# 1973 in Norwegian football

The 1973 season was the 68th season of competitive football in Norway.

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

| League | Promoted to league | Relegated from league |
| 1. divisjon | Start Frigg Raufoss | Sarpsborg Hødd Mjølner |
| 2. divisjon | Larvik Turn Eidsvold Turn Skarbøvik Sogndal | Ulf Brumunddal Verdal |

#### 1. divisjon

Viking FK won the championship, their third league title.
| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Sarpsborg FK (C, P) | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 21 | +23 | 29 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Vålerengen (O, P) | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 20 | +18 | 25 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Odd | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 21 | |
| 4 | Eidsvold Turn | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 20 | |
| 5 | Moss | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 19 | |
| 6 | Østsiden | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 18 | |
| 7 | Larvik Turn | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 17 | |
| 8 | Pors | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 15 | |
| 9 | Stabæk (R) | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 36 | −20 | 9 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 10 | Sandefjord BK (R) | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 45 | −27 | 7 | Relegation to Third Division |

##### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Molde (C, P) | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 58 | 19 | +39 | 31 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Bryne | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 25 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Aalesund | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 21 | |
| 4 | Vard | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 20 | |
| 5 | Clausenengen | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 17 | |
| 6 | Hødd | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 16 | |
| 7 | Florvåg | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 16 | |
| 8 | Steinkjer | 18 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 29 | −17 | 13 | |
| 9 | Skarbøvik (R) | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 12 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 10 | Sogndal (R) | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 37 | −22 | 9 | Relegation to Third Division |

##### District IX–X

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Mjølner (C) | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 13 | +15 | 18 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 2 | Mo | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 18 | |
| 3 | Bodø/Glimt | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 16 | +18 | 17 | |
| 4 | Grand Bodø | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 17 | |
| 5 | Harstad | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 14 | |
| 6 | Andenes | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 14 | |
| 7 | Stålkameratene (R) | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 12 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 8 | Mosjøen (R) | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 44 | −35 | 2 | Relegation to Third Division |

##### District XI

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Kirkenes (C) | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 9 | +24 | 24 | |
| 2 | Norild | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 10 | +26 | 20 | |
| 3 | Honningsvåg | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 15 | |
| 4 | Sørild | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 14 | |
| 5 | Stein | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 13 | |
| 6 | Polarstjernen | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 13 | |
| 7 | Vadsø Turn (R) | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 9 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 8 | Rafsbotn (R) | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 38 | −32 | 4 | Relegation to Third Division |

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

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

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Viking | 1–3 | Spartak Trnava | 1–2 | 0–1 |

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

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Gżira United | 0–9 | Brann | 0–2 | 0–7 |

#### Second round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Brann | 2–4 | Glentoran | 1–1 | 1–3 |

### UEFA Cup
#### First round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Fredrikstad | 0–5 | Dynamo Kyiv | 0–1 | 0–4 |
| Strømsgodset | 2–7 | Leeds United | 1–1 (Report) | 1–6 (Report) |

## National team
### Results

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