{{Short description|43rd season of top-tier football league in Norway}} {{Infobox football league season | competition = [[Eliteserien|1. divisjon]] | season = [[1987 in Norwegian football|1987]] | winners = [[Moss FK|Moss]]<br>1st title | relegated = [[Hamarkameratene|HamKam]]<br />[[Mjøndalen IF Fotball|Mjøndalen]]<br />[[IK Start|Start]] | continentalcup1 qualifiers = Moss | continentalcup1 = [[1988–89 European Cup|European Cup]] | continentalcup2 qualifiers = [[Molde FK|Molde]] | continentalcup2 = [[1988–89 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]] | continentalcup3 qualifiers = [[Bryne FK|Bryne]] | continentalcup3 = [[1988–89 European Cup Winners' Cup|Cup Winners' Cup]] | league topscorer = [[Jan Kristian Fjærestad]]<br>(18 goals) | matches = 132 | total goals = 343 | highest scoring = [[Kongsvinger IL|Kongsvinger]] 3–4 Start<ref name="nifs">{{cite web|url=http://www.nifs.no/ligastats.php?h2hskjul=1&land=1&t=5&u=1759&visou= | title = Ligastats 1. divisjon 1987 | work = nifs.no | publisher = [[A-pressen]]}}</ref><small>(20 June 1987)</small><br>Start 6–1 HamKam<br><small>(3 October 1987)</small> | biggest home win = Moss 5–0 Molde<ref name="nifs"/><br><small>(10 July 1987)</small><br>Start 6–1 HamKam<ref name="nifs"/><br><small>(3 October 1987)</small><br>[[SK Brann|Brann]] 5–0 [[Tromsø IL|Tromsø]]<br><small>(10 October 1987)</small> | biggest away win = [[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] 1–4 Moss<ref name="nifs"/><br><small>(20 June 1987)</small><br>Mjøndalen 1–4 Bryne<ref name="nifs"/><br><small>(12 September 1987)</small> | highest attendance = 15,320<br/>Brann 1–0 [[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerengen]]<br><small>(16 May 1987)</small> | lowest attendance = 1,070<br/>Start 0–2 Molde<br><small>(15 July 1987)</small> | average attendance = 3,553 {{increase}} 10.0% | dates = 2 May – 10 October | prevseason = [[1986 1. divisjon|1986]] | nextseason = [[1988 1. divisjon|1988]] }} The '''1987 1. divisjon''' was the 43rd completed season of top division [[association football|football]] in [[Norway]]. 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 the [[1. divisjon|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.

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 a [[penalty shootout (football)|penalty shootout]], and one point to the loser of the shootout. This rule, suggested by [[Tom A. Schanke]] and appointed by the [[Norwegian Football Association]] in February 1987, was highly controversial and liquidated after the 1987 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nrk.no/sport/fotball/1.8017586 |title=Aldri har det vært mer nettsus i Norge |last=Lote |first=Arve |language=no |work=[[Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=2 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303121003/http://www.nrk.no/sport/fotball/1.8017586 |archive-date=3 March 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.

==Overview== [[Moss FK]], coached by [[Nils 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-up [[Molde FK]] (who would have grabbed the gold if they defeated Moss) 2-0 at away grounds.

==Teams and locations== :''Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.''

{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" |- ! Team !{{Tooltip| Ap. | Appearances in top divisions of Norwegian football}}<!--Begins with 1937–38 season. Abandoned 1939–40 season does not count.--> ! Location ! Stadium |- | [[SK Brann|Brann]] | align="center"| '''31''' | [[Bergen (city)|Bergen]] | [[Brann Stadion]] |- | [[Bryne FK|Bryne]] | align="center"| '''12''' | [[Bryne]] | [[Bryne Stadion]] |- | [[HamKam]] | align="center"| '''14''' | [[Hamar]] | [[Briskeby Arena|Briskeby]] |- | [[Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball|Kongsvinger]] | align="center"| '''5''' | [[Kongsvinger (town)|Kongsvinger]] | [[Gjemselund Stadion]] |- | [[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]] | align="center"| '''24''' | [[Lillestrøm (town)|Lillestrøm]] | [[Åråsen Stadion]] |- | [[Mjøndalen IF Fotball|Mjøndalen]] | align="center"| '''17''' | [[Mjøndalen]] | [[Nedre Eiker Stadion]] |- | [[Molde FK|Molde]] | align="center"| '''13''' | [[Molde]] | [[Molde Idrettspark|Molde Stadion]] |- | [[Moss FK|Moss]] | align="center"| '''13''' | [[Moss (town)|Moss]] | [[Melløs Stadion]] |- | [[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] | align="center"| '''24''' | [[Trondheim (city)|Trondheim]] | [[Lerkendal Stadion]] |- | [[IK Start|Start]] | align="center"| '''20''' | [[Kristiansand (town)|Kristiansand]] | [[Kristiansand Stadion]] |- | [[Tromsø IL|Tromsø]] | align="center"| '''2''' | [[Tromsø]] | [[Alfheim Stadion]] |- | [[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerengen]] | align="center"| '''32''' | [[Oslo]] | [[Bislett Stadion]] |}

== League table == <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WL PK |res_col_header=QR

|team1=MOS|name_MOS=[[Moss FK|Moss]] |team2=MOL|name_MOL=[[Molde FK|Molde]] |team3=KIL|name_KIL=[[Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball|Kongsvinger]] |team4=ROS|name_ROS=[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] |team5=BRY|name_BRY=[[Bryne FK|Bryne]] |team6=TIL|name_TIL=[[Tromsø IL|Tromsø]] |team7=VIF|name_VIF=[[Vålerengens IF|Vålerengen]] |team8=BRA|name_BRA=[[SK Brann|Brann]] |team9=LIL|name_LIL=[[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]] |team10=HAM|name_HAM=[[Hamarkameratene|HamKam]] |team11=MIF|name_MIF=[[Mjøndalen IF Fotball|Mjøndalen]] |team12=IKS|name_IKS=[[IK Start|Start]]

|win_MOS=13|PKwin_MOS=2|PKloss_MOS=1|loss_MOS=6 |gf_MOS=44|ga_MOS=30|status_MOS=C |win_MOL=11|PKwin_MOL=3|PKloss_MOL=2|loss_MOL=6 |gf_MOL=27|ga_MOL=20 |win_KIL=9 |PKwin_KIL=4|PKloss_KIL=4|loss_KIL=5 |gf_KIL=32|ga_KIL=22 |win_ROS=8 |PKwin_ROS=4|PKloss_ROS=7|loss_ROS=3 |gf_ROS=33|ga_ROS=25 |win_BRY=11|PKwin_BRY=0|PKloss_BRY=1|loss_BRY=10|gf_BRY=32|ga_BRY=27 |win_TIL=5 |PKwin_TIL=7|PKloss_TIL=2|loss_TIL=8 |gf_TIL=19|ga_TIL=31 |win_VIF=8 |PKwin_VIF=1|PKloss_VIF=4|loss_VIF=9 |gf_VIF=26|ga_VIF=27 |win_BRA=7 |PKwin_BRA=3|PKloss_BRA=3|loss_BRA=9 |gf_BRA=25|ga_BRA=28 |win_LIL=7 |PKwin_LIL=3|PKloss_LIL=2|loss_LIL=10|gf_LIL=22|ga_LIL=21 |win_HAM=7 |PKwin_HAM=3|PKloss_HAM=2|loss_HAM=10|gf_HAM=27|ga_HAM=34|status_HAM=R |win_MIF=6 |PKwin_MIF=2|PKloss_MIF=3|loss_MIF=11|gf_MIF=26|ga_MIF=34|status_MIF=R |win_IKS=6 |PKwin_IKS=2|PKloss_IKS=3|loss_IKS=11|gf_IKS=30|ga_IKS=44|status_IKS=R

|col_EC=green1|text_EC=Qualification for the [[1988–89 European Cup#First round|European Cup first round]] |result1=EC |col_UC=blue1|text_UC=Qualification for the [[1988–89 UEFA Cup#First round|UEFA Cup first round]] |result2=UC |col_UCWC=#FFEBAD|text_UCWC=Qualification for the [[1988–89 European Cup Winners' Cup#Preliminary round|Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round]] |result5=UCWC |col_RPO=red2|text_RPO=Qualification for the [[1987 Norwegian First Division#Relegation play-offs|relegation play-offs]] |result10=RPO |col_REL=red1|text_REL=Relegation to the [[1988 Norwegian Second Division|Second Division]] |result11=REL|result12=REL

|update=complete|source=[https://www.nifs.no/tabell.php?land=1&t=5&u=25 nifs.no] }}</onlyinclude>

==Results== Results in brackets indicate the results from [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]]s whenever games were drawn. {{#invoke:sports results|main | source = [https://www.nifs.no/kamper.php?land=1&t=5&u=23 nifs.no] {{in lang|no}} | update = complete |start_date= 2 May 1987 | a_note = | matches_style = FBR | team1=BRA | team2=BRY | team3=HAM | team4=KON | team5=LIL | team6=MIF | team7=MOL | team8=MOS | team9=ROS | team10=IKS | team11=TRO | team12=VÅL

| name_BRA = [[SK Brann|Brann]] | name_BRY = [[Bryne FK|Bryne]] | name_HAM = [[HamKam]] | name_KON = [[Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball|Kongsvinger]] | name_LIL = [[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]] | name_MIF = [[Mjøndalen IF Fotball|Mjøndalen]] | name_MOL = [[Molde FK|Molde]] | name_MOS = [[Moss FK|Moss]] | name_ROS = [[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] | name_IKS = [[IK Start|Start]] | name_TRO = [[Tromsø IL|Tromsø]] | name_VÅL = [[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerengen]]

| match_BRA_BRY = 1-3 | match_BRA_HAM = 0-0<sup>(5–4)</sup> | match_BRA_KON = 2-1 | match_BRA_LIL = 0-1 | match_BRA_MIF = 1-1<sup>(11–12)</sup> | match_BRA_MOL = 0-2 | match_BRA_MOS = 3-1 | match_BRA_ROS = 1-1<sup>(5–6)</sup> | match_BRA_IKS = 1-0 | match_BRA_TRO = 5-0 | match_BRA_VÅL = 1-0

| match_BRY_BRA = 1-2 | match_BRY_HAM = 4-2 | match_BRY_KON = 4-1 | match_BRY_LIL = 1-0 | match_BRY_MIF = 3-0 | match_BRY_MOL = 2-1 | match_BRY_MOS = 1-2 | match_BRY_ROS = 0-2 | match_BRY_IKS = 0-1 | match_BRY_TRO = 0-1 | match_BRY_VÅL = 2-1

| match_HAM_BRA = 4-1 | match_HAM_BRY = 1-0 | match_HAM_KON = 2-2<sup>(5–3)</sup> | match_HAM_LIL = 2-1 | match_HAM_MIF = 1-1<sup>(4–3)</sup> | match_HAM_MOL = 0-2 | match_HAM_MOS = 2-0 | match_HAM_ROS = 3-0 | match_HAM_IKS = 3-0 | match_HAM_TRO = 1-1<sup>(4–5)</sup> | match_HAM_VÅL = 3-5

| match_KON_BRA = 2-0 | match_KON_BRY = 4-0 | match_KON_HAM = 0-1 | match_KON_LIL = 1-0 | match_KON_MIF = 1-0 | match_KON_MOL = 1-0 | match_KON_MOS = 0-1 | match_KON_ROS = 1-1<sup>(2–4)</sup> | match_KON_IKS = 3-4 | match_KON_TRO = 0-0<sup>(4–5)</sup> | match_KON_VÅL = 2-2<sup>(4–2)</sup>

| match_LIL_BRA = 0-0<sup>(3–4)</sup> | match_LIL_BRY = 0-1 | match_LIL_HAM = 1-0 | match_LIL_KON = 0-2 | match_LIL_MIF = 1-0 | match_LIL_MOL = 2-1 | match_LIL_MOS = 1-2 | match_LIL_ROS = 1-1<sup>(5–4)</sup> | match_LIL_IKS = 5-1 | match_LIL_TRO = 3-0 | match_LIL_VÅL = [[Lillestrøm SK–Vålerenga Fotball rivalry|0-0<sup>(6–5)</sup>]]

| match_MIF_BRA = 2-0 | match_MIF_BRY = 1-4 | match_MIF_HAM = 2-0 | match_MIF_KON = 1-1<sup>(4–5)</sup> | match_MIF_LIL = 1-3 | match_MIF_MOL = 0-0<sup>(4–5)</sup> | match_MIF_MOS = 3-0 | match_MIF_ROS = 1-3 | match_MIF_IKS = 2-1 | match_MIF_TRO = 3-0 | match_MIF_VÅL = 3-0

| match_MOL_BRA = 2-1 | match_MOL_BRY = 1-0 | match_MOL_HAM = 2-1 | match_MOL_KON = 1-1<sup>(1–3)</sup> | match_MOL_LIL = 0-0 | match_MOL_MIF = 1-0 | match_MOL_MOS = 0-2 | match_MOL_ROS = [[Molde FK–Rosenborg BK rivalry|1-1<sup>(4–2)</sup>]] | match_MOL_IKS = 1-2 | match_MOL_TRO = 2-1 | match_MOL_VÅL = 4-0

| match_MOS_BRA = 3-2 | match_MOS_BRY = 0-2 | match_MOS_HAM = 4-1 | match_MOS_KON = 1-3 | match_MOS_LIL = 2-1 | match_MOS_MIF = 4-2 | match_MOS_MOL = 5-0 | match_MOS_ROS = 1-1<sup>(10–9)</sup> | match_MOS_IKS = 5-1 | match_MOS_TRO = 4-2 | match_MOS_VÅL = 1-0

| match_ROS_BRA = 0-0<sup>(4–5)</sup> | match_ROS_BRY = 2-2<sup>(4–3)</sup> | match_ROS_HAM = 1-1<sup>(5–6)</sup> | match_ROS_KON = 0-0<sup>(4–5)</sup> | match_ROS_LIL = 3-2 | match_ROS_MIF = 3-0 | match_ROS_MOL = [[Molde FK–Rosenborg BK rivalry|0-2]] | match_ROS_MOS = 1-4 | match_ROS_IKS = 4-1 | match_ROS_TRO = 2-0 | match_ROS_VÅL = 1-1<sup>(5–4)</sup>

| match_IKS_BRA = 3-1 | match_IKS_BRY = 0-1 | match_IKS_HAM = 6-1 | match_IKS_KON = 0-0<sup>(4–2)</sup> | match_IKS_LIL = 0-0<sup>(3–1)</sup> | match_IKS_MIF = 3-0 | match_IKS_MOL = 1-0 | match_IKS_MOS = 2-2<sup>(2–4)</sup> | match_IKS_ROS = 1-3 | match_IKS_TRO = 2-2<sup>(7–8)</sup> | match_IKS_VÅL = 1-3

| match_TRO_BRA = 1-1<sup>(5–4)</sup> | match_TRO_BRY = 3-1 | match_TRO_HAM = 2-0 | match_TRO_KON = 1-3 | match_TRO_LIL = 1-0 | match_TRO_MIF = 2-1 | match_TRO_MOL = 0-0<sup>(5–6)</sup> | match_TRO_MOS = 0-0<sup>(7–6)</sup> | match_TRO_ROS = 1-1<sup>(4–1)</sup> | match_TRO_IKS = 1-1<sup>(3–1)</sup> | match_TRO_VÅL = 0-1

| match_VÅL_BRA = 0-2 | match_VÅL_BRY = 1-0 | match_VÅL_HAM = 1-0 | match_VÅL_KON = 1-3 | match_VÅL_LIL = [[Lillestrøm SK–Vålerenga Fotball rivalry|2-0]] | match_VÅL_MIF = 2-2<sup>(3–5)</sup> | match_VÅL_MOL = 1-2 | match_VÅL_MOS = 2-0 | match_VÅL_ROS = 1-2 | match_VÅL_IKS = 4-0 | match_VÅL_TRO = 0-0<sup>(3–2)</sup> }}

==Relegation play-offs== The qualification matches were contested between Hamarkameratene (10th in the 1. divisjon), [[SK Djerv 1919|Djerv 1919]] (2nd in the 2. divisjon - Group A), and [[FC Lyn Oslo|Lyn]] (2nd in the 2. divisjon - Group B). Djerv 1919 won and was promoted to the 1. divisjon.

;Results *[[FC Lyn Oslo|Lyn]] – [[SK Djerv 1919|Djerv 1919]] 0&ndash;1 *[[Hamarkameratene]] – [[FC Lyn Oslo|Lyn]] 1&ndash;1 *[[SK Djerv 1919|Djerv 1919]] – [[Hamarkameratene]] 3&ndash;0

;Table {{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |res_col_header=PR

|team1=D19|name_D19=[[SK Djerv 1919|Djerv 1919]] |team2=LYN|name_LYN=[[Lyn Fotball|Lyn]] |team3=HAM|name_HAM=[[Hamarkameratene|HamKam]]

|win_D19=2|draw_D19=0|loss_D19=0|gf_D19=4|ga_D19=0|status_D19=OP |win_LYN=0|draw_LYN=1|loss_LYN=1|gf_LYN=1|ga_LYN=2 |win_HAM=0|draw_HAM=1|loss_HAM=1|gf_HAM=1|ga_HAM=4|status_HAM=R

|col_P=green1|text_P=Promoted to the [[1988 Norwegian First Division|First Division]] |result1=P |col_NR=inherit|text_NR=Remained in the [[1988 Norwegian Second Division|Second Division]] |result2=NR |col_R2=red1|text_R2=Relegated to the [[1988 Norwegian Second Division|Second Division]] |result3=R2

|update=complete|source=[http://www.rsssf.no/1987/First.html rsssf.no] }}

==Season statistics== ===Top scorers=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !Rank !Player !Club !Goals |- |1 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Jan Kristian Fjærestad]] |align="left"|[[Moss FK|Moss]] |18 |- |2 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Cato Holtet]] |align="left"|[[Kongsvinger IL|Kongsvinger]] |11 |- |3 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Jan Åge Fjørtoft]] |align="left"|[[Hamarkameratene|Ham-Kam]] |10 |- |rowspan="3"|4 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Geir Henæs]] |align="left"|[[Moss FK|Moss]] |rowspan="3"|9 |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[André Nieuwlaat]] |align="left"|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Børre Meinseth]] |align="left"|[[Bryne FK|Bryne]] |- |rowspan="2"|7 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Carsten Bachke]] |align="left"|[[Moss FK|Moss]] |rowspan="2"|8 |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Arne Larsen Økland]] |align="left"|[[Bryne FK|Bryne]] |- |rowspan="5"|9 |align="left"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Jan Berg (footballer born 1965)|Jan Berg]] |align="left"|[[Molde FK|Molde]] |rowspan="5"|7 |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Arnfinn Engerbakk]] |align="left"|[[Kongsvinger IL|Kongsvinger]] |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Sten Glenn Håberg]] |align="left"|[[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]] |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Kjetil Rekdal]] |align="left"|[[Molde FK|Molde]] |- |align="left"|{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Gøran Sørloth]] |align="left"|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] |}

===Attendances=== {{fb a header}} {{fb a2 team|p=1 |t=[[SK Brann|Brann]]|s=90907|h=15320 |l=6013 |a=8264 |nt=2}} {{fb a2 team|p=2 |t=[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]]|s=57340|h=15293|l=1170 |a=5213 |pr=6529}} {{fb a2 team|p=3 |t=[[Molde FK|Molde]]|s=48738|h=14793|l=2545 |a=4431 |pr=2702}} {{fb a2 team|p=4 |t=[[Tromsø IL|Tromsø]]|s=37306|h=5350|l=2099 |a=3391 |pr=3326}} {{fb a2 team|p=5 |t=[[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]]|s=35693|h=6270|l=2207 |a=3245|pr=3891}} {{fb a2 team|p=6 |t=[[Bryne FK|Bryne]]|s=32157 |h=5088 |l=2018 |a=2923 |pr=3145}} {{fb a2 team|p=7 |t=[[Moss FK|Moss]]|s=31792|h=4095 |l=2118 |a=2890 |nt=2}} {{fb a2 team|p=8 |t=[[HamKam]]|s=29900|h=3563|l=1695 |a=2718 |pr=3166}} {{fb a2 team|p=9 |t=[[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerengen]]|s=28009|h=4833|l=1606 |a=2546 |pr=2977}} {{fb a2 team|p=10|t=[[IK Start|Start]]|s=27423|h=4012|l=1070 |a=2493 |pr=3024}} {{fb a2 team|p=11|t=[[Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball|Kongsvinger]]|s=25706|h=3213|l=1493 |a=2337 |pr=2305}} {{fb a2 team|p=12|t=[[Mjøndalen IF Fotball|Mjøndalen]]|s=21886|h=2863|l=1217 |a=1990 |pr=2088}} {{fb a footer |s=466857|h=15320|l=1070|a=3537|pr=3261|source=[https://www.nifs.no/tilskuertall.php?land=1&t=5&fra=1987&til=1987&kamper=&sortering=avgt nifs.no]|date=May 2019|notes=2: Team played last season in 2. divisjon.}}

==References== {{reflist}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20120207202637/http://fotball.aftenposten.no/eliteserien/index.jsp?stats=true&type=seasontable&seasonId=143 League table] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20120207202644/http://fotball.aftenposten.no/eliteserien/index.jsp?stats=true&type=fixturelist&seasonId=143 Fixtures] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20120207202712/http://fotball.aftenposten.no/eliteserien/index.jsp?stats=true&type=histSeasonGoals&leagueId=1&year=1987 Goalscorers]

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