The 2025 Norwegian First Division (referred to as OBOS-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) is a Norwegian second-tier football league season. The season started on 31 March 2025 and ended on 8 November 2025, not including play-off matches.
Teams
The following teams have changed division since the 2024 season:
To First Division
Promoted from Second Division Hødd Skeid
Relegated from Eliteserien Lillestrøm Odd
From First Division
Promoted to Eliteserien Vålerenga Bryne
Relegated to Second Division Levanger Sandnes Ulf
Stadiums and locations TeamLocationCountyArenaTurfCapacityAalesundÅlesundMøre og RomsdalColor Line StadionArtificial10,778EgersundEgersundRogalandB&G ParkenArtificial1,200HøddUlsteinvikMøre og RomsdalHøddvollArtificial4,081KongsvingerKongsvingerInnlandetGjemselundArtificial5,824LillestrømLillestrømAkershusÅråsenNatural10,540LynOsloOsloBislettNatural15,400MjøndalenMjøndalenBuskerudConsto ArenaArtificial4,200MossMossØstfoldMelløsNatural2,373OddSkienTelemarkSkagerak ArenaArtificial11,767RanheimTrondheimTrøndelagEXTRA ArenaArtificial3,000RaufossRaufossInnlandetNAMMO StadionArtificial1,800SkeidOsloOsloOBOS Idrettspark Nordre ÅsenArtificial1,486SogndalSogndalsfjøraVestlandFosshaugane CampusArtificial5,622StabækBærumAkershusNadderudArtificial4,542StartKristiansandAgderSparebanken Norge Arena KristiansandArtificial14,448ÅsaneBergenVestlandÅsane ArenaArtificial3,300
Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Aalesund Paul Ngongo Umbro Sparebanken Møre Egersund Endre Eide Chris Sleveland Macron Sparebanken Norge Hødd Marius Bøe Puma Sparebanken Møre Kongsvinger Johan Wennberg Andreas Dybevik Umbro Mapei Lillestrøm Puma Romerike Sparebank Lyn Magnus Aadland Hummel OBOS Mjøndalen Umbro Sparebanken Øst Moss Kristian Strande Select SpareBank 1 Østfold Akershus Odd Hummel Skagerak Energi Ranheim Umbro SpareBank 1 SMN Raufoss Puma Nammo Skeid Vilde Mollestad Rislaa Bendik Rise Adidas Sogndal Umbro Sparebanken Norge Stabæk Nike SpareBank 1 Østlandet Start Macron Sparebanken Norge Åsane 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 spell9 December 2024Pre-season Jörgen Wålemark9 December 2024 Raufoss Jörgen Wålemark Contract expired31 December 2024 Tom Dent 1 January 2025 Sogndal Morten KalvenesContract expired31 December 2024 Luís Pimenta1 January 2025 Lillestrøm Dag-Eilev FagermoContraxt expired31 December 2024 Hans Erik Ødegaard1 January 2025 Egersund Kjell André Thu Contract expired31 December 2024 Endre Eide 1 January 2025 Ranheim Kåre Ingebrigtsen Appointed sporting director31 December 2024 Christian Eggen Rismark 1 January 2025 Lyn Jan Halvor Halvorsen Mutual consent 2 June 2025 15th Magnus Aadland 4 June 2025 Moss Thomas Myhre Signed by HamKam 24 June 2025 11th Niclas Wenderyd (caretaker) 24 June 2025 Stabæk Jörgen Wålemark Mutual consent 9 July 2025 14th Bjørn Helge Riise (caretaker) 9 July 2025 Moss Niclas Wenderyd (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 11 July 2025 12th Ole Martin Nesselquist 11 July 2025 Stabæk Bjørn Helge Riise (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 15 August 2025 14th Mikael Stahre 15 August 2025 Odd Knut Rønningene Sacked 15 September 2025 13th Per Frandsen 17 September 2025
Transfers
Winter
Summer
League table
Results
Positions by round
Results by round
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 Bryne, the 14th-placed team in the Eliteserien over two legs in the Eliteserien play-offs for a spot in the top-flight next season.
Bracket
First round
Second round
Third round
Relegation play-offs The 14th-placed team took part in a two-legged play-off against the winners of the Second Division play-offs, to decide who would play in the First Division next season.
Season statistics Top scorers RankPlayerClub(s)Goals1 Lucas Haren Kongsvinger20 Thomas Lehne Olsen Lillestrøm3 Andreas Hellum Lyn154 Oliver Hintsa Sogndal14 Eric Kitolano Lillestrøm6 Markus Karlsbakk Lillestrøm13 Håkon Lorentzen Start8 Sebastian Pedersen Sogndal129 Martin Hoel Andersen Skeid11 Oscar Kapskarmo Egersund Eirik Schulze Start
Clean sheets RankPlayerClubClean sheets1 Mads Hedenstad Christiansen Lillestrøm152 Sten Grytebust Aalesund123 Jacob Pryts Start104 Andreas Hermansen Egersund95 Alexander Pedersen Lyn86 Aleksei Gorodovoy Kongsvinger77 André Hansen Odd5 Lars Jendal Sogndal Simen Vidtun Nilsen Ranheim10 Marius Ulla Hødd4
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Lucas Haren Kongsvinger Moss 6–0 (H) Mathias Grundetjern Start Stabæk 5–1 (H) Thomas Lehne Olsen Lillestrøm Mjøndalen 4–1 (H) Eric Kitolano Lillestrøm Odd 7–1 (A) Andreas Hellum Lyn Stabæk 1–5 (A)
Discipline Player Most yellow cards: 8 Emmanuel Danso (Stabæk) Victor Fors (Raufoss) Mirza Mulac (Hødd) Paul Ngongo (Aaalesund) Paya Pichkah (Egersund)
Most red cards: 2 Famara Camara (Ranheim) Emmanuel Danso (Stabæk) Ryan Lee Nelson (Raufoss)
Club Most yellow cards: 60 Mjøndalen
Fewest yellow cards: 39 Lillestrøm
Most red cards: 5 Ranheim
Fewest red cards: 0 Lillestrøm Sogndal Start
Awards Monthly awards MonthCoach of the MonthPlayer of the MonthYoung Player of the MonthReferencesCoachClubPlayerClubPlayerClubApril Endre EideEgersund Lucas HarenKongsvinger Erik FlatakerSogndalMay Hans Erik ØdegaardLillestrøm Markus KarlsbakkLillestrøm Sander GranheimJune/July Magnus AadlandLyn Lucas HarenKongsvinger Salim LaghzaouiLynAugust Hans Erik ØdegaardLillestrøm Markus SoometsStart Harald WoxenLillestrømSeptember Magnus AadlandLyn Thomas Lehne OlsenLillestrøm Massiré SyllaLynOctober Endre EideEgersund Eric Kitolano Andreas HermansenEgersund
Annual awards AwardWinnerClubCoach of the Year Hans Erik ØdegaardLillestrømPlayer of the Year Lucas HarenKongsvingerYoung Player of the Year Massiré SyllaLyn
League attendances
See also 2025 Eliteserien 2025 Norwegian Second Division 2025 Norwegian Third Division 2025 Norwegian Football Cup 2025–26 Norwegian Football Cup
Notes
References