The 1977
1. divisjon
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was the 33rd completed season of top division
football
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in
Norway
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.
Overview
There were 12 teams in the division.
Lillestrøm SK
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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
Viking
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who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded, and settled throughout parts of Europe.Roesdahl, pp. 9â ...
and
Fredrikstad
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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
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Trygve Johannessen
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,
Viking
Vikings were seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway, and Sweden),
who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded, and settled throughout parts of Europe.Roesdahl, pp. 9â ...
– 17 goals
Attendances
References
Norway - List of final tables (RSSSF)Norsk internasjonal fotballstatistikk (NIFS)
{{1977–78 in European football (UEFA)
Eliteserien seasons
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