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2025 Norwegian First Division
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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 is scheduled to end on 8 November 2025, not including play-off matches.[1]
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Teams
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The following teams have changed division since the 2024 season:
To First DivisionPromoted from Second Division Relegated from Eliteserien |
From First DivisionPromoted to Eliteserien Relegated to Second Divison
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Stadiums and locations
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
This section needs to be updated. (December 2025) |
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Transfers
Winter
Summer
League table
Source: OBOS-ligaen (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Results
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Positions by round
| Promotion to 2026 Eliteserien | |
| Promotion play-offs | |
| Relegation play-offs | |
| Relegation to 2026 2. divisjon |
Source: nifs.no
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Results by round
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Play-offs
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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
Referee: Svein Tore Sinnes
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.
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Season statistics
Top scorers
Clean sheets
Hat-tricks
Discipline
Player
- Most yellow cards: 8[37]
Emmanuel Danso (Stabæk)
Victor Fors (Raufoss)
Mirza Mulac (Hødd)
Paul Ngongo (Aaalesund)
Paya Pichkah (Egersund)
- Most red cards: 2[37]
Famara Camara (Ranheim)
Emmanuel Danso (Stabæk)
Ryan Lee Nelson (Raufoss)
Club
- Most yellow cards: 60[38]
- Mjøndalen
- Fewest yellow cards: 39[38]
- Lillestrøm
- Most red cards: 5[39]
- Ranheim
- Fewest red cards: 0[39]
- Lillestrøm
- Sogndal
- Start
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Awards
Monthly awards
Annual awards
League attendances
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See also
Notes
- Lyn played three home games at KFUM Arena.
- Skeid played one home game at Intility Arena.[14]
References
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