1987 in Norwegian football
# 1987 in Norwegian football

The 1987 season was the 82nd season of competitive football in Norway.

## Men's football

### League season

**Promotion and relegation**

| League | Promoted to league | Relegated from league |
| - | - | - |
| 1. divisjon | Moss Brann | Viking Strømmen |
| 2. divisjon | Bodø/Glimt Lyn Odd Råde Strindheim Varegg | Bærum Grand Bodø Jerv Mo Steinkjer Strømsgodset |

**1. divisjon**

For the first time in the Norwegian top flight, three rather than two points were given for wins. There was also another, more controversial new rule for points: if a match was drawn, two points would be given to the winner of a penalty shootout, and one point to the loser of the shootout. This rule, suggested by Tom A. Schanke and appointed by the Norwegian Football Association in February 1987, was highly controversial and liquidated after the 1987 season. Note that if draws would end as draws with one point to each, as usual, Tromsø IL would have been placed 10th with a possibility of being relegated.

Moss FK, coached by Nils Arne Eggen, won the league for the first and, as of the 2019 season, last time. The victory was not settled until the final round of the league, with Moss beating runners-up Molde FK (who would have grabbed the gold if they defeated Moss) 2–0 at away grounds.

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Moss (C) | 22 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 44 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Molde | 22 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 41 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Kongsvinger | 22 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 39 | |
| 4 | Rosenborg | 22 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 39 | |
| 5 | Bryne | 22 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 34 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round |
| 6 | Tromsø | 22 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 31 | −12 | 31 | |
| 7 | Vålerengen | 22 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 30 | |
| 8 | Brann | 22 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 30 | |
| 9 | Lillestrøm | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 29 | |
| 10 | HamKam (R) | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 29 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 11 | Mjøndalen (R) | 22 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 25 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 12 | Start (R) | 22 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 44 | −14 | 25 | Relegation to the Second Division |

**2. divisjon**

**Group A**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sogndal (C, P) | 22 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 21 | +22 | 49 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Djerv 1919 (O, P) | 22 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 44 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Vidar | 22 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 43 | |
| 4 | Fredrikstad | 22 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 40 | |
| 5 | Drøbak/Frogn | 22 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 35 | |
| 6 | Faaberg | 22 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 35 | |
| 7 | Odd | 22 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 33 | |
| 8 | Viking | 22 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 32 | |
| 9 | Vard | 22 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 29 | |
| 10 | Raufoss (R) | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 48 | −24 | 24 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 11 | Råde (R) | 22 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 45 | −22 | 17 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 12 | Varegg (R) | 22 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 24 | 58 | −34 | 15 | Relegation to Third Division |

**2. divisjon**

**Group B**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Strømmen (C, P) | 22 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 46 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Lyn | 22 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 42 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Aalesund | 22 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 39 | |
| 4 | Mjølner | 22 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 39 | |
| 5 | Namsos | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 35 | |
| 6 | Sunndal | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 31 | |
| 7 | Bodø/Glimt | 22 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 31 | |
| 8 | Eik | 22 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 31 | |
| 9 | Strindheim | 22 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 30 | |
| 10 | Ørn-Horten (R) | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 30 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 11 | Skeid (R) | 22 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 23 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 12 | Hødd (R) | 22 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 47 | −24 | 16 | Relegation to Third Division |

## Women's football

### League season

**1. divisjon**

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |

### Norwegian Women's Cup

**Final**

* Sprint/Jeløy 2–1 Klepp

## UEFA competitions

### European Cup

**First round**

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Lillestrøm | 5–3 | Linfield | 1–1 | 4–2 |

**Second round**

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Lillestrøm | 0–1 | Bordeaux | 0–0 | 0–1 |

### European Cup Winners' Cup

**First round**

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| St Mirren | 1–0 | Tromsø | 1–0 | 0–0 |

### UEFA Cup

**First round**

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Mjøndalen | 1–5 | Werder Bremen | 0–5 (Report) | 1–0 (Report) |

## National teams

### Norway men's national football team

**Results**

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