Norwegian First Division
Season2023
Dates10 April – 12 November
ChampionsFredrikstad
PromotedFredrikstad
KFUM Oslo
Kristiansund
RelegatedHødd
Jerv
Skeid
Matches played240
Goals scored667 (2.78 per match)
Top goalscorerBenjamin Stokke (16 goals)
Highest attendance7,479
Fredrikstad - Moss
(16 May 2023)
Lowest attendance415
Åsane - Skeid
(9 July 2023)
Average attendance1,851
← 2022
2024 →

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

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

Teams

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 (C, P) 30 18 10 2 50 23 +27 64 Promotion to Eliteserien
2 KFUM Oslo (P) 30 17 7 6 51 31 +20 58
3 Kongsvinger 30 16 4 10 53 39 +14 52 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4 Kristiansund (O, P) 30 14 8 8 56 38 +18 50
5 Start 30 12 10 8 49 36 +13 46
6 Bryne 30 13 5 12 40 36 +4 44
7 Sogndal 30 12 7 11 45 45 0 43
8 Ranheim 30 12 4 14 36 53 −17 40
9 Raufoss 30 10 8 12 35 36 −1 38
10 Moss 30 10 8 12 37 40 −3 38
11 Sandnes Ulf 30 10 7 13 42 45 −3 37
12 Åsane 30 9 10 11 41 44 −3 37
13 Mjøndalen 30 10 7 13 39 42 −3 37
14 Hødd (R) 30 8 9 13 29 38 −9 33 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 Jerv (R) 30 8 7 15 40 59 −19 31 Relegation to Second Division
16 Skeid (R) 30 3 5 22 24 62 −38 14
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.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Fredrikstad433434534142222112111111111111
KFUM Oslo61516151616121411976355433334322222222
Kongsvinger12810141181075311111221222233333333
Kristiansund141611742321253434554453455554444
Start825875456468676665645544445555
Bryne299108129912131414141113121211121210899788876
Sogndal632363112524543346566666666667
Ranheim211111243635789101098787781177788
Raufoss1467559810131413131314121111109891087101091099
Moss81112119776778910977887101111111191111121210
Sandnes Ulf17891213131310811121212111313121197910108910111011
Åsane81212131415161616161616161515151515151515141212121213131312
Mjøndalen813141615141512912101091010991313131315131413131291113
Hødd436226688111211111314141414141414131515151515151414
Jerv1294610111111141097868877101112121413141414141515
Skeid161415121310141515151515151616161616161616161616161616161616
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 2–1 2–2 1–2
Fredrikstad 2–1 — 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 4–1 1–2 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 2–1 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 0–0
KFUM Oslo 1–0 2–1 0–1 6–2 — 2–0 2–0 1–0 4–2 0–1 0–0 3–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 2–1
Kongsvinger 1–3 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–1 — 1–1 2–0 1–2 3–0 1–3 4–0 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 1–2 0–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 4–1
Mjøndalen 3–1 0–1 3–0 2–2 2–2 2–3 1–3 — 1–2 1–2 3–0 1–3 2–0 0–0 2–0 0–0
Moss 2–1 2–2 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 0–0 4–2 4–2 1–4 0–2 2–3 2–1 — 1–3 0–5 0–4 2–0 0–0 3–2
Raufoss 0–1 1–1 0–1 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 3–2 0–0 — 4–1 1–2 1–0 3–3
Skeid 2–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 0–4 1–2 0–5 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 0–3 3–3 2–4 1–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 2–0 — 2–1 1–1
Start 2–0 2–2 4–2 2–1 1–1 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 2–1 3–0 3–1 2–0 0–0 2–3 2–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 12 November 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]

First roundSecond roundThird round
3Kongsvinger2
4Kristiansund1 (4)4Kristiansund4
5Start06Bryne1 (2)
6Bryne (w/o)3
First round
Start0–3 (w/o)[3]Bryne
Report
Referee: Marius Hansen Grøtta
Second round
Kristiansund1–1 (a.e.t.)Bryne
Rakneberg 48' Report Moreira 78'
Penalties
4–2
Attendance: 3,571
Referee: Marius Lien
Third round
Kongsvinger2–4Kristiansund
Hellan 48'
Andersen 85'		 Report Sivertsen 7'
Stokke 54'
Broholm 72', 84'
Attendance: 1,216
Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam

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]

SemifinalFinal
Hødd011
Lyn123Lyn325
Tromsdalen202
Lyn3–0Hødd
Olsen 17'
Kristiansen 46'
Breistøl 60'		 Report
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Eivind Bodding
Hødd1–2Lyn
Skeide 38' Report Breistøl 9'
Elvevold 88'
Attendance: 628
Referee: Steinar Hauge

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 12 November 2023
Rank Player Club Goals[4]
1 Norway Benjamin Stokke Kristiansund 16
2 Portugal Samuel Pedro Jerv 14
3 Norway Tommy Høiland Sandnes Ulf 12
4 Faroe Islands Jóannes Bjartalíð Fredrikstad 11
Norway Joacim Holtan Kongsvinger
Turkey Adem Güven Kongsvinger
7 Norway Kristian Lien Mjøndalen 10
Portugal Cláudio Braga Moss
Chile Johannes Hummelvoll-Nuñez KFUM Oslo
Senegal Mame Mor Ndiaye Åsane

League attendances

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Fredrikstad 72,745 7,479 3,063 4,850 +26.3%†
2 Start 67,243 7,276 3,273 4,483 +5.5%†
3 Kristiansund 48,691 3,788 2,964 3,246 −14.4%1
4 Sandnes Ulf 28,755 4,037 943 1,917 −3.9%†
5 Kongsvinger 27,890 3,482 1,423 1,859 +37.6%†
6 Sogndal 26,729 4,089 1,456 1,782 +4.6%†
7 Moss 25,805 2,775 1,401 1,720 +106.7%2
8 Jerv 24,023 2,625 1,228 1,602 −35.6%1
9 Mjøndalen 18,738 2,765 967 1,249 +3.1%†
10 Ranheim 18,006 1,692 813 1,200 +6.5%†
11 Hødd 17,908 1,730 948 1,194 +11.4%2
12 Bryne 17,852 1,835 930 1,190 +17.9%†
13 KFUM Oslo 16,340 2,449 684 1,089 +12.0%†
14 Raufoss 12,593 1,305 450 840 −4.5%†
15 Skeid 10,964 147 432 731 −12.7%†
16 Åsane 10,022 1,688 415 668 −27.5%†
League total 444,304 7,479 147 1,851 −12.7%†

Updated to games played on 14 November 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. 1 2 "Slik spilles kvalifiseringskampene". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). 31 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "Bryne tilkjent seier over Start". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). 26 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "OBOS-ligaen 2023 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
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