| Season | 1955–56 |
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| Champions | Larvik Turn 3rd title |
| Relegated | Brann Varegg Kvik (Trondheim) Ranheim |
| ← 1954–55 1956–57 → | |
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.
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League tables
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 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 |
(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 |
(R) Relegated
Results
Group A
| Home \ Away | SKB | LAR | ODD | RAP | SBK | VIF | VAR | VIK |
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| 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 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Group B
| Home \ Away | ASK | FFK | FRI | KVI | LIL | RAN | SAR | SKD |
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| 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 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Championship final
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| 1955–56 in European football (UEFA) | |
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| « 1954–55 1956–57 » | |
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