# 1976 Norwegian First Division

The 1976 1. divisjon was the 32nd completed season of top division football in Norway.

## Overview

It was contested by 12 teams, and Lillestrøm SK won the championship, their second league title.

## Teams and locations

    Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Ap. | Location | Stadium |
| Brann | 24 | Bergen | Brann Stadion |
| Bryne | 1 | Bryne | Bryne Stadion |
| Fredrikstad | 30 | Fredrikstad | Fredrikstad Stadion |
| Hamarkameratene | 7 | Hamar | Briskeby |
| Lillestrøm | 13 | Lillestrøm | Åråsen Stadion |
| Mjøndalen | 10 | Mjøndalen | Nedre Eiker Stadion |
| Molde | 5 | Molde | Molde Stadion |
| Rosenborg | 14 | Trondheim | Lerkendal Stadion |
| Start | 9 | Kristiansand | Kristiansand Stadion |
| Strømsgodset | 11 | Drammen | Marienlyst Stadion |
| Vard | 4 | Haugesund | Haugesund Stadion |
| Viking | 29 | Stavanger | Stavanger Stadion |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Lillestrøm (C) | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 19 | +20 | 31 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Mjøndalen | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 23 | +17 | 30 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Brann | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 28 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 4 | Start | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 24 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Viking | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 22 | |
| 6 | Molde | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 21 | |
| 7 | Hamarkameratene | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 21 | |
| 8 | Rosenborg | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 21 | |
| 9 | Bryne | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 19 | |
| 10 | Strømsgodset (R) | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 19 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 11 | Fredrikstad (R) | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 50 | −23 | 15 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 12 | Vard (R) | 22 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 36 | −15 | 13 | Relegation to Second Division |

## Results

| Home \ Away | BRA | BRY | FRE | HAM | LIL | MIF | MOL | ROS | IKS | STM | VAR | VIK |
| Brann | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 |
| Bryne | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Fredrikstad | 2–2 | 2–5 | — | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 |
| Hamarkameratene | 1–3 | 6–0 | 2–0 | — | 0–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 6–1 | 1–1 |
| Lillestrøm | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | — | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Mjøndalen | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 5–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| Molde | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 |
| Rosenborg | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Start | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | — | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Strømsgodset | 2–4 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–6 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Vard | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–2 |
| Viking | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — |

## Season statistics
### Top scorer

* Jan Fuglset, Molde – 17 goals

### Attendances

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Brann | 155,458 | 22,401 | 7,914 | 14,133 | +11.6%$^†$ |
| 2 | Viking | 96,122 | 12,070 | 4,614 | 8,738 | −16.5%$^†$ |
| 3 | Strømsgodset | 74,807 | 11,744 | 4,500 | 6,801 | −26.5%$^†$ |
| 4 | Rosenborg | 73,336 | 12,211 | 2,300 | 6,667 | −30.6%$^†$ |
| 5 | Start | 72,181 | 10,041 | 4,087 | 6,562 | −9.2%$^†$ |
| 6 | Lillestrøm | 69,808 | 10,696 | 3,300 | 6,346 | +4.6%$^†$ |
| 7 | Vard | 68,574 | 8,842 | 2,609 | 6,234 | n/a$^2$ |
| 8 | Mjøndalen | 55,904 | 8,900 | 2,500 | 5,082 | +50.4%$^†$ |
| 9 | Bryne | 54,753 | 12,108 | 2,208 | 4,978 | n/a$^2$ |
| 10 | HamKam | 53,631 | 11,500 | 2,000 | 4,876 | n/a$^2$ |
| 11 | Fredrikstad | 42,418 | 6,274 | 1,289 | 3,856 | −31.9%$^†$ |
| 12 | Molde | 39,436 | 4,768 | 1,950 | 3,585 | −5.8%$^†$ |
| | League total | 856,428 | 22,401 | 1,289 | 6,488 | −4.2%$^†$ |
Source: nifs.no Notes: 2: Team played last season in 2. divisjon.