| Season | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2 April – 5 November |
| Champions | Bodø/Glimt |
| Promoted | Bodø/Glimt Start Ranheim |
| Relegated | Fredrikstad Elverum Arendal |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 736 (3.07 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Kristian Fardal Opseth (28 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Ullensaker/Kisa 7–1 Jerv |
| Biggest away win | Strømmen 1–6 Bodø/Glimt |
| Highest scoring | Ullensaker/Kisa 7–1 Jerv |
| Longest winning run | 5 games Bodø/Glimt |
| Longest unbeaten run | 15 games Bodø/Glimt |
| Longest winless run | 11 games Arendal |
| Longest losing run | 4 games Fredrikstad |
| Average attendance | 1,422 |
←2016 2018 → | |
The20171. divisjon (referred to asOBOS-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) was aNorwegian second-tierfootball league season.
The first round of the season was played on 2 April 2017 and the season concluded with the last round on 5 November 2017.[1]
In the2016 1. divisjon,Kristiansund andSandefjord were promoted to the2017 Eliteserien, whileBryne,Hødd,KFUM Oslo andRaufoss were relegated to the2017 2. divisjon.
Bodø/Glimt andStart were relegated from the2016 Tippeligaen, whileTromsdalen,Elverum,Florø andArendal were promoted from the2016 2. divisjon.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fredrikstad | Resigned | 4 November 2016[2] | Pre-season | 23 November 2016[3] | Pre-season | ||
| Åsane | Contract expired | 1 December 2016 | 1 December 2016 | ||||
| Arendal | Sacked | 12 June 2017 | 16th | 12 June 2017 | 16th | ||
| Start | Sacked | 29 September 2017[4] | 2nd | 29 September 2017 | 2nd | ||
| Fredrikstad | Resigned | 27 October 2017[5] | 14th | 27 October 2017 | 14th | ||
| Fredrikstad | End of caretaker spell | 29 October 2017[6] | 15th | 29 October 2017 | 15th |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bodø/Glimt(C, P) | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 83 | 33 | +50 | 71 | Promotion toEliteserien |
| 2 | Start(P) | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 57 | 36 | +21 | 55 | |
| 3 | Mjøndalen | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 52 | Qualification for thepromotion play-offs |
| 4 | Ranheim(O, P) | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 52 | |
| 5 | Sandnes Ulf | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 51 | |
| 6 | Ull/Kisa | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 61 | 55 | +6 | 48 | |
| 7 | Levanger | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 39 | 36 | +3 | 42 | |
| 8 | Florø | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 38 | |
| 9 | Tromsdalen | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 37 | |
| 10 | Kongsvinger | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 36 | |
| 11 | Strømmen | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 36 | |
| 12 | Åsane | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 38 | 56 | −18 | 33 | |
| 13 | Jerv | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 44 | 59 | −15 | 32 | |
| 14 | Fredrikstad(R) | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 33 | 51 | −18 | 26 | Qualification for therelegation play-offs |
| 15 | Elverum(R) | 30 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 29 | 51 | −22 | 24 | Relegation toSecond Division |
| 16 | Arendal(R) | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 33 | 62 | −29 | 21 |
| Home \ Away | ARE | B/G | ELV | FLO | FFK | JER | KIL | LEV | MIF | RAN | ULF | IKS | STR | TUIL | UKI | ÅSF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arendal | — | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Bodø/Glimt | 5–0 | — | 5–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 6–0 |
| Elverum | 5–0 | 0–4 | — | 3–4 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 |
| Florø | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Fredrikstad | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Jerv | 2–3 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | — | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 1–1 |
| Kongsvinger | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 6–1 | — | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
| Levanger | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Mjøndalen | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | — | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Ranheim | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–4 | 2–1 |
| Sandnes Ulf | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 |
| Start | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 |
| Strømmen | 1–0 | 1–6 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 3–4 | 2–2 |
| Tromsdalen | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–3 | 2–0 |
| Ull/Kisa | 4–2 | 2–5 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 7–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–3 |
| Åsane | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | — |
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,Ranheim, advanced to play the 14th placed team inEliteserien over two legs in theEliteserien play-offs for a spot in the top-flight next season.
| Mjøndalen | 3–1 | Ull/Kisa |
|---|---|---|
| Gauseth Fredriksen Pellegrino | Summary | Andreas Aalbu |
| Ranheim | 1–0 | Sandnes Ulf |
|---|---|---|
| Lillebo | Summary |
| Mjøndalen | 1–2 | Ranheim |
|---|---|---|
| Pellegrino | Summary | Karlsen Reginiussen |
The 14th placed team took part in a two-legged play-off againstNotodden, the winners of the2. divisjon play-offs, to decide who would play in the2018 OBOS-ligaen.
| Notodden | 5–3 | Fredrikstad |
|---|---|---|
| Summary |
Notodden won 5–3 on aggregate.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | Games | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bodø/Glimt | 28 | 30 | 0,93 | |
| 2 | Mjøndalen | 18 | 29 | 0,62 | |
| 3 | Levanger | 15 | 28 | 0,54 | |
| Sandnes Ulf | 15 | 30 | 0,50 | ||
| 5 | Florø | 14 | 23 | 0,61 | |
| Mjøndalen | 14 | 25 | 0,56 | ||
| 7 | Bodø/Glimt | 13 | 27 | 0,48 | |
| 8 | Kongsvinger | 12 | 25 | 0,48 | |
| Ullensaker/Kisa | 12 | 29 | 0,41 | ||
| 10 | Ullensaker/Kisa | 11 | 26 | 0,42 | |
| Åsane | 11 | 27 | 0,41 | ||
| Ullensaker/Kisa | 11 | 27 | 0,41 | ||
| Sandnes Ulf | 11 | 29 | 0,38 | ||
| Fredrikstad | 11 | 29 | 0,38 | ||
| 15 | Start | 10 | 11 | 0,91 | |
| Kongsvinger | 10 | 24 | 0,42 | ||
| Bodø/Glimt | 10 | 27 | 0,37 | ||
| Ranheim | 10 | 29 | 0,34 |