1971 Norwegian First Division

1. divisjon
Season1971
Dates25 April – 17 October
ChampionsRosenborg
3rd title
RelegatedFrigg
European CupRosenborg
Cup Winners' CupFredrikstad
UEFA CupLyn
Viking
Matches90
Goals252 (2.8 per match)
Top goalscorerJan Fuglset
(17 goals)
Biggest home winLyn 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 winFrigg 0–5 Hødd
(10 October 1971)
Highest scoringLyn 7–1 Frigg
(26 April 1971)
Sarpsborg FK 7–1 Frigg
(11 August 1971)
Fredrikstad 7–1 Frigg
(17 October 1971)
Longest winning runViking
(5 games)
Longest unbeaten runLyn
(12 games)
Longest winless runHødd
(11 games)
Longest losing runFrigg
Hødd
(4 games)
Highest attendance15,200
Rosenborg 0–0 Strømsgodset
(13 October 1971)
Lowest attendance1,000
Hødd 4–1 HamKam
(6 October 1971)
Average attendance6,578 Increase 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.
TeamAp.Location
Brann19Bergen
Fredrikstad26Fredrikstad
Frigg14Oslo
HamKam3Hamar
Hødd4Ulsteinvik
Lyn18Oslo
Rosenborg9Trondheim
Sarpsborg FK21Sarpsborg
Strømsgodset6Drammen
Viking24Stavanger

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Rosenborg (C)189632511+1424Qualification for the European Cup first round
2Lyn189542817+1123Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3Viking189454120+2122
4Fredrikstad188643223+922Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
5Strømsgodset187742821+721
6HamKam187741915+421
7Sarpsborg FK186483227+516
8Hødd1835101732−1511
9Brann1835101631−1511
10Frigg (R)1841131655−399Relegation to Second Division
Source: NIFS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ AwayBRAFREFRIHAMHØDLYNROSSRPSTMVIK
Brann—1–13–10–32–20–10–11–30–01–0
Fredrikstad2–0—7–14–00–03–22–12–03–32–2
Frigg1–03–4—1–00–51–31–10–40–31–0
HamKam2–00–01–0—0–01–11–10–04–13–1
Hødd0–00–00–24–1—1–00–31–20–11–3
Lyn3–11–07–10–01–0—2–22–10–12–1
Rosenborg0–11–02–10–04–10–0—3–00–01–0
Sarpsborg3–31–07–10–14–01–21–2—1–11–4
Strømsgodset3–11–24–01–24–10–00–32–1—1–1
Viking5–06–04–11–05–13–11–02–22–2—
Source: nifs.no (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorer

Attendances

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1Viking92,64115,3006,00010,293+79.5%†
2Strømsgodset78,21613,2004,5008,691−13.9%†
3Rosenborg75,97215,8284,3008,441+7.1%†
4Lyn71,68115,0884,5537,965n/a2
5Brann69,4008,8006,0007,711−2.7%†
6Fredrikstad55,23310,0182,5926,137+31.3%†
7Frigg41,6537,5722,7614,628n/a2
8HamKam40,6347,0003,1074,515−10.9%†
9Sarpsborg FK37,0019,2481,8084,111+18.7%†
10Hødd29,6007,0001,0003,289+50.3%†
League total592,03115,8281,0006,578+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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