# 1986 Norwegian First Division

The 1986 1. divisjon was the 42nd completed season of top division football in Norway. The season began on 27 April 1986 and ended on 19 October 1986.
22 games were played with 2 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number eleven and twelve were relegated. The winners of the two groups of the 2. divisjon were promoted, as well as the winner of a series of play-off matches between the two second-placed teams in the two groups of the 2. divisjon and number ten in the 1. divisjon.
Lillestrøm SK won the league, after a slow start but later 11 consecutive wins. It was Lillestrøm's fourth title. Viking and Strømmen were relegated to the 2. divisjon. The league had low attendances this year.

## Teams and locations

    Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Ap. | Location | Stadium |
| Bryne | 11 | Bryne | Bryne Stadion |
| HamKam | 13 | Hamar | Briskeby |
| Kongsvinger | 4 | Kongsvinger | Gjemselund Stadion |
| Lillestrøm | 23 | Lillestrøm | Åråsen Stadion |
| Mjøndalen | 16 | Mjøndalen | Nedre Eiker Stadion |
| Molde | 12 | Molde | Molde Stadion |
| Rosenborg | 23 | Trondheim | Lerkendal Stadion |
| Start | 19 | Kristiansand | Kristiansand Stadion |
| Strømmen | 12 | Strømmen | Strømmen Stadion |
| Tromsø | 1 | Tromsø | Alfheim Stadion |
| Vålerengen | 31 | Oslo | Bislett Stadion |
| Viking | 39 | Stavanger | Stavanger Stadion |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Lillestrøm (C) | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 40 | 17 | +23 | 33 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Mjøndalen | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 27 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Kongsvinger | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 27 | |
| 4 | Start | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 24 | |
| 5 | HamKam | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 24 | |
| 6 | Bryne | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 23 | |
| 7 | Vålerengen | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 22 | |
| 8 | Rosenborg | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 21 | |
| 9 | Molde | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 20 | |
| 10 | Tromsø (O) | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 18 | Cup Winners' Cup first round and relegation play-offs |
| 11 | Viking (R) | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 33 | −10 | 17 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 12 | Strømmen (R) | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 46 | −23 | 8 | Relegation to Second Division |
* ↑ Tromsø qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup as Norwegian Cup winners.

## Results

| Home \ Away | BRY | HAM | KON | LIL | MIF | MOL | ROS | IKS | SØM | TRO | VIK | VÅL |
| Bryne | — | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| HamKam | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–5 |
| Kongsvinger | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Lillestrøm | 3–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | — | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Mjøndalen | 4–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 |
| Molde | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Rosenborg | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 |
| Start | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 6–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 |
| Strømmen | 3–4 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 |
| Tromsø | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Viking | 1–2 | 6–4 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 |
| Vålerengen | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |

## Relegation play-offs

The qualification matches were contested between Tromsø (10th in the 1. divisjon), Drøbak/Frogn (2nd in the 2. divisjon - Group A), and Vidar (2nd in the 2. divisjon - Group B). Tromsø won and remained in the 1. divisjon.

### Results

* Drøbak/Frogn – Vidar 1–2
* Tromsø – Drøbak/Frogn 2–0
* Vidar – Tromsø 0–1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Tromsø (O) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 | Remained in the First Division |
| 2 | Vidar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Remained in the Second Division |
| 3 | Drøbak/Frogn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | Remained in the Second Division |

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Arve Seland | Start | 12 |
| 2 | Freddy Ørbeck | Mjøndalen | 11 |
| 3 | Arne Larsen Økland | Bryne | 10 |
| 4 | Paul Folkvord | Bryne | 9 |
| 4 | Sten Glenn Håberg | Lillestrøm | 9 |
| 4 | Odd Johnsen | Mjøndalen | 9 |
| 7 | Paal Fredheim | Vålerengen | 8 |
| 8 | Sverre Brandhaug | Rosenborg | 7 |
| 8 | Jan Åge Fjørtoft | Ham-Kam | 7 |
| 8 | Egil Johansen | Vålerengen | 7 |
| 8 | Tore Kallstad | Strømmen | 7 |

### Attendances

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Rosenborg | 71,818 | 19,325 | 2,593 | 6,529 | −36.8%$^†$ |
| 2 | Viking | 47,732 | 11,300 | 1,932 | 4,339 | −29.5%$^†$ |
| 3 | Lillestrøm | 42,806 | 5,896 | 1,112 | 3,891 | −19.4%$^†$ |
| 4 | Tromsø | 36,589 | 6,118 | 756 | 3,326 | n/a$^2$ |
| 5 | HamKam | 34,821 | 5,038 | 1,244 | 3,166 | n/a$^2$ |
| 6 | Bryne | 34,600 | 5,025 | 1,891 | 3,145 | −13.0%$^†$ |
| 7 | Start | 30,240 | 6,335 | 1,101 | 3,024 | n/a$^2$ |
| 8 | Vålerengen | 32,747 | 6,284 | 919 | 2,977 | −33.3%$^†$ |
| 9 | Molde | 29,719 | 5,350 | 1,350 | 2,702 | −0.4%$^†$ |
| 10 | Kongsvinger | 25,360 | 4,532 | 1,381 | 2,305 | −19.2%$^†$ |
| 11 | Mjøndalen | 22,972 | 3,717 | 749 | 2,088 | −11.8%$^†$ |
| 12 | Strømmen | 14,476 | 4,061 | 202 | 1,448 | n/a$^2$ |
| | League total | 423,880 | 19,325 | 202 | 3,261 | −24.3%$^†$ |
Source: nifs.no Notes: 2: Team played last season in 2. divisjon.