1972_Norwegian_First_Division

1. divisjon
Season	1972
Dates	23 April – 15 October
Champions	Viking; 2nd title
Relegated	Sarpsborg FK; Hødd; Mjølner
European Cup	Viking
Cup Winners' Cup	Brann
UEFA Cup	Fredrikstad; Strømsgodset
Matches played	132
Goals scored	306 (2.32 per match)
Top goalscorer	Egil Solberg; Johannes Vold; (16 goals)
Biggest home win	Strømsgodset 9–3 Fredrikstad; (11 May 1972)
Biggest away win	Mjøndalen 1–4 Viking; (11 June 1972); Mjølner 0–3 Strømsgodset; (1 July 1972); HamKam 0–3 Viking; (27 August 1972); Mjølner 0–3 Lyn; (8 October 1972)
Highest scoring	Strømsgodset 9–3 Fredrikstad; (11 May 1972)
Longest winning run	Viking; (7 games)
Longest unbeaten run	Strømsgodset; (11 games)
Longest winless run	Hødd; Mjølner; Sarpsborg FK; (7 games)
Longest losing run	Mjølner; Mjøndalen; (5 games)
Highest attendance	14,160; Viking 2–0 Rosenborg; (19 June 1972)
Lowest attendance	1,000; Hødd 0–1 Skeid; (15 October 1972)
Average attendance	5,636 14.3%
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1972 Norwegian First Division

28th season of top-tier football league in Norway

The 1972 1. divisjon was the 28th completed season of top division football in Norway.

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Team	Ap.	Location	Stadium
Brann	20	Bergen	Brann Stadion
Fredrikstad	27	Fredrikstad	Fredrikstad Stadion
HamKam	4	Hamar	Briskeby
Hødd	5	Ulsteinvik	Høddvoll Stadion
Lyn	19	Oslo	Ullevaal Stadion
Mjølner	1	Narvik	Narvik Stadion
Mjøndalen	6	Mjøndalen	Nedre Eiker Stadion
Rosenborg	10	Trondheim	Lerkendal Stadion
Sarpsborg FK	22	Sarpsborg	Sarpsborg Stadion
Skeid	25	Oslo	Bislett Stadion
Strømsgodset	7	Drammen	Marienlyst Stadion
Viking	25	Stavanger	Stavanger Stadion

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Viking (C)	22	16	2	4	42	15	+27	34	Qualification for the European Cup first round
2	Fredrikstad	22	16	2	4	31	16	+15	34	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3	Strømsgodset	22	10	7	5	40	29	+11	27	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4	Rosenborg	22	6	10	6	22	19	+3	22
5	Lyn	22	7	7	8	29	22	+7	21
6	Skeid	22	8	5	9	26	26	0	21
7	Mjøndalen	22	9	3	10	31	36	−5	21
8	Brann	22	7	6	9	22	23	−1	20	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
9	HamKam	22	6	8	8	14	18	−4	20
10	Sarpsborg FK (R)	22	6	6	10	21	30	−9	18	Relegation to Second Division
11	Hødd (R)	22	4	6	12	18	39	−21	14
12	Mjølner (R)	22	3	6	13	10	33	−23	12

Home \ Away	BRA	FRE	HAM	HØD	LYN	FKM	MIF	ROS	SRP	SKE	STM	VIK
Brann	—	0–1	1–0	1–1	0–0	2–0	3–0	0–0	3–0	0–1	1–1	1–2
Fredrikstad	1–0	—	0–0	4–1	2–0	1–0	4–0	0–1	1–0	2–0	0–1	1–0
HamKam	3–1	0–1	—	0–1	1–0	0–0	1–2	1–1	0–0	2–0	1–1	0–3
Hødd	1–2	2–1	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	1–3	0–0	1–1	0–1	2–3	1–3
Lyn	0–1	0–0	0–0	3–0	—	1–1	1–1	0–0	5–1	1–3	5–1	2–3
Mjølner	0–1	1–2	0–0	1–3	0–3	—	3–0	2–2	1–0	1–0	0–3	0–1
Mjøndalen	4–2	1–2	2–0	2–0	3–2	3–0	—	2–2	2–0	0–1	3–0	1–4
Rosenborg	2–0	0–2	0–1	0–1	1–0	2–0	3–0	—	0–1	2–0	1–1	1–1
Sarpsborg	1–0	0–1	3–1	4–0	1–2	2–0	2–2	1–1	—	3–0	1–1	0–1
Skeid	2–2	0–1	0–2	4–1	1–2	5–0	2–0	2–2	0–0	—	1–1	1–0
Strømsgodset	1–1	9–3	0–1	2–1	1–2	2–0	1–0	2–1	4–0	1–1	—	3–1
Viking	2–0	0–1	2–0	4–1	1–0	0–0	2–0	2–0	4–0	3–1	3–1	—

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Viking	123,400	14,160	6,319	11,218	+9.0%^†
2	Brann	95,300	12,900	6,300	8,664	+12.4%^†
3	Strømsgodset	83,690	10,600	5,600	7,608	−12.5%^†
4	Rosenborg	74,892	9,400	3,734	6,808	−19.3%^†
5	Fredrikstad	61,774	9,225	2,700	5,616	−8.5%^†
6	Skeid	54,572	9,985	2,771	4,961	n/a²
7	Mjøndalen	49,950	6,800	1,900	4,541	n/a²
8	Lyn	46,876	6,900	2,022	4,261	−46.5%^†
9	HamKam	43,300	6,000	2,071	3,936	−12.8%^†
10	Sarpsborg FK	41,519	9,200	1,667	3,774	−8.2%^†
11	Mjølner	40,593	6,143	1,500	3,690	n/a²
12	Hødd	28,100	4,100	1,000	2,555	−22.3%^†
	League total	743,966	14,160	1,000	5,636	−14.3%^†

1972 Norwegian First Division