2026 Norwegian First Division

Norwegian First Division

Season	2026
Dates	6 April – 8 November
Matches	240
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The 2026 Norwegian First Division (referred to as OBOS-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) will be the Norwegian second-tier men's professional football league season. The season will start on April 6th and is scheduled to end on November 8th, not including play-off matches. ^[1]

Teams

Bryne

Egersund

Haugesund

Hødd

Kongsvinger

Lyn

Moss

Odd

Ranheim

Raufoss

Sandnes Ulf

Sogndal

Stabæk

Strømmen

Strømsgodset

Åsane

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Locations of teams in the 2025 Norwegian First Division

The following teams have changed division since the 2025 season:

To First Division Promoted from Second Division Sandnes Ulf Strømmen Relegated from Eliteserien Bryne Strømsgodset Haugesund

From First Division Promoted to Eliteserien Lillestrøm Start Aalesund Relegated to Second Divison Mjøndalen Skeid

Stadiums and locations

Team	Location	County	Arena	Turf	Capacity
Bryne	Time	Rogaland	Bryne Stadion	Natural	5,000 [2]
Egersund	Egersund	Rogaland	B&G Parken	Artificial	1,200 [3]
Haugesund	Haugesund	Rogaland	Haugesund Sparebank Arena	Natural	8,983 [4]
Hødd	Ulsteinvik	Møre og Romsdal	Høddvoll	Artificial	4,081 [5]
Kongsvinger	Kongsvinger	Innlandet	Gjemselund	Artificial	5,824 [6]
Lyn	Oslo	Oslo	Bislett	Natural	15,400 [7]
Moss	Moss	Østfold	Melløs	Natural	2,373 [8]
Odd	Skien	Telemark	Skagerak Arena	Artificial	11,767 [9]
Ranheim	Trondheim	Trøndelag	EXTRA Arena	Artificial	3,000 [10]
Raufoss	Raufoss	Innlandet	NAMMO Stadion	Artificial	1,800 [11]
Sandnes Ulf	Sandnes	Rogaland	Øster Hus Arena	Artificial	6,043 [12]
Sogndal	Sogndalsfjøra	Vestland	Fosshaugane Campus	Artificial	5,622 [13]
Stabæk	Bærum	Akershus	Nadderud	Artificial	4,542 [14]
Strømmen	Lillestrøm	Akershus	Strømmen Stadion	Artificial	2,000 [15]
Strømsgodset	Drammen	Buskerud	Marienlyst Stadion	Artificial	8,935 [16]
Åsane	Bergen	Vestland	Åsane Arena	Artificial	3,300 [17]

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Bryne	TBA	Eirik Saunes	Umbro	Sparebanken Norge
Egersund	Endre Eide	Chris Sleveland	Macron	Sparebanken Norge
Haugesund	Toni Korkeakunnas	Bruno Leite [a]	Umbro	Haugaland Kraft
Hødd	TBA	Torbjørn Kallevåg	Puma	Sparebanken Møre
Kongsvinger	Johan Wennberg	Andreas Dybevik	Umbro	Mapei
Lyn	Magnus Aadland	William Sell	Hummel	OBOS
Moss	Ole Martin Nesselquist	Kristian Strande	Select	SpareBank 1 Østfold Akershus
Odd	Per Frandsen	Steffen Hagen	Hummel	Skagerak Energi
Ranheim	Christian Eggen Rismark	Philip Slørdahl	Umbro	SpareBank 1 SMN
Raufoss	Kasey Wehrman	Ole Amund Sveen	Puma	Nammo
Sandnes Ulf	Arturo Cleveland	Gullbrandur Øregaard	Hummel	Øster Hus
Sogndal	Luís Pimenta	Per-Egil Flo	Umbro	Sparebanken Norge
Stabæk	Kjell André Thu	Nicolai Næss	Nike	SpareBank 1 Østlandet
Strømmen	Ørjan Heiberg	Mathias Sundberg	Puma	Strømmen Sparebank
Strømsgodset	Dag-Eilev Fagermo	Gustav Valsvik	Puma	Sparebanken Øst
Åsane	Eirik Bakke	Kristoffer Barmen	Craft	Tertnes Holding

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in the table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Bryne	Kevin Knappen	Mutual Consent	17 December 2025 [19]	Pre-season	TBA	TBA
Hødd	Marius Bøe	Contract expired	31 December 2025 [20]		TBA	TBA
Raufoss	Jörgen Wålemark	Contract expired	31 December 2025 [21]		Kasey Wehrman	1 January 2026 [22]
Stabæk	Mikael Stahre	Contract expired	31 December 2025 [23]		Kjell André Thu	1 January 2026 [24]

Transfers

Winter

Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers winter 2025–26 § 1.divisjon

Summer

Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers summer 2026 § 1.divisjon

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Bryne	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to Eliteserien
2	Egersund	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Haugesund	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for the promotion play-offs third round
4	Hødd	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for the promotion play-offs second round
5	Kongsvinger	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for the promotion play-offs first round
6	Lyn	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Moss	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Odd	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Ranheim	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Raufoss	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Sandnes Ulf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Sogndal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Stabæk	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Strømmen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15	Strømsgodset	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to Second Division
16	Åsane	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 2026. 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.

Results

Home \ Away	BRY	EGE	HAU	HØD	KON	LYN	MOS	ODD	RAN	RAU	SAN	SOG	STB	STR	SGO	ÅSA
Bryne	—
Egersund		—
Haugesund			—
Hødd				—
Kongsvinger					—
Lyn						—
Moss							—
Odd								—
Ranheim									—
Raufoss										—
Sandnes Ulf											—
Sogndal												—
Stabæk													—
Strømmen														—
Strømsgodset															—
Åsane																—

First match(es) will be played: 2026. Source: OBOS-ligaen (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Bryne
Egersund
Haugesund
Hødd
Kongsvinger
Lyn
Moss
Odd
Ranheim
Raufoss
Sandnes Ulf
Sogndal
Stabæk
Strømmen
Strømsgodset
Åsane

	Promotion to 2027 Eliteserien
	Promotion play-offs
	Relegation play-offs
	Relegation to 2027 Second Division

Source: nifs.no

Results by round

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Bryne
Egersund
Haugesund
Hødd
Kongsvinger
Lyn
Moss
Odd
Ranheim
Raufoss
Sandnes Ulf
Sogndal
Stabæk
Strømmen
Strømsgodset
Åsane

Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian)
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

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 2027 Eliteserien.

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round
											3
						4
	5
	6

First round

November 2026

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	Report

Second round

November 2026

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	Report

Third round

December 2026

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	Report

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 2027 First Division.

November 2026

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	Report

November 2026

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	Report

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club(s)	Goals [25]

Clean sheets

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date

Discipline

Player

• Most yellow cards:

• Most red cards:

Club

• Most yellow cards:

• Fewest yellow cards:

• Most red cards:

• Fewest red cards:

Awards

Monthly awards

Month	Coach of the Month		Player of the Month		Young Player of the Month		References
	Coach	Club	Player	Club	Player	Club
April
May
June
July
August
September
October

Annual awards

Award	Winner	Club
Coach of the Year
Player of the Year
Young Player of the Year

League attendances

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Bryne	0	0	0	0	−100.0%1
2	Strømsgodset	0	0	0	0	−100.0%1
3	Haugesund	0	0	0	0	−100.0%1
4	Odd	0	0	0	0	−100.0%†
5	Lyn	0	0	0	0	−100.0%†
6	Stabæk	0	0	0	0	−100.0%†
7	Sogndal	0	0	0	0	−100.0%†
8	Kongsvinger	0	0	0	0	−100.0%†
9	Moss	0	0	0	0	−100.0%†
10	Hødd	0	0	0	0	−100.0%†
12	Raufoss	0	0	0	0	−100.0%†
13	Ranheim	0	0	0	0	−100.0%†
14	Egersund	0	0	0	0	−100.0%†
16	Åsane	0	0	0	0	−100.0%†
11	Sandnes Ulf	0	0	0	0	−100.0%2
15	Strømmen	0	0	0	0	−100.0%2
	League total	0	0	0	0	−100.0%†

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

See also

• 2026 Eliteserien
• 2026 Norwegian Second Division
• 2026 Norwegian Third Division
• 2026 Norwegian Football Cup
• 2026–27 Norwegian Football Cup

Notes

1. Haugesund play with a captaincy team where the captain is decided on a game-by-game basis, Bruno Leite is the most common choice. The full leadership team consists of Julius Eskesen, Amund Wichne, Parfait Bizoza, Morten Konradsen, Bruno Leite and Oscar Krusnell. ^[18]

References

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