# 1956–57 Norwegian Main League

The 1956–57 Hovedserien was the 13th completed season of top division football in Norway.

## Overview

It was contested by 16 teams, and Fredrikstad won the championship, their seventh league title. Sarpsborg FK was one of three teams to have appeared in all 12 completed editions of the top division, but was relegated at the end of the season.

## Teams and locations

    Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Group A :
| Team | Ap. | Location |
| Årstad | 6 | Bergen |
| Larvik Turn | 8 | Larvik |
| Odd | 10 | Skien |
| Sandefjord BK | 11 | Sandefjord |
| Sarpsborg FK | 12 | Sarpsborg |
| Skeid | 11 | Oslo |
| Sparta | 9 | Sarpsborg |
| Viking | 12 | Stavanger |
Group B :
| Team | Ap. | Location |
| Asker | 6 | Asker |
| Fredrikstad | 12 | Fredrikstad |
| Frigg | 5 | Oslo |
| Lillestrøm | 7 | Lillestrøm |
| Rapid | 3 | Moss |
| Steinkjer | 3 | Steinkjer |
| Strømmen | 7 | Strømmen |
| Vålerengen | 10 | Oslo |

## League tables
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Odd | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 20 | Qualification for the championship final |
| 2 | Larvik Turn | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 16 | +9 | 17 | |
| 3 | Sandefjord BK | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 14 | +9 | 17 | |
| 4 | Skeid | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 15 | |
| 5 | Viking | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 15 | |
| 6 | Sparta | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 10 | |
| 7 | Årstad (R) | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 32 | −11 | 9 | Relegation to Landsdelsserien |
| 8 | Sarpsborg FK (R) | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 29 | −15 | 9 | Relegation to Landsdelsserien |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Fredrikstad (C) | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 60 | 25 | +35 | 23 | Qualification for the championship final |
| 2 | Strømmen | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 22 | +17 | 18 | |
| 3 | Lillestrøm | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 16 | |
| 4 | Asker | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 14 | |
| 5 | Steinkjer | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 41 | −15 | 14 | |
| 6 | Frigg | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 12 | |
| 7 | Vålerengen (R) | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 11 | Relegation to Landsdelsserien |
| 8 | Rapid (R) | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 40 | −25 | 4 | Relegation to Landsdelsserien |

## Results
### Group A

| Home \ Away | ÅRS | LAR | ODD | SBK | SAR | SKD | SPA | VIK |
| Årstad | | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| Larvik Turn | 5–2 | | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Odd | 2–2 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 5–2 | 2–2 |
| Sandefjord BK | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Sarpsborg FK | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Skeid | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | | 4–0 | 3–3 |
| Sparta | 7–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | | 0–0 |
| Viking | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |

### Group B

| Home \ Away | ASK | FFK | FRI | LIL | RAP | SFK | STR | VIF |
| Asker | | 3–7 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 6–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 |
| Fredrikstad | 2–2 | | 6–3 | 3–1 | 7–1 | 9–2 | 7–3 | 4–0 |
| Frigg | 6–0 | 1–4 | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Lillestrøm | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Rapid | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 |
| Steinkjer | 0–0 | 2–5 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | | 2–5 | 2–1 |
| Strømmen | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 10–0 | | 2–1 |
| Vålerengen | 4–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | |

## Championship final

* Fredrikstad 6–1 Odd