# 1977 Norwegian First Division

The 1977 1. divisjon was the 33rd completed season of top division football in Norway.

## Overview

There were 12 teams in the division. Lillestrøm SK emerged as the championship victors, their third league title. Lillestrøm's 36 points was at the time a record for most points in a season, two more than Viking and Fredrikstad achieved in the 1972 season.

## Teams and locations

    Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Ap. | Location | Stadium |
| Bodø/Glimt | 1 | Bodø | Aspmyra Stadion |
| Brann | 25 | Bergen | Brann Stadion |
| Bryne | 2 | Bryne | Bryne Stadion |
| Hamarkameratene | 8 | Hamar | Briskeby |
| Lillestrøm | 14 | Lillestrøm | Åråsen Stadion |
| Mjøndalen | 11 | Mjøndalen | Nedre Eiker Stadion |
| Molde | 6 | Molde | Molde Stadion |
| Moss | 4 | Moss | Melløs Stadion |
| Rosenborg | 15 | Trondheim | Lerkendal Stadion |
| Start | 10 | Kristiansand | Kristiansand Stadion |
| Vålerengen | 22 | Oslo | Bislett Stadion |
| Viking | 30 | Stavanger | Stavanger Stadion |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Lillestrøm (C) | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 11 | +31 | 36 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Bodø/Glimt | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 28 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 3 | Molde | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 27 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Start | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 25 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Viking | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 23 | |
| 6 | Brann | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 22 | |
| 7 | Vålerengen | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 20 | |
| 8 | Bryne | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 20 | |
| 9 | Moss | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 20 | |
| 10 | Hamarkameratene (R) | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 18 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 11 | Mjøndalen (R) | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 32 | −15 | 18 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 12 | Rosenborg (R) | 22 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 48 | −31 | 7 | Relegation to Second Division |

## Results

| Home \ Away | B/G | BRA | BRY | HAM | LIL | MIF | MOL | MOS | ROS | IKS | VIK | VÅL |
| Bodø/Glimt | — | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Brann | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 6–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Bryne | 2–3 | 4–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 |
| Hamarkameratene | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | — | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Lillestrøm | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 4–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| Mjøndalen | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| Molde | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 |
| Moss | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–3 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 |
| Rosenborg | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–6 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | — | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 |
| Start | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–4 |
| Viking | 2–2 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | — | 5–1 |
| Vålerengen | 1–1 | 5–2 | 4–1 | 3–4 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | — |

## Season statistics
### Top scorer

* Trygve Johannessen, Viking – 17 goals

### Attendances

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Brann | 164,402 | 22,150 | 9,975 | 14,946 | +5.8%$^†$ |
| 2 | Vålerengen | 108,182 | 19,127 | 4,399 | 9,835 | n/a$^2$ |
| 3 | Lillestrøm | 92,725 | 12,515 | 5,785 | 8,430 | +32.8%$^†$ |
| 4 | Viking | 88,747 | 12,140 | 5,858 | 8,068 | −7.7%$^†$ |
| 5 | Bodø/Glimt | 84,316 | 9,652 | 5,672 | 7,665 | n/a$^2$ |
| 6 | Start | 78,453 | 12,666 | 3,847 | 7,132 | +8.7%$^†$ |
| 7 | Bryne | 69,110 | 12,236 | 4,012 | 6,283 | +26.2%$^†$ |
| 8 | Moss | 63,384 | 7,583 | 3,715 | 5,762 | n/a$^2$ |
| 9 | Rosenborg | 61,120 | 8,200 | 2,200 | 5,556 | −16.7%$^†$ |
| 10 | Molde | 60,592 | 10,700 | 3,715 | 5,508 | +53.6%$^†$ |
| 11 | HamKam | 52,130 | 7,948 | 3,025 | 4,739 | −2.8%$^†$ |
| 12 | Mjøndalen | 45,522 | 8,022 | 1,890 | 4,138 | −18.6%$^†$ |
| | League total | 968,683 | 22,150 | 1,890 | 7,339 | +13.1%$^†$ |
Source: nifs.no Notes: 2: Team played last season in 2. divisjon.