2023 Norwegian First Division
Season | 2023 |
---|---|
Dates | 10 April – 12 November |
Champions | Fredrikstad |
Promoted | Fredrikstad KFUM Oslo Kristiansund |
Relegated | Hødd Jerv Skeid |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 667 (2.78 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Benjamin Stokke (16 goals) |
Highest attendance | 7,479 Fredrikstad - Moss (16 May 2023) |
Lowest attendance | 415 Åsane - Skeid (9 July 2023) |
Average attendance | 1,851 |
← 2022 2024 → |
The 2023 Norwegian First Division (referred to as OBOS-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) is a Norwegian second-tier football league season.
The season started on 10 April 2023 and ended on 12 November 2023, not including play-off matches.[1]
Teams
[edit]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
[edit]Team | Location | Arena | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
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 | Sogndal | Fosshaugane Campus | 5,622 |
Start | Kristiansand | Sparebanken Sør Arena | 14,448 |
Åsane | Bergen | Åsane Arena | 3,300 |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Fredrikstad (C, P) | 30 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 50 | 23 | +27 | 64 | Promotion to Eliteserien |
2 | KFUM Oslo (P) | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 58 | |
3 | Kongsvinger | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 52 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
4 | Kristiansund (O, P) | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 50 | |
5 | Start | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 49 | 36 | +13 | 46 | |
6 | Bryne | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 44 | |
7 | Sogndal | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 43 | |
8 | Ranheim | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 40 | |
9 | Raufoss | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 38 | |
10 | Moss | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 38 | |
11 | Sandnes Ulf | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 37 | |
12 | Åsane | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 37 | |
13 | Mjøndalen | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 37 | |
14 | Hødd (R) | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 33 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
15 | Jerv (R) | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 40 | 59 | −19 | 31 | Relegation to Second Division |
16 | Skeid (R) | 30 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 62 | −38 | 14 |
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
[edit]Promotion to 2024 Eliteserien | |
Promotion play-offs | |
Relegation play-offs | |
Relegation to 2024 2. divisjon |
Results
[edit]Play-offs
[edit]Promotion play-offs
[edit]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 round | Second round | Third round | |||||||||||
3 | Kongsvinger | 2 | |||||||||||
4 | Kristiansund | 1 (4) | 4 | Kristiansund | 4 | ||||||||
5 | Start | 0 | 6 | Bryne | 1 (2) | ||||||||
6 | Bryne (w/o) | 3 | |||||||||||
- First round
- Second round
Kristiansund | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Bryne |
---|---|---|
Rakneberg 48' | Report | Moreira 78' |
Penalties | ||
Willumsson Isaksen Broholm Ulvestad | 4–2 | Dybevik Baldvinsson Moreira Saunes |
- Third round
Kongsvinger | 2–4 | Kristiansund |
---|---|---|
Hellan 48' Andersen 85' | Report | Sivertsen 7' Stokke 54' Broholm 72', 84' |
Relegation play-offs
[edit]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]
Semifinal | Final | |||||||||||
Hødd | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Lyn | 1 | 2 | 3 | Lyn | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||
Tromsdalen | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
Season statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]- As of 12 November 2023
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[4] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Benjamin Stokke | Kristiansund | 16 |
2 | Samuel Pedro | Jerv | 14 |
3 | Tommy Høiland | Sandnes Ulf | 12 |
4 | Jóannes Bjartalíð | Fredrikstad | 11 |
Joacim Holtan | Kongsvinger | ||
Adem Güven | Kongsvinger | ||
7 | Kristian Lien | Mjøndalen | 10 |
Cláudio Braga | Moss | ||
Johannes Hummelvoll-Nuñez | KFUM Oslo | ||
Mame Mor Ndiaye | Åsane |
League attendances
[edit]Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Fredrikstad | 72,745 | 7,479 | 3,063 | 4,850 | +26.3% |
2 | Start | 67,243 | 7,276 | 3,273 | 4,483 | +5.5% |
3 | Kristiansund | 48,691 | 3,788 | 2,964 | 3,246 | −14.4%1 |
4 | Sandnes Ulf | 28,755 | 4,037 | 943 | 1,917 | −3.9% |
5 | Kongsvinger | 27,890 | 3,482 | 1,423 | 1,859 | +37.6% |
6 | Sogndal | 26,729 | 4,089 | 1,456 | 1,782 | +4.6% |
7 | Moss | 25,805 | 2,775 | 1,401 | 1,720 | +106.7%2 |
8 | Jerv | 24,023 | 2,625 | 1,228 | 1,602 | −35.6%1 |
9 | Mjøndalen | 18,738 | 2,765 | 967 | 1,249 | +3.1% |
10 | Ranheim | 18,006 | 1,692 | 813 | 1,200 | +6.5% |
11 | Hødd | 17,908 | 1,730 | 948 | 1,194 | +11.4%2 |
12 | Bryne | 17,852 | 1,835 | 930 | 1,190 | +17.9% |
13 | KFUM Oslo | 16,340 | 2,449 | 684 | 1,089 | +12.0% |
14 | Raufoss | 12,593 | 1,305 | 450 | 840 | −4.5% |
15 | Skeid | 10,964 | 147 | 432 | 731 | −12.7% |
16 | Åsane | 10,022 | 1,688 | 415 | 668 | −27.5% |
League total | 444,304 | 7,479 | 147 | 1,851 | −12.7% |
Updated to games played on 14 November 2023
Source: [1]
Notes:
1: Team played last season in Eliteserien.
2: Team played last season in 2. divisjon.
References
[edit]- ^ "Hovedterminliste menn 2023" (PDF). Fotball.no. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Slik spilles kvalifiseringskampene". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). 31 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ^ "Bryne tilkjent seier over Start". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). 26 November 2023.
- ^ "OBOS-ligaen 2023 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 14 May 2023.