1938 in Norwegian football
Results from Norwegian football (soccer) from 1938.
Norgesserien 1937/38
District I
Pl: Place |G: Games played| W: Games won| D: Games draw| L: Games lost| P: Points|
| Pl | Team | G | W | D | L | Goals | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fredrikstad | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 30-10 | 19 |
| 2 | Kvik Halden | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 27-17 | 18 |
| 3 | Sarpsborg | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 37-19 | 15 |
| 4 | Moss | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 28-31 | 11 |
| 5 | Torp | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17-26 | 8 |
| 6 | Lisleby | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 18-33 | 8 |
| 7 | Selbak | 12 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11-32 | 5 (Relegation) |
District II, Group A
Pl: Place |G: Games played| W: Games won| D: Games draw| L: Games lost| P: Points|
| Pl | Team | G | W | D | L | Goals | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyn | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 41-10 | 20 |
| 2 | Drafn | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 26-11 | 19 |
| 3 | Geithus | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20-26 | 14 |
| 4 | Strong | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 24-22 | 11 |
| 5 | Frigg | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16-23 | 9 |
| 6 | Lillestrøm | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 20-32 | 7 |
| 7 | Oslo | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 13-36 | 4 (Relegation) |
District II, Group B
Pl: Place |G: Games played| W: Games won| D: Games draw| L: Games lost| P: Points|
| Pl | Team | G | W | D | L | Goals | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mjøndalen | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 53-8 | 21 |
| 2 | Jevnaker | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 25-19 | 15 |
| 3 | Gjøa | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 34-25 | 14 |
| 4 | Vålerenga | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16-24 | 12 |
| 5 | Nydalen | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 27-26 | 10 |
| 6 | Skiold | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 23-24 | 10 |
| 7 | Fredensborg | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6-58 | 2 (Relegation) |
District III
Pl: Place |G: Games played| W: Games won| D: Games draw| L: Games lost| P: Points|
| Pl | Team | G | W | D | L | Goals | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gjøvik/Lyn | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 29-18 | 17 |
| 2 | Fremad | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 26-25 | 15 |
| 3 | Hamar IL | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 38-22 | 14 |
| 4 | Vardal | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 30-21 | 14 |
| 5 | Raufoss | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 27-26 | 13 |
| 6 | Kapp | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 18-30 | 7 |
| 7 | Moelven | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 11-37 | 4 (Relegation) |
District IV, Group A
Pl: Place |G: Games played| W: Games won| D: Games draw| L: Games lost| P: Points|
| Pl | Team | G | W | D | L | Goals | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Odd | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 43-9 | 20 |
| 2 | Urædd | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 24-21 | 15 |
| 3 | Borg | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 34-25 | 13 |
| 4 | Ørn | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 24-29 | 12 |
| 5 | Snøgg | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18-25 | 11 |
| 6 | Larvik Turn | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 20-31 | 7 |
| 7 | Tønsbergkameratene | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13-26 | 6 (Relegation) |
District IV, Group B
Pl: Place |G: Games played| W: Games won| D: Games draw| L: Games lost| P: Points|
| Pl | Team | G | W | D | L | Goals | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fram Larvik | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 32-10 | 19 |
| 2 | Pors | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 33-23 | 18 |
| 3 | Storm | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 31-13 | 15 |
| 4 | Berger | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 34-25 | 12 |
| 5 | Skiens BK | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 25-35 | 12 |
| 6 | Tønsberg Turn | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 16-33 | 6 |
| 7 | Halsen | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10-42 | 2 (Relegation) |
District V, Group A
Pl: Place |G: Games played| W: Games won| D: Games draw| L: Games lost| P: Points|
| Pl | Team | G | W | D | L | Goals | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vigør | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 34-9 | 18 |
| 2 | Flekkefjord | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 38-12 | 15 |
| 3 | Grane Arendal | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 24-15 | 12 |
| 4 | Start | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18-21 | 10 |
| 5 | Donn | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6-25 | 3 |
| 6 | Kragerø | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10-48 | 2 (Relegation) |
District V, Group B
Pl: Place |G: Games played| W: Games won| D: Games draw| L: Games lost| P: Points|
| Pl | Team | G | W | D | L | Goals | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viking | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 37-13 | 18 |
| 2 | Stavanger IF | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 31-13 | 18 |
| 3 | Jarl | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 35-25 | 16 |
| 4 | Vard | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15-20 | 12 |
| 5 | Ulf | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 28-26 | 11 |
| 6 | Bodø | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16-32 | 6 |
| 7 | Djerv 1919 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12-45 | 3 (Relegation) |
District VI
Pl: Place |G: Games played| W: Games won| D: Games draw| L: Games lost| P: Points|
| Pl | Team | G | W | D | L | Goals | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Djerv | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 46-16 | 20 |
| 2 | Brann | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 31-21 | 12 |
| 3 | Hardy | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 30-25 | 10 |
| 4 | Årstad | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 20-31 | 7 |
| 5 | Viggo | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16-29 | 7 |
| 6 | Minde | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 19-40 | 4 (Relegation) |
District VII
Pl: Place |G: Games played| W: Games won| D: Games draw| L: Games lost| P: Points|
| Pl | Team | G | W | D | L | Goals | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kristiansund | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 46-17 | 17 |
| 2 | Aalesund | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 23-17 | 11 |
| 3 | Rollon | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 21-26 | 9 |
| 4 | Braatt | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 20-18 | 8 |
| 5 | Clausenengen | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18-30 | 8 |
| 6 | Veblungsnes | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17-37 | 7 (Relegation) |
District VIII
Pl: Place |G: Games played| W: Games won| D: Games draw| L: Games lost| P: Points|
| Pl | Team | G | W | D | L | Goals | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neset | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 38-15 | 19 |
| 2 | Ranheim | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 28-14 | 19 |
| 3 | Steinkjer | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 34-23 | 15 |
| 4 | Brage | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 25-24 | 11 |
| 5 | National | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 28-35 | 8 |
| 6 | Rosenborg | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 22-37 | 8 |
| 7 | Orkanger | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 21-48 | 4 (Relegation) |
First round
May 22
Odd-Fram Larvik 0-1
Viking-Vigør 3-0
May 26
Mjøndalen-Lyn 1-2
Second round
May 29
Fram Larvik-Odd 1-1 (Total: 2-1)
Vigør-Viking 0-0 (Total: 0-3)
Lyn-Mjøndalen 0-0 (Total: 2-1)
First round
June 12
Fredrikstad-Fram Larvik 1-0
Lyn-Gjøvik/Lyn 5-1
Viking-Djerv 6-2
Kristiansund-Neset 2-0
Second round
June 19
Fram Larvik-Fredrikstad 1-3 (Total:1-4)
Gjøvik/Lyn-Lyn 2-2 (Total:3-7)
Djerv-Viking 4-0 (Total:6-6, Djerv goes to the next round)
Neset-Kristiansund 2-5 (Total: 2-7)
Championship semi-finals
June 26
Djerv-Lyn 2-3
Fredrikstad-Kristiansund 3-2
Championship finals
July 3
Lyn-Fredrikstad 0-0
Second game
August 28
Fredrikstad-Lyn 4-0
Promotion
Fjell, Holmestrand, Nordlandet, Sandefjord, Skeid, Skiens-Grane, Skreia, Strømsgodset, Tistedalen, Verdal, Voss, Ålgård
National cup
Third round
Brann-Skeid 4-0
Frigg-Djerv 1-0
Odd-Flekkefjord 3-1
Jevnaker-Fram Larvik 3-2 (extra time)
Viking-Hardy 2-0
Kjelsås-Mjøndalen 0-2
Kristiansund-Veblungsnes 8-0
Larvik Turn-Vigør 0-1
Lillestrøm-Speed 8-1
Storm-Moss 3-1
Steinkjer-Neset 1-2
Ørn-Nydalen 2-0
Vålerenga-Pors 1-0
Urædd-Strong 3-1
Fourth round
Vålerenga-Fram Larvik 3-0
Fredrikstad-Storm 7-0
Vigør-Frigg 3-2
Kristiansund-Lillestrøm 1-3
Lyn-Ørn 1-2
Mjøndalen-Urædd 2-1
Neset-Odd 0-2
Skeid-Viking 4-5 (extra time)
Quarter-finals
Odd-Fredrikstad 4-5 (extra time)
Mjøndalen-Lillestrøm 4-2
Vålerenga-Vigør 0-1
Viking-Ørn 4-0
Semi-finals
Fredrikstad-Viking 2-0
Vigør-Mjøndalen 0-2
Finale
October 6: Fredrikstad-Mjøndalen 3-2 (extra time)
North-Norwegian Champions
Final: Kirkenes Idrettsforening-Bodø/Glimt 0-3
Champions: F.K. Bodø/Glimt
National team
Men
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Res.* | Comp. | Norwegian goalscorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31 | Oslo | 1 - 0 | F | Arne Brustad | |
| June 5 | Marseille | 1 - 2 | WCQ | Arne Brustad | |
| June 17 | Oslo | 9 - 0 | F | Magnar Isaksen, Arne Brustad (4), Reidar Kvammen (2), Torkild Andresen, Trygve Arnesen | |
| September 4 | Oslo | 2 - 1 | F | Trygve Arnesen, Knut Brynhildsen | |
| September 18 | Oslo | 1 - 1 | F | Trygve Arnesen | |
| October 2 | Stockholm | 3 - 2 | F | Arne Brustad, Knut Brynhildsen, Hans Nordahl | |
| October 23 | Warszawa | 2 - 2 | F | Hans Nordahl, Alf Martinsen | |
| November 9 | Newcastle | 0 - 4 | F |
Note: Norway's goals first
Explanation:
- F = Friendly
- WCQ = 1938 FIFA World Cup