The 1977 1. divisjon was the 33rd completed season of top division football in

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Overview

There were 12 teams in the division.

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emerged as the championship victors, their third league title. Lillestrøm's 36 points was at the time a record for most points in a season, two more than

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and

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achieved in the 1972 season.

Teams and locations

:''Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

League table

Results

Season statistics

Top scorer

Trygve Johannessen Trygve Johannessen (born 11 January 1953) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is best known for his time at Viking, with whom he won four league titles and one cup between 1974 and 1982. He scored a total ...

– 17 goals

Attendances

References

Norway - List of final tables (RSSSF)Norsk internasjonal fotballstatistikk (NIFS)
{{1977–78 in European football (UEFA) Eliteserien seasons