1972 in Norwegian football

Football in Norway
Season1972
Men's football
1. divisjonViking
2. divisjonStart (Group A)
Frigg (Group B)
CupenBrann
← 1971 Norway 1973 →

The 1972 season was the 67th season of competitive football in Norway.

Viking FK won the title on goal difference with Fredrikstad FK finishing runners-up, while Jan Erik Osland's goal gave SK Brann a 1–0 win over Rosenborg BK in the Norwegian cup final.[1]

Men's football

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League season

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Promotion and relegation

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League Promoted to league Relegated from league
1. divisjon
2. divisjon


1. divisjon

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Main article: 1972 1. divisjon

Viking FK won the championship, their second league title.[2][3]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Viking (C) 22 16 2 4 42 15 +27 34 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Fredrikstad 22 16 2 4 31 16 +15 34 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Strømsgodset 22 10 7 5 40 29 +11 27
4 Rosenborg 22 6 10 6 22 19 +3 22
5 Lyn 22 7 7 8 29 22 +7 21
6 Skeid 22 8 5 9 26 26 0 21
7 Mjøndalen 22 9 3 10 31 36 −5 21
8 Brann 22 7 6 9 22 23 −1 20 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
9 HamKam 22 6 8 8 14 18 −4 20
10 Sarpsborg FK (R) 22 6 6 10 21 30 −9 18 Relegation to Second Division
11 Hødd (R) 22 4 6 12 18 39 −21 14
12 Mjølner (R) 22 3 6 13 10 33 −23 12
Source: NIFS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

2. divisjon

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Main article: 1972 2. divisjon
Group A
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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Start (C, P) 18 10 4 4 29 23 +6 24 Promotion to First Division
2 Pors 18 11 0 7 35 16 +19 22 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3 Østsiden 18 9 4 5 22 17 +5 22
4 Moss 18 8 5 5 29 20 +9 21
5 Odd 18 7 5 6 22 21 +1 19
6 Sandefjord BK 18 6 4 8 24 25 −1 16
7 Florvåg 18 6 4 8 31 34 −3 16
8 Vard 18 6 4 8 23 26 −3 16
9 Bryne (O) 18 6 2 10 21 30 −9 14 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
10 Ulf (R) 18 3 4 11 18 42 −24 10 Relegation to Third Division
Source: rsssf.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Group B
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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Frigg (C, P) 18 13 3 2 45 16 +29 29 Promotion to First Division
2 Raufoss (O, P) 18 12 2 4 41 15 +26 26 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3 Steinkjer 18 9 6 3 28 16 +12 24
4 Stabæk 18 8 5 5 23 13 +10 21
5 Molde 18 9 3 6 29 23 +6 21
6 Aalesund 18 7 4 7 16 16 0 18
7 Clausenengen 18 5 6 7 18 27 −9 16
8 Vålerengen 18 5 4 9 15 18 −3 14
9 Brumunddal (R) 18 3 4 11 15 36 −21 10 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
10 Verdal (R) 18 0 1 17 6 56 −50 1 Relegation to Third Division
Source: rsssf.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
District IX–X
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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Mo (C) 14 10 3 1 32 12 +20 23 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
2 Bodø/Glimt 14 4 8 2 23 10 +13 16
3 Harstad 14 6 4 4 29 18 +11 16
4 Mosjøen 14 5 5 4 21 15 +6 15
5 Stålkameratene 14 6 3 5 18 13 +5 15
6 Lyngen (R) 14 4 7 3 13 16 −3 15 Relegation to Third Division
7 Tromsø (R) 14 3 3 8 12 23 −11 9
8 Saltdalkameratene (R) 14 1 1 12 9 50 −41 3
Source: rsssf.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
District XI
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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Stein (C) 12 9 1 2 33 10 +23 19
2 Norild 12 7 3 2 17 7 +10 17
3 Vadsø Turn 12 4 5 3 16 13 +3 13
4 Kirkenes 12 5 2 5 25 20 +5 12
5 Polarstjernen 12 2 5 5 10 20 −10 9
6 Rafsbotn 12 4 1 7 17 32 −15 9
7 Sandnes (R) 12 2 1 9 14 30 −16 5 Relegation to Third Division
Source: rsssf.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

3. divisjon

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Main article: 1972 3. divisjon

Norwegian Cup

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Main article: 1972 Norwegian Football Cup

Final

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Main article: 1972 Norwegian Football Cup final

Source:[4][5]

Brann1–0Rosenborg
Osland 13' Report
Attendance: 17,700
Referee: Kjell Wahlen (Skeid)

UEFA competitions

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European Cup

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Main article: 1972–73 European Cup

First round

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Main article: 1972–73 European Cup first round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Celtic Scotland 5–2 Norway Rosenborg 2–1 3–1

European Cup Winners' Cup

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Main article: 1972–73 European Cup Winners' Cup

First round

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Main article: 1972–73 European Cup Winners' Cup first round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Hajduk Split Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 2–0 Norway Fredrikstad 1–0 1–0

UEFA Cup

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Main article: 1972–73 UEFA Cup

First round

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Main article: 1972–73 UEFA Cup first round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Lyn Norway 3–12 England Tottenham 3–6 (Report) 0–6 (Report)
Viking Norway 1–0 Iceland IBV 1–0 (Report) 0–0 (Report)

Second round

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Main article: 1972–73 UEFA Cup second round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Viking Norway 2–9 West Germany 1. FC Köln 1–0 (Report) 1–9 (Report)

National team

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Main article: Norway national football team

Results

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Source:[6]

23 February 1972 Friendly Israel  2–1  Norway Tel Aviv, Israel
CET (UTC+1)
Report Tor Egil Johansen 29' Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Anton Bucheli (Sweden)

References

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  1. ^ News of Norway. Vol. 29. Norwegian Information Service. 1972. p. 74.
  2. ^ "1972 1. divisjon table". nifs.no (in Norwegian). Norsk internasjonal fotballstatistikk. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Viking Fotballklubb". snl.no (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  4. ^ "1972 Cup Final". rsssf.no. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Brann". nrk.no. NRK. 11 April 2006. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Norway national football team match-by-match record in 1972". eu-football.info. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
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