| Season | 1971 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25 April – 17 October |
| Champions | Rosenborg 3rd title |
| Relegated | Frigg |
| European Cup | Rosenborg |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Fredrikstad |
| UEFA Cup | Lyn Viking |
| Matches | 90 |
| Goals | 252 (2.8 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jan Fuglset (17 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Lyn 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 win | Frigg 0–5Hødd (10 October 1971) |
| Highest scoring | Lyn 7–1 Frigg (26 April 1971) Sarpsborg FK 7–1 Frigg (11 August 1971) Fredrikstad 7–1 Frigg (17 October 1971) |
| Longest winning run | Viking (5 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Lyn (12 games) |
| Longest winless run | Hødd (11 games) |
| Longest losing run | Frigg Hødd (4 games) |
| Highest attendance | 15,200 Rosenborg 0–0 Strømsgodset (13 October 1971) |
| Lowest attendance | 1,000 Hødd 4–1HamKam (6 October 1971) |
| Average attendance | 6,578 16.7% |
←1970 1972 → | |
The19711. divisjon was the 27th completed season of top divisionfootball inNorway.
It was contested by 10 teams, andRosenborg 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 the1972 season.
| Team | Ap. | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Brann | 19 | Bergen |
| Fredrikstad | 26 | Fredrikstad |
| Frigg | 14 | Oslo |
| HamKam | 3 | Hamar |
| Hødd | 4 | Ulsteinvik |
| Lyn | 18 | Oslo |
| Rosenborg | 9 | Trondheim |
| Sarpsborg FK | 21 | Sarpsborg |
| Strømsgodset | 6 | Drammen |
| Viking | 24 | Stavanger |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosenborg(C) | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 24 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Lyn | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 23 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Viking | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 20 | +21 | 22 | |
| 4 | Fredrikstad | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 22 | Qualification for theCup Winners' Cup first round |
| 5 | Strømsgodset | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 21 | |
| 6 | HamKam | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 21 | |
| 7 | Sarpsborg FK | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 16 | |
| 8 | Hødd | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 32 | −15 | 11 | |
| 9 | Brann | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 11 | |
| 10 | Frigg(R) | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 55 | −39 | 9 | Relegation toSecond Division |
| Home \ Away | BRA | FRE | FRI | HAM | HØD | LYN | ROS | SRP | STM | VIK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brann | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Fredrikstad | 2–0 | — | 7–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 |
| Frigg | 1–0 | 3–4 | — | 1–0 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–0 |
| HamKam | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 |
| Hødd | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 |
| Lyn | 3–1 | 1–0 | 7–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Rosenborg | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | — | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Sarpsborg | 3–3 | 1–0 | 7–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–4 |
| Strømsgodset | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 |
| Viking | 5–0 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — |
Jan Fuglset,Fredrikstad – 17 goals| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viking | 92,641 | 15,300 | 6,000 | 10,293 | +79.5%† |
| 2 | Strømsgodset | 78,216 | 13,200 | 4,500 | 8,691 | −13.9%† |
| 3 | Rosenborg | 75,972 | 15,828 | 4,300 | 8,441 | +7.1%† |
| 4 | Lyn | 71,681 | 15,088 | 4,553 | 7,965 | n/a2 |
| 5 | Brann | 69,400 | 8,800 | 6,000 | 7,711 | −2.7%† |
| 6 | Fredrikstad | 55,233 | 10,018 | 2,592 | 6,137 | +31.3%† |
| 7 | Frigg | 41,653 | 7,572 | 2,761 | 4,628 | n/a2 |
| 8 | HamKam | 40,634 | 7,000 | 3,107 | 4,515 | −10.9%† |
| 9 | Sarpsborg FK | 37,001 | 9,248 | 1,808 | 4,111 | +18.7%† |
| 10 | Hødd | 29,600 | 7,000 | 1,000 | 3,289 | +50.3%† |
| League total | 592,031 | 15,828 | 1,000 | 6,578 | +16.7%† |
Source:nifs.no
Notes:
2: Team played last season in 2. divisjon.
