1955–56 Norwegian Main League

Hovedserien
Season1955–56
ChampionsLarvik Turn
3rd title
RelegatedBrann
Varegg
Kvik (Trondheim)
Ranheim

The 1955–56 Hovedserien was the 12th completed season of top division football in Norway.

Overview

It was contested by 16 teams, and Larvik Turn won the championship, their third league title.

Teams and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Group A
Team Ap. Location
Brann 9 Bergen
Larvik Turn 7 Larvik
Odd 9 Skien
Rapid 2 Moss
Sandefjord BK 10 Sandefjord
Vålerengen 9 Oslo
Varegg 3 Bergen
Viking 11 Stavanger
Group B
Team Ap. Location
Asker 5 Asker
Fredrikstad 11 Fredrikstad
Frigg 4 Oslo
Kvik 3 Trondheim
Lillestrøm 6 Lillestrøm
Ranheim 7 Trondheim
Sarpsborg FK 11 Sarpsborg
Skeid 10 Oslo

League tables

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Larvik Turn (C) 14 10 1 3 40 15 +25 21 Qualification for the championship final
2 Sandefjord BK 14 7 2 5 26 19 +7 16
3 Viking 14 5 5 4 25 26 −1 15
4 Vålerengen 14 5 4 5 23 28 −5 14
5 Rapid 14 4 4 6 23 26 −3 12
6 Odd 14 4 4 6 18 24 −6 12
7 Brann (R) 14 4 3 7 27 27 0 11 Relegation
8 Varegg (R) 14 3 5 6 15 32 −17 11
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Fredrikstad 14 13 1 0 54 17 +37 27 Qualification for the championship final
2 Asker 14 11 1 2 41 16 +25 23
3 Skeid 14 7 3 4 34 18 +16 17
4 Lillestrøm 14 6 1 7 19 25 −6 13
5 Frigg 14 6 0 8 27 37 −10 12
6 Sarpsborg FK 14 3 5 6 27 30 −3 11
7 Kvik (R) 14 2 2 10 12 44 −32 6 Relegation
8 Ranheim (R) 14 1 1 12 12 39 −27 3
Source: RSSSF
(R) Relegated

Results

Group A

Home \ Away SKB LAR ODD RAP SBK VIF VAR VIK
Brann 2–1 6–2 1–3 2–1 2–2 1–2 4–1
Larvik Turn 2–1 2–1 2–2 6–1 3–1 2–0 3–0
Odd 3–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–1
Rapid 1–1 1–2 2–0 0–1 1–1 3–3 5–3
Sandefjord BK 1–0 1–2 4–1 4–1 5–1 0–0 1–1
Vålerengen 3–2 1–2 0–0 3–2 2–5 0–2 2–2
Varegg 3–2 0–11 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–3 0–3
Viking 2–2 3–2 3–2 2–0 1–0 1–2 2–2
Source: NIFS.no
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group B

Home \ Away ASK FFK FRI KVI LIL RAN SAR SKD
Asker 2–4 2–1 9–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 3–1
Fredrikstad 2–1 2–0 8–1 4–1 3–2 4–1 2–0
Frigg 1–3 2–7 4–1 2–1 3–1 2–7 1–2
Kvik 1–2 0–4 1–2 0–1 0–0 3–1 0–5
Lillestrøm 1–4 2–3 4–0 1–0 2–1 3–1 0–0
Ranheim 0–4 0–3 0–4 1–3 4–0 0–3 1–4
Sarpsborg FK 1–4 4–4 2–4 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–1
Skeid 1–2 1–4 4–1 5–1 3–0 6–1 1–1
Source: NIFS.no
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship final

References