2015 Norwegian First Division

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 Ulf 6–1 Fredrikstad
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
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The 2015 1. divisjon (referred to as the OBOS-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) was a Norwegian second-tier football league season. The league was contested by 16 teams, and the top two teams were promoted to Tippeligaen, 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 the 2. divisjon.[1]

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 as OBOS-ligaen until 2021.[3]

Team changes from 2014

In the 2014 1. divisjon, Sandefjord,[4] Tromsø[4] and Mjøndalen[5] won promotion to Tippeligaen, while Alta, HamKam, Tromsdalen and Ull/Kisa were relegated[4] to the 2015 2. divisjon.

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 2. divisjon.

Teams

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Locations of the teams in the 2015 1. divisjon
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 Sogndalsfjøra 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

League table

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 to Tippeligaen
2 Brann (P) 30 14 11 5 46 35 +11 53
3 Kristiansund 30 14 7 9 37 30 +7 49 Qualification for the promotion 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 to Second 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

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

Top scorers

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

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Hat tricks

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

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