1953–54 Norwegian Main League

10th season of top-tier football league in Norway
Football league season
Hovedserien
Season1953–54
ChampionsFredrikstad
6th title
RelegatedVaregg
Nordnes
Geithus
Moss

The 1953–54 Hovedserien was the 10th completed season of top division football in Norway.

Overview

It was contested by 16 teams, and Fredrikstad FK won the championship.

Teams and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Group A
Team Ap. Location
Asker 3 Asker
Larvik Turn 5 Larvik
Nordnes 1 Bergen
Sandefjord BK 8 Sandefjord
Skeid 8 Oslo
Sparta 7 Sarpsborg
Varegg 2 Bergen
Viking 9 Stavanger
Group B
Team Ap. Location
Fredrikstad 9 Fredrikstad
Freidig 3 Trondheim
Geithus 4 Modum
Lillestrøm 4 Lillestrøm
Moss 3 Moss
Odd 7 Skien
Sarpsborg FK 9 Sarpsborg
Strømmen 5 Strømmen

League tables

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Skeid 14 10 2 2 33 14 +19 22 Qualification for the championship final
2 Sparta 14 9 3 2 29 17 +12 21
3 Asker 14 8 2 4 35 21 +14 18
4 Larvik Turn 14 7 2 5 35 24 +11 16
5 Viking 14 4 5 5 19 20 −1 13
6 Sandefjord BK 14 3 5 6 20 22 −2 11
7 Varegg (R) 14 2 4 8 16 38 −22 8 Relegation
8 Nordnes (R) 14 1 1 12 8 39 −31 3
Source: RSSSF
(R) Relegated

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Fredrikstad (C) 14 10 1 3 47 20 +27 21 Qualification for the championship final
2 Strømmen 14 8 4 2 32 17 +15 20
3 Lillestrøm 14 8 3 3 45 22 +23 19
4 Odd 14 5 4 5 26 25 +1 14
5 Sarpsborg FK 14 5 2 7 24 29 −5 12
6 Freidig 14 4 3 7 20 26 −6 11
7 Geithus (R) 14 3 2 9 18 45 −27 8 Relegation
8 Moss (R) 14 2 3 9 23 51 −28 7
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Group A

Home \ Away ASK LAR NOR SBK SKD SPA VAR VIK
Asker 4–0 2–0 2–3 3–1 1–2 6–2 3–3
Larvik Turn 2–4 12–0 1–1 1–2 4–3 3–2 2–1
Nordnes 0–3 2–3 2–0 0–3 1–3 1–2 0–1
Sandefjord BK 1–2 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–1 6–0 3–2
Skeid 2–1 2–0 3–0 4–2 5–1 2–0 2–0
Sparta 3–1 0–0 2–0 4–1 2–1 4–1 1–1
Varegg 1–1 0–4 3–2 1–1 3–3 0–2 0–2
Viking 1–2 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1
Source: NIFS.no
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group B

Home \ Away FFK FRE GEI LIL MOS ODD SAR STR
Fredrikstad 2–3 6–1 2–0 8–1 4–2 4–0 0–1
Freidig 2–4 2–0 1–2 4–2 1–3 4–2 0–1
Geithus 2–3 0–0 1–3 1–4 2–1 1–0 2–2
Lillestrøm 3–3 2–0 10–0 7–0 2–0 3–1 1–1
Moss 0–3 0–0 3–5 2–6 2–4 2–1 2–2
Odd 2–1 1–1 2–1 3–3 5–1 1–1 0–2
Sarpsborg FK 2–3 5–1 3–2 3–1 3–2 1–1 1–4
Strømmen 1–4 2–1 6–0 5–2 2–2 3–1 0–1
Source: NIFS.no
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship final

References

  • Norway - List of final tables (RSSSF)
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