| Season | 1978 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 23 April – 15 October |
| Champions | Start 1st title |
| Relegated | Molde Lyn Steinkjer |
| European Cup | Start |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Lillestrøm |
| UEFA Cup | Viking Skeid |
| Matches | 132 |
| Goals | 433 (3.28 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Tom Lund (17 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Brann 9–1 Steinkjer (30 July 1978) |
| Biggest away win | Lyn 0–4Bryne (7 May 1978) Bryne 1–5 Brann (11 June 1978) Molde 0–4Skeid (11 June 1978) |
| Highest scoring | Molde 6–5 Bodø/Glimt (4 May 1978) |
| Longest winning run | Brann Skeid Viking (4 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Lillestrøm (18 games) |
| Longest winless run | Steinkjer (15 games) |
| Longest losing run | Lyn (8 games) |
| Highest attendance | 23,900 Brann 0–1 Lillestrøm (8 May 1978) |
| Lowest attendance | 1,890 Skeid 2–0 Steinkjer (15 October 1978) |
| Average attendance | 5,533 24.6% |
←1977 1979 → | |
The19781. divisjon was the 34th completed season of top divisionfootball inNorway.
It was performed in 12 teams, andIK Start won their first championship.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Start(C) | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 13 | +17 | 33 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Lillestrøm | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 45 | 22 | +23 | 31 | Qualification for theCup Winners' Cup preliminary round |
| 3 | Viking | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 42 | 22 | +20 | 31 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Skeid | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 26 | |
| 5 | Brann | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 25 | |
| 6 | Vålerengen | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 24 | |
| 7 | Bryne | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 30 | −3 | 22 | |
| 8 | Moss | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 20 | |
| 9 | Bodø/Glimt | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 18 | |
| 10 | Molde(R) | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 36 | 58 | −22 | 12 | Relegation toSecond Division |
| 11 | Lyn(R) | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 53 | −30 | 11 | |
| 12 | Steinkjer(R) | 22 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 51 | −31 | 11 |
| Home \ Away | B/G | BRA | BRY | LIL | LYN | MOL | MOS | SKE | IKS | STE | VIK | VÅL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bodø/Glimt | — | 8–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| Brann | 3–0 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | 7–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 9–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 |
| Bryne | 0–0 | 1–5 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Lillestrøm | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | — | 5–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Lyn | 0–0 | 3–4 | 0–4 | 0–0 | — | 0–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 |
| Molde | 6–5 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | — | 3–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–3 |
| Moss | 3–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–4 | — | 1–2 | 0–2 | 7–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Skeid | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 |
| Start | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Steinkjer | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Viking | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | — | 2–1 |
| Vålerengen | 3–3 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 2–3 | — |
Tom Lund,Lillestrøm – 17 goals| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brann | 125,180 | 23,900 | 5,590 | 11,380 | −23.9%† |
| 2 | Viking | 88,171 | 14,325 | 4,185 | 8,016 | −0.6%† |
| 3 | Vålerengen | 80,781 | 11,600 | 2,533 | 7,344 | −25.3%† |
| 4 | Start | 72,516 | 9,559 | 4,473 | 6,592 | −7.6%† |
| 5 | Lillestrøm | 71,836 | 12,343 | 3,403 | 6,531 | −22.5%† |
| 6 | Bodø/Glimt | 59,807 | 9,126 | 2,990 | 5,437 | −29.1%† |
| 7 | Moss | 53,260 | 6,933 | 2,743 | 4,842 | −16.0%† |
| 8 | Bryne | 46,270 | 6,933 | 2,743 | 4,206 | −33.1%† |
| 9 | Steinkjer | 38,250 | 6,500 | 800 | 3,477 | n/a2 |
| 10 | Skeid | 36,684 | 6,774 | 645 | 3,335 | n/a2 |
| 11 | Molde | 30,628 | 5,742 | 1,183 | 2,784 | −49.5%† |
| 12 | Lyn | 27,036 | 6,389 | 823 | 2,458 | n/a2 |
| League total | 730,419 | 23,900 | 645 | 5,533 | −24.6%† |
Source:nifs.no
Notes:
2: Team played last season in 2. divisjon.
