# 1973 Norwegian First Division

The 1973 1. divisjon was the 29th completed season of top division football in Norway.

## Overview

It was contested by 12 teams, and Viking FK won the championship, their second consecutive league title and their third top-flight title overall.
Fredrikstad, who was the only remaining team to have played all 28 completed seasons in the top division, was relegated in the end of the season.

## Teams and locations

    Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Ap. | Location | Stadium |
| Brann | 21 | Bergen | Brann Stadion |
| Fredrikstad | 28 | Fredrikstad | Fredrikstad Stadion |
| Frigg | 15 | Oslo | |
| HamKam | 5 | Hamar | Briskeby |
| Lyn | 20 | Oslo | Ullevaal Stadion |
| Mjøndalen | 7 | Mjøndalen | Nedre Eiker Stadion |
| Raufoss | 8 | Raufoss | Raufoss Stadion |
| Rosenborg | 11 | Trondheim | Lerkendal Stadion |
| Skeid | 26 | Oslo | |
| Start | 6 | Kristiansand | Kristiansand Stadion |
| Strømsgodset | 8 | Drammen | Marienlyst Stadion |
| Viking | 26 | Stavanger | Stavanger Stadion |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Viking (C) | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 13 | +17 | 32 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Rosenborg | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 27 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Start | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 26 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | HamKam | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 25 | |
| 5 | Brann | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 23 | |
| 6 | Strømsgodset | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 22 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 7 | Skeid | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 22 | |
| 8 | Raufoss | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 21 | |
| 9 | Mjøndalen | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 21 | |
| 10 | Frigg (R) | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 18 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 11 | Lyn (R) | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 16 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 12 | Fredrikstad (R) | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 43 | −23 | 11 | Relegation to Second Division |

## Results

| Home \ Away | BRA | FRE | FRI | HAM | LYN | MIF | RAU | ROS | SKE | IKS | STM | VIK |
| Brann | — | 5–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Fredrikstad | 1–4 | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 |
| Frigg | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| HamKam | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 |
| Lyn | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 |
| Mjøndalen | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 |
| Raufoss | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | — | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Rosenborg | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| Skeid | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Start | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Strømsgodset | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | — | 0–1 |
| Viking | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — |

## Season statistics
### Top scorer

* Stein Karlsen, HamKam – 17 goals

### Attendances

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Viking | 127,283 | 16,450 | 6,800 | 11,571 | +3.1%$^†$ |
| 2 | Brann | 96,865 | 15,198 | 4,467 | 8,806 | +1.6%$^†$ |
| 3 | Rosenborg | 94,470 | 11,524 | 5,400 | 8,579 | +26.0%$^†$ |
| 4 | Strømsgodset | 87,235 | 12,500 | 4,600 | 7,930 | +4.2%$^†$ |
| 5 | Start | 73,052 | 10,658 | 4,611 | 6,641 | n/a$^2$ |
| 6 | Skeid | 42,270 | 6,454 | 1,324 | 3,843 | −22.5%$^†$ |
| 7 | HamKam | 41,747 | 6,438 | 2,128 | 3,795 | −3.6%$^†$ |
| 8 | Fredrikstad | 39,011 | 6,212 | 1,000 | 3,546 | −36.9%$^†$ |
| 9 | Lyn | 36,269 | 6,324 | 829 | 3,297 | −22.6%$^†$ |
| 10 | Mjøndalen | 35,683 | 5,963 | 1,500 | 3,244 | −28.6%$^†$ |
| 11 | Frigg | 33,146 | 7,468 | 1,929 | 3,013 | n/a$^2$ |
| 12 | Raufoss | 30,932 | 6,000 | 1,400 | 2,812 | n/a$^2$ |
| | League total | 737,863 | 16,450 | 829 | 5,590 | −0.8%$^†$ |
Source: nifs.no Notes: 2: Team played last season in 2. divisjon.