2015 Norwegian First Division

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1. divisjon
Season 2015
Dates6 April – 1 November
Champions Sogndal
PromotedSogndal
Brann
Relegated Follo
Nest-Sotra
Bærum
Hønefoss
Matches played240
Goals scored702 (2.93 per match)
Top goalscorer Pontus Engblom
(17 goals)
Robert Stene (17 goals)
Biggest home win Sandnes Ulf  6–1  Fredrikstad
Biggest away winBærum 0–5 Sogndal
Highest scoringSandnes Ulf 6–1 Fredrikstad
Bærum 5–2 Nest-Sotra
Longest winning run7 games
Sogndal
Longest unbeaten run14 games
Brann
Highest attendance17,284
Brann 2–2 Nest-Sotra
(16 May 2015)
Average attendance1,998
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2016 →

The 2015 1. divisjon (referred to as the OBOS-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) was a Norwegian second-tier football league season. The league was contested by 16 teams, and the top two teams were promoted 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. [1]

Contents

The first round of the season was played on 6 April 2015 and the season 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 1. divisjon, Sandefjord, [4] Tromsø [4] and Mjøndalen [5] won promotion to Tippeligaen, while Alta, HamKam, Tromsdalen and Ull/Kisa were relegated [4] to the 2015 2. divisjon.

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 2. divisjon.

Teams

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Locations of the teams in the 2015 1. divisjon
TeamLocationArenaCapacityManager
Brann Bergen Brann Stadion [8] 17,686 Flag of Norway.svg Lars Arne Nilsen
Bryne Bryne Bryne Stadion [9] 10,000 Flag of Norway.svg Gaute Larsen [10]
Bærum Sandvika Sandvika Stadion [11] 1,815 Flag of Norway.svg Roar Johansen [12]
Follo Ski Ski Stadion 2,500 Flag of Norway.svg Hans Erik Eriksen [13]
Fredrikstad Fredrikstad Fredrikstad Stadion [14] 12,565 Flag of Norway.svg Håkon Wibe Lund [15]
Hødd Ulsteinvik Høddvoll Stadion [16] 3,825 Flag of Norway.svg Sindre Eid [17]
Hønefoss Hønefoss Aka Arena [18] 4,120 Flag of Norway.svg Rune Skarsfjord [19]
Jerv Grimstad J.J. Ugland Stadion – Levermyr [20] 1,700 Flag of Norway.svg Steinar Pedersen [21]
Kristiansund Kristiansund Kristiansund Stadion [22] 3,000 Flag of Norway.svg Christian Michelsen [23]
Levanger Levanger Moan Fritidspark 6,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Holmberg [24]
Nest-Sotra Sotra Ågotnes Stadion 2,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Schjønberg [25]
Ranheim Trondheim DNB Arena [26] 2,000 Flag of Norway.svg Ola By Rise [27]
Sandnes Ulf Sandnes Sandnes Idrettspark [28] 4,969 Flag of Norway.svg Bengt Sæternes [29]
Sogndal Sogndal Fosshaugane Campus [30] 5,539 Flag of Norway.svg Eirik Bakke [31]
Strømmen Strømmen Strømmen Stadion [32] 1,800 Flag of Norway.svg Gunnar Halle [33]
Åsane Åsane Åsane Idrettspark 3,000 Flag of Norway.svg Morten Røssland [34]

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment Table
Bærum Flag of Norway.svg Morten Tandberg Resigned 20 Nov 2014 [35] Pre-season Flag of Norway.svg Roar Johansen 1 Jan 2015 [36] Pre-season
Nest-Sotra Flag of Norway.svg Ruben Hetlevik Stepped down to become assistant 26 Nov 2014 [25] Pre-season Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Schjønberg 26 Nov 2014 [25] Pre-season
Sandnes Ulf Flag of Norway.svg Tom Nordlie Mutual consent 17 Nov 2014 [37] Pre-season Flag of Norway.svg Bengt Sæternes 19 Nov 2014 [29] Pre-season
Sogndal Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Olsson Mutual consent 1 Jan 2015 [31] Pre-season Flag of Norway.svg Eirik Bakke 1 Jan 2015 [31] Pre-season
Fredrikstad Flag of Norway.svg Håkon Wibe-Lund Sacked7 May 2015 [38] 13th Flag of Norway.svg Jan Tore Ophaug
Flag of Norway.svg Aleksander Olsen (interim)		7 May 201513th
Nest-Sotra Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Schjønberg Sacked13 May 2015 [39] 15th Flag of Norway.svg Ruben Hetlevik
Flag of Norway.svg Steffen Landro (interim)		13 May 201515th
Fredrikstad Flag of Norway.svg Jan Tore Ophaug
Flag of Norway.svg Aleksander Olsen (interim)		End of the interim20 May 201514th Flag of Norway.svg Arne Erlandsen 20 May 2015 [40] 14th
Ranheim Flag of Norway.svg Trond Nordsteien Sacked27 May 2015 [41] 14th Flag of Norway.svg Svein Maalen 27 May 201514th
Brann Flag of Sweden.svg Rikard Norling Sacked27 May 2015 [42] 9th Flag of Norway.svg Lars Arne Nilsen 29 May 2015 [43] 9th
Ranheim Flag of Norway.svg Svein Maalen End of the interim8 June 201513th Flag of Norway.svg Ola By Rise 8 May 2015 [44] 13th
Nest-Sotra Flag of Norway.svg Ruben Hetlevik
Flag of Norway.svg Steffen Landro (interim)		End of the interim16 July 201515th Flag of Norway.svg Petter Fossmark 16 July 2015 [45] 15th

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1 Sogndal (C, P)3018845931+2862Promotion to Tippeligaen
2 Brann (P)30141154635+1153
3 Kristiansund 3014793730+749Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4 Hødd 30146104340+348
5 Jerv 30121174728+1947
6 Ranheim 3013894836+1247
7 Sandnes Ulf 3013894940+947
8 Strømmen 30107133339−637
9 Levanger 30106144853−536
10 Bryne 30106144350−736
11 Åsane 30811114646035
12 Fredrikstad 30811114161−2035
13 Follo (R)3089134243−133Relegation to Second Division
14 Nest-Sotra (R)3087154151−1031
15 Bærum (R)3087154467−2331
16 Hønefoss (R)3077163552−1728
Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away BRA BRY BÆR FOL FFK HØD HØN JER KBK LEV NS RAN ULF SOG STR ÅSF
Brann —2–12–22–15–11–23–02–02–11–02–24–10–00–42–02–2
Bryne 0–1—2–12–02–31–43–21–22–04–12–12–22–10–20–00–0
Bærum 1–11–4—1–12–34–01–00–41–23–25–20–12–00–50–13–2
Follo 0–11–42–2—2–33–04–02–12–31–21–13–02–20–11–12–0
Fredrikstad 1–12–03–32–2—1–21–11–01–42–21–13–13–21–10–01–1
Hødd 3–02–04–22–11–1—0–10–00–10–43–21–11–31–01–14–0
Hønefoss 0–01–22–22–12–01–3—2–11–13–02–22–20–12–51–33–3
Jerv 2–23–05–02–24–00–12–1—0–14–23–02–00–00–00–01–1
Kristiansund 0–11–10–11–11–02–11–01–1—2–11–10–03–11–12–10–1
Levanger 4–11–04–13–14–10–00–11–40–2—0–31–10–04–10–12–2
Nest-Sotra 2–12–01–20–01–03–21–34–00–11–1—1–22–31–22–02–3
Ranheim 0–04–10–00–14–04–14–00–10–13–23–0—1–13–22–03–2
Sandnes Ulf 1–13–23–22–16–10–21–02–22–12–33–11–0—1–23–11–3
Sogndal 0–03–13–12–12–01–12–11–14–31–33–01–02–1—3–23–0
Strømmen 2–32–23–11–21–20–11–00–11–02–12–12–40–31–1—1–0
Åsane 2–32–25–00–13–32–02–11–12–05–00–11–20–01–10–3—
Source: NIFS (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoalsGamesAverage
1 Flag of Sweden.svg Pontus Engblom Sandnes Ulf 17260,65
Flag of Norway.svg Robert Stene Ranheim 17290,59
3 Flag of Norway.svg Kristian Fardal Opseth Sogndal 16260,62
4 Flag of Norway.svg Ohi Omoijuanfo Jerv 15290,52
Flag of Norway.svg Bendik Bye Levanger 15300,50
6 Flag of Ghana.svg Mahatma Otoo Sogndal 13260,50
Flag of Norway.svg Steffen Lie Skålevik Brann 13290,45
8 Flag of Norway.svg Martin Ramsland Strømmen 12280,41
Flag of Norway.svg Oddbjørn Skartun Bryne 12290,41
Flag of Norway.svg Alexander Ruud Tveter Follo 12300,40
11 Flag of Norway.svg Henrik Kjelsrud Johansen Fredrikstad 11190,58
Flag of Norway.svg Eirik Ulland Andersen Hødd 11270,41
13 Flag of Norway.svg Alexander Lind Jerv 10280,36

Source: [46]

Hat tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Flag of Sweden.svg Jakob Orlov BrannRanheim4–130 April 2015
Flag of Norway.svg Ohi Omoijuanfo JervLevanger4–231 May 2015
Flag of Norway.svg Kristian Fardal Opseth SogndalBrann4–021 June 2015
Flag of Norway.svg Robert Stene RanheimÅsane3–25 July 2015
Flag of Norway.svg Geir André Herrem ÅsaneBærum5–020 September 2015

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