Hoff fikk sparken
Tabellen 1979
| Lag | S | V | U | T | + | | +/ | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viking | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 32 |
| 2 | Moss | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 30 |
| 3 | Start | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 27 |
| 4 | Bryne | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 25 |
| 5 | Lillestrøm | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 23 |
| 6 | Rosenborg | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 22 |
| 7 | Bodø/Glimt | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 21 |
| 8 | Vålerenga | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 41 | -8 | 20 |
| 9 | Skeid | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 27 | -3 | 19 |
| 10 | HamKam | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 33 | -4 | 18 |
| 11 | Mjøndalen | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 43 | -15 | 17 |
| 12 | Brann | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 40 | -22 | 10 |