2018 Eliteserien Promotion/Relegation play-offs

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The 2018 Eliteserien Promotion/Relagetion play-offs was the 45th time a spot in the Eliteserien was decided by play-off matches between top tier and second level clubs. In the play-offs, five teams compete for one spot in the 2019 Eliteserien.

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At the end of the 2018 season, Start and Sandefjord were relegated directly to 2019 1. divisjon, and were replaced by Viking and Mjøndalen who were directly promoted.

Background

The play-offs between Eliteserien and 1. divisjon have been held every year since 1972 with exceptions in 1994 and 2011. They take place for the two divisions following the conclusion of the regular season and are contested by the fourteenth-placed club in Eliteserien and the four clubs finishing below the automatic promotion places in the 1. divisjon. The fixtures are determined by final league position – the first two knockout-rounds begins with the four teams in the 1. divisjon: 3rd v 6th and 4th v 5th, and the winner then play each other to determine who meet the Eliteserien club in the final.

Qualified teams

Five teams entered a play-off for the last Eliteserien spot for the 2019 season. These were:

The four 1. divisjon teams first played a single game knockout tournament, with the winner (Aalesund) advancing to a two-legged tie against the Eliteserien team (Stabæk) for the 16th and final spot in the 2019 Eliteserien season.

Matches

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, Aalesund, advanced to play the 14th placed team in Eliteserien over two legs in the Eliteserien play-offs for a spot in the top-flight the following season. [1]

First round

Aalesund 1–0 Nest-Sotra
Guèye Soccerball shade.svg52' Report
Attendance: 3,102
Referee: Tommy Skjerven
Sogndal 1–0 Ullensaker/Kisa
Haugen Soccerball shade.svg90+2' Report
Attendance: 1,902
Referee: Trygve Kjensli

Second round

Aalesund 3–1 Sogndal
Friðjónsson Soccerball shade.svg48' (pen.)
Guèye Soccerball shade.svg55', 90+4'		 Report Fredriksen Soccerball shade.svg51'
Attendance: 3,458
Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes

Final

The 14th-placed team in Eliteserien, Stabæk, played a two-legged play-off against Aalesund, the winners of the 1. divisjon promotion play-offs, to decide who will play in the 2019 Eliteserien.

Stabæk 1–0 Aalesund
Børkeeiet Soccerball shade.svg27' Report
Attendance: 3,831
Aalesund 1–1 Stabæk
O. Lie Soccerball shade.svg30' Report Guèye Soccerball shade.svg71' (o.g.)
Attendance: 6,333
Referee: Tore Hansen

Stabæk won 2–1 on aggregate and retained their position in Eliteserien.

Bracket

First round Second round Final round
           
3 Aalesund 1
6 Nest-Sotra 0
3 Aalesund 3
4 Sogndal 1
4 Sogndal 1
5 Ullensaker/Kisa 0
14 Stabæk 11 2
3 Aalesund 0 1 1

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References

  1. ↑ "Slik spilles kvalifiseringskampene til Eliteserien". eurosport.no (in Norwegian). Eurosport. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
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