The 2023
Norwegian First Division
The Norwegian First Division, also called 1. divisjon and OBOS-ligaen (named sponsor is property developer OBOS), is the second-highest level of the Norwegian football league system. Each year, the top finishing teams in the 1. divisjon are ...
(referred to as OBOS-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) is a
Norwegian
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* Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway
* Demographics of Norway
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second-tier
football league season.
The season started on 10 April 2023 and is scheduled to end on 12 November 2023, not including play-off matches.
Teams
In the
2022 Norwegian First Division
The 2022 Norwegian First Division (referred to as OBOS-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) is a Norwegian second-tier football league season.
The league started on 2 April 2022, and is scheduled to end on 29 October 2022.
Teams
In the 2021 1. d ...
,
Brann and
Stabæk were promoted to the
2023 Eliteserien
The 2023 Eliteserien will be the 79th season of top-tier football in Norway.
The season is set to start on 10 April 2023 and end on 2 December 2023, not including play-off matches.
Molde are the defending champions. Brann and Stabæk joined a ...
, while
Grorud
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and
Stjørdals-Blink were relegated to the
2023 Norwegian Second Division
The 2023 Norwegian Second Division (referred to as PostNord-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) is a Norwegian football third-tier league season. The league consisting of 28 teams divided into two groups of 14 teams.
The league will be played as a ...
.
Jerv and
Kristiansund
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were relegated from the
2022 Eliteserien
The 2022 Eliteserien will be the 78th season of top-tier football in Norway. This will be the sixth season of Eliteserien after rebranding from Tippeligaen.
The season is scheduled to begin on 2 April 2022 and end on 13 November 2022, not includ ...
, while
Moss
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and
Hødd were promoted from the
2022 Norwegian Second Division
The 2022 Norwegian Second Division (referred to as PostNord-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) was a Norwegian football third-tier league season. The league consisted of 28 teams divided into 2 groups of 14 teams.
The league was played as a double ...
.
Stadiums and locations
League table
Positions by round
Results
Play-offs
Promotion play-offs
The teams from third to sixth place will take part in the promotion play-offs; these are single leg knockout matches. In the first round, the fifth-placed team will play at home against the sixth-placed team. The winner of the first round will meet the fourth-placed team on away ground in the second round. The winner of the second round will meet the third-placed team on away ground. The winner of the third round will face the 14th-placed team in the
Eliteserien
Eliteserien () is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotio ...
over two legs in the
Eliteserien play-offs
The Eliteserien, until 1991 known as the 1. divisjon and between 1991 and 2016 known as ''Tippeligaen'', has employed a system of play-off qualification to determine promotion and relegation with the 1. divisjon (until 1991 the 2. divisjon). Vario ...
for a spot in the top-flight next season.
Relegation play-offs
The 14th-placed team will take part in a two-legged play-off against the winners of the
Second Division play-offs, to decide who will play in the First Division next season.
Season statistics
Top scorers
League attendances
References
{{2023 in Norwegian football
Norwegian First Division seasons
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Norway
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Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...