2025 Norwegian First Division

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The 2025 Norwegian First Division (referred to as OBOS-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) is a scheduled Norwegian second-tier football league season.

Contents

Teams

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Locations of teams in the 2025 Norwegian First Division

In the 2024 Norwegian First Division, Vålerenga and Bryne were promoted to the 2025 Eliteserien, while Levanger and Sandnes Ulf were relegated to the 2025 Norwegian Second Division.

Lillestrøm and Odd were relegated from the 2024 Eliteserien, while Hødd and Skeid were promoted from the 2024 Norwegian Second Division.

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationCountyArenaTurfCapacity
Aalesund Ålesund Møre og Romsdal Color Line Stadion Artificial 10,778
Egersund Egersund Rogaland B&G Parken Artificial 1,200
Hødd Ulsteinvik Møre og Romsdal Høddvoll Artificial 4,081
Kongsvinger Kongsvinger Innlandet Gjemselund Artificial 5,824
Lillestrøm Lillestrøm Akershus Åråsen Natural 12,250
Lyn Oslo Oslo Bislett Natural 15,400
Mjøndalen Mjøndalen Buskerud Consto Arena Artificial 4,200
Moss Moss Østfold Melløs Natural 2,373
Odd Skien Telemark Skagerak Arena Artificial 11,767
Ranheim Trondheim Trøndelag EXTRA Arena Artificial 3,000
Raufoss Raufoss Innlandet NAMMO Stadion Artificial 3,042
Skeid Oslo Oslo OBOS Idrettspark Nordre Åsen Artificial 1,486
Sogndal Sogndal Vestland Fosshaugane Campus Artificial 5,622
Stabæk Bærum Akershus Nadderud Artificial 4,938
Start Kristiansand Agder Sparebanken Sør Arena Artificial 14,448
Åsane Bergen Vestland Åsane Arena Artificial 3,300

Personnel and kits

TeamManagerKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Aalesund Flag of Norway.svg Kjetil Rekdal Umbro Sparebanken Møre
Egersund Flag of Norway.svg Endre Eide Macron Sparebanken Vest
Hødd Flag of Norway.svg Marius Bøe Puma Sparebanken Møre
Kongsvinger Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Wennberg Umbro Mapei
Lillestrøm Flag of Norway.svg Hans Erik Ødegaard Puma Romerike Sparebank  [ no ]
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
Odd Flag of Norway.svg Knut Rønningene Hummel Skagerak Energi
Ranheim Umbro SpareBank 1 SMN
Raufoss Flag of England.svg Tom Dent Puma Nammo
Skeid Flag of Norway.svg Vilde Mollestad Rislaa Adidas OBOS  [ no ]
Sogndal Flag of Portugal.svg Luís Pimenta Umbro Sparebanken Vest
Stabæk Flag of Sweden.svg Jörgen Wålemark Nike SpareBank 1 Østlandet
Start Flag of Norway.svg Azar Karadas Macron Sparebanken Sør
Åsane Flag of Norway.svg Eirik Bakke Craft Tertnes Holding

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in the tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Raufoss Flag of Sweden.svg Jörgen Wålemark Contract expired20 November 2024 [1] Pre-season Flag of England.svg Tom Dent 10 December 2024 [2]
Sogndal Flag of Norway.svg Morten KalvenesContract expired9 December 2024 Flag of Portugal.svg Luís Pimenta 9 December 2024 [3]
Stabæk Flag of Norway.svg Bjørn Helge Riise (caretaker)End of caretaker spell9 December 2024 Flag of Sweden.svg Jörgen Wålemark 9 December 2024 [4]
Lillestrøm Flag of Norway.svg Dag-Eilev Fagermo Contraxt expired10 December 2024 Flag of Norway.svg Hans Erik Ødegaard 10 December 2024 [5]
Egersund Flag of Norway.svg Kjell André Thu Contract expired31 December 2024 Flag of Norway.svg Endre Eide 1 January 2025 [6]
Ranheim Flag of Norway.svg Kåre Ingebrigtsen Appointed sporting director31 December 2024 [7]

Transfers

Winter

Summer


League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1 Aalesund 00000000Promotion to Eliteserien
2 Egersund 00000000
3 Hødd 00000000Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4 Kongsvinger 00000000
5 Lillestrøm 00000000
6 Lyn 00000000
7 Mjøndalen 00000000
8 Moss 00000000
9 Odd 00000000
10 Ranheim 00000000
11 Raufoss 00000000
12 Skeid 00000000
13 Sogndal 00000000
14 Stabæk 00000000Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 Start 00000000Relegation to Second Division
16 Åsane 00000000
Updated to match(es) played on 10 December 2024. 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.

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Aalesund
Egersund
Hødd
Kongsvinger
Lillestrøm
Lyn
Mjøndalen
Moss
Odd
Ranheim
Raufoss
Skeid
Sogndal
Stabæk
Start
Åsane
Promotion to 2026 Eliteserien
Promotion play-offs
Relegation play-offs
Relegation to 2026 2. divisjon
Source: nifs.no

Results

Home \ Away AAL EGE HØD KON LIL LYN MJØ MOS ODD RAN RAU SKE SOG STB STR ÅSA
Aalesund —
Egersund —
Hødd —
Kongsvinger —
Lillestrøm —
Lyn —
Mjøndalen —
Moss —
Odd —
Ranheim —
Raufoss —
Skeid —
Sogndal —
Stabæk —
Start —
Åsane —
Updated to match(es) played on 10 December 2024. 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.

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.

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References

  1. ↑ "Jørgen Wålemark og Raufoss Fotball skiller lag" (in Norwegian). Raufoss Fotball. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "Thomas William Dent (33) er vår nye hovedtrener" (in Norwegian). Raufoss Fotball. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "Pressemelding: Luis Pimenta er vår nye hovudtrenar!" (in Norwegian). Sogndal Fotball. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "Nytt team på plass: Jörgen Wålemark ny hovedtrener" (in Norwegian). Stabæk Fotball. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "Hans Erik Ødegaard ny LSK-trener: - Ser et veldig stort potensial her" (in Norwegian). Lillestrøm SK. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  6. ↑ "Kjell André Thu gir seg i EIK etter sesongen - Endre Eide blir hovedtrener ut 2027-sesongen" (in Norwegian). Egersunds IK. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  7. ↑ "Kåre blir sportssjef" (in Norwegian). Ranheim Fotball. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
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