1986 Norwegian First Division

1. divisjon
Season1986
Dates27 April – 19 October
ChampionsLillestrøm
4th title
RelegatedViking
Strømmen
European CupLillestrøm
UEFA CupMjøndalen
Cup Winners' CupTromsø
Matches played132
Goals scored352 (2.67 per match)
Top goalscorerArve Seland
(12 goals)
Biggest home winMjøndalen 4–0 Kongsvinger
(7 June 1986)
Viking 4–0 Strømmen[1]
(5 October 1986)
Start 6–2 Tromsø[1]
(19 October 1986)
Biggest away winMolde 0–4 Start[1]
(4 May 1986)
Highest scoringViking 6–4 Ham-Kam[1]
(7 September 1986)
Highest attendance28,569
Rosenborg 3–2 Tromsø
(16 May 1986)
Lowest attendance202
Strømmen 1–2 Mjøndalen
(19 October 1986)
Average attendance3,261 Decrease 24.3%
1985
1987

The 1986 1. divisjon was the 42nd completed season of top division football in Norway. The season began on 27 April 1986 and ended on 19 October 1986.

22 games were played with 2 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number eleven and twelve were relegated. The winners of the two groups of the 2. 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.

Lillestrøm SK won the league, after a slow start but later 11 consecutive wins. It was Lillestrøm's fourth title. Viking and Strømmen were relegated to the 2. divisjon. The league had low attendances this year.[2]

Teams and locations

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Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Ap. Location Stadium
Bryne 11 Bryne Bryne Stadion
HamKam 13 Hamar Briskeby
Kongsvinger 4 Kongsvinger Gjemselund Stadion
Lillestrøm 23 Lillestrøm Åråsen Stadion
Mjøndalen 16 Mjøndalen Nedre Eiker Stadion
Molde 12 Molde Molde Stadion
Rosenborg 23 Trondheim Lerkendal Stadion
Start 19 Kristiansand Kristiansand Stadion
Strømmen 12 Strømmen Strømmen Stadion
Tromsø 1 Tromsø Alfheim Stadion
Vålerengen 31 Oslo Bislett Stadion
Viking 39 Stavanger Stavanger Stadion

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lillestrøm (C) 22 16 1 5 40 17 +23 33 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Mjøndalen 22 11 5 6 36 25 +11 27 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Kongsvinger 22 11 5 6 27 27 0 27
4 Start 22 9 6 7 31 22 +9 24
5 HamKam 22 8 8 6 34 30 +4 24
6 Bryne 22 11 1 10 32 31 +1 23
7 Vålerengen 22 9 4 9 29 28 +1 22
8 Rosenborg 22 8 5 9 28 28 0 21
9 Molde 22 7 6 9 26 33 −7 20
10 Tromsø[a] (O) 22 6 6 10 23 32 −9 18 Cup Winners' Cup first round and relegation play-offs
11 Viking (R) 22 5 7 10 23 33 −10 17 Relegation to Second Division
12 Strømmen (R) 22 2 4 16 23 46 −23 8
Source: nifs.no
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Tromsø qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup as Norwegian Cup winners.

Results

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Home \ Away BRY HAM KON LIL MIF MOL ROS IKS SØM TRO VIK VÅL
Bryne 0–2 4–1 0–2 0–1 1–3 3–1 1–0 4–1 2–1 2–0 0–1
HamKam 2–0 2–1 2–3 3–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–1 3–5
Kongsvinger 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 3–0 1–1 1–0 2–1
Lillestrøm 3–0 0–2 4–1 3–1 3–0 1–0 3–1 1–0 2–0 3–1 3–0
Mjøndalen 4–2 0–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 3–4 3–1 2–0 0–1 4–1
Molde 1–3 2–2 0–2 0–1 2–2 1–0 0–4 1–4 1–1 2–0 1–2
Rosenborg 3–2 1–0 1–3 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 3–2 4–1 1–2
Start 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 6–2 2–2 1–2
Strømmen 3–4 0–1 4–1 1–2 1–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–3
Tromsø 0–1 1–1 3–2 2–1 1–2 0–2 2–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–1
Viking 1–2 6–4 1–1 0–3 1–1 0–2 0–0 1–2 4–0 1–0 1–0
Vålerengen 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 2–3 3–0 1–0 3–1 0–1 1–1
Source: nifs.no (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

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The qualification matches were contested between Tromsø (10th in the 1. divisjon), Drøbak/Frogn (2nd in the 2. divisjon - Group A), and Vidar (2nd in the 2. divisjon - Group B). Tromsø won and remained in the 1. divisjon.

Results
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Tromsø (O) 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 4 Remained in the First Division
2 Vidar 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 2 Remained in the Second Division
3 Drøbak/Frogn 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
Source: rsssf.no
(O) Play-off winners

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Norway Arve Seland Start 12
2 Norway Freddy Ørbeck Mjøndalen 11
3 Norway Arne Larsen Økland Bryne 10
4 Norway Paul Folkvord Bryne 9
Norway Sten Glenn Håberg Lillestrøm
Norway Odd Johnsen Mjøndalen
7 Norway Paal Fredheim Vålerengen 8
8 Norway Sverre Brandhaug Rosenborg 7
Norway Jan Åge Fjørtoft Ham-Kam
Norway Egil Johansen Vålerengen
Norway Tore Kallstad Strømmen

Attendances

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Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Rosenborg 71,818 19,325 2,593 6,529 −36.8%
2 Viking 47,732 11,300 1,932 4,339 −29.5%
3 Lillestrøm 42,806 5,896 1,112 3,891 −19.4%
4 Tromsø 36,589 6,118 756 3,326 n/a2
5 HamKam 34,821 5,038 1,244 3,166 n/a2
6 Bryne 34,600 5,025 1,891 3,145 −13.0%
7 Start 30,240 6,335 1,101 3,024 n/a2
8 Vålerengen 32,747 6,284 919 2,977 −33.3%
9 Molde 29,719 5,350 1,350 2,702 −0.4%
10 Kongsvinger 25,360 4,532 1,381 2,305 −19.2%
11 Mjøndalen 22,972 3,717 749 2,088 −11.8%
12 Strømmen 14,476 4,061 202 1,448 n/a2
League total 423,880 19,325 202 3,261 −24.3%

Source: nifs.no
Notes:
2: Team played last season in 2. divisjon.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d "Ligastats 1. divisjon 1986". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen.
  2. ^ Oppslagsbok om norsk fotball. Wagner & Flust Forlag. 2000. p. 255. ISBN 82-92228-00-4.

References

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