2025 Norwegian First Division

Norwegian First Division
Season2025
Dates31 March – 8 November
Matches played103
Goals scored324 (3.15 per match)
Top goalscorerLucas Haren
(11 goals)
Biggest home winKongsvinger 6–0 Moss
(21 April 2025)
Biggest away winMjøndalen 0–6 Lillestrøm
(24 May 2025)
Highest scoringSogndal 3–4 Aalesund
(5 April 2025)
Egersund 4–3 Skeid
(21 April 2025)
Egersund 3–4 Ranheim
(15 June 2025)
Raufoss 6–1 Hødd
(21 June 2025)
Longest winning run4 matches
Egersund
Lillestrøm
Longest unbeaten run13 matches
Lillestrøm
Longest winless run11 matches
Skeid
Longest losing run5 matches
Lyn
Mjøndalen
Skeid
Highest attendance10,225
Aalesund - Hødd
(16 May 2025)
Lowest attendance322
Åsane - Ranheim
(25 May 2025)
Average attendance2,419
← 2024
2026 →
All statistics correct as of 29 June 2025.

The 2025 Norwegian First Division (referred to as OBOS-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) is a Norwegian second-tier football league season. The season started on 31 March 2025 and is scheduled to end on 8 November 2025, not including play-off matches.[1]

Teams

Locations of teams in the 2025 Norwegian First Division
Locations of teams in the 2025 Norwegian First Division in Oslo

In the 2024 Norwegian First Division, Vålerenga and Bryne were promoted to the 2025 Eliteserien, while Levanger and Sandnes Ulf were relegated to the 2025 Norwegian Second Division.

Lillestrøm and Odd were relegated from the 2024 Eliteserien, while Hødd and Skeid were promoted from the 2024 Norwegian Second Division.

Stadiums and locations

Team Location County Arena Turf Capacity
Aalesund Ålesund Møre og Romsdal Color Line Stadion Artificial 10,778
Egersund Egersund Rogaland B&G Parken Artificial 1,200
Hødd Ulsteinvik Møre og Romsdal Høddvoll Artificial 4,081
Kongsvinger Kongsvinger Innlandet Gjemselund Artificial 5,824
Lillestrøm Lillestrøm Akershus Åråsen Natural 12,250
Lyn Oslo Oslo Bislett[a] Natural 15,400
Mjøndalen Mjøndalen Buskerud Consto Arena Artificial 4,200
Moss Moss Østfold Melløs Natural 2,373
Odd Skien Telemark Skagerak Arena Artificial 11,767
Ranheim Trondheim Trøndelag EXTRA Arena[b] Artificial 3,000
Raufoss Raufoss Innlandet NAMMO Stadion Artificial 3,042
Skeid Oslo Oslo OBOS Idrettspark Nordre Åsen Artificial 1,486
Sogndal Sogndalsfjøra Vestland Fosshaugane Campus Artificial 5,622
Stabæk Bærum Akershus Nadderud Artificial 4,938
Start Kristiansand Agder Sparebanken Norge Arena Kristiansand Artificial 14,448
Åsane Bergen Vestland Åsane Arena Artificial 3,300

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Aalesund Kjetil Rekdal Paul Ngongo Umbro Sparebanken Møre
Egersund Endre Eide Chris Sleveland Macron Sparebanken Norge
Hødd Marius Bøe Torbjørn Kallevåg Puma Sparebanken Møre
Kongsvinger Johan Wennberg Andreas Dybevik Umbro Mapei
Lillestrøm Hans Erik Ødegaard Ruben Gabrielsen Puma Romerike Sparebank
Lyn Magnus Aadland William Sell Hummel OBOS
Mjøndalen Kevin Nicol Erik Midtgarden Umbro Sparebanken Øst
Moss Niclas Wenderyd (caretaker) Kristian Strande Select SpareBank 1 Østfold Akershus
Odd Knut Rønningene Steffen Hagen Hummel Skagerak Energi
Ranheim Christian Eggen Rismark
Pål André Helland 		Philip Slørdahl Umbro SpareBank 1 SMN
Raufoss Tom Dent Ole Amund Sveen Puma Nammo
Skeid Vilde Mollestad Rislaa Per-Magnus Steiring Adidas OBOS
Sogndal Luís Pimenta Per-Egil Flo Umbro Sparebanken Norge
Stabæk Jörgen Wålemark Nicolai Næss Nike SpareBank 1 Østlandet
Start Azar Karadas Eirik Schulze Macron Sparebanken Norge
Åsane Eirik Bakke Kristoffer Barmen Craft Tertnes Holding

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Stabæk Bjørn Helge Riise (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 9 December 2024 Pre-season Jörgen Wålemark 9 December 2024[2]
Raufoss Jörgen Wålemark Contract expired 31 December 2024[3] Tom Dent 1 January 2025[4]
Sogndal Morten Kalvenes Contract expired 31 December 2024 Luís Pimenta 1 January 2025[5]
Lillestrøm Dag-Eilev Fagermo Contraxt expired 31 December 2024 Hans Erik Ødegaard 1 January 2025[6]
Egersund Kjell André Thu Contract expired 31 December 2024 Endre Eide 1 January 2025[7]
Ranheim Kåre Ingebrigtsen Appointed sporting director 31 December 2024[8] Christian Eggen Rismark
Pål André Helland 		1 January 2025[9]
Lyn Jan Halvor Halvorsen Mutual consent 2 June 2025[10] 15th Magnus Aadland 4 June 2025[11]
Moss Thomas Myhre Signed by HamKam 24 June 2025 11th Niclas Wenderyd (caretaker) 24 June 2025[12]

Transfers

Winter

Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers winter 2024–25 § 1.divisjon

Summer

Main article: List of Norwegian football transfers summer 2025 § 1.divisjon


League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Lillestrøm 13 8 5 0 28 7 +21 29 Promotion to Eliteserien
2 Start 13 7 4 2 26 15 +11 25
3 Kongsvinger 13 6 4 3 30 18 +12 22 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4 Sogndal 13 6 2 5 24 20 +4 20
5 Egersund 12 6 2 4 24 20 +4 20
6 Odd 13 5 4 4 18 16 +2 19
7 Ranheim 13 6 1 6 18 22 −4 19
8 Aalesund 12 4 6 2 17 15 +2 18
9 Hødd 13 5 3 5 17 22 −5 18
10 Raufoss[c] 13 4 6 3 23 19 +4 17
11 Åsane 13 4 4 5 16 19 −3 16
12 Moss 13 5 1 7 20 29 −9 16
13 Lyn 13 4 2 7 15 18 −3 14
14 Stabæk 13 3 4 6 17 24 −7 13 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 Skeid 13 1 4 8 17 27 −10 7 Relegation to Second Division
16 Mjøndalen 13 1 4 8 14 33 −19 7
Updated to match(es) played on 29 June 2025. Source: OBOS-ligaen (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away AAL EGE HØD KON LIL LYN MJØ MOS ODD RAN RAU SKE SOG STB STR ÅSA
Aalesund — 2–0 2–2 0–0 1–0 3–1 2–2 1–1
Egersund — 2–2 3–2 3–4 4–3 0–2
Hødd — 0–2 2–2 3–1 3–1 0–1 2–1
Kongsvinger 3–0 — 2–1 6–0 1–3 2–2 4–2 1–1
Lillestrøm 1–0 2–0 — 3–0 1–0 0–0 2–2
Lyn 0–1 0–1 — 1–3 3–2 1–1 0–1 2–1
Mjøndalen 0–6 — 2–2 1–4 1–1 1–4 2–3
Moss 2–4 3–1 2–0 — 2–0 2–1 4–2 0–3
Odd 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 — 2–1 2–2 1–0
Ranheim 2–1 2–1 0–4 0–3 — 1–1 1–2 0–1
Raufoss 0–1 6–1 3–2 1–1 — 1–0 0–0 3–2
Skeid 1–1 1–1 1–4 1–1 — 1–4 1–3
Sogndal 3–4 1–2 1–0 3–2 2–2 — 2–0
Stabæk 1–3 1–1 2–2 0–3 4–0 1–2 1–0 —
Start 2–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 5–1 — 2–3
Åsane 0–0 0–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 29 June 2025. Source: OBOS-ligaen (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Lillestrøm6533111111111
Start3154544322222
Kongsvinger8322338453333
Sogndal1414117686235444
Egersund[d]2111222789665
Odd31068753644556
Ranheim16161613119912967107
Aalesund[d]64764755781078
Hødd81281086108679129
Raufoss584510121210101111810
Åsane812141513131313131313911
Moss1291291210119121281112
Lyn171012141414141515141413
Stabæk869119117111110121314
Mjøndalen12111314151516161414151515
Skeid14151516161615151616161616
Promotion to 2026 Eliteserien
Promotion play-offs
Relegation play-offs
Relegation to 2026 2. divisjon
Source: nifs.no

Results by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
AalesundDWDDWWDLDLWD
EgersundWWWWDLLLLWDW
HøddDLWLWWLWDDLLW
KongsvingerDWWWLLLWDWWDD
LillestrømDWWWWDWWWDDWD
LynWLLLLLDLLDWWW
MjøndalenLDDLLLLLWDDLL
MossLWLWLWLWLDWLL
OddWLWLDWWLWDDLD
RanheimLLLWWWDLWWLLW
RaufossWDWLLDDWDDLWD
SkeidLLLLLDDLDLLWD
SogndalLLWWWLWWDLWLD
StabækDWLLWDWLDDLLL
StartWWLWLDWDWDWWD
ÅsaneDLLDWDLWLWDWL
Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian)
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

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 over two legs in the Eliteserien play-offs 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

As of 29 June 2025
Rank Player Club(s) Goals[14]
1 Lucas Haren Kongsvinger 11
2 Thomas Lehne Olsen Lillestrøm 10
Mathias Grundetjern Start
4 Oliver Hinsta Sogndal 7
5 James Ampofo Raufoss 6
Elias Myrlid Hødd
7 7 players 5

Clean sheets

As of 29 June 2025
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Mads Hedenstad Christiansen Lillestrøm 9
2 Sten Grytebust Aalesund 4
Lars Jendal Sogndal
4 Sondre Rossbach Stabæk 3
Aleksei Gorodovoy Kongsvinger
Jacob Pryts Start
7 Andreas Hermansen Egersund 2
Mathias Enger Eriksen Moss
Anders Klemensson Raufoss
André Hansen Odd

Hat-tricks

As of 29 June 2025
Player For Against Result Date
Lucas Haren Kongsvinger Moss 6–0 (H) 21 April 2025
Mathias Grundetjern Start Stabæk 5–1 (H) 21 June 2025

Discipline

Player

As of 23 June 2025

Club

As of 29 June 2025
  • Most yellow cards: 28[15]
    • Mjøndalen
  • Fewest yellow cards: 13[15]
    • Stabæk
  • Most red cards: 3[16]
    • Moss
  • Fewest red cards: 0[16]
    • 11 clubs

League attendances

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Lillestrøm 28,575 9,937 5,505 7,144 −3.1%1
2 Aalesund 30,172 10,225 3,226 5,029 +31.6%†
3 Start 23,560 6,498 3,374 4,712 +46.9%†
4 Odd 19,098 4,928 3,093 3,820 −19.3%1
5 Lyn 16,146 7,012 1,633 3,229 −12.6%†
6 Stabæk 13,763 4,321 2,053 2,753 +4.2%†
7 Kongsvinger 9,381 3,164 1,240 1,876 +0.4%†
8 Sogndal 9,228 2,050 1,637 1,846 −11.3%†
9 Moss 7,329 1,570 1,368 1,466 −21.2%†
10 Hødd 7,127 2,175 1,086 1,425 +28.0%2
11 Mjøndalen 6,286 1,676 1,008 1,257 −17.5%†
12 Skeid 4,277 1,600 646 1,069 +123.2%2
13 Raufoss 5,783 1,034 854 964 −7.1%†
14 Ranheim 4,385 1,145 456 877 −32.1%†
15 Egersund 3,499 982 792 875 −14.6%†
16 Åsane 2,459 625 322 492 −32.3%†
League total 191,068 10,225 322 2,419 −0.9%†

Updated to games played on 15 June 2025
Source: [1]
Notes:
1: Team played last season in Eliteserien.
2: Team played last season in 2. divisjon.

Notes

  1. ^ Lyn played one home game at KFUM Arena.
  2. ^ Ranheim played one home game at Frøya Storhall.
  3. ^ Raufoss were deducted 1 point.[13]
  4. ^ a b Round 6 fixture yet to be played.

References

  1. ^ "Her er kampene i OBOS-ligaen 2025" (in Norwegian). NFF. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Nytt team på plass: Jörgen Wålemark ny hovedtrener" (in Norwegian). Stabæk Fotball. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Jørgen Wålemark og Raufoss Fotball skiller lag" (in Norwegian). Raufoss Fotball. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Thomas William Dent (33) er vår nye hovedtrener" (in Norwegian). Raufoss Fotball. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Pressemelding: Luis Pimenta er vår nye hovudtrenar!" (in Norwegian). Sogndal Fotball. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Hans Erik Ødegaard ny LSK-trener: - Ser et veldig stort potensial her" (in Norwegian). Lillestrøm SK. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Kjell André Thu gir seg i EIK etter sesongen - Endre Eide blir hovedtrener ut 2027-sesongen" (in Norwegian). Egersunds IK. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Kåre blir sportssjef" (in Norwegian). Ranheim Fotball. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Erstatterne klare". Adresseavisen (in Norwegian). 1 November 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  10. ^ "Jan Halvor fratrer som hovedtrener" (in Norwegian). Lyn Fotball. 2 June 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  11. ^ "Vår nye hovedtrener" (in Norwegian). Lyn Fotball. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  12. ^ "Pressemelding: Thomas Myhre til HamKam" (in Norwegian). Moss FK. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  13. ^ "VI MISTER ETT POENG I OBOS-LIGAEN" (in Norwegian). Raufoss Fotball. 2 May 2025.
  14. ^ a b c "OBOS-ligaen 2025 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  15. ^ a b "Yellow cards - 1. Divisjon 2025 stats". FotMob. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  16. ^ a b "Red cards - 1. Divisjon 2025 stats". FotMob. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
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