Norwegian First Division

{{Short description|Norwegian association football league}} {{About|the current Norwegian second-tier football league|the first-tier league previously known as 1. divisjon|Eliteserien|the women's division|Norwegian First Division (women)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}} {{Infobox football league | name = Norwegian First Division | logo = OBOS-ligaen logo.svg | pixels = 280 | country = Norway | confed = [[UEFA]] | founded = {{Start date and age|1948}} 2015–present ''(as OBOS-ligaen)'' 2014 ''(as 1. divisjon)'' 2005–2013 ''(as Adeccoligaen)'' 1991–2004 ''(as 1. divisjon)'' 1963–1990 ''(as 2. divisjon)'' 1948–1951 ''(as 1. divisjon)'' | folded = | teams = 16 | promotion = [[Eliteserien]] | relegation = [[Norwegian Second Division]] | level = 2 | domest_cup = [[Norwegian Football Cup|Norwegian Cup]] | champions = [[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]] (1st title) | most successful club = [[HamKam]] [[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerenga]] (7 titles) | season = [[2025 Norwegian First Division|2025]] | tv = [[TV 2 Group|TV 2]] | website = {{URL|https://www.obos-ligaen.no/|obos-ligaen.no}} | current = [[2026 Norwegian First Division]] }} {{Norwegian football league structure}}

The '''Norwegian First Division''', also called '''1. divisjon''' ({{langx|no|første divisjon}}) and '''OBOS-ligaen''' (due to sponsoring ties with [[:no:OBOS|OBOS]]), is the second-highest level of the [[Norwegian football league system]]. Each year, the top finishing teams in the 1. divisjon are promoted to the [[Eliteserien]], and the lowest finishing teams are relegated to [[2. divisjon]].

1. divisjon was previously known as 2. divisjon (1963–1990) and replaced regional league [[Landsdelsserien]] (1951–1962) after the latter was dissolved after the [[1961–62 Landsdelsserien|1961–62 season]]. The second tier was also prior to Landsdelsserien known as 1. divisjon (1948–1951). Formally, it was a semi-professional league.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ekstranett.fotball.no/Documents/Kampdelegater/2010/Turneringsbestemmelser%20%20Adeccoligaen%202013.pdf |title=TURNERINGSBESTEMMELSER NFF ADECCOLIGAEN 2013 |website=ekstranett.fotball.no |access-date=30 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131027061122/http://ekstranett.fotball.no/Documents/Kampdelegater/2010/Turneringsbestemmelser%20%20Adeccoligaen%202013.pdf |archive-date=27 October 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The tier has been restructured many times and consists of 16 teams at present.

==History== Between 1963 and 1990, the second highest level in Norwegian football was named 2. divisjon. In 1991, due to rebranding of the top flight level in 1990, it was renamed to its initial name; 1. divisjon. 1. divisjon has been the name of this level ever since, except for periods when the league has had a sponsor-affiliated name. Between 2005 and 2013 the level was known as [[Adecco]]ligaen and from 2015 to 2020 the name is OBOS-ligaen.

==Format== ===Previous=== In the 1997 season, 1. divisjon merged from two divisions consisting of 12 teams each, to only one with 14 teams. In the 2001 season, 1. divisjon expanded from 14 to 16 teams. Only two teams were relegated in the 2000 season. In 2009, the number of teams in [[Eliteserien (football)|Eliteserien]] expanded from 14 to 16. Therefore, only one team was relegated to 1. divisjon, whilst three teams were promoted to Tippeligaen.<ref>{{cite web | title=Tippeligaen utvides til 16 lag | work=Football Association of Norway | url=http://www.fotball.no/table.asp?p=53184&cat=51834&x=1&a=221127 | access-date=20 March 2008 | date=8 March 2008 | language=no | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080804140606/http://www.fotball.no/table.asp?p=53184&cat=51834&x=1&a=221127 | archive-date=4 August 2008 | df=dmy-all }}</ref>

===Current=== Since 2012 four teams, finishing 3rd to 6th, has qualified for promotion play-offs. In the 2017 season the relegation format was changed. The previous format where four teams were relegated was replaced with a format with two relegation spots and one relegation play-off spot.

The league is contested by 16 teams. During the course of a season, each club plays the others twice, home and away, for a total of 30 games for each club, and a total of 240 games in a season. The season starts in April and lasts until early November. The top two teams will be promoted to [[Eliteserien]], while the teams placed from third to sixth place will play a promotion-playoff against each other to earn the right to play a two-legged game against the 14th-placed team in Eliteserien to win promotion. The bottom two teams will be relegated to the [[2. divisjon]] known as PostNord-ligaen, and the team in 14th place will play a two-legged playoff against the play-off winner among the two-second-placed teams in 2. divisjon.<ref name=nff_division_info>{{cite web|title=2014 Bestemmelser om KM, opp- og nedrykk|trans-title=Rules for promotion and relegation, 2014|url=http://www.fotball.no/Documents/Kretser/Hordaland/Serie%20og%20kamp/2014_Bestemmelser_om_KM_opp-_og_nedrykk_290714.pdf|publisher=[[Football Association of Norway]]|access-date=20 January 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924042842/http://www.fotball.no/Documents/Kretser/Hordaland/Serie%20og%20kamp/2014_Bestemmelser_om_KM_opp-_og_nedrykk_290714.pdf|archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref>

=== Changes in competition format=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" |- !From !To !Group(s) !Teams !Match-weeks !Season Start !Season End !{{Abbr|Dir. promoted|Directly promoted teams}} !Promotion play-off spots |- |[[1948–49 Norwegian First Division|1948–49]] |[[1950–51 Norwegian First Division|1950–51]] |11 |83–84 |10–14 |rowspan="3"|Autumn |rowspan="3"|Spring |''none'' |11 |- |[[1951–52 Landsdelsserien|1951–52]] |[[1960–61 Landsdelsserien|1960–61]] |rowspan="2"|7 |54 |12–14 |rowspan="2"|2 |rowspan="2"|5 |- |colspan=2|[[1961–62 Landsdelsserien|1961–62]] |55 |18–21 |- |[[1963 2. divisjon|1963]] |[[1971 2. divisjon|1971]] |2 |16 |14 |rowspan="13"|Spring |rowspan="13"|Autumn |rowspan="5"|2 |''none'' |- |[[1972 2. divisjon|1972]] |[[1975 2. divisjon|1975]] |2 + 2 districts |35–36 |10–14 |rowspan="3"|3 |- |colspan=2|[[1976 2. divisjon|1976]] |rowspan="2"|2 + 1 district |28 |14–18 |- |[[1977 2. divisjon|1977]] |[[1978 2. divisjon|1978]] |30 |18 |- |[[1979 2. divisjon|1979]] |[[1993 1. divisjon|1993]] |rowspan="3"|2 |rowspan="3"|24 |rowspan="3"|22 |2 |- |colspan=2|[[1994 1. divisjon|1994]] |4 |''none'' |- |[[1995 1. divisjon|1995]] |[[1996 1. divisjon|1996]] |rowspan="3"|2 |2 |- |[[1997 1. divisjon|1997]] |[[2000 1. divisjon|2000]] |rowspan="6"|1 |14 |26 |rowspan="3"|1 |- |[[2001 1. divisjon|2001]] |[[2007 1. divisjon|2007]] |rowspan="5"|16 |rowspan="5"|30 |- |colspan=2|[[2008 1. divisjon|2008]] |3 |- |[[2009 1. divisjon|2009]] |[[2010 1. divisjon|2010]] |rowspan="3"|2 |3 |- |colspan=2|[[2011 1. divisjon|2011]] |''none'' |- |[[2012 1. divisjon|2012]] |Present |4 |}

==Current members== The following 16 clubs are competing in the [[2025 Norwegian First Division]]. {{Location map+|Norway South|width=300|float=right|caption=Locations of teams in the '''2025 Norwegian First Division'''|places= {{location map~ |Norway South|lat=62.4740 |long=6.1582 |label=[[Aalesunds FK|Aalesund]]|position=right|label_size=80}} {{Location map~ |Norway South|lat=58.4497 |long=6.0087 |label=[[Egersunds IK|Egersund]]|position=right|label_size=80}} {{Location map~ |Norway South|lat=62.3399 |long= 5.8798 |label=[[IL Hødd|Hødd]]|position=left|label_size=80}} {{location map~ |Norway South|lat=60.1905 |long=11.9977 |label=[[Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball|Kongsvinger]]|position=left|label_size=80}} {{location map~ |Norway South|lat=59.9625|long=11.0635|label=[[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]]|position=right|label_size=80}} {{location map~ |Norway South|lat=59.7469 |long=10.0146 |label=[[Mjøndalen IF Fotball|Mjøndalen]]|position=left|label_size=80}} {{Location map~ |Norway South|lat=59.464 |long=10.659 |label=[[Moss FK|Moss]]|position=right|label_size=80}} {{location map~ |Norway South|lat=59.2074 |long= 9.5910 |label=[[Odds BK|Odd]]|position=left|label_size=80}} {{location map~ |Norway South|lat=63.4284 |long=10.5240 |label=[[Ranheim Fotball|Ranheim]]|position=right|label_size=80}} {{Location map~ |Norway South|lat=60.7260 |long=10.6170 |label=[[Raufoss IL|Raufoss]]|position=left|label_size=80}} {{location map~ |Norway South|lat=61.2291 |long= 7.0967 |label=[[Sogndal Fotball|Sogndal]]|position=right|label_size=80}} {{Location map~ |Norway South|lat=59.9574 |long=10.4786 |label=[[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]]|position=left|label_size=80}} {{location map~ |Norway South|lat=58.1461 |long= 7.9957 |label=[[IK Start|Start]]|position=left|label_size=80}} {{Location map~ |Norway South|lat=60.469 |long= 5.316 |label=[[Åsane Fotball|Åsane]]|position=top|label_size=80}} {{Location map~|Norway South|label={{lower|0.7em|'''Oslo'''}}|label_size=80|lat=59.9138|long=10.7522|position=right|mark=Black pog.svg}} {{Location map~|Norway|label='''[[Oslo]] teams:''' [[Lyn Fotball|Lyn]] [[Skeid Fotball|Skeid]]|label_size=80|mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png|marksize=1|lat=70.650|long=5.282|position=right}} }} {| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" !Team !Location !County !Arena !Turf !Capacity |- |[[Aalesunds FK|Aalesund]] |[[Ålesund]] |[[Møre og Romsdal]] |[[Color Line Stadion]] |[[Artificial turf|Artificial]] | align="center" |10,778 |- |[[Egersunds IK|Egersund]] |[[Egersund]] |[[Rogaland]] |[[B&G Parken]] |[[Artificial turf|Artificial]] | align="center" |1,200 |- |[[IL Hødd|Hødd]] |[[Ulsteinvik]] |[[Møre og Romsdal]] |[[Nye Høddvoll|Høddvoll]] |[[Artificial turf|Artificial]] | align="center" |4,081 |- |[[Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball|Kongsvinger]] |[[Kongsvinger (town)|Kongsvinger]] |[[Innlandet]] |[[Gjemselund Stadion|Gjemselund]] |[[Artificial turf|Artificial]] | align="center" |5,824 |- |[[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]] |[[Lillestrøm (town)|Lillestrøm]] |[[Akershus]] |[[Åråsen Stadion|Åråsen]] |[[Grass#Sports turf|Natural]] | align="center" |12,250 |- |[[Lyn Fotball|Lyn]] |[[Oslo]] |[[Oslo]] |[[Bislett Stadium|Bislett]] |[[Grass#Sports turf|Natural]] | align="center" |15,400 |- |[[Mjøndalen IF Fotball|Mjøndalen]] |[[Mjøndalen]] |[[Buskerud]] |[[Consto Arena]] |[[Artificial turf|Artificial]] | align="center" |4,200 |- |[[Moss FK|Moss]] |[[Moss (town)|Moss]] |[[Østfold]] |[[Melløs Stadion|Melløs]] |[[Grass#Sports turf|Natural]] | align="center" |2,373 |- |[[Odds BK|Odd]] |[[Skien (town)|Skien]] |[[Telemark]] |[[Skagerak Arena]] |[[Artificial turf|Artificial]] | align="center" |11,767 |- |[[Ranheim Fotball|Ranheim]] |[[Trondheim (city)|Trondheim]] |[[Trøndelag]] |[[EXTRA Arena]] |[[Artificial turf|Artificial]] | align="center" |3,000 |- |[[Raufoss IL|Raufoss]] |[[Raufoss]] |[[Innlandet]] |[[NAMMO Stadion]] |[[Artificial turf|Artificial]] | align="center" |3,042 |- |[[Skeid Fotball|Skeid]] |[[Oslo]] |[[Oslo]] |[[OBOS Idrettspark Nordre Åsen]] |[[Artificial turf|Artificial]] | align="center" |1,486 |- |[[Sogndal Fotball|Sogndal]] |[[Sogndalsfjøra]] |[[Vestland]] |[[Fosshaugane Campus]] |[[Artificial turf|Artificial]] | align="center" |5,622 |- |[[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]] |[[Bærum Municipality|Bærum]] |[[Akershus]] |[[Nadderud Stadion|Nadderud]] |[[Artificial turf|Artificial]] | align="center" |4,938 |- |[[IK Start|Start]] |[[Kristiansand (town)|Kristiansand]] |[[Agder]] |[[Sør Arena|Sparebanken Sør Arena]] |[[Artificial turf|Artificial]] | align="center" |14,448 |- |[[Åsane Fotball|Åsane]] |[[Bergen (city)|Bergen]] |[[Vestland]] |[[Åsane Arena]] |[[Artificial turf|Artificial]] | align="center" |3,300 |}

== Sponsorship == Ahead of the 2015 season, a six-year deal was agreed with the housing cooperative OBOS. In the period from 2015 to 2020, 1. divisjon will be named OBOS-ligaen.<ref name=obos>{{cite web|title=PM: 1. divisjon blir OBOS-ligaen|trans-title=Press release: 1. divisjon becomes the OBOS league|url=http://www.toppfotball.no/news/article/dndzdcy1kvml12wurmazlpsg0/title/pm-1-divisjon-blir-obos-ligaen|website=ToppFotball.no|publisher=[[Norsk Toppfotball]]|access-date=15 January 2015|language=no|date=15 January 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203224205/http://www.toppfotball.no/news/article/dndzdcy1kvml12wurmazlpsg0/title/pm-1-divisjon-blir-obos-ligaen|archive-date=3 February 2015}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin-left:1em;float:center" !Period !Sponsor !Name |- |1948–1951||rowspan="4"|No sponsor || 1. divisjon |- |1951–1962|| [[Landsdelsserien]] |- |1963–1990|| 2. divisjon |- |1991–2004|| 1. divisjon |- |2005–2013|| [[Adecco]] || Adeccoligaen |- |2014 || No sponsor || 1. divisjon |- |2015– || OBOS || OBOS-ligaen |}

1. divisjon has a number of official partners and suppliers. The official ball supplier for the league is [[Umbro]] who on 20 February 2020 signed the first ever contract to deliver official balls for OBOS-ligaen.<ref>{{cite news |title=OBOS-ligaen får offisiell ligaball |url=https://www.eurosport.no/fotball/obos-ligaen/2020/obos-ligaen-far-offisiell-ligaball_sto7673847/story.shtml |language=no |website=eurosport.no |publisher=Eurosport |date=20 February 2020 |access-date=20 February 2020}}</ref> The two-year deal began from the start of the 2020 season.

== Statistics == {{further|List of teams promoted from the 1. divisjon and predecessors}}

From 1963 to 1990, the second tier in Norwegian football was named 2. divisjon. Until 1996, the 1. divisjon teams was split in two groups. This statistics shows the winning cubs, runners-ups, play-off teams, top goal scorer and the league's average attendances starting with the first one-group 1. divisjon season in 1997. Teams in '''bold''' won the promotion play-offs and were promoted to [[Eliteserien (football)|Eliteserien]].

{| class="wikitable" ! Season ! Winner ! Runner-up ! Promotion play-offs ! Top scorer ! {{Abbr|Avg. att.|Average attendance}} |- |align="left"|[[2025 Norwegian First Division|2025]] |align="left"|[[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]] |align="left"|[[IK Start|Start]] |align="left"|[[Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball|Kongsvinger]], [[Aalesunds FK|Aalesund]], [[Egersunds IK|Egersund]], [[Ranheim Fotball|Ranheim]] |align="left"| 20 – [[Lucas Haren]] (Kongsvinger) and [[Thomas Lehne Olsen]] (Lillestrøm) |align="right"| |- |align="left"|[[2024 1. divisjon|2024]] |align="left"|[[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerenga]] |align="left"|[[Bryne FK|Bryne]] |align="left"|[[Moss FK|Moss]], [[Egersunds IK|Egersund]], [[Lyn Fotball|Lyn]], [[Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball|Kongsvinger]] |align="left"|19 – [[John Hou Sæter]] (Ranheim) |align="right"| 1 851

|- |align="left"|[[2023 1. divisjon|2023]] |align="left"|[[Fredrikstad FK|Fredrikstad]] |align="left"|[[KFUM-Kameratene Oslo|KFUM Oslo]] |align="left"|'''[[Kristiansund BK|Kristiansund]]''', [[Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball|Kongsvinger]], [[IK Start|Start]], [[Bryne FK|Bryne]] |align="left"|16 – [[Benjamin Stokke]] (Kristiansund) |align="right"| 1 851 |- |align="left"|[[2022 1. divisjon|2022]] |align="left"|[[SK Brann|Brann]] |align="left"|[[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]] |align="left"|[[IK Start|Start]], [[KFUM Oslo]], [[Sandnes Ulf]] and [[Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball|Kongsvinger]] |align="left"|16 – [[Bård Finne]] (Brann) and [[Gift Orban]] (Stabæk) |align="right"| 2 057 |- |align="left"|[[2021 1. divisjon|2021]] |align="left"|[[HamKam]] |align="left"|[[Aalesunds FK|Aalesund]] |align="left"|'''[[FK Jerv|Jerv]]''', [[Fredrikstad FK|Fredrikstad]], [[KFUM Oslo]] and [[Sogndal Fotball|Sogndal]] |align="left"|24 – [[Oscar Aga]] (Grorud) |align="right"| 917 |- |align="left"|[[2020 1. divisjon|2020]] |align="left"|[[Tromsø IL|Tromsø]] |align="left"|[[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]] |align="left"|[[Sogndal Fotball|Sogndal]], [[Ranheim Fotball|Ranheim]], [[Åsane Fotball|Åsane]] and [[Raufoss Fotball|Raufoss]] |align="left"|19 – [[Henrik Udahl]] (Åsane) |align="right"| 213 |- |align="left"|[[2019 1. divisjon|2019]] |align="left"|[[Aalesunds FK|Aalesund]] |align="left"|[[Sandefjord Fotball|Sandefjord]] |align="left"|'''[[IK Start|Start]]''', [[KFUM-Kameratene Oslo|KFUM Oslo]], [[Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball|Kongsvinger]] and [[Sogndal Fotball|Sogndal]] |align="left"|19 – [[Pontus Engblom]] (Sandefjord) |align="right"| 1 434 |- |align="left"|[[2018 1. divisjon|2018]] |align="left"|[[Viking FK|Viking]] |align="left"|[[Mjøndalen IF Fotball|Mjøndalen]] |align="left"|[[Aalesunds FK|Aalesund]], [[Sogndal Fotball|Sogndal]], [[Ullensaker/Kisa IL|Ullensaker/Kisa]] and [[Nest-Sotra Fotball|Nest-Sotra]] |align="left"|21 – [[Tommy Høiland]] (Viking) |align="right"| 1 711 |- |align="left"|[[2017 1. divisjon|2017]] |align="left"|[[Bodø/Glimt]] |align="left"|[[IK Start|Start]] |align="left"|[[Mjøndalen IF Fotball|Mjøndalen]], '''[[Ranheim Fotball|Ranheim]]''', [[Sandnes Ulf]] and [[Ullensaker/Kisa IL|Ullensaker/Kisa]] |align="left"|28 – [[Kristian Fardal Opseth]] (Bodø/Glimt) |align="right"| 1 422 |- |align="left"|[[2016 1. divisjon|2016]] |align="left"|[[Kristiansund BK|Kristiansund]] |align="left"|[[Sandefjord Fotball|Sandefjord]] |align="left"|[[FK Jerv|Jerv]], [[Sandnes Ulf]], [[Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball|Kongsvinger]] and [[Mjøndalen IF Fotball|Mjøndalen]] |align="left"|26 – [[Pontus Engblom]] (Sandnes Ulf) |align="right"| 1 495 |- |align="left"|[[2015 1. divisjon|2015]] |align="left"|[[Sogndal Fotball|Sogndal]] |align="left"|[[SK Brann|Brann]] |align="left"|[[Kristiansund BK|Kristiansund]], [[IL Hødd|Hødd]], [[FK Jerv|Jerv]] and [[Ranheim Fotball|Ranheim]] |align="left"|17 – [[Pontus Engblom]] (Sandnes Ulf) and [[Robert Stene]] (Ranheim) |align="right"| 1 998 |- |align="left"|[[2014 1. divisjon|2014]] |align="left"|[[Sandefjord Fotball|Sandefjord]] |align="left"|[[Tromsø IL|Tromsø]] |align="left"|'''[[Mjøndalen IF Fotball|Mjøndalen]]''', [[Kristiansund BK|Kristiansund]], [[Bærum SK|Bærum]] and [[Fredrikstad FK|Fredrikstad]] |align="left"|19 – [[Pål Alexander Kirkevold]] (Sandefjord) |align="right"| 1 376 |- |align="left"|[[2013 1. divisjon|2013]] |align="left"|[[Bodø/Glimt]] |align="left"|[[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]] |align="left"|[[IL Hødd|Hødd]], [[Ranheim Fotball|Ranheim]], [[Hamarkameratene]] and [[Mjøndalen IF Fotball|Mjøndalen]] |align="left"|18 – [[Jo Sondre Aas]] (Ranheim) |align="right"| 1 453 |- |align="left"|[[2012 1. divisjon|2012]] |align="left"|[[IK Start|Start]] |align="left"|[[Sarpsborg 08 FF|Sarpsborg 08]] |align="left"|[[Sandefjord Fotball|Sandefjord]], [[Mjøndalen IF Fotball|Mjøndalen]], [[Bodø/Glimt]] and [[Ullensaker/Kisa IL|Ullensaker/Kisa]] |align="left"|20 – [[Martin Wiig]] (Sarpsborg 08) |align="right"| 1 330 |- |align="left"|[[2011 1. divisjon|2011]] |align="left"|[[Hønefoss BK]] |align="left"|[[Sandnes Ulf]] |align="left"| NFF removed the play-offs ahead of the season |align="left"|18 – [[Vegard Braaten]] (Alta) |align="right"| 1 186 |- |align="left"|[[2010 1. divisjon|2010]] |align="left"|[[Sogndal Fotball|Sogndal]] |align="left"|[[Sarpsborg 08]] |align="left"|'''[[Fredrikstad Fotballklubb|Fredrikstad]]''', [[Løv-Ham Fotball|Løv-Ham]] and [[Ranheim Fotball|Ranheim]] |align="left"|17 – [[Marius Helle]] (Bryne) |align="right"| 1 544 |- |align="left"|[[2009 1. divisjon|2009]] |align="left"|[[FK Haugesund|Haugesund]] |align="left"|[[Hønefoss BK|Hønefoss]] |align="left"|'''[[Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball|Kongsvinger]]''', [[Sogndal Fotball|Sogndal]] and [[Sarpsborg 08]] |align="left"|24 – [[Thomas Sørum]] (Haugesund) |align="right"| 1 271 |- |align="left"|[[2008 1. divisjon|2008]] |align="left"|[[Odds BK|Odd Grenland]] |align="left"|[[Sandefjord Fotball|Sandefjord]] (2nd) and [[IK Start|Start]] (3rd)<ref>Both teams promoted directly because of the Tippeligaen extension to 16 teams in the [[2009 Tippeligaen|2009 season]]</ref> |align="left"|[[Sogndal Fotball|Sogndal]] |align="left"|22 – [[Péter Kovács (footballer)|Péter Kóvacs]] (Odd Grenland) |align="right"| 1 984 |- |align="left"|[[2007 1. divisjon|2007]] |align="left"|[[Molde FK|Molde]] |align="left"|[[Hamarkameratene]] |align="left" |'''[[Bodø/Glimt]]''' |align="left"|23 – Kenneth Kvalheim (Notodden) |align="right"| 1 726 |-  |align="left"|[[2006 1. divisjon|2006]] |align="left"|[[Strømsgodset Toppfotball|Strømsgodset]] |align="left"|[[Aalesunds FK|Aalesund]] |align="left"|[[Bryne FK|Bryne]] |align="left"|19 – [[Mattias Andersson (footballer, born 1981)|Mattias Andersson]] (Strømsgodset) |align="right"| 1 981 |- |align="left"|[[2005 1. divisjon|2005]] |align="left"|[[Stabæk Fotball|Stabæk]] |align="left"|[[Sandefjord Fotball|Sandefjord]] |align="left"|[[Moss FK|Moss]] |align="left"|27 – [[Daniel Nannskog]] (Stabæk) |align="right"| 1 388 |- |align="left"|[[2004 1. divisjon|2004]] |align="left"|[[IK Start|Start]] |align="left"|[[Aalesunds FK|Aalesund]] |align="left"|[[Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball|Kongsvinger]] |align="left"|18 – [[Paul Oyuga]] (Bryne) |align="right"| 1 696 |- |align="left"|[[2003 1. divisjon|2003]] |align="left"|[[Hamarkameratene]] |align="left"|[[Fredrikstad FK|Fredrikstad]] |align="left"|[[Sandefjord Fotball|Sandefjord]] |align="left"|19 – [[Markus Ringberg]] (Fredrikstad) |align="right"| 1 656 |- |align="left"|[[2002 1. divisjon|2002]] |align="left"|[[Tromsø IL|Tromsø]] |align="left"|[[Aalesunds FK|Aalesund]] |align="left"|[[Sandefjord Fotball|Sandefjord]] |align="left"|18 – [[Morten Gamst Pedersen]] (Tromsø) |align="right"| 1 174 |- |align="left"|[[2001 1. divisjon|2001]] |align="left"|[[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerenga]] |align="left"|[[IK Start|Start]] |align="left"|[[Hamarkameratene]] |align="left"|18 – [[Bala Garba]] (Haugesund) and [[Marino Rahmberg]] (Raufoss) |align="right"| 1 490 |- |align="left"|[[2000 1. divisjon|2000]] |align="left"|[[FK Lyn|Lyn]] |align="left"|[[Strømsgodset Toppfotball|Strømsgodset]] |align="left"|'''[[Sogndal Fotball|Sogndal]]''' |align="left"|25 – [[Jostein Flo]] (Strømsgodset) |align="right"| 775 |- |align="left"|[[1999 1. divisjon|1999]] |align="left"|[[FK Haugesund|Haugesund]] |align="left"|[[Bryne FK|Bryne]] |align="left"|'''[[IK Start|Start]]''' |align="left"|17 – [[Anders Blomquist (footballer)|Anders Blomquist]] (Haugesund) |align="right"| 1 033 |- |align="left"|[[1998 1. divisjon|1998]] |align="left"|[[Odds BK|Odd Grenland]] |align="left"|[[Skeid Fotball|Skeid]] |align="left"|[[Kjelsås Fotball|Kjelsås]] |align="left"|18 – Caleb Francis (Bryne) |align="right"| 741 |- |align="left"|[[1997 1. divisjon|1997]] |align="left"|[[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerenga]] |align="left"|[[Moss FK|Moss]] |align="left"|[[Eik-Tønsberg]] |align="left"|16 – [[Espen Musæus]] (Vålerenga) |align="right"| 1 169 |}

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == *{{official website|https://www.fotball.no/turneringer/obosligaen/}} *[https://int.soccerway.com/national/norway/1-division/ 1.division summary](SOCCERWAY) * [https://int.soccerway.com/national/norway/1-division/2015/regular-season/r30171/ 1. Division] 2015 season results, fixtures and league table at Soccerway * [http://www.rsssf.no/2015/First.html First division 2015] by round/date, at RSSSF

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