2015 Norwegian First Division

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Norwegian First Division
Season 2015
Champions Sogndal
Promoted Sogndal
Brann
Relegated Follo
Nest-Sotra
Bærum
Hønefoss
Top goalscorer Pontus Engblom (17)
Robert Stene (17)
Biggest home win Sandnes Ulf 6–1 Fredrikstad
Biggest away win Bærum 0–5 Sogndal
Highest scoring Sandnes Ulf 6–1 Fredrikstad
Bærum 5–2 Nest-Sotra
Longest winning run 7 games – Sogndal
Longest unbeaten run 14 games – Brann
Highest attendance 17,284
Brann 2–2 Nest-Sotra
(16 May 2015)
2014
2016

The 2015 Norwegian First Division is Norway's second-tier football league. The league is contested by 16 teams, and the top two teams are promoted to Tippeligaen, while the teams placed from third to sixth place play a promotion-playoff against the 14th-placed team in Tippeligaen to win promotion. The bottom four teams are relegated to the Second Division.[1]

The first round of the season was played on 6 April 2015 and ended with the last round on 1 November 2015. The playoff-tournament was played between 7 and 21 November 2015.[2]

An agreement with Oslo's housing cooperative OBOS was signed on 15 January 2015, branding the league as OBOS-ligaen until 2021.[3]

Team changes from 2014

In the 2014 First Division, Sandefjord,[4] Tromsø[4] and Mjøndalen[5] won promotion to Tippeligaen, while Alta, HamKam, Tromsdalen and Ull/Kisa were relegated[4] to the 2015 Second Division.

Sogndal,[6] Sandnes Ulf[6] and Brann,[5] were relegated from the 2014 Tippeligaen, while Follo, Jerv, Levanger and Åsane were promoted[7] from the 2014 Second Division.

Teams

Locations of the teams in the 2015 Norwegian First Division
Team Location Arena Capacity Manager
Brann Bergen Brann Stadion[8] 17,686 Norway Lars Arne Nilsen
Bryne Bryne Bryne Stadion[9] 10,000 Norway Gaute Larsen[10]
Bærum Sandvika Sandvika Stadion[11] 1,815 Norway Roar Johansen[12]
Follo Ski Ski Stadion 2,500 Norway Hans Erik Eriksen[13]
Fredrikstad Fredrikstad Fredrikstad Stadion[14] 12,565 Norway Håkon Wibe Lund[15]
Hødd Ulsteinvik Høddvoll Stadion[16] 3,825 Norway Sindre Eid[17]
Hønefoss Hønefoss Aka Arena[18] 4,120 Norway Rune Skarsfjord[19]
Jerv Grimstad J.J. Ugland Stadion – Levermyr[20] 1,700 Norway Steinar Pedersen[21]
Kristiansund Kristiansund Kristiansund Stadion[22] 3,000 Norway Christian Michelsen[23]
Levanger Levanger Moan Fritidspark 6,000 Sweden Andreas Holmberg[24]
Nest-Sotra Sotra Ågotnes Stadion 2,000 Denmark Michael Schjønberg[25]
Ranheim Trondheim DNB Arena[26] 2,000 Norway Ola By Rise[27]
Sandnes Ulf Sandnes Sandnes Idrettspark[28] 4,969 Norway Bengt Sæternes[29]
Sogndal Sogndal Fosshaugane Campus[30] 5,539 Norway Eirik Bakke[31]
Strømmen Strømmen Strømmen Stadion[32] 1,800 Norway Gunnar Halle[33]
Åsane Åsane Åsane Idrettspark 3,000 Norway Morten Røssland[34]

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment Table
Bærum Norway Morten Tandberg Resigned 20 Nov 2014[35] Pre-season NorwayRoar Johansen 1 Jan 2015[36] Pre-season
Nest-Sotra Norway Ruben Hetlevik Stepped down to become assistant 26 Nov 2014[25] Pre-season DenmarkMichael Schjønberg 26 Nov 2014[25] Pre-season
Sandnes Ulf Norway Tom Nordlie Mutual consent 17 Nov 2014[37] Pre-season NorwayBengt Sæternes 19 Nov 2014[29] Pre-season
Sogndal Sweden Jonas Olsson Mutual consent 1 Jan 2015[31] Pre-season NorwayEirik Bakke 1 Jan 2015[31] Pre-season
Fredrikstad Norway Håkon Wibe-Lund Sacked 7 May 2015[38] 13th Norway Jan Tore Ophaug
Norway Aleksander Olsen (interim)
7 May 2015 13th
Nest-Sotra Denmark Michael Schjønberg Sacked 13 May 2015[39] 15th Norway Ruben Hetlevik
Norway Steffen Landro (interim)
13 May 2015 15th
Fredrikstad Norway Jan Tore Ophaug
Norway Aleksander Olsen (interim)
End of the interim 20 May 2015 14th Norway Arne Erlandsen 20 May 2015[40] 14th
Ranheim Norway Trond Nordsteien Sacked 27 May 2015[41] 14th Norway Svein Maalen 27 May 2015 14th
Brann Sweden Rikard Norling Sacked 27 May 2015[42] 9th Norway Lars Arne Nilsen 29 May 2015[43] 9th
Ranheim Norway Svein Maalen End of the interim 8 June 2015 13th Norway Ola By Rise 8 May 2015[44] 13th
Nest-Sotra Norway Ruben Hetlevik
Norway Steffen Landro (interim)
End of the interim 16 July 2015 15th Norway Petter Fossmark 16 July 2015[45] 15th

Table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Sogndal (C) (P) 30 18 8 4 59 31 +28 62 Promotion to Tippeligaen
2 Brann (P) 30 14 11 5 46 35 +11 53
3 Kristiansund BK 30 14 7 9 37 30 +7 49 Promotion playoffs
4 Hødd 30 14 6 10 43 40 +3 48
5 Jerv 30 12 11 7 47 28 +19 47
6 Ranheim 30 13 8 9 48 36 +12 47
7 Sandnes Ulf 30 13 8 9 49 40 +9 47
8 Strømmen 30 10 7 13 33 39 −6 37
9 Levanger 30 10 6 14 48 53 −5 36
10 Bryne 30 10 6 14 43 50 −7 36
11 Åsane 30 8 11 11 46 46 0 35
12 Fredrikstad 30 8 11 11 41 61 −20 35
13 Follo (R) 30 8 9 13 42 43 −1 33 Relegation to 2. Divisjon
14 Nest-Sotra (R) 30 8 7 15 41 51 −10 31
15 Bærum (R) 30 8 7 15 44 67 −23 31
16 Hønefoss (R) 30 7 7 16 35 52 −17 28

Updated to games played on 1 November 2015.
Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Season statistics