2019 Norwegian First Division

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The 2019 1. divisjon (referred to as OBOS-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) was a Norwegian second-tier football league season.

1. divisjon
Season2019
Dates30 March – 9 November
ChampionsAalesund
PromotedAalesund
Sandefjord
RelegatedNotodden
Skeid
Tromsdalen
Matches played240
Goals scored722 (3.01 per match)
Top goalscorerPontus Engblom
(19 goals)
Biggest home winKFUM Oslo 5–0 Jerv
(5 May 2019)
Aalesund 5–0 Tromsdalen
(16 May 2019)
Biggest away winTromsdalen 0–8 Ull/Kisa
(14 April 2019)
Highest scoringRaufoss 6–4 Tromsdalen
(2 June 2019)
Longest winning run9 games
Aalesund[1]
Longest unbeaten run18 games
Aalesund[1]
Longest winless run16 games
Tromsdalen[1]
Longest losing run7 games
Tromsdalen[1]
Highest attendance7,150
Start 3–2 Jerv
(16 May 2019)
Lowest attendance50
Tromsdalen 0–1 Aalesund
(20 October 2019)
Tromsdalen 3–0 Raufoss
(2 November 2019)
Average attendance1,434 Decrease 15.5%
2018
2020

Aalesund set a new record for most points in a 1. divisjon season with 79. They surpassed IK Start's previous record of 74 points, from the 2004 season.[2]

Season summary

On 20 October, Aalesund secured both promotion and league title with three games to spare by winning 1–0 away over Tromsdalen.[3] The same day, Tromsdalen were the first team to be relegated as their defeat coincided with a victory for Strømmen. On 2 November, Sandefjord secured promotion to the first tier with one match to spare after their 1–0 win over Jerv at Komplett Arena.[4] On the same day, Skeid were the second team to be relegated as their draw against Notodden meant that survival was out of reach before the ultimate round.

Teams

In the 2018 1. divisjon, Viking and Mjøndalen were promoted to the 2019 Eliteserien, while Åsane, Florø and Levanger were relegated to the 2019 2. divisjon.

Start and Sandefjord were relegated from the 2018 Eliteserien, while Raufoss, Skeid and KFUM Oslo were promoted from the 2018 2. divisjon.

Stadia and personnel

TeamLocationArenaCapacityManager
AalesundÅlesundColor Line Stadion10,778 Lars Bohinen
HamKamHamarBriskeby Arena7,800 Gaute Helstrup
JervGrimstadLevermyr Stadion3,300 Arne Sandstø
KFUM OsloOsloKFUM Arena1,500 Jørgen Isnes
KongsvingerKongsvingerGjemselund Stadion5,824 Vítor Gazimba
Nest-SotraSotraÅgotnes Stadion1,200 Steffen Landro
NotoddenNotoddenIdrettsparken4,000 Kenneth Dokken
RaufossRaufossNammo Stadion1,800 Christian Johnsen
SandefjordSandefjordKomplett Arena6,582 Martí Cifuentes
Sandnes UlfSandnesSandnes Stadion4,969 Bengt Sæternes
SkeidOsloNordre Åsen12,000 Tom Nordlie
SogndalSogndalFosshaugane Campus5,622 Eirik Bakke
StartKristiansandSør Arena14,448 Jóhannes Harðarson
StrømmenStrømmenStrømmen Stadion21,850 Ole Martin Nesselquist
TromsdalenTromsdalenTUIL Arena1,695 Jonathan Hill
Ull/KisaJessheimJessheim Stadion3,500 Trond Fredriksen
  • 1Skeid played their home games at Intility Arena from 25 May 2019.[5]
  • 2Strømmen played their last home game at Jessheim Stadion due to nonapproved floodlights at Strømmen Stadion.[6]

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming managerDate of appointmentTable
HamKam Kevin KnappenContract expired11 November 2018Pre-season Gaute Helstrup29 November 2018[7]Pre-season
Strømmen Espen OlsenContract expired11 November 2018[8] Ole Martin Nesselquist29 November 2018[9]
Ull/Kisa Vegard SkogheimContract expired11 November 2018[10] Trond Fredriksen7 December 2018[11]
Kongsvinger Mark DempseyResigned13 November 2018[12] Vítor Gazimba16 January 2019[13]
Tromsdalen Gaute HelstrupSigned by HamKam29 November 2018[14] Jonathan Hill10 January 2019[15]
Start Kjetil RekdalMutual agreement2 April 201915th Jóhannes Harðarson[a]3 April 2019[16][17][18]15th

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1Aalesund (C, P)3025416725+4279Promotion to Eliteserien
2Sandefjord (P)3019835330+2365
3Start (O, P)3019565431+2362Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4KFUM Oslo3013985842+1648
5Kongsvinger30144123836+246
6Sogndal30136115139+1245
7Nest-Sotra30146104331+1244[a]
8Ull/Kisa30116134747039
9Sandnes Ulf30115144649−338
10HamKam30115144347−438
11Raufoss30122164759−1238
12Jerv3089133454−2033
13Strømmen30710133246−1430[b]
14Notodden (R)3067173553−1825Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15Skeid (R)30410163854−1622Relegation to Second Division
16Tromsdalen (R)3034233679−4313
Source: nifs.no (in Norwegian), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if between two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off (only used to decide champions or relegation).
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Aalesund323111111111111111111111111111
Sandefjord312332222322222223233332222222
Start1164795333234333332322223333333
KFUM Oslo1115141184854453665544444444444644
Kongsvinger388568586646556777777667677575
Sogndal713791213111313111081098666656556866756
Nest-Sotra161491310111311111212118810998888885555467
Ull/Kisa73147374777777910101191010121212111099108
Sandnes Ulf710106117978999910788910111110991012121089
HamKam1161212131212101010111212121111111212121211101012910111110
Raufoss29117464655654444555657787888911
Jerv145229699881011111212121011999111191111121212
Strømmen101113141415151515141414151514141414141515141514141413131313
Notodden111215151514141414151515141415151515151313131313131314141414
Skeid35610510101212131313131313131313131414151415151515151515
Tromsdalen151616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616
Promotion to Eliteserien
Promotion play-offs
Relegation play-offs
Relegation to 2. divisjon
Source: nifs.no

Results

Home \ AwayAALHAMJERKFUKILNSONOTRAUSANULFSKESOGIKSSIFTUIUKI
Aalesund5–24–02–11–02–03–13–13–13–14–23–12–13–15–01–0
HamKam1–22–24–42–03–21–21–21–02–32–10–04–01–22–12–0
Jerv0–01–02–20–20–13–11–00–20–05–11–11–71–11–02–0
KFUM Oslo2–42–05–00–12–14–12–13–33–02–11–01–21–01–15–1
Kongsvinger1–12–11–10–01–01–01–02–31–20–23–04–23–23–21–2
Nest-Sotra0–12–04–12–23–02–11–21–13–02–11–00–11–12–02–0
Notodden0–11–21–11–12–02–30–10–20–41–11–30–23–03–30–0
Raufoss2–11–24–21–00–02–11–40–22–54–51–11–21–06–44–2
Sandefjord1–12–01–01–01–02–13–01–03–11–00–30–02–01–03–2
Sandnes Ulf1–20–22–32–31–20–01–03–12–43–20–12–00–313–22–0
Skeid0–11–00–01–10–21–22–22–32–20–02–21–11–13–01–2
Sogndal2–33–04–04–22–10–14–11–31–11–14–20–14–25–23–0
Start0–14–13–20–03–12–00–32–12–23–22–01–04–02–02–1
Strømmen1–20–03–10–32–00–21–12–12–30–01–12–00–00–41–1
Tromsdalen0–12–51–32–31–32–20–23–03–31–41–00–11–30–20–8
Ull/Kisa2–20–01–04–20–21–13–15–10–22–13–23–00–22–22–0
Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  • 1Due to a frozen pitch at Sandnes Stadion, the game was cancelled and the result was set to 0–3.[21]

Play-offs

Promotion play-offs

The 3rd to 6th placed teams took part in the promotion play-offs; these were single-leg knockout matches. In the first round, the fifth-placed team played at home against the sixth-placed team. The winner of the first round then met the fourth-placed team on away ground in the second round. The winner of the second round then met the third-placed team on away ground. The winner of the third round advanced to play the 14th-placed team in Eliteserien over two legs in the Eliteserien play-offs for a spot in the top-flight next season.

First round

Kongsvinger1–0Sogndal
  • Skagestad 17'
Report
Attendance: 1,433
Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen

Second round

KFUM Oslo2–0Kongsvinger
Report
Attendance: 1,311
Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes

Third round

Start1–0KFUM Oslo
Report
Attendance: 2,615
Referee: Rohit Saggi

Relegation play-offs

The 14th placed team took part in a two-legged play-off against the winners of the 2. divisjon play-offs to decide who would play in the 2020 1. divisjon.

Notodden1–3Åsane
Report
  • Nygard 23'
  • Hammersland 34', 54'
Attendance: 468
Åsane2–2Notodden
  • Hammersland 20', 80'
Report
Myrdal Stadion, Bergen
Attendance: 802

Åsane won 5–3 on aggregate.

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[22]
1 Pontus EngblomSandefjord19
2 Niklas CastroAalesund17
3 Adem GüvenKongsvinger15
4 Kent Håvard EriksenSandnes Ulf14
5 Pape Habib GuèyeAalesund13
Aron SigurðarsonStart
7 Sivert GussiåsStrømmen12
Simen NordliHamKam
Martin RamslandStart
10 Torbjørn AgdesteinAalesund10
Sigurd Hauso HaugenSogndal
KachiSandnes Ulf
Moses MawaKFUM Oslo
David TavakoliSkeid/KFUM Oslo

References