1956–57 Norwegian Main League

The 1956–57 Hovedserien was the 13th completed season of top division football in Norway.

Hovedserien
Season1956–57
ChampionsFredrikstad
7th title
RelegatedÅrstad
Sarpsborg FK
Vålerengen
Rapid

Overview

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It was contested by 16 teams, and Fredrikstad won the championship, their seventh league title. Sarpsborg FK was one of three teams to have appeared in all 12 completed editions of the top division, but was relegated at the end of the season.

Teams and locations

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Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Group A
Team Ap. Location
Årstad 6 Bergen
Larvik Turn 8 Larvik
Odd 10 Skien
Sandefjord BK 11 Sandefjord
Sarpsborg FK 12 Sarpsborg
Skeid 11 Oslo
Sparta 9 Sarpsborg
Viking 12 Stavanger
Group B
Team Ap. Location
Asker 6 Asker
Fredrikstad 12 Fredrikstad
Frigg 5 Oslo
Lillestrøm 7 Lillestrøm
Rapid 3 Moss
Steinkjer 3 Steinkjer
Strømmen 7 Strømmen
Vålerengen 10 Oslo

League tables

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Odd 14 7 6 1 23 14 +9 20 Qualification for the championship final
2 Larvik Turn 14 7 3 4 25 16 +9 17
3 Sandefjord BK 14 8 1 5 23 14 +9 17
4 Skeid 14 5 5 4 25 19 +6 15
5 Viking 14 5 5 4 19 15 +4 15
6 Sparta 14 2 6 6 17 28 −11 10
7 Årstad (R) 14 3 3 8 21 32 −11 9 Relegation to Landsdelsserien
8 Sarpsborg FK (R) 14 3 3 8 14 29 −15 9
Source: RSSSF
(R) Relegated

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Fredrikstad (C) 14 11 1 2 60 25 +35 23 Qualification for the championship final
2 Strømmen 14 8 2 4 39 22 +17 18
3 Lillestrøm 14 7 2 5 21 22 −1 16
4 Asker 14 5 4 5 34 35 −1 14
5 Steinkjer 14 5 4 5 26 41 −15 14
6 Frigg 14 5 2 7 25 26 −1 12
7 Vålerengen (R) 14 5 1 8 20 29 −9 11 Relegation to Landsdelsserien
8 Rapid (R) 14 2 0 12 15 40 −25 4
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

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Group A

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Home \ Away ÅRS LAR ODD SBK SAR SKD SPA VIK
Årstad 1–3 0–0 1–3 2–0 1–2 3–2 2–0
Larvik Turn 5–2 3–1 0–2 4–0 3–1 1–1 1–0
Odd 2–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 4–1 5–2 2–2
Sandefjord BK 3–1 0–1 1–2 3–0 1–1 3–0 1–0
Sarpsborg FK 3–2 1–1 0–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–0
Skeid 1–1 1–0 0–1 4–0 4–0 4–0 3–3
Sparta 7–3 2–1 0–0 0–2 1–4 1–1 0–0
Viking 1–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 4–1 3–1 0–0
Source: NIFS.no
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group B

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Home \ Away ASK FFK FRI LIL RAP SFK STR VIF
Asker 3–7 2–1 4–1 6–1 3–3 3–3 2–0
Fredrikstad 2–2 6–3 3–1 7–1 9–2 7–3 4–0
Frigg 6–0 1–4 2–1 2–0 3–4 1–1 1–1
Lillestrøm 2–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–0
Rapid 3–2 1–2 1–2 2–4 1–2 0–2 4–1
Steinkjer 0–0 2–5 2–0 2–2 4–0 2–5 2–1
Strømmen 2–3 2–1 2–0 4–0 1–0 10–0 2–1
Vålerengen 4–3 2–3 2–1 1–2 3–1 1–0 3–2
Source: NIFS.no
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship final

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References

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