| Competition: | 1. divisjon |
| Season: | 1987 |
| Winners: | Klepp 1st title |
| Relegated: | Troll Grand |
| Matches: | 90 |
| League Topscorer: |  Lisbeth Bakken(14 goals) |
| Prevseason: | 1986 |
| Nextseason: | 1988 |
The 1987 1. divisjon, the highest women's football (soccer) league in Norway, began on 2 May 1987 and ended on 3 October 1987.
It was the first season with a single, nationwide league for women.
18 games were played with 3 points given for wins, whereas drawn matches were decided with a penalty shootout, with 2 points for a shootout victory and 1 point for a shootout loss.
Number nine and ten were relegated, while two teams from the 2. divisjon were promoted through a playoff round.
Klepp won the league, having taken the lead as late as the seventeenth round.
Elisabeth Grindheim, Sandviken Inger Knuten, Asker Kari Nielsen, Asker Laila Rognhaug, Bøler Mai-Heidi Aas, Grand Sissel Grude, Klepp Kristin Henriksen, Sprint/Jeløy Torill Hoch-Nielsen, Sprint/Jeløy