2006 Norwegian First Division

The 2006 Norwegian First Division season (known as Adeccoligaen for sponsorship reasons) kicked off on April 9, 2006, with eleven rounds being played before the World Cup break on June 5. The league resumed on July 2 and the final round was played on November 5, 2006.

Strømsgodset were promoted to the Norwegian Premier League as First Division winners, along with Aalesund who finished second. Strømsgodset will be playing in the top division for the first time since 2001. Aalesund, meanwhile, return to Premier League after being relegated in 2005.

Final league table

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Strømsgodset	30	20	5	5	68	36	+32	65
2	Aalesund	30	17	9	4	71	35	+36	60
3	Bryne	30	14	10	6	52	44	+8	52
4	Hønefoss	30	15	6	6	64	47	+17	51
5	Bodø/Glimt	30	14	7	9	65	49	+16	49
6	Sogndal	30	11	11	8	43	41	+2	44
7	Kongsvinger	30	11	10	9	39	42	-3	43
8	Moss	30	11	7	12	61	46	+15	40
9	Haugesund	30	11	5	14	40	37	+3	38
10	Sparta Sarpsborg	30	11	6	13	44	56	-12	37
11	Løv-Ham	30	8	11	11	38	40	-2	35
12	Tromsdalen	30	8	11	11	48	52	-4	35
13	Pors Grenland	30	10	5	15	51	65	-14	35
14	Manglerud Star	30	7	7	16	47	79	-32	28
15	Follo	30	6	7	17	46	76	-30	25
16	Hødd	30	4	7	19	29	61	-32	19

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

The winners and runners-up of Adeccoligaen are automatically promoted to the Norwegian Premier League. The third-placed team in Adeccoligaen and the 12th-placed team in Tippeligaen meet in a playoff at the end of the season. The four teams finishing at the bottom of the table are automatically relegated to the 2nd Division.

Top goal scorers

Scorer	Goals	Team
Mattias Andersson	19	Strømsgodset I.F.
Håvard Sakariassen	18	Bryne F.K.
Thomas Sørum	15	Manglerud Star Toppfotball
Mohammed Ahamed	15	Tromsdalen U.I.L.
Dedé Andersson	14	Aalesunds F.K.
Tore Andreas Gundersen	14	Kongsvinger
Ørjan Låstad	14	Løv-Ham Fotball
Lars Lafton	14	Hønefoss B.K.
Randall Brenes	13	F.K. Bodø/Glimt

• 5 players scored 12 goals.

Relegated teams

These two teams were relegated from the Norwegian Premier League in 2005. 12th-place finishers Molde defeated Moss in the playoff to retain their spot in the highest division.

• Aalesund
• Bodø/Glimt

Promoted teams

These four teams were promoted from the Second Division in 2005:

• Haugesund
• Manglerud Star
• Sparta Sarpsborg
• Tromsdalen

See also

• Norwegian Premier League 2006

External links

• Fixtures, results and table for Adeccoligaen 2006