The 1978–79 Norwegian 1. Divisjon season was the 40th season of ice hockey in Norway. Ten teams participated in the league, and Frisk Asker won the championship.
First round
edit| Club | GP | W | T | L | GF–GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Furuset IF | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 110:55 | 27 |
| 2. | Manglerud Star Ishockey | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 76:63 | 26 |
| 3. | Vålerenga Ishockey | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 83:54 | 24 |
| 4. | Frisk Asker | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 114:63 | 23 |
| 5. | Stjernen | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 92:83 | 22 |
| 6. | Hasle-Løren Idrettslag | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 102:92 | 21 |
| 7. | Forward Flyers | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 87:89 | 15 |
| 8. | Viking IK | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 65:95 | 9 |
| 9. | Sparta Sarpsborg | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 63:115 | 9 |
| 10. | Storhamar Ishockey | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 51:134 | 4 |
Second round
editFinal round
edit| Club | GP | W | T | L | GF–GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Frisk Asker | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 67:27 | 19 |
| 2. | Stjernen | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 44:42 | 11 |
| 3. | Hasle-Løren Idrettslag | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 58:59 | 9 |
| 4. | Vålerenga Ishockey | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 33:46 | 8 |
| 5. | Manglerud Star Ishockey | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 39:47 | 7 |
| 6. | Furuset IF | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 31:51 | 6 |
Relegation round
edit| Club | GP | W | T | L | GF–GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | Viking IK | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 27:14 | 13 |
| 8. | Sparta Sarpsborg | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25:17 | 6 |
| 9. | Forward Flyers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 37:32 | 6 |
| 10. | Storhamar Ishockey | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 17:43 | 2 |