| Season | 1973 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 May – 14 October |
| Champions | Viking 3rd title |
| Relegated | Frigg Lyn Fredrikstad |
| European Cup | Viking |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Strømsgodset |
| UEFA Cup | Rosenborg Start |
| Matches | 132 |
| Goals | 306 (2.32 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Stein Karlsen (17 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Rosenborg 5–0Brann (30 July 1973) |
| Biggest away win | Mjøndalen 0–3 Strømsgodset (1 May 1973) Start 0–3 Viking (23 May 1973) Fredrikstad 1–4 Brann (11 June 1973) Raufoss 1–4 Frigg (29 July 1973) HamKam 0–3 Viking (5 August 1973) Skeid 0–3 Raufoss (13 August 1973) |
| Highest scoring | Brann 5–2 Lyn (23 May 1973) |
| Longest winning run | Viking (6 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Viking (15 games) |
| Longest winless run | Fredrikstad HamKam (7 games) |
| Longest losing run | HamKam (7 games) |
| Highest attendance | 16,450 Viking 1–1 Rosenborg (25 June 1973) |
| Lowest attendance | 829 Lyn 3–0 Fredrikstad (7 October 1973) |
| Average attendance | 5,590 0.8% |
←1972 1974 → | |
The19731. divisjon was the 29th completed season of top divisionfootball inNorway.
It was contested by 12 teams, andViking FK won the championship, their second consecutive league title and their third top-flight title overall.
Fredrikstad, who was the only remaining team to have played all 28 completed seasons in the top division, was relegated in the end of the season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viking(C) | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 13 | +17 | 32 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Rosenborg | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 27 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Start | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 26 | |
| 4 | HamKam | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 25 | |
| 5 | Brann | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 23 | |
| 6 | Strømsgodset | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 22 | Qualification for theCup Winners' Cup first round |
| 7 | Skeid | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 22 | |
| 8 | Raufoss | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 21 | |
| 9 | Mjøndalen | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 21 | |
| 10 | Frigg(R) | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 18 | Relegation toSecond Division |
| 11 | Lyn(R) | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 16 | |
| 12 | Fredrikstad(R) | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 43 | −23 | 11 |
| Home \ Away | BRA | FRE | FRI | HAM | LYN | MIF | RAU | ROS | SKE | IKS | STM | VIK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brann | — | 5–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Fredrikstad | 1–4 | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 |
| Frigg | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| HamKam | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 |
| Lyn | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 |
| Mjøndalen | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 |
| Raufoss | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | — | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Rosenborg | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| Skeid | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Start | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Strømsgodset | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | — | 0–1 |
| Viking | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — |
Stein Karlsen,HamKam – 17 goals| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viking | 127,283 | 16,450 | 6,800 | 11,571 | +3.1%† |
| 2 | Brann | 96,865 | 15,198 | 4,467 | 8,806 | +1.6%† |
| 3 | Rosenborg | 94,470 | 11,524 | 5,400 | 8,579 | +26.0%† |
| 4 | Strømsgodset | 87,235 | 12,500 | 4,600 | 7,930 | +4.2%† |
| 5 | Start | 73,052 | 10,658 | 4,611 | 6,641 | n/a2 |
| 6 | Skeid | 42,270 | 6,454 | 1,324 | 3,843 | −22.5%† |
| 7 | HamKam | 41,747 | 6,438 | 2,128 | 3,795 | −3.6%† |
| 8 | Fredrikstad | 39,011 | 6,212 | 1,000 | 3,546 | −36.9%† |
| 9 | Lyn | 36,269 | 6,324 | 829 | 3,297 | −22.6%† |
| 10 | Mjøndalen | 35,683 | 5,963 | 1,500 | 3,244 | −28.6%† |
| 11 | Frigg | 33,146 | 7,468 | 1,929 | 3,013 | n/a2 |
| 12 | Raufoss | 30,932 | 6,000 | 1,400 | 2,812 | n/a2 |
| League total | 737,863 | 16,450 | 829 | 5,590 | −0.8%† |
Source:nifs.no
Notes:
2: Team played last season in 2. divisjon.
