# 1978 Norwegian First Division

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34th season of top-tier football league in Norway

Football league season

1. divisjon Season 1978 Dates 23 April – 15 October Champions Start 1st title Relegated Molde Lyn Steinkjer European Cup Start Cup Winners' Cup Lillestrøm UEFA Cup Viking Skeid Matches 132 Goals 433 (3.28 per match) Top goalscorer Tom Lund (17 goals) Biggest home win Brann 9–1 Steinkjer (30 July 1978) Biggest away win Lyn 0–4 Bryne (7 May 1978) Bryne 1–5 Brann (11 June 1978) Molde 0–4 Skeid (11 June 1978) Highest scoring Molde 6–5 Bodø/Glimt (4 May 1978) Longest winning run Brann Skeid Viking (4 games) Longest unbeaten run Lillestrøm (18 games) Longest winless run Steinkjer (15 games) Longest losing run Lyn (8 games) Highest attendance 23,900 Brann 0–1 Lillestrøm (8 May 1978) Lowest attendance 1,890 Skeid 2–0 Steinkjer (15 October 1978) Average attendance 5,533 24.6% ← 1977 1979 →

The **1978 [1. divisjon](/source/Eliteserien)** was the 34th completed season of top division [football](/source/Association_football) in [Norway](/source/Norway).

## Overview

It was performed in 12 teams, and [IK Start](/source/IK_Start) won their first championship.

## Teams and locations

- *Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.*

Team Ap. Location Stadium Bodø/Glimt 2 Bodø Aspmyra Stadion Brann 26 Bergen Brann Stadion Bryne 3 Bryne Bryne Stadion Lillestrøm 15 Lillestrøm Åråsen Stadion Lyn 21 Oslo Ullevaal Stadion Molde 7 Molde Molde Stadion Moss 5 Moss Melløs Stadion Skeid 29 Oslo Start 11 Kristiansand Kristiansand Stadion Steinkjer 10 Steinkjer Guldbergaunet Stadion Vålerengen 23 Oslo Bislett Stadion Viking 31 Stavanger Stavanger Stadion

## League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 Start (C) 22 13 7 2 30 13 +17 33 Qualification for the European Cup first round 2 Lillestrøm 22 11 9 2 45 22 +23 31 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round 3 Viking 22 12 7 3 42 22 +20 31 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round 4 Skeid 22 12 2 8 38 33 +5 26 5 Brann 22 11 3 8 52 42 +10 25 6 Vålerengen 22 9 6 7 44 34 +10 24 7 Bryne 22 7 8 7 27 30 −3 22 8 Moss 22 8 4 10 39 38 +1 20 9 Bodø/Glimt 22 6 6 10 37 37 0 18 10 Molde (R) 22 5 2 15 36 58 −22 12 Relegation to Second Division 11 Lyn (R) 22 3 5 14 23 53 −30 11 12 Steinkjer (R) 22 1 9 12 20 51 −31 11

Source: [NIFS](https://www.nifs.no/tabell.php?land=&t=&u=)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

## Results

Home \ Away B/G BRA BRY LIL LYN MOL MOS SKE IKS STE VIK VÅL Bodø/Glimt — 8–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 3–1 2–3 4–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 Brann 3–0 — 2–1 0–1 7–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 4–2 9–1 2–2 1–2 Bryne 0–0 1–5 — 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 2–2 1–1 Lillestrøm 2–0 3–1 3–1 — 5–0 4–1 2–2 3–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 1–3 Lyn 0–0 3–4 0–4 0–0 — 0–2 1–2 4–1 0–2 2–2 2–3 2–2 Molde 6–5 4–1 4–2 0–3 1–3 — 3–4 0–4 0–2 2–4 0–2 2–3 Moss 3–4 1–3 1–1 0–0 2–3 2–4 — 1–2 0–2 7–0 3–0 1–0 Skeid 2–1 2–0 2–2 1–3 5–1 3–2 1–2 — 0–1 2–0 0–0 3–2 Start 1–0 0–0 0–0 3–3 1–0 3–1 2–0 0–1 — 1–1 1–1 2–0 Steinkjer 0–1 1–1 1–2 0–2 0–0 2–2 1–2 2–3 0–0 — 1–1 1–1 Viking 2–0 4–0 2–0 2–2 3–1 5–0 2–0 0–1 0–2 3–1 — 2–1 Vålerengen 3–3 4–3 2–3 1–1 4–0 0–0 3–2 3–2 0–1 5–0 2–3 —

Source: [nifs.no](https://www.nifs.no/kamper.php?land=1&t=5&u=32) (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

## Season statistics

### Top scorer

- [Tom Lund](/source/Tom_Lund), [Lillestrøm](/source/Lillestr%C3%B8m_SK) – 17 goals

### Attendances

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change 1 Brann 125,180 23,900 5,590 11,380 −23.9%† 2 Viking 88,171 14,325 4,185 8,016 −0.6%† 3 Vålerengen 80,781 11,600 2,533 7,344 −25.3%† 4 Start 72,516 9,559 4,473 6,592 −7.6%† 5 Lillestrøm 71,836 12,343 3,403 6,531 −22.5%† 6 Bodø/Glimt 59,807 9,126 2,990 5,437 −29.1%† 7 Moss 53,260 6,933 2,743 4,842 −16.0%† 8 Bryne 46,270 6,933 2,743 4,206 −33.1%† 9 Steinkjer 38,250 6,500 800 3,477 n/a2 10 Skeid 36,684 6,774 645 3,335 n/a2 11 Molde 30,628 5,742 1,183 2,784 −49.5%† 12 Lyn 27,036 6,389 823 2,458 n/a2 League total 730,419 23,900 645 5,533 −24.6%†

Source: [nifs.no](https://www.nifs.no/tilskuertall.php?land=1&t=5&fra=1978&til=1978&kamper=&sortering=avgt) **Notes:** 2: Team played last season in 2. divisjon.

## References

- [Norway - List of final tables (RSSSF)](https://www.rsssf.no/stats/LeagueChamps.html)

- [Norsk internasjonal fotballstatistikk (NIFS)](https://www.nifs.no)

v t e Eliteserien Seasons League of Norway 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 Main League 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 First Division 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 Tippeligaen 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Eliteserien 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Clubs 2026 Aalesund Bodø/Glimt Brann Fredrikstad HamKam KFUM Kristiansund BK Lillestrøm Molde Rosenborg Sandefjord Fotball Sarpsborg 08 Start Tromsø Vålerenga Viking Former (active) Asker Birkebeineren Borg Brodd Bryne Djerv Djerv 1919 Donn Drammen Egersund Eik Tønsberg Flekkefjord Fram Larvik Freidig Frigg Fyllingen Geithus Gjøvik-Lyn Grane Greåker Halsen Hamar Haugar Haugesund Holmestrand Hødd Hønefoss Jarl Jerv Jevnaker Kongsberg Kongsvinger Kvik Kvik Halden Larvik Turn Lisleby Lyn Mandalskameratene Minde Moelven Moss Mjølner Mjøndalen Nationalkameratene Neset Nessegutten Nordlandet Nordnes Nymark Odd Orkanger Os Pors Ranheim Raufoss Rollon Sandaker Sandefjord BK Sandnes Ulf Sarpsborg FK Selbak Skeid Skiens Grane Skiold Skreia Slemmestad Snøgg Sogndal Solberg Sparta Sarpsborg Sprint-Jeløy Stabæk Stavanger Steinkjer Storm Strindheim Strømmen Strømsgodset Tistedalen Torp Urædd Vard Vardal Varegg Verdal Viggo Vigør Vikersund Voss Ørn Horten Ålgård Former (defunct) Berger Braatt Brage Clausenengen Drafn Falken Fjell Fredensborg Fremad Gjøa Hardy Kapp Kragerø Kristiansund FK Mesna Nydalen Rapid Skien Strong Tønsberg-Kameratene Tønsberg Turn Ulefoss Veblungsnes Årstad Competition Teams winners Players foreign Stadia Referees Statistics and awards Records All-time table Hat-tricks Highest scores Top scorers Players with 50+ goals Kniksen Award Associated competitions Mesterfinalen Norwegian Cup Play-offs UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League UEFA Conference League Other In European football Norsk Toppfotball Category

v t e 1978 in Norwegian football « 1977 1979 » League competitions First Division Second Division Third Division Cup competitions Men Norwegian Football Cup Final Women Norwegian Women's Cup European competitions European Cup '77–'78 '78–'79 European Cup Winners' Cup '77–'78 '78–'79 UEFA Cup '77–'78 '78–'79 Club seasons First Division Bodø/Glimt Brann Bryne Lillestrøm Lyn Molde Moss Skeid Start Steinkjer Vålerengen Viking

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