1971 Norwegian First Division

1. divisjon
Season	1971
Dates	25 April – 17 October
Champions	Rosenborg; 3rd title
Relegated	Frigg
European Cup	Rosenborg
Cup Winners' Cup	Fredrikstad
UEFA Cup	Lyn; Viking
Matches	90
Goals	252 (2.8 per match)
Top goalscorer	Jan Fuglset; (17 goals)
Biggest home win	Lyn 7–1 Frigg; (26 April 1971); Viking 6–0 Fredrikstad; (17 June 1971); Sarpsborg FK 7–1 Frigg; (11 August 1971); Fredrikstad 7–1 Frigg; (17 October 1971)
Biggest away win	Frigg 0–5 Hødd; (10 October 1971)
Highest scoring	Lyn 7–1 Frigg; (26 April 1971); Sarpsborg FK 7–1 Frigg; (11 August 1971); Fredrikstad 7–1 Frigg; (17 October 1971)
Longest winning run	Viking; (5 games)
Longest unbeaten run	Lyn; (12 games)
Longest winless run	Hødd; (11 games)
Longest losing run	Frigg; Hødd; (4 games)
Highest attendance	15,200; Rosenborg 0–0 Strømsgodset; (13 October 1971)
Lowest attendance	1,000; Hødd 4–1 HamKam; (6 October 1971)
Average attendance	6,578 16.7%
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The 1971 1. divisjon was the 27th completed season of top division football in Norway.

Quick facts Season, Dates ...

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rosenborg (C)	18	9	6	3	25	11	+14	24	Qualification for the European Cup first round
2	Lyn	18	9	5	4	28	17	+11	23	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3	Viking	18	9	4	5	41	20	+21	22	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4	Fredrikstad	18	8	6	4	32	23	+9	22	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
5	Strømsgodset	18	7	7	4	28	21	+7	21
6	HamKam	18	7	7	4	19	15	+4	21
7	Sarpsborg FK	18	6	4	8	32	27	+5	16
8	Hødd	18	3	5	10	17	32	−15	11
9	Brann	18	3	5	10	16	31	−15	11
10	Frigg (R)	18	4	1	13	16	55	−39	9	Relegation to Second Division

Home \ Away	BRA	FRE	FRI	HAM	HØD	LYN	ROS	SRP	STM	VIK
Brann	—	1–1	3–1	0–3	2–2	0–1	0–1	1–3	0–0	1–0
Fredrikstad	2–0	—	7–1	4–0	0–0	3–2	2–1	2–0	3–3	2–2
Frigg	1–0	3–4	—	1–0	0–5	1–3	1–1	0–4	0–3	1–0
HamKam	2–0	0–0	1–0	—	0–0	1–1	1–1	0–0	4–1	3–1
Hødd	0–0	0–0	0–2	4–1	—	1–0	0–3	1–2	0–1	1–3
Lyn	3–1	1–0	7–1	0–0	1–0	—	2–2	2–1	0–1	2–1
Rosenborg	0–1	1–0	2–1	0–0	4–1	0–0	—	3–0	0–0	1–0
Sarpsborg	3–3	1–0	7–1	0–1	4–0	1–2	1–2	—	1–1	1–4
Strømsgodset	3–1	1–2	4–0	1–2	4–1	0–0	0–3	2–1	—	1–1
Viking	5–0	6–0	4–1	1–0	5–1	3–1	1–0	2–2	2–2	—

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Viking	92,641	15,300	6,000	10,293	+79.5%^†
2	Strømsgodset	78,216	13,200	4,500	8,691	−13.9%^†
3	Rosenborg	75,972	15,828	4,300	8,441	+7.1%^†
4	Lyn	71,681	15,088	4,553	7,965	n/a²
5	Brann	69,400	8,800	6,000	7,711	−2.7%^†
6	Fredrikstad	55,233	10,018	2,592	6,137	+31.3%^†
7	Frigg	41,653	7,572	2,761	4,628	n/a²
8	HamKam	40,634	7,000	3,107	4,515	−10.9%^†
9	Sarpsborg FK	37,001	9,248	1,808	4,111	+18.7%^†
10	Hødd	29,600	7,000	1,000	3,289	+50.3%^†
	League total	592,031	15,828	1,000	6,578	+16.7%^†

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