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.
Women's football (soccer)
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league in Norway
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, 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
Klepp IL
Klepp IL is a Norwegian sports club from the municipality of Klepp. It was founded on 1 October 1919, and has sections for football, handball and gymnastics as well as the less active sections for athletics and orienteering....
won the league, having taken the lead as late as the seventeenth round.
League table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 11 | 3-0 | 4 | 44 | 23 | +21 | 39 | ||
| 18 | 10 | 2-2 | 4 | 42 | 16 | +26 | 36 | ||
| 18 | 8 | 3-2 | 5 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 32 | ||
| 18 | 9 | 2-0 | 7 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 31 | ||
| 18 | 8 | 2-2 | 6 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 30 | ||
| 18 | 8 | 2-2 | 6 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 30 | ||
| 18 | 7 | 0-4 | 7 | 25 | 35 | -10 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 6 | 1-1 | 10 | 24 | 29 | -5 | 21 | ||
| 9 | Troll | 18 | 2 | 2-3 | 11 | 17 | 33 | -16 | 13 |
| 10 | Grand IK Grand Bodø Idrettsklubben Grand Bodø is a Norwegian association football club from Bodø, Nordland.It was founded on 12 April 1917.Former Liverpool and England international full-back Chris Lawler was player-coach for the club in 1979.... |
18 | 4 | 0-1 | 13 | 17 | 54 | -37 | 13 |
| Relegated to the Second Division |
Top goalscorers
- 14 goals:
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Lisbeth Bakken, Sprint/Jeløy
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- 13 goals:
- Elisabeth Grindheim, SandvikenIL SandvikenIL Sandviken is a Norwegian sports club from the neighborhood Sandviken in Bergenhus borough, Bergen. It has sections for football and handball.The women's football team currently resides in the Toppserien, having played there since the 2004 season...
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- 12 goals:
- Sissel Grude, KleppKlepp ILKlepp IL is a Norwegian sports club from the municipality of Klepp. It was founded on 1 October 1919, and has sections for football, handball and gymnastics as well as the less active sections for athletics and orienteering....
- Turid Storhaug, KleppKlepp ILKlepp IL is a Norwegian sports club from the municipality of Klepp. It was founded on 1 October 1919, and has sections for football, handball and gymnastics as well as the less active sections for athletics and orienteering....
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- 11 goals:
- Inger Knuten, Asker
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- 10 goals:
- Trude Stendal, SandvikenIL SandvikenIL Sandviken is a Norwegian sports club from the neighborhood Sandviken in Bergenhus borough, Bergen. It has sections for football and handball.The women's football team currently resides in the Toppserien, having played there since the 2004 season...
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- 9 goals:
- Kari Nielsen, Asker
- Laila Rognhaug, BølerBøler IFBøler Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Bøler, Østensjø, Oslo. It has sections for association football, team handball, track and field and tennis. It formerly had a section for Nordic skiing....
- Mai-Heidi Aas, GrandIK Grand BodøIdrettsklubben Grand Bodø is a Norwegian association football club from Bodø, Nordland.It was founded on 12 April 1917.Former Liverpool and England international full-back Chris Lawler was player-coach for the club in 1979....
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- 7 goals:
- Sissel Grude, KleppKlepp ILKlepp IL is a Norwegian sports club from the municipality of Klepp. It was founded on 1 October 1919, and has sections for football, handball and gymnastics as well as the less active sections for athletics and orienteering....
- Kristin Henriksen, Sprint/Jeløy
- Torill Hoch-Nielsen, Sprint/Jeløy
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Promotion and relegation
- Troll and GrandIK Grand BodøIdrettsklubben Grand Bodø is a Norwegian association football club from Bodø, Nordland.It was founded on 12 April 1917.Former Liverpool and England international full-back Chris Lawler was player-coach for the club in 1979....
were relegated to the Second Division. - JardarIL JardarIdrettslaget Jardar is a Norwegian sports club from Bærum, Akershus. It covers the areas Slependen, Jong and Tanum.Sports clubs in the area before World War II were Tanum IL, and minor clubs such as Jongsåsen IF, Pil and Uredd. IL Jardar was founded as a children's sports club on 4 June 1962...
and Heimdal were promoted from the Second Division through playoff.