2015 Norwegian First Division

Norwegian First Division
Season	2015
Champions	Sogndal
Promoted	Sogndal; Brann
Relegated	Follo; Nest-Sotra; Bærum; Hønefoss
Matches played	240
Goals scored	702 (2.93 per match)
Top goalscorer	Pontus Engblom (17); Robert Stene (17)
Biggest home win	Sandnes Ulf 6–1 Fredrikstad
Biggest away win	Bærum 0–5 Sogndal
Highest scoring	Sandnes Ulf 6–1 Fredrikstad; Bærum 5–2 Nest-Sotra
Longest winning run	7 games – Sogndal
Longest unbeaten run	14 games – Brann
Highest attendance	17,284; Brann 2–2 Nest-Sotra; (16 May 2015)
Average attendance	1,998
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The 2015 Norwegian First Division is Norway's second-tier football league. The league is contested by 16 teams, and the top two teams are promoted to Tippeligaen, while the teams placed from third to sixth place play a promotion-playoff against the 14th-placed team in Tippeligaen to win promotion. The bottom four teams are relegated to the Second Division.^[1]

The first round of the season was played on 6 April 2015 and ended with the last round on 1 November 2015. The playoff-tournament was played between 7 and 21 November 2015.^[2]

An agreement with Oslo's housing cooperative OBOS was signed on 15 January 2015, branding the league as OBOS-ligaen until 2021.^[3]

Team changes from 2014

In the 2014 First Division, Sandefjord,^[4] Tromsø^[4] and Mjøndalen^[5] won promotion to Tippeligaen, while Alta, HamKam, Tromsdalen and Ull/Kisa were relegated^[4] to the 2015 Second Division.

Sogndal,^[6] Sandnes Ulf^[6] and Brann,^[5] were relegated from the 2014 Tippeligaen, while Follo, Jerv, Levanger and Åsane were promoted^[7] from the 2014 Second Division.

Teams

Locations of the teams in the 2015 Norwegian First Division

Team	Location	Arena	Capacity	Manager
Brann	Bergen	Brann Stadion^[8]	17,686	Lars Arne Nilsen
Bryne	Bryne	Bryne Stadion^[9]	10,000	Gaute Larsen^[10]
Bærum	Sandvika	Sandvika Stadion^[11]	1,815	Roar Johansen^[12]
Follo	Ski	Ski Stadion	2,500	Hans Erik Eriksen^[13]
Fredrikstad	Fredrikstad	Fredrikstad Stadion^[14]	12,565	Håkon Wibe Lund^[15]
Hødd	Ulsteinvik	Høddvoll Stadion^[16]	3,825	Sindre Eid^[17]
Hønefoss	Hønefoss	Aka Arena^[18]	4,120	Rune Skarsfjord^[19]
Jerv	Grimstad	J.J. Ugland Stadion – Levermyr^[20]	1,700	Steinar Pedersen^[21]
Kristiansund	Kristiansund	Kristiansund Stadion^[22]	3,000	Christian Michelsen^[23]
Levanger	Levanger	Moan Fritidspark	6,000	Andreas Holmberg^[24]
Nest-Sotra	Sotra	Ågotnes Stadion	2,000	Michael Schjønberg^[25]
Ranheim	Trondheim	DNB Arena^[26]	2,000	Ola By Rise^[27]
Sandnes Ulf	Sandnes	Sandnes Idrettspark^[28]	4,969	Bengt Sæternes^[29]
Sogndal	Sogndal	Fosshaugane Campus^[30]	5,539	Eirik Bakke^[31]
Strømmen	Strømmen	Strømmen Stadion^[32]	1,800	Gunnar Halle^[33]
Åsane	Åsane	Åsane Idrettspark	3,000	Morten Røssland^[34]

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment	Table
Bærum	Morten Tandberg	Resigned	20 Nov 2014^[35]	Pre-season	Roar Johansen	1 Jan 2015^[36]	Pre-season
Nest-Sotra	Ruben Hetlevik	Stepped down to become assistant	26 Nov 2014^[25]	Pre-season	Michael Schjønberg	26 Nov 2014^[25]	Pre-season
Sandnes Ulf	Tom Nordlie	Mutual consent	17 Nov 2014^[37]	Pre-season	Bengt Sæternes	19 Nov 2014^[29]	Pre-season
Sogndal	Jonas Olsson	Mutual consent	1 Jan 2015^[31]	Pre-season	Eirik Bakke	1 Jan 2015^[31]	Pre-season
Fredrikstad	Håkon Wibe-Lund	Sacked	7 May 2015^[38]	13th	Jan Tore Ophaug Aleksander Olsen (interim)	7 May 2015	13th
Nest-Sotra	Michael Schjønberg	Sacked	13 May 2015^[39]	15th	Ruben Hetlevik Steffen Landro (interim)	13 May 2015	15th
Fredrikstad	Jan Tore Ophaug Aleksander Olsen (interim)	End of the interim	20 May 2015	14th	Arne Erlandsen	20 May 2015^[40]	14th
Ranheim	Trond Nordsteien	Sacked	27 May 2015^[41]	14th	Svein Maalen	27 May 2015	14th
Brann	Rikard Norling	Sacked	27 May 2015^[42]	9th	Lars Arne Nilsen	29 May 2015^[43]	9th
Ranheim	Svein Maalen	End of the interim	8 June 2015	13th	Ola By Rise	8 May 2015^[44]	13th
Nest-Sotra	Ruben Hetlevik Steffen Landro (interim)	End of the interim	16 July 2015	15th	Petter Fossmark	16 July 2015^[45]	15th

Table

Template:2015 Norwegian First Division table

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals	Games	Average
1	Pontus Engblom	Sandnes Ulf	17	26	0,65
1	Robert Stene	Ranheim	17	29	0,59
3	Kristian Fardal Opseth	Sogndal	16	26	0,62
4	Ohi Omoijuanfo	Jerv	15	29	0,52
4	Bendik Bye	Levanger	15	30	0,50
6	Mahatma Otoo	Sogndal	13	26	0,50
6	Steffen Lie Skålevik	Brann	13	29	0,45
8	Martin Ramsland	Strømmen	12	28	0,41
	Oddbjørn Skartun	Bryne	12	29	0,41
	Alexander Ruud Tveter	Follo	12	30	0,40
11	Henrik Kjelsrud Johansen	Fredrikstad	11	19	0,58
11	Eirik Ulland Andersen	Hødd	11	27	0,41
13	Alexander Lind	Jerv	10	28	0,36

Source:^[46]

Most assists

Rank	Player	Club	Assists	Games	Average
1	Jens Kristian Skogmo	Follo	10	29	0,34
2	Joachim Soltvedt	Åsane	8	28	0,29
	Petter Martinsen	Nest-Sotra	8	28	0,29
	Jan Jenssen	Jerv	8	29	0,28
5	Rune Bolseth	Sogndal	7	26	0,27
	Petter Strand	Sogndal	7	26	0,27
	Marius Helle	Sandnes Ulf	7	29	0,24
8	Thomas Drage	Sogndal	6	13	0,46
	Benjamin Stokke	Levanger	6	28	0,21
	Oddbjørn Skartun	Bryne	6	29	0,21
	Ohi Omoijuanfo	Jerv	6	29	0,21
	Erik Huseklepp	Brann	6	30	0,20
	Eirik Malmo	Ranheim	6	30	0,20

Hat tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Jakob Orlov	Brann	Ranheim	4–1	30 April 2015
Ohi Omoijuanfo	Jerv	Levanger	4–2	31 May 2015
Kristian Fardal Opseth	Sogndal	Brann	4–0	21 June 2015
Robert Stene	Ranheim	Åsane	3–2	5 July 2015
Geir André Herrem	Åsane	Bærum	5–0	20 September 2015

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^ "Ny trener til Nest-Sotra". www.nestsotra.no. Nest-Sotra Fotball. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
^ Alt om fotball

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