# 1971 in Norwegian football

The 1971 season was the 66th season of competitive football in Norway.

## Men's football
### League season
#### Promotion and relegation

| League | Promoted to league | Relegated from league |
| 1. divisjon | Frigg Lyn | Skeid Pors |
| 2. divisjon | Østsiden Vard Molde Eidsvold Turn | Bryne Haugar Eik Vålerengen |

#### 1. divisjon

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Rosenborg (C) | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 24 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Lyn | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 23 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Viking | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 20 | +21 | 22 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Fredrikstad | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 22 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 5 | Strømsgodset | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 21 | |
| 6 | HamKam | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 21 | |
| 7 | Sarpsborg FK | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 16 | |
| 8 | Hødd | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 32 | −15 | 11 | |
| 9 | Brann | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 11 | |
| 10 | Frigg (R) | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 55 | −39 | 9 | Relegation to Second Division |

#### 2. divisjon
##### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Mjøndalen (C, P) | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 20 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Start | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 19 | |
| 3 | Østsiden | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 16 | |
| 4 | Vard | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 16 | |
| 5 | Ulf | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 12 | |
| 6 | Pors | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 23 | −8 | 11 | |
| 7 | Odd (O) | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 9 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 8 | Drafn (R) | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 23 | −12 | 9 | Relegation to Third Division |

##### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Skeid (C, P) | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 7 | +19 | 22 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Steinkjer | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 16 | |
| 3 | Aalesund | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 15 | |
| 4 | Stabæk | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 14 | |
| 5 | Raufoss | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 13 | |
| 6 | Molde | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 11 | |
| 7 | Aurskog (R) | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 11 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 8 | Eidsvold Turn (R) | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 10 | Relegation to Third Division |

##### District IX–X

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Mjølner (C, P) | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 10 | +25 | 21 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Mo | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 20 | |
| 3 | Tromsø | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 19 | |
| 4 | Stålkameratene | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 15 | |
| 5 | Bodø/Glimt | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 12 | |
| 6 | Mosjøen | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 10 | |
| 7 | Harstad | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 10 | |
| 8 | Svolvær (R) | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 28 | −19 | 5 | Relegation to Third Division |

##### District XI

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Kirkenes (C) | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 12 | |
| 2 | Stein | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 12 | |
| 3 | Polarstjernen | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 8 | |
| 4 | Norild | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 5 | |
| 5 | Vadsø Turn | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 3 | |
| 6 | Alta (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Third Division |
* ↑ Alta was disqualified and all results involving Alta did not count.

#### 3. divisjon
### Norwegian Cup
#### Final
## UEFA competitions
### European Cup
#### First round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Strømsgodset | 1–7 | Arsenal | 1–3 | 0–4 |

### European Cup Winners' Cup
#### First round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Sporting | 7–0 | Lyn | 4–0 | 3–0 |

### UEFA Cup
#### First round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Rosenborg | 4–0 | HIFK | 3–0 (Report) | 1–0 (Report) |

#### Second round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Rosenborg | 4–4(a) | Lierse | 4–1 (Report) | 0–3 (Report) |