2015 Norwegian First Division

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The20151. divisjon(referred to as theOBOS-ligaenfor sponsorship reasons) was aNorwegiansecond-tierfootballleague season. The league was contested by 16 teams, and the top two teams were promoted toTippeligaen,while the teams placed from third to sixth place played a promotion-playoff against the 14th-placed team in Tippeligaen to win promotion. The bottom four teams were relegated to the2. divisjon.[1]

1. divisjon
Season2015
Dates6 April – 1 November
ChampionsSogndal
PromotedSogndal
Brann
RelegatedFollo
Nest-Sotra
Bærum
Hønefoss
Matches played240
Goals scored702 (2.93 per match)
Top goalscorerPontus Engblom
(17 goals)
Robert Stene(17 goals)
Biggest home winSandnes Ulf6–1Fredrikstad
Biggest away winBærum 0–5 Sogndal
Highest scoringSandnes Ulf 6–1 Fredrikstad
Bærum 5–2 Nest-Sotra
Longest winning run7 games
Sogndal
Longest unbeaten run14 games
Brann
Highest attendance17,284
Brann 2–2 Nest-Sotra
(16 May 2015)
Average attendance1,998
2014
2016

The first round of the season was played on 6 April 2015 and the season 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 asOBOS-ligaenuntil 2021.[3]

Team changes from 2014

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In the2014 1. divisjon,Sandefjord,[4]Tromsø[4]andMjøndalen[5]won promotion to Tippeligaen, whileAlta,HamKam,TromsdalenandUll/Kisawere relegated[4]to the2015 2. divisjon.

Sogndal,[6]Sandnes Ulf[6]andBrann,[5]were relegated from the2014 Tippeligaen,whileFollo,Jerv,LevangerandÅsanewere promoted[7]from the2014 2. divisjon.

Teams

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

Managerial changes

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

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Sogndal(C, P) 30 18 8 4 59 31 +28 62 Promotion toTippeligaen
2 Brann(P) 30 14 11 5 46 35 +11 53
3 Kristiansund 30 14 7 9 37 30 +7 49 Qualification for thepromotion play-offs
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 toSecond Division
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
Source:nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C)Champions;(P)Promoted;(R)Relegated

Results

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Home \ Away BRA BRY BÆR FOL FFK HØD HØN JER KBK LEV NS RAN ULF SOG STR ÅSF
Brann 2–1 2–2 2–1 5–1 1–2 3–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–2 4–1 0–0 0–4 2–0 2–2
Bryne 0–1 2–1 2–0 2–3 1–4 3–2 1–2 2–0 4–1 2–1 2–2 2–1 0–2 0–0 0–0
Bærum 1–1 1–4 1–1 2–3 4–0 1–0 0–4 1–2 3–2 5–2 0–1 2–0 0–5 0–1 3–2
Follo 0–1 1–4 2–2 2–3 3–0 4–0 2–1 2–3 1–2 1–1 3–0 2–2 0–1 1–1 2–0
Fredrikstad 1–1 2–0 3–3 2–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–4 2–2 1–1 3–1 3–2 1–1 0–0 1–1
Hødd 3–0 2–0 4–2 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–4 3–2 1–1 1–3 1–0 1–1 4–0
Hønefoss 0–0 1–2 2–2 2–1 2–0 1–3 2–1 1–1 3–0 2–2 2–2 0–1 2–5 1–3 3–3
Jerv 2–2 3–0 5–0 2–2 4–0 0–1 2–1 0–1 4–2 3–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1
Kristiansund 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 0–1
Levanger 4–1 1–0 4–1 3–1 4–1 0–0 0–1 1–4 0–2 0–3 1–1 0–0 4–1 0–1 2–2
Nest-Sotra 2–1 2–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 3–2 1–3 4–0 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–3 1–2 2–0 2–3
Ranheim 0–0 4–1 0–0 0–1 4–0 4–1 4–0 0–1 0–1 3–2 3–0 1–1 3–2 2–0 3–2
Sandnes Ulf 1–1 3–2 3–2 2–1 6–1 0–2 1–0 2–2 2–1 2–3 3–1 1–0 1–2 3–1 1–3
Sogndal 0–0 3–1 3–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 4–3 1–3 3–0 1–0 2–1 3–2 3–0
Strømmen 2–3 2–2 3–1 1–2 1–2 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–4 0–3 1–1 1–0
Åsane 2–3 2–2 5–0 0–1 3–3 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 5–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–1 0–3
Source:NIFS(in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals Games Average
1 Pontus Engblom Sandnes Ulf 17 26 0,65
Robert Stene Ranheim 17 29 0,59
3 Kristian Fardal Opseth Sogndal 16 26 0,62
4 Ohi Omoijuanfo Jerv 15 29 0,52
Bendik Bye Levanger 15 30 0,50
6 Mahatma Otoo Sogndal 13 26 0,50
Steffen Lie Skålevik Brann 13 29 0,45
8 Martin Ramsland Strømmen 12 28 0,41
Oddbjørn Skartun Bryne 12 29 0,41
Alexander Ruud Tveter Follo 12 30 0,40
11 Henrik Kjelsrud Johansen Fredrikstad 11 19 0,58
Eirik Ulland Andersen Hødd 11 27 0,41
13 Alexander Lind Jerv 10 28 0,36

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Hat tricks

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Player For Against Result Date
Jakob Orlov Brann Ranheim 4–1 30 April 2015
Ohi Omoijuanfo Jerv Levanger 4–2 31 May 2015
Kristian Fardal Opseth Sogndal Brann 4–0 21 June 2015
Robert Stene Ranheim Åsane 3–2 5 July 2015
Geir André Herrem Åsane Bærum 5–0 20 September 2015

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