1952–53 Norwegian Main League

Hovedserien

Season	1952–53
Champions	Larvik Turn 1st title
Relegated	Brann Årstad Lyn Ranheim
← 1951–52 1953–54 →

The 1952–1953 Hovedserien was the 8th completed season of top division football in Norway.

Overview

16 teams competed. Larvik Turn & IF won the championship, their first league title.

Teams and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Group A Team Ap. Location Årstad 5 Bergen Brann 7 Bergen Fredrikstad 8 Fredrikstad Sarpsborg FK 8 Sarpsborg Skeid 7 Oslo Strømmen 4 Strømmen Varegg 1 Bergen Viking 8 Stavanger

Group B Team Ap. Location Asker 2 Asker Larvik Turn 4 Larvik Lillestrøm 3 Lillestrøm Lyn 8 Oslo Odd 6 Skien Ranheim 5 Trondheim Sandefjord BK 7 Sandefjord Sparta 6 Sarpsborg

League tables

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Skeid	14	10	3	1	48	10	+38	23	Qualification for the championship final
2	Fredrikstad	14	7	4	3	40	19	+21	18
3	Sarpsborg FK	14	7	4	3	20	17	+3	18
4	Viking	14	7	3	4	23	17	+6	17
5	Strømmen	14	6	3	5	30	21	+9	15
6	Varegg	14	3	2	9	16	39	−23	8
7	Brann (R)	14	2	3	9	9	36	−27	7	Relegation
8	Årstad (R)	14	2	2	10	11	38	−27	6

Source: RSSSF
(R) Relegated

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Larvik Turn (C)	14	10	2	2	44	11	+33	22	Qualification for the championship final
2	Asker	14	6	7	1	20	14	+6	19
3	Lillestrøm	14	6	4	4	25	22	+3	16
4	Sandefjord BK	14	6	3	5	25	32	−7	15
5	Odd	14	5	3	6	34	30	+4	13
6	Sparta	14	5	2	7	15	22	−7	12
7	Lyn (R)	14	3	2	9	24	31	−7	8	Relegation
8	Ranheim (R)	14	3	1	10	12	37	−25	7

Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Championship final

• Larvik Turn 3–2 Skeid

References

• Norway – List of final tables (RSSSF)