| Season | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 March – 9 November |
| Champions | Aalesund |
| Promoted | Aalesund Sandefjord |
| Relegated | Notodden Skeid Tromsdalen |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 722 (3.01 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Pontus Engblom (19 goals) |
| Biggest home win | KFUM Oslo 5–0Jerv (5 May 2019) Aalesund 5–0Tromsdalen (16 May 2019) |
| Biggest away win | Tromsdalen 0–8Ull/Kisa (14 April 2019) |
| Highest scoring | Raufoss 6–4Tromsdalen (2 June 2019) |
| Longest winning run | 9 games Aalesund[citation needed] |
| Longest unbeaten run | 18 games Aalesund[citation needed] |
| Longest winless run | 16 games Tromsdalen[citation needed] |
| Longest losing run | 7 games Tromsdalen[citation needed] |
| Highest attendance | 7,150 Start 3–2Jerv (16 May 2019) |
| Lowest attendance | 50 Tromsdalen 0–1Aalesund (20 October 2019) Tromsdalen 3–0Raufoss (2 November 2019) |
| Average attendance | 1,434 |
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The20191. divisjon (referred to asOBOS-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) was aNorwegian second-tierfootball league season.
Aalesund set a new record for most points in a1. divisjon season with 79. They surpassedIK Start's previous record of 74 points, from the2004 season.[1]
On 20 October,Aalesund secured both promotion and league title with three games to spare by winning 1–0 away overTromsdalen.[2] The same day, Tromsdalen were the first team to be relegated as their defeat coincided with a victory forStrømmen. On 2 November,Sandefjord secured promotion to the first tier with one match to spare after their 1–0 win overJerv atKomplett Arena.[3] On the same day,Skeid were the second team to be relegated as their draw againstNotodden meant that survival was out of reach before the ultimate round.
In the2018 1. divisjon,Viking andMjøndalen were promoted to the2019 Eliteserien, whileÅsane,Florø andLevanger were relegated to the2019 2. divisjon.
Start andSandefjord were relegated from the2018 Eliteserien, whileRaufoss,Skeid andKFUM Oslo were promoted from the2018 2. divisjon.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HamKam | Contract expired | 11 November 2018 | Pre-season | 29 November 2018[6] | Pre-season | ||
| Strømmen | Contract expired | 11 November 2018[7] | 29 November 2018[8] | ||||
| Ull/Kisa | Contract expired | 11 November 2018[9] | 7 December 2018[10] | ||||
| Kongsvinger | Resigned | 13 November 2018[11] | 16 January 2019[12] | ||||
| Tromsdalen | Signed byHamKam | 29 November 2018[13] | 10 January 2019[14] | ||||
| Start | Mutual agreement | 2 April 2019 | 15th | 3 April 2019[15][16][17] | 15th |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aalesund(C, P) | 30 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 67 | 25 | +42 | 79 | Promotion toEliteserien |
| 2 | Sandefjord(P) | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 53 | 30 | +23 | 65 | |
| 3 | Start(O, P) | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 54 | 31 | +23 | 62 | Qualification for thepromotion play-offs |
| 4 | KFUM Oslo | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 58 | 42 | +16 | 48 | |
| 5 | Kongsvinger | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 46 | |
| 6 | Sogndal | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 45 | |
| 7 | Nest-Sotra | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 44[a] | |
| 8 | Ull/Kisa | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 39 | |
| 9 | Sandnes Ulf | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 38 | |
| 10 | HamKam | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 38 | |
| 11 | Raufoss | 30 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 47 | 59 | −12 | 38 | |
| 12 | Jerv | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 54 | −20 | 33 | |
| 13 | Strømmen | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 30[b] | |
| 14 | Notodden(R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 35 | 53 | −18 | 25 | Qualification for therelegation play-offs |
| 15 | Skeid(R) | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 22 | Relegation toSecond Division |
| 16 | Tromsdalen(R) | 30 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 36 | 79 | −43 | 13 |
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aalesund | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sandefjord | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Start | 11 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| KFUM Oslo | 11 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Kongsvinger | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Sogndal | 7 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| Nest-Sotra | 16 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| Ull/Kisa | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
| Sandnes Ulf | 7 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
| HamKam | 11 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| Raufoss | 2 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 |
| Jerv | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Strømmen | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Notodden | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Skeid | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Tromsdalen | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Promotion toEliteserien | |
| Promotion play-offs | |
| Relegation play-offs | |
| Relegation to2. divisjon |
| Home \ Away | AAL | HAM | JER | KFU | KIL | NSO | NOT | RAU | SAN | ULF | SKE | SOG | IKS | SIF | TUI | UKI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aalesund | — | 5–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 |
| HamKam | 1–2 | — | 2–2 | 4–4 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Jerv | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–7 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| KFUM Oslo | 2–4 | 2–0 | 5–0 | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 |
| Kongsvinger | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 |
| Nest-Sotra | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Notodden | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | — | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 |
| Raufoss | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | — | 0–2 | 2–5 | 4–5 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 6–4 | 4–2 |
| Sandefjord | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 |
| Sandnes Ulf | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–4 | — | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–31 | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| Skeid | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| Sogndal | 2–3 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | — | 0–1 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 3–0 |
| Start | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Strømmen | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–4 | 1–1 |
| Tromsdalen | 0–1 | 2–5 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | — | 0–8 |
| Ull/Kisa | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | — |
The 3rd to 6th placed teams took part in the promotion play-offs; these were single-leg knockout matches. In the first round, the fifth-placed team played at home against the sixth-placed team. The winner of the first round then met the fourth-placed team on away ground in the second round. The winner of the second round then met the third-placed team on away ground. The winner of the third round advanced to play the 14th-placed team inEliteserien over two legs in theEliteserien play-offs for a spot in the top-flight next season.
The 14th placed team took part in a two-legged play-off against the winners of the2. divisjon play-offs to decide who would play in the2020 1. divisjon.
| Åsane | 2–2 | Notodden |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Åsane won 5–3 on aggregate.