2007 Norwegian First Division

1. divisjon
Season2007
Dates9 April – 4 November
ChampionsMolde
PromotedMolde
HamKam
Bodø/Glimt
RelegatedRaufoss
Tromsdalen
Skeid
Mandalskameratene
Matches240
Goals787 (3.28 per match)
Top goalscorerKenneth Kvalheim
(23 goals)
Biggest home winMolde 12–1 Mandalskameratene
(26 August 2007)
Biggest away winHønefoss 0–5 Kongsvinger
(4 November 2007)
Highest scoringMolde 12–1 Mandalskameratene
(26 August 2007)
← 2006
2008 →
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2007 Clubs

The 2007 1. divisjon season (referred to as Adeccoligaen for sponsorship reasons) was a Norwegian second-tier football season. The season began on 9 April 2007 and concluded on 4 November 2007. It was the tenth and final season in which teams competed for two automatic promotion spots and one playoff spot.

The 1. divisjon was won by Molde, who finished one point ahead of Ham-Kam. Both clubs were relegated from the Tippeligaen in 2006 and were promoted back to the highest level after only one season. Bodø/Glimt finished third and defeated Odd Grenland in the playoff to earn promotion.

Of the four teams promoted from the 2. divisjon in 2006, only Notodden managed to hold on to their spot. They played in the 1. divisjon for the first time in their history, finishing in ninth place (Snøgg and Heddal, the club's predecessors, have both played in the second tier, last in 1967 and 1961 respectively).

Raufoss returned to the 1. divisjon after being relegated in 2004 and were able to finish in eleventh place. However, due to financial problems and failure to meet demands on infrastructure, the Football Association of Norway decided not to award Raufoss the required license for play in the top two divisions.[1][2] Raufoss were demoted to the 2. divisjon and their place given to Sparta Sarpsborg, who finished in thirteenth place.

Mandalskameratene and Skeid were relegated to the 2. divisjon after one season. They were joined by Tromsdalen, who survived for two seasons.

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Molde (C, P)3022356228+3469Promotion to Tippeligaen
2Ham-Kam (P)3021548236+4668
3Bodø/Glimt (O, P)3017496639+2755Qualification for the promotion play-offs[a]
4Kongsvinger3016595642+1453
5Moss3015874637+953
6Bryne3014795738+1949
7Sogndal30135124844+444
8Haugesund30109114952−339
9Notodden30113164954−536
10Hønefoss30811113452−1835
11Raufoss[b] (R)30105153761−2435Relegation to Second Division
12Løv-Ham3096153944−533
13Sarpsborg Sparta3088145052−232
14Tromsdalen (R)3078153756−1929Relegation to Second Division
15Skeid (R)3048183260−2820
16Mandalskameratene (R)3047194392−4919
Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ The third-placed team in the 1. divisjon and the 12th-placed team in the Tippeligaen met in a playoff at the end of the season.
  2. ^ Raufoss were relegated after failing to obtain a license due to financial irregularities. Sarpsborg Sparta, who were relegated initially, were given Raufoss spot in the following season.[3]

Results

Home \ AwayB/GBFKHAMFKHHBKKILLØVMANMOLMOSNFKRILSKDSDLSSTUIL
Bodø/Glimt—2–06–13–03–11–13–18–11–21–22–05–04–12–02–02–1
Bryne0–2—3–04–20–01–21–13–02–01–23–26–03–02–13–14–0
Ham-Kam2–32–1—3–32–04–01–16–00–21–13–15–05–13–02–05–0
Haugesund2–12–22–4—0–02–23–02–12–42–22–11–21–13–12–14–1
Hønefoss0–01–42–21–1—0–51–02–10–30–14–11–04–30–02–22–2
Kongsvinger1–40–00–10–23–0—0–13–21–22–12–12–12–02–43–04–1
Løv-Ham4–02–11–34–13–11–2—4–00–11–25–20–10–00–12–23–2
Mandalskameratene3–31–20–31–32–22–03–0—0–33–34–32–31–12–21–21–3
Molde4–23–20–23–11–10–24–112–1—3–01–00–20–02–11–01–0
Moss0–14–00–02–11–11–31–03–00–0—3–12–02–02–12–11–1
Notodden2–31–00–13–14–00–33–03–12–00–2—2–24–30–11–03–1
Raufoss3–11–11–42–10–22–40–01–41–22–01–2—2–13–21–11–2
Skeid1–01–20–41–10–31–31–02–20–12–21–14–1—0–21–34–0
Sogndal2–01–23–41–24–13–00–23–22–32–01–12–12–1—1–12–1
Sparta Sarpsborg4–13–32–40–03–02–23–16–11–21–22–51–23–12–2—0–1
Tromsdalen0–01–13–51–01–22–21–11–11–25–12–01–12–00–10–2—
Source: NIFS (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

RankScorerClubGoals
1Norway Kenneth KvalheimNotodden23
2Brazil Thiago MartinsBodø/Glimt17
3Nigeria Oluwasegun AbiodunHam-Kam15
Norway Håvard FloSogndal
Norway Bjørnar JohannessenSparta Sarpsborg
6Austria Roman KienastHam-Kam14
Sweden Peter SamuelssonKongsvinger
8Burkina Faso John PeluKongsvinger12
9Denmark Allan BorgvardtBryne11
Norway Trond OlsenBodø/Glimt
Norway Kjetil Ruthford PedersenMandalskameratene
Bosnia and Herzegovina Samir ŠarićLøv-Ham

Relegated teams

These two teams were relegated from the Tippeligaen in 2006:

These four teams were promoted from the 2. divisjon at the start of the season:

References

  1. ^ "Club licenses for 2008". Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 2007-12-11.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Raufoss' appeal dismissed". Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 2007-12-11.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Raufoss rykker ned" [Raufoss are relegated]. www.vg.no. Verdens Gang. 11 December 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  • 1. divisjon 2007 on NRK Sport: Fixtures and results - Top scorers, Yellow cards, Red cards - Final standings
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