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:
- Jan Åge Fjørtoft, Lillestrøm
10 goals:
- Stig Norheim, Bryne
- Jan Kristian Fjærestad, Moss
- Kjetil Rekdal, Molde
- Jostein Flo, Molde
- Lasse Opseth, Sogndal
- Sverre Brandhaug, Rosenborg
- Gøran Sørloth, Rosenborg
9 goals:
- Eivind Arnevåg, Vålerengen
8 goals:
- Jahn Ivar Jakobsen, Rosenborg
- Dag Arnesen, Kongsvinger

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	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Start	2	2	0	5	2	+3	6
2	Ham-Kam	2	1	1	3	3	0	3
3	Bryne	2	0	2	2	5	-3	0

References

Top division football seasons in Norway

Norgesserien	1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1947–48

Hovedserien	1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62

1. divisjon	1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

Eliteserien	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

1987–88 in European football (UEFA)

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UEFA competitions	European Cup (Final) Cup Winners' Cup (Final) UEFA Cup (Final) Intertoto Cup Super Cup

1988–89 in European football (UEFA)

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UEFA competitions	European Cup (Final) Cup Winners' Cup (Final) UEFA Cup (Final) Intertoto Cup Super Cup

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