Norwegian First Division

1. divisjon
Country	Norway
Confederation	UEFA
Founded	1948 1948–1951 (as 1. divisjon) 1951–1962 (as Landsdelsserien) 1963–1990 (as 2. divisjon) 1991–2004 (as 1. divisjon) 2005–2013 (as Adeccoligaen) 2014 (as 1. divisjon) 2015–present "(as OBOS-ligaen)"
Number of teams	16
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	Tippeligaen
Relegation to	2. Divisjon
Domestic cup(s)	Norwegian Cup
Current champions	Sogndal (2015)
Most championships	Vålerenga (3)
TV partners	C More and TV2 Zebra
Website	Fotball.no
2016 Norwegian First Division

The Norwegian First Division (Norwegian: 1. divisjon) is the second highest division of the Norwegian football league system. The league was established in 1948 following a reorganization of the Norwegian league system. From the 2015 season, it will be branded as OBOS-ligaen, after a six-year deal was agreed with the housing cooperative OBOS.^[1]

Formally, it was a semi-professional league.^[2]^[3]

Overview

In 2009, the number of teams in the Norwegian Premier League expanded from 14 to 16.^[4] Therefore, 2008 was a transitional season, in which more teams were promoted to the top flight, and fewer teams relegated to the Norwegian Second Division, than usual.

From 2009, the First Division winners and runners-up earn automatic promotion. A new playoff system was introduced, involving the teams finishing third, fourth and fifth in the First Division, and the team finishing third from the bottom in Tippeligaen. Teams three and four would play against each other, and face the winner of team five versus team fourteen from Tippeligaen. Promotion is awarded to the winning team. The four teams finishing at the bottom of the after ended season will be relegated to the Second Division.

2016 Member Clubs

Team^[5]	Location	Arena	Capacity	Manager
Bryne	Bryne	Bryne Stadion	10,000	Gaute Larsen
Fredrikstad	Fredrikstad	Fredrikstad Stadion	12,565	Arne Erlandsen
Hødd	Ulsteinvik	Høddvoll Stadion	3,825	Sindre Eid
Jerv	Grimstad	J.J. Ugland Stadion – Levermyr	3,500	Steinar Pedersen
KFUM	Oslo	KFUM Arena	1,500	Ståle Andersen
Kongsvinger	Kongsvinger	Gjemselund Stadion	6,700	Luis Berkemeier Pimenta
Kristiansund	Kristiansund	Kristiansund Stadion	3,000	Christian Michelsen
Levanger	Levanger	Moan Fritidspark	6,000	Andreas Holmberg
Mjøndalen	Mjøndalen	Isachsen Stadion	4,350	Vegard Hansen
Ranheim	Trondheim	DNB Arena	2,000	Ola By Rise
Raufoss	Raufoss	NAMMO Stadion	2,500	Espen Haug
Sandefjord	Sandefjord	Komplett.no Arena	6,000	Lars Bohinen
Sandnes Ulf	Sandnes	Sandnes Idrettspark	4,969	Bengt Sæternes
Strømmen	Strømmen	Strømmen Stadion	1,800	Espen Olsen
Ull/Kisa	Jessheim	UKI Arena	3,000	Vegard Skogheim
Åsane	Åsane	Åsane Idrettspark	3,000	Morten Røssland

Previous winners

Season	Winner	Runner-Up	3rd place (play offs - except 2008 and 2011)	4th place (play offs since 2008)	5th place (play offs since 2009)	6th place (play offs since 2012)
1997	Vålerenga	Moss	Eik-Tønsberg (lost)
1998	Odd Grenland	Skeid	Kjelsås (lost)
1999	Haugesund	Bryne	Start (won)
2000	Lyn	Strømsgodset	Sogndal (won)
2001	Vålerenga	Start	Ham-Kam (lost)
2002	Tromsø	Aalesund	Sandefjord (lost)
2003	Ham-Kam	Fredrikstad	Sandefjord (lost)
2004	Start	Aalesund	Kongsvinger (lost)
2005	Stabæk	Sandefjord	Moss (lost)
2006	Strømsgodset	Aalesund	Bryne (lost)
2007	Molde	Ham-Kam	Bodø/Glimt (won)
2008	Odd Grenland	Sandefjord	Start	Sogndal (lost)
2009	Haugesund	Hønefoss	Kongsvinger (won)	Sogndal	Sarpsborg 08
2010	Sogndal	Sarpsborg 08	Fredrikstad (won)	Løv-Ham	Ranheim
2011	Hønefoss	Sandnes Ulf
2012	Start	Sarpsborg 08	Sandefjord	Mjøndalen	Bodø/Glimt	Ullensaker/Kisa (lost)
2013	Bodø/Glimt	Stabæk	Hødd	Ranheim (lost)	Ham-Kam	Mjøndalen
2014	Sandefjord	Tromsø	Mjøndalen (won)	Kristiansund	Bærum	Fredrikstad
2015	Sogndal	Brann	Kristiansund	Hødd	Jerv (lost)	Ranheim

References

↑ "PM: 1. divisjon blir OBOS-ligaen" [Press release: 1. divisjon becomes the OBOS league]. http://www.toppfotball.no/ (in Norwegian). Norsk Toppfotball. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015. External link in |website= (help)
↑ http://ekstranett.fotball.no/Documents/Kampdelegater/2010/Turneringsbestemmelser%20%20Adeccoligaen%202013.pdf
↑ http://ekstranett.fotball.no/Nytt-fra-NFF/Nyheter/Nyhetsarkiv/2007/Informasjon-om-minstelonn/
↑ "Tippeligaen utvides til 16 lag". Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian). 2008-03-08. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
↑ Lars Aarhus. "First division 2015". RSSSF Norway. Retrieved 20 January 2016.

External links

OBOS-ligaen 2016

Bryne Fredrikstad Hødd Jerv KFUM Oslo Kongsvinger Kristiansund Levanger Mjøndalen Ranheim Raufoss Sandefjord Sandnes Ulf Strømmen Ull/Kisa Åsane

First Division football seasons in Norway

2. divisjon	1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990

1. divisjon	1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Adeccoligaen	2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

1. divisjon	2014

OBOS-ligaen	2015 2016

OBOS-ligaen venues 2015

Aka Atlanten Brann Bryne DNB Fosshaugane Fredrikstad Høddvoll Sandvika Levermyr Moan Myrdal Sandnes Ski Strømmen

Second level football leagues of Europe (UEFA)

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Football in Norway

League competitions	Tippeligaen 1. Divisjon (D1) 2. Divisjon (D2) 3. Divisjon (D3) Toppserien (W) 1. divisjon (W, D1)

Cup competitions	Norwegian Football Cup Norwegian Women's Cup

Defunct cup competitions	Northern Norwegian Cup (1929–1969) Superfinalen (2009–2010)

Playoff competitions	To the First Division (1996–2000) To the Second Division (2001–2010) To the First Division (women)

National teams	Men U-21 U-19 U-17 Women

Lists and categories	Clubs Competitions Players Foreign Stadia

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