1973 in Norwegian football

The 1973 season was the 68th season of competitive football in Norway.

Football in Norway
Season1973
Men's football
1. divisjonViking
2. divisjonSarpsborg FK (Group A)
Molde (Group B)
CupenStrømsgodset
← 1972 Norway 1974 →

Men's football

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League season

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Promotion and relegation

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League Promoted to league Relegated from league
1. divisjon
2. divisjon


1. divisjon

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Viking FK won the championship, their third league title.[1][2][3]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Viking (C) 22 13 6 3 30 13 +17 32 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Rosenborg 22 10 7 5 32 18 +14 27 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Start 22 10 6 6 28 22 +6 26
4 HamKam 22 9 7 6 29 25 +4 25
5 Brann 22 9 5 8 31 27 +4 23
6 Strømsgodset 22 9 4 9 30 27 +3 22 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
7 Skeid 22 8 6 8 20 21 −1 22
8 Raufoss 22 7 7 8 21 26 −5 21
9 Mjøndalen 22 7 7 8 21 26 −5 21
10 Frigg (R) 22 5 8 9 21 27 −6 18 Relegation to Second Division
11 Lyn (R) 22 5 6 11 23 31 −8 16
12 Fredrikstad (R) 22 3 5 14 20 43 −23 11
Source: NIFS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

2. divisjon

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Group A
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Sarpsborg FK (C, P) 18 13 3 2 44 21 +23 29 Promotion to First Division
2 Vålerengen (O, P) 18 11 3 4 38 20 +18 25 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3 Odd 18 9 3 6 27 21 +6 21
4 Eidsvold Turn 18 10 0 8 38 27 +11 20
5 Moss 18 7 5 6 23 19 +4 19
6 Østsiden 18 8 2 8 18 26 −8 18
7 Larvik Turn 18 5 7 6 20 20 0 17
8 Pors 18 5 5 8 28 35 −7 15
9 Stabæk (R) 18 3 3 12 16 36 −20 9 Relegation to Third Division
10 Sandefjord BK (R) 18 3 1 14 18 45 −27 7
Source: rsssf.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Group B
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Molde (C, P) 18 14 3 1 58 19 +39 31 Promotion to First Division
2 Bryne 18 11 3 4 24 12 +12 25 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3 Aalesund 18 6 9 3 16 12 +4 21
4 Vard 18 6 8 4 29 26 +3 20
5 Clausenengen 18 6 5 7 16 21 −5 17
6 Hødd 18 6 4 8 32 34 −2 16
7 Florvåg 18 5 6 7 32 38 −6 16
8 Steinkjer 18 2 9 7 12 29 −17 13
9 Skarbøvik (R) 18 4 4 10 30 36 −6 12 Relegation to Third Division
10 Sogndal (R) 18 2 5 11 15 37 −22 9
Source: rsssf.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
District IX–X
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Mjølner (C) 14 7 4 3 28 13 +15 18 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
2 Mo 14 7 4 3 21 15 +6 18
3 Bodø/Glimt 14 8 1 5 34 16 +18 17
4 Grand Bodø 14 6 5 3 26 22 +4 17
5 Harstad 14 4 6 4 21 19 +2 14
6 Andenes 14 5 4 5 12 18 −6 14
7 Stålkameratene (R) 14 5 2 7 13 17 −4 12 Relegation to Third Division
8 Mosjøen (R) 14 0 2 12 9 44 −35 2
Source: rsssf.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
District XI
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Kirkenes (C) 14 11 2 1 33 9 +24 24
2 Norild 14 8 4 2 36 10 +26 20
3 Honningsvåg 14 7 1 6 29 25 +4 15
4 Sørild 14 5 4 5 22 22 0 14
5 Stein 14 5 3 6 22 24 −2 13
6 Polarstjernen 14 6 1 7 20 28 −8 13
7 Vadsø Turn (R) 14 3 3 8 13 25 −12 9 Relegation to Third Division
8 Rafsbotn (R) 14 1 2 11 6 38 −32 4
Source: rsssf.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

3. divisjon

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Norwegian Cup

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Final

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Source:[4][5]

Strømsgodset1–0Rosenborg
S. Pettersen   78' Report
Attendance: 23,209
Referee: Svein-Inge Thime (Stavanger)

UEFA competitions

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European Cup

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First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Viking   1–3   Spartak Trnava 1–2 0–1

European Cup Winners' Cup

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First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Gżira United   0–9   Brann 0–2 0–7

Second round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Brann   2–4   Glentoran 1–1 1–3

UEFA Cup

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First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Fredrikstad   0–5   Dynamo Kyiv 0–1 0–4
Strømsgodset   2–7   Leeds United 1–1 (Report) 1–6 (Report)

National team

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Results

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Source:[6]

6 June 1973 Friendly Norway   1–1   Republic of Ireland Oslo, Norway
CET (UTC+1) Report Miah Dennehy   17' Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 11,048
Referee: Martti Hirviniemi (Finland)

References

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  1. ^ "1973 1. divisjon table". nifs.no (in Norwegian). Norsk internasjonal fotballstatistikk. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Viking Fotballklubb". snl.no (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Serievinnere". eliteserien.no (in Norwegian). Eliteserien. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  4. ^ "1973 Cup Final". rsssf.no. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Strømsgodset". nrk.no. NRK. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Norway national football team match-by-match record in 1973". eu-football.info. Retrieved 6 September 2019.