2020 Norwegian First Division

(Redirected from 2020 1. divisjon)

The 2020 1. divisjon (referred to as OBOS-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) was a Norwegian second-tier football league season.

1. divisjon
Season2020
Dates3 July – 13 December
ChampionsTromsø
PromotedTromsø
Lillestrøm
RelegatedKongsvinger
Øygarden
Matches played240
Goals scored781 (3.25 per match)
Top goalscorerHenrik Udahl
(19 goals)
Biggest home winKFUM Oslo 6–0 Øygarden
(7 December 2020)
Biggest away winUll/Kisa 0–7 Tromsø
(29 September 2020)
Highest scoringStjørdals-Blink 5–4 Sandnes Ulf
(14 September 2020)
Tromsø 5–4 Åsane
(3 October 2020)
Raufoss 5–4 KFUM Oslo
(13 December 2020)
Longest winning run8 games
Tromsø[1]
Longest unbeaten run14 games
Lillestrøm[1]
Longest winless run10 games
HamKam[1]
Longest losing run6 games
Kongsvinger[1]
2019
2021

Teams

In the 2019 1. divisjon, Aalesund, Sandefjord and Start were promoted to the 2020 Eliteserien, while Notodden, Skeid and Tromsdalen were relegated to the 2020 2. divisjon.

Lillestrøm, Tromsø and Ranheim were relegated from the 2019 Eliteserien, while Stjørdals-Blink, Grorud and Åsane were promoted from the 2019 2. divisjon.

Stadia and personnel

TeamLocationArenaCapacityManager
ÅsaneBergenMyrdal gress2,180[2] Morten Røssland
GrorudOsloGrorud Matchbane1,700[3] Eirik Kjønø
HamKamHamarBriskeby Arena7,800 Kjetil Rekdal
JervGrimstadLevermyr Stadion3,300 Arne Sandstø
KFUM OsloOsloKFUM Arena1,500 Jørgen Isnes
KongsvingerKongsvingerGjemselund Stadion5,824 Espen Nystuen (interim)
LillestrømLillestrømÅråsen Stadion11,500 Geir Bakke
Øygarden1ØygardenÅgotnes Stadion1,200 Mons Ivar Mjelde
RanheimTrondheimExtra Arena3,000 Svein Maalen
RaufossRaufossNammo Stadion1,800 Christian Johnsen
Sandnes UlfSandnesØster Hus Arena6,046 Steffen Landro
SogndalSogndalFosshaugane Campus5,622 Eirik Bakke
Stjørdals-BlinkStjørdalshalsenM.U.S Stadion2,000[4] Roar Vikvang
StrømmenStrømmenStrømmen Stadion2,000 Ole Martin Nesselquist
TromsøTromsøAlfheim Stadion6,687 Gaute Helstrup
Ull/KisaJessheimJessheim Stadion4,500 Trond Fredriksen

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming managerDate of appointmentTable
Sandnes Ulf Bengt SæternesContract expired31 December 2019Pre-season Steffen Landro13 November 2019[6]Pre-season
Øygarden Steffen LandroSigned by Sandnes Ulf[6]13 November 2019 Bryant Lazaro[a]17 February 2020[7]
Kongsvinger Vítor GazimbaMutual consent11 December 2019[8] Mika Lehkosuo18 December 2019[9]
Lillestrøm Tom NordlieContract expired11 December 2019[10] Geir Bakke1 January 2020[11]
Tromsø Simo ValakariMutual consent20 April 2020[12] Gaute Helstrup20 May 2020[13]
HamKam Gaute HelstrupSigned by Tromsø19 May 2020[14] Espen Olsen21 May 2020[15]
HamKam Espen OlsenStructural changes7 August 202016th Geir Frigård (interim)7 August 2020[16]16th
HamKam Geir Frigård (interim)End of caretaker spell15 August 202016th Kjetil Rekdal15 August 2020[17]16th
Øygarden Bryant LazaroMutual consent18 September 2020[18]14th Mons Ivar Mjelde18 September 2020[19]14th
Kongsvinger Mika LehkosuoStructural changes30 September 2020[20]16th Espen Nystuen (interim)30 September 2020[21]16th

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1Tromsø (C, P)3019656029+3163Promotion to Eliteserien
2Lillestrøm (P)3016954926+2357
3Sogndal3015695736+2151Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4Ranheim3013896141+2047
5Åsane3012996048+1245
6Raufoss30111095344+942[a]
7Sandnes Ulf30118114655−941
8KFUM Oslo30109114444039
9HamKam30109114952−339
10Strømmen30108124751−435[b]
11Jerv3098134157−1635
12Ull/Kisa30105154563−1835
13Grorud3097144556−1134
14Stjørdals-Blink (O)3089135259−733Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15Kongsvinger (R)30610143553−1828Relegation to Second Division
16Øygarden (R)3069153767−3027
Source: NFF, 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
Tromsø842111111111111111111111111111
Lillestrøm7334891010101076554443322222222222
Sogndal2146107333333332222233333333333
Ranheim521222222222223334444444444444
Åsane14912965444445665555555555555555
Raufoss1510131391112121212121311109988810810878108776
Sandnes Ulf35633455556444667766681010776667
KFUM Oslo6655439999101099111213111199966667888
HamKam1015151515161616161616161616161615141312121112111199999
Strømmen161616161614141414141515131413111212121414131113141414111010
Jerv121114107666668910111210101010776789710101211
Ull/Kisa177111212111111111112141210131113141313121312131312121112
Grorud131298111088885777889991111141414121213141313
Stjørdals-Blink111387587777988877667810799101111121414
Kongsvinger4811141415131313131411121315151616161616151515161616161615
Øygarden91410121313151515151314151514141415151515161616151515151516
Promotion to Eliteserien
Promotion play-offs
Relegation play-offs
Relegation to 2. divisjon
Source: nifs.no

Results

Home \ AwayGROHAMJERKFUKILLILRANRAUULFSOGSTJSIFTROULLÅSAØYG
Grorud1–20–33–04–00–10–21–61–13–11–12–12–03–11–44–3
HamKam1–12–32–22–31–13–40–12–02–12–21–10–23–12–13–4
Jerv2–03–20–11–12–21–64–22–20–31–11–01–02–10–24–2
KFUM Oslo3–11–12–11–11–21–12–11–04–10–11–21–13–00–06–0
Kongsvinger0–11–21–11–20–31–03–31–10–03–22–10–23–02–41–1
Lillestrøm1–12–01–02–02–03–12–24–20–20–11–03–02–21–13–0
Ranheim5–31–15–00–13–21–13–01–11–02–25–11–22–33–16–1
Raufoss2–20–21–15–42–02–00–00–02–13–11–11–11–13–11–2
Sandnes Ulf3–11–23–13–11–01–12–12–12–14–12–20–32–11–14–3
Sogndal2–14–21–03–05–20–14–01–00–23–23–01–16–12–22–0
Stjørdals-Blink2–30–12–24–15–21–42–30–25–42–22–14–21–22–20–0
Strømmen2–13–05–22–10–01–41–13–24–01–11–11–43–10–32–2
Tromsø3–13–11–01–11–00–13–01–05–02–24–21–02–15–41–0
Ull/Kisa2–12–22–21–10–21–01–01–43–02–02–14–00–70–36–1
Åsane1–12–25–11–12–23–10–30–14–11–42–11–40–14–23–1
Øygarden1–11–31–03–11–10–00–04–42–10–10–11–41–12–10–2
Source: NIFS (in Norwegian), Football Federation of Norway (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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 5th placed team played at home against the 6th placed team. The winner of the first round then met the 4th placed team on away ground in the second round. The winner of the second round then met the 3rd placed team on away ground. The winner of the third round advanced to play the 14th placed team in Eliteserien on neutral ground in the Eliteserien play-offs for a spot in the top-flight next season.

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 2021 1. divisjon.

Stjørdals-Blink3–0Asker
  • Jones 22' (o.g.)
  • Stokke 74'
  • Rødahl 86'
Report
M.U.S Stadion Sandskogan, Stjørdalshalsen
Attendance: 300
Referee: Marius Lien
Asker1–3Stjørdals-Blink
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Christian Moen

Stjørdals-Blink won 6–1 on aggregate.

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[23]
1 Henrik UdahlÅsane19
2 Kristoffer HovenSogndal17
3 Mats LilleboStjørdals-Blink16
4 Oscar AgaGrorud15
5 Magnus GrødemSandnes Ulf14
Kent Håvard EriksenSandnes Ulf
7 Erik TønneRanheim13
8 Håkon LorentzenÅsane11
Kent-Are AntonsenTromsø
Eric KitolanoTromsø

References