1987 Norwegian First Division (women)
# 1987 Norwegian First Division (women)

The 1987 1. divisjon, the highest women's football (soccer) league in Norway, began on 2 May 1987 and ended on 3 October 1987.

It was the first season with a single, nationwide league for women.

18 games were played with 3 points given for wins, whereas drawn matches were decided with a penalty shootout, with 2 points for a shootout victory and 1 point for a shootout loss.

Number nine and ten were relegated, while two teams from the 2. divisjon were promoted through a playoff round.

Klepp won the league, having taken the lead as late as the seventeenth round.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Klepp (C) | 18 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 23 | +21 | 39 | |
| 2 | Sprint/Jeløy | 18 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 16 | +26 | 36 | |
| 3 | Asker | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 32 | |
| 4 | Sandviken | 18 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 31 | |
| 5 | Bøler | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 30 | |
| 6 | Trondheims-Ørn | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 30 | |
| 7 | Setskog | 18 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 25 | |
| 8 | BUL | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 21 | |
| 9 | Troll (R) | 18 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 33 | −16 | 13 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 10 | Grand (R) | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 54 | −37 | 13 | Relegation to Second Division |

## Top goalscorers

* 14 goals:
   * Lisbeth Bakken, Sprint/Jeløy
* 13 goals:
   * Elisabeth Grindheim, Sandviken
* 12 goals:
   * Sissel Grude, Klepp
   * Turid Storhaug, Klepp
* 11 goals:
   * Inger Knuten, Asker
* 10 goals:
   * Trude Stendal, Sandviken
* 9 goals:
   * Kari Nielsen, Asker
   * Laila Rognhaug, Bøler
   * Mai-Heidi Aas, Grand
* 7 goals:
   * Sissel Grude, Klepp
   * Kristin Henriksen, Sprint/Jeløy
   * Torill Hoch-Nielsen, Sprint/Jeløy

## Promotion and relegation

* Troll and Grand were relegated to the Second Division.
* Jardar and Heimdal were promoted from the Second Division through playoff.
