| Season | 1987 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2 May – 10 October |
| Champions | Moss 1st title |
| Relegated | HamKam Mjøndalen Start |
| European Cup | Moss |
| UEFA Cup | Molde |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Bryne |
| Matches | 132 |
| Goals | 343 (2.6 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jan Kristian Fjærestad (18 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Moss 5–0 Molde[1] (10 July 1987) Start 6–1 HamKam[1] (3 October 1987) Brann 5–0Tromsø (10 October 1987) |
| Biggest away win | Rosenborg 1–4 Moss[1] (20 June 1987) Mjøndalen 1–4 Bryne[1] (12 September 1987) |
| Highest scoring | Kongsvinger 3–4 Start[1](20 June 1987) Start 6–1 HamKam (3 October 1987) |
| Highest attendance | 15,320 Brann 1–0Vålerengen (16 May 1987) |
| Lowest attendance | 1,070 Start 0–2 Molde (15 July 1987) |
| Average attendance | 3,553 10.0% |
←1986 1988 → | |
The1987 1. divisjon was the 43rd completed season of top divisionfootball inNorway. 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 the2. 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 apenalty shootout, and one point to the loser of the shootout. This rule, suggested byTom A. Schanke and appointed by theNorwegian 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.
Moss FK, coached byNils Arne Eggen, won the league for the first and, as of the 2024 season, last time. The victory was not settled until the final round of the league, with Moss beating runners-upMolde FK (who would have grabbed the gold if they defeated Moss) 2-0 at away grounds.
| 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 theEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Molde | 22 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 41 | Qualification for theUEFA 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 theCup 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 therelegation play-offs |
| 11 | Mjøndalen(R) | 22 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 25 | Relegation to theSecond Division |
| 12 | Start(R) | 22 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 44 | −14 | 25 |
Results in brackets indicate the results frompenalty 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) | — |
The qualification matches were contested between Hamarkameratene (10th in the 1. divisjon),Djerv 1919 (2nd in the 2. divisjon - Group A), andLyn (2nd in the 2. divisjon - Group B). Djerv 1919 won and was promoted to the 1. divisjon.
| 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 theFirst Division |
| 2 | Lyn | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | Remained in theSecond Division |
| 3 | HamKam(R) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | Relegated to theSecond Division |
| 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.
