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1973 Norwegian First Division

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1. divisjon
Season1973
Dates1 May – 14 October
ChampionsViking
3rd title
RelegatedFrigg
Lyn
Fredrikstad
European CupViking
Cup Winners' CupStrømsgodset
UEFA CupRosenborg
Start
Matches played132
Goals scored306 (2.32 per match)
Top goalscorerStein Karlsen
(17 goals)
Biggest home winRosenborg 5–0 Brann
(30 July 1973)
Biggest away winMjøndalen 0–3 Strømsgodset
(1 May 1973)
Start 0–3 Viking
(23 May 1973)
Fredrikstad 1–4 Brann
(11 June 1973)
Raufoss 1–4 Frigg
(29 July 1973)
HamKam 0–3 Viking
(5 August 1973)
Skeid 0–3 Raufoss
(13 August 1973)
Highest scoringBrann 5–2 Lyn
(23 May 1973)
Longest winning runViking
(6 games)
Longest unbeaten runViking
(15 games)
Longest winless runFredrikstad
HamKam
(7 games)
Longest losing runHamKam
(7 games)
Highest attendance16,450
Viking 1–1 Rosenborg
(25 June 1973)
Lowest attendance829
Lyn 3–0 Fredrikstad
(7 October 1973)
Average attendance5,590 Decrease 0.8%
1972
1974

The 1973 1. divisjon was the 29th completed season of top division football in Norway.

Overview

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It was contested by 12 teams, and Viking FK won the championship, their second consecutive league title and their third top-flight title overall.

Fredrikstad, who was the only remaining team to have played all 28 completed seasons in the top division, was relegated in the end of the season.

Teams and locations

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Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Ap. Location Stadium
Brann 21 Bergen Brann Stadion
Fredrikstad 28 Fredrikstad Fredrikstad Stadion
Frigg 15 Oslo
HamKam 5 Hamar Briskeby
Lyn 20 Oslo Ullevaal Stadion
Mjøndalen 7 Mjøndalen Nedre Eiker Stadion
Raufoss 8 Raufoss Raufoss Stadion
Rosenborg 11 Trondheim Lerkendal Stadion
Skeid 26 Oslo
Start 6 Kristiansand Kristiansand Stadion
Strømsgodset 8 Drammen Marienlyst Stadion
Viking 26 Stavanger Stavanger Stadion

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Viking (C) 22 13 6 3 30 13 +17 32 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Rosenborg 22 10 7 5 32 18 +14 27 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Start 22 10 6 6 28 22 +6 26
4 HamKam 22 9 7 6 29 25 +4 25
5 Brann 22 9 5 8 31 27 +4 23
6 Strømsgodset 22 9 4 9 30 27 +3 22 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
7 Skeid 22 8 6 8 20 21 −1 22
8 Raufoss 22 7 7 8 21 26 −5 21
9 Mjøndalen 22 7 7 8 21 26 −5 21
10 Frigg (R) 22 5 8 9 21 27 −6 18 Relegation to Second Division
11 Lyn (R) 22 5 6 11 23 31 −8 16
12 Fredrikstad (R) 22 3 5 14 20 43 −23 11
Source: NIFS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

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Home \ Away BRA FRE FRI HAM LYN MIF RAU ROS SKE IKS STM VIK
Brann 5–0 0–1 0–0 5–2 3–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–2
Fredrikstad 1–4 0–1 2–1 0–2 0–0 1–2 2–2 1–3 1–1 4–1 0–2
Frigg 0–2 1–2 0–2 2–1 2–2 1–2 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–1
HamKam 3–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–0 0–3
Lyn 0–1 3–0 1–1 0–2 0–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–3 0–1
Mjøndalen 1–1 2–1 4–1 2–2 3–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 0–1 0–3 0–1
Raufoss 1–1 1–1 1–4 0–2 2–2 0–0 0–2 2–2 0–2 2–0 0–0
Rosenborg 5–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 3–0 1–1 3–2 2–0
Skeid 3–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–3 0–0 2–0 0–1 0–1
Start 1–0 3–1 2–0 2–2 2–1 0–0 0–1 3–1 1–0 1–1 0–3
Strømsgodset 1–0 5–2 1–1 3–0 2–0 3–1 0–2 2–1 1–2 1–3 0–1
Viking 4–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–0
Source: nifs.no (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

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Top scorer

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Attendances

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Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Viking 127,283 16,450 6,800 11,571 +3.1%
2 Brann 96,865 15,198 4,467 8,806 +1.6%
3 Rosenborg 94,470 11,524 5,400 8,579 +26.0%
4 Strømsgodset 87,235 12,500 4,600 7,930 +4.2%
5 Start 73,052 10,658 4,611 6,641 n/a2
6 Skeid 42,270 6,454 1,324 3,843 −22.5%
7 HamKam 41,747 6,438 2,128 3,795 −3.6%
8 Fredrikstad 39,011 6,212 1,000 3,546 −36.9%
9 Lyn 36,269 6,324 829 3,297 −22.6%
10 Mjøndalen 35,683 5,963 1,500 3,244 −28.6%
11 Frigg 33,146 7,468 1,929 3,013 n/a2
12 Raufoss 30,932 6,000 1,400 2,812 n/a2
League total 737,863 16,450 829 5,590 −0.8%

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

References

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