Norwegian First Division 1987 (women's football)

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

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 1 points for a shootout victory and 1 point for a shootout loss.

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

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

1 League table
2 Top goalscorers
3 Promotion and relegation
4 References

[edit] League table

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Klepp	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	18	2	2-3	11	17	33	-16	13
10	Grand	18	4	0-1	13	17	54	-37	13

Relegated to the Second Division

[edit] 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