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2025 Norwegian First Division

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Norwegian First Division
Season2025
Dates31 March – 8 November
Matches played103
Goals scored324 (3.15 per match)
Top goalscorerLucas Haren
(11 goals)
Biggest home winKongsvinger 6–0 Moss
(21 April 2025)
Biggest away winMjøndalen 0–6 Lillestrøm
(24 May 2025)
Highest scoringSogndal 3–4 Aalesund
(5 April 2025)
Egersund 4–3 Skeid
(21 April 2025)
Egersund 3–4 Ranheim
(15 June 2025)
Raufoss 6–1 Hødd
(21 June 2025)
Longest winning run4 matches
Egersund
Lillestrøm
Longest unbeaten run13 matches
Lillestrøm
Longest winless run11 matches
Skeid
Longest losing run5 matches
Lyn
Mjøndalen
Skeid
Highest attendance10,225
Aalesund - Hødd
(16 May 2025)
Lowest attendance322
Åsane - Ranheim
(25 May 2025)
Average attendance2,419
2024
2026
All statistics correct as of 29 June 2025.

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

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Locations of teams in the 2025 Norwegian First Division in Oslo

In the 2024 Norwegian First Division, Vålerenga and Bryne were promoted to the 2025 Eliteserien, while Levanger and Sandnes Ulf were relegated to the 2025 Norwegian Second Division.

Lillestrøm and Odd were relegated from the 2024 Eliteserien, while Hødd and Skeid were promoted from the 2024 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
Egersund Egersund Rogaland B&G Parken Artificial 1,200
Hødd Ulsteinvik Møre og Romsdal Høddvoll Artificial 4,081
Kongsvinger Kongsvinger Innlandet Gjemselund Artificial 5,824
Lillestrøm Lillestrøm Akershus Åråsen Natural 12,250
Lyn Oslo Oslo Bislett[a] Natural 15,400
Mjøndalen Mjøndalen Buskerud Consto Arena Artificial 4,200
Moss Moss Østfold Melløs Natural 2,373
Odd Skien Telemark Skagerak Arena Artificial 11,767
Ranheim Trondheim Trøndelag EXTRA Arena[b] Artificial 3,000
Raufoss Raufoss Innlandet NAMMO Stadion Artificial 3,042
Skeid Oslo Oslo OBOS Idrettspark Nordre Åsen Artificial 1,486
Sogndal Sogndalsfjøra Vestland Fosshaugane Campus Artificial 5,622
Stabæk Bærum Akershus Nadderud Artificial 4,938
Start Kristiansand Agder Sparebanken Norge Arena Kristiansand Artificial 14,448
Åsane Bergen Vestland Åsane Arena Artificial 3,300

Personnel and kits

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Aalesund Norway Kjetil Rekdal Denmark Paul Ngongo Umbro Sparebanken Møre
Egersund Norway Endre Eide Norway Chris Sleveland Macron Sparebanken Norge
Hødd Norway Marius Bøe Norway Torbjørn Kallevåg Puma Sparebanken Møre
Kongsvinger Sweden Johan Wennberg Norway Andreas Dybevik Umbro Mapei
Lillestrøm Norway Hans Erik Ødegaard Norway Ruben Gabrielsen Puma Romerike Sparebank [no]
Lyn Norway Magnus Aadland Norway William Sell Hummel OBOS [no]
Mjøndalen Scotland Kevin Nicol Norway Erik Midtgarden Umbro Sparebanken Øst
Moss Norway Niclas Wenderyd (caretaker) Norway Kristian Strande Select SpareBank 1 Østfold Akershus
Odd Norway Knut Rønningene Norway Steffen Hagen Hummel Skagerak Energi
Ranheim Norway Christian Eggen Rismark
Norway Pål André Helland
Norway Philip Slørdahl Umbro SpareBank 1 SMN
Raufoss England Tom Dent Norway Ole Amund Sveen Puma Nammo
Skeid Norway Vilde Mollestad Rislaa Norway Per-Magnus Steiring Adidas OBOS [no]
Sogndal Portugal Luís Pimenta Norway Per-Egil Flo Umbro Sparebanken Norge
Stabæk Sweden Jörgen Wålemark Norway Nicolai Næss Nike SpareBank 1 Østlandet
Start Norway Azar Karadas Norway Eirik Schulze Macron Sparebanken Norge
Åsane Norway Eirik Bakke Norway Kristoffer Barmen 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
Stabæk Norway Bjørn Helge Riise (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 9 December 2024 Pre-season Sweden Jörgen Wålemark 9 December 2024[2]
Raufoss Sweden Jörgen Wålemark Contract expired 31 December 2024[3] England Tom Dent 1 January 2025[4]
Sogndal Norway Morten Kalvenes Contract expired 31 December 2024 Portugal Luís Pimenta 1 January 2025[5]
Lillestrøm Norway Dag-Eilev Fagermo Contraxt expired 31 December 2024 Norway Hans Erik Ødegaard 1 January 2025[6]
Egersund Norway Kjell André Thu Contract expired 31 December 2024 Norway Endre Eide 1 January 2025[7]
Ranheim Norway Kåre Ingebrigtsen Appointed sporting director 31 December 2024[8] Norway Christian Eggen Rismark
Norway Pål André Helland
1 January 2025[9]
Lyn Norway Jan Halvor Halvorsen Mutual consent 2 June 2025[10] 15th Norway Magnus Aadland 4 June 2025[11]
Moss Norway Thomas Myhre Signed by HamKam 24 June 2025 11th Norway Niclas Wenderyd (caretaker) 24 June 2025[12]

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 Lillestrøm 13 8 5 0 28 7 +21 29 Promotion to Eliteserien
2 Start 13 7 4 2 26 15 +11 25
3 Kongsvinger 13 6 4 3 30 18 +12 22 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4 Sogndal 13 6 2 5 24 20 +4 20
5 Egersund 12 6 2 4 24 20 +4 20
6 Odd 13 5 4 4 18 16 +2 19
7 Ranheim 13 6 1 6 18 22 −4 19
8 Aalesund 12 4 6 2 17 15 +2 18
9 Hødd 13 5 3 5 17 22 −5 18
10 Raufoss[c] 13 4 6 3 23 19 +4 17
11 Åsane 13 4 4 5 16 19 −3 16
12 Moss 13 5 1 7 20 29 −9 16
13 Lyn 13 4 2 7 15 18 −3 14
14 Stabæk 13 3 4 6 17 24 −7 13 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 Skeid 13 1 4 8 17 27 −10 7 Relegation to Second Division
16 Mjøndalen 13 1 4 8 14 33 −19 7
Updated to match(es) played on 29 June 2025. 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.

Results

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Home \ Away AAL EGE HØD KON LIL LYN MJØ MOS ODD RAN RAU SKE SOG STB STR ÅSA
Aalesund 2–0 2–2 0–0 1–0 3–1 2–2 1–1
Egersund 2–2 3–2 3–4 4–3 0–2
Hødd 0–2 2–2 3–1 3–1 0–1 2–1
Kongsvinger 3–0 2–1 6–0 1–3 2–2 4–2 1–1
Lillestrøm 1–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 0–0 2–2
Lyn 0–1 0–1 1–3 3–2 1–1 0–1 2–1
Mjøndalen 0–6 2–2 1–4 1–1 1–4 2–3
Moss 2–4 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 4–2 0–3
Odd 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–2 1–0
Ranheim 2–1 2–1 0–4 0–3 1–1 1–2 0–1
Raufoss 0–1 6–1 3–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 3–2
Skeid 1–1 1–1 1–4 1–1 1–4 1–3
Sogndal 3–4 1–2 1–0 3–2 2–2 2–0
Stabæk 1–3 1–1 2–2 0–3 4–0 1–2 1–0
Start 2–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 5–1 2–3
Åsane 0–0 0–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 29 June 2025. Source: OBOS-ligaen (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

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Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Lillestrøm6533111111111
Start3154544322222
Kongsvinger8322338453333
Sogndal1414117686235444
Egersund[d]2111222789665
Odd31068753644556
Ranheim16161613119912967107
Aalesund[d]64764755781078
Hødd81281086108679129
Raufoss584510121210101111810
Åsane812141513131313131313911
Moss1291291210119121281112
Lyn171012141414141515141413
Stabæk869119117111110121314
Mjøndalen12111314151516161414151515
Skeid14151516161615151616161616
Promotion to 2026 Eliteserien
Promotion play-offs
Relegation play-offs
Relegation to 2026 2. divisjon
Source: nifs.no

Results by round

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Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
AalesundDWDDWWDLDLWD
EgersundWWWWDLLLLWDW
HøddDLWLWWLWDDLLW
KongsvingerDWWWLLLWDWWDD
LillestrømDWWWWDWWWDDWD
LynWLLLLLDLLDWWW
MjøndalenLDDLLLLLWDDLL
MossLWLWLWLWLDWLL
OddWLWLDWWLWDDLD
RanheimLLLWWWDLWWLLW
RaufossWDWLLDDWDDLWD
SkeidLLLLLDDLDLLWD
SogndalLLWWWLWWDLWLD
StabækDWLLWDWLDDLLL
StartWWLWLDWDWDWWD
ÅsaneDLLDWDLWLWDWL
Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian)
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

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 29 June 2025
Rank Player Club(s) Goals[14]
1 Denmark Lucas Haren Kongsvinger 11
2 Norway Thomas Lehne Olsen Lillestrøm 10
Norway Mathias Grundetjern Start
4 Sweden Oliver Hinsta Sogndal 7
5 Ghana James Ampofo Raufoss 6
Norway Elias Myrlid Hødd
7 7 players 5

Clean sheets

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As of 29 June 2025
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Norway Mads Hedenstad Christiansen Lillestrøm 9
2 Norway Sten Grytebust Aalesund 4
Norway Lars Jendal Sogndal
4 Norway Sondre Rossbach Stabæk 3
Russia Aleksei Gorodovoy Kongsvinger
Denmark Jacob Pryts Start
7 Denmark Andreas Hermansen Egersund 2
Norway Mathias Enger Eriksen Moss
Norway Anders Klemensson Raufoss
Norway André Hansen Odd

Hat-tricks

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As of 29 June 2025
Player For Against Result Date
Denmark Lucas Haren Kongsvinger Moss 6–0 (H) 21 April 2025
Norway Mathias Grundetjern Start Stabæk 5–1 (H) 21 June 2025

Discipline

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Player

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As of 23 June 2025

Club

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As of 29 June 2025
  • Most yellow cards: 28[15]
    • Mjøndalen
  • Fewest yellow cards: 13[15]
    • Stabæk
  • Most red cards: 3[16]
    • Moss
  • Fewest red cards: 0[16]
    • 11 clubs

League attendances

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Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Lillestrøm 28,575 9,937 5,505 7,144 −3.1%1
2 Aalesund 30,172 10,225 3,226 5,029 +31.6%
3 Start 23,560 6,498 3,374 4,712 +46.9%
4 Odd 19,098 4,928 3,093 3,820 −19.3%1
5 Lyn 16,146 7,012 1,633 3,229 −12.6%
6 Stabæk 13,763 4,321 2,053 2,753 +4.2%
7 Kongsvinger 9,381 3,164 1,240 1,876 +0.4%
8 Sogndal 9,228 2,050 1,637 1,846 −11.3%
9 Moss 7,329 1,570 1,368 1,466 −21.2%
10 Hødd 7,127 2,175 1,086 1,425 +28.0%2
11 Mjøndalen 6,286 1,676 1,008 1,257 −17.5%
12 Skeid 4,277 1,600 646 1,069 +123.2%2
13 Raufoss 5,783 1,034 854 964 −7.1%
14 Ranheim 4,385 1,145 456 877 −32.1%
15 Egersund 3,499 982 792 875 −14.6%
16 Åsane 2,459 625 322 492 −32.3%
League total 191,068 10,225 322 2,419 −0.9%

Updated to games played on 15 June 2025
Source: [1]
Notes:
1: Team played last season in Eliteserien.
2: Team played last season in 2. divisjon.

Notes

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  1. ^ Lyn played one home game at KFUM Arena.
  2. ^ Ranheim played one home game at Frøya Storhall.
  3. ^ Raufoss were deducted 1 point.[13]
  4. ^ a b Round 6 fixture yet to be played.

References

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  1. ^ "Her er kampene i OBOS-ligaen 2025" (in Norwegian). NFF. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Nytt team på plass: Jörgen Wålemark ny hovedtrener" (in Norwegian). Stabæk Fotball. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Jørgen Wålemark og Raufoss Fotball skiller lag" (in Norwegian). Raufoss Fotball. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Thomas William Dent (33) er vår nye hovedtrener" (in Norwegian). Raufoss Fotball. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Pressemelding: Luis Pimenta er vår nye hovudtrenar!" (in Norwegian). Sogndal Fotball. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Hans Erik Ødegaard ny LSK-trener: - Ser et veldig stort potensial her" (in Norwegian). Lillestrøm SK. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Kåre blir sportssjef" (in Norwegian). Ranheim Fotball. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Erstatterne klare". Adresseavisen (in Norwegian). 1 November 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  10. ^ "Jan Halvor fratrer som hovedtrener" (in Norwegian). Lyn Fotball. 2 June 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  11. ^ "Vår nye hovedtrener" (in Norwegian). Lyn Fotball. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  12. ^ "Pressemelding: Thomas Myhre til HamKam" (in Norwegian). Moss FK. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  13. ^ "VI MISTER ETT POENG I OBOS-LIGAEN" (in Norwegian). Raufoss Fotball. 2 May 2025.
  14. ^ a b c "OBOS-ligaen 2025 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  15. ^ a b "Yellow cards - 1. Divisjon 2025 stats". FotMob. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  16. ^ a b "Red cards - 1. Divisjon 2025 stats". FotMob. Retrieved 8 April 2025.