2023 Norwegian First Division

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Norwegian First Division
Season 2023
Dates10 April – 12 November
Champions Fredrikstad
PromotedFredrikstad
KFUM Oslo
Kristiansund
Relegated Hødd
Jerv
Skeid
Matches played240
Goals scored667 (2.78 per match)
Top goalscorer Benjamin Stokke (16 goals)
Highest attendance7,479
Fredrikstad - Moss
(16 May 2023)
Lowest attendance415
Åsane - Skeid
(9 July 2023)
Average attendance1,851
← 2022
2024 →

The 2023 Norwegian First Division (referred to as OBOS-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) is a Norwegian second-tier football league season.

Contents

The season started on 10 April 2023 and ended on 12 November 2023, not including play-off matches. [1]

Teams

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Locations of the teams in the 2023 Norwegian First Division

In the 2022 Norwegian First Division, Brann and Stabæk were promoted to the 2023 Eliteserien, while Grorud and Stjørdals-Blink were relegated to the 2023 Norwegian Second Division.

Jerv and Kristiansund were relegated from the 2022 Eliteserien, while Moss and Hødd were promoted from the 2022 Norwegian Second Division.

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationArenaCapacity
Bryne Bryne Bryne Stadion 4,000
Fredrikstad Fredrikstad Fredrikstad Stadion 12,500
Hødd Ulsteinvik Nye Høddvoll 4,081
Jerv Grimstad Levermyr Stadion 3,300
KFUM Oslo Oslo KFUM-Arena 2,000
Kongsvinger Kongsvinger Gjemselund Stadion 5,824
Kristiansund Kristiansund Kristiansund Stadion 4,444
Mjøndalen Mjøndalen Consto Arena 4,200
Moss Moss Melløs Stadion 4,000
Ranheim Trondheim EXTRA Arena 3,000
Raufoss Raufoss NAMMO Stadion 1,800
Sandnes Ulf Sandnes Øster Hus Arena 6,043
Skeid Oslo Nordre Åsen Kunstgressbane 2,500
Sogndal Sogndalsfjøra Fosshaugane Campus 5,622
Start Kristiansand Sparebanken Sør Arena 14,448
Åsane Bergen Åsane Arena 3,300

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1 Fredrikstad (C, P)30181025023+2764Promotion to Eliteserien
2 KFUM Oslo (P)3017765131+2058
3 Kongsvinger 30164105339+1452Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4 Kristiansund (O, P)3014885638+1850
5 Start 30121084936+1346
6 Bryne 30135124036+444
7 Sogndal 30127114545043
8 Ranheim 30124143653−1740
9 Raufoss 30108123536−138
10 Moss 30108123740−338
11 Sandnes Ulf 30107134245−337
12 Åsane 30910114144−337
13 Mjøndalen 30107133942−337
14 Hødd (R)3089132938−933Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 Jerv (R)3087154059−1931Relegation to Second Division
16 Skeid (R)3035222462−3814
Source: Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
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 goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Fredrikstad 433434534142222112111111111111
KFUM Oslo 61516151616121411976355433334322222222
Kongsvinger 12810141181075311111221222233333333
Kristiansund 141611742321253434554453455554444
Start 825875456468676665645544445555
Bryne 299108129912131414141113121211121210899788876
Sogndal 632363112524543346566666666667
Ranheim 211111243635789101098787781177788
Raufoss 1467559810131413131314121111109891087101091099
Moss 81112119776778910977887101111111191111121210
Sandnes Ulf 17891213131310811121212111313121197910108910111011
Åsane 81212131415161616161616161515151515151515141212121213131312
Mjøndalen 813141615141512912101091010991313131315131413131291113
Hødd 436226688111211111314141414141414131515151515151414
Jerv 1294610111111141097868877101112121413141414141515
Skeid 161415121310141515151515151616161616161616161616161616161616
Promotion to 2024 Eliteserien
Promotion play-offs
Relegation play-offs
Relegation to 2024 2. divisjon
Source: nifs.no

Results

Home \ Away BRY FRE HØD JER KFU KON KRI MJØ MOS RAN RAU ULF SKE SOG STA ÅSA
Bryne —0–02–10–00–12–11–12–13–11–04–13–01–02–12–21–2
Fredrikstad 2–1—1–01–01–01–14–11–21–14–03–00–00–02–13–12–1
Hødd 0–11–1—2–20–12–10–11–21–10–01–01–12–02–22–11–1
Jerv 1–31–12–1—4–30–21–12–31–11–21–00–23–21–30–10–0
KFUM Oslo 1–02–10–16–2—2–02–01–04–20–10–03–11–01–12–22–1
Kongsvinger 1–31–20–32–11–1—1–12–01–23–01–34–05–01–02–13–1
Kristiansund 3–10–14–03–10–22–0—0–04–13–21–20–12–22–11–14–1
Mjøndalen 3–10–13–02–22–22–31–3—1–21–23–01–32–00–02–00–0
Moss 2–12–23–02–10–10–10–34–1—0–11–01–03–01–20–01–0
Ranheim 2–11–20–04–24–21–40–22–32–1—1–30–50–42–00–03–2
Raufoss 0–11–10–12–34–01–23–20–01–10–0—1–11–03–02–10–0
Sandnes Ulf 2–02–31–32–31–21–21–11–02–03–20–0—4–11–21–03–3
Skeid 2–01–21–10–10–41–20–50–22–20–11–23–0—2–41–41–3
Sogndal 2–20–11–05–10–33–32–41–12–11–22–11–02–0—2–11–1
Start 2–02–24–22–11–12–14–03–00–02–11–33–33–02–0—1–0
Åsane 2–10–41–01–21–11–22–23–22–13–03–12–00–02–32–2—
Source: Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Promotion play-offs

The teams from third to sixth place will take part in the promotion play-offs; these are single leg knockout matches. In the first round, the fifth-placed team will play at home against the sixth-placed team. The winner of the first round will meet the fourth-placed team on away ground in the second round. The winner of the second round will meet the third-placed team on away ground. The winner of the third round will face the 14th-placed team in the Eliteserien over two legs in the Eliteserien play-offs for a spot in the top-flight next season. [2]

First roundSecond roundThird round
3 Kongsvinger 2
4 Kristiansund 1 (4)4 Kristiansund 4
5 Start 06 Bryne 1 (2)
6 Bryne (w/o)3
First round
Start 0–3 (w/o) [3] Bryne
Report
Sør Arena , Kristiansand
Referee: Marius Hansen Grøtta
Second round
Kristiansund 1–1 (a.e.t.) Bryne
Rakneberg Soccerball shade.svg48' Report Moreira Soccerball shade.svg78'
Penalties
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Broholm Soccerball shad check.svg
Ulvestad Soccerball shad check.svg		4–2Soccerball shad check.svg Dybevik
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Soccerball shade cross.svg Moreira
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Kristiansund Stadion , Kristiansund
Attendance: 3,571
Referee: Marius Lien
Third round
Kongsvinger 2–4 Kristiansund
Hellan Soccerball shade.svg48'
Andersen Soccerball shade.svg85'		 Report Sivertsen Soccerball shade.svg7'
Stokke Soccerball shade.svg54'
Broholm Soccerball shade.svg72', 84'
Gjemselund Stadion , Kongsvinger
Attendance: 1,216
Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam

Relegation play-offs

The 14th-placed team will take part in a two-legged play-off against the winners of the Second Division play-offs, to decide who will play in the First Division next season. [2]

SemifinalFinal
1 Hødd 011
2 Lyn 123 Lyn 325
3 Tromsdalen 202
Lyn 3–0 Hødd
Olsen Soccerball shade.svg17'
Kristiansen Soccerball shade.svg46'
Breistøl Soccerball shade.svg60'		 Report
Nadderud Stadion, Bærum
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Eivind Bodding
Hødd 1–2 Lyn
Skeide Soccerball shade.svg38' Report Breistøl Soccerball shade.svg9'
Elvevold Soccerball shade.svg88'
Color Line Stadion, Ålesund
Attendance: 628
Referee: Steinar Hauge

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 12 November 2023
RankPlayerClubGoals [4]
1 Flag of Norway.svg Benjamin Stokke Kristiansund16
2 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Samuel Pedro Jerv14
3 Flag of Norway.svg Tommy Høiland Sandnes Ulf12
4 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Jóannes Bjartalíð Fredrikstad11
Flag of Norway.svg Joacim Holtan Kongsvinger
Flag of Turkey.svg Adem Güven Kongsvinger
7 Flag of Norway.svg Kristian Lien Mjøndalen10
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Cláudio BragaMoss
Flag of Norway.svg Johannes Nuñez KFUM Oslo
Flag of Senegal.svg Mame Mor Ndiaye Åsane

Awards

Monthly awards

MonthCoach of the MonthPlayer of the MonthYoung Player of the MonthReferences
CoachClubPlayerClubPlayerClub
April Flag of Norway.svg Joakim Dragsten Hødd Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Nielsen Fredrikstad Flag of Sweden.svg Tom Strannegård Start [5]
May Flag of Norway.svg Vegard Hansen Kongsvinger Flag of Norway.svg Henrik Skogvold Start Flag of Norway.svg Kristian Lien Mjøndalen [6] [7] [8]
June Flag of Norway.svg Johannes Moesgaard KFUM Flag of Norway.svg Robin Rasch KFUM Flag of Norway.svg Fredrik Holmé Kongsvinger [9]
July Flag of Norway.svg Tore André Flo Sogndal Flag of Iceland.svg Valdimar Þór Ingimundarson Sogndal Flag of Norway.svg Aksel Baran Potur Moss [10] [11] [12]
August Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Mikkjal Thomassen Fredrikstad Flag of Norway.svg Sondre Sørløkk Fredrikstad Flag of Norway.svg Tobias Guddal Bryne [13] [14] [15]
September Flag of Norway.svg Johannes Moesgaard KFUM Flag of Norway.svg Akinsola Akinyemi KFUM Flag of Norway.svg Håkon Sjåtil Åsane [16] [17]
October Flag of Norway.svg Amund Skiri Kristiansund Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Jóannes Bjartalíð Fredrikstad Flag of Norway.svg Oskar Sivertsen Kristiansund [18] [19]

Annual awards

AwardWinnerClub
Coach of the Season [20] Flag of Norway.svg Johannes Moesgaard KFUM
Player of the Season [20] Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Jóannes Bjartalíð Fredrikstad
Young Player of the Season [20] Flag of Norway.svg Obilor Okeke KFUM

League attendances

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1 Fredrikstad 72,7457,4793,0634,850+26.3%†
2 Start 67,2437,2763,2734,483+5.5%†
3 Kristiansund 48,6913,7882,9643,246−14.4%1
4 Sandnes Ulf 28,7554,0379431,917−3.9%†
5 Kongsvinger 27,8903,4821,4231,859+37.6%†
6 Sogndal 26,7294,0891,4561,782+4.6%†
7 Moss 25,8052,7751,4011,720+106.7%2
8 Jerv 24,0232,6251,2281,602−35.6%1
9 Mjøndalen 18,7382,7659671,249+3.1%†
10 Ranheim 18,0061,6928131,200+6.5%†
11 Hødd 17,9081,7309481,194+11.4%2
12 Bryne 17,8521,8359301,190+17.9%†
13 KFUM Oslo 16,3402,4496841,089+12.0%†
14 Raufoss 12,5931,305450840−4.5%†
15 Skeid 10,964147432731−12.7%†
16 Åsane 10,0221,688415668−27.5%†
League total444,3047,4791471,851−12.7%†

Updated to games played on 14 November 2023
Source:
Notes:
1: Team played last season in Eliteserien.
2: Team played last season in 2. divisjon.

References

  1. ↑ "Hovedterminliste menn 2023" (PDF). Fotball.no. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Slik spilles kvalifiseringskampene". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). 31 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "Bryne tilkjent seier over Start". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). 26 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "OBOS-ligaen 2023 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation . Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "Dragsten, Nielsen og Strannegård best i april" (in Norwegian). OBOS-ligaen. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  6. ↑ Stormoen, Stein-Erik (9 June 2023). "Overraskes med pris som månedens trener i OBOS-ligaen" (in Norwegian). Kongsvinger IL. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "For en spiller 18-åringen har vist seg å være". Facebook (in Norwegian). OBOS-ligaen. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  8. ↑ "Med hele 6️⃣ mål i mai, har ingen scoret flere mål enn Mjøndalen IF Fotballs Kristian Lien denne sesongen. Vi gratulerer!". Facebook (in Norwegian). OBOS-ligaen. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  9. ↑ Torjusen, Thomas (7 July 2023). "Se hvem som ble månedens spillere og trener i juni her" (in Norwegian). OBOS-ligaen. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  10. ↑ "Tore André Flo ledet Sogndal Fotball til 2️⃣ strake seire og hele 9️⃣ scorede mål i juli måned!". Facebook (in Norwegian). OBOS-ligaen. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  11. ↑ "Med solide 3️⃣ målgivende og 2️⃣ mål viste Sogndal Fotball-spilleren seg virkelig frem i juli måned!". Facebook (in Norwegian). OBOS-ligaen. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  12. ↑ "Moss FKs 20 år gamle midtbanespiller Aksel Baran Potur er kåret til månedens unge spiller for juli måned". Facebook (in Norwegian). OBOS-ligaen. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  13. ↑ "Fredrikstad Fotballklubbs færøyske styrmann ledet laget til hele 5️⃣ av 6️⃣ mulige seire i august måned – og befestet med det klubben på toppen av tabellen med opprykk i sikte!". Facebook (in Norwegian). OBOS-ligaen. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  14. ↑ "Fredrikstad Fotballklubbs sommersignering har virkelig levert varene". Facebook (in Norwegian). OBOS-ligaen. 16 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  15. ↑ Røken, Bjørn Hagerup (13 September 2023). "Månedens unge spiller" (in Norwegian). Bryne FK. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  16. ↑ Hagen, Kristoffer (6 October 2023). "Månedens spiller og trener i september" (in Norwegian). KFUM. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  17. ↑ "Kåret til månedens unge spiller i september" (in Norwegian). Åsane Fotball. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  18. ↑ Betten, Henning (5 November 2023). "Månedens trener og månedens unge spiller" (in Norwegian). Kristiansund BK. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  19. ↑ "Talismanen til Fredrikstad Fotballklubb Jóannes Bjartalíd fortsatte sitt storspill i oktober!". Facebook (in Norwegian). OBOS-ligaen. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  20. 1 2 3 "Disse vant de gjeve prisene 2023" (in Norwegian). OBOS-ligaen. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
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