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
Matches played64
Goals scored166 (2.59 per match)
Top goalscorerKristian Lien
(6 goals)
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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 Sogndal 8 5 2 1 13 9 +4 17 Promotion to Eliteserien
2 Kristiansund 8 5 1 2 14 11 +3 16
3 Fredrikstad 8 3 5 0 5 2 +3 14 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4 Ranheim 8 4 2 2 10 11 −1 14
5 Start 8 3 4 1 20 13 +7 13
6 Moss 8 3 4 1 9 7 +2 13
7 Kongsvinger 8 4 0 4 12 11 +1 12
8 Hødd 8 2 4 2 9 8 +1 10
9 Bryne 8 2 4 2 10 11 −1 10
10 Raufoss 8 2 3 3 8 7 +1 9
11 Jerv 8 2 2 4 11 13 −2 8
12 Mjøndalen 8 2 2 4 10 12 −2 8
13 Sandnes Ulf 8 1 4 3 9 9 0 7
14 KFUM Oslo 8 1 4 3 8 12 −4 7 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 Skeid 8 1 3 4 11 19 −8 6 Relegation to Second Division
16 Åsane 8 0 4 4 7 11 −4 4
Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 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.

Results
Home \ Away BRY FRE HØD JER KFU KON KRI MJØ MOS RAN RAU ULF SKE SOG STA ÅSA
Bryne — 0–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 2–2
Fredrikstad — 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–0
Hødd — 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–1
Jerv 1–1 — 2–3 1–2 3–2
KFUM Oslo — 2–0 0–1 1–1 2–2
Kongsvinger 0–3 2–1 — 2–0 5–0
Kristiansund 3–1 0–1 2–0 — 3–2 2–1
Mjøndalen 0–1 2–2 1–3 — 3–0 0–0
Moss 2–1 — 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–0
Ranheim 2–1 — 0–4 3–2
Raufoss 4–0 0–0 — 0–0
Sandnes Ulf 1–2 1–1 0–0 — 4–1
Skeid 1–1 2–2 — 1–4
Sogndal 2–2 1–0 2–1 1–0 —
Start 4–2 4–0 1–3 3–3 —
Åsane 1–2 1–1 2–3 —
Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 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 16 May 2023
Rank Player Club Goals[3]
1 Norway Kristian Lien Mjøndalen 6
2 Norway Joacim Holtan Kongsvinger 5
Portugal Samuel Pedro Jerv
Norway Henrik Skogvold Start
Norway Benjamin Stokke Kristiansund
6 Norway Kristoffer Hoven Skeid 4
The Gambia Alagie Sanyang Start
Sweden Tom Strannegård Start

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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