1988 Norwegian First Division
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
- 14 goals:
- 10 goals:
- 9 goals:
- 8 goals:
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 |