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2008 Norwegian First Division

(Redirected from 2008 1. divisjon)

The 2008 1. divisjon season (referred to as Adeccoligaen for sponsorship reasons) began on 5 April 2008 and ended on 1 November 2008.[1]

1. divisjon
Season2008
Dates5 April – 1 November
ChampionsOdd Grenland
PromotedOdd Grenland
Sandefjord
Start
RelegatedSandnes Ulf
Hødd
Matches played240
Goals scored762 (3.18 per match)
Top goalscorerPéter Kovács
(22 goals)
← 2007
2009 →
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2008 Clubs

In 2009, the number of teams in the top tier, Tippeligaen, will expand from fourteen to sixteen.[2] Therefore, 2008 was a transitional season, in which more teams were promoted to the top flight, and less teams relegated to the 2. divisjon, than usual. Automatic promotion was awarded to the teams finishing in the top three places in the standings. Only the two teams at the bottom of the standings were relegated to the 2. divisjon, as opposed to the regular four.

The three clubs relegated from the Tippeligaen in 2007 were Odd Grenland, Start and Sandefjord. At the conclusion of the season, all three had managed to secure promotion, with Odd Grenland being confirmed as champions of the 1. divisjon after defeating Start 3–2 in the penultimate round.[3]

Sandnes Ulf and Hødd were relegated to the 2. divisjon after finishing in fifteenth and sixteenth place respectively. It was Sandnes Ulf's first season at the second level since 1972. Nybergsund, who had never previously played at the second level, retained their spot, finishing in eighth place.

As in previous years, there was a two-legged promotion playoff at the end of the season, this time between the fourth-placed team in the 1. divisjon (Sogndal) and the thirteenth-placed team in the Tippeligaen (Aalesund). Aalesund kept their spot in the Tippeligaen, beating Sogndal 4-1 away, 3-1 at home, and 7-2 on aggregate.[4]

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Odd Grenland (C, P)3020557644+3265Promotion to Tippeligaen
2Sandefjord (P)3017944625+2160
3Start (P)3017855834+2459
4Sogndal3015965336+1754Qualification for the promotion play-offs
5Hønefoss3015694733+1451
6Notodden30121085540+1546
7Haugesund30119104847+142
8Nybergsund30126124953−442
9Moss3091296354+939
10Sarpsborg Sparta30107134543+237
11Bryne30106143853−1536
12Løv-Ham3097143745−834
13Kongsvinger3086163358−2530
14Alta3082204966−1726
15Sandnes Ulf (R)30510153655−1925Relegation to Second Division
16Hødd (R)3028202976−4714
Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. The winner, runner-up and third place finisher in the 1. divisjon are automatically promoted to the Tippeligaen. The fourth-placed team in the 1. divisjon and the 13th-placed team in the Tippeligaen meet in a playoff at the end of the season. The two teams finishing at the bottom of the table are automatically relegated to the 2. divisjon.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ AwayALTBRYHAUILHHØNKILLØVMFKNOTNILODDSFULFSSFKSILIKS
Alta—4–11–07–20–21–21–33–02–31–23–71–10–11–00–21–2
Bryne3–1—2–26–10–22–11–05–51–10–30–11–34–01–00–10–1
Haugesund5–41–1—3–10–40–12–32–23–13–11–41–12–01–22–02–2
Hødd1–20–11–2—0–12–41–11–50–02–31–20–21–12–00–30–2
Hønefoss2–02–01–15–1—4–01–31–01–16–11–00–02–21–00–43–3
Kongsvinger1–30–12–21–12–1—1–00–31–20–21–30–30–02–14–32–2
Løv-Ham3–02–10–11–11–03–1—1–13–10–02–30–21–21–20–10–0
Moss4–21–22–42–21–21–13–1—1–12–13–33–12–42–41–14–0
Notodden5–37–01–15–13–14–20–12–2—1–00–05–02–10–52–32–3
Nybergsund2–04–02–04–01–02–12–20–50–1—1–31–22–02–21–12–3
Odd Grenland2–15–11–14–02–03–03–13–21–15–1—2–13–23–24–43–2
Sandefjord2–11–00–12–20–02–04–13–11–01–13–0—2–12–02–02–1
Sandnes Ulf2–21–12–41–21–21–21–11–10–22–30–30–0—2–13–02–2
Sarpsborg Sparta2–31–12–12–10–11–12–11–21–12–25–11–12–1—2–20–2
Sogndal2–11–01–03–13–13–04–02–21–13–13–20–01–10–1—0–3
Start2–01–22–01–13–02–03–10–01–05–21–01–25–12–11–1—
Source: NIFS (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion play-offs

By finishing 4th, Sogndal competed in a two-legged relegation play-off against Aalesund, who finished 13th in the 2008 Tippeligaen, for the right to play in the 2009 Tippeligaen. Sogndal played at home first, decided in a draw held by the NFF.[5] Aalesund won 7–2 on aggregate, thereby securing a new season in the Tippeligaen. Sogndal remained in the 1. divisjon.

Sogndal1–4Aalesund
Bolseth 50'ReportArnefjord 22'
Aarøy 53'
Nadolski 61' (o.g.)
Diego Silva 90+4'
Attendance: 3,553
Referee: Roy Helge Olsen, Fløy
Aalesund3–1Sogndal
Aarøy 14', 31', 43'ReportHåvard Flo 43'
Attendance: 8,646
Referee: Terje Hauge, Olsvik

Aalesund won 7–2 on aggregate and remained in Tippeligaen.

Top goalscorers

RankScorerClubGoals
1 Peter KovacsOdd Grenland22
2 Kenneth KvalheimMoss21
3 Morten FevangOdd Grenland15
4 Fabian TaylorNotodden14
5 Vegard BraatenAlta13
Martin WiigSarpsborg Sparta
Lars LaftonHønefoss
8 Allan BorgvardtBryne12
9 Geir Ludvig FevangStart11

Source: VG Nett[permanent dead link]

Relegated teams

These three teams were relegated from the Tippeligaen in 2007:

These four teams were promoted from the 2. divisjon in 2007:

References

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