1982 Norwegian First Division

1. divisjon

Season	1982
Dates	25 April – 10 October
Champions	Viking 7th title
Relegated	Fredrikstad Sogndal Molde
European Cup	Viking
UEFA Cup	Bryne
Matches played	132
Goals scored	355 (2.69 per match)
Top goalscorer	Tor Arne Granerud Trygve Johannessen (11 goals)
Biggest home win	Vålerengen 5–1 Rosenborg (13 June 1982) Lillestrøm 4–0 Fredrikstad (29 August 1982) Vålerengen 4–0 Mjøndalen (5 September 1982)
Biggest away win	HamKam 0–4 Rosenborg (27 June 1982)
Highest scoring	Lillestrøm 7–4 Molde (8 August 1982)
Longest winning run	Lillestrøm Vålerengen (4 games)
Longest unbeaten run	Viking (9 games)
Longest winless run	Start (10 games)
Longest losing run	Lillestrøm Vålerengen (4 games)
Highest attendance	21,201 Rosenborg 1–1 Start (16 May 1982)
Lowest attendance	835 Sogndal 0–0 Mjøndalen (10 October 1982)
Average attendance	4,568 22.3%
← 1981 1983 →

The 1982 1. divisjon was the 38th completed season of top division football in Norway.

Overview

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 number ten in the First Division and the two second-placed teams in the two groups of the 2. divisjon.

Viking won the championship, their seventh title.

Teams and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Team	Ap.	Location	Stadium
Bryne	7	Bryne	Bryne Stadion
Fredrikstad	33	Fredrikstad	Fredrikstad Stadion
Hamarkameratene	11	Hamar	Briskeby
Lillestrøm	19	Lillestrøm	Åråsen Stadion
Mjøndalen	13	Mjøndalen	Nedre Eiker Stadion
Molde	9	Molde	Molde Stadion
Moss	9	Moss	Melløs Stadion
Rosenborg	19	Trondheim	Lerkendal Stadion
Sogndal	1	Sogndal	Fosshaugane
Start	15	Kristiansand	Kristiansand Stadion
Vålerengen	27	Oslo	Bislett Stadion
Viking	35	Stavanger	Stavanger Stadion

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Viking (C)	22	11	7	4	39	24	+15	29	Qualification for the European Cup first round
2	Bryne	22	10	6	6	25	25	0	26	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3	Lillestrøm	22	11	3	8	35	26	+9	25
4	Vålerengen	22	10	4	8	35	21	+14	24
5	Hamarkameratene	22	11	2	9	33	35	−2	24
6	Rosenborg	22	7	9	6	32	29	+3	23
7	Mjøndalen	22	9	5	8	28	32	−4	23
8	Moss	22	6	8	8	27	26	+1	20
9	Start	22	7	6	9	28	32	−4	20
10	Fredrikstad (R)	22	5	8	9	22	31	−9	18	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
11	Sogndal (R)	22	5	6	11	25	33	−8	16	Relegation to Second Division
12	Molde (R)	22	4	8	10	26	41	−15	16

Source: NIFS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away	BRY	FRE	HAM	LIL	MIF	MOL	MOS	ROS	SOG	IKS	VIK	VÅL
Bryne	—	2–0	1–3	2–1	0–0	3–2	0–0	1–0	1–0	3–3	1–1	1–0
Fredrikstad	1–1	—	0–1	1–2	4–2	2–1	1–1	1–1	2–1	0–0	2–0	0–2
Hamarkameratene	0–1	3–4	—	1–0	1–1	2–1	2–1	0–4	0–1	5–3	1–4	1–0
Lillestrøm	1–0	4–0	1–0	—	2–1	7–4	2–2	1–0	0–1	0–1	1–2	0–2
Mjøndalen	3–0	2–0	1–0	2–4	—	4–1	1–0	1–0	2–1	0–2	2–1	1–0
Molde	0–1	0–0	1–3	2–1	2–2	—	1–0	1–1	0–0	0–0	1–3	1–1
Moss	1–1	0–0	1–1	0–0	2–0	4–1	—	2–2	2–1	3–1	0–1	3–2
Rosenborg	2–1	2–2	3–0	0–2	3–1	0–1	2–1	—	2–1	1–1	1–1	1–0
Sogndal	3–0	2–2	1–2	0–3	0–0	1–1	2–1	3–3	—	2–1	0–1	0–1
Start	2–1	1–0	1–3	0–1	3–0	4–2	1–2	1–1	1–0	—	0–2	0–2
Viking	1–2	2–0	1–2	4–1	2–2	1–1	2–1	2–2	3–3	3–1	—	0–0
Vålerengen	1–2	1–0	4–2	1–1	4–0	1–2	2–0	5–1	5–2	1–1	0–2	—

Source: nifs.no (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

The qualification play-off matches were contested between Fredrikstad (10th in the 1. divisjon), Eik (2nd in the 2. divisjon - Group A), and Steinkjer (2nd in the 2. divisjon - Group B). Eik won both their games and were promoted to the 1. divisjon.

Results

• Fredrikstad 2–3 Eik
• Steinkjer 1–3 Fredrikstad
• Eik 2–1 Steinkjer

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Eik (O, P)	2	2	0	0	5	3	+2	4	Promotion to First Division
2	Fredrikstad (R)	2	1	0	1	5	4	+1	2	Relegation to Second Division
3	Steinkjer	2	0	0	2	2	5	−3	0	Remained in Second Division

Source: rsssf.no
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Tor Arne Granerud	Ham-Kam	11
	Trygve Johannessen	Viking
3	Svein Mathisen	Start	10
	Lasse Opseth	Sogndal
5	Juhani Himanka	Lillestrøm	9
	Sverre Brandhaug	Rosenborg
	Bernt Mæland	Bryne
8	Pål Jacobsen	Vålerengen	8
	Geir Henæs	Moss
	Jan Berg	Molde

Attendances

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Rosenborg	87,265	17,500	3,130	7,933	−39.3%†
2	Viking	83,584	14,140	5,140	7,599	−1.7%†
3	Vålerengen	83,503	13,193	4,503	7,591	−25.9%†
4	Moss	47,504	7,816	2,351	4,319	−14.2%†
5	Fredrikstad	45,984	6,640	1,887	4,180	−12.4%†
6	Lillestrøm	43,962	7,536	2,546	3,997	−3.9%†
7	Bryne	42,633	11,000	1,750	3,876	−9.0%†
8	HamKam	40,914	7,097	2,517	3,719	+3.5%†
9	Start	39,398	6,235	1,555	3,582	−13.6%†
10	Molde	34,593	5,100	1,550	3,145	n/a2
11	Mjøndalen	29,717	5,523	1,579	2,702	n/a2
12	Sogndal	23,979	3,320	835	2,180	n/a2
	League total	603,036	17,500	835	4,568	−22.3%†

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

References

• Norway - List of final tables (RSSSF)
• Norsk internasjonal fotballstatistikk (NIFS)