The 2017 1. divisjon (referred to as OBOS-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) was a Norwegian second-tier football league season.
The first round of the season was played on 2 April 2017 and the season concluded with the last round on 5 November 2017.
Team changes from 2016 In the 2016 1. divisjon, Kristiansund and Sandefjord were promoted to the 2017 Eliteserien, while Bryne, Hødd, KFUM Oslo and Raufoss were relegated to the 2017 2. divisjon.
Bodø/Glimt and Start were relegated from the 2016 Tippeligaen, while Tromsdalen, Elverum, Florø and Arendal were promoted from the 2016 2. divisjon.
Teams
Team Location Arena Capacity Manager Arendal Arendal Bjønnes Stadion 1,500 Mattias Andersson Åsane Åsane Åsane Idrettspark 3,000 Mons Ivar Mjelde Bodø/Glimt Bodø Aspmyra Stadion 7,354 Aasmund Bjørkan Elverum Elverum Elverum Stadion 1,400 Tore Fossum Fredrikstad Fredrikstad Fredrikstad Stadion 12,565 Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen Florø Florø Florø Stadion 2,800 Terje Rognsø Jerv Grimstad J.J. Ugland Stadion – Levermyr 1,750 Arne Sandstø Kongsvinger Kongsvinger Gjemselund Stadion 6,700 Hans-Erik Eriksen Levanger Levanger Moan Fritidspark 6,000 Magnus Powell Mjøndalen Mjøndalen Isachsen Stadion 4,350 Vegard Hansen Ranheim Trondheim EXTRA Arena 3,000 Svein Maalen Sandnes Ulf Sandnes Sandnes Idrettspark 4,969 Bengt Sæternes Start Kristiansand Sør Arena 14,563 Mick Priest Strømmen Strømmen Strømmen Stadion 1,800 Espen Olsen Tromsdalen Tromsdalen Tromsdalen Stadion 3,000 Gaute Helstrup Ull/Kisa Jessheim UKI Arena 3,000 Vegard Skogheim
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment Table Fredrikstad Mons Ivar Mjelde Resigned4 November 2016Pre-season Andrea Loberto 23 November 2016Pre-season Åsane Kjetil Knutsen Contract expired 1 December 2016 Mons Ivar Mjelde 1 December 2016 Arendal Knut Tørum Sacked 12 June 2017 16th Mattias Andersson 12 June 2017 16th Start Steinar Pedersen Sacked 29 September 2017 2nd Mick Priest (interim) 29 September 2017 2nd Fredrikstad Andrea Loberto Resigned27 October 2017 14th Aleksander Olsen (interim) 27 October 2017 14th Fredrikstad Aleksander Olsen End of caretaker spell29 October 2017 15th Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen 29 October 2017 15th
League table
Results
Promotion play-offs
The third to sixth-placed teams took part in the promotion play-offs; these were single leg knockout matches, two semi-finals and a final. The winners, Ranheim, 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.
Semi-finals
Final
Relegation play-offs
The 14th placed team took part in a two-legged play-off against Notodden, the winners of the 2. divisjon play-offs, to decide who would play in the 2018 OBOS-ligaen.
Notodden won 5–3 on aggregate.
Season statistics
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoalsGamesAverage1 Kristian Fardal Opseth Bodø/Glimt28300,932 Amahl Pellegrino Mjøndalen18290,623 Robert Stene Levanger15280,54 Kent Håvard Eriksen Sandnes Ulf15300,505 Endre Kupen Florø14230,61 Ousseynou Boye Mjøndalen14250,567 Ulrik Saltnes Bodø/Glimt13270,488 Niklas Castro Kongsvinger12250,48 Kristoffer Ødemarksbakken Ullensaker/Kisa12290,4110 Niklas Sandberg Ullensaker/Kisa11260,42 Geir André Herrem Åsane11270,41 Nicolay Solberg Ullensaker/Kisa11270,41 Kjell Rune Sellin Sandnes Ulf11290,38 Sanel Kapidzic Fredrikstad11290,3815 Steffen Lie Skålevik Start10110,91 Adem Güven Kongsvinger10240,42 Trond Olsen Bodø/Glimt10270,37 Mads Reginiussen Ranheim10290,34
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