1956–57 Norwegian Main League

The Hovedserien 1956/57, was the 13th season of Norway's highest football league and the ninth season under the name Hovedserien. The season began on 29 July 1956 and ended with the final game on June 16, 1957.

Mode

The 16 teams played in two groups of eight teams in a single game round return match against each other so that each team completed 14 games. The two last placed each had to dismount.

The champion was determined in a final of the top two.

In comparison to the previous season, the groups were re-divided part.

Season

Fredrikstad FK was the seventh time Norwegian champion.

Of the climbers only Årstad IL had to descend again. IL Sparta, Steinkjær I & FK and IF Strømmen could hold in Hovedserien.

Statements Tables and Results

Group A

Group B

Sp = Matches, W = Wins, D = Draws, L = Defeats, Td = Goal Difference

(M) = Champion of last year (N) = Up

Endgame

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