2023 Norwegian First Division

The 2023 Norwegian First Division (referred to as OBOS-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) is a Norwegian second-tier football league season.

Norwegian First Division
Season2023
Dates10 April – 12 November
PromotedFredrikstad
RelegatedSkeid
Matches played208
Goals scored588 (2.83 per match)
Top goalscorerSamuel Pedro (14 goals)
Highest attendance7,479
Fredrikstad - Moss
(16 May 2023)
Lowest attendance415
Åsane - Skeid
(9 July 2023)
Average attendance1,842
← 2022
2024 →
All statistics correct as of 8 October 2023.

The season started on 10 April 2023 and is scheduled to end on 12 November 2023, not including play-off matches.[1]

Teams
Locations of the teams in the 2023 Norwegian First Division

In the 2022 Norwegian First Division, Brann and Stabæk were promoted to the 2023 Eliteserien, while Grorud and Stjørdals-Blink were relegated to the 2023 Norwegian Second Division.

Jerv and Kristiansund were relegated from the 2022 Eliteserien, while Moss and Hødd were promoted from the 2022 Norwegian Second Division.

Stadiums and locations
Team Location Arena Capacity
Bryne Bryne Bryne Stadion 4,000
Fredrikstad Fredrikstad Fredrikstad Stadion 12,500
Hødd Ulsteinvik Nye Høddvoll 4,081
Jerv Grimstad Levermyr Stadion 3,300
KFUM Oslo Oslo KFUM-Arena 2,000
Kongsvinger Kongsvinger Gjemselund Stadion 5,824
Kristiansund Kristiansund Kristiansund Stadion 4,444
Mjøndalen Mjøndalen Consto Arena 4,200
Moss Moss Melløs Stadion 4,000
Ranheim Trondheim EXTRA Arena 3,000
Raufoss Raufoss NAMMO Stadion 1,800
Sandnes Ulf Sandnes Øster Hus Arena 6,043
Skeid Oslo Nordre Åsen Kunstgressbane 2,500
Sogndal Sogndal Fosshaugane Campus 5,622
Start Kristiansand Sparebanken Sør Arena 14,448
Åsane Bergen Åsane Arena 3,300

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Fredrikstad (P) 27 17 9 1 46 19 +27 60 Promotion to Eliteserien
2 KFUM Oslo (X) 27 15 6 6 46 30 +16 51
3 Kongsvinger 27 14 4 9 45 35 +10 46 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4 Kristiansund 27 12 8 7 48 36 +12 44
5 Start 27 11 9 7 45 33 +12 42
6 Sogndal 27 12 6 9 43 39 +4 42
7 Ranheim 27 12 3 12 34 48 −14 39
8 Bryne 27 11 5 11 37 33 +4 38
9 Raufoss 27 9 8 10 33 33 0 35
10 Sandnes Ulf 27 9 7 11 39 37 +2 34
11 Moss 27 9 7 11 32 35 −3 34
12 Mjøndalen 27 9 6 12 34 37 −3 33
13 Åsane 27 7 9 11 37 43 −6 30
14 Jerv 27 7 6 14 39 58 −19 27 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 Hødd 27 6 8 13 26 37 −11 26 Relegation to Second Division
16 Skeid (R) 27 3 5 19 24 55 −31 14
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2023. Source: Norwegian Football Federation (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.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated; (X) Assured of at least a play-off place

Positions by round
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Fredrikstad433434534142222112111111111
KFUM Oslo61516151616121411976355433334322222
Kongsvinger12810141181075311111221222233333
Kristiansund141611742321253434554453455554
Start825875456468676665645544445
Sogndal632363112524543346566666666
Ranheim211111243635789101098787781177
Bryne299108129912131414141113121211121210899788
Raufoss146755981013141313131412111110989108710109
Sandnes Ulf17891213131310811121212111313121197910108910
Moss81112119776778910977887101111111191111
Mjøndalen8131416151415129121010910109913131313151314131312
Åsane81212131415161616161616161515151515151515141212121213
Jerv1294610111111141097868877101112121413141414
Hødd436226688111211111314141414141414131515151515
Skeid161415121310141515151515151616161616161616161616161616
Promotion to 2024 Eliteserien
Promotion play-offs
Relegation play-offs
Relegation to 2024 2. divisjon
Source: nifs.no

Results
Home \ Away BRY FRE HØD JER KFU KON KRI MJØ MOS RAN RAU ULF SKE SOG STA ÅSA
Bryne — 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 4–1 3–0 1–0 2–2 1–2
Fredrikstad 2–1 — 1–0 1–0 1–1 4–1 1–1 4–0 3–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 3–1 2–1
Hødd 0–1 1–1 — 2–2 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1
Jerv 1–3 1–1 2–1 — 4–3 0–2 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–2 1–0 0–2 3–2 1–3 0–1
KFUM Oslo 1–0 2–1 0–1 6–2 — 2–0 2–0 1–0 4–2 0–1 0–0 3–1 1–1 2–2 2–1
Kongsvinger 1–3 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–1 — 1–1 2–0 3–0 1–3 5–0 1–0 2–1 3–1
Kristiansund 3–1 0–1 4–0 3–1 0–2 2–0 — 0–0 4–1 3–2 0–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 4–1
Mjøndalen 3–1 0–1 3–0 2–2 2–2 1–3 — 1–2 1–2 3–0 1–3 2–0 0–0 2–0 0–0
Moss 2–1 3–0 2–1 0–1 0–1 0–3 4–1 — 0–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–2 0–0 1–0
Ranheim 2–1 1–2 4–2 4–2 1–4 2–3 2–1 — 1–3 0–5 0–4 2–0 0–0 3–2
Raufoss 1–1 2–3 4–0 1–2 3–2 0–0 1–1 0–0 — 1–1 1–0 3–0 2–1 0–0
Sandnes Ulf 2–0 2–3 1–3 2–3 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 — 4–1 1–2 1–0 3–3
Skeid 2–0 1–2 1–1 0–4 1–2 0–2 2–2 0–1 1–2 3–0 — 2–4 1–4 1–3
Sogndal 2–2 0–1 1–0 5–1 3–3 2–4 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 2–0 — 2–1 1–1
Start 2–2 4–2 2–1 2–1 4–0 3–0 0–0 2–1 1–3 3–3 3–0 2–0 — 1–0
Åsane 2–1 0–4 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–2 2–2 3–2 3–0 3–1 0–0 2–3 2–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2023. Source: Norwegian Football Federation (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.[2]

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.[2]

Season statistics

Top scorers
As of 22 October 2023
Rank Player Club Goals[3]
1 Portugal Samuel Pedro Jerv 14
2 Norway Benjamin Stokke Kristiansund 13
3 Norway Tommy Høiland Sandnes Ulf 12
4 Faroe Islands Jóannes Bjartalíð Fredrikstad 11
5 Norway Kristian Lien Mjøndalen 10
Norway Joacim Holtan Kongsvinger
Portugal Cláudio Braga Moss
8 Senegal Mame Mor Ndiaye Åsane 9
9 Norway Johannes Hummelvoll-Nuñez KFUM Oslo 8
Norway Sebastian Pedersen Moss
Kenya Alfred Scriven Hødd
Turkey Adem Güven Kongsvinger

League attendances
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Fredrikstad 60,408 7,479 3,063 4,647 +21.0%†
2 Start 55,777 5,792 3,273 4,291 +1.0%†
3 Kristiansund 44,969 3,788 2,964 3,212 −15.3%1
4 Sandnes Ulf 27,812 4,037 1,289 1,987 −0.4%†
5 Kongsvinger 24,977 3,482 1,454 1,921 +42.2%†
6 Sogndal 23,681 4,089 1,456 1,822 +7.0%†
7 Moss 23,123 2,775 1,401 1,652 +98.6%2
8 Jerv 21,120 2,625 1,228 1,625 −34.7%1
9 Mjøndalen 17,495 2,765 967 1,250 +3.2%†
10 Ranheim 15,742 1,692 813 1,211 +7.5%†
11 Bryne 16,777 1,835 930 1,198 +18.7%†
12 Hødd 16,558 1,730 948 1,183 +10.4%2
13 KFUM Oslo 13,891 1,548 684 992 +2.1%†
14 Raufoss 11,445 1,305 777 880 0.0%†
15 Skeid 10,385 1,456 478 799 −4.5%†
16 Åsane 8,601 1,688 415 662 −28.2%†
League total 392,761 7,479 415 1,827 −13.9%†

Updated to games played on 22 October 2023
Source:
Notes:
1: Team played last season in Eliteserien.
2: Team played last season in 2. divisjon.

References
  1. "Hovedterminliste menn 2023" (PDF). Fotball.no. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  2. "Slik spilles kvalifiseringskampene". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). 31 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  3. "OBOS-ligaen 2023 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
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