2016 Norwegian First Division
Competition1. divisjon
Season2016
Dates3 April – 30 October
WinnersKristiansund
PromotedKristiansund
Sandefjord
RelegatedBryne
Hødd
KFUM Oslo
Raufoss
Matches300
Total goals696
League topscorerPontus Engblom
(26 goals)
Biggest home winUllensaker/Kisa 8–3 Hødd
Biggest away winFredrikstad 1–7 Ranheim
Highest scoringUllensaker/Kisa 8–3 Hødd
Longest wins10 games
Sandefjord
Longest winless10 games
Raufoss
Average attendance1,495 25.2%
Prevseason2015
Nextseason2017

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

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

TeamLocationArenaCapacityManager
BryneBryneBryne Stadion10,000Alf Ingve Berntsen
FredrikstadFredrikstadFredrikstad Stadion12,565Jan Halvor Halvorsen
HøddUlsteinvikHøddvoll Stadion3,825Hans-Erik Eriksen
JervGrimstadJ.J. Ugland Stadion – Levermyr1,750Arne Sandstø
KFUMOsloKFUM Arena1,500Ståle Andersen
KongsvingerKongsvingerGjemselund Stadion6,700Luis Berkemeier Pimenta
KristiansundKristiansundKristiansund Stadion3,000Christian Michelsen
LevangerLevangerMoan Fritidspark6,000Magnus Powell
MjøndalenMjøndalenIsachsen Stadion4,350Vegard Hansen
RanheimTrondheimDNB Arena2,000Svein Maalen
RaufossRaufossNammo Stadion2,500Espen Haug
SandefjordSandefjordKomplett.no Arena6,000Lars Bohinen
Sandnes UlfSandnesSandnes Idrettspark4,969Bengt Sæternes
StrømmenStrømmenStrømmen Stadion1,800Espen Olsen
Ull/KisaJessheimUKI Arena3,000Vegard Skogheim
ÅsaneÅsaneÅsane Idrettspark3,000Kjetil Knutsen

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming managerDate of appointmentTable
FredrikstadArne ErlandsenContract expired11 November 2015[4]Pre-seasonJan Halvor Halvorsen23 November 2015[5]Pre-season
RanheimOla By RiseContract expired30 November 2015[6]Pre-seasonSvein Maalen1 December 2015[6]Pre-season
Ull/KisaJonas OlssonContract expired3 December 2015[7]Pre-seasonVegard Skogheim1 January 2016[8]Pre-season
JervSteinar PedersenStart's new coach23 December 2015[9]Pre-seasonArne Sandstø15 January 2016[10]Pre-season
HøddSindre EidResigned31 December 2015[11]Pre-seasonHans-Erik Eriksen1 January 2016[12]Pre-season
LevangerAndreas HolmbergContract expired31 December 2015[13]Pre-seasonMagnus Powell1 January 2016[13]Pre-season
BryneGaute LarsenResigned14 May 2016[14]12thAlf Ingve Berntsen14 May 2016[14]12th
FredrikstadJan Halvor HalvorsenResigned09 Aug 2016[15]14thMons Ivar Mjelde09 Aug 2016[16]14th

League table

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Promotion play-offs

Main article: 2016 Eliteserien promotion/relegation play-offs

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.

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoalsGamesAverage
1Pontus EngblomSandnes Ulf26300,87
2Daouda BambaKristiansund20280,71
3Robert SteneRanheim18300,60
4Geir André HerremÅsane14220,64
Adem GüvenKongsvinger14250,56
Kjell Rune SellinSandefjord14300,47
Benjamin StokkeLevanger14300,47
8Kent Håvard EriksenSandnes Ulf13250,52
9Sanel KapidžićFredrikstad12280,43
Robin ShrootHødd12300,40
11Mats MoldskredKongsvinger11250,44
Nicolay SolbergUll/Kisa11280,39

References

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  2. ^ "Hovedterminliste menn 2016" [Main schedule men's football 2016]. fotball.no. Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Tabell Tippeligaen 2015" [Final table Tippeligaen 2015]. Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Arne Erlandsen og FFK avslutter samarbeidet" (in Norwegian). www.fredrikstadfk.no. Fredrikstad FK. 11 November 2015. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Velkommen, Jan Halvor!" (in Norwegian). www.fredrikstadfk.no. Fredrikstad FK. 23 November 2015. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
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  7. ^ "Tusen tack för ett fantastiskt år" (in Norwegian, Swedish). www.ullkisafotball.no. Ullensaker/Kisa IL. 3 December 2015. Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  8. ^ "Vegard Skogheim er Ull/Kisas nye hovedtrener" (in Norwegian). www.ullkisafotball.no. Ullensaker/Kisa IL. 20 November 2015. Archived from the original on 6 January 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
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  12. ^ "Hans-Erik Eriksen blir ny hovudtrenar" (in Norwegian). www.hodd.no. IL Hødd. 24 November 2015. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  13. ^ "Powell og Toresen nye trenere" (in Norwegian). www.levangerfotball.no. Levanger FK. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  14. ^ "Pressemelding" (in Norwegian). www.brynefk.no. Bryne FK. 14 May 2016. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  15. ^ "Pressemelding" (in Norwegian). www.fredrikstadfk.no. Fredrikstad FK. 9 Aug 2016. Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 16 Nov 2016.
  16. ^ "Mons Ivar Mjelde inn" (in Norwegian). www.fredrikstadfk.no. Fredrikstad FK. 9 Aug 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 16 Nov 2016.