The 2011 1. division (referred to as Adeccoligaen for sponsorship reasons) was a Norwegian second-tier football season. The season began play on 3 April 2011 and ended on 30 October 2011.
The clubs relegated from the 2010 Tippeligaen were Hønefoss (after relegation play-offs), Kongsvinger and Sandefjord. Asker, HamKam, Hødd, and Randaberg were promoted from the 2010 2. divisjon.
Following an extended period of financial distress, Lyn withdrew from the league in 2010. Follo did not finish their licensing application for the 2011 season before the time limit of 15 September 2010, and were thus relegated at the end of the 2010 season even though they finished 12th, outside of the relegation zone. As a result of this the 13th-placed team, Sandnes Ulf, avoided relegation. Tromsdalen and Moss were the remaining two teams relegated to the 2011 2. divisjon.
At the end of the season, the two best teams were promoted to the 2012 Tippeligaen, while the four bottom placed teams were relegated to the 2012 2. divisjon. There was not a two-legged promotion play-off this season.
Overview Team Location Arena Capacity Manager Alta Alta Finnmarkshallen 1,000 Rune Berger Asker Fotball Asker Føyka Stadion 2,000 Gaute Larsen Bodø/Glimt Bodø Aspmyra Stadion 7,400 Cato André Hansen Bryne Bryne Bryne Stadion 10,000 Tommy Bergersen HamKam Hamar Briskeby Arena 10,200 Vegard Skogheim Hødd Ulsteinvik Høddvoll Stadion 3,120 Lars Arne Nilsen Hønefoss Hønefoss AKA Arena 4,000 Leif Gunnar Smerud Kongsvinger Kongsvinger Gjemselund Stadion 5,202 Tom Nordlie Løv-Ham Bergen Varden Amfi 3,500 Tom Mangersnes Mjøndalen Mjøndalen Nedre Eiker Stadion 2,600 Vegard Hansen Nybergsund Trysil Nybergsund Stadion 1,600 Ola Brenden Randaberg Randaberg Randaberg Stadion 1,033 Thomas Pereira Ranheim Ranheim DnB NOR Arena 2,000 Aasmund Bjørkan Sandefjord Sandefjord Komplett.no Arena 9,000 Arne Sandstø Sandnes Ulf Sandnes Sandnes Idrettspark 3,000 Asle Andersen Strømmen Strømmen Strømmen Stadion 3,000 Thomas Berntsen
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming managerDate of appointmentTableSandefjord Patrick WalkerSacked9 May 201111th Arne Sandstø23 May 201111thLøv-Ham Arne SandstøSigned by Sandefjord23 May 201115th Tom Mangersnes24 May 201115thBodø/Glimt Kåre IngebrigtsenResigned26 May 201114th Cato André Hansen24 June 20119thKongsvinger Per BrogelandSacked30 August 201111th Tom Nordlie1 September 201111th
League table
Results
Statistics
Top goalscorers RankScorerClubGoals1 Vegard BraatenAlta182 Jo Sondre AasRanheim16 Michael KarlsenHødd4 Kamal SaalitiSandnes Ulf15 Morten EriksenSandnes Ulf6 Adama DiomandeHødd14 Remond MendyNybergsund-Trysil†/Hønefoss Robert SteneRanheim9 Jim JohansenBodø/Glimt1310 Aksel Berget SkjølsvikSandnes Ulf12 Andreas MoenStrømmen Aram KhaliliBodø/Glimt
†Remond Mendy scored nine goals in fifteen games for Nybergsund IL-Trysil.
Source: Alt om fotball
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