| Season | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 April – 1 November |
| Champions | Sogndal |
| Promoted | Sogndal Brann |
| Relegated | Follo Nest-Sotra Bærum Hønefoss |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 702 (2.93 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Pontus Engblom (17 goals) Robert Stene (17 goals) |
| 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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The20151. divisjon (referred to as theOBOS-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) was aNorwegian second-tierfootball league season. The league was contested by 16 teams, and the top two teams were promoted toTippeligaen, 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 the2. divisjon.[1]
The first round of the season was played on 6 April 2015 and the season 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 asOBOS-ligaen until 2021.[3]
In the2014 1. divisjon,Sandefjord,[4]Tromsø[4] andMjøndalen[5] won promotion to Tippeligaen, whileAlta,HamKam,Tromsdalen andUll/Kisa were relegated[4] to the2015 2. divisjon.
Sogndal,[6]Sandnes Ulf[6] andBrann,[5] were relegated from the2014 Tippeligaen, whileFollo,Jerv,Levanger andÅsane were promoted[7] from the2014 2. divisjon.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bærum | Resigned | 20 Nov 2014[35] | Pre-season | 1 Jan 2015[36] | Pre-season | ||
| Nest-Sotra | Stepped down to become assistant | 26 Nov 2014[25] | Pre-season | 26 Nov 2014[25] | Pre-season | ||
| Sandnes Ulf | Mutual consent | 17 Nov 2014[37] | Pre-season | 19 Nov 2014[29] | Pre-season | ||
| Sogndal | Mutual consent | 1 Jan 2015[31] | Pre-season | 1 Jan 2015[31] | Pre-season | ||
| Fredrikstad | Sacked | 7 May 2015[38] | 13th | 7 May 2015 | 13th | ||
| Nest-Sotra | Sacked | 13 May 2015[39] | 15th | 13 May 2015 | 15th | ||
| Fredrikstad | End of the interim | 20 May 2015 | 14th | 20 May 2015[40] | 14th | ||
| Ranheim | Sacked | 27 May 2015[41] | 14th | 27 May 2015 | 14th | ||
| Brann | Sacked | 27 May 2015[42] | 9th | 29 May 2015[43] | 9th | ||
| Ranheim | End of the interim | 8 June 2015 | 13th | 8 May 2015[44] | 13th | ||
| Nest-Sotra | End of the interim | 16 July 2015 | 15th | 16 July 2015[45] | 15th |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sogndal(C, P) | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 59 | 31 | +28 | 62 | Promotion toTippeligaen |
| 2 | Brann(P) | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 53 | |
| 3 | Kristiansund | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 49 | Qualification for thepromotion play-offs |
| 4 | Hødd | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 48 | |
| 5 | Jerv | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 47 | 28 | +19 | 47 | |
| 6 | Ranheim | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 48 | 36 | +12 | 47 | |
| 7 | Sandnes Ulf | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 49 | 40 | +9 | 47 | |
| 8 | Strømmen | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 37 | |
| 9 | Levanger | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 36 | |
| 10 | Bryne | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 36 | |
| 11 | Åsane | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 35 | |
| 12 | Fredrikstad | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 41 | 61 | −20 | 35 | |
| 13 | Follo(R) | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 33 | Relegation toSecond Division |
| 14 | Nest-Sotra(R) | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 31 | |
| 15 | Bærum(R) | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 44 | 67 | −23 | 31 | |
| 16 | Hønefoss(R) | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 28 |
| Home \ Away | BRA | BRY | BÆR | FOL | FFK | HØD | HØN | JER | KBK | LEV | NS | RAN | ULF | SOG | STR | ÅSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brann | — | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Bryne | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Bærum | 1–1 | 1–4 | — | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 3–2 |
| Follo | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | — | 2–3 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Fredrikstad | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Hødd | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| Hønefoss | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 1–3 | 3–3 |
| Jerv | 2–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Kristiansund | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Levanger | 4–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | — | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 |
| Nest-Sotra | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 |
| Ranheim | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 |
| Sandnes Ulf | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 |
| Sogndal | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 3–2 | 3–0 |
| Strømmen | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 |
| Åsane | 2–3 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | — |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | Games | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandnes Ulf | 17 | 26 | 0,65 | |
| Ranheim | 17 | 29 | 0,59 | ||
| 3 | Sogndal | 16 | 26 | 0,62 | |
| 4 | Jerv | 15 | 29 | 0,52 | |
| Levanger | 15 | 30 | 0,50 | ||
| 6 | Sogndal | 13 | 26 | 0,50 | |
| Brann | 13 | 29 | 0,45 | ||
| 8 | Strømmen | 12 | 28 | 0,41 | |
| Bryne | 12 | 29 | 0,41 | ||
| Follo | 12 | 30 | 0,40 | ||
| 11 | Fredrikstad | 11 | 19 | 0,58 | |
| Hødd | 11 | 27 | 0,41 | ||
| 13 | Jerv | 10 | 28 | 0,36 |
Source:[46]
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brann | Ranheim | 4–1 | 30 April 2015 | |
| Jerv | Levanger | 4–2 | 31 May 2015 | |
| Sogndal | Brann | 4–0 | 21 June 2015 | |
| Ranheim | Åsane | 3–2 | 5 July 2015 | |
| Åsane | Bærum | 5–0 | 20 September 2015 |