1988 Norwegian First Division

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The 1988 season of the Norwegian First Division (1. divisjon), the highest football (soccer) league in Norway, began on 1 May 1988 and ended on 9 October 1988.

22 games were played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number eleven and twelve were relegated. The winners of the two groups of the Second Division 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 Second Division and number ten in the First Division.

League table

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Rosenborg 22 14 5 3 54 23 +31 47
2 Lillestrøm 22 11 7 4 38 18 +20 40
3 Molde 22 10 9 3 35 18 +17 39
4 Moss 22 11 4 7 30 19 +11 37
5 Tromsø 22 9 6 7 27 22 +5 33
6 Sogndal 22 8 7 7 27 27 0 31
7 Vålerengen 22 8 6 8 26 32 -6 30
8 Kongsvinger 22 7 7 8 23 23 0 28
9 Brann 22 7 4 11 16 30 -14 25
10 Bryne 22 5 6 11 29 33 -4 21
11 Strømmen 22 4 5 13 16 34 -18 17
12 Djerv 1919 22 3 4 15 17 59 -42 13

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Qualified for the European Cup
Qualified for the UEFA Cup
Qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
Relegation Playoff
Relegated to the Second Division

Top goalscorers

Promotion and relegation

  • Bryne (through playoff), Strømmen and Djerv 1919 were relegated to the Second Division.
  • Start (through playoff), Viking and Mjølner were promoted from the Second Division.
  • Bryne, Start, and Ham-Kam played play-offs, Start won.
    • Match 1: Bryne 1-3 Start
    • Match 2: Ham-Kam 2-1 Bryne
    • Match 3: Start 2-1 Ham-Kam
P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Start 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 6
2 Ham-Kam 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
3 Bryne 2 0 0 2 2 5 -3 0

References