2017 Norwegian First Division

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1. divisjon
Season2017
Dates2 April – 5 November
Champions Bodø/Glimt
PromotedBodø/Glimt
Start
Ranheim
Relegated Fredrikstad
Elverum
Arendal
Matches played240
Goals scored736 (3.07 per match)
Top goalscorer Kristian Fardal Opseth
(28 goals)
Biggest home win Ullensaker/Kisa  7–1  Jerv
Biggest away win Strømmen  1–6 Bodø/Glimt
Highest scoringUllensaker/Kisa 7–1 Jerv
Longest winning run5 games
Bodø/Glimt
Longest unbeaten run15 games
Bodø/Glimt
Longest winless run11 games
Arendal
Longest losing run4 games
Fredrikstad
Average attendance1,422 Decrease2.svg 4.9%
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2018 →

The 2017 1. divisjon (referred to as OBOS-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) was a Norwegian second-tier football league season.

Contents

The first round of the season was played on 2 April 2017 and the season concluded with the last round on 5 November 2017. [1]

Team changes from 2016

In the 2016 1. divisjon, Kristiansund and Sandefjord were promoted to the 2017 Eliteserien, while Bryne, Hødd, KFUM Oslo and Raufoss were relegated to the 2017 2. divisjon.

Bodø/Glimt and Start were relegated from the 2016 Tippeligaen, while Tromsdalen, Elverum, Florø and Arendal were promoted from the 2016 2. divisjon.

Teams

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Locations of the teams in the 2017 OBOS-ligaen
TeamLocationArenaCapacityManager
Arendal Arendal Bjønnes Stadion 1,500 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Andersson
Åsane Åsane Åsane Idrettspark 3,000 Flag of Norway.svg Mons Ivar Mjelde
Bodø/Glimt Bodø Aspmyra Stadion 7,354 Flag of Norway.svg Aasmund Bjørkan
Elverum Elverum Elverum Stadion 1,400 Flag of Norway.svg Tore Fossum
Fredrikstad Fredrikstad Fredrikstad Stadion 12,565 Flag of Norway.svg Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen
Florø Florø Florø Stadion 2,800 Flag of Norway.svg Terje Rognsø
Jerv Grimstad J.J. Ugland Stadion – Levermyr 1,750 Flag of Norway.svg Arne Sandstø
Kongsvinger Kongsvinger Gjemselund Stadion 6,700 Flag of Norway.svg Hans-Erik Eriksen
Levanger Levanger Moan Fritidspark 6,000 Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Powell
Mjøndalen Mjøndalen Isachsen Stadion 4,350 Flag of Norway.svg Vegard Hansen
Ranheim Trondheim EXTRA Arena 3,000 Flag of Norway.svg Svein Maalen
Sandnes Ulf Sandnes Sandnes Idrettspark 4,969 Flag of Norway.svg Bengt Sæternes
Start Kristiansand Sør Arena 14,563 Flag of England.svg Mick Priest
Strømmen Strømmen Strømmen Stadion 1,800 Flag of Norway.svg Espen Olsen
Tromsdalen Tromsdalen Tromsdalen Stadion 3,000 Flag of Norway.svg Gaute Helstrup
Ull/Kisa Jessheim UKI Arena 3,000 Flag of Norway.svg Vegard Skogheim

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming managerDate of appointmentTable
Fredrikstad Flag of Norway.svg Mons Ivar Mjelde Resigned4 November 2016 [2] Pre-season Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Loberto 23 November 2016 [3] Pre-season
Åsane Flag of Norway.svg Kjetil Knutsen Contract expired1 December 2016 Flag of Norway.svg Mons Ivar Mjelde 1 December 2016
Arendal Flag of Norway.svg Knut Tørum Sacked12 June 201716th Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Andersson 12 June 201716th
Start Flag of Norway.svg Steinar Pedersen Sacked29 September 2017 [4] 2nd Flag of England.svg Mick Priest (interim)29 September 20172nd
Fredrikstad Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Loberto Resigned27 October 2017 [5] 14th Flag of Norway.svg Aleksander Olsen (interim)27 October 201714th
Fredrikstad Flag of Norway.svg Aleksander Olsen End of caretaker spell29 October 2017 [6] 15th Flag of Norway.svg Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen 29 October 201715th

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1 Bodø/Glimt (C, P)3022538333+5071Promotion to Eliteserien
2 Start (P)3016775736+2155
3 Mjøndalen 3015785637+1952Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4 Ranheim (O, P)3015784839+952
5 Sandnes Ulf 3014974439+551
6 Ull/Kisa 30153126155+648
7 Levanger 30101283936+342
8 Florø 30108124246−438
9 Tromsdalen 30910114343037
10 Kongsvinger 30106144746+136
11 Strømmen 3099123947−836
12 Åsane 30712113856−1833
13 Jerv 3088144459−1532
14 Fredrikstad (R)30511143351−1826Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 Elverum (R)30412142951−2224Relegation to Second Division
16 Arendal (R)3056193362−2921
Source: nifs.no (in Norwegian), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if between two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off (only used to decide champions or relegation).
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away ARE B/G ELV FLO FFK JER KIL LEV MIF RAN ULF IKS STR TUIL UKI ÅSF
Arendal —1–30–32–01–11–13–00–30–11–22–30–20–31–21–20–1
Bodø/Glimt 5–0—5–04–14–04–03–21–31–03–30–03–24–31–03–16–0
Elverum 5–00–4—3–41–12–31–20–20–31–10–11–12–11–10–30–0
Florø 0–11–21–1—4–11–11–00–05–01–13–11–41–51–13–11–1
Fredrikstad 1–10–14–01–2—1–11–10–01–11–23–02–11–12–11–22–1
Jerv 2–31–42–00–22–0—2–22–20–11–22–01–30–11–16–21–1
Kongsvinger 2–30–11–12–13–26–1—0–13–20–02–30–20–00–11–32–0
Levanger 3–21–11–11–13–10–12–1—1–11–10–10–00–10–32–03–0
Mjøndalen 2–11–22–22–43–13–05–13–1—3–02–22–13–02–03–13–0
Ranheim 2–12–12–20–21–03–11–06–11–1—0–11–01–03–13–42–1
Sandnes Ulf 2–23–02–03–00–00–30–32–21–02–0—1–12–02–00–03–3
Start 3–12–20–12–02–23–22–11–12–14–22–1—0–12–23–14–0
Strømmen 1–01–60–01–14–12–10–40–12–21–01–31–2—1–13–42–2
Tromsdalen 1–12–31–11–05–01–42–22–12–13–21–21–21–1—2–32–0
Ull/Kisa 4–22–52–03–02–17–10–32–20–10–13–31–22–01–0—2–3
Åsane 2–21–11–01–01–11–12–32–12–21–34–03–22–22–20–3—
Source: NIFS (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion play-offs

The third to sixth-placed teams took part in the promotion play-offs; these were single leg knockout matches, two semi-finals and a final. The winners, Ranheim, advanced to play the 14th placed team in Eliteserien over two legs in the Eliteserien play-offs for a spot in the top-flight next season.

Semi-finals

Mjøndalen 3–1 Ull/Kisa
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Fredriksen Soccerball shade.svg21'
Pellegrino Soccerball shade.svg40'		 Summary Andreas Aalbu Soccerball shade.svg38'
Isachsen Stadion, Mjøndalen
Attendance: 1,723
Referee: Tommy Skjerven
Ranheim 1–0 Sandnes Ulf
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EXTRA Arena, Ranheim
Attendance: 585
Referee: Trygve Kjensli

Final

Mjøndalen 1–2 Ranheim
Pellegrino Soccerball shade.svg61' Summary Karlsen Soccerball shade.svg16'
Reginiussen Soccerball shade.svg80'
Isachsen Stadion, Mjøndalen
Attendance: 1,748
Referee: Sigurd Kringstad

Relegation play-offs

The 14th placed team took part in a two-legged play-off against Notodden, the winners of the 2. divisjon play-offs, to decide who would play in the 2018 OBOS-ligaen.

Fredrikstad 0–0 Notodden
Summary
Fredrikstad Stadion, Fredrikstad
Attendance: 5,340
Referee: Christian Moen
Notodden 5–3 Fredrikstad
Summary
Idrettsparken, Notodden
Attendance: 2,105
Referee: Torkjell Trædal

Notodden won 5–3 on aggregate.

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoalsGamesAverage
1 Flag of Norway.svg Kristian Fardal Opseth Bodø/Glimt 28300,93
2 Flag of Norway.svg Amahl Pellegrino Mjøndalen 18290,62
3 Flag of Norway.svg Robert Stene Levanger 15280,54
Flag of Norway.svg Kent Håvard Eriksen Sandnes Ulf 15300,50
5 Flag of Norway.svg Endre Kupen Florø 14230,61
Flag of Senegal.svg Ousseynou Boye Mjøndalen 14250,56
7 Flag of Norway.svg Ulrik Saltnes Bodø/Glimt 13270,48
8 Flag of Norway.svg Niklas Castro Kongsvinger 12250,48
Flag of Norway.svg Kristoffer Ødemarksbakken Ullensaker/Kisa 12290,41
10 Flag of Norway.svg Niklas Sandberg Ullensaker/Kisa 11260,42
Flag of Norway.svg Geir André Herrem Åsane 11270,41
Flag of Norway.svg Nicolay Solberg Ullensaker/Kisa 11270,41
Flag of Norway.svg Kjell Rune Sellin Sandnes Ulf 11290,38
Flag of Denmark.svg Sanel Kapidzic Fredrikstad 11290,38
15 Flag of Norway.svg Steffen Lie Skålevik Start 10110,91
Flag of Norway.svg Adem Güven Kongsvinger 10240,42
Flag of Norway.svg Trond Olsen Bodø/Glimt 10270,37
Flag of Norway.svg Mads Reginiussen Ranheim 10290,34

References

  1. ↑ "Hovedterminliste menn 2017" [Main schedule men's football 2017]. fotball.no. Football Association of Norway . Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Mons Ivar Mjelde ferdig som FFK-trener". www.f-b.no (in Norwegian). Fredriksstad Blad. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Andrea Loberto er ny hovedtrener i FFK". www.fredrikstadfk.no (in Norwegian). Fredrikstad FK. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Steinar Pedersen ferdig i Start". www.tv2.no (in Norwegian). TV2. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Andrea Loberto trer til siden". www.fredrikstadfk.no (in Norwegian). Fredriksstad FK. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Andrea Loberto trer til siden". www.fredrikstadfk.no (in Norwegian). Fredriksstad FK. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
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