2019 Norwegian First Division
Season | 2019 |
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Dates | 30 March – 9 November |
Champions | Aalesund |
Promoted | Aalesund Sandefjord |
Relegated | Notodden Skeid Tromsdalen |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 722 (3.01 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Pontus Engblom (19 goals) |
Biggest home win | KFUM Oslo 5–0 Jerv (5 May 2019) Aalesund 5–0 Tromsdalen (16 May 2019) |
Biggest away win | Tromsdalen 0–8 Ull/Kisa (14 April 2019) |
Highest scoring | Raufoss 6–4 Tromsdalen (2 June 2019) |
Longest winning run | 9 games Aalesund[1] |
Longest unbeaten run | 18 games Aalesund[1] |
Longest winless run | 16 games Tromsdalen[1] |
Longest losing run | 7 games Tromsdalen[1] |
Highest attendance | 7,150 Start 3–2 Jerv (16 May 2019) |
Lowest attendance | 50 Tromsdalen 0–1 Aalesund (20 October 2019) Tromsdalen 3–0 Raufoss (2 November 2019) |
Average attendance | 1,434 15.5% |
← 2018 2020 → |
The 2019 1. divisjon (referred to as OBOS-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) was a Norwegian second-tier football league season.
Aalesund set a new record for most points in a 1. divisjon season with 79. They surpassed IK Start's previous record of 74 points, from the 2004 season.[2]
Season summary
[edit]On 20 October, Aalesund secured both promotion and league title with three games to spare by winning 1–0 away over Tromsdalen.[3] The same day, Tromsdalen were the first team to be relegated as their defeat coincided with a victory for Strømmen. On 2 November, Sandefjord secured promotion to the first tier with one match to spare after their 1–0 win over Jerv at Komplett Arena.[4] On the same day, Skeid were the second team to be relegated as their draw against Notodden meant that survival was out of reach before the ultimate round.
Teams
[edit]In the 2018 1. divisjon, Viking and Mjøndalen were promoted to the 2019 Eliteserien, while Åsane, Florø and Levanger were relegated to the 2019 2. divisjon.
Start and Sandefjord were relegated from the 2018 Eliteserien, while Raufoss, Skeid and KFUM Oslo were promoted from the 2018 2. divisjon.
Stadia and personnel
[edit]Team | Location | Arena | Capacity | Manager |
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Aalesund | Ålesund | Color Line Stadion | 10,778 | Lars Bohinen |
HamKam | Hamar | Briskeby Arena | 7,800 | Gaute Helstrup |
Jerv | Grimstad | Levermyr Stadion | 3,300 | Arne Sandstø |
KFUM Oslo | Oslo | KFUM Arena | 1,500 | Jørgen Isnes |
Kongsvinger | Kongsvinger | Gjemselund Stadion | 5,824 | Vítor Gazimba |
Nest-Sotra | Sotra | Ågotnes Stadion | 1,200 | Steffen Landro |
Notodden | Notodden | Idrettsparken | 4,000 | Kenneth Dokken |
Raufoss | Raufoss | Nammo Stadion | 1,800 | Christian Johnsen |
Sandefjord | Sandefjord | Komplett Arena | 6,582 | Martí Cifuentes |
Sandnes Ulf | Sandnes | Sandnes Stadion | 4,969 | Bengt Sæternes |
Skeid | Oslo | Nordre Åsen1 | 2,000 | Tom Nordlie |
Sogndal | Sogndal | Fosshaugane Campus | 5,622 | Eirik Bakke |
Start | Kristiansand | Sør Arena | 14,448 | Jóhannes Harðarson |
Strømmen | Strømmen | Strømmen Stadion2 | 1,850 | Ole Martin Nesselquist |
Tromsdalen | Tromsdalen | TUIL Arena | 1,695 | Jonathan Hill |
Ull/Kisa | Jessheim | Jessheim Stadion | 3,500 | Trond Fredriksen |
- 1Skeid played their home games at Intility Arena from 25 May 2019.[5]
- 2Strømmen played their last home game at Jessheim Stadion due to nonapproved floodlights at Strømmen Stadion.[6]
Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table |
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HamKam | Kevin Knappen | Contract expired | 11 November 2018 | Pre-season | Gaute Helstrup | 29 November 2018[7] | Pre-season |
Strømmen | Espen Olsen | Contract expired | 11 November 2018[8] | Ole Martin Nesselquist | 29 November 2018[9] | ||
Ull/Kisa | Vegard Skogheim | Contract expired | 11 November 2018[10] | Trond Fredriksen | 7 December 2018[11] | ||
Kongsvinger | Mark Dempsey | Resigned | 13 November 2018[12] | Vítor Gazimba | 16 January 2019[13] | ||
Tromsdalen | Gaute Helstrup | Signed by HamKam | 29 November 2018[14] | Jonathan Hill | 10 January 2019[15] | ||
Start | Kjetil Rekdal | Mutual agreement | 2 April 2019 | 15th | Jóhannes Harðarson[a] | 3 April 2019[16][17][18] | 15th |
- ^ Harðarson was initially appointed as caretaker on 3 April 2019, and as interim head coach for the rest of the season on 10 July 2019. Harðarson was appointed as permanent head coach on 23 October 2019.
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Aalesund (C, P) | 30 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 67 | 25 | +42 | 79 | Promotion to Eliteserien |
2 | Sandefjord (P) | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 53 | 30 | +23 | 65 | |
3 | Start (O, P) | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 54 | 31 | +23 | 62 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
4 | KFUM Oslo | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 48 | |
5 | Kongsvinger | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 46 | |
6 | Sogndal | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 45 | |
7 | Nest-Sotra | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 44[a] | |
8 | Ull/Kisa | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 39 | |
9 | Sandnes Ulf | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 38 | |
10 | HamKam | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 38 | |
11 | Raufoss | 30 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 47 | 59 | −12 | 38 | |
12 | Jerv | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 54 | −20 | 33 | |
13 | Strømmen | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 30[b] | |
14 | Notodden (R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 35 | 53 | −18 | 25 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
15 | Skeid (R) | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 22 | Relegation to Second Division |
16 | Tromsdalen (R) | 30 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 36 | 79 | −43 | 13 |
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 away goals scored (only if between two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off (only used to decide champions or relegation).
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Positions by round
[edit]Promotion to Eliteserien | |
Promotion play-offs | |
Relegation play-offs | |
Relegation to 2. divisjon |
Results
[edit]- 1Due to a frozen pitch at Sandnes Stadion, the game was cancelled and the result was set to 0–3.[21]
Play-offs
[edit]Promotion play-offs
[edit]The 3rd to 6th placed teams took part in the promotion play-offs; these were single-leg knockout matches. In the first round, the fifth-placed team played at home against the sixth-placed team. The winner of the first round then met the fourth-placed team on away ground in the second round. The winner of the second round then met the third-placed team on away ground. The winner of the third round advanced to play the 14th-placed team in Eliteserien over two legs in the Eliteserien play-offs for a spot in the top-flight next season.
First round
[edit]Kongsvinger | 1–0 | Sogndal |
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Report |
Second round
[edit]Third round
[edit]Relegation play-offs
[edit]The 14th placed team took part in a two-legged play-off against the winners of the 2. divisjon play-offs to decide who would play in the 2020 1. divisjon.
Åsane | 2–2 | Notodden |
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Report |
Åsane won 5–3 on aggregate.
Season statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals[22] |
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1 | Pontus Engblom | Sandefjord | 19 |
2 | Niklas Castro | Aalesund | 17 |
3 | Adem Güven | Kongsvinger | 15 |
4 | Kent Håvard Eriksen | Sandnes Ulf | 14 |
5 | Pape Habib Guèye | Aalesund | 13 |
Aron Sigurðarson | Start | ||
7 | Sivert Gussiås | Strømmen | 12 |
Simen Nordli | HamKam | ||
Martin Ramsland | Start | ||
10 | Torbjørn Agdestein | Aalesund | 10 |
Sigurd Hauso Haugen | Sogndal | ||
Kachi | Sandnes Ulf | ||
Moses Mawa | KFUM Oslo | ||
David Tavakoli | Skeid/KFUM Oslo |
References
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- ^ "Sandefjord rykker opp til Eliteserien". nrk.no (in Norwegian). NRK. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Rykket opp - kan bli historisk". dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ "Sandefjord rykker opp til Eliteserien". vg.no (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ "Skeid med hjemmekamp på bortebane og en ny, spennende debutant". vartoslo.no (in Norwegian). Vårt Oslo. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Skuffelse på Jessheim". strommen-if.no (in Norwegian). Strømmen IF. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "Pressemelding: Helstrup ny trener i HamKam". www.hamkam.no (in Norwegian). HamKam. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ "Espen Olsen slutter i Strømmen". www.strommen-if.no (in Norwegian). Strømmen. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ "Ny hovedtrener og assistenttrener". www.strommen-if.no (in Norwegian). Strømmen. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ "Forlenger ikke med Skogheim". www.ullkisafotball.no (in Norwegian). Ull/Kisa. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ "Trond Fredriksen ny Ull/Kisa-trener". www.ullkisafotball.no (in Norwegian). Ull/Kisa. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ "Dempsey gir seg som hovedtrener og flytter til England". www.tv2.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ "Vitor Gazimba ny KIL-trener". www.kil.no (in Norwegian). Kongsvinger. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ "Gaute tar over HamKam". www.tuilfotball.no (in Norwegian). Tromsdalen. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ "Jonathan tar over A-laget". www.tuilfotball.no (in Norwegian). Tromsdalen. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ "Hardarson trener Start foreløpig". nrk.no (in Norwegian). NRK. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Hardarson blir Start-trener ut sesongen". aftenposten.no (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Start forlenger med Hardarson". ikstart.no (in Norwegian). IK Start. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ a b "OBOS-klubber straffes med poengtrekk". www.eurosport.no (in Norwegian). Eurosport. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Raser mot nytt poengtrekk: – Som et realityshow med et sykt manus". www.eurosport.no (in Norwegian). Eurosport. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ "Sandnes Ulf - Strømmen gjennomføres ikke". www.sandnesulf.no (in Norwegian). Sandnes Ulf. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "OBOS-ligaen Statistikk". www.altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 8 April 2019.