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2023 Norwegian First Division
The 2023 Norwegian First Division (referred to as OBOS-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) is a Norwegian second-tier football league season.
| Season |
|---|
| 10 April – 12 November |
| Fredrikstad |
| FredrikstadKFUM OsloKristiansund |
| HøddJervSkeid |
| 240 |
| 667 (2.78 per match) |
| Benjamin Stokke (16 goals) |
| 7,479Fredrikstad - Moss |
| (16 May 2023) |
| 415Åsane - Skeid |
| (9 July 2023) |
| 1,851 |
| ← 2022 2024 → |
The 2023 Norwegian First Division (referred to as OBOS-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) is a Norwegian second-tier football league season.
The season started on 10 April 2023 and ended on 12 November 2023, not including play-off matches.
In the 2022 Norwegian First Division, Brann and Stabæk were promoted to the 2023 Eliteserien, while Grorud and Stjørdals-Blink were relegated to the 2023 Norwegian Second Division.
Jerv and Kristiansund were relegated from the 2022 Eliteserien, while Moss and Hødd were promoted from the 2022 Norwegian Second Division.
| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryne | Bryne | Bryne Stadion | 4,000 |
| Fredrikstad | Fredrikstad | Fredrikstad Stadion | 12,500 |
| Hødd | Ulsteinvik | Nye Høddvoll | 4,081 |
| Jerv | Grimstad | Levermyr Stadion | 3,300 |
| KFUM Oslo | Oslo | KFUM-Arena | 2,000 |
| Kongsvinger | Kongsvinger | Gjemselund Stadion | 5,824 |
| Kristiansund | Kristiansund | Kristiansund Stadion | 4,444 |
| Mjøndalen | Mjøndalen | Consto Arena | 4,200 |
| Moss | Moss | Melløs Stadion | 4,000 |
| Ranheim | Trondheim | EXTRA Arena | 3,000 |
| Raufoss | Raufoss | NAMMO Stadion | 1,800 |
| Sandnes Ulf | Sandnes | Øster Hus Arena | 6,043 |
| Skeid | Oslo | Nordre Åsen Kunstgressbane | 2,500 |
| Sogndal | Sogndalsfjøra | Fosshaugane Campus | 5,622 |
| Start | Kristiansand | Sparebanken Sør Arena | 14,448 |
| Åsane | Bergen | Åsane Arena | 3,300 |
| Promotion play-offs |
| Relegation play-offs |
| Relegation to 2024 2. divisjon |
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 the 14th-placed team in the Eliteserien over two legs in the Eliteserien play-offs for a spot in the top-flight next season.
First round
Second round
Third round
The 14th-placed team will take part in a two-legged play-off against the winners of the Second Division play-offs, to decide who will play in the First Division next season.
As of 12 November 2023
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benjamin Stokke | Kristiansund | 16 |
| 2 | Samuel Pedro | Jerv | 14 |
| 3 | Tommy Høiland | Sandnes Ulf | 12 |
| 4 | Jóannes Bjartalíð | Fredrikstad | 11 |
| Joacim Holtan | Kongsvinger | ||
| Adem Güven | Kongsvinger | ||
| 7 | Kristian Lien | Mjøndalen | 10 |
| Cláudio Braga | Moss | ||
| Johannes Nuñez | KFUM Oslo | ||
| Mame Mor Ndiaye | Åsane |
| Month | Coach of the Month | Player of the Month | Young Player of the Month | References | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | Joakim Dragsten | Hødd | Mads Nielsen | Fredrikstad | Tom Strannegård | Start | |
| May | Vegard Hansen | Kongsvinger | Henrik Skogvold | Start | Kristian Lien | Mjøndalen | |
| June | Johannes Moesgaard | KFUM | Robin Rasch | KFUM | Fredrik Holmé | Kongsvinger | |
| July | Tore André Flo | Sogndal | Valdimar Þór Ingimundarson | Sogndal | Aksel Baran Potur | Moss | |
| August | Mikkjal Thomassen | Fredrikstad | Sondre Sørløkk | Fredrikstad | Tobias Guddal | Bryne | |
| September | Johannes Moesgaard | KFUM | Akinsola Akinyemi | KFUM | Håkon Sjåtil | Åsane | |
| October | Amund Skiri | Kristiansund | Jóannes Bjartalíð | Fredrikstad | Oskar Sivertsen | Kristiansund |
| Award | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Coach of the Season | Johannes Moesgaard | KFUM |
| Player of the Season | Jóannes Bjartalíð | Fredrikstad |
| Young Player of the Season | Obilor Okeke | KFUM |
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fredrikstad | 72,745 | 7,479 | 3,063 | 4,850 | +26.3%† |
| 2 | Start | 67,243 | 7,276 | 3,273 | 4,483 | +5.5%† |
| 3 | Kristiansund | 48,691 | 3,788 | 2,964 | 3,246 | −14.4%1 |
| 4 | Sandnes Ulf | 28,755 | 4,037 | 943 | 1,917 | −3.9%† |
| 5 | Kongsvinger | 27,890 | 3,482 | 1,423 | 1,859 | +37.6%† |
| 6 | Sogndal | 26,729 | 4,089 | 1,456 | 1,782 | +4.6%† |
| 7 | Moss | 25,805 | 2,775 | 1,401 | 1,720 | +106.7%2 |
| 8 | Jerv | 24,023 | 2,625 | 1,228 | 1,602 | −35.6%1 |
| 9 | Mjøndalen | 18,738 | 2,765 | 967 | 1,249 | +3.1%† |
| 10 | Ranheim | 18,006 | 1,692 | 813 | 1,200 | +6.5%† |
| 11 | Hødd | 17,908 | 1,730 | 948 | 1,194 | +11.4%2 |
| 12 | Bryne | 17,852 | 1,835 | 930 | 1,190 | +17.9%† |
| 13 | KFUM Oslo | 16,340 | 2,449 | 684 | 1,089 | +12.0%† |
| 14 | Raufoss | 12,593 | 1,305 | 450 | 840 | −4.5%† |
| 15 | Skeid | 10,964 | 147 | 432 | 731 | −12.7%† |
| 16 | Åsane | 10,022 | 1,688 | 415 | 668 | −27.5%† |
| League total | 444,304 | 7,479 | 147 | 1,851 | −12.7%† |
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