1956 in Norwegian football

Football in Norway

Season	1956
Men's football
Hovedserien	Larvik Turn
Landsdelsserien	Sparta (Group East/South) Strømmen (Group East/North) Start (Group South/West A1) Ulf (Group South/West A2) Årstad (Group South/West B) Molde (Group Møre) Steinkjer (Group Trøndelag)
NM	Skeid
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The 1956 season was the 51st season of competitive football in Norway.

Hovedserien 1955/56

Main article: 1955–56 Hovedserien

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	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 v t e	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

Championship final

June 3: Larvik Turn-Fredrikstad 3-2

Landsdelsserien 1955/56

Group Østland/Søndre

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Sparta	14	9	2	3	28	16	+12	20	Promoted
2	Greåker	14	7	4	3	33	12	+21	18
3	Snøgg	14	6	4	4	33	25	+8	16
4	Fram (Larvik)	14	7	0	7	22	28	−6	14
5	Pors	14	4	5	5	23	25	−2	13
6	Ørn	14	4	4	6	16	20	−4	12
7	Moss	14	4	3	7	29	26	+3	11
8	Herkules	14	2	4	8	13	45	−32	8	Relegated

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Group Østland/Nordre

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Strømmen	14	12	1	1	48	17	+31	25	Promoted
2	Lyn	14	7	3	4	40	20	+20	17
3	Kapp	14	7	3	4	37	22	+15	17
4	Raufoss	14	7	3	4	36	26	+10	17
5	Vestfossen	14	5	3	6	29	34	−5	13
6	Gjøvik/Lyn	14	4	3	7	21	28	−7	11
7	Hamar IL	14	3	2	9	26	51	−25	8
8	Drafn	14	1	2	11	14	53	−39	4	Relegated

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Group Sørland/Vestland, A1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Start	12	8	4	0	32	8	+24	20	Play-off
2	Donn	12	6	3	3	34	23	+11	15
3	Jerv	12	5	3	4	36	24	+12	13
4	Flekkefjord	12	6	1	5	23	17	+6	13
5	Grane (Arendal)	12	4	2	6	25	35	−10	10
6	Sørfjell	12	3	1	8	17	35	−18	7
7	Nedenes	12	1	4	7	18	43	−25	6	Relegated

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Group Sørland/Vestland, A2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Ulf	14	8	5	1	29	14	+15	21	Play-off
2	Vard	14	7	3	4	25	15	+10	17
3	Stavanger IF	14	7	3	4	29	22	+7	17
4	Bryne	14	5	4	5	34	27	+7	14
5	Djerv 1919	14	6	1	7	22	23	−1	13
6	Vidar	14	5	3	6	17	23	−6	13
7	Varhaug	14	5	2	7	25	38	−13	12	Relegated
8	Kopervik	14	1	3	10	12	31	−19	5

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Group Sørland/Vestland, B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Årstad	12	11	1	0	45	7	+38	23	Play-off
2	Baune	12	6	2	4	26	18	+8	14
3	Nordnes	12	5	2	5	21	23	−2	12
4	Nymark	12	4	2	6	18	27	−9	10
5	Os	12	4	1	7	22	30	−8	9
6	Fana	12	3	3	6	15	31	−16	9	Relegated
7	Djerv	12	2	3	7	17	28	−11	7	Relegated

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Group Møre

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Molde	14	13	0	1	39	6	+33	26	Play-off
2	Kristiansund	14	11	1	2	40	16	+24	23
3	Langevåg	14	7	2	5	37	27	+10	16
4	Hødd	14	6	1	7	27	23	+4	13
5	Aalesund	14	3	4	7	20	23	−3	10
6	Braatt	14	4	2	8	21	37	−16	10
7	Clausenengen	14	3	1	10	20	38	−18	7	Relegated
8	Træff	14	3	1	10	15	49	−34	7

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Group Trøndelag

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Steinkjer	14	11	2	1	50	22	+28	24	Play-off
2	Sverre	14	8	3	3	36	24	+12	19
3	Brage	14	8	2	4	38	26	+12	18
4	Freidig	14	7	2	5	29	20	+9	16
5	Stjørdals/Blink	14	5	4	5	28	32	−4	14
6	Rosenborg	14	3	4	7	15	27	−12	10	Relegated
7	Falken	14	4	1	9	26	39	−13	9
8	Wing	14	1	0	13	9	41	−32	2

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Play-off Sørland/Vestland

June 3: Ulf - Start 6-3

June 10: Årstad - Ulf 2-0

Årstad promoted.

Play-off Møre/Trøndelag

June 3: Molde - Steinkjer 2-4

June 10: Steinkjer - Molde 3-2 (agg. 7–4)

Steinkjer promoted.

First Division

District I

1. Lisleby (Promoted) 2. Selbak 3. Sprint/Jeløy 4. Hafslund 5. Borgen 6. Tune 7. Torp 8. Askim

District II, Group A

1. Mjøndalen (Play-off) 2. Åssiden 3. Geithus 4. Sagene 5. Jevnaker 6. Solberg 7. Steinberg 8. Liull

District II, Group B

1. Spartacus (Play-off) 2. Sandaker 3. Bjørkelangen 4. Grue 5. Grüner 6. Sørli 7. Aurskog 8. Aasen

District III

1. Hamarkameratene (Play-off) 2. Fremad 3. Einastrand 4. Vardal 5. Gjøvik SK 6. Mesna 7. Vang 8. Stange

District IV, Group A

1. Eik (Play-off) 2. Tønsberg Turn 3. Urædd 4. Brevik 5. Kragerø 6. Teie 7. Tønsbergkam. 8. Sem

District IV, Group B

1. Storm (Play-off) 2. Borg 3. Rjukan 4. Ulefoss 5. Gjerpen 6. Drangedal 7. Skiens BK 8. Gvarv

District V, Group A1 (Aust-Agder)

1. Risør (Play-off) 2. Trauma 3. Rygene 4. Dristug 5. Arendals BK Tvedestrand (withdrew)

District V, Group A2 (Vest-Agder)

1. Vindbjart (Play-off) 2. AIK Lund 3. Vigør 4. Mandalskam. 5. Farsund 6. Våg

District V, Group B1 (Rogaland)

1. Nærbø (Promoted) 2. Ålgård 3. Randaberg 4. Egersund 5. Klepp 6. Brusand

District V, Group B2 (Rogaland)

1. Jarl (Promoted) 2. Buøy 3. Haugar 4. Torvastad 5. Vaulen 6. Riska

District VI, Group A (Bergen)

1. Hardy (Play-off) 2. Sandviken 3. Fjellkameratene 4. Viggo 5. Laksevåg 6. Trane 7. Minde

District VI, Group B (Midthordland)

1. Erdal (Play-off) 2. Voss 3. Florvåg 4. Eidsvåg (Åsane) 5. Ålvik 6. Fyllingen 7. Kjøkkelvik

District VII, Group A (Sunnmøre)

1. Rollon (Play-off) 2. Herd 3. Volda 4. Aksla 5. Velled./Ringen 6. Sykkylven 7. Hareid 8. Ørsta

District VII, Group B (Romsdal)

1. Kleive (Play-off) 2. Åndalsnes 3. Eide 4. Måndalen 5. Isfjorden 6. Frode 7. Olymp (withdrew)

District VII, Group C (Nordmøre)

1. Framtid (Play-off) 2. Dahle 3. Goma 4. Halsa 5. Sunndal 6. Tingvoll 7. Nordlandet 8. Enge

District VIII, Group A1 (Sør-Trøndelag)

1. Heimdal (Play-off) 2. Melhus 3. Flå 4. Leik 5. Leinstrand

Hommelvik (disqualified)

District VIII, Group A2 (Nord-Trøndelag)

1. Troll (Play-off) 2. Orkanger 3. Løkken 4. Rindal 5. Svorkmo 6. Orkdal

District VIII, Group B (Trondheim og omegn)

1. Trond (Play-off) 2. National 3. Tryggkameratene 4. Nidar 5. Ørn (Trondheim) 6. Strindheim 7. NTHI 8. Rapp

District VIII, Group C (Fosen)

1. Opphaug (Play-off) 2. Fevåg 3. Stadsbygd 4. Lensvik 5. Beian 6. Uthaug Rissa (withdrew)

District VIII, Group D (Nord-Trøndelag/Namdal)

1. Nessegutten (Play-off) 2. Verdal 3. Neset 4. Namsos 5. Malm 6. Fram (Skatval) 7. Byafossen

Blink (withdrew and merged with Stjørdal)

District IX

1. Mo 2. Bodø/Glimt 3. Brønnøysund 4. Mosjøen 5. Grand 6. Saltdalkam.

District X

1. Harstad 2. Mjølner 3. Narvik/Nor 4. Tromsø 5. Finnsnes 6. Ballangen

Play-off District II/III

Spartacus - Mjøndalen 1-2

Mjøndalen - Hamarkameratene 3-1

Hamarkameratene - Spartacus 2-4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Mjøndalen	2	2	0	0	5	2	+3	4	Promoted
2	Spartacus	2	1	0	1	5	4	+1	2
3	Hamarkameratene	2	0	0	2	3	7	−4	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Championship District II

Spartacus - Mjøndalen 1-2

Play-off District IV

Eik - Storm 2-0

Storm - Eik 0-5 (agg. 0–7)

Eik promoted

Play-off District V

Vindbjart - Risør 0-3

Risør - Vindbjart 2-4 (agg. 5–4)

Risør promoted.

Championship District V

Jarl - Nærbø 6-3

Nærbø - Jarl 1-1 (agg. 4–7)

Risør - Jarl 2-5

Play-off District VI

Hardy - Erdal 1-0

Hardy promoted.

Play-off District VII

Kleive - Rollon 1-2

Framtid - Kleive 7-0

Rollon - Framtid 1-3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Framtid	2	2	0	0	10	1	+9	4	Promoted
2	Rollon	2	1	0	1	3	4	−1	2
3	Kleive	2	0	0	2	1	9	−8	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Play-off District VIII

Heimdal - Troll?

Opphaug - Troll 1-7

Trond - Nessegutten 0-1

Opphaug - Trond 1-3

Troll - Nessegutten 2-3

Nessegutten - Opphaug 7-1

Troll - Trond 3-1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Nessegutten	3	3	0	0	11	3	+8	6	Promoted
2	Troll	3	2	0	1	12	5	+7	4
3	Trond	3	1	0	2	4	5	−1	2
4	Opphaug	3	0	0	3	3	17	−14	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Relegation play-off District II

Steinberg - Aurskog 0-8

Steinberg relegated.

National Cup

Main article: 1956 Norwegian Football Cup

Final

Main article: 1956 Norwegian Football Cup final

21 October 1956

Skeid	2–1	Larvik Turn
Hennum 21' Gundersen 28'	Report	Sundby 65'

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 33,444

Referee: Gunnar Andersen (Ulefoss)

Northern Norwegian Cup

Final

Tromsø	2–0	Harstad
	Report

National team

Main article: Norway national football team

Date	Venue	Opponent	Res.*	Comp.	Norwegian goalscorers
May 30	Oslo	Poland	0 - 0	F
June 13	Oslo	West Germany	1 - 3	F	Gunnar Dybwad
June 24	Copenhagen	Denmark	3 - 2	NC series	Gunnar Dybwad, Knut Sandengen
June 28	Bucharest	Romania	0 - 2	F
August 26	Oslo	Finland	1 - 1	NC series	Arne Høivik
September 16	Oslo	Sweden	3 - 1	NC series	Harry Kure, Finn Gundersen (2)
October 28	Warszawa	Poland	3 - 5	F	Harry Kure, Gunnar Dybwad (2)

Note: Norway's goals first
Explanation:

• F = Friendly

October 28: Poland – Norway 5-3