1986 Norwegian First Division

42nd season of top-tier football league in Norway

Football league season

1. divisjon
Season	1986
Dates	27 April – 19 October
Champions	Lillestrøm 4th title
Relegated	Viking Strømmen
European Cup	Lillestrøm
UEFA Cup	Mjøndalen
Cup Winners' Cup	Tromsø
Matches played	132
Goals scored	352 (2.67 per match)
Top goalscorer	Arve Seland (12 goals)
Biggest home win	Mjøndalen 4–0 Kongsvinger (7 June 1986) Viking 4–0 Strømmen^[1] (5 October 1986) Start 6–2 Tromsø^[1] (19 October 1986)
Biggest away win	Molde 0–4 Start^[1] (4 May 1986)
Highest scoring	Viking 6–4 Ham-Kam^[1] (7 September 1986)
Highest attendance	28,569 Rosenborg 3–2 Tromsø (16 May 1986)
Lowest attendance	202 Strømmen 1–2 Mjøndalen (19 October 1986)
Average attendance	3,261 24.3%
← 1985 1987 →

The 1986 1. divisjon was the 42nd completed season of top division football in Norway. The season began on 27 April 1986 and ended on 19 October 1986.

22 games were played with 2 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number eleven and twelve were relegated. The winners of the two groups of the 2. divisjon were promoted, as well as the winner of a series of play-off matches between the two second-placed teams in the two groups of the 2. divisjon and number ten in the 1. divisjon.

Lillestrøm SK won the league, after a slow start but later 11 wins in a row. It was Lillestrøm's fourth title. Viking and Strømmen were relegated to the 2. divisjon. The league had low attendances this year.^[2]

Teams and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Team	Ap.	Location	Stadium
Bryne	11	Bryne	Bryne Stadion
HamKam	13	Hamar	Briskeby
Kongsvinger	4	Kongsvinger	Gjemselund Stadion
Lillestrøm	23	Lillestrøm	Åråsen Stadion
Mjøndalen	16	Mjøndalen	Nedre Eiker Stadion
Molde	12	Molde	Molde Stadion
Rosenborg	23	Trondheim	Lerkendal Stadion
Start	19	Kristiansand	Kristiansand Stadion
Strømmen	12	Strømmen	Strømmen Stadion
Tromsø	1	Tromsø	Alfheim Stadion
Vålerengen	31	Oslo	Bislett Stadion
Viking	39	Stavanger	Stavanger Stadion

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Lillestrøm (C)	22	16	1	5	40	17	+23	33	Qualification for the European Cup first round
2	Mjøndalen	22	11	5	6	36	25	+11	27	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3	Kongsvinger	22	11	5	6	27	27	0	27
4	Start	22	9	6	7	31	22	+9	24
5	HamKam	22	8	8	6	34	30	+4	24
6	Bryne	22	11	1	10	32	31	+1	23
7	Vålerengen	22	9	4	9	29	28	+1	22
8	Rosenborg	22	8	5	9	28	28	0	21
9	Molde	22	7	6	9	26	33	−7	20
10	Tromsø^[a] (O)	22	6	6	10	23	32	−9	18	Cup Winners' Cup first round and relegation play-offs
11	Viking (R)	22	5	7	10	23	33	−10	17	Relegation to Second Division
12	Strømmen (R)	22	2	4	16	23	46	−23	8	Relegation to Second Division

Source: nifs.no
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Tromsø qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup as Norwegian Cup winners.

Results

Home \ Away	BRY	HAM	KON	LIL	MIF	MOL	ROS	IKS	SØM	TRO	VIK	VÅL
Bryne	—	0–2	4–1	0–2	0–1	1–3	3–1	1–0	4–1	2–1	2–0	0–1
HamKam	2–0	—	2–1	2–3	3–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–0	2–0	1–1	3–5
Kongsvinger	1–0	2–1	—	1–0	0–0	0–0	2–1	0–0	3–0	1–1	1–0	2–1
Lillestrøm	3–0	0–2	4–1	—	3–1	3–0	1–0	3–1	1–0	2–0	3–1	3–0
Mjøndalen	4–2	0–0	4–0	2–0	—	2–0	0–2	3–4	3–1	2–0	0–1	4–1
Molde	1–3	2–2	0–2	0–1	2–2	—	1–0	0–4	1–4	1–1	2–0	1–2
Rosenborg	3–2	1–0	1–3	1–1	3–0	1–1	—	1–0	3–0	3–2	4–1	1–2
Start	0–1	1–0	0–1	2–0	0–0	1–0	2–0	—	2–1	6–2	2–2	1–2
Strømmen	3–4	0–1	4–1	1–2	1–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	—	1–2	0–0	1–3
Tromsø	0–1	1–1	3–2	2–1	1–2	0–2	2–0	0–0	1–1	—	2–0	1–1
Viking	1–2	6–4	1–1	0–3	1–1	0–2	0–0	1–2	4–0	1–0	—	1–0
Vålerengen	0–0	1–1	0–1	0–1	0–1	2–3	3–0	1–0	3–1	0–1	1–1	—

Source: nifs.no (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

The qualification matches were contested between Tromsø (10th in the 1. divisjon), Drøbak/Frogn (2nd in the 2. divisjon - Group A), and Vidar (2nd in the 2. divisjon - Group B). Tromsø won and remained in the 1. divisjon.

Results

Drøbak/Frogn – Vidar 1–2
Tromsø – Drøbak/Frogn 2–0
Vidar – Tromsø 0–1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Tromsø (O)	2	2	0	3	0	+3	4	Remained in the First Division
2	Vidar	2	1	1	2	2	0	2	Remained in the Second Division
3	Drøbak/Frogn	2	0	2	1	4	−3	0	Remained in the Second Division

Source: rsssf.no
(O) Play-off winners

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Arve Seland	Start	12
2	Freddy Ørbeck	Mjøndalen	11
3	Arne Larsen Økland	Bryne	10
4	Paul Folkvord	Bryne	9
	Sten Glenn Håberg	Lillestrøm
	Odd Johnsen	Mjøndalen
7	Paal Fredheim	Vålerengen	8
8	Sverre Brandhaug	Rosenborg	7
	Jan Åge Fjørtoft	Ham-Kam
	Egil Johansen	Vålerengen
	Tore Kallstad	Strømmen

Attendances

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Rosenborg	71,818	19,325	2,593	6,529	−36.8%^†
2	Viking	47,732	11,300	1,932	4,339	−29.5%^†
3	Lillestrøm	42,806	5,896	1,112	3,891	−19.4%^†
4	Tromsø	36,589	6,118	756	3,326	n/a²
5	HamKam	34,821	5,038	1,244	3,166	n/a²
6	Bryne	34,600	5,025	1,891	3,145	−13.0%^†
7	Start	30,240	6,335	1,101	3,024	n/a²
8	Vålerengen	32,747	6,284	919	2,977	−33.3%^†
9	Molde	29,719	5,350	1,350	2,702	−0.4%^†
10	Kongsvinger	25,360	4,532	1,381	2,305	−19.2%^†
11	Mjøndalen	22,972	3,717	749	2,088	−11.8%^†
12	Strømmen	14,476	4,061	202	1,448	n/a²
	League total	423,880	19,325	202	3,261	−24.3%^†

Source: nifs.no
Notes:
2: Team played last season in 2. divisjon.

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Ligastats 1. divisjon 1986". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen.
^ Oppslagsbok om norsk fotball. Wagner & Flust Forlag. 2000. p. 255. ISBN 82-92228-00-4.

References

League table
Fixtures
Goalscorers

Eliteserien

Seasons

League of Norway	1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48
Main League	1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62
First Division	1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Tippeligaen	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Eliteserien	2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

Clubs

2024	Bodø/Glimt Brann Fredrikstad HamKam Haugesund KFUM Oslo Kristiansund Lillestrøm Molde Odd Rosenborg Sandefjord Sarpsborg 08 Strømsgodset Tromsø Viking
Former	Aalesund Bryne Djerv 1919 Eik-Tønsberg Frigg Fyllingen (defunct) Gjøvik-Lyn Haugar Hødd Hønefoss Jerv Kongsvinger Lisleby Lyn Mjølner Mjøndalen Moss Os Pors Ranheim Raufoss Sandefjord BK Sandnes Ulf Sarpsborg Skeid Sogndal Start Stabæk Steinkjer Strindheim Strømmen Vålerenga Vard Haugesund

Competition

Statistics and awards

Associated competitions

Other

Category

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League competitions

Men	First Division Second Division Third Division
Women	First Division

Cup competitions

Men	Norwegian Football Cup Final
Women	Norwegian Women's Cup

European competitions

Club seasons
First Division	Bryne HamKam Kongsvinger Lillestrøm Mjøndalen Molde Rosenborg Start Strømmen Tromsø Vålerengen Viking

v t e 1985–86 in European football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark '85 '86 England Finland '85 '86 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '85 '86 Italy Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '85 '86 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Soviet Union '85 '86 Spain Sweden '85 '86 Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia
Domestic cups	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark England Finland '85 '86 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '85 '86 Italy Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '85 '86 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Soviet Union Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Wales Yugoslavia
League cups	England Republic of Ireland Scotland Soviet Union Spain
UEFA competitions	European Cup (Final) Cup Winners' Cup (Final) UEFA Cup (Final)
Non-UEFA competitions	Intertoto Cup Balkans Cup

v t e 1986–87 in European football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark '86 '87 England Faroe Islands '86 '87 Finland '86 '87 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '86 '87 Israel Italy Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '86 '87 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania San Marino Scotland Soviet Union '86 '87 Spain Sweden '86 '87 Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia
Domestic cups	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark England Faroe Islands '86 '87 Finland '86 '87 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary Iceland '86 '87 Israel Italy Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '86 '87 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania San Marino Scotland Soviet Union Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Wales Yugoslavia
League cups	England Israel Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Scotland Soviet Union '86 '87
UEFA competitions	European Cup (Final) Cup Winners' Cup (Final) UEFA Cup (Final) Super Cup
Non-UEFA competitions	Intertoto Cup Balkans Cup '86 '87–'88