1937–38 League of Norway

Norgesserien
Season1937–38
ChampionsFredrikstad
1st title
RelegatedSelbak
Drammens BK
Fredensborg
Moelven
Tønsberg-Kameratene
Halsen
Kragerø
Djerv 1919
Minde
Veblungsnes
Orkanger

The 1937–38 Norgesserien was the 1st season of top division football in Norway.

League tables

District I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Fredrikstad FK (C) 12 9 1 2 30 10 +20 19 Qualification for the championship play-offs quarter-final
2 Kvik Halden FK 12 8 2 2 27 17 +10 18
3 Sarpsborg FK 12 7 1 4 37 19 +18 15
4 Moss FK 12 5 1 6 28 31 −3 11
5 Torp IF 12 3 2 7 17 26 −9 8
6 Lisleby FK 12 3 2 7 18 33 −15 8
7 Selbak TIF (R) 12 2 1 9 11 32 −21 5 Relegation
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

District II, Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 SFK Lyn 12 9 2 1 41 10 +31 20 Qualification for the championship play-offs preliminary round
2 SK Drafn 12 9 1 2 26 11 +15 19
3 Geithus IL 12 6 2 4 20 26 −6 14
4 SK Strong 12 5 1 6 24 22 +2 11
5 Frigg Oslo FK 12 3 3 6 16 23 −7 9
6 Lillestrøm SK 12 3 1 8 20 32 −12 7
7 Drammens BK (R) 12 1 2 9 13 36 −23 4 Relegation
Source: [citation needed]
(R) Relegated

District II, Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Mjøndalen IF 12 10 1 1 53 8 +45 21 Qualification for the championship play-offs preliminary round
2 Jevnaker IF 12 5 5 2 25 19 +6 15
3 SK Gjøa 12 5 4 3 34 25 +9 14
4 Vålerengens IF 12 4 4 4 16 24 −8 12
5 Nydalen IL 12 5 0 7 27 26 +1 10
6 SBK Skiold 12 4 2 6 23 24 −1 10
7 Fredensborg (R) 12 1 0 11 6 58 −52 2 Relegation
Source: [citation needed]
(R) Relegated

District III

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FK Lyn (Gjøvik) 12 8 1 3 29 18 +11 17 Qualification for the championship play-offs quarter-final
2 Fremad 12 7 1 4 26 25 +1 15
3 Hamar IL 12 6 2 4 38 22 +16 14
4 Vardal IF 12 6 2 4 30 21 +9 14
5 Raufoss IL 12 6 1 5 27 26 +1 13
6 Kapp IF 12 3 1 8 18 30 −12 7
7 Moelven IL (R) 12 2 0 10 11 37 −26 4 Relegation
Source: [citation needed]
(R) Relegated

District IV, Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Odd BK 12 10 0 2 43 9 +34 20 Qualification for the championship play-offs preliminary round
2 IF Urædd 12 7 1 4 24 21 +3 15
3 IF Borg 12 5 3 4 34 35 −1 13
4 Ørn 12 5 2 5 24 29 −5 12
5 SK Snøgg 12 4 3 5 18 25 −7 11
6 Larvik TIF 12 3 1 8 20 31 −11 7
7 IF Tønsberg-Kameratene (R) 12 2 2 8 13 26 −13 6 Relegation
Source: [citation needed]
(R) Relegated

District IV, Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 IF Fram 12 9 1 2 32 10 +22 19 Qualification for the championship play-offs preliminary round
2 IF Pors 12 8 2 2 33 23 +10 18
3 Storm BK 12 7 1 4 31 13 +18 15
4 Berger IL 12 6 0 6 34 25 +9 12
5 Skiens BK 12 6 0 6 25 35 −10 12
6 Tønsberg TF 12 3 0 9 16 33 −17 6
7 Halsen IF (R) 12 1 0 11 10 42 −32 2 Relegation
Source: [citation needed]
(R) Relegated

District V, Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FK Vigør 10 8 2 0 34 9 +25 18 Qualification for the championship play-offs preliminary round
2 Flekkefjord FK 10 7 1 2 38 12 +26 15
3 IK Grane 10 5 2 3 24 15 +9 12
4 IK Start 10 4 2 4 18 21 −3 10
5 FK Donn 10 1 1 8 6 25 −19 3
6 Kragerø TF (R) 10 1 0 9 10 48 −38 2 Relegation
Source: [citation needed]
(R) Relegated

District V, Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Viking FK 12 9 0 3 37 13 +24 18 Qualification for the championship play-offs preliminary round
2 Stavanger IF 12 9 0 3 31 13 +18 18
3 SK Jarl 12 8 0 4 35 25 +10 16
4 SK Vard 12 5 2 5 15 20 −5 12
5 Ulf-Sandnes 12 5 1 6 28 26 +2 11
6 BK Brodd 12 1 4 7 16 32 −16 6
7 SK Djerv 1919 (R) 12 1 1 10 12 45 −33 3 Relegation
Source: [citation needed]
(R) Relegated

District VI

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 SK Djerv 10 10 0 0 46 16 +30 20 Qualification for the championship play-offs quarter-final
2 SK Brann 10 5 2 3 31 21 +10 12
3 SK Hardy 10 4 2 4 30 25 +5 10
4 Årstad IL 10 3 1 6 20 31 −11 7
5 SK Viggo 10 2 3 5 16 29 −13 7
6 Minde IL (R) 10 2 0 8 19 40 −21 4 Relegation
Source: [citation needed]
(R) Relegated

District VII

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Kristiansund FK 10 8 1 1 46 17 +29 17 Qualification for the championship play-offs quarter-final
2 Aalesunds FK 10 5 1 4 23 17 +6 11
3 SPK Rollon 10 4 1 5 21 26 −5 9
4 IL Braatt 10 3 2 5 20 18 +2 8
5 Clausenengen FK 10 3 2 5 18 30 −12 8
6 Veblungsnes FK (R) 10 3 1 6 17 37 −20 7 Relegation
Source: [citation needed]
(R) Relegated

District VIII

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Neset FK 12 8 3 1 38 15 +23 19 Qualification for the championship play-offs quarter-final
2 Ranheim IL 12 8 3 1 28 14 +14 19
3 Steinkjer FK 12 5 5 2 34 23 +11 15
4 SK Brage 12 5 1 6 25 24 +1 11
5 National 12 3 2 7 28 35 −7 8
6 Rosenborg BK 12 4 0 8 22 37 −15 8
7 Orkanger IF (R) 12 1 2 9 21 48 −27 4 Relegation
Source: [citation needed]
(R) Relegated

Championship play-offs

Preliminary round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Odds BK 1–2 IF Fram 0–1 1–1
Viking FK 3–0 FK Vigør 3–0 0–0
Mjøndalen IF 1–2 SFK Lyn 1–2 0–0

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Fredrikstad FK 4–1 IF Fram 1–0 3–1
SFK Lyn 7–3 SK Gjøvik-Lyn 5–1 2–2
Viking FK 6–6 SK Djerv1 6–2 0–4
Kristiansund FK 7–2 Neset FK 2–0 5–2

Semi-finals

Team 1 Score Team 2
SK Djerv 2–3 SFK Lyn
Fredrikstad FK 3–2 Kristiansund FK

Final

Team 1 Score Team 2 Replay
SFK Lyn 0–0 (aet) Fredrikstad FK 0–4

References