2024 Norwegian First Division

Norwegian First Division
Season	2024
Dates	1 April – 9 November
Matches played	70
Goals scored	220 (3.14 per match)
Top goalscorer	Sanel Bojadzic; (11 goals)
Biggest home win	Levanger 5–0 Moss; (6 April 2024); Stabæk 5–0 Kongsvinger; (4 May 2024); Lyn 5–0 Sandnes Ulf; (23 May 2024)
Biggest away win	Åsane 1–5 Vålerenga; (22 May 2024)
Highest scoring	Mjøndalen 5–3 Vålerenga; (28 April 2024)
Longest winning run	2 matches; Levanger; Stabæk; Egersund; Bryne; Raufoss; Vålerenga; Sogndal; Moss; Kongsvinger
Longest unbeaten run	8 matches; Lyn
Longest winless run	7 matches; Start; Aalesund
Longest losing run	3 matches; Raufoss; Aalesund
Highest attendance	24,003; Lyn - Vålerenga; (20 April 2024);
Lowest attendance	449; Åsane - Levanger; (1 April 2024);
Average attendance	2,642
	← 2023 2025 → All statistics correct as of 23 May 2024.

The 2024 Norwegian First Division (referred to as OBOS-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) is a Norwegian second-tier football league season.

The season started on 1 April 2024 and is scheduled to end on 9 November 2024, not including play-off matches.^[1]

Teams

Oslo

Oslo area teams:
Lyn
Stabæk
Vålerenga

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Locations of teams in the 2024 Norwegian First Division

In the 2023 Norwegian First Division, Fredrikstad, KFUM Oslo and Kristiansund were promoted to the 2024 Eliteserien, while Hødd, Jerv and Skeid were relegated to the 2024 Norwegian Second Division.

Vålerenga, Stabæk and Aalesund were relegated from the 2023 Eliteserien, while Egersund, Levanger and Lyn were promoted from the 2023 Norwegian Second Division.

Stadiums and locations

Team	Location	County	Arena	Turf	Capacity
Aalesund	Ålesund	Møre og Romsdal	Color Line Stadion	Artificial	10,778
Bryne	Bryne	Rogaland	Bryne Stadion	Natural	4,000
Egersund	Egersund	Rogaland	Idrettsparken	Artificial	4,000
Kongsvinger	Kongsvinger	Innlandet	Gjemselund Stadion	Artificial	5,824
Levanger	Levanger	Trøndelag	TOBB Arena Levanger	Artificial	2,500
Lyn	Oslo	Oslo	Bislett Stadion	Natural	15,400
Mjøndalen	Mjøndalen	Buskerud	Consto Arena	Artificial	4,200
Moss	Moss	Østfold	Melløs Stadion	Natural	4,000
Ranheim	Trondheim	Trøndelag	EXTRA Arena	Artificial	3,000
Raufoss	Raufoss	Innlandet	NAMMO Stadion	Artificial	1,800
Sandnes Ulf	Sandnes	Rogaland	Øster Hus Arena	Artificial	6,043
Sogndal	Sogndal	Vestland	Fosshaugane Campus	Artificial	5,622
Stabæk	Bærum	Akershus	Nadderud Stadion	Artificial	4,938
Start	Kristiansand	Agder	Sparebanken Sør Arena	Artificial	14,448
Vålerenga	Oslo	Oslo	Intility Arena	Artificial	16,555
Åsane	Bergen	Vestland	Åsane Arena	Artificial	3,300

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Aalesund	Christian Johnsen	Umbro	Sparebanken Møre
Bryne	Kevin Knappen	Umbro	Sparebanken Sør
Egersund	Kjell André Thu	Macron	Sparebanken Vest
Kongsvinger	Johan Wennberg	Umbro	Mapei
Levanger	Per Verner Rønning	Macron	Induform
Lyn	Jan Halvor Halvorsen	Hummel	OBOS [no]
Mjøndalen	Kevin Nicol	Umbro	Sparebanken Øst
Moss	Thomas Myhre	Select	SpareBank 1 Østfold Akershus
Ranheim	Kåre Ingebrigtsen	Umbro	SpareBank 1 SMN
Raufoss	Jörgen Wålemark	Puma	Nammo
Sandnes Ulf	Thomas Pereira	Hummel	Øster Hus
Sogndal	Tore André Flo	Umbro	Sparebanken Vest
Stabæk	Bob Bradley	Nike	SpareBank 1 Østlandet
Start	Azar Karadas	Macron	Sparebanken Sør
Vålerenga	Geir Bakke	Adidas	OBOS
Åsane	Morten Røssland	Craft	Tertnes Holding

Transfers

Winter

Summer

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Kongsvinger	9	5	3	1	17	14	+3	18	Promotion to Eliteserien
2	Sogndal	9	4	4	1	14	6	+8	16	Promotion to Eliteserien
3	Egersund	8	4	3	1	21	16	+5	15	Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4	Bryne	9	5	0	4	9	6	+3	15
5	Lyn	9	3	5	1	17	10	+7	14
6	Vålerenga	9	4	2	3	16	14	+2	14
7	Moss	9	4	2	3	16	16	0	14
8	Stabæk	8	3	4	1	17	12	+5	13
9	Levanger	9	2	5	2	16	13	+3	11
10	Ranheim	9	2	4	3	14	13	+1	10
11	Mjøndalen	8	2	3	3	13	14	−1	9
12	Raufoss	9	2	3	4	9	11	−2	9
13	Sandnes Ulf	9	2	3	4	15	24	−9	9
14	Åsane	8	1	4	3	10	15	−5	7	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15	Start	9	1	3	5	9	17	−8	6	Relegation to Second Division
16	Aalesund	9	1	2	6	7	19	−12	5	Relegation to Second Division

Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2024. Source: OBOS-ligaen (in Norwegian)
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 goals scored.

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Team ╲ Round
Kongsvinger	4	4	5	2	1	3	5	2	1
Sogndal	7	2	4	1	6	5	3	1	2
Egersund	3	7	6	4	2	2	1	3	3
Bryne	2	9	11	6	3	6	4	5	4
Lyn	16	14	7	8	7	8	7	6	5
Vålerenga	7	4	8	9	12	7	6	8	6
Moss	1	10	3	7	8	10	10	7	7
Stabæk	7	6	2	5	5	1	2	4	8
Levanger	5	1	1	3	4	4	8	9	9
Ranheim	14	7	10	10	9	12	13	14	10
Mjøndalen	7	13	14	14	9	11	12	10	11
Raufoss	7	12	15	16	14	8	9	12	12
Sandnes Ulf	13	15	12	11	11	13	14	11	13
Åsane	5	11	13	13	13	15	11	13	14
Start	15	16	16	15	16	16	16	15	15
Aalesund	7	2	8	12	15	14	15	16	16

	Promotion to 2025 Eliteserien
	Promotion play-offs
	Relegation play-offs
	Relegation to 2025 2. divisjon

Source: nifs.no

Results

Home \ Away	AAL	BRY	EGE	KON	LEV	LYN	MJØ	MOS	RAN	RAU	ULF	SOG	STB	STA	VÅL	ÅSA
Aalesund	—					0–3				1–4		0–2	1–1		0–2
Bryne	2–0	—			0–1		1–0					1–0		3–1
Egersund	3–1		—		2–2	1–1
Kongsvinger			3–3	—			3–2		2–1	1–1				3–0
Levanger				1–2	—			5–0	2–2			0–0
Lyn				1–1	3–1	—			1–1		5–0				1–1
Mjøndalen	1–1						—			1–1				1–1	5–3	2–1
Moss			1–2			3–0		—	2–1				3–3	2–1
Ranheim			1–3						—		3–1		3–0			2–2
Raufoss		0–1						0–2		—					1–2	1–0
Sandnes Ulf		2–1	3–4		2–2			3–3		2–0	—
Sogndal							3–1	1–0		1–1	5–1	—
Stabæk		1–0		5–0		2–2							—
Start	1–3		4–3						0–0		1–1			—
Vålerenga		1–0		0–2		a						1–1	1–3		—
Åsane					2–2							1–1	2–2	1–0	1–5	—

Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2024. Source: OBOS-ligaen (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Promotion play-offs

The teams from third to sixth place will take part in the promotion play-offs; these are single leg knockout matches. In the first round, the fifth-placed team will play at home against the sixth-placed team. The winner of the first round will meet the fourth-placed team on away ground in the second round. The winner of the second round will meet the third-placed team on away ground. The winner of the third round will face the 14th-placed team in the Eliteserien over two legs in the Eliteserien play-offs for a spot in the top-flight next season.

Relegation play-offs

The 14th-placed team will take part in a two-legged play-off against the winners of the Second Division play-offs, to decide who will play in the First Division next season.

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 23 May 2024

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[2]
1	Sanel Bojadzic	Levanger	11
2	Andreas Helmersen	Egersund	8
3	Bendik Bye	Ranheim	6
	Tommy Høiland	Sandnes Ulf
	Bassekou Diabate	Stabæk
	John Hou Sæter	Ranheim
7	Erling Myklebust	Åsane	4
	Duarte Moreira	Bryne
	Sebastian Pedersen	Moss
	Anders Bjørntvedt Olsen	Lyn

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Bendik Bye	Ranheim	Sandnes Ulf	3–1 (H)	6 April 2024
Alie Conteh	Mjøndalen	Vålerenga	5–3 (H)	28 April 2024
Andreas Helmersen	Egersund	Start	3–4 (A)	16 May 2024

Clean sheets