2025 Norwegian First Division
| Season | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 31 March – 8 November |
| Champions | Lillestrøm (1st title) |
| Promoted | Lillestrøm Start Aalesund |
| Relegated | Mjøndalen Skeid |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 767 (3.2 per match) |
| Best Player | Lucas Haren |
| Top goalscorer | Lucas Haren Thomas Lehne Olsen (20 goals each) |
| Best goalkeeper | Mads Hedenstad Christiansen (15 clean sheets) |
| Biggest home win | Kongsvinger 6–0 Moss (21 April 2025) Aalesund 6–0 Ranheim (18 August 2025) |
| Biggest away win | Mjøndalen 0–6 Lillestrøm (24 May 2025) Mjøndalen 0–6 Aalesund (18 October 2025) Odd 1–7 Lillestrøm (22 October 2025) |
| Highest scoring | Odd 1–7 Lillestrøm (22 October 2025) |
| Longest winning run | 17 matches Lillestrøm |
| Longest unbeaten run | 30 matches Lillestrøm |
| Longest winless run | 17 matches Skeid |
| Longest losing run | 7 matches Skeid |
| Highest attendance | 10,225 Aalesund - Hødd (16 May 2025) |
| Lowest attendance | 200 Skeid - Odd (8 November 2025) |
| Total attendance | 532,718 |
| Average attendance | 2,220 |
← 2024 2026 → | |
The 2025 Norwegian First Division (referred to as OBOS-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) is a Norwegian second-tier football league season. The season started on 31 March 2025 and is scheduled to end on 8 November 2025, not including play-off matches.[1]
Teams
[edit]The following teams have changed division since the 2024 season:
To First Division[edit]Promoted from Second Division Relegated from Eliteserien |
From First Division[edit]Promoted to Eliteserien Relegated to Second Divison
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Stadiums and locations
[edit]Personnel and kits
[edit]Managerial changes
[edit]This section needs to be updated. (December 2025) |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stabæk | End of caretaker spell | 9 December 2024 | Pre-season | 9 December 2024[20] | ||
| Raufoss | Contract expired | 31 December 2024[21] | 1 January 2025[22] | |||
| Sogndal | Contract expired | 31 December 2024 | 1 January 2025[23] | |||
| Lillestrøm | Contraxt expired | 31 December 2024 | 1 January 2025[24] | |||
| Egersund | Contract expired | 31 December 2024 | 1 January 2025[25] | |||
| Ranheim | Appointed sporting director | 31 December 2024[26] | 1 January 2025[27] | |||
| Lyn | Mutual consent | 2 June 2025[28] | 15th | 4 June 2025[29] | ||
| Moss | Signed by HamKam | 24 June 2025 | 11th | 24 June 2025[30] | ||
| Stabæk | Mutual consent | 9 July 2025 | 14th | 9 July 2025[31] | ||
| Moss | End of caretaker spell | 11 July 2025 | 12th | 11 July 2025[32] | ||
| Stabæk | End of caretaker spell | 15 August 2025 | 14th | 15 August 2025[33] | ||
| Odd | Sacked | 15 September 2025[34] | 13th | 17 September 2025[35] |
Transfers
[edit]Winter
[edit]Summer
[edit]
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lillestrøm (C, P) | 30 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 87 | 18 | +69 | 80 | Promotion to Eliteserien |
| 2 | Start (P) | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 58 | 35 | +23 | 55 | |
| 3 | Kongsvinger | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 61 | 42 | +19 | 54 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs third round |
| 4 | Aalesund (O, P) | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 56 | 35 | +21 | 52 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs second round |
| 5 | Egersund | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 52 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs first round |
| 6 | Ranheim | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 48 | |
| 7 | Lyn | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 47 | |
| 8 | Sogndal | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 43 | |
| 9 | Odd | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 33 | |
| 10 | Hødd | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 52 | −18 | 33 | |
| 11 | Stabæk | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 31 | |
| 12 | Åsane | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 38 | 53 | −15 | 31 | |
| 13 | Raufoss[d] | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 43 | 56 | −13 | 29 | |
| 14 | Moss (O) | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 41 | 65 | −24 | 28 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Mjøndalen (R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 36 | 71 | −35 | 25 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 16 | Skeid (R) | 30 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 35 | 66 | −31 | 15 |
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; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
[edit]Positions by round
[edit]| Promotion to 2026 Eliteserien | |
| Promotion play-offs | |
| Relegation play-offs | |
| Relegation to 2026 2. divisjon |
Results by round
[edit]Play-offs
[edit]Promotion play-offs
[edit]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 Bryne, the 14th-placed team in the Eliteserien over two legs in the Eliteserien play-offs for a spot in the top-flight next season.
Bracket
[edit]| First round | Second round | Third round | |||||||||||
| 3 | Kongsvinger | 4 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Aalesund | 3 | 4 | Aalesund (a.e.t.) | 5 | ||||||||
| 5 | Egersund | 3 | 5 | Egersund | 1 | ||||||||
| 6 | Ranheim | 2 | |||||||||||
First round
[edit]Second round
[edit]| Aalesund | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Egersund |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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Third round
[edit]| Kongsvinger | 4–5 (a.e.t.) | Aalesund |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Relegation play-offs
[edit]The 14th-placed team took part in a two-legged play-off against the winners of the Second Division play-offs, to decide who would play in the First Division next season.
Season statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]| Rank | Player | Club(s) | Goals[37] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kongsvinger | 20 | |
| Lillestrøm | |||
| 3 | Lyn | 15 | |
| 4 | Sogndal | 14 | |
| Lillestrøm | |||
| 6 | Lillestrøm | 13 | |
| Start | |||
| 8 | Sogndal | 12 | |
| 9 | Skeid | 11 | |
| Egersund | |||
| Start |
Clean sheets
[edit]| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lillestrøm | 15 | |
| 2 | Aalesund | 12 | |
| 3 | Start | 10 | |
| 4 | Egersund | 9 | |
| 5 | Lyn | 8 | |
| 6 | Kongsvinger | 7 | |
| 7 | Odd | 5 | |
| Sogndal | |||
| Ranheim | |||
| 10 | Hødd | 4 |
Hat-tricks
[edit]| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kongsvinger | Moss | 6–0 (H) | 21 April 2025 | |
| Start | Stabæk | 5–1 (H) | 21 June 2025 | |
| Lillestrøm | Mjøndalen | 4–1 (H) | 20 September 2025 | |
| Lillestrøm | Odd | 7–1 (A) | 22 October 2025 | |
| Lyn | Stabæk | 1–5 (A) | 2 November 2025 |
Discipline
[edit]Player
[edit]- Most yellow cards: 8[37]
Emmanuel Danso (Stabæk)
Victor Fors (Raufoss)
Mirza Mulac (Hødd)
Paul Ngongo (Aaalesund)
Paya Pichkah (Egersund)
- Most red cards: 2[37]
Famara Camara (Ranheim)
Emmanuel Danso (Stabæk)
Ryan Lee Nelson (Raufoss)
Club
[edit]- Most yellow cards: 60[38]
- Mjøndalen
- Fewest yellow cards: 39[38]
- Lillestrøm
- Most red cards: 5[39]
- Ranheim
- Fewest red cards: 0[39]
- Lillestrøm
- Sogndal
- Start
Awards
[edit]Monthly awards
[edit]| Month | Coach of the Month | Player of the Month | Young Player of the Month | References | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | ||
| April | Egersund | Kongsvinger | Sogndal | [40][41][42] | |||
| May | Lillestrøm | Lillestrøm | [43][44] | ||||
| June/July | Lyn | Kongsvinger | Lyn | [45][46] | |||
| August | Lillestrøm | Start | Lillestrøm | [47] | |||
| September | Lyn | Lillestrøm | Lyn | [48][49] | |||
| October | Egersund | Egersund | [50][51] | ||||
Annual awards
[edit]| Award | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Coach of the Year[52] | Lillestrøm | |
| Player of the Year[52] | Kongsvinger | |
| Young Player of the Year[52] | Lyn |
League attendances
[edit]| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lillestrøm | 93,158 | 9,397 | 4,704 | 6,211 | −15.7%1 |
| 2 | Start | 65,861 | 6,702 | 2,685 | 4,391 | +36.9% |
| 3 | Aalesund | 64,057 | 10,225 | 3,226 | 4,270 | +11.8% |
| 4 | Odd | 49,360 | 4,928 | 2,654 | 3,291 | −30.5%1 |
| 5 | Lyn | 40,331 | 7,012 | 1,395 | 2,689 | −27.2% |
| 6 | Stabæk | 36,871 | 4,321 | 1,834 | 2,458 | −6.9% |
| 7 | Sogndal | 29,987 | 3,676 | 1,617 | 1,999 | −4.0% |
| 8 | Kongsvinger | 27,198 | 4,507 | 1,092 | 1,813 | −2.9% |
| 9 | Moss | 24,866 | 3,170 | 1,142 | 1,658 | −10.9% |
| 10 | Hødd | 21,313 | 3,475 | 997 | 1,421 | +27.7%2 |
| 11 | Mjøndalen | 17,971 | 1,867 | 771 | 1,198 | −21.4% |
| 12 | Raufoss | 14,667 | 2,178 | 507 | 978 | −5.8% |
| 13 | Ranheim | 14,493 | 1,863 | 456 | 966 | −25.2% |
| 14 | Egersund | 13,079 | 1,404 | 703 | 872 | −14.9% |
| 15 | Skeid | 10,757 | 1,600 | 200 | 717 | +49.7%2 |
| 16 | Åsane | 8,749 | 1,103 | 322 | 583 | −19.8% |
| League total | 532,718 | 10,225 | 200 | 2,220 | −9.1% |
Source: [1]
Notes:
1: Team played last season in Eliteserien.
2: Team played last season in 2. divisjon.
See also
[edit]- 2025 Eliteserien
- 2025 Norwegian Second Division
- 2025 Norwegian Third Division
- 2025 Norwegian Football Cup
- 2025–26 Norwegian Football Cup
Notes
[edit]- ^ Lyn played three home games at KFUM Arena.
- ^ Ranheim played one home game at Frøya Storhall.[11]
- ^ Skeid played one home game at Intility Arena.[14]
- ^ Raufoss were deducted 1 point.[36]
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- ^ "Arena Bislett stadion" (in Norwegian). Bislett Stadion. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ "Consto Arena" (in Norwegian). Mjøndalen IF. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ "Melløs Stadion" (in Norwegian). Moss FK. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
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- ^ Sydskjør, Monika (8 April 2025). "Bytting av dekke" (in Norwegian). Ranheim Fotball. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ^ "Ny tribune til 2016" (in Norwegian). Ranheim Fotball. 21 May 2015. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ Nestaker, Tore (3 May 2024). "Nammo Stadion" (in Norwegian). Raufoss IL. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ "Tap mot Ranheim" (in Norwegian). Skeid Fotball. 1 November 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ^ Lübeck, Even (31 March 2023). "Skeidbanen nærmer seg 1500 i kapasitet, men Daniel sender stikk til Oslo-konkurrent: – De klarer ikke akkurat å selge ut 500 plasser bak mål..." (in Norwegian). Nordre Aker Budstikke. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
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- ^ "Thomas William Dent (33) er vår nye hovedtrener" (in Norwegian). Raufoss Fotball. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
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- ^ "Hans Erik Ødegaard ny LSK-trener: - Ser et veldig stort potensial her" (in Norwegian). Lillestrøm SK. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
- ^ "Kjell André Thu gir seg i EIK etter sesongen - Endre Eide blir hovedtrener ut 2027-sesongen" (in Norwegian). Egersunds IK. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
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- ^ "Pressemelding: Thomas Myhre til HamKam" (in Norwegian). Moss FK. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ "Jörgen Wålemark er ferdig som hovedtrener i Stabæk Fotball" (in Norwegian). Stabæk Fotball. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Ole Martin Nesselquist ny hovedtrener for Moss Fotballklubb" (in Norwegian). Moss FK. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
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- ^ a b c "OBOS-ligaen 2025 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Yellow cards - 1. Divisjon 2025 stats". FotMob. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Red cards - 1. Divisjon 2025 stats". FotMob. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
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- ^ Stormoen, Stein-Erik (2 May 2025). "Haren er kåret til månedens spiller i OBOS-ligaen" (in Norwegian). Kongsvinger IL. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ^ Salbu, Martin (2 May 2025). "Erik Flataker er månadens unge spelar i OBOS-ligaen!" (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Sogndal Fotball. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ^ Aalling, Andreas (13 June 2025). "Dobbel utmerkelse til LSK: Karlsbakk og Ødegaard månedens spiller og trener i OBOS-ligaen" (in Norwegian). Lillestrøm SK. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ^ Salbu, Martin (21 June 2025). "Sander Granheim er månadens unge spelar i mai!" (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Sogndal Fotball. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ^ Wolmersen, Marie (8 August 2025). "To priser til Lyn i juni/juli" (in Norwegian). Lyn Fotball. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ^ Stormoen, Stein-Erik (14 August 2025). "Haren er kåret til månedens spiller i OBOS-ligaen for juni/juli" (in Norwegian). Kongsvinger IL. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ^ "Disse tre stakk av med prisene for august måned i OBOS-ligaen". Facebook (in Norwegian). OBOS-ligaen. 3 October 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ^ Wolmersen, Marie (15 October 2025). "Dobbel pris til Lyn i september!" (in Norwegian). Lyn FK. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ^ Aalling, Andreas (28 October 2025). "Lehne Olsen kåret til månedens spiller i september" (in Norwegian). Lillestrøm SK. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
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