The 2020

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(referred to as OBOS-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) was a Norwegian second-tier

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league season.

Teams

In the 2019 1. divisjon, Aalesund,

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were promoted to the

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, while

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, Skeid and

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were relegated to the 2020 2. divisjon.

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were relegated from the

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, while Stjørdals-Blink,

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were promoted from the 2019 2. divisjon.

Stadia and personnel

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Managerial changes

League table

Positions by round

Results

Play-offs

Promotion play-offs

The 3rd to 6th placed teams took part in the promotion play-offs; these were single leg knockout matches. In the first round, the 5th placed team played at home against the 6th placed team. The winner of the first round then met the 4th placed team on away ground in the second round. The winner of the second round then met the 3rd placed team on away ground. The winner of the third round advanced to play the 14th placed team in

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on neutral ground in the Eliteserien play-offs for a spot in the top-flight next season.

Relegation play-offs

The 14th-placed team took part in a two-legged play-off against the winners of the 2. divisjon play-offs to decide who would play in the 2021 1. divisjon. ''Stjørdals-Blink won 6–1 on aggregate.''

Season statistics

Top scorers

References

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