# 1987 Norwegian First Division

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43rd season of top-tier football league in Norway

Football league season

1. divisjon Season 1987 Dates 2 May – 10 October Champions Moss 1st title Relegated HamKam Mjøndalen Start European Cup Moss UEFA Cup Molde Cup Winners' Cup Bryne Matches 132 Goals 343 (2.6 per match) Top goalscorer Jan Kristian Fjærestad (18 goals) Biggest home win Moss 5–0 Molde[1] (10 July 1987) Start 6–1 HamKam[1] (3 October 1987) Brann 5–0 Tromsø (10 October 1987) Biggest away win Rosenborg 1–4 Moss[1] (20 June 1987) Mjøndalen 1–4 Bryne[1] (12 September 1987) Highest scoring Kongsvinger 3–4 Start[1](20 June 1987) Start 6–1 HamKam (3 October 1987) Highest attendance 15,320 Brann 1–0 Vålerengen (16 May 1987) Lowest attendance 1,070 Start 0–2 Molde (15 July 1987) Average attendance 3,553 10.0% ← 1986 1988 →

The **1987 1. divisjon** was the 43rd completed season of top division [football](/source/Association_football) in [Norway](/source/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 [2. divisjon](/source/1._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](/source/Penalty_shootout_(football)), and one point to the loser of the shootout. This rule, suggested by [Tom A. Schanke](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tom_A._Schanke&action=edit&redlink=1) and appointed by the [Norwegian Football Association](/source/Norwegian_Football_Association) in February 1987, was highly controversial and liquidated after the 1987 season.[2] Note that if draws would end as draws with one point to each, as usual, [Tromsø IL](/source/Troms%C3%B8_IL) would have been placed 10th with a possibility of being relegated.

## Overview

[Moss FK](/source/Moss_FK), coached by [Nils Arne Eggen](/source/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](/source/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.*

Team Ap. Location Stadium Brann 31 Bergen Brann Stadion Bryne 12 Bryne Bryne Stadion HamKam 14 Hamar Briskeby Kongsvinger 5 Kongsvinger Gjemselund Stadion Lillestrøm 24 Lillestrøm Åråsen Stadion Mjøndalen 17 Mjøndalen Nedre Eiker Stadion Molde 13 Molde Molde Stadion Moss 13 Moss Melløs Stadion Rosenborg 24 Trondheim Lerkendal Stadion Start 20 Kristiansand Kristiansand Stadion Tromsø 2 Tromsø Alfheim Stadion Vålerengen 32 Oslo Bislett Stadion

## League table

Pos Team Pld W PKW PKL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 Moss (C) 22 13 2 1 6 44 30 +14 44 Qualification for the European Cup first round 2 Molde 22 11 3 2 6 27 20 +7 41 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round 3 Kongsvinger 22 9 4 4 5 32 22 +10 39 4 Rosenborg 22 8 4 7 3 33 25 +8 39 5 Bryne 22 11 0 1 10 32 27 +5 34 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round 6 Tromsø 22 5 7 2 8 19 31 −12 31 7 Vålerengen 22 8 1 4 9 26 27 −1 30 8 Brann 22 7 3 3 9 25 28 −3 30 9 Lillestrøm 22 7 3 2 10 22 21 +1 29 10 HamKam (R) 22 7 3 2 10 27 34 −7 29 Qualification for the relegation play-offs 11 Mjøndalen (R) 22 6 2 3 11 26 34 −8 25 Relegation to the Second Division 12 Start (R) 22 6 2 3 11 30 44 −14 25

Source: [nifs.no](https://www.nifs.no/tabell.php?land=1&t=5&u=25)
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated

## Results

Results in brackets indicate the results from [penalty shoot-outs](/source/Penalty_shoot-out_(association_football)) whenever games were drawn.

Home \ Away BRA BRY HAM KON LIL MIF MOL MOS ROS IKS TRO VÅL Brann — 1–3 0–0(5–4) 2–1 0–1 1–1(11–12) 0–2 3–1 1–1(5–6) 1–0 5–0 1–0 Bryne 1–2 — 4–2 4–1 1–0 3–0 2–1 1–2 0–2 0–1 0–1 2–1 HamKam 4–1 1–0 — 2–2(5–3) 2–1 1–1(4–3) 0–2 2–0 3–0 3–0 1–1(4–5) 3–5 Kongsvinger 2–0 4–0 0–1 — 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–1(2–4) 3–4 0–0(4–5) 2–2(4–2) Lillestrøm 0–0(3–4) 0–1 1–0 0–2 — 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–1(5–4) 5–1 3–0 0–0(6–5) Mjøndalen 2–0 1–4 2–0 1–1(4–5) 1–3 — 0–0(4–5) 3–0 1–3 2–1 3–0 3–0 Molde 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–1(1–3) 0–0 1–0 — 0–2 1–1(4–2) 1–2 2–1 4–0 Moss 3–2 0–2 4–1 1–3 2–1 4–2 5–0 — 1–1(10–9) 5–1 4–2 1–0 Rosenborg 0–0(4–5) 2–2(4–3) 1–1(5–6) 0–0(4–5) 3–2 3–0 0–2 1–4 — 4–1 2–0 1–1(5–4) Start 3–1 0–1 6–1 0–0(4–2) 0–0(3–1) 3–0 1–0 2–2(2–4) 1–3 — 2–2(7–8) 1–3 Tromsø 1–1(5–4) 3–1 2–0 1–3 1–0 2–1 0–0(5–6) 0–0(7–6) 1–1(4–1) 1–1(3–1) — 0–1 Vålerengen 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–3 2–0 2–2(3–5) 1–2 2–0 1–2 4–0 0–0(3–2) —

Source: [nifs.no](https://www.nifs.no/kamper.php?land=1&t=5&u=23) (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

## Relegation play-offs

The qualification matches were contested between Hamarkameratene (10th in the 1. divisjon), [Djerv 1919](/source/SK_Djerv_1919) (2nd in the 2. divisjon - Group A), and [Lyn](/source/FC_Lyn_Oslo) (2nd in the 2. divisjon - Group B). Djerv 1919 won and was promoted to the 1. divisjon.

**Results**

- [Lyn](/source/FC_Lyn_Oslo) – [Djerv 1919](/source/SK_Djerv_1919) 0–1

- [Hamarkameratene](/source/Hamarkameratene) – [Lyn](/source/FC_Lyn_Oslo) 1–1

- [Djerv 1919](/source/SK_Djerv_1919) – [Hamarkameratene](/source/Hamarkameratene) 3–0

**Table**

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation 1 Djerv 1919 (O, P) 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6 Promoted to the First Division 2 Lyn 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1 Remained in the Second Division 3 HamKam (R) 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1 Relegated to the Second Division

Source: [rsssf.no](http://www.rsssf.no/1987/First.html)
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

## Season statistics

### Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals 1 Jan Kristian Fjærestad Moss 18 2 Cato Holtet Kongsvinger 11 3 Jan Åge Fjørtoft Ham-Kam 10 4 Geir Henæs Moss 9 André Nieuwlaat Rosenborg Børre Meinseth Bryne 7 Carsten Bachke Moss 8 Arne Larsen Økland Bryne 9 Jan Berg Molde 7 Arnfinn Engerbakk Kongsvinger Sten Glenn Håberg Lillestrøm Kjetil Rekdal Molde Gøran Sørloth Rosenborg

### Attendances

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change 1 Brann 90,907 15,320 6,013 8,264 n/a2 2 Rosenborg 57,340 15,293 1,170 5,213 −20.2%† 3 Molde 48,738 14,793 2,545 4,431 +64.0%† 4 Tromsø 37,306 5,350 2,099 3,391 +2.0%† 5 Lillestrøm 35,693 6,270 2,207 3,245 −16.6%† 6 Bryne 32,157 5,088 2,018 2,923 −7.1%† 7 Moss 31,792 4,095 2,118 2,890 n/a2 8 HamKam 29,900 3,563 1,695 2,718 −14.2%† 9 Vålerengen 28,009 4,833 1,606 2,546 −14.5%† 10 Start 27,423 4,012 1,070 2,493 −17.6%† 11 Kongsvinger 25,706 3,213 1,493 2,337 +1.4%† 12 Mjøndalen 21,886 2,863 1,217 1,990 −4.7%† League total 466,857 15,320 1,070 3,537 +8.5%†

Source: [nifs.no](https://www.nifs.no/tilskuertall.php?land=1&t=5&fra=1987&til=1987&kamper=&sortering=avgt) **Notes:** 2: Team played last season in 2. divisjon.

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-nifs_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-nifs_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-nifs_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-nifs_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-nifs_1-4) ["Ligastats 1. divisjon 1987"](http://www.nifs.no/ligastats.php?h2hskjul=1&land=1&t=5&u=1759&visou=). *nifs.no*. [A-pressen](/source/A-pressen).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Lote, Arve (2 March 2012). ["Aldri har det vært mer nettsus i Norge"](http://www.nrk.no/sport/fotball/1.8017586). *[Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation](/source/Norwegian_Broadcasting_Corporation)* (in Norwegian). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120303121003/http://www.nrk.no/sport/fotball/1.8017586) from the original on 3 March 2012.

- [League table](https://web.archive.org/web/20120207202637/http://fotball.aftenposten.no/eliteserien/index.jsp?stats=true&type=seasontable&seasonId=143)

- [Fixtures](https://web.archive.org/web/20120207202644/http://fotball.aftenposten.no/eliteserien/index.jsp?stats=true&type=fixturelist&seasonId=143)

- [Goalscorers](https://web.archive.org/web/20120207202712/http://fotball.aftenposten.no/eliteserien/index.jsp?stats=true&type=histSeasonGoals&leagueId=1&year=1987)

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