# 2025 Norwegian First Division

The 2025 Norwegian First Division (referred to as OBOS-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) is a scheduled Norwegian second-tier football league season. The season is set to run from 31 March 2025 to 8 November 2025, not including play-off matches.

## Teams

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 | 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 | Artificial | 3,000 |
| Raufoss | Raufoss | Innlandet | NAMMO Stadion | Artificial | 3,042 |
| Skeid | Oslo | Oslo | OBOS Idrettspark Nordre Åsen | Artificial | 1,486 |
| Sogndal | Sogndal | Vestland | Fosshaugane Campus | Artificial | 5,622 |
| Stabæk | Bærum | Akershus | Nadderud | Artificial | 4,938 |
| Start | Kristiansand | Agder | Sparebanken Sør Arena | Artificial | 14,448 |
| Åsane | Bergen | Vestland | Åsane Arena | Artificial | 3,300 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Aalesund | Kjetil Rekdal | Sten Grytebust | Umbro | Sparebanken Møre |
| Egersund | Endre Eide | Chris Sleveland | Macron | Sparebanken Vest |
| Hødd | Marius Bøe | Torbjørn Kallevåg | Puma | Sparebanken Møre |
| Kongsvinger | Johan Wennberg | Vacant | Umbro | Mapei |
| Lillestrøm | Hans Erik Ødegaard | Ruben Gabrielsen | Puma | Romerike Sparebank [no] |
| Lyn | Jan Halvor Halvorsen | William Sell | Hummel | OBOS [no] |
| Mjøndalen | Kevin Nicol | Vacant | Umbro | Sparebanken Øst |
| Moss | Thomas Myhre | Kristian Strande | Select | SpareBank 1 Østfold Akershus |
| Odd | Knut Rønningene | Steffen Hagen | Hummel | Skagerak Energi |
| Ranheim | Christian Eggen Rismark Pål André Helland | Per Ciljan Skjelbred | Umbro | SpareBank 1 SMN |
| Raufoss | Tom Dent | Ole Kristian Lauvli | Puma | Nammo |
| Skeid | Vilde Mollestad Rislaa | Per-Magnus Steiring | Adidas | OBOS [no] |
| Sogndal | Luís Pimenta | Per-Egil Flo | Umbro | Sparebanken Vest |
| Stabæk | Jörgen Wålemark | Nicolai Næss | Nike | SpareBank 1 Østlandet |
| Start | Azar Karadas | Eirik Schulze | Macron | Sparebanken Sør |
| Åsane | Eirik Bakke | Vacant | 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 |
| Raufoss | Jörgen Wålemark | Contract expired | 31 December 2024 | Pre-season | Tom Dent | 1 January 2025 |
| Sogndal | Morten Kalvenes | Contract expired | 31 December 2024 | Pre-season | Luís Pimenta | 1 January 2025 |
| Lillestrøm | Dag-Eilev Fagermo | Contraxt expired | 31 December 2024 | Pre-season | Hans Erik Ødegaard | 1 January 2025 |
| Egersund | Kjell André Thu | Contract expired | 31 December 2024 | Pre-season | Endre Eide | 1 January 2025 |
| Ranheim | Kåre Ingebrigtsen | Appointed sporting director | 31 December 2024 | Pre-season | Christian Eggen Rismark Pål André Helland | 1 January 2025 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Aalesund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to Eliteserien |
| 2 | Egersund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to Eliteserien |
| 3 | Hødd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Kongsvinger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Lillestrøm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 6 | Lyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 7 | Mjøndalen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Moss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Odd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Ranheim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Raufoss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Skeid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Sogndal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Stabæk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Start | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 16 | Åsane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Second Division |

## Positions by round

* Team ╲ Round
* Aalesund
* Egersund
* Hødd
* Kongsvinger
* Lillestrøm
* Lyn
* Mjøndalen
* Moss
* Odd
* Ranheim
* Raufoss
* Skeid
* Sogndal
* Stabæk
* Start
* Åsane
* Promotion to 2026 Eliteserien
* Promotion play-offs
* Relegation play-offs
* Relegation to 2026 2. divisjon

## Results

| Home \ Away | AAL | EGE | HØD | KON | LIL | LYN | MJØ | MOS | ODD | RAN | RAU | SKE | SOG | STB | STR | ÅSA |
| Aalesund | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Egersund | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hødd | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kongsvinger | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lillestrøm | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lyn | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mjøndalen | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | | |
| Moss | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | | |
| Odd | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | | |
| Ranheim | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | | |
| Raufoss | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | | |
| Skeid | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | |
| Sogndal | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | | |
| Stabæk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | | |
| Start | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | |
| Åsane | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — |

## 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.