1951–52 Norwegian Main League
# 1951–52 Norwegian Main League

The 1951–52 Hovedserien was the 8th completed season of top division football in Norway.

## Overview

It was contested by 16 teams, and Fredrikstad FK won the championship.

## Teams and locations

    Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Group A :

| Team | Ap. | Location |
| - | - | - |
| Årstad | 4 | Bergen |
| Asker | 1 | Asker |
| Brann | 6 | Bergen |
| Odd | 5 | Skien |
| Ørn | 7 | Horten |
| Skeid | 6 | Oslo |
| Vålerengen | 7 | Oslo |
| Viking | 7 | Stavanger |

Group B :

| Team | Ap. | Location |
| - | - | - |
| Fredrikstad | 7 | Fredrikstad |
| Kvik | 2 | Trondheim |
| Lyn | 7 | Oslo |
| Sandefjord BK | 6 | Sandefjord |
| Sarpsborg FK | 7 | Sarpsborg |
| Snøgg | 4 | Notodden |
| Sparta | 5 | Sarpsborg |
| Strømmen | 3 | Strømmen |

## League tables

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Brann | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 17 | Qualification for the championship final |
| 2 | Skeid | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 19 | +14 | 15 | |
| 3 | Odd | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 15 | |
| 4 | Viking | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 15 | |
| 5 | Asker | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 14 | |
| 6 | Årstad | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 14 | |
| 7 | Vålerengen (R) | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 13 | Relegation |
| 8 | Ørn (R) | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 44 | −23 | 9 | Relegation |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Fredrikstad (C) | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 16 | +25 | 26 | Qualification for the championship final |
| 2 | Sarpsborg | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 17 | |
| 3 | Sparta | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 14 | |
| 4 | Lyn | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 14 | |
| 5 | Sandefjord | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 13 | |
| 6 | Strømmen | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 12 | |
| 7 | Kvik (Trondheim) (R) | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 12 | Relegation |
| 8 | Snøgg (R) | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 37 | −28 | 4 | Relegation |

## Results

### Group A

| Home \ Away | ÅRS | ASK | SKB | ODD | ØRN | SKD | VIF | VIK |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Årstad | | 1–5 | 0–6 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 |
| Asker | 0–0 | | 0–1 | 3–2 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Brann | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 5–1 | 4–2 |
| Odd | 4–1 | 6–2 | 1–3 | | 3–4 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 |
| Ørn | 3–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | | 1–6 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Skeid | 3–4 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Vålerengen | 7–0 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 1–2 |
| Viking | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | |

### Group B

| Home \ Away | FFK | KVI | LYN | SBK | SAR | SNØ | SPA | STR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fredrikstad | | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 |
| Kvik | 1–4 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Lyn | 2–2 | 3–1 | | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–5 |
| Sandefjord BK | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Sarpsborg FK | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Snøgg | 1–4 | 2–6 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | | 1–1 | 0–5 |
| Sparta | 0–3 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 3–2 |
| Strømmen | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |

## Championship final

* Fredrikstad FK 3–1 Brann
