2012 Norwegian First Division

The 2012 Norwegian First Division season (known as Adeccoligaen for sponsorship reasons) will begin on 9 April 2012 and end 11 November 2012.[1]

Two clubs will be relegated from 2011 Norwegian Premier League, while Notodden, Tromsdalen, Ull/Kisa, and Bærum were promoted from the 2011 Second Division.[2]

Asker, Nybergsund-Trysil, Randaberg and Løv-Ham were relegated to the 2012 Norwegian Second Division

At the end of the season, the two best teams will be promoted to the 2013 Premier League, while the 4 worst placed teams will be relegated to the 2013 Second Division.

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Teams

Team↓ Location↓ Arena↓ Capacity↓ Manager↓
Alta Alta Finnmarkshallen 1,000 Rune Berger
Bodø/Glimt Bodø Aspmyra Stadion 7,400 Cato André Hansen
Bryne Bryne Bryne Stadion 10,000 Tommy Bergersen
Bærum Sandvika Sandvika Stadion 1,500 Morten Tandberg
HamKam Hamar Briskeby Arena 10,200 Vegard Skogheim
Hødd Ulsteinvik Høddvoll Stadion 3,120 Lars Arne Nilsen
Kongsvinger Kongsvinger Gjemselund Stadion 5,202 Per Brogeland
Mjøndalen Mjøndalen Nedre Eiker Stadion 2,600 Vegard Hansen
Notodden Notodden Notodden Stadion 3,000 Brede Halvorsen
Ranheim Ranheim DnB NOR Arena 2,000 Aasmund Bjørkan
Sandefjord Sandefjord Komplett.no Arena 9,000 Arne Sandstø
Sarpsborg 08 Sarpsborg Sarpsborg Stadion 5,000 Roar Johansen
IK Start Kristiansand Sør Arena 14,300 Mons Ivar Mjelde
Strømmen Strømmen Strømmen Stadion 3,000 Erland Johnsen
Tromsdalen Tromsø Tromsdalen Stadion 3,000 Morten Pedersen
Ull/Kisa Jessheim Jessheim Stadion  ? Arne Erlandsen

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Alta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to the Tippeligaen
2 Bodø/Glimt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Bryne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Bærum 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Hamarkameratene 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Hødd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Kongsvinger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Mjøndalen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Notodden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Ranheim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Sandefjord 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Sarpsborg 08 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Start 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to the Fair Play ligaen
14 Strømmen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Tromsdalen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Ullensaker/Kisa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

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