# 1972 in Norwegian football

The 1972 season was the 67th season of competitive football in Norway.
Viking FK won the title on goal difference with Fredrikstad FK finishing runners-up, while Jan Erik Osland's goal gave SK Brann a 1–0 win over Rosenborg BK in the Norwegian cup final.

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

| League | Promoted to league | Relegated from league |
| 1. divisjon | Mjøndalen Skeid Mjølner | Frigg |
| 2. divisjon | Brumunddal Bryne Clausenengen Florvåg Moss Sandefjord BK Vålerengen Verdal | Drafn Aurskog Eidsvold Turn Svolvær |

#### 1. divisjon

Viking FK won the championship, their second league title.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Viking (C) | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 15 | +27 | 34 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Fredrikstad | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 34 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Strømsgodset | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 27 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Rosenborg | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 22 | |
| 5 | Lyn | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 21 | |
| 6 | Skeid | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 21 | |
| 7 | Mjøndalen | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 21 | |
| 8 | Brann | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 20 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 9 | HamKam | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 20 | |
| 10 | Sarpsborg FK (R) | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 18 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 11 | Hødd (R) | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 39 | −21 | 14 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 12 | Mjølner (R) | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 33 | −23 | 12 | Relegation to Second Division |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Start (C, P) | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 24 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Pors | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 35 | 16 | +19 | 22 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Østsiden | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 22 | |
| 4 | Moss | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 21 | |
| 5 | Odd | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 19 | |
| 6 | Sandefjord BK | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 16 | |
| 7 | Florvåg | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 16 | |
| 8 | Vard | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 26 | −3 | 16 | |
| 9 | Bryne (O) | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 14 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 10 | Ulf (R) | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 42 | −24 | 10 | Relegation to Third Division |

##### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Frigg (C, P) | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 16 | +29 | 29 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Raufoss (O, P) | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 15 | +26 | 26 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Steinkjer | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 24 | |
| 4 | Stabæk | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 21 | |
| 5 | Molde | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 21 | |
| 6 | Aalesund | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 18 | |
| 7 | Clausenengen | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 16 | |
| 8 | Vålerengen | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 14 | |
| 9 | Brumunddal (R) | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 36 | −21 | 10 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 10 | Verdal (R) | 18 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 56 | −50 | 1 | Relegation to Third Division |

##### District IX–X

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Mo (C) | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 12 | +20 | 23 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 2 | Bodø/Glimt | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 16 | |
| 3 | Harstad | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 18 | +11 | 16 | |
| 4 | Mosjøen | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 15 | |
| 5 | Stålkameratene | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 15 | |
| 6 | Lyngen (R) | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 15 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 7 | Tromsø (R) | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 23 | −11 | 9 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 8 | Saltdalkameratene (R) | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 50 | −41 | 3 | Relegation to Third Division |

##### District XI

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Stein (C) | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 10 | +23 | 19 | |
| 2 | Norild | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 17 | |
| 3 | Vadsø Turn | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 13 | |
| 4 | Kirkenes | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 12 | |
| 5 | Polarstjernen | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 9 | |
| 6 | Rafsbotn | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 32 | −15 | 9 | |
| 7 | Sandnes (R) | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 30 | −16 | 5 | Relegation to Third Division |

#### 3. divisjon
### Norwegian Cup
#### Final

Source:

## UEFA competitions
### European Cup
#### First round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Celtic | 5–2 | Rosenborg | 2–1 | 3–1 |

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

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Hajduk Split | 2–0 | Fredrikstad | 1–0 | 1–0 |

### UEFA Cup
#### First round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Lyn | 3–12 | Tottenham | 3–6 (Report) | 0–6 (Report) |
| Viking | 1–0 | IBV | 1–0 (Report) | 0–0 (Report) |

#### Second round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Viking | 2–9 | 1. FC Köln | 1–0 (Report) | 1–9 (Report) |

## National team
### Results

Source: