2003 Norwegian First Division

1. divisjon

Season	2003
Champions	HamKam
Promoted	HamKam Fredrikstad
Relegated	Bærum Manglerud Star Ørn-Horten Alta
Matches played	240
Goals scored	820 (3.42 per match)
Top goalscorer	Markus Ringberg (19 goals)
← 2002 2004 →

The 2003 1. divisjon season kicked off on 14 April 2003, and the final round was played on 1 November 2003.

Ham-Kam were promoted to the 2004 Tippeligaen 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 kept their spot in the Tippeligaen, beating Sandefjord 5-3 on aggregate.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	HamKam (C, P)	30	19	6	5	60	29	+31	63	Promotion to Tippeligaen
2	Fredrikstad (P)	30	19	5	6	68	37	+31	62
3	Sandefjord	30	19	4	7	71	41	+30	61	Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4	Raufoss	30	17	5	8	75	47	+28	56
5	Hønefoss BK	30	16	7	7	55	41	+14	55
6	Haugesund	30	13	10	7	53	42	+11	49
7	Mandalskameratene	30	14	7	9	57	51	+6	49
8	Skeid	30	13	6	11	46	47	−1	45
9	Start	30	12	4	14	53	50	+3	40
10	Strømsgodset	30	10	7	13	56	58	−2	37
11	Hødd	30	9	8	13	51	54	−3	35
12	Moss	30	8	11	11	34	39	−5	35
13	Bærum (R)	30	7	6	17	34	58	−24	27	Relegation to 2. divisjon
14	Oslo Øst (R)	30	5	7	18	36	67	−31	20
15	Ørn-Horten (R)	30	5	5	20	40	83	−43	20
16	Alta (R)	30	3	4	23	31	76	−45	13

Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Top goalscorers

19 goals:

• Markus Ringberg, HamKam

17 goals:

• Christian Johnsen, Raufoss

15 goals:

• Haraldur Ingólfsson, Raufoss

13 goals:

• Ben Wright, Start
• Geir Televik, Hødd
• Tom Helge Jacobsen, Sandefjord