1. divisjon
Season1987
Dates2 May – 10 October
ChampionsMoss
1st title
RelegatedHamKam
Mjøndalen
Start
European CupMoss
UEFA CupMolde
Cup Winners' CupBryne
Matches played132
Goals scored343 (2.6 per match)
Top goalscorerJan Kristian Fjærestad
(18 goals)
Biggest home winMoss 5–0 Molde[1]
(10 July 1987)
Start 6–1 HamKam[1]
(3 October 1987)
Brann 5–0 Tromsø
(10 October 1987)
Biggest away winRosenborg 1–4 Moss[1]
(20 June 1987)
Mjøndalen 1–4 Bryne[1]
(12 September 1987)
Highest scoringKongsvinger 3–4 Start[1](20 June 1987)
Start 6–1 HamKam
(3 October 1987)
Highest attendance15,320
Brann 1–0 Vålerengen
(16 May 1987)
Lowest attendance1,070
Start 0–2 Molde
(15 July 1987)
Average attendance3,553 Increase 10.0%
← 1986
1988 →

The 1987 1. divisjon was the 43rd completed season of top division football in Norway. The season began on 2 May 1987 and ended on 10 October 1987.

22 rounds were played. 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.

For the first time in the Norwegian top flight, three rather than two points were given for wins. There was also another, more controversial new rule for points: if a match was drawn, two points would be given to the winner of a penalty shootout, and one point to the loser of the shootout. This rule, suggested by Tom A. Schanke and appointed by the Norwegian Football Association in February 1987, was highly controversial and liquidated after the 1987 season.[2] Note that if draws would end as draws with one point to each, as usual, Tromsø IL would have been placed 10th with a possibility of being relegated.

Overview

Moss FK, coached by Nils Arne Eggen, won the league for the first and, as of the 2019 season, last time. The victory was not settled until the final round of the league, with Moss beating runners-up Molde FK (who would have grabbed the gold if they defeated Moss) 2-0 at away grounds.

Teams and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Ap. Location Stadium
Brann 31 Bergen Brann Stadion
Bryne 12 Bryne Bryne Stadion
HamKam 14 Hamar Briskeby
Kongsvinger 5 Kongsvinger Gjemselund Stadion
Lillestrøm 24 Lillestrøm Åråsen Stadion
Mjøndalen 17 Mjøndalen Nedre Eiker Stadion
Molde 13 Molde Molde Stadion
Moss 13 Moss Melløs Stadion
Rosenborg 24 Trondheim Lerkendal Stadion
Start 20 Kristiansand Kristiansand Stadion
Tromsø 2 Tromsø Alfheim Stadion
Vålerengen 32 Oslo Bislett Stadion

League table

Pos Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Moss (C) 22 13 2 1 6 44 30 +14 44 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Molde 22 11 3 2 6 27 20 +7 41 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Kongsvinger 22 9 4 4 5 32 22 +10 39
4 Rosenborg 22 8 4 7 3 33 25 +8 39
5 Bryne 22 11 0 1 10 32 27 +5 34 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round
6 Tromsø 22 5 7 2 8 19 31 −12 31
7 Vålerengen 22 8 1 4 9 26 27 −1 30
8 Brann 22 7 3 3 9 25 28 −3 30
9 Lillestrøm 22 7 3 2 10 22 21 +1 29
10 HamKam (R) 22 7 3 2 10 27 34 −7 29 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
11 Mjøndalen (R) 22 6 2 3 11 26 34 −8 25 Relegation to the Second Division
12 Start (R) 22 6 2 3 11 30 44 −14 25
Source: nifs.no
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated

Results

Results in brackets indicate the results from penalty shoot-outs whenever games were drawn.

Home \ Away BRA BRY HAM KON LIL MIF MOL MOS ROS IKS TRO VÅL
Brann — 1–3 0–0(5–4) 2–1 0–1 1–1(11–12) 0–2 3–1 1–1(5–6) 1–0 5–0 1–0
Bryne 1–2 — 4–2 4–1 1–0 3–0 2–1 1–2 0–2 0–1 0–1 2–1
HamKam 4–1 1–0 — 2–2(5–3) 2–1 1–1(4–3) 0–2 2–0 3–0 3–0 1–1(4–5) 3–5
Kongsvinger 2–0 4–0 0–1 — 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–1(2–4) 3–4 0–0(4–5) 2–2(4–2)
Lillestrøm 0–0(3–4) 0–1 1–0 0–2 — 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–1(5–4) 5–1 3–0 0–0(6–5)
Mjøndalen 2–0 1–4 2–0 1–1(4–5) 1–3 — 0–0(4–5) 3–0 1–3 2–1 3–0 3–0
Molde 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–1(1–3) 0–0 1–0 — 0–2 1–1(4–2) 1–2 2–1 4–0
Moss 3–2 0–2 4–1 1–3 2–1 4–2 5–0 — 1–1(10–9) 5–1 4–2 1–0
Rosenborg 0–0(4–5) 2–2(4–3) 1–1(5–6) 0–0(4–5) 3–2 3–0 0–2 1–4 — 4–1 2–0 1–1(5–4)
Start 3–1 0–1 6–1 0–0(4–2) 0–0(3–1) 3–0 1–0 2–2(2–4) 1–3 — 2–2(7–8) 1–3
Tromsø 1–1(5–4) 3–1 2–0 1–3 1–0 2–1 0–0(5–6) 0–0(7–6) 1–1(4–1) 1–1(3–1) — 0–1
Vålerengen 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–3 2–0 2–2(3–5) 1–2 2–0 1–2 4–0 0–0(3–2) —
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 Hamarkameratene (10th in the 1. divisjon), Djerv 1919 (2nd in the 2. divisjon - Group A), and Lyn (2nd in the 2. divisjon - Group B). Djerv 1919 won and was promoted to the 1. divisjon.

Results
Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Djerv 1919 (O, P) 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6 Promoted to the First Division
2 Lyn 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1 Remained in the Second Division
3 HamKam (R) 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1 Relegated to the Second Division
Source: rsssf.no
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Norway Jan Kristian Fjærestad Moss 18
2 Norway Cato Holtet Kongsvinger 11
3 Norway Jan Åge Fjørtoft Ham-Kam 10
4 Norway Geir Henæs Moss 9
Norway André Nieuwlaat Rosenborg
Norway Børre Meinseth Bryne
7 Norway Carsten Bachke Moss 8
Norway Arne Larsen Økland Bryne
9 Norway Jan Berg Molde 7
Norway Arnfinn Engerbakk Kongsvinger
Norway Sten Glenn Håberg Lillestrøm
Norway Kjetil Rekdal Molde
Norway Gøran Sørloth Rosenborg

Attendances

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Brann 90,907 15,320 6,013 8,264 n/a2
2 Rosenborg 57,340 15,293 1,170 5,213 −20.2%†
3 Molde 48,738 14,793 2,545 4,431 +64.0%†
4 Tromsø 37,306 5,350 2,099 3,391 +2.0%†
5 Lillestrøm 35,693 6,270 2,207 3,245 −16.6%†
6 Bryne 32,157 5,088 2,018 2,923 −7.1%†
7 Moss 31,792 4,095 2,118 2,890 n/a2
8 HamKam 29,900 3,563 1,695 2,718 −14.2%†
9 Vålerengen 28,009 4,833 1,606 2,546 −14.5%†
10 Start 27,423 4,012 1,070 2,493 −17.6%†
11 Kongsvinger 25,706 3,213 1,493 2,337 +1.4%†
12 Mjøndalen 21,886 2,863 1,217 1,990 −4.7%†
League total 466,857 15,320 1,070 3,537 +8.5%†

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Ligastats 1. divisjon 1987". nifs.no. A-pressen.
  2. ^ Lote, Arve (2 March 2012). "Aldri har det vært mer nettsus i Norge". Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 3 March 2012.
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