2014 Norwegian First Division

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1. divisjon
Season 2014
Dates6 April – 2 November
Champions Sandefjord
PromotedSandefjord
Tromsø
Mjøndalen
Relegated Alta
Tromsdalen
Ullensaker/Kisa
HamKam
Matches240
Goals738 (3.08 per match)
Top goalscorer Pål Alexander Kirkevold
(19 goals)
Biggest home win Strømmen  6–0  Hønefoss
Kristiansund  6–0 Alta
Strømmen 6–1 HamKam
Biggest away win Hødd  2–5  Nest-Sotra
Highest scoringStrømmen 5–3 Ullensaker/Kisa
Longest unbeaten run29 games
Sandefjord [1]
Longest winless run14 games
HamKam [1]
2013
2015

The 2014 1. divisjon was a Norwegian second-tier football league season. The league was contested by 16 teams, and the top two teams won promotion to Tippeligaen, while the teams placed from third to sixth place played a promotion-playoff against the 14th-placed team in Tippeligaen to win promotion. The bottom four teams were relegated to the 2. divisjon.

Contents

The first round of the season was played on 6 April 2014 and ended with the last round on 2 November 2014. [2]

Team changes from 2013

In the 2013 1. divisjon, Bodø/Glimt and Stabæk won promotion to Tippeligaen, while Tromsø and Hønefoss were relegated to the 1. divisjon.

Elverum, Follo, Kongsvinger and Vard Haugesund were relegated from the 2013 1. division, while Bærum, Alta, Nest-Sotra and Tromsdalen were promoted from the 2013 2. divisjon.

Teams

TeamLocationArenaCapacityManager
Alta Alta Finnmarkshallen 1,000 Rune Berger
Bryne Bryne Bryne Stadion 10,000 Gaute Larsen
Bærum Sandvika Sandvika Stadion 1,500 Morten Tandberg
Fredrikstad Fredrikstad Fredrikstad Stadion 12,560 Trond Amundsen
HamKam Hamar Briskeby gressbane 10,200 Chris Twiddy
Hødd Ulsteinvik Høddvoll Stadion 3,120 Lars Arne Nilsen
Hønefoss Hønefoss Aka Arena 4,256 Rune Skarsfjord
Kristiansund Kristiansund Atlanten Stadion 4,000 Christian Michelsen
Mjøndalen Mjøndalen Mjøndalen Stadion 2,100 Vegard Hansen
Nest-Sotra Sotra Ågotnes Stadion 2,000 Ruben Hetlevik
Ranheim Trondheim DNB Arena 2,000 Trond Nordsteien
Sandefjord Sandefjord Komplett.no Arena 9,000 Lars Bohinen
Strømmen Strømmen Strømmen Stadion 1,800 Erland Johnsen
Tromsdalen Tromsø Tromsdalen Stadion 3,000 Gaute Helstrup
Tromsø Tromsø Alfheim Stadion 6,859 Steinar Nilsen
Ull/Kisa Jessheim UKI Arena 3,000 Tommy Berntsen

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming managerDate of appointmentTable
Hønefoss Leif Gunnar Smerud Mutual consent23 November 2013 [3] Pre-season Roar Johansen 20 December 2013 [4] Pre-season
Ullensaker/Kisa Roar Johansen Signed by Hønefoss 20 December 2013 [4] Pre-season Tommy Berntsen 4 January 2014Pre-season
Sandefjord Arne Sandstø End of contract31 December 2013Pre-season Lars Bohinen 1 January 2014Pre-Season
Kristiansund Geir Bakke Signed by Molde FK 17 January 2014Pre-season Christian Michelsen 6 February 2014Pre-Season
HamKam Vegard Skogheim Resigned23 April 201416th Peter Sørensen 15 May 201416th
Hønefoss Roar Johansen Mutual consent5 June 201414th Rune Skarsfjord 6 June 201414th
HamKam Peter Sørensen Resigned4 July 201416th Svein Inge Haagenrud 4 July 201416th
Nest-Sotra Alexander Straus Signed by Strømsgodset IF 13 August 2014? Ruben Hetlevik 21 August 2014?
HamKam Svein Inge Haagenrud Resigned30 August 201416th Chris Twiddy 30 August 201416th

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1 Sandefjord (C, P)3020916224+3869Promotion to Tippeligaen
2 Tromsø (P)3018576727+4059
3 Mjøndalen (O, P)3014975736+2151Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4 Kristiansund BK 30131075339+1449
5 Bærum 30154115152149
6 Fredrikstad 30146103526+948
7 Ranheim 30137104534+1146
8 Hødd 30127114849143
9 Bryne 30133144855742
10 Strømmen 30118115954+541
11 Hønefoss 301241439551640
12 Nest-Sotra 30107134951237
13 Alta (R)30971433511834Relegation to Second Division
14 Tromsdalen (R)30871544561231
15 Ullensaker/Kisa (R)30651926512523
16 HamKam (R)3014252278567
Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away ALT BRY BÆR FFK HK ILH HØN KBK MIF NS RF SF SIF TUIL TIL ULL
Alta 1–12–31–02–01–12–03–02–12–21–02–20–21–20–32–1
Bryne 6–11–21–21–02–23–21–30–53–11–21–31–42–02–12–1
Bærum 0–31–01–06–20–14–32–11–32–10–03–41–11–02–13–1
Fredrikstad 0–02–12–13–02–15–02–10–02–01–00–11–22–20–20–0
HamKam 2–40–23–01–30–11–40–01–21–11–32–31–10–41–40–1
Hødd 3–00–30–42–04–00–01–21–42–54–21–41–11–10–24–0
Hønefoss 1–01–22–10–12–01–41–01–10–12–12–33–24–01–31–0
Kristiansund 6–03–04–11–02–20–44–11–12–10–31–14–04–21–01–0
Mjøndalen 4–13–11–10–03–11–34–02–23–20–12–24–01–22–13–1
Nest-Sotra 2–12–31–22–13–10–10–11–11–22–20–42–04–02–11–1
Ranheim 2–01–15–04–12–01–04–11–11–11–21–12–41–00–30–2
Sandefjord 3–05–01–00–13–01–10–00–02–13–21–01–02–13–14–0
Strømmen 3–10–32–20–26–14–16–03–33–02–22–01–14–40–35–3
Tromsdalen 0–04–12–31–12–12–32–32–23–11–20–21–22–10–03–1
Tromsø 1–02–35–21–01–05–01–13–11–14–21–10–04–05–15–0
Ull/Kisa 0–01–00–20–15–01–10–11–20–12–21–20–21–01–01–3
Source: NIFS (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoalsGamesAverage
1 Flag of Norway.svg Pål Alexander Kirkevold Sandefjord 19290.66
2 Ulster Banner.svg Robin Shroot Hødd 16230.70
Flag of Senegal.svg Jean Alassane Mendy Kristiansund 16280.57
Flag of Denmark.svg Sanel Kapidzic Mjøndalen 16300.53
5 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zdeněk Ondrášek Tromsø 15250.60
Flag of Norway.svg Kjell Rune Sellin Sandefjord 15290.52
7 Flag of Norway.svg Vegard Lysvoll Tromsdalen 14280.50
8 Flag of Finland.svg Roope Riski Hønefoss 12230.52
Flag of Norway.svg Simen Næss Nest-Sotra 12290.41
Flag of Norway.svg Steffen Lie Skålevik Nest-Sotra 12290.41
Flag of Norway.svg Magnus Andersen Tromsø 12300.40
12 Flag of Norway.svg Jonas Johansen Tromsø 11250.44

Source: [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "NIFS – Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk".
  2. Andersen, Gorm S. (15 November 2013). "Tippeligaen starter 30. mars i 2014". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  3. Haugen, Espen (23 November 2013). "Smerud ferdig i Hønefoss". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 11 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  4. 1 2 Kvam, Synne (20 December 2013). "Johansen ansatt som ny Hønefoss-trener". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  5. Alt om fotball