1987 Norwegian First Division (women)

The 1987 1. divisjon, the highest women's football (soccer) league in Norway, began on 2 May 1987 and ended on 3 October 1987.

1. divisjon

Season	1987
Champions	Klepp 1st title
Relegated	Troll Grand
Matches played	90
Top goalscorer	Lisbeth Bakken (14 goals)
← 1986 1988 →

It was the first season with a single, nationwide league for women.

18 games were played with 3 points given for wins, whereas drawn matches were decided with a penalty shootout, with 2 points for a shootout victory and 1 point for a shootout loss.

Number nine and ten were relegated, while two teams from the 2. divisjon were promoted through a playoff round.

Klepp won the league, having taken the lead as late as the seventeenth round.

League table

Pos	Team	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

Source:
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated

Top goalscorers

• 14 goals:
  • Lisbeth Bakken, Sprint/Jeløy
• 13 goals:
  • Elisabeth Grindheim, Sandviken
• 12 goals:
  • Sissel Grude, Klepp
  • Turid Storhaug, Klepp
• 11 goals:
  • Inger Knuten, Asker
• 10 goals:
  • Trude Stendal, Sandviken
• 9 goals:
  • Kari Nielsen, Asker
  • Laila Rognhaug, Bøler
  • Mai-Heidi Aas, Grand
• 7 goals:
  • Sissel Grude, Klepp
  • Kristin Henriksen, Sprint/Jeløy
  • Torill Hoch-Nielsen, Sprint/Jeløy

Promotion and relegation

• Troll and Grand were relegated to the Second Division.
• Jardar and Heimdal were promoted from the Second Division through playoff.

References

• League table
• Fixtures
• Goalscorers