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1. divisjon
Season2018
Dates2 April – 11 November
ChampionsViking
PromotedViking
Mjøndalen
RelegatedÅsane
Florø
Levanger
Matches240
Goals728 (3.03 per match)
Top goalscorerTommy Høiland (21 goals)
Biggest home winKongsvinger 6–0 Sandnes Ulf
(7 August 2018)
Biggest away winStrømmen 1–6 Viking
(1 July 2018)
Åsane 0–5 Strømmen
(4 November 2018)
Highest scoringUll/Kisa 4–5 Viking
(29 April 2018)
Kongsvinger 7–2 Åsane
(7 October 2018)
Longest winning run6 games
Aalesund[citation needed]
Longest unbeaten run13 games
Mjøndalen[citation needed]
Longest winless run20 games
Levanger[citation needed]
Longest losing run6 games
Levanger[citation needed]
Highest attendance15,900
Viking 3–1 Kongsvinger
(11 November 2018)
Lowest attendance100
Tromsdalen 3–1 Nest-Sotra
(27 May 2018)
Average attendance1,697 Increase 19.3%
← 2017
2019 →

The 2018 1. divisjon (referred to as OBOS-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) was a Norwegian second-tier football league season.

The season began on 2 April 2018 and ended on 11 November 2018 (not including playoff matches).[1]

Team changes from 2017

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In the 2017 1. divisjon, Bodø/Glimt, Start and Ranheim were promoted to the 2018 Eliteserien, while Fredrikstad, Elverum and Arendal were relegated to the 2018 2. divisjon.

Sogndal, Aalesund and Viking were relegated from the 2017 Eliteserien, while HamKam, Nest-Sotra and Notodden were promoted from the 2017 2. divisjon.

Teams

[edit]
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Locations of the teams in the 2018 1. divisjon

Stadia and personnel

[edit]
TeamLocationArenaCapacityManager
AalesundÅlesundColor Line Stadion10,778Norway Lars Bohinen
FlorøFlorøFlorø Stadion2,700Norway Terje Rognsø
HamKamHamarBriskeby Arena7,800Norway Kevin Knappen
JervGrimstadLevermyr Stadion3,300Norway Arne Sandstø
KongsvingerKongsvingerGjemselund Stadion5,824England Mark Dempsey
LevangerLevangerTOBB Arena2,100Norway Roger Naustan
MjøndalenMjøndalenIsachsen Stadion4,200Norway Vegard Hansen
Nest-SotraSotraÅgotnes Stadion1,200Norway Steffen Landro
NotoddenNotoddenIdrettsparken4,000Norway Kenneth Dokken
Sandnes UlfSandnesSandnes Stadion4,969Norway Bengt Sæternes
SogndalSogndalsfjøraFosshaugane Campus5,622Norway Eirik Bakke
StrømmenStrømmenStrømmen Stadion1,850Norway Espen Olsen
TromsdalenTromsdalenTUIL Arena1,695Norway Gaute Helstrup
Ull/KisaJessheimJessheim Stadion3,500Norway Vegard Skogheim
VikingStavangerViking Stadion15,900Norway Bjarne Berntsen
ÅsaneÅsaneMyrdal Gress2,180Norway Mons Ivar Mjelde

Managerial changes

[edit]
TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming managerDate of appointmentTable
AalesundNorway Trond FredriksenSacked12 December 2017[2]Pre-seasonNorway Lars Bohinen20 December 2017[3]Pre-season
VikingNorway Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim (interim)End of caretaker spell18 December 2017Norway Bjarne Berntsen18 December 2017[4]
LevangerSweden Magnus PowellContract expired31 December 2017Norway Roger Naustan1 January 2018[5]
KongsvingerNorway Hans-Erik EriksenSacked30 April 2018[6]15thEngland Mark Dempsey11 June 201810th

League table

[edit]
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1Viking (C, P)3020196844+2461Promotion to Eliteserien
2Mjøndalen (P)3017944924+2560
3Aalesund3018575831+2759Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4Sogndal3015694731+1651
5Ull/Kisa30111095949+1043
6Nest-Sotra30127114341+243
7Tromsdalen30127114347−443
8Kongsvinger30126125949+1042
9HamKam30126124644+242
10Sandnes Ulf30119104347−442
11Strømmen30122164953−438
12Notodden30106143640−436
13Jerv30811113141−1035
14Åsane (R)3096153857−1933Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15Florø (R)3083192759−3227Relegation to Second Division
16Levanger (R)3036213271−3915
Source: nifs.no (in Norwegian), Soccerway
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 away goals scored (only if between two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off (only used to decide champions or relegation).
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Positions by round

[edit]
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Viking284422222222443324323233333211
Mjøndalen535878688544334443232322121122
Aalesund1242111111111111111111111212333
Sogndal111111754577433222232444444444444
Ull/Kisa6106566434756555556777555565655
Nest-Sotra151516161511129111311131210111112998898811910876
Tromsdalen46810101281112111312967677566777656787
Kongsvinger1616121316151615151412107910765655666888568
HamKam9141312131010141010791112121313131011108101191191099
Sandnes Ulf31133334336788688811109119977791010
Strømmen13710699131314151515161414141515141514141414131212121111
Notodden1023245766910810119910118913131313141414141312
Jerv14131514141411109685678101112121211101210101011111213
Åsane197987955891113131312910131312121112121313131414
Florø859111213151616161616151616161414151415151515151515151515
Levanger71214151116141213121414141515151616161616161616161616161616
Promotion to Eliteserien
Promotion play-offs
Relegation play-offs
Relegation to 2. divisjon
Source: nifs.no

Results

[edit]
Home \ AwayAALFLOHAMJERKONLEVMJØNESNOTSANSOGSTRTROULLVIKÅSA
Aalesund—4–01–21–12–14–02–10–13–04–00–02–24–03–21–31–0
Florø1–4—0–13–21–00–20–20–21–41–31–22–11–01–13–21–2
HamKam1–33–0—2–03–12–21–31–11–30–01–33–20–03–12–32–1
Jerv0–31–02–3—1–20–00–04–11–01–10–01–00–11–13–21–1
Kongsvinger1–35–12–12–0—2–10–12–22–06–01–31–21–12–10–27–2
Levanger1–20–14–32–31–1—0–40–10–33–41–21–41–22–30–01–2
Mjøndalen2–01–12–11–12–04–0—3–31–11–00–01–00–00–22–41–1
Nest-Sotra1–00–11–02–22–24–11–2—1–02–30–10–22–00–35–01–0
Notodden1–12–10–10–11–21–11–02–1—1–00–21–12–35–31–20–0
Sandnes Ulf1–24–01–30–00–31–00–21–11–1—1–02–12–11–13–03–0
Sogndal2–02–31–00–04–15–13–41–00–12–2—5–11–11–21–01–4
Strømmen0–12–03–22–32–63–00–11–21–02–11–0—1–33–21–63–0
Tromsdalen2–21–00–21–03–31–20–23–14–22–20–33–2—3–00–21–0
Ull/Kisa3–01–11–14–11–13–22–21–11–22–22–02–14–2—4–51–1
Viking0–22–12–04–13–13–00–22–33–15–22–02–02–41–0—4–0
Åsane2–33–11–12–03–13–30–23–11–00–21–20–53–11–51–2—
Source: Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian), NIFS (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

[edit]

Promotion play-offs

[edit]
Main article: 2018 Eliteserien promotion/relegation 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 3rd placed team played at home against the 6th placed team, and the 4th placed team played at home against the 5th placed team. The two winners then played against each other in the second round, where the team with the highest table position played at home. The winner of the second round, Aalesund, advanced to play the 14th placed team in Eliteserien over two legs in the Eliteserien play-offs for a spot in the top-flight next season.

First round

[edit]
Aalesund1–0Nest-Sotra
  • Guèye 52'
Summary
Attendance: 3,102
Referee: Tommy Skjerven
Sogndal1–0Ull/Kisa
Summary
Attendance: 1,902
Referee: Trygve Kjensli

Second round

[edit]
Aalesund3–1Sogndal
Summary
Attendance: 3,458
Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes

Relegation play-offs

[edit]
See also: 2018 2. divisjon § Promotion play-offs

The 14th placed team, Åsane, took part in a two-legged play-off against KFUM Oslo, the winners of the 2. divisjon play-offs, to decide who would play in the 2019 1. divisjon. KFUM Oslo won 4-3 on aggregate and were therefore promoted, while Åsane got relegated.

KFUM Oslo1–2Åsane
Summary
Referee: Marius Lien
Åsane1–3KFUM Oslo
  • Bruun-Hanssen 17'
Summary
Myrdal Gress, Bergen
Attendance: 925
Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam

KFUM Oslo won 4–3 on aggregate.

Season statistics

[edit]

Top scorers

[edit]
RankPlayerClubGoals[7]
1Norway Tommy HøilandViking21
2Iceland Hólmbert FriðjónssonAalesund19
3Norway Sindre Mauritz-HansenStrømmen17
4Norway Sigurd HaugenSogndal15
Nigeria Shuaibu IbrahimKongsvinger
6Norway Kristoffer Normann HansenUll/Kisa13
Norway Alexander DangNest-Sotra
8Norway Torbjørn AgdesteinAalesund12
Norway Johnny FurdalNest-Sotra / Viking
10Norway Ole Andreas NessetUll/Kisa11
Norway Adem GüvenKongsvinger
Norway Vegard LysvollTromsdalen

Attendances

[edit]
PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1Viking118,49915,9006,0097,900+7.0%1
2Aalesund72,1775,5244,3624,812−20.6%1
3Sogndal31,3383,1131,5872,089−35.6%1
4Mjøndalen27,6273,6301,3521,842+8.3%†
5HamKam25,3584,6839521,691+27.1%2
6Sandnes Ulf25,0124,3641,3001,667+6.2%†
7Kongsvinger22,9812,9121,0241,532+9.4%†
8Jerv18,7551,7059851,250−14.8%†
9Florø14,7511,586610983−20.5%†
10Ull/Kisa11,0771,332465738+3.5%†
11Notodden9,9971,373472666+2.3%2
12Levanger8,8481,042220590−24.2%†
13Åsane7,5571,031290504−6.1%†
14Strømmen6,144739190410−6.4%†
15Tromsdalen5,8031,160100387+2.9%†
16Nest-Sotra4,722840169315+22.1%2
League total407,51315,9001001,697+19.3%†

Source: nifs.no
Notes:
1: Team played last season in Eliteserien.
2: Team played last season in 2. divisjon.

Awards

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AwardWinnerClub
Manager of the seasonNorway Steffen Landro[8]Nest-Sotra
Player of the seasonNorway Johnny Furdal[9]Nest-Sotra / Viking
Young player of the seasonNorway Kristian Thorstvedt[9]Viking
OBOS Player of the seasonIceland Hólmbert Friðjónsson[10]Aalesund

References

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  1. ^ "Ny adventscupfinale: Slik blir fotballsesongen 2018". eurosport.no. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Fredriksen er ferdig som hovedtrener i AaFK". www.nrk.no (in Norwegian). NRK. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Lars Bohinen blir ny Aalesund-trener". www.aftenposten.no (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Bjarne Berntsen ny hovedtrener i Viking". www.vg.no (in Norwegian). VG. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Han er Levangers nye trener: – Det har trigget meg lenge". www.aftenposten.no (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Hans-Erik Eriksen ferdig i KIL". www.oblad.no (in Norwegian). Østlandets Blad. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  7. ^ "OBOS-ligaen Statistikk". www.altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Archived from the original on April 7, 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Nest-Sotras trener vant pris: – Helt utrolig med de ressursene". www.eurosport.no (in Norwegian). 25 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  9. ^ a b "Dette er årets spiller i OBOS-ligaen: – Helt magisk". www.eurosport.no (in Norwegian). 25 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Fridjonsson kåres til årets spiller i OBOS-ligaen". www.obos-ligaen.no (in Norwegian). 12 November 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2018_Norwegian_First_Division&oldid=1322221816"
    1. divisjon
    Season2018
    Dates2 April – 11 November
    ChampionsViking
    PromotedViking
    Mjøndalen
    RelegatedÅsane
    Florø
    Levanger
    Matches240
    Goals728 (3.03 per match)
    Top goalscorerTommy Høiland (21 goals)
    Biggest home winKongsvinger 6–0 Sandnes Ulf
    (7 August 2018)
    Biggest away winStrømmen 1–6 Viking
    (1 July 2018)
    Åsane 0–5 Strømmen
    (4 November 2018)
    Highest scoringUll/Kisa 4–5 Viking
    (29 April 2018)
    Kongsvinger 7–2 Åsane
    (7 October 2018)
    Longest winning run6 games
    Aalesund[citation needed]
    Longest unbeaten run13 games
    Mjøndalen[citation needed]
    Longest winless run20 games
    Levanger[citation needed]
    Longest losing run6 games
    Levanger[citation needed]
    Highest attendance15,900
    Viking 3–1 Kongsvinger
    (11 November 2018)
    Lowest attendance100
    Tromsdalen 3–1 Nest-Sotra
    (27 May 2018)
    Average attendance1,697 Increase 19.3%
    ← 2017
    2019 →

    The 2018 1. divisjon (referred to as OBOS-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) was a Norwegian second-tier football league season.

    The season began on 2 April 2018 and ended on 11 November 2018 (not including playoff matches).[1]

    Team changes from 2017

    In the 2017 1. divisjon, Bodø/Glimt, Start and Ranheim were promoted to the 2018 Eliteserien, while Fredrikstad, Elverum and Arendal were relegated to the 2018 2. divisjon.

    Sogndal, Aalesund and Viking were relegated from the 2017 Eliteserien, while HamKam, Nest-Sotra and Notodden were promoted from the 2017 2. divisjon.

    Teams

    class=notpageimage|
    Locations of the teams in the 2018 1. divisjon

    Stadia and personnel

    TeamLocationArenaCapacityManager
    AalesundÅlesundColor Line Stadion10,778Norway Lars Bohinen
    FlorøFlorøFlorø Stadion2,700Norway Terje Rognsø
    HamKamHamarBriskeby Arena7,800Norway Kevin Knappen
    JervGrimstadLevermyr Stadion3,300Norway Arne Sandstø
    KongsvingerKongsvingerGjemselund Stadion5,824England Mark Dempsey
    LevangerLevangerTOBB Arena2,100Norway Roger Naustan
    MjøndalenMjøndalenIsachsen Stadion4,200Norway Vegard Hansen
    Nest-SotraSotraÅgotnes Stadion1,200Norway Steffen Landro
    NotoddenNotoddenIdrettsparken4,000Norway Kenneth Dokken
    Sandnes UlfSandnesSandnes Stadion4,969Norway Bengt Sæternes
    SogndalSogndalsfjøraFosshaugane Campus5,622Norway Eirik Bakke
    StrømmenStrømmenStrømmen Stadion1,850Norway Espen Olsen
    TromsdalenTromsdalenTUIL Arena1,695Norway Gaute Helstrup
    Ull/KisaJessheimJessheim Stadion3,500Norway Vegard Skogheim
    VikingStavangerViking Stadion15,900Norway Bjarne Berntsen
    ÅsaneÅsaneMyrdal Gress2,180Norway Mons Ivar Mjelde

    Managerial changes

    TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming managerDate of appointmentTable
    AalesundNorway Trond FredriksenSacked12 December 2017[2]Pre-seasonNorway Lars Bohinen20 December 2017[3]Pre-season
    VikingNorway Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim (interim)End of caretaker spell18 December 2017Norway Bjarne Berntsen18 December 2017[4]
    LevangerSweden Magnus PowellContract expired31 December 2017Norway Roger Naustan1 January 2018[5]
    KongsvingerNorway Hans-Erik EriksenSacked30 April 2018[6]15thEngland Mark Dempsey11 June 201810th

    League table

    PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
    1Viking (C, P)3020196844+2461Promotion to Eliteserien
    2Mjøndalen (P)3017944924+2560
    3Aalesund3018575831+2759Qualification for the promotion play-offs
    4Sogndal3015694731+1651
    5Ull/Kisa30111095949+1043
    6Nest-Sotra30127114341+243
    7Tromsdalen30127114347−443
    8Kongsvinger30126125949+1042
    9HamKam30126124644+242
    10Sandnes Ulf30119104347−442
    11Strømmen30122164953−438
    12Notodden30106143640−436
    13Jerv30811113141−1035
    14Åsane (R)3096153857−1933Qualification for the relegation play-offs
    15Florø (R)3083192759−3227Relegation to Second Division
    16Levanger (R)3036213271−3915
    Source: nifs.no (in Norwegian), Soccerway
    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 away goals scored (only if between two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off (only used to decide champions or relegation).
    (C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

    Positions by round

    Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
    Viking284422222222443324323233333211
    Mjøndalen535878688544334443232322121122
    Aalesund1242111111111111111111111212333
    Sogndal111111754577433222232444444444444
    Ull/Kisa6106566434756555556777555565655
    Nest-Sotra151516161511129111311131210111112998898811910876
    Tromsdalen46810101281112111312967677566777656787
    Kongsvinger1616121316151615151412107910765655666888568
    HamKam9141312131010141010791112121313131011108101191191099
    Sandnes Ulf31133334336788688811109119977791010
    Strømmen13710699131314151515161414141515141514141414131212121111
    Notodden1023245766910810119910118913131313141414141312
    Jerv14131514141411109685678101112121211101210101011111213
    Åsane197987955891113131312910131312121112121313131414
    Florø859111213151616161616151616161414151415151515151515151515
    Levanger71214151116141213121414141515151616161616161616161616161616
    Promotion to Eliteserien
    Promotion play-offs
    Relegation play-offs
    Relegation to 2. divisjon
    Source: nifs.no

    Results

    Home \ AwayAALFLOHAMJERKONLEVMJØNESNOTSANSOGSTRTROULLVIKÅSA
    Aalesund—4–01–21–12–14–02–10–13–04–00–02–24–03–21–31–0
    Florø1–4—0–13–21–00–20–20–21–41–31–22–11–01–13–21–2
    HamKam1–33–0—2–03–12–21–31–11–30–01–33–20–03–12–32–1
    Jerv0–31–02–3—1–20–00–04–11–01–10–01–00–11–13–21–1
    Kongsvinger1–35–12–12–0—2–10–12–22–06–01–31–21–12–10–27–2
    Levanger1–20–14–32–31–1—0–40–10–33–41–21–41–22–30–01–2
    Mjøndalen2–01–12–11–12–04–0—3–31–11–00–01–00–00–22–41–1
    Nest-Sotra1–00–11–02–22–24–11–2—1–02–30–10–22–00–35–01–0
    Notodden1–12–10–10–11–21–11–02–1—1–00–21–12–35–31–20–0
    Sandnes Ulf1–24–01–30–00–31–00–21–11–1—1–02–12–11–13–03–0
    Sogndal2–02–31–00–04–15–13–41–00–12–2—5–11–11–21–01–4
    Strømmen0–12–03–22–32–63–00–11–21–02–11–0—1–33–21–63–0
    Tromsdalen2–21–00–21–03–31–20–23–14–22–20–33–2—3–00–21–0
    Ull/Kisa3–01–11–14–11–13–22–21–11–22–22–02–14–2—4–51–1
    Viking0–22–12–04–13–13–00–22–33–15–22–02–02–41–0—4–0
    Åsane2–33–11–12–03–13–30–23–11–00–21–20–53–11–51–2—
    Source: Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian), NIFS (in Norwegian)
    Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

    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 3rd placed team played at home against the 6th placed team, and the 4th placed team played at home against the 5th placed team. The two winners then played against each other in the second round, where the team with the highest table position played at home. The winner of the second round, Aalesund, advanced to play the 14th placed team in Eliteserien over two legs in the Eliteserien play-offs for a spot in the top-flight next season.

    First round

    Aalesund1–0Nest-Sotra
    • Guèye 52'
    		Summary
    Attendance: 3,102
    Referee: Tommy Skjerven
    Sogndal1–0Ull/Kisa
    		Summary
    Attendance: 1,902
    Referee: Trygve Kjensli

    Second round

    Aalesund3–1Sogndal
    		Summary
    Attendance: 3,458
    Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes

    Relegation play-offs

    The 14th placed team, Åsane, took part in a two-legged play-off against KFUM Oslo, the winners of the 2. divisjon play-offs, to decide who would play in the 2019 1. divisjon. KFUM Oslo won 4-3 on aggregate and were therefore promoted, while Åsane got relegated.

    KFUM Oslo1–2Åsane
    		Summary
    Referee: Marius Lien
    Åsane1–3KFUM Oslo
    • Bruun-Hanssen 17'
    		Summary
    Myrdal Gress, Bergen
    Attendance: 925
    Referee: Mohammad Usman Aslam

    KFUM Oslo won 4–3 on aggregate.

    Season statistics

    Top scorers

    RankPlayerClubGoals[7]
    1Norway Tommy HøilandViking21
    2Iceland Hólmbert FriðjónssonAalesund19
    3Norway Sindre Mauritz-HansenStrømmen17
    4Norway Sigurd HaugenSogndal15
    Nigeria Shuaibu IbrahimKongsvinger
    6Norway Kristoffer Normann HansenUll/Kisa13
    Norway Alexander DangNest-Sotra
    8Norway Torbjørn AgdesteinAalesund12
    Norway Johnny FurdalNest-Sotra / Viking
    10Norway Ole Andreas NessetUll/Kisa11
    Norway Adem GüvenKongsvinger
    Norway Vegard LysvollTromsdalen

    Attendances

    PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
    1Viking118,49915,9006,0097,900+7.0%1
    2Aalesund72,1775,5244,3624,812−20.6%1
    3Sogndal31,3383,1131,5872,089−35.6%1
    4Mjøndalen27,6273,6301,3521,842+8.3%†
    5HamKam25,3584,6839521,691+27.1%2
    6Sandnes Ulf25,0124,3641,3001,667+6.2%†
    7Kongsvinger22,9812,9121,0241,532+9.4%†
    8Jerv18,7551,7059851,250−14.8%†
    9Florø14,7511,586610983−20.5%†
    10Ull/Kisa11,0771,332465738+3.5%†
    11Notodden9,9971,373472666+2.3%2
    12Levanger8,8481,042220590−24.2%†
    13Åsane7,5571,031290504−6.1%†
    14Strømmen6,144739190410−6.4%†
    15Tromsdalen5,8031,160100387+2.9%†
    16Nest-Sotra4,722840169315+22.1%2
    League total407,51315,9001001,697+19.3%†

    Source: nifs.no
    Notes:
    1: Team played last season in Eliteserien.
    2: Team played last season in 2. divisjon.

    Awards

    AwardWinnerClub
    Manager of the seasonNorway Steffen Landro[8]Nest-Sotra
    Player of the seasonNorway Johnny Furdal[9]Nest-Sotra / Viking
    Young player of the seasonNorway Kristian Thorstvedt[9]Viking
    OBOS Player of the seasonIceland Hólmbert Friðjónsson[10]Aalesund

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    3. ^ "Lars Bohinen blir ny Aalesund-trener". www.aftenposten.no (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
    4. ^ "Bjarne Berntsen ny hovedtrener i Viking". www.vg.no (in Norwegian). VG. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
    5. ^ "Han er Levangers nye trener: – Det har trigget meg lenge". www.aftenposten.no (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
    6. ^ "Hans-Erik Eriksen ferdig i KIL". www.oblad.no (in Norwegian). Østlandets Blad. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
    7. ^ "OBOS-ligaen Statistikk". www.altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Archived from the original on April 7, 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
    8. ^ "Nest-Sotras trener vant pris: – Helt utrolig med de ressursene". www.eurosport.no (in Norwegian). 25 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
    9. ^ a b "Dette er årets spiller i OBOS-ligaen: – Helt magisk". www.eurosport.no (in Norwegian). 25 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
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