2024 Norwegian First Division

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Norwegian First Division
Season 2024
Dates1 April – 9 November
Champions Vålerenga
Promoted Vålerenga
Bryne
Relegated Levanger
Sandnes Ulf
Matches played240
Goals scored766 (3.19 per match)
Top goalscorer John Hou Sæter
(19 goals)
Biggest home win Vålerenga 8–0 Sandnes Ulf
(23 June 2024)
Biggest away win Kongsvinger 0–5 Åsane
(16 June 2024)
Highest scoring Stabæk 4–5 Egersund
(27 May 2024)
Longest winning run9 matches
Vålerenga
Longest unbeaten run22 matches
Vålerenga
Longest winless run11 matches
Sogndal
Longest losing run8 matches
Sogndal
Highest attendance24,003 [a]
Lyn - Vålerenga
(20 April 2024)
Lowest attendance308
Levanger - Lyn
(25 September 2024)
Average attendance2,441
2023
2025

The 2024 Norwegian First Division (referred to as OBOS-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) was a Norwegian second-tier football league season.

Contents

The season started on 1 April 2024 and ended on 9 November 2024, not including play-off matches. [1]

2024 marked Lyn's return to the second tier following an absence since 2010, coinciding with Vålerenga being relegated from the first tier. The Oslo Derby between the two at Ullevaal stadion in April notably broke the attendance record for the First Division. The previous record was 17,284, a number that was surpassed in ticket sales already two weeks ahead of the match. [2] The final figure is disputed [a] with the figures of 24,003 and 25,103 both being used, in either case far exceeding the former record. [3]

Teams

In the 2023 Norwegian First Division, Fredrikstad, KFUM Oslo and Kristiansund were promoted to the 2024 Eliteserien, while Hødd, Jerv and Skeid were relegated to the 2024 Norwegian Second Division.

Vålerenga, Stabæk and Aalesund were relegated from the 2023 Eliteserien, while Egersund, Levanger and Lyn were promoted from the 2023 Norwegian Second Division.

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationCountyArenaTurfCapacity
Aalesund Ålesund Møre og Romsdal Color Line Stadion Artificial 10,778
Bryne Bryne Rogaland Bryne Stadion Natural 4,000
Egersund Egersund Rogaland Idrettsparken Artificial 1,200
Kongsvinger Kongsvinger Innlandet Gjemselund Stadion Artificial 5,824
Levanger Levanger Trøndelag TOBB Arena Levanger Artificial 2,438
Lyn Oslo Oslo Bislett Stadion [b] Natural 15,400
Mjøndalen Mjøndalen Buskerud Consto Arena Artificial 4,200
Moss Moss Østfold Melløs Stadion Natural 2,373
Ranheim Trondheim Trøndelag EXTRA Arena Artificial 3,000
Raufoss Raufoss Innlandet NAMMO Stadion Artificial 3,042
Sandnes Ulf Sandnes Rogaland Øster Hus Arena Artificial 6,043
Sogndal Sogndalsfjøra Vestland Fosshaugane Campus Artificial 5,622
Stabæk Bærum Akershus Nadderud Stadion Artificial 4,938
Start Kristiansand Agder Sparebanken Sør Arena Artificial 14,448
Vålerenga Oslo Oslo Intility Arena Artificial 16,556
Åsane Bergen Vestland Åsane Arena Artificial 3,300

Personnel and kits

TeamManagerKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Aalesund Flag of Norway.svg Kjetil Rekdal Umbro Sparebanken Møre
Bryne Flag of Norway.svg Kevin Knappen Umbro Sparebanken Sør
Egersund Flag of Norway.svg Kjell André Thu Macron Sparebanken Vest
Kongsvinger Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Wennberg Umbro Mapei
Levanger Flag of Norway.svg Per Verner Rønning Macron Induform
Lyn Flag of Norway.svg Jan Halvor Halvorsen Hummel OBOS  [ no ]
Mjøndalen Flag of Scotland.svg Kevin Nicol Umbro Sparebanken Øst
Moss Flag of Norway.svg Thomas Myhre Select SpareBank 1 Østfold Akershus
Ranheim Flag of Norway.svg Kåre Ingebrigtsen Umbro SpareBank 1 SMN
Raufoss Flag of Sweden.svg Jörgen Wålemark Puma Nammo
Sandnes Ulf Flag of Norway.svg Steinar Nilsen Hummel Øster Hus
Sogndal Flag of Norway.svg Morten Kalvenes UmbroSparebanken Vest
Stabæk Flag of Norway.svg Bjørn Helge Riise Nike SpareBank 1 Østlandet
Start Flag of Norway.svg Azar Karadas MacronSparebanken Sør
Vålerenga Flag of Norway.svg Geir Bakke Adidas OBOS
Åsane Flag of Norway.svg Eirik Bakke Craft Tertnes Holding

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in the tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Kongsvinger Flag of Norway.svg Magnus Erga
Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Wennberg
(caretakers)
End of caretaker spell23 December 2023Pre-season Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Wennberg23 December 2023 [6]
Sandnes Ulf Flag of Norway.svg Bjarne Berntsen End of contract31 December 2023 Flag of Norway.svg Thomas Pereira 1 January 2024 [7]
Start Flag of Norway.svg Sindre Tjelmeland Mutual consent9 January 2024 [8] Flag of Norway.svg Azar Karadas 8 February 2024 [9]
Aalesund Flag of Norway.svg Christian Johnsen Sacked18 June 202416th Flag of Norway.svg Sindre Eid (caretaker)18 June 2024 [10]
Flag of Norway.svg Sindre Eid (caretaker)End of caretaker spell30 June 202415th Flag of Norway.svg Kjetil Rekdal 30 June 2024 [11]
Åsane Flag of Norway.svg Morten Røssland Mutual consent30 July 202413th Flag of Norway.svg Eirik Bakke 30 July 2024 [12]
Sandnes Ulf Flag of Norway.svg Thomas Pereira 5 August 202416th Flag of Norway.svg Arturo Cleveland (caretaker)5 August 2024 [13]
Flag of Norway.svg Arturo Cleveland (caretaker)End of caretaker spell11 August 202416th Flag of Norway.svg Steinar Nilsen 11 August 2024 [14]
Stabæk Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bradley Mutual consent22 September 20247th Flag of Norway.svg Bjørn Helge Riise 22 September 2024 [15]
Sogndal Flag of Norway.svg Tore André Flo 30 September 2024 [16] 10th Flag of Norway.svg Morten Kalvenes1 October 2024 [17]

Transfers

Winter

Summer


League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1 Vålerenga (C, P)3021638231+5169Promotion to Eliteserien
2 Bryne (P)3018485029+2158
3 Moss 3016595441+1353Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4 Egersund 30145115756+147
5 Lyn 30121085640+1646
6 Kongsvinger 30111184750344
7 Stabæk 30126125759242
8 Raufoss 30118113435141
9 Aalesund 30124144549440
10 Ranheim 30109114846+239
11 Åsane 30107134652637
12 Start 30981345571235
13 Sogndal 3097143440634
14 Mjøndalen [c] (O)30881438501231Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 Levanger (R)30611134751429Relegation to Second Division
16 Sandnes Ulf (R)30452126805417
Source: OBOS-ligaen (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
Vålerenga 7589117687432211111111111111111
Bryne 2911646455365663432222222222222
Moss 110478101078546432224343333333333
Egersund 313212111124325353534455446554
Lyn 16137878766887998867787544554445
Kongsvinger 456423542211156778866787778886
Stabæk 772121224753544686455678885667
Raufoss 11111516138912119910101011111111999866667778
Aalesund 73812151415161615161515151515141213141513131414131210109
Ranheim 14810109111213101111111111910910111011101099999910
Åsane 51113131215111414161313131313131213121212121111121213131311
Start 151616141616161515121214141414141314151514151412111010111112
Sogndal 7353653336787775456789910101111121213
Mjøndalen 121414151413141113141412121212121515141313141515151515151514
Levanger 5215548991010988109109101110111213131414141415
Sandnes Ulf 131512111012131012131516161616161616161616161616161616161616
Promotion to 2025 Eliteserien
Promotion play-offs
Relegation play-offs
Relegation to 2025 2. divisjon
Source: nifs.no

Results

Home \ Away AAL BRY EGE KON LEV LYN MJØ MOS RAN RAU SAN SOG STB STR VÅL ÅSA
Aalesund 1–22–34–44–30–30–11–01–21–42–00–21–13–10–24–1
Bryne 2–02–11–10–15–31–03–03–21–01–11–03–03–11–11–0
Egersund 3–10–20–12–21–13–13–20–21–23–10–22–13–21–11–0
Kongsvinger 1–53–13–33–31–13–20–02–11–11–00–11–33–02–20–5
Levanger 4–00–12–11–21–31–15–02–20–14–00–01–21–11–42–3
Lyn 0–01–02–11–13–11–11–21–11–25–01–27–12–2 1–1 3–1
Mjøndalen 1–11–10–31–22–01–21–23–31–10–10–03–01–15–32–1
Moss 1–01–01–21–05–13–01–02–13–26–13–03–32–10–21–1
Ranheim 0–11–41–32–21–11–10–11–01–03–13–03–02–31–32–2
Raufoss 0–20–14–11–10–31–00–10–21–11–14–10–02–11–21–0
Sandnes Ulf 0–22–13–40–22–20–12–33–32–62–01–01–30–40–20–3
Sogndal 0–12–32–22–01–10–13–11–00–21–15–12–34–00–30–2
Stabæk 1–41–04–55–01–02–24–21–43–01–23–02–02–31–21–1
Start 1–32–14–31–41–11–41–01–10–01–21–12–14–31–23–1
Vålerenga 4–11–04–00–23–1 4–2 4–25–13–13–08–01–11–31–15–0
Åsane 2–02–51–22–12–23–25–01–41–20–01–01–12–21–01–5
Source: OBOS-ligaen (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.

First roundSecond roundThird round
3 Moss 3
4 Egersund 16 Kongsvinger 2
5 Lyn 16 Kongsvinger 2
6 Kongsvinger (a.e.t.)2
First round
Lyn 1–2 (a.e.t.) Kongsvinger
Report
KFUM Arena , Oslo
Attendance: 2,509
Referee: Marius Lien
Second round
Egersund 1–2 Kongsvinger
Report
Idrettsparken , Egersund
Attendance: 1,190
Referee: Jan Morten Tennøy
Third round
Moss 3–2 Kongsvinger
Report
Melløs Stadion , Moss
Attendance: 3,709
Referee: Marius Hansen Grøtta

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.

SemifinalFinal
1 Mjøndalen 235
2 Jerv 1232 Jerv 112
3 Tromsdalen 011
Mjøndalen 2–1 Jerv
Report
Consto Arena , Mjøndalen
Attendance: 1,422
Referee: Stian Røvig Sletner
Jerv 1–3 Mjøndalen
Report
Levermyr Stadion , Grimstad
Attendance: 2,012
Referee: Mischa Huru Kellerhals

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClub(s)Goals [19]
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg John Hou Sæter Ranheim19
2 Flag of Norway.svg Sanel Bojadzic Levanger, Bryne16
Flag of Mali.svg Bassekou Diabaté Stabæk
4 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Helmersen Egersund13
Flag of Norway.svg Jones El-Abdellaoui Vålerenga
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mees Rijks Vålerenga
7 Flag of Denmark.svg Muamer Brajanac Vålerenga11
Flag of Norway.svg Bendik Bye Ranheim
Flag of Denmark.svg Lucas Haren Kongsvinger
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Duarte Moreira Bryne
Flag of Norway.svg Anders Bjørntvedt OlsenLyn
Flag of Norway.svg Sebastian Pedersen Moss
Flag of Norway.svg Oskar Spiten-Nysæter Stabæk

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Flag of Norway.svg Bendik Bye RanheimSandnes Ulf 3–1 (H) 6 April 2024
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Alie Conteh MjøndalenVålerenga 5–3 (H) 28 April 2024
Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Helmersen EgersundStart 3–4 (A) 16 May 2024
Flag of Norway.svg Mathias Johansen LynStart 4–1 (A) 9 June 2024
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mees Rijks 4VålerengaSandnes Ulf 8–0 (H) 23 June 2024
Flag of Denmark.svg Muamer Brajanac VålerengaLevanger 4–1 (A) 18 August 2024
Flag of Norway.svg Sebastian Haugland ÅsaneLyn 3–2 (H) 2 November 2024
Note:4 – player scored 4 goals

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean sheets
1 Flag of Norway.svg Magnus Sjøeng Vålerenga9
2 Flag of Norway.svg Mathias Eriksen Ranmark Moss8
Flag of Norway.svg Lars Jendal Sogndal
4 Flag of Norway.svg Sondre Rossbach Stabæk7
Flag of Norway.svg Simen Vidtun Nilsen Ranheim
6 Flag of Norway.svg Alexander Hurlen Pedersen Lyn6
Flag of Norway.svg Thomas Kinn Mjøndalen
Flag of Norway.svg Tor Erik Larsen Aalesund
Flag of Norway.svg Simen Lillevik Kjellevold Åsane
Flag of Norway.svg Morten Sætra Levanger

Discipline

Player

Club

  • Most yellow cards: 66 [20]
    • Raufoss
  • Fewest yellow cards: 35 [20]
    • Lyn
    • Vålerenga
  • Most red cards: 4 [21]
    • Mjøndalen
  • Fewest red cards: 0 [21]
    • Bryne
    • Lyn
    • Moss
    • Stabæk

League attendances

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1 Vålerenga 136,40216,5566,7119,093−13.7%1
2 Aalesund 57,2995,4122,9443,820−26.6%1
3 Lyn 55,42524,003 [a] 1,1343,695+170.9%2
4 Start 48,0986,9062,0243,207−28.5%
5 Stabæk 39,6105,0262,0082,641−22.2%1
6 Sandnes Ulf 31,2954,4325122,086+8.8%
7 Sogndal 31,2264,5671,6672,082+16.8%
8 Kongsvinger 28,0134,1331,2751,868+0.5%
9 Moss 27,9223,2001,3131,861+8.2%
10 Bryne 27,8674,7501,1151,858+56.1%
11 Mjøndalen 22,8632,3681,2061,524+22.0%
12 Ranheim 19,3772,2001,0081,292+7.7%
13 Levanger 18,4782,1883081,232+104.0%2
14 Raufoss 15,5713,0427151,038+23.6%
15 Egersund 15,3771,6137201,025+79.2%2
16 Åsane 10,8991,660449727+8.8%
League total585,72224,003 [a] 3082,441+31.9%

Source:
Notes:
1: Team played last season in Eliteserien.
2: Team played last season in 2. divisjon.

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 As sections of Ullevaal were being renovated at the time the capacity was reduced for the Oslo Derby between Lyn and Vålerenga on 20 April. Lyn sponsor IT.no purchased 1100 unavailable tickets at the reduced price of 50 NOK per ticket to symbolically sell out the stadium. [3] Sources vary on whether these 1100 tickets are counted towards the total. [4] [5]
  2. Lyn played some home games at KFUM Arena, Nadderud and Ullevaal.
  3. Mjøndalen were deducted 1 point. [18]

References

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  3. 1 2 "Den store dagen nærmer seg" (in Norwegian). Lyn Fotball. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
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  5. "Lyn - Vålerenga 1 - 1" (in Norwegian). Norsk Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
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  11. "Rekdal og Frigård signerer ut sesongen" (in Norwegian). Aalesunds FK. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  12. "Eirik Bakke ny hovedtrener" (in Norwegian). Åsane Fotball. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
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  14. "PRESSEMELDING: Steinar Nilsen blir hovedtrener i Sandnes Ulf" (in Norwegian). Sandnes Ulf. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  15. "Stabæk Fotball og Bob Bradley skiller lag" (in Norwegian). Stabæk Fotball. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  16. "Pressemelding: Sogndal Fotball og Tore André Flo skil lag" (in Norwegian). Sogndal Fotball. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  17. "Pressemelding: Morten Kalvenes ny hovudtrenar i Sogndal Fotball" (in Norwegian). Sogndal Fotball. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  18. "Poengtrekk for Mjøndalen" (in Norwegian). NFF. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  19. 1 2 3 "OBOS-ligaen 2024 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation . Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  20. 1 2 "Yellow cards - 1. Divisjon 2024 stats". FotMob. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  21. 1 2 "Red cards - 1. Divisjon 2024 stats". FotMob. Retrieved 13 June 2024.