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2015 Norwegian First Division

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]

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
← 2014
2016 →

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
TeamLocationArenaCapacityManager
BrannBergenBrann Stadion[8]17,686 Lars Arne Nilsen
BryneBryneBryne Stadion[9]10,000 Gaute Larsen[10]
BærumSandvikaSandvika Stadion[11]1,815 Roar Johansen[12]
FolloSkiSki Stadion2,500 Hans Erik Eriksen[13]
FredrikstadFredrikstadFredrikstad Stadion[14]12,565 Håkon Wibe Lund[15]
HøddUlsteinvikHøddvoll Stadion[16]3,825 Sindre Eid[17]
HønefossHønefossAka Arena[18]4,120 Rune Skarsfjord[19]
JervGrimstadJ.J. Ugland Stadion – Levermyr[20]1,700 Steinar Pedersen[21]
KristiansundKristiansundKristiansund Stadion[22]3,000 Christian Michelsen[23]
LevangerLevangerMoan Fritidspark6,000 Andreas Holmberg[24]
Nest-SotraSotraÅgotnes Stadion2,000 Michael Schjønberg[25]
RanheimTrondheimDNB Arena[26]2,000 Ola By Rise[27]
Sandnes UlfSandnesSandnes Idrettspark[28]4,969 Bengt Sæternes[29]
SogndalSogndalFosshaugane Campus[30]5,539 Eirik Bakke[31]
StrømmenStrømmenStrømmen Stadion[32]1,800 Gunnar Halle[33]
ÅsaneÅsaneÅsane Idrettspark3,000 Morten Røssland[34]

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming managerDate of appointmentTable
Bærum Morten TandbergResigned20 Nov 2014[35]Pre-season Roar Johansen1 Jan 2015[36]Pre-season
Nest-Sotra Ruben HetlevikStepped down to become assistant26 Nov 2014[25]Pre-season Michael Schjønberg26 Nov 2014[25]Pre-season
Sandnes Ulf Tom NordlieMutual consent17 Nov 2014[37]Pre-season Bengt Sæternes19 Nov 2014[29]Pre-season
Sogndal Jonas OlssonMutual consent1 Jan 2015[31]Pre-season Eirik Bakke1 Jan 2015[31]Pre-season
Fredrikstad Håkon Wibe-LundSacked7 May 2015[38]13th Jan Tore Ophaug
Aleksander Olsen (interim)		7 May 201513th
Nest-Sotra Michael SchjønbergSacked13 May 2015[39]15th Ruben Hetlevik
Steffen Landro (interim)		13 May 201515th
Fredrikstad Jan Tore Ophaug
Aleksander Olsen (interim)		End of the interim20 May 201514th Arne Erlandsen20 May 2015[40]14th
Ranheim Trond NordsteienSacked27 May 2015[41]14th Svein Maalen27 May 201514th
Brann Rikard NorlingSacked27 May 2015[42]9th Lars Arne Nilsen29 May 2015[43]9th
Ranheim Svein MaalenEnd of the interim8 June 201513th Ola By Rise8 May 2015[44]13th
Nest-Sotra Ruben Hetlevik
Steffen Landro (interim)		End of the interim16 July 201515th Petter Fossmark16 July 2015[45]15th

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1Sogndal (C, P)3018845931+2862Promotion to Tippeligaen
2Brann (P)30141154635+1153
3Kristiansund3014793730+749Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4Hødd30146104340+348
5Jerv30121174728+1947
6Ranheim3013894836+1247
7Sandnes Ulf3013894940+947
8Strømmen30107133339−637
9Levanger30106144853−536
10Bryne30106144350−736
11Åsane30811114646035
12Fredrikstad30811114161−2035
13Follo (R)3089134243−133Relegation to Second Division
14Nest-Sotra (R)3087154151−1031
15Bærum (R)3087154467−2331
16Hønefoss (R)3077163552−1728
Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ AwayBRABRYBÆRFOLFFKHØDHØNJERKBKLEVNSRANULFSOGSTRÅSF
Brann—2–12–22–15–11–23–02–02–11–02–24–10–00–42–02–2
Bryne0–1—2–12–02–31–43–21–22–04–12–12–22–10–20–00–0
Bærum1–11–4—1–12–34–01–00–41–23–25–20–12–00–50–13–2
Follo0–11–42–2—2–33–04–02–12–31–21–13–02–20–11–12–0
Fredrikstad1–12–03–32–2—1–21–11–01–42–21–13–13–21–10–01–1
Hødd3–02–04–22–11–1—0–10–00–10–43–21–11–31–01–14–0
Hønefoss0–01–22–22–12–01–3—2–11–13–02–22–20–12–51–33–3
Jerv2–23–05–02–24–00–12–1—0–14–23–02–00–00–00–01–1
Kristiansund0–11–10–11–11–02–11–01–1—2–11–10–03–11–12–10–1
Levanger4–11–04–13–14–10–00–11–40–2—0–31–10–04–10–12–2
Nest-Sotra2–12–01–20–01–03–21–34–00–11–1—1–22–31–22–02–3
Ranheim0–04–10–00–14–04–14–00–10–13–23–0—1–13–22–03–2
Sandnes Ulf1–13–23–22–16–10–21–02–22–12–33–11–0—1–23–11–3
Sogndal0–03–13–12–12–01–12–11–14–31–33–01–02–1—3–23–0
Strømmen2–32–23–11–21–20–11–00–11–02–12–12–40–31–1—1–0
Åsane2–32–25–00–13–32–02–11–12–05–00–11–20–01–10–3—
Source: NIFS (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoalsGamesAverage
1 Pontus EngblomSandnes Ulf17260,65
Robert SteneRanheim17290,59
3 Kristian Fardal OpsethSogndal16260,62
4 Ohi OmoijuanfoJerv15290,52
Bendik ByeLevanger15300,50
6 Mahatma OtooSogndal13260,50
Steffen Lie SkålevikBrann13290,45
8 Martin RamslandStrømmen12280,41
Oddbjørn SkartunBryne12290,41
Alexander Ruud TveterFollo12300,40
11 Henrik Kjelsrud JohansenFredrikstad11190,58
Eirik Ulland AndersenHødd11270,41
13 Alexander LindJerv10280,36

Source:[46]

Hat tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Jakob OrlovBrannRanheim4–130 April 2015
Ohi OmoijuanfoJervLevanger4–231 May 2015
Kristian Fardal OpsethSogndalBrann4–021 June 2015
Robert SteneRanheimÅsane3–25 July 2015
Geir André HerremÅsaneBærum5–020 September 2015

References

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