The 1986 1. divisjon was the 42nd completed season of top division football in Norway. The season began on 27 April 1986 and ended on 19 October 1986.
22 games were played with 2 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number eleven and twelve were relegated. The winners of the two groups of the 2. divisjon were promoted, as well as the winner of a series of play-off matches between the two second-placed teams in the two groups of the 2. divisjon and number ten in the 1. divisjon.
Lillestrøm SK won the league, after a slow start but later 11 consecutive wins. It was Lillestrøm's fourth title. Viking and Strømmen were relegated to the 2. divisjon. The league had low attendances this year.
Teams and locations Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Stadium Bryne 11 Bryne Bryne Stadion HamKam 13 Hamar Briskeby Kongsvinger 4 Kongsvinger Gjemselund Stadion Lillestrøm 23 Lillestrøm Åråsen Stadion Mjøndalen 16 Mjøndalen Nedre Eiker Stadion Molde 12 Molde Molde Stadion Rosenborg 23 Trondheim Lerkendal Stadion Start 19 Kristiansand Kristiansand Stadion Strømmen 12 Strømmen Strømmen Stadion Tromsø 1 Tromsø Alfheim Stadion Vålerengen 31 Oslo Bislett Stadion Viking 39 Stavanger Stavanger Stadion
League table
Results
Relegation play-offs The qualification matches were contested between Tromsø (10th in the 1. divisjon), Drøbak/Frogn (2nd in the 2. divisjon - Group A), and Vidar (2nd in the 2. divisjon - Group B). Tromsø won and remained in the 1. divisjon.
Results Drøbak/Frogn – Vidar 1–2 Tromsø – Drøbak/Frogn 2–0 Vidar – Tromsø 0–1
Season statistics Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Arve SelandStart122 Freddy ØrbeckMjøndalen113 Arne Larsen ØklandBryne104 Paul FolkvordBryne9 Sten Glenn HåbergLillestrøm Odd JohnsenMjøndalen7 Paal FredheimVålerengen88 Sverre BrandhaugRosenborg7 Jan Åge FjørtoftHam-Kam Egil JohansenVålerengen Tore KallstadStrømmen
Attendances
Notes
References League table Fixtures Goalscorers