2016 Norwegian First Division
| Season | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3 April – 30 October |
| Champions | Kristiansund |
| Promoted | Kristiansund Sandefjord |
| Relegated | Bryne Hødd KFUM Oslo Raufoss |
| Matches | 300 |
| Goals | 696 (2.32 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Pontus Engblom (26 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Ullensaker/Kisa 8–3 Hødd |
| Biggest away win | Fredrikstad 1–7 Ranheim |
| Highest scoring | Ullensaker/Kisa 8–3 Hødd |
| Longest winning run | 10 games Sandefjord |
| Longest winless run | 10 games Raufoss |
| Average attendance | 1,495 Decrease 25.2% |
← 2015 2017 → | |
The 2016 1. divisjon (referred to as OBOS-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) was a Norwegian second-tier football league season. The league was contested by 16 teams, and the top two teams were promoted to Tippeligaen, while the teams placed from third to sixth place played a promotion-playoff against the 14th-placed team in Tippeligaen to win promotion. The bottom four teams were relegated to the 2. divisjon.[1]
The first round of the season was played on 3 April 2016 and the season concluded with the last round on 30 October 2016. The playoff-tournament was played between 6 and 21 November 2016.[2]
Team changes from 2015
[edit | edit source]In the 2015 1. divisjon, Sogndal, and Brann won promotion to Tippeligaen, while Follo, Nest-Sotra, Bærum and Hønefoss were relegated to the 2016 2. divisjon.
Mjøndalen,[3] and Sandefjord,[3] were relegated from the 2015 Tippeligaen, while KFUM Oslo, Raufoss, Ull/Kisa and Kongsvinger were promoted from the 2015 2. divisjon.
Teams
[edit | edit source]Managerial changes
[edit | edit source]| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fredrikstad | Norway Arne Erlandsen | Contract expired | 11 November 2015[4] | Pre-season | Norway Jan Halvor Halvorsen | 23 November 2015[5] | Pre-season |
| Ranheim | Norway Ola By Rise | Contract expired | 30 November 2015[6] | Pre-season | Norway Svein Maalen | 1 December 2015[6] | Pre-season |
| Ull/Kisa | Sweden Jonas Olsson | Contract expired | 3 December 2015[7] | Pre-season | Norway Vegard Skogheim | 1 January 2016[8] | Pre-season |
| Jerv | Norway Steinar Pedersen | Start's new coach | 23 December 2015[9] | Pre-season | Norway Arne Sandstø | 15 January 2016[10] | Pre-season |
| Hødd | Norway Sindre Eid | Resigned | 31 December 2015[11] | Pre-season | Norway Hans-Erik Eriksen | 1 January 2016[12] | Pre-season |
| Levanger | Sweden Andreas Holmberg | Contract expired | 31 December 2015[13] | Pre-season | Sweden Magnus Powell | 1 January 2016[13] | Pre-season |
| Bryne | Norway Gaute Larsen | Resigned | 14 May 2016[14] | 12th | Norway Alf Ingve Berntsen | 14 May 2016[14] | 12th |
| Fredrikstad | Norway Jan Halvor Halvorsen | Resigned | 09 Aug 2016[15] | 14th | Norway Mons Ivar Mjelde | 09 Aug 2016[16] | 14th |
League table
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kristiansund (C, P) | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 62 | Promotion to Eliteserien |
| 2 | Sandefjord (P) | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 59 | |
| 3 | Jerv | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 53 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Sandnes Ulf | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 55 | 28 | +27 | 51 | |
| 5 | Kongsvinger | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 56 | 42 | +14 | 49 | |
| 6 | Mjøndalen | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 49 | |
| 7 | Strømmen | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 47 | |
| 8 | Levanger | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 52 | 46 | +6 | 45 | |
| 9 | Ranheim | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 39 | |
| 10 | Åsane | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 38 | |
| 11 | Fredrikstad | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 48 | −14 | 33 | |
| 12 | Ull/Kisa | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 32 | |
| 13 | Bryne (R) | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 30 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 14 | Hødd (R) | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 57 | −26 | 30 | |
| 15 | KFUM Oslo (R) | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 26 | |
| 16 | Raufoss (R) | 30 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 33 | 62 | −29 | 21 |
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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
[edit | edit source]Promotion play-offs
[edit | edit source]The third to sixth-placed teams took part in the promotion play-offs; these were single leg knockout matches, two semi-finals and a final. The winners, Jerv, advanced to play Stabæk over two legs in the Tippeligaen play-offs for a spot in the top-flight next season.
Semi-finals
[edit | edit source]| Sandnes Ulf | 0–2 | Kongsvinger |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Güven File:Soccerball shade.svg 9', 90+3' |
| Jerv | 2–1 | Mjøndalen |
|---|---|---|
| Haugstad File:Soccerball shade.svg 9' Brochmann File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' |
Report | Sylling Olsen File:Soccerball shade.svg 57' |
Final
[edit | edit source]| Jerv | 2–1 | Kongsvinger |
|---|---|---|
| Andersen File:Soccerball shade.svg 32' Brochmann File:Soccerball shade.svg 38' |
Report | Maikel File:Soccerball shade.svg 16' |
Season statistics
[edit | edit source]Top scorers
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | Games | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden Pontus Engblom | Sandnes Ulf | 26 | 30 | 0,87 |
| 2 | Ivory Coast Daouda Bamba | Kristiansund | 20 | 28 | 0,71 |
| 3 | Norway Robert Stene | Ranheim | 18 | 30 | 0,60 |
| 4 | Norway Geir André Herrem | Åsane | 14 | 22 | 0,64 |
| Norway Adem Güven | Kongsvinger | 14 | 25 | 0,56 | |
| Norway Kjell Rune Sellin | Sandefjord | 14 | 30 | 0,47 | |
| Norway Benjamin Stokke | Levanger | 14 | 30 | 0,47 | |
| 8 | Norway Kent Håvard Eriksen | Sandnes Ulf | 13 | 25 | 0,52 |
| 9 | Denmark Sanel Kapidžić | Fredrikstad | 12 | 28 | 0,43 |
| Northern Ireland Robin Shroot | Hødd | 12 | 30 | 0,40 | |
| 11 | Norway Mats Moldskred | Kongsvinger | 11 | 25 | 0,44 |
| Norway Nicolay Solberg | Ull/Kisa | 11 | 28 | 0,39 |
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