2015 Norwegian First Division
| Season | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sogndal |
| Promoted |
Sogndal Brann |
| Relegated |
Follo Nest-Sotra Bærum Hønefoss |
| Top goalscorer |
Pontus Engblom (17) Robert Stene (17) |
| Biggest home win | Sandnes Ulf 6–1 Fredrikstad |
| Biggest away win | Bærum 0–5 Sogndal |
| Highest scoring |
Sandnes Ulf 6–1 Fredrikstad Bærum 5–2 Nest-Sotra |
| Longest winning run | 7 games – Sogndal |
| Longest unbeaten run | 14 games – Brann |
| Highest attendance |
17,284 Brann 2–2 Nest-Sotra (16 May 2015) |
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The 2015 Norwegian First Division is Norway's second-tier football league. The league is contested by 16 teams, and the top two teams are promoted to Tippeligaen, while the teams placed from third to sixth place play a promotion-playoff against the 14th-placed team in Tippeligaen to win promotion. The bottom four teams are relegated to the Second Division.[1]
The first round of the season was played on 6 April 2015 and ended with the last round on 1 November 2015. The playoff-tournament was played between 7 and 21 November 2015.[2]
An agreement with Oslo's housing cooperative OBOS was signed on 15 January 2015, branding the league as OBOS-ligaen until 2021.[3]
Team changes from 2014
In the 2014 First Division, Sandefjord,[4] Tromsø[4] and Mjøndalen[5] won promotion to Tippeligaen, while Alta, HamKam, Tromsdalen and Ull/Kisa were relegated[4] to the 2015 Second Division.
Sogndal,[6] Sandnes Ulf[6] and Brann,[5] were relegated from the 2014 Tippeligaen, while Follo, Jerv, Levanger and Åsane were promoted[7] from the 2014 Second Division.
Teams
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bærum |  Morten Tandberg |
Resigned | 20 Nov 2014[35] | Pre-season | Roar Johansen |
1 Jan 2015[36] | Pre-season |
| Nest-Sotra | Ruben Hetlevik |
Stepped down to become assistant | 26 Nov 2014[25] | Pre-season |  Michael Schjønberg |
26 Nov 2014[25] | Pre-season |
| Sandnes Ulf | Tom Nordlie |
Mutual consent | 17 Nov 2014[37] | Pre-season | Bengt Sæternes |
19 Nov 2014[29] | Pre-season |
| Sogndal |  Jonas Olsson |
Mutual consent | 1 Jan 2015[31] | Pre-season | Eirik Bakke |
1 Jan 2015[31] | Pre-season |
| Fredrikstad | Håkon Wibe-Lund |
Sacked | 7 May 2015[38] | 13th | Jan Tore Ophaug Aleksander Olsen (interim) |
7 May 2015 | 13th |
| Nest-Sotra | Michael Schjønberg |
Sacked | 13 May 2015[39] | 15th | Ruben Hetlevik Steffen Landro (interim) |
13 May 2015 | 15th |
| Fredrikstad | Jan Tore Ophaug Aleksander Olsen (interim) |
End of the interim | 20 May 2015 | 14th | Arne Erlandsen |
20 May 2015[40] | 14th |
| Ranheim | Trond Nordsteien |
Sacked | 27 May 2015[41] | 14th | Svein Maalen |
27 May 2015 | 14th |
| Brann | Rikard Norling |
Sacked | 27 May 2015[42] | 9th | Lars Arne Nilsen |
29 May 2015[43] | 9th |
| Ranheim | Svein Maalen |
End of the interim | 8 June 2015 | 13th | Ola By Rise |
8 May 2015[44] | 13th |
| Nest-Sotra | Ruben Hetlevik Steffen Landro (interim) |
End of the interim | 16 July 2015 | 15th | Petter Fossmark |
16 July 2015[45] | 15th |
Table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sogndal (C) (P) | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 59 | 31 | +28 | 62 | Promotion to Tippeligaen |
| 2 | Brann (P) | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 53 | |
| 3 | Kristiansund BK | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 49 | Promotion playoffs |
| 4 | Hødd | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 48 | |
| 5 | Jerv | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 47 | 28 | +19 | 47 | |
| 6 | Ranheim | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 48 | 36 | +12 | 47 | |
| 7 | Sandnes Ulf | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 49 | 40 | +9 | 47 | |
| 8 | Strømmen | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 37 | |
| 9 | Levanger | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 36 | |
| 10 | Bryne | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 36 | |
| 11 | Åsane | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 35 | |
| 12 | Fredrikstad | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 41 | 61 | −20 | 35 | |
| 13 | Follo (R) | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 33 | Relegation to 2. Divisjon |
| 14 | Nest-Sotra (R) | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 31 | |
| 15 | Bærum (R) | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 44 | 67 | −23 | 31 | |
| 16 | Hønefoss (R) | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 28 |
Updated to games played on 1 November 2015.
Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Season statistics
Top scorers
Source:[46] Most assists
Hat tricks
References
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