2017 OBOS-ligaen

OBOS-ligaen
Season 2017
Champions Bodø/Glimt
Promoted Bodø/Glimt
Start
Ranheim
Relegated Fredrikstad
Elverum
Arendal
Matches played 240
Goals scored 736 (3.07 per match)
Top goalscorer Kristian Fardal Opseth
(28 goals)
Biggest home win Ullensaker/Kisa 7–1 Jerv
Biggest away win Strømmen 1–6 Bodø/Glimt
Highest scoring Ullensaker/Kisa 7–1 Jerv
Longest winning run 5 games
Bodø/Glimt
Longest unbeaten run 15 games
Bodø/Glimt
Longest winless run 11 games
Arendal
Longest losing run 4 games
Fredrikstad
Average attendance 1,422 Decrease 4.9%
← 2016
2018 →

The 2017 OBOS-ligaen is Norway's second-tier football league.

The first round of the season will be played on 2 April 2017 and will end with the last round on 5 November 2017.[1]

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2016 season.

Teams

Team Location Arena Capacity Manager
Arendal Arendal Bjønnes stadion 1,500 Sweden Mattias Andersson
Bodø/Glimt Bodø Aspmyra Stadion 7,354 Norway Aasmund Bjørkan
Elverum Elverum Elverum Stadion 1,400 Norway Tore Fossum
Fredrikstad Fredrikstad Fredrikstad Stadion 12,565 Norway Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen
Florø Florø Florø stadion 2,800 Norway Terje Rognsø
Jerv Grimstad J.J. Ugland Stadion – Levermyr 1,750 Norway Arne Sandstø
Kongsvinger Kongsvinger Gjemselund Stadion 6,700 Norway Hans-Erik Eriksen
Levanger Levanger Moan Fritidspark 6,000 Sweden Magnus Powell
Mjøndalen Mjøndalen Isachsen Stadion 4,350 Norway Vegard Hansen
Ranheim Trondheim EXTRA Arena 3,000 Norway Svein Maalen
Sandnes Ulf Sandnes Sandnes Idrettspark 4,969 Norway Bengt Sæternes
Start Kristiansand Sør Arena 14,563 England Mick Priest
Strømmen Strømmen Strømmen Stadion 1,800 Norway Espen Olsen
Tromsdalen Tromsdalen Tromsdalen Stadion 3,000 Norway Gaute Helstrup
Ull/Kisa Jessheim UKI Arena 3,000 Norway Vegard Skogheim
Åsane Åsane Åsane Idrettspark 3,000 Norway Mons Ivar Mjelde

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment Table
Fredrikstad Norway Mons Ivar Mjelde Resigned 4 November 2016[2] Pre-season Italy Andrea Loberto 23 November 2016[3] Pre-season
Åsane Norway Kjetil Knutsen Contract expired 1 December 2016 Pre-season Norway Mons Ivar Mjelde 1 December 2016 Pre-season
Arendal Norway Knut Tørum Sacked 12 June 2017 16th Sweden Mattias Andersson 12 June 2017 16th
Start Norway Steinar Pedersen Sacked 29 September 2017[4] 2nd England Mick Priest (interim) 29 September 2017 2nd
Fredrikstad Italy Andrea Loberto Resigned 27 October 2017[5] 14th Norway Aleksander Olsen (interim) 27 October 2017 14th
Fredrikstad Norway Aleksander Olsen End of caretaker spell 29 October 2017[6] 15th Norway Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen 29 October 2017 15th

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Bodø/Glimt (C, P) 30 22 5 3 83 33 +50 71 Promotion to Eliteserien
2 Start (P) 30 16 7 7 57 36 +21 55
3 Mjøndalen 30 15 7 8 56 37 +19 52 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4 Ranheim (O, P) 30 15 7 8 48 39 +9 52
5 Sandnes Ulf 30 14 9 7 44 39 +5 51
6 Ull/Kisa 30 15 3 12 61 55 +6 48
7 Levanger 30 10 12 8 39 36 +3 42
8 Florø 30 10 8 12 42 46 −4 38
9 Tromsdalen 30 9 10 11 43 43 0 37
10 Kongsvinger 30 10 6 14 47 46 +1 36
11 Strømmen 30 9 9 12 39 47 −8 36
12 Åsane 30 7 12 11 38 56 −18 33
13 Jerv 30 8 8 14 44 59 −15 32
14 Fredrikstad (R) 30 5 11 14 33 51 −18 26 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 Elverum (R) 30 4 12 14 29 51 −22 24 Relegation to 2. divisjon
16 Arendal (R) 30 5 6 19 33 62 −29 21
Source: nifs (in Norwegian), Soccerway
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 away goals scored (only if between two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off (only used to decide champions or relegation).
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Promotion play-offs

The third to sixth-placed teams took part in the promotion play-offs; these were single leg knockout matches, two semi-finals and a final. The winners, Ranheim, advanced to play the 14th placed team in Eliteserien over two legs in the Eliteserien play-offs for a spot in the top-flight next season.

Semi-finals

Mjøndalen 3–1 Ull/Kisa
Gauseth  13' (pen.)
Fredriksen  21'
Pellegrino  40'		 Summary Aalbu  38'
Attendance: 1,723
Ranheim 1–0 Sandnes Ulf
Lillebo  77' Summary
Attendance: 585
Referee: Trygve Kjensli

Final

Mjøndalen 1–2 Ranheim
Pellegrino  61' Summary Karlsen  16'
Reginiussen  80'
Attendance: 1,748
Referee: Sigurd Kringstad

Relegation play-offs

The 14th placed team took part in a two-legged play-off against Notodden, the winners of the 2. Divisjon play-offs, to decide who would play in the 2018 OBOS-ligaen.

Fredrikstad 0–0 Notodden
Summary
Attendance: 5,340
Referee: Christian Moen
Notodden 5–3 Fredrikstad
  • Hustad  7'
  • Jenssen  22'
  • Holmen  24'
  • Mbedule  28'
  • Midtgarden  69'
 Summary
Idrettsparken KG, Notodden
Attendance: 2,105
Referee: Torkjell Trædal

Notodden won 5–3 on aggregate.

Season statistics

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