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

References

• League table
• Fixtures
• Goalscorers