2016 Norwegian First Division
Season | 2016 |
---|---|
Champions | Kristiansund |
Promoted |
Kristiansund Sandefjord |
Relegated |
Bryne Hødd KFUM Oslo Raufoss |
Matches played | 300 |
Goals scored | 696 (2.32 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Pontus Engblom (26) |
Biggest home win | Ullensaker/Kisa 8–3 Hødd |
Biggest away win | Fredrikstad 1–7 Ranheim |
Highest scoring | Ullensaker/Kisa 8–3 Hødd |
Longest winning run | 10 games – Sandefjord |
Longest winless run | 10 games – Raufoss |
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The 2016 Norwegian First Division (known as OBOS-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) is Norway's second-tier football league. The league will be contested by 16 teams, and the top two teams will be promoted to Tippeligaen, while the teams placed from third to sixth place will play a promotion-playoff against the 14th-placed team in Tippeligaen to win promotion. The bottom four teams will be relegated to the Second Division.[1]
The first round of the season will be played on 9 April 2016 and will end with the last round on 30 October 2016. The playoff-tournament will be played between 6 and 21 November 2016.[2]
Team changes from 2015
In the 2015 First Division, Sogndal, and Brann won promotion to Tippeligaen, while Follo, Nest-Sotra, Bærum and Hønefoss were relegated to the 2016 Second Division.
Mjøndalen,[3] and Sandefjord,[3] were relegated from the 2015 Tippeligaen, while KFUM Oslo, Raufoss, Ull/Kisa and Kongsvinger were promoted from the 2015 Second Division.
Teams

Team | Location | Arena | Capacity | Manager |
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Bryne | Bryne | Bryne Stadion | 10,000 | ![]() |
Fredrikstad | Fredrikstad | Fredrikstad Stadion | 12,565 | ![]() |
Hødd | Ulsteinvik | Høddvoll Stadion | 3,825 | ![]() |
Jerv | Grimstad | J.J. Ugland Stadion – Levermyr | 1,750 | ![]() |
KFUM | Oslo | KFUM Arena | 1,500 | ![]() |
Kongsvinger | Kongsvinger | Gjemselund Stadion | 6,700 | ![]() |
Kristiansund | Kristiansund | Kristiansund Stadion | 3,000 | ![]() |
Levanger | Levanger | Moan Fritidspark | 6,000 | ![]() |
Mjøndalen | Mjøndalen | Isachsen Stadion | 4,350 | ![]() |
Ranheim | Trondheim | DNB Arena | 2,000 | ![]() |
Raufoss | Raufoss | NAMMO Stadion | 2,500 | ![]() |
Sandefjord | Sandefjord | Komplett.no Arena | 6,000 | ![]() |
Sandnes Ulf | Sandnes | Sandnes Idrettspark | 4,969 | ![]() |
Strømmen | Strømmen | Strømmen Stadion | 1,800 | ![]() |
Ull/Kisa | Jessheim | UKI Arena | 3,000 | ![]() |
Åsane | Åsane | Åsane Idrettspark | 3,000 | ![]() |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table |
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Fredrikstad | ![]() |
Contract expired | 11 November 2015[4] | Pre-season | ![]() |
23 November 2015[5] | Pre-season |
Ranheim | ![]() |
Contract expired | 30 November 2015[6] | Pre-season | ![]() |
1 December 2015[6] | Pre-season |
Ull/Kisa | ![]() |
Contract expired | 3 December 2015[7] | Pre-season | ![]() |
1 January 2016[8] | Pre-season |
Jerv | ![]() |
Start's new coach | 23 December 2015[9] | Pre-season | ![]() |
15 January 2016[10] | Pre-season |
Hødd | ![]() |
Resigned | 31 December 2015[11] | Pre-season | ![]() |
1 January 2016[12] | Pre-season |
Levanger | ![]() |
Contract expired | 31 December 2015[13] | Pre-season | ![]() |
1 January 2016[13] | Pre-season |
Bryne | ![]() |
Resigned | 14 May 2016[14] | 12th | ![]() |
14 May 2016[14] | 12th |
Fredrikstad | ![]() |
Resigned | 09 Aug 2016[15] | 14th | ![]() |
09 Aug 2016[16] | 14th |
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Kristiansund (C, P) | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 62 | Promotion to Eliteserien |
2 | Sandefjord (P) | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 59 | |
3 | Jerv (Q) | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 53 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs |
4 | Sandnes Ulf (Q) | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 55 | 28 | +27 | 51 | |
5 | Kongsvinger (Q) | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 56 | 42 | +14 | 49 | |
6 | Mjøndalen (Q) | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 49 | |
7 | Strømmen | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 47 | |
8 | Levanger | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 52 | 46 | +6 | 45 | |
9 | Ranheim | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 39 | |
10 | Åsane | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 38 | |
11 | Fredrikstad | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 48 | −14 | 33 | |
12 | Ull/Kisa | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 32 | |
13 | Bryne (R) | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 30 | Relegation to Norwegian Second Division |
14 | Hødd (R) | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 57 | −26 | 30 | |
15 | KFUM Oslo (R) | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 26 | |
16 | Raufoss (R) | 30 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 33 | 62 | −29 | 21 |
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.
Promotion play-offs
The third to sixth-placed teams took part in the promotion play-offs; these were single leg knockout matches, two semi-finals and a final. The winners, Jerv, advanced to play Stabæk over two legs in the Tippeligaen play-offs for a spot in the top-flight next season.
Semi-finals
Final
Season statistics
Top scorers
Most assists
References
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