Tony Knapp overtar
Tabellen 1986
| Lag | S | V | U | T | + | | +/ | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lillestrøm | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 40 | 17 | +23 | 33 |
| 2 | Mjøndalen | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 27 |
| 3 | Kongsvinger | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| 4 | Start | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 24 |
| 5 | HamKam | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 24 |
| 6 | Bryne | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 23 |
| 7 | Vålerenga | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 22 |
| 8 | Rosenborg | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 21 |
| 9 | Molde | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 33 | -7 | 20 |
| 10 | Tromsø | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 32 | -9 | 18 |
| 11 | Viking | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 33 | -10 | 17 |
| 12 | Strømmen | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 46 | -23 | 8 |