# 2006 Norwegian First Division

The 2006 1. divisjon season (referred to as Adeccoligaen for sponsorship reasons) was a Norwegian second-tier football season. The season kicked off on 9 April 2006, with eleven rounds being played before the World Cup break on 5 June. The league resumed on 2 July and the final round was played on 5 November 2006.
Strømsgodset were promoted to the Tippeligaen as First Division winners, along with Aalesund who finished second. Strømsgodset will be playing in the top division for the first time since 2001. Aalesund, meanwhile, return to Tippeligaen after being relegated in 2005.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Strømsgodset (C, P) | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 68 | 36 | +32 | 65 | Promotion to Tippeligaen |
| 2 | Aalesund (P) | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 71 | 35 | +36 | 60 | Promotion to Tippeligaen |
| 3 | Bryne | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 52 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Hønefoss | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 64 | 47 | +17 | 51 | |
| 5 | Bodø/Glimt | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 65 | 49 | +16 | 49 | |
| 6 | Sogndal | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 44 | |
| 7 | Kongsvinger | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 43 | |
| 8 | Moss | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 61 | 46 | +15 | 40 | |
| 9 | Haugesund | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 38 | |
| 10 | Sparta Sarpsborg | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 44 | 56 | −12 | 37 | |
| 11 | Løv-Ham | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 35 | |
| 12 | Tromsdalen | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 35 | |
| 13 | Pors Grenland (R) | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 51 | 65 | −14 | 35 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 14 | Manglerud Star (R) | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 47 | 79 | −32 | 28 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 15 | Follo (R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 46 | 76 | −30 | 25 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 16 | Hødd (R) | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 61 | −32 | 19 | Relegation to Second Division |
* ↑ The third-placed team in the first division and the 12th-placed team in Tippeligaen meet in a playoff at the end of the season.
* ↑ Sparta Sarpsborg have been deducted 2 points.

## Results

| Home \ Away | AAL | B/G | BFK | FOL | FKH | ILH | HBK | KIL | LØV | MS | MOS | PRS | SDL | SAR | SIF | TUIL |
| Aalesund | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 5–3 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 6–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 |
| Bodø/Glimt | 0–2 | — | 2–3 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 5–5 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 4–2 |
| Bryne | 2–1 | 2–2 | — | 4–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–3 |
| Follo | 3–3 | 4–2 | 2–5 | — | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 1–2 |
| Haugesund | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| Hødd | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | — | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–5 | 1–1 |
| Hønefoss | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | — | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Kongsvinger | 0–5 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 |
| Løv-Ham | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 5–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 |
| Manglerud Star | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | 3–2 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–2 |
| Moss | 0–5 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 7–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 4–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 6–2 |
| Pors Grenland | 1–5 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 0–0 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
| Sogndal | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Sarpsborg | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–6 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | — | 3–7 | 0–0 |
| Strømsgodset | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 |
| Tromsdalen | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 6–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | — |

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Mattias Andersson | Strømsgodset | 19 |
| 2 | Håvard Sakariassen | Bryne | 18 |
| 3 | Thomas Sørum | Manglerud Star | 15 |
| 4 | Mohammed Ahamed | Tromsdalen | 15 |
| 5 | Dedé Anderson | Aalesund | 14 |
| 5 | Tore Andreas Gundersen | Kongsvinger | 14 |
| 5 | Lars Lafton | Hønefoss | 14 |
| 5 | Ørjan Låstad | Løv-Ham | 14 |
| 9 | Randall Brenes | Bodø/Glimt | 13 |
* 5 players scored 12 goals.

## Relegated teams

These two teams were relegated from the Tippeligaen in 2005. 12th-place finishers Molde defeated Moss in the playoff to retain their spot in the highest division.
* Aalesund
* Bodø/Glimt

## Promoted teams

These four teams were promoted from the 2. divisjon in 2005:
* Haugesund
* Manglerud Star
* Sparta Sarpsborg
* Tromsdalen