# 1988 Norwegian First Division

The 1988 1. divisjon was the 44th completed season of top division football in Norway. The season began on 1 May 1988 and ended on 9 October 1988.
22 games were played with 3 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.
Rosenborg won their 6th title.

## Teams and locations

    Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Ap. | Location | Stadium |
| Brann | 32 | Bergen | Brann Stadion |
| Bryne | 13 | Bryne | Bryne Stadion |
| Djerv 1919 | 3 | Haugesund | Haugesund Stadion |
| Kongsvinger | 6 | Kongsvinger | Gjemselund Stadion |
| Lillestrøm | 25 | Lillestrøm | Åråsen Stadion |
| Molde | 14 | Molde | Molde Stadion |
| Moss | 14 | Moss | Melløs Stadion |
| Rosenborg | 25 | Trondheim | Lerkendal Stadion |
| Sogndal | 2 | Sogndal | Fosshaugane |
| Strømmen | 13 | Strømmen | Strømmen Stadion |
| Tromsø | 3 | Tromsø | Alfheim Stadion |
| Vålerengen | 33 | Oslo | Bislett Stadion |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Rosenborg (C) | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 23 | +31 | 47 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Lillestrøm | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 18 | +20 | 40 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Molde | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 39 | |
| 4 | Moss | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 37 | |
| 5 | Tromsø | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 33 | |
| 6 | Sogndal | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 31 | |
| 7 | Vålerengen | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 30 | |
| 8 | Kongsvinger | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 28 | |
| 9 | Brann | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 30 | −14 | 25 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 10 | Bryne (R) | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 21 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 11 | Strømmen (R) | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 34 | −18 | 17 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 12 | Djerv 1919 (R) | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 59 | −42 | 13 | Relegation to Second Division |

## Results

| Home \ Away | BRA | BRY | DJE | KON | LIL | MOL | MOS | ROS | SOG | SØM | TRO | VÅL |
| Brann | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Bryne | 0–2 | — | 5–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 6–1 |
| Djerv 1919 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–6 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Kongsvinger | 1–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Lillestrøm | 4–1 | 1–1 | 8–1 | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Molde | 2–0 | 6–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Moss | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Rosenborg | 1–1 | 2–1 | 8–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | — | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 |
| Sogndal | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Strømmen | 2–0 | 0–3 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–5 |
| Tromsø | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–2 |
| Vålerengen | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | — |

## Relegation play-offs

Bryne, Start, and Ham-Kam competed in the play-offs. Start won and Bryne were relegated to 2. divisjon.

### Results

* Match 1: Bryne 1–3 Start
* Match 2: HamKam 2–1 Bryne
* Match 3: Start 2–1 HamKam
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Start (O, P) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | HamKam | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Bryne (R) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 | Relegation to Second Division |

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Jan Åge Fjørtoft | Lillestrøm | 14 |
| 2 | Sverre Brandhaug | Rosenborg | 10 |
| 2 | Jan Kristian Fjærestad | Moss | 10 |
| 2 | Jostein Flo | Molde | 10 |
| 2 | Stig Norheim | Bryne | 10 |
| 2 | Lasse Opseth | Sogndal | 10 |
| 2 | Kjetil Rekdal | Molde | 10 |
| 2 | Gøran Sørloth | Rosenborg | 10 |
| 9 | Eivind Arnevåg | Vålerengen | 9 |
| 10 | Dag Arnesen | Kongsvinger | 8 |
| 10 | Jahn Ivar "Mini" Jakobsen | Rosenborg | 8 |

### Attendances

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Rosenborg | 132,769 | 22,411 | 5,770 | 12,070 | +131.5%$^†$ |
| 2 | Brann | 103,963 | 13,567 | 6,438 | 9,451 | +14.4%$^†$ |
| 3 | Lillestrøm | 52,225 | 8,128 | 1,272 | 4,748 | +46.3%$^†$ |
| 4 | Tromsø | 49,235 | 6,048 | 1,617 | 4,476 | +32.0%$^†$ |
| 5 | Vålerengen | 40,446 | 9,898 | 1,001 | 3,677 | +44.4%$^†$ |
| 6 | Molde | 38,202 | 6,520 | 1,422 | 3,473 | −21.6%$^†$ |
| 7 | Moss | 36,753 | 4,901 | 1,749 | 3,341 | +15.6%$^†$ |
| 8 | Djerv 1919 | 31,844 | 4,826 | 940 | 2,895 | n/a$^2$ |
| 9 | Bryne | 28,755 | 4,420 | 1,388 | 2,614 | −10.6%$^†$ |
| 10 | Sogndal | 27,337 | 6,289 | 584 | 2,485 | n/a$^2$ |
| 11 | Kongsvinger | 23,232 | 4,309 | 881 | 2,112 | −9.6%$^†$ |
| 12 | Strømmen | 18,951 | 5,034 | 431 | 1,723 | n/a$^2$ |
| | League total | 583,712 | 22,411 | 431 | 4,422 | +25.0%$^†$ |
Source: nifs.no Notes: 2: Team played last season in 2. divisjon.