Adeccoligaen

Adeccoligaen

Countries	Norway
Confederation	UEFA
Founded	2005 1991–2004 (as 1. divisjon) 1963–1990 (as 2. divisjon)
Number of teams	16
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	Norwegian Premier League
Relegation to	Norwegian Second Division
Domestic cup(s)	Norwegian Cup
Current champions	Hønefoss (2011)
TV partners	NRK
Website	fotball.no
2011 Norwegian First Division

The Norwegian First Division (Norwegian: 1. divisjon) is the second highest division of the Norwegian football league system. Since 2005, the official name of the league has been Adeccoligaen.

Between 1963 and 1990 the name of the league was 2. divisjon (Norwegian: Second Division), a name that has later been used for the third level league from 1991.

Overview

In 2009, the number of teams in the Norwegian Premier League expanded from fourteen to sixteen.^[1] Therefore, 2008 was a transitional season, in which more teams were promoted to the top flight, and fewer teams relegated to the Norwegian Second Division, than usual.

From 2009, the First Division winners and runners-up earn automatic promotion. A new playoff system was also introduced in the 2009 season, involving the teams finishing third, fourth and fifth in the First Division, and the team finishing third from the bottom in the Premier League. Teams three and four will play against each other, and face the winner of team five versus team fourteen from the Premier League. Promotion is awarded to the winning team. The four teams finishing at the bottom of the after ended season will be relegated to the Second Division.

NRK has the 2009 broadcasting rights for the Norwegian First Division, and all First Division games are available as free video-streaming on the company's website.

Current members

Club	Finishing position last season
Alta	8th
Asker	1st in Norwegian Second Division, Group 1
Bodø Glimt	6th
Bryne	9th
Ham Kam	1st in Norwegian Second Division, Group 4
Hødd	1st in Norwegian Second Division, Group 2
Hønefoss	14th in Tippeligaen
Kongsvinger	15th in Tippeligaen
Løv-Ham	4th
Mjøndalen	10th
Nybergsund-Trysil	11th
Randaberg	1st in Norwegian Second Division, Group 3
Ranheim	5th
Sandefjord	16th in Tippeligaen
Sandnes Ulf	13th
Strømmen	7th

Previous winners

Season	Winner	Runner-Up	3rd place (play offs - except 2008)	4th place (play offs since 2008)	5th place (play offs since 2009)
1997	Vålerenga	Moss	Eik-Tønsberg (lost)
1998	Odd Grenland	Skeid	Kjelsås (lost)
1999	Haugesund	Bryne	Start (won)
2000	Lyn	Strømsgodset	Sogndal (won)
2001	Vålerenga	Start	Ham-Kam (lost)
2002	Tromsø	Aalesund	Sandefjord (lost)
2003	Ham-Kam	Fredrikstad	Sandefjord (lost)
2004	Start	Aalesund	Kongsvinger (lost)
2005	Stabæk	Sandefjord	Moss (lost)
2006	Strømsgodset	Aalesund	Bryne (lost)
2007	Molde	Ham-Kam	Bodø/Glimt (won)
2008	Odd Grenland	Sandefjord	Start	Sogndal (lost)
2009	Haugesund	Hønefoss	Kongsvinger (won)	Sogndal	Sarpsborg 08
2010	Sogndal	Sarpsborg 08	Fredrikstad (won)	Løv-Ham	Ranheim
2011	Hønefoss	Sandnes Ulf

Relegated teams

Season	Clubs
1997	Runar, Drøbak/Frogn, Harstad, Sarpsborg
1998	Aalesund, Strindheim, Ullern, Ham-Kam
1999	Lofoten, Skjetten, Hødd, Clausenengen
2000	Strindheim, Eik Tønsberg
2001	MK, Kongsvinger, Kjelsås, Byåsen
2002	Åsane, Tromsdalen, Lørenskog, Tollnes
2003	Bærum, Oslo Øst, Ørn-Horten, Alta
2004	Raufoss, Haugesund, Vard, Tromsdalen
2005	MK, Skeid, Tønsberg, Alta
2006	Pors Grenland, Manglerud Star, Follo, Hødd
2007	Raufoss, Tromsdalen, Skeid, MK
2008	Sandnes Ulf, Hødd
2009	Ham-Kam, Notodden, Stavanger, Skeid
2010	Follo, Tromsdalen, Moss, Lyn
2011	Asker, Nybergsund, Randaberg, Løv-Ham

Promoted teams

Season	Clubs
1997	Kjelsås, Raufoss, Strindheim, Ullern
1998	Clausenengen, Liv/Fossekallen, Lofoten, Skjetten
1999	Ham-Kam, Sandefjord, Strindheim, Tromsdalen
2000	Hødd, MK, Ørn-Horten, Aalesund
2001	Tollnes, Åsane, Oslo Øst, Lørenskog
2002	Fredrikstad, Bærum, MK, Alta
2003	Pors Grenland, Kongsvinger, Vard, Tromsdalen
2004	Tønsberg, Follo, Løv-Ham, Alta
2005	Sparta Sarpsborg, Oslo Øst, Haugesund, Tromsdalen
2006	Notodden, Skeid, MK, Raufoss
2007	Nybergsund-Trysil, Hødd, Sandnes Ulf, Alta
2008	Mjøndalen, Skeid, Stavanger, Tromsdalen
2009	Strømmen, Follo, Sandnes Ulf, Ranheim
2010	Asker, Hødd, Randaberg, Ham-Kam
2011	Ull/Kisa, Bærum, Notodden, Tromsdalen

Top scorers

Season	Player, Club	Goals
2001	Bala Garba, Haugesund	18
	Marino Rahmberg, Raufoss
2002	Morten Gamst Pedersen, Tromsø	18
2003	Markus Ringberg, Fredrikstad	19
2004	Paul Oyuga, Bryne	18
2005	Daniel Nannskog, Stabæk	27
2006	Mattias Andersson, Strømsgodset	19
2007	Kenneth Kvalheim, Notodden	23
2008	Peter Kovacs, Odd Grenland	22
2009	Thomas Sørum, Haugesund	24
2010	Marius Helle, Bryne	17
2011	Vegard Braaten, Alta	18

References

1. ^ "Tippeligaen utvides til 16 lag" (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. 2008-03-08. http://www.fotball.no/table.asp?p=53184&cat=51834&x=1&a=221127. Retrieved 2008-03-20. 

External links

• Official website