# 2015 Norwegian First Division

The 2015 1. divisjon (referred to as the OBOS-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) was a Norwegian second-tier football league season. The league was contested by 16 teams, and the top two teams were promoted to Tippeligaen, while the teams placed from third to sixth place played a promotion-playoff against the 14th-placed team in Tippeligaen to win promotion. The bottom four teams were relegated to the 2. divisjon.
The first round of the season was played on 6 April 2015 and the season ended with the last round on 1 November 2015. The playoff-tournament was played between 7 and 21 November 2015.
An agreement with Oslo's housing cooperative OBOS was signed on 15 January 2015, branding the league as OBOS-ligaen until 2021.

## Team changes from 2014

In the 2014 1. divisjon, Sandefjord, Tromsø and Mjøndalen won promotion to Tippeligaen, while Alta, HamKam, Tromsdalen and Ull/Kisa were relegated to the 2015 2. divisjon.
Sogndal, Sandnes Ulf and Brann, were relegated from the 2014 Tippeligaen, while Follo, Jerv, Levanger and Åsane were promoted from the 2014 2. divisjon.

## Teams

| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity | Manager |
| Brann | Bergen | Brann Stadion | 17,686 | Lars Arne Nilsen |
| Bryne | Bryne | Bryne Stadion | 10,000 | Gaute Larsen |
| Bærum | Sandvika | Sandvika Stadion | 1,815 | Roar Johansen |
| Follo | Ski | Ski Stadion | 2,500 | Hans Erik Eriksen |
| Fredrikstad | Fredrikstad | Fredrikstad Stadion | 12,565 | Håkon Wibe Lund |
| Hødd | Ulsteinvik | Høddvoll Stadion | 3,825 | Sindre Eid |
| Hønefoss | Hønefoss | Aka Arena | 4,120 | Rune Skarsfjord |
| Jerv | Grimstad | J.J. Ugland Stadion – Levermyr | 1,700 | Steinar Pedersen |
| Kristiansund | Kristiansund | Kristiansund Stadion | 3,000 | Christian Michelsen |
| Levanger | Levanger | Moan Fritidspark | 6,000 | Andreas Holmberg |
| Nest-Sotra | Sotra | Ågotnes Stadion | 2,000 | Michael Schjønberg |
| Ranheim | Trondheim | DNB Arena | 2,000 | Ola By Rise |
| Sandnes Ulf | Sandnes | Sandnes Idrettspark | 4,969 | Bengt Sæternes |
| Sogndal | Sogndalsfjøra | Fosshaugane Campus | 5,539 | Eirik Bakke |
| Strømmen | Strømmen | Strømmen Stadion | 1,800 | Gunnar Halle |
| Åsane | Åsane | Åsane Idrettspark | 3,000 | Morten Røssland |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table |
| Bærum | Morten Tandberg | Resigned | 20 Nov 2014 | Pre-season | Roar Johansen | 1 Jan 2015 | Pre-season |
| Nest-Sotra | Ruben Hetlevik | Stepped down to become assistant | 26 Nov 2014 | Pre-season | Michael Schjønberg | 26 Nov 2014 | Pre-season |
| Sandnes Ulf | Tom Nordlie | Mutual consent | 17 Nov 2014 | Pre-season | Bengt Sæternes | 19 Nov 2014 | Pre-season |
| Sogndal | Jonas Olsson | Mutual consent | 1 Jan 2015 | Pre-season | Eirik Bakke | 1 Jan 2015 | Pre-season |
| Fredrikstad | Håkon Wibe-Lund | Sacked | 7 May 2015 | 13th | Jan Tore Ophaug Aleksander Olsen (interim) | 7 May 2015 | 13th |
| Nest-Sotra | Michael Schjønberg | Sacked | 13 May 2015 | 15th | Ruben Hetlevik Steffen Landro (interim) | 13 May 2015 | 15th |
| Fredrikstad | Jan Tore Ophaug Aleksander Olsen (interim) | End of the interim | 20 May 2015 | 14th | Arne Erlandsen | 20 May 2015 | 14th |
| Ranheim | Trond Nordsteien | Sacked | 27 May 2015 | 14th | Svein Maalen | 27 May 2015 | 14th |
| Brann | Rikard Norling | Sacked | 27 May 2015 | 9th | Lars Arne Nilsen | 29 May 2015 | 9th |
| Ranheim | Svein Maalen | End of the interim | 8 June 2015 | 13th | Ola By Rise | 8 May 2015 | 13th |
| Nest-Sotra | Ruben Hetlevik Steffen Landro (interim) | End of the interim | 16 July 2015 | 15th | Petter Fossmark | 16 July 2015 | 15th |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Sogndal (C, P) | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 59 | 31 | +28 | 62 | Promotion to Tippeligaen |
| 2 | Brann (P) | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 53 | Promotion to Tippeligaen |
| 3 | Kristiansund | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 49 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Hødd | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 48 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Jerv | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 47 | 28 | +19 | 47 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 6 | Ranheim | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 48 | 36 | +12 | 47 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 7 | Sandnes Ulf | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 49 | 40 | +9 | 47 | |
| 8 | Strømmen | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 37 | |
| 9 | Levanger | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 36 | |
| 10 | Bryne | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 36 | |
| 11 | Åsane | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 35 | |
| 12 | Fredrikstad | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 41 | 61 | −20 | 35 | |
| 13 | Follo (R) | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 33 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 14 | Nest-Sotra (R) | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 31 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 15 | Bærum (R) | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 44 | 67 | −23 | 31 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 16 | Hønefoss (R) | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 28 | Relegation to Second Division |

## Results

| Home \ Away | BRA | BRY | BÆR | FOL | FFK | HØD | HØN | JER | KBK | LEV | NS | RAN | ULF | SOG | STR | ÅSF |
| Brann | — | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Bryne | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Bærum | 1–1 | 1–4 | — | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 3–2 |
| Follo | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | — | 2–3 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Fredrikstad | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Hødd | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| Hønefoss | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 1–3 | 3–3 |
| Jerv | 2–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 0–1 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Kristiansund | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Levanger | 4–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | — | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 |
| Nest-Sotra | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 |
| Ranheim | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | — | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 |
| Sandnes Ulf | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 |
| Sogndal | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 3–2 | 3–0 |
| Strømmen | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 |
| Åsane | 2–3 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | — |

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | Games | Average |
| 1 | Pontus Engblom | Sandnes Ulf | 17 | 26 | 0,65 |
| 1 | Robert Stene | Ranheim | 17 | 29 | 0,59 |
| 3 | Kristian Fardal Opseth | Sogndal | 16 | 26 | 0,62 |
| 4 | Ohi Omoijuanfo | Jerv | 15 | 29 | 0,52 |
| 4 | Bendik Bye | Levanger | 15 | 30 | 0,50 |
| 6 | Mahatma Otoo | Sogndal | 13 | 26 | 0,50 |
| 6 | Steffen Lie Skålevik | Brann | 13 | 29 | 0,45 |
| 8 | Martin Ramsland | Strømmen | 12 | 28 | 0,41 |
| 8 | Oddbjørn Skartun | Bryne | 12 | 29 | 0,41 |
| 8 | Alexander Ruud Tveter | Follo | 12 | 30 | 0,40 |
| 11 | Henrik Kjelsrud Johansen | Fredrikstad | 11 | 19 | 0,58 |
| 11 | Eirik Ulland Andersen | Hødd | 11 | 27 | 0,41 |
| 13 | Alexander Lind | Jerv | 10 | 28 | 0,36 |
Source:

### Hat tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Jakob Orlov | Brann | Ranheim | 4–1 | 30 April 2015 |
| Ohi Omoijuanfo | Jerv | Levanger | 4–2 | 31 May 2015 |
| Kristian Fardal Opseth | Sogndal | Brann | 4–0 | 21 June 2015 |
| Robert Stene | Ranheim | Åsane | 3–2 | 5 July 2015 |
| Geir André Herrem | Åsane | Bærum | 5–0 | 20 September 2015 |