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1997 Norwegian First Division

FieldValue
competition1. divisjon
season1997
dates20 April – 12 October
winnersVålerenga
promotedVålerenga
Moss
relegatedRunar
Drøbak/Frogn
Harstad
Sarpsborg
matches182
total goals540
league topscorerEspen Musæus
(16 goals)
prevseason1996
nextseason1998

Moss Drøbak/Frogn Harstad Sarpsborg (16 goals) The 1997 1. divisjon, Norway's second-tier football league, began play on 20 April 1997 and ended on 12 October 1997. The league was contested by 14 teams, and the top two teams won promotion to Tippeligaen, while the third placed played a promotion-playoff against the 12th-placed team in Tippeligaen to win promotion. The bottom four teams were relegated to the 2. divisjon.

Vålerenga and Moss won promotion to Tippeligaen, while Eik-Tønsberg lost the promotion-playoff against Tromsø. Runar, Drøbak/Frogn, Harstad and Sarpsborg was relegated to the 2. divisjon.

League table

|win_D/F= 6|draw_D/F=6|loss_D/F=14|gf_D/F=21|ga_D/F=47|status_D/F=R

Results

|match_AAL_D/F=3–0

|match_BRY_D/F=1–2

|match_BYÅ_D/F=3–0

|name_D/F=Drøbak/Frogn |match_D/F_AAL=0–1 |match_D/F_BRY=0–2 |match_D/F_BYÅ=1–3 |match_D/F_EIK=0–3 |match_D/F_HAM=0–0 |match_D/F_HAR=1–3 |match_D/F_ILH=3–0 |match_D/F_MOS=0–5 |match_D/F_ODD=3–2 |match_D/F_RUN=1–0 |match_D/F_SAR=1–1 |match_D/F_IKS=1–4 |match_D/F_VÅL=1–2

|match_EIK_D/F=0–0

|match_HAM_D/F=0–0

|match_HAR_D/F=1–1

|match_ILH_D/F=3–1

|match_MOS_D/F=2–0

|match_ODD_D/F=0–1

|match_RUN_D/F=2–1

|match_SAR_D/F=0–1

|match_IKS_D/F=1–1

|match_VÅL_D/F=5–1

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
Norway Espen MusæusVålerenga
Norway Espen HaugVålerenga
Norway John Erik ØdegaardByåsen
Norway Tommy SylteMoss
Norway Bengt SæternesOdd Grenland
Norway Caleb FrancisBryne
Norway Erling YtterlandAalesund
Norway Fredrik ThorsenRunar
Norway Jarle RaastadRunar
Norway Bjørn Tore HansenAalesund
Norway Kjell Roar KaasaVålerenga
Norway Krister IsaksenStart

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