2024 Norwegian First Division

The 2024 Norwegian First Division (referred to as OBOS-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) is a Norwegian second-tier football league season.

Norwegian First Division
Season2024
Dates1 April – 9 November
ChampionsVålerenga
PromotedVålerenga
Bryne
RelegatedSandnes Ulf
Matches played232
Goals scored735 (3.17 per match)
Top goalscorerJohn Hou Sæter
(18 goals)
Biggest home winVålerenga 8–0 Sandnes Ulf
(23 June 2024)
Biggest away winKongsvinger 0–5 Åsane
(16 June 2024)
Highest scoringStabæk 4–5 Egersund
(27 May 2024)
Longest winning run9 matches
Vålerenga
Longest unbeaten run21 matches
Vålerenga
Longest winless run11 matches
Sogndal
Longest losing run8 matches
Sogndal
Highest attendance24,003[a]
Lyn - Vålerenga
(20 April 2024)
Lowest attendance308
Levanger - Lyn
(25 September 2024)
Average attendance2,455
2023
2025
All statistics correct as of 2 November 2024.

The season started on 1 April 2024 and is scheduled to end on 9 November 2024, not including play-off matches.[1]

2024 marked Lyn's return to the second tier following an absence since 2010, coinciding with Vålerenga being relegated from the first tier. The Oslo Derby between the two at Ullevaal stadion in April notably broke the attendance record for the First Division. The previous record was 17,284, a number that was surpassed in ticket sales already two weeks ahead of the match.[2] The final figure is disputed[a] with the figures of 24,003 and 25,103 both being used, in either case far exceeding the former record.[3]

Teams

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Locations of teams in the 2024 Norwegian First Division

In the 2023 Norwegian First Division, Fredrikstad, KFUM Oslo and Kristiansund were promoted to the 2024 Eliteserien, while Hødd, Jerv and Skeid were relegated to the 2024 Norwegian Second Division.

Vålerenga, Stabæk and Aalesund were relegated from the 2023 Eliteserien, while Egersund, Levanger and Lyn were promoted from the 2023 Norwegian Second Division.

Stadiums and locations

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Team Location County Arena Turf Capacity
Aalesund Ålesund Møre og Romsdal Color Line Stadion Artificial 10,778
Bryne Bryne Rogaland Bryne Stadion Natural 4,000
Egersund Egersund Rogaland Idrettsparken Artificial 1,200
Kongsvinger Kongsvinger Innlandet Gjemselund Stadion Artificial 5,824
Levanger Levanger Trøndelag TOBB Arena Levanger Artificial 2,438
Lyn Oslo Oslo Bislett Stadion[b] Natural 15,400
Mjøndalen Mjøndalen Buskerud Consto Arena Artificial 4,200
Moss Moss Østfold Melløs Stadion Natural 2,373
Ranheim Trondheim Trøndelag EXTRA Arena Artificial 3,000
Raufoss Raufoss Innlandet NAMMO Stadion Artificial 3,042
Sandnes Ulf Sandnes Rogaland Øster Hus Arena Artificial 6,043
Sogndal Sogndal Vestland Fosshaugane Campus Artificial 5,622
Stabæk Bærum Akershus Nadderud Stadion Artificial 4,938
Start Kristiansand Agder Sparebanken Sør Arena Artificial 14,448
Vålerenga Oslo Oslo Intility Arena Artificial 16,556
Åsane Bergen Vestland Åsane Arena Artificial 3,300

Personnel and kits

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Team Manager Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Aalesund   Kjetil Rekdal Umbro Sparebanken Møre
Bryne   Kevin Knappen Umbro Sparebanken Sør
Egersund   Kjell André Thu Macron Sparebanken Vest
Kongsvinger   Johan Wennberg Umbro Mapei
Levanger   Per Verner Rønning Macron Induform
Lyn   Jan Halvor Halvorsen Hummel OBOS [no]
Mjøndalen   Kevin Nicol Umbro Sparebanken Øst
Moss   Thomas Myhre Select SpareBank 1 Østfold Akershus
Ranheim   Kåre Ingebrigtsen Umbro SpareBank 1 SMN
Raufoss   Jörgen Wålemark Puma Nammo
Sandnes Ulf   Steinar Nilsen Hummel Øster Hus
Sogndal   Morten Kalvenes Umbro Sparebanken Vest
Stabæk   Bjørn Helge Riise Nike SpareBank 1 Østlandet
Start   Azar Karadas Macron Sparebanken Sør
Vålerenga   Geir Bakke Adidas OBOS
Åsane   Eirik Bakke Craft Tertnes Holding

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Kongsvinger   Magnus Erga
  Johan Wennberg
(caretakers)
End of caretaker spell 23 December 2023 Pre-season   Johan Wennberg 23 December 2023[6]
Sandnes Ulf   Bjarne Berntsen End of contract 31 December 2023   Thomas Pereira 1 January 2024[7]
Start   Sindre Tjelmeland Mutual consent 9 January 2024[8]   Azar Karadas 8 February 2024[9]
Aalesund   Christian Johnsen Sacked 18 June 2024 16th   Sindre Eid (caretaker) 18 June 2024[10]
  Sindre Eid (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 30 June 2024 15th   Kjetil Rekdal 30 June 2024[11]
Åsane   Morten Røssland Mutual consent 30 July 2024 13th   Eirik Bakke 30 July 2024[12]
Sandnes Ulf   Thomas Pereira 5 August 2024 16th   Arturo Cleveland (caretaker) 5 August 2024[13]
  Arturo Cleveland (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 11 August 2024 16th   Steinar Nilsen 11 August 2024[14]
Stabæk   Bob Bradley Mutual consent 22 September 2024 7th   Bjørn Helge Riise 22 September 2024[15]
Sogndal   Tore André Flo 30 September 2024[16] 10th   Morten Kalvenes 1 October 2024[17]

Transfers

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Winter

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Summer

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Vålerenga (C, P) 29 20 6 3 79 31 +48 66 Promotion to Eliteserien
2 Bryne (P) 29 17 4 8 46 28 +18 55
3 Moss (Q) 29 15 5 9 52 40 +12 50 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4 Lyn (Q) 29 12 10 7 55 38 +17 46
5 Egersund 29 13 5 11 54 55 −1 44
6 Stabæk 29 12 6 11 56 55 +1 42
7 Raufoss 29 11 8 10 34 34 0 41
8 Kongsvinger 29 10 11 8 43 49 −6 41
9 Ranheim 29 10 9 10 47 42 +5 39
10 Aalesund 29 11 4 14 41 48 −7 37
11 Start 29 9 8 12 44 53 −9 35
12 Sogndal 29 9 7 13 34 37 −3 34
13 Åsane 29 9 7 13 43 50 −7 34
14 Levanger 29 6 11 12 45 48 −3 29 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 Mjøndalen[c] 29 7 8 14 37 50 −13 28 Relegation to Second Division
16 Sandnes Ulf (R) 29 4 5 20 25 77 −52 17
Updated to match(es) played on 2 November 2024. Source: OBOS-ligaen (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; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Positions by round

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Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Vålerenga758911768743221111111111111111
Bryne291164645536566343222222222222
Moss110478997854643222434333333333
Lyn1612787876688799886778754455444
Egersund31321211112432535353445544655
Stabæk77212122475354468645567887566
Raufoss1113161615111014121091011111111111199986768777
Kongsvinger45642354221115677886678676888
Ranheim148101091012121011111110109109101110111010999999
Aalesund7381214141516161516151515151514121314151313141413121010
Start1516151416161615151212141414141413141515141514121110101111
Sogndal73536533367877754567899101011111212
Åsane511131312151113141613131313131312131212121211111212131313
Levanger5215548999109881091091011101112131314141414
Mjøndalen1114141513131411131414121212121215151413131415151515151515
Sandnes Ulf1315121110121310111315161616161616161616161616161616161616
Promotion to 2025 Eliteserien
Promotion play-offs
Relegation play-offs
Relegation to 2025 2. divisjon
Source: nifs.no

Results

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Home \ Away AAL BRY EGE KON LEV LYN MJØ MOS RAN RAU SAN SOG STB STR VÅL ÅSA
Aalesund 1–2 2–3 4–4 4–3 0–3 0–1 1–0 1–2 1–4 2–0 0–2 1–1 3–1 0–2 4–1
Bryne 2–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 5–3 1–0 3–0 3–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 3–1 1–1 1–0
Egersund 3–1 0–2 0–1 2–2 1–1 3–1 3–2 0–2 1–2 0–2 2–1 3–2 1–1 1–0
Kongsvinger 1–5 3–1 3–3 3–3 1–1 3–2 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–3 3–0 2–2 0–5
Levanger 4–0 0–1 2–1 1–2 1–3 1–1 5–0 2–2 0–1 4–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–4
Lyn 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 5–0 1–2 7–1 2–2 1–1 3–1
Mjøndalen 1–1 1–1 0–3 1–2 2–0 1–2 1–2 3–3 1–1 0–1 0–0 3–0 1–1 5–3 2–1
Moss 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 5–1 3–0 1–0 2–1 3–2 6–1 3–0 3–3 2–1 0–2 1–1
Ranheim 0–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 3–1 3–0 3–0 2–3 1–3 2–2
Raufoss 0–2 0–1 4–1 1–1 0–3 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 4–1 0–0 2–1 1–2 1–0
Sandnes Ulf 0–2 2–1 3–4 0–2 2–2 0–1 2–3 3–3 2–6 2–0 1–0 1–3 0–4 0–2 0–3
Sogndal 0–1 2–3 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–1 3–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 5–1 2–3 4–0 0–2
Stabæk 1–0 4–5 5–0 1–0 2–2 4–2 1–4 3–0 1–2 3–0 2–0 2–3 1–2 1–1
Start 1–3 2–1 4–3 1–1 1–4 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 4–3 1–2 3–1
Vålerenga 4–1 1–0 4–0 0–2 3–1 4–2 4–2 5–1 3–1 3–0 8–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 5–0
Åsane 2–0 2–5 1–2 2–1 2–2 3–2 5–0 1–4 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–5
Updated to match(es) played on 2 November 2024. Source: OBOS-ligaen (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

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Promotion play-offs

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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.

Relegation play-offs

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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.

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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As of 2 November 2024
Rank Player Club(s) Goals[19]
1   John Hou Sæter Ranheim 18
2   Sanel Bojadzic Levanger, Bryne 16
  Bassekou Diabaté Stabæk
4   Andreas Helmersen Egersund 13
  Jones El-Abdellaoui Vålerenga
  Mees Rijks Vålerenga
7   Duarte Moreira Bryne 11
  Bendik Bye Ranheim
  Sebastian Pedersen Moss
  Oskar Spiten-Nysæter Stabæk

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date
  Bendik Bye Ranheim Sandnes Ulf 3–1 (H) 6 April 2024
  Alie Conteh Mjøndalen Vålerenga 5–3 (H) 28 April 2024
  Andreas Helmersen Egersund Start 3–4 (A) 16 May 2024
  Mathias Johansen Lyn Start 4–1 (A) 9 June 2024
  Mees Rijks4 Vålerenga Sandnes Ulf 8–0 (H) 23 June 2024
  Muamer Brajanac Vålerenga Levanger 4–1 (A) 18 August 2024
  Sebastian Haugland Åsane Lyn 3–2 (H) 2 November 2024
Note: 4 – player scored 4 goals

Clean sheets

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As of 2 November 2024
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1   Mathias Eriksen Ranmark Moss 8
  Magnus Sjøeng Vålerenga
  Lars Jendal Sogndal
4   Sondre Rossbach Stabæk 7
  Simen Vidtun Nilsen Ranheim
6   Simen Lillevik Kjellevold Åsane 6
  Morten Sætra Levanger
  Tor Erik Larsen Aalesund
  Alexander Hurlen Pedersen Lyn
10 5 players 5

Discipline

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Club

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  • Most yellow cards: 64[20]
    • Raufoss
  • Fewest yellow cards: 33[20]
    • Lyn
  • Most red cards: 4[21]
    • Mjøndalen
  • Fewest red cards: 0[21]
    • Bryne
    • Lyn
    • Moss
    • Stabæk

League attendances

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Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Vålerenga 136,402 16,556 6,711 9,093 −13.7%1
2 Lyn 50,195 24,003[a] 1,134 3,861 +183.1%2
3 Aalesund 57,299 5,412 2,944 3,820 −26.6%1
4 Start 44,419 6,906 2,024 3,173 −29.2%
5 Stabæk 36,996 5,026 2,008 2,643 −22.2%1
6 Sandnes Ulf 31,295 4,432 512 2,086 +8.8%
7 Sogndal 28,605 4,567 1,667 2,043 +14.6%
8 Kongsvinger 28,013 4,133 1,275 1,868 +0.5%
9 Moss 27,922 3,200 1,313 1,861 +8.2%
10 Bryne 27,867 4,750 1,115 1,858 +56.1%
11 Mjøndalen 22,863 2,368 1,206 1,524 +22.0%
12 Ranheim 18,369 2,200 1,092 1,312 +9.3%
13 Levanger 16,995 2,188 308 1,214 +101.0%2
14 Raufoss 14,667 3,042 715 1,048 +24.8%
15 Egersund 14,216 1,613 720 1,015 +77.4%2
16 Åsane 10,899 1,660 449 727 +8.8%
League total 567,022 24,003[a] 308 2,455 +32.6%

Updated to games played on 2 November 2024
Source: [1]
Notes:
1: Team played last season in Eliteserien.
2: Team played last season in 2. divisjon.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d As sections of Ullevaal were being renovated at the time the capacity was reduced for the Oslo Derby between Lyn and Vålerenga on 20 April. Lyn sponsor IT.no purchased 1100 unavailable tickets at the reduced price of 50 NOK per ticket to symbolically sell out the stadium.[3] Sources vary on whether these 1100 tickets are counted towards the total.[4][5]
  2. ^ Lyn played some home games at KFUM Arena, Nadderud and Ullevaal.
  3. ^ Mjøndalen have been deducted 1 point.[18]

References

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  1. ^ "Terminliste". obos-ligaen.no. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Lyn-Vålerenga setter tilskuerrekord" (in Norwegian). NRK. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Den store dagen nærmer seg" (in Norwegian). Lyn Fotball. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Lyn - Vålerenga - 20.04.2024 18.00" (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Lyn - Vålerenga 1 - 1" (in Norwegian). Norsk Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Klar som KILs nye hovedtrener: - Vi skal angripe" (in Norwegian). Kongsvinger IL. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Thomas Pereira blir Sandnes Ulfs nye hovedtrener" (in Norwegian). Sandnes Ulf. 13 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Enige om å avslutte arbeidsforholdet" (in Norwegian). IK Start. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Klar for hovedtrenerjobben: - En stor ære for meg" (in Norwegian). IK Start. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Avslutter samarbeidet med Christian Johnsen" (in Norwegian). Aalesunds FK. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Rekdal og Frigård signerer ut sesongen" (in Norwegian). Aalesunds FK. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Eirik Bakke ny hovedtrener" (in Norwegian). Åsane Fotball. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Sandnes Ulf og Thomas Pereira skiller lag" (in Norwegian). Sandnes Ulf. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  14. ^ "PRESSEMELDING: Steinar Nilsen blir hovedtrener i Sandnes Ulf" (in Norwegian). Sandnes Ulf. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  15. ^ "Stabæk Fotball og Bob Bradley skiller lag" (in Norwegian). Stabæk Fotball. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  16. ^ "Pressemelding: Sogndal Fotball og Tore André Flo skil lag" (in Norwegian). Sogndal Fotball. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  17. ^ "Pressemelding: Morten Kalvenes ny hovudtrenar i Sogndal Fotball" (in Norwegian). Sogndal Fotball. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  18. ^ "Poengtrekk for Mjøndalen" (in Norwegian). NFF. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  19. ^ a b c "OBOS-ligaen 2024 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  20. ^ a b "Yellow cards - 1. Divisjon 2024 stats". FotMob. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  21. ^ a b "Red cards - 1. Divisjon 2024 stats". FotMob. Retrieved 13 June 2024.