# 1961–62 Norwegian Main League

The 1961–62 Hovedserien was the 18th completed season of top division football in Norway.

## Overview

It was contested by 16 teams, and Brann won the championship, their first league title.

## Teams and locations

    Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Ap. | Location |
| Brann | 13 | Bergen |
| Eik | 5 | Tønsberg |
| Fredrikstad | 17 | Fredrikstad |
| Frigg | 7 | Oslo |
| Greåker | 4 | Sarpsborg |
| Larvik Turn | 13 | Larvik |
| Lisleby | 6 | Fredrikstad |
| Lyn | 10 | Oslo |
| Odd | 15 | Skien |
| Ørn-Horten | 8 | Horten |
| Rosenborg | 4 | Trondheim |
| Sandefjord BK | 16 | Sandefjord |
| Skeid | 16 | Oslo |
| Steinkjer | 5 | Steinkjer |
| Vålerengen | 13 | Oslo |
| Viking | 17 | Stavanger |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Brann (C) | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 94 | 44 | +50 | 46 | |
| 2 | Steinkjer | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 81 | 43 | +38 | 41 | |
| 3 | Fredrikstad | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 80 | 45 | +35 | 41 | Qualification for the European Cup preliminary round |
| 4 | Frigg | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 59 | 43 | +16 | 40 | |
| 5 | Lyn | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 86 | 66 | +20 | 37 | |
| 6 | Vålerengen | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 75 | 41 | +34 | 36 | |
| 7 | Viking | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 35 | |
| 8 | Skeid | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 63 | 40 | +23 | 33 | |
| 9 | Rosenborg (R) | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 55 | 60 | −5 | 31 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 10 | Odd (R) | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 57 | 68 | −11 | 27 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 11 | Eik (R) | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 47 | 59 | −12 | 26 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 12 | Sandefjord BK (R) | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 25 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 13 | Lisleby (R) | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 42 | 74 | −32 | 19 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 14 | Ørn-Horten (R) | 30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 45 | 91 | −46 | 17 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 15 | Greåker (R) | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 35 | 75 | −40 | 16 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 16 | Larvik Turn (R) | 30 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 35 | 90 | −55 | 10 | Relegation to Second Division |

## Results

| Home \ Away | SKB | EIK | FFK | FRI | GRE | LAR | LIS | LYN | ODD | ØRN | RBK | SBK | SKD | SFK | VIF | VIK |
| Brann | | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 |
| Eik | 1–2 | | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–5 | 5–0 |
| Fredrikstad | 6–3 | 4–3 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 6–3 | 10–0 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 |
| Frigg | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–5 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| Greåker | 1–6 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 |
| Larvik Turn | 1–6 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | | 2–3 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–4 |
| Lisleby | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 4–4 | | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–6 | 4–4 | 1–2 | 1–4 |
| Lyn | 2–5 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | | 5–3 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 3–6 | 1–6 | 2–2 |
| Odd | 3–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | | 7–2 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 |
| Ørn | 0–7 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–5 | | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 0–6 | 0–3 | 1–3 |
| Rosenborg | 1–4 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Sandefjord BK | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–7 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 |
| Skeid | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 7–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 |
| Steinkjer | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–5 | 5–2 | 6–2 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 7–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | | 2–1 | 5–1 |
| Vålerengen | 2–2 | 6–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 7–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | | 3–0 |
| Viking | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | |