1971 Norwegian First Division
27th season of top-tier football league in Norway
Football league season
| Season | 1971 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25 April – 17 October |
| Champions | Rosenborg 3rd title |
| Relegated | Frigg |
| European Cup | Rosenborg |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Fredrikstad |
| UEFA Cup | Lyn Viking |
| Matches played | 90 |
| Goals scored | 252 (2.8 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jan Fuglset (17 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Lyn 7–1 Frigg (26 April 1971) Viking 6–0 Fredrikstad (17 June 1971) Sarpsborg FK 7–1 Frigg (11 August 1971) Fredrikstad 7–1 Frigg (17 October 1971) |
| Biggest away win | Frigg 0–5 Hødd (10 October 1971) |
| Highest scoring | Lyn 7–1 Frigg (26 April 1971) Sarpsborg FK 7–1 Frigg (11 August 1971) Fredrikstad 7–1 Frigg (17 October 1971) |
| Longest winning run | Viking (5 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Lyn (12 games) |
| Longest winless run | Hødd (11 games) |
| Longest losing run | Frigg Hødd (4 games) |
| Highest attendance | 15,200 Rosenborg 0–0 Strømsgodset (13 October 1971) |
| Lowest attendance | 1,000 Hødd 4–1 HamKam (6 October 1971) |
| Average attendance | 6,578  16.7% |
← 1970 1972 → | |
The 1971 1. divisjon was the 27th completed season of top division football in Norway.
Overview
It was contested by 10 teams, and Rosenborg BK won the championship, their third league title.
Only one team was relegated this season due to the league's extension to 12 teams ahead of the 1972 season.
Teams and locations
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Ap. | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Brann | 19 | Bergen |
| Fredrikstad | 26 | Fredrikstad |
| Frigg | 14 | Oslo |
| HamKam | 3 | Hamar |
| Hødd | 4 | Ulsteinvik |
| Lyn | 18 | Oslo |
| Rosenborg | 9 | Trondheim |
| Sarpsborg FK | 21 | Sarpsborg |
| Strømsgodset | 6 | Drammen |
| Viking | 24 | Stavanger |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosenborg (C) | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 24 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Lyn | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 23 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Viking | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 20 | +21 | 22 | |
| 4 | Fredrikstad | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 22 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 5 | Strømsgodset | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 21 | |
| 6 | HamKam | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 21 | |
| 7 | Sarpsborg FK | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 16 | |
| 8 | Hødd | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 32 | −15 | 11 | |
| 9 | Brann | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 11 | |
| 10 | Frigg (R) | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 55 | −39 | 9 | Relegation to Second Division |
Source: NIFS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
| Home \ Away | BRA | FRE | FRI | HAM | HØD | LYN | ROS | SRP | STM | VIK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brann | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Fredrikstad | 2–0 | — | 7–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 |
| Frigg | 1–0 | 3–4 | — | 1–0 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–0 |
| HamKam | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 |
| Hødd | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 |
| Lyn | 3–1 | 1–0 | 7–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Rosenborg | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | — | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Sarpsborg | 3–3 | 1–0 | 7–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–4 |
| Strømsgodset | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 |
| Viking | 5–0 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — |
Source: nifs.no (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Season statistics
Top scorer
Jan Fuglset, Fredrikstad – 17 goals
Attendances
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viking | 92,641 | 15,300 | 6,000 | 10,293 | +79.5%† |
| 2 | Strømsgodset | 78,216 | 13,200 | 4,500 | 8,691 | −13.9%† |
| 3 | Rosenborg | 75,972 | 15,828 | 4,300 | 8,441 | +7.1%† |
| 4 | Lyn | 71,681 | 15,088 | 4,553 | 7,965 | n/a2 |
| 5 | Brann | 69,400 | 8,800 | 6,000 | 7,711 | −2.7%† |
| 6 | Fredrikstad | 55,233 | 10,018 | 2,592 | 6,137 | +31.3%† |
| 7 | Frigg | 41,653 | 7,572 | 2,761 | 4,628 | n/a2 |
| 8 | HamKam | 40,634 | 7,000 | 3,107 | 4,515 | −10.9%† |
| 9 | Sarpsborg FK | 37,001 | 9,248 | 1,808 | 4,111 | +18.7%† |
| 10 | Hødd | 29,600 | 7,000 | 1,000 | 3,289 | +50.3%† |
| League total | 592,031 | 15,828 | 1,000 | 6,578 | +16.7%† |
Source: nifs.no
Notes:
2: Team played last season in 2. divisjon.
References
- Norway - List of final tables (RSSSF)
- Norsk internasjonal fotballstatistikk (NIFS)
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