1952–53 Norwegian Main League

9th season of top-tier football league in Norway
Football league season
Hovedserien
Season1952–53
ChampionsLarvik Turn
1st title
RelegatedBrann
Årstad
Lyn
Ranheim

The 1952–53 Hovedserien was the 9th completed season of top division football in Norway.

Overview

16 teams competed. Larvik Turn & IF won the championship, their first league title.

Teams and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Group A
Team Ap. Location
Årstad 5 Bergen
Brann 7 Bergen
Fredrikstad 8 Fredrikstad
Sarpsborg FK 8 Sarpsborg
Skeid 7 Oslo
Strømmen 4 Strømmen
Varegg 1 Bergen
Viking 8 Stavanger
Group B
Team Ap. Location
Asker 2 Asker
Larvik Turn 4 Larvik
Lillestrøm 3 Lillestrøm
Lyn 8 Oslo
Odd 6 Skien
Ranheim 5 Trondheim
Sandefjord BK 7 Sandefjord
Sparta 6 Sarpsborg

League tables

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Skeid 14 10 3 1 48 10 +38 23 Qualification for the championship final
2 Fredrikstad 14 7 4 3 40 19 +21 18
3 Sarpsborg FK 14 7 4 3 20 17 +3 18
4 Viking 14 7 3 4 23 17 +6 17
5 Strømmen 14 6 3 5 30 21 +9 15
6 Varegg 14 3 2 9 16 39 −23 8
7 Brann (R) 14 2 3 9 9 36 −27 7 Relegation
8 Årstad (R) 14 2 2 10 11 38 −27 6
Source: RSSSF
(R) Relegated

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Larvik Turn (C) 14 10 2 2 44 11 +33 22 Qualification for the championship final
2 Asker 14 6 7 1 20 14 +6 19
3 Lillestrøm 14 6 4 4 25 22 +3 16
4 Sandefjord BK 14 6 3 5 25 32 −7 15
5 Odd 14 5 3 6 34 30 +4 13
6 Sparta 14 5 2 7 15 22 −7 12
7 Lyn (R) 14 3 2 9 24 31 −7 8 Relegation
8 Ranheim (R) 14 3 1 10 12 37 −25 7
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Group A

Home \ Away ÅRS SKB FRE SAR SKD STR VAR VIK
Årstad 0–1 3–2 0–0 0–2 0–4 0–1 1–2
Brann 0–0 1–8 1–1 1–7 0–2 1–1 0–3
Fredrikstad 7–2 2–0 2–2 2–2 2–1 7–0 2–1
Sarpsborg FK 3–1 3–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–3
Skeid 5–0 2–0 3–3 4–0 8–1 5–0 1–0
Strømmen 6–0 4–1 1–1 2–3 0–0 4–0 0–0
Varegg 3–4 1–2 1–0 1–2 1–6 3–2 2–3
Viking 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–3 2–3 1–1
Source: NIFS.no
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group B

Home \ Away ASK LAR LIL LYN ODD RAN SBK SPA
Asker 0–0 2–2 2–2 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–0
Larvik Turn 1–1 4–0 4–0 3–2 6–0 12–0 3–0
Lillestrøm 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 3–1 2–0 1–0
Lyn 0–1 5–1 0–0 2–3 6–2 1–3 2–3
Odd 1–3 1–3 7–1 2–4 1–1 2–2 4–2
Ranheim 0–2 0–1 0–6 1–0 2–4 0–4 4–0
Sandefjord BK 3–3 0–4 3–2 4–1 3–2 2–0 1–1
Sparta 3–0 0–2 2–1 3–1 0–2 0–1 1–0
Source: NIFS.no
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship final

References

  • Norway – List of final tables (RSSSF)
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