1. divisjon
Season1988
Dates1 May – 9 October
ChampionsRosenborg
6th title
RelegatedBryne
Strømmen
Djerv 1919
European CupRosenborg
Cup Winners’ CupBrann
UEFA CupLillestrøm
Matches played132
Goals scored338 (2.56 per match)
Top goalscorerJan Åge Fjørtoft
(14 goals)
Biggest home winRosenborg 8–0 Djerv 1919[1]
(3 July 1988)
Biggest away winDjerv 1919 1–6 Rosenborg[1]
(2 October 1988)
Highest scoringLillestrøm 8–1 Djerv 1919[1]
(24 September 1988)
Highest attendance22,411
Rosenborg 3–0 Vålerengen
(16 May 1988)
Lowest attendance431
Strømmen 2–1 Sogndal
(2 October 1988)
Average attendance4,422 Increase 25.0%
← 1987
1989 →

The 1988 1. divisjon was the 44th completed season of top division football in Norway. The season began on 1 May 1988 and ended on 9 October 1988.

22 games were played with 3 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.

Rosenborg won their 6th title.

Teams and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Ap. Location Stadium
Brann 32 Bergen Brann Stadion
Bryne 13 Bryne Bryne Stadion
Djerv 1919 3 Haugesund Haugesund Stadion
Kongsvinger 6 Kongsvinger Gjemselund Stadion
Lillestrøm 25 Lillestrøm Åråsen Stadion
Molde 14 Molde Molde Stadion
Moss 14 Moss Melløs Stadion
Rosenborg 25 Trondheim Lerkendal Stadion
Sogndal 2 Sogndal Fosshaugane
Strømmen 13 Strømmen Strømmen Stadion
Tromsø 3 Tromsø Alfheim Stadion
Vålerengen 33 Oslo Bislett Stadion

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rosenborg (C) 22 14 5 3 54 23 +31 47 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Lillestrøm 22 11 7 4 38 18 +20 40 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Molde 22 10 9 3 35 18 +17 39
4 Moss 22 11 4 7 30 19 +11 37
5 Tromsø 22 9 6 7 27 22 +5 33
6 Sogndal 22 8 7 7 27 27 0 31
7 Vålerengen 22 8 6 8 26 32 −6 30
8 Kongsvinger 22 7 7 8 23 23 0 28
9 Brann 22 7 4 11 16 30 −14 25 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
10 Bryne (R) 22 5 6 11 29 33 −4 21 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
11 Strømmen (R) 22 4 5 13 16 34 −18 17 Relegation to Second Division
12 Djerv 1919 (R) 22 3 4 15 17 59 −42 13
Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away BRA BRY DJE KON LIL MOL MOS ROS SOG SØM TRO VÅL
Brann — 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–4 0–0 0–4 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–2
Bryne 0–2 — 5–2 0–0 2–3 0–0 0–1 1–3 1–1 1–0 2–0 6–1
Djerv 1919 0–1 1–1 — 0–2 1–2 0–1 1–0 1–6 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–0
Kongsvinger 1–0 1–0 6–0 — 0–0 0–0 3–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 2–0
Lillestrøm 4–1 1–1 8–1 2–1 — 0–1 3–1 4–1 4–1 1–0 2–0 0–1
Molde 2–0 6–2 1–0 4–1 0–0 — 1–1 2–4 1–1 3–0 0–0 2–2
Moss 2–1 1–1 0–1 6–0 1–1 0–2 — 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–2 2–0
Rosenborg 1–1 2–1 8–0 1–0 1–1 4–2 2–1 — 3–2 3–1 1–2 3–0
Sogndal 2–0 3–2 4–1 1–0 3–1 1–1 0–4 0–0 — 1–0 2–1 0–1
Strømmen 2–0 0–3 5–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–3 2–1 — 1–1 2–5
Tromsø 2–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 — 2–2
Vålerengen 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 0–2 0–2 0–0 1–1 4–0 1–3 —
Source: nifs.no (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

Bryne, Start, and Ham-Kam competed in the play-offs. Start won and Bryne were relegated to 2. divisjon.

Results
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Start (O, P) 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 6 Promotion to First Division
2 HamKam 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
3 Bryne (R) 2 0 0 2 2 5 −3 0 Relegation to Second Division
Source: rsssf.no
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Norway Jan Åge Fjørtoft Lillestrøm 14
2 Norway Sverre Brandhaug Rosenborg 10
Norway Jan Kristian Fjærestad Moss
Norway Jostein Flo Molde
Norway Stig Norheim Bryne
Norway Lasse Opseth Sogndal
Norway Kjetil Rekdal Molde
Norway Gøran Sørloth Rosenborg
9 Norway Eivind Arnevåg Vålerengen 9
10 Norway Dag Arnesen Kongsvinger 8
Norway Jahn Ivar "Mini" Jakobsen Rosenborg

Attendances

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Rosenborg 132,769 22,411 5,770 12,070 +131.5%†
2 Brann 103,963 13,567 6,438 9,451 +14.4%†
3 Lillestrøm 52,225 8,128 1,272 4,748 +46.3%†
4 Tromsø 49,235 6,048 1,617 4,476 +32.0%†
5 Vålerengen 40,446 9,898 1,001 3,677 +44.4%†
6 Molde 38,202 6,520 1,422 3,473 −21.6%†
7 Moss 36,753 4,901 1,749 3,341 +15.6%†
8 Djerv 1919 31,844 4,826 940 2,895 n/a2
9 Bryne 28,755 4,420 1,388 2,614 −10.6%†
10 Sogndal 27,337 6,289 584 2,485 n/a2
11 Kongsvinger 23,232 4,309 881 2,112 −9.6%†
12 Strømmen 18,951 5,034 431 1,723 n/a2
League total 583,712 22,411 431 4,422 +25.0%†

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

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ligastats 1. divisjon 1988". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen.
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