1997 Norwegian First Division
| Season | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Promoted |
Vålerenga Moss |
| Relegated |
Runar Drøbak/Frogn Harstad Sarpsborg |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 540 (2.97 per match) |
|
← 1996 1998 → | |
The 1997 Norwegian First Division, Norway's second-tier football league, began play on 20 April 1997 and ended on 12 October 1997. The league was contested by 14 teams, and the top two teams won promotion to Tippeligaen, while the third placed played a promotion-playoff against the 12th-placed team in Tippeligaen to win promotion. The bottom four teams were relegated to the Second Division.
Vålerenga and Moss won promotion to Tippeligaen, while Eik-Tønsberg lost the promotion-playoff against Tromsø. Runar, Drøbak/Frogn, Harstad and Sarpsborg was relegated to the Second Division.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vålerenga | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 70 | 21 | 49 | 60 |
| 2 | Moss | 26 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 52 | 27 | 25 | 59 |
| 3 | Eik-Tønsberg | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 34 | 9 | 40 |
| 4 | Start | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 44 | -3 | 40 |
| 5 | Odd Grenland | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 36 | 3 | 39 |
| 6 | Byåsen | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 42 | 36 | 6 | 37 |
| 7 | Hødd | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 35 | 40 | -5 | 36 |
| 8 | Hamarkameratene | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 34 | 6 | 35 |
| 9 | Bryne | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 46 | 42 | 4 | 35 |
| 10 | Aalesund | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 35 |
| 11 | Runar | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 35 | 45 | -10 | 34 |
| 12 | Drøbak/Frogn | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 47 | -26 | 24 |
| 13 | Harstad | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 52 | -31 | 20 |
| 14 | Sarpsborg | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 46 | -27 | 18 |
See also
References
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