup)
Champions Cup
Preliminary rounds September 6: Standard Liege (Belgium) - Fredrikstad 2 - 1
September 20: Fredrikstad - Standard Liege 0 - 2 (agg. 4 - 1)
National team
DateVenueOpponentRes.*CompetitionNorwegian goalscorersMay 16Bergen1–1FriendlyRolf Bjørn BackeJune 1Oslo0–1WCQJune 27Helsinki1–4NC seriesRolf Birger PedersenJuly 1Moscow2–5WCQBjørn Borgen, Eldar HansenAugust 23Oslo0–3WCQSeptember 17Oslo0–4NC seriesOctober 22Gothenburg0–2NC seriesOctober 29Istanbul1–2WCQRoald JensenNovember 5Gzira1–1FriendlyArne Kotte
Note: Norway's goals first Explanation: WCQ = 1962 World Cup Qualifier