2018 OBOS-ligaen

OBOS-ligaen
Season 2018
Matches played 208
Goals scored 634 (3.05 per match)
Top goalscorer Høiland & Friðjónsson (16 goals)
Biggest home win Kongsvinger 6–0 Sandnes Ulf
(7 August 2018)
Biggest away win Strømmen 1–6 Viking
(1 July 2018)
Highest scoring Ull/Kisa 4–5 Viking
(29 April 2018)
Kongsvinger 7–2 Åsane
(7 October 2018)
Longest winning run Aalesund
(6 games)
Longest unbeaten run Mjøndalen
(11 games)
Longest winless run Levanger
(16 games)
Longest losing run Levanger
(6 games)
Highest attendance 15,835
Viking 5–2 Sandnes Ulf
(16 May 2018)
Lowest attendance 190
Strømmen 1–3 Tromsdalen
(17 June 2018)
Average attendance 1,651 Increase 16.1%
← 2017
2019 →
All statistics correct as of 8 October 2018.

The 2018 OBOS-ligaen is Norway's second-tier football league.

The season began on 2 April 2018 and is scheduled to end on 11 November 2018.[1]

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2017 season.

Teams

Stadia and personnel

Team Location Arena Capacity Manager
Aalesund Ålesund Color Line Stadion 10,778 Norway Lars Bohinen
Florø Florø Florø Stadion 2,700 Norway Terje Rognsø
HamKam Hamar Briskeby Arena 7,800 Norway Ole Kevin Knappen
Jerv Grimstad Levermyr Stadion 3,300 Norway Arne Sandstø
Kongsvinger Kongsvinger Gjemselund Stadion 5,824 England Mark Dempsey
Levanger Levanger TOBB Arena 2,100 Norway Roger Naustan
Mjøndalen Mjøndalen Isachsen Stadion 4,200 Norway Vegard Hansen
Nest-Sotra Sotra Ågotnes Stadion 1,200 Norway Steffen Landro
Notodden Notodden Idrettsparken 4,000 Norway Kenneth Dokken
Sandnes Ulf Sandnes Sandnes Stadion 4,969 Norway Bengt Sæternes
Sogndal Sogndal Fosshaugane Campus 5,622 Norway Eirik Bakke
Strømmen Strømmen Strømmen Stadion 1,850 Norway Espen Olsen
Tromsdalen Tromsdalen TUIL Arena 1,695 Norway Gaute Helstrup
Ull/Kisa Jessheim Jessheim Stadion 3,500 Norway Vegard Skogheim
Viking Stavanger Viking Stadion 16,300 Norway Bjarne Berntsen
Åsane Åsane Myrdal Gress 2,180 Norway Mons Ivar Mjelde


Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment Table
Aalesund Norway Trond Fredriksen Sacked 12 December 2017[2] Pre-season Norway Lars Bohinen 20 December 2017[3] Pre-season
Viking Norway Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim (interim) End of caretaker spell 18 December 2017 Pre-season Norway Bjarne Berntsen 18 December 2017[4] Pre-season
Levanger Sweden Magnus Powell Contract expired 31 December 2017 Pre-season Norway Roger Naustan 1 January 2018[5] Pre-season
Kongsvinger Norway Hans-Erik Eriksen Sacked 30 April 2018[6] 15th England Mark Dempsey 11 June 2018 10th

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Aalesund 26 16 5 5 52 26 +26 53 Promotion to Eliteserien
2 Mjøndalen 26 15 8 3 39 16 +23 53
3 Viking 26 16 1 9 57 40 +17 49 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4 Sogndal 26 12 6 8 40 29 +11 42
5 Tromsdalen 26 11 7 8 42 40 +2 40
6 Ull/Kisa 26 10 9 7 53 43 +10 39
7 Sandnes Ulf 26 10 8 8 36 38 −2 38
8 Kongsvinger 26 11 4 11 53 42 +11 37
9 Nest-Sotra 26 10 5 11 37 38 −1 35
10 Jerv 26 8 10 8 28 33 −5 34
11 HamKam 26 9 6 11 37 39 −2 33
12 Strømmen 26 10 1 15 41 50 −9 31
13 Åsane 26 8 6 12 35 48 −13 30
14 Notodden 26 7 5 14 29 38 −9 26 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 Florø 26 7 3 16 24 53 −29 24 Relegation to 2. divisjon
16 Levanger 26 3 6 17 29 59 −30 15
Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. Source: nifs.no (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).

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Aalesund124211111111111111111111121
Mjøndalen53587868854433444323232212
Viking284422222222443324323233333
Sogndal11111175457743322223244444444
Tromsdalen4681010128111211131296767756677765
Ull/Kisa610656643475655555677755556
Sandnes Ulf31133334336788688811109119977
Kongsvinger161612131615161515141210791076565566688
Nest-Sotra1515161615111291113111312101111129988988119
Jerv141315141414111096856781011121212111012101010
HamKam91413121310101410107911121213131310111081011911
Strømmen137106991313141515151614141415151415141414141312
Åsane1979879558911131313129101313121211121213
Notodden10232457669108101199101189131313131414
Florø8591112131516161616161516161614141514151515151515
Levanger7121415111614121312141414151515161616161616161616161616
Promotion to Eliteserien
Promotion play-offs
Relegation play-offs
Relegation to 2. divisjon

Source: nifs.no

Promotion play-offs

The third to sixth-placed teams will take part in the promotion play-offs; these are single leg knockout matches, two semi-finals and a final. The winners will advance 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.

Relegation play-offs

The 14th placed team will take part in a two-legged play-off against the winners of the 2. divisjon play-offs to decide who will play in the 2019 OBOS-ligaen.

Season statistics

As of 8 October 2018[7]

Attendances

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Viking 93,843 15,835 6,009 7,219 −2.2%1
2 Aalesund 61,420 5,485 4,362 4,725 −22.1%1
3 Sogndal 27,152 3,113 1,587 2,089 −35.6%1
4 HamKam 23,298 4,683 983 1,792 +34.7%2
5 Mjøndalen 22,114 2,475 1,352 1,701 0.0%†
6 Sandnes Ulf 21,893 4,364 1,300 1,684 +7.3%†
7 Kongsvinger 21,429 2,912 1,154 1,531 +9.3%†
8 Jerv 16,745 1,705 1,056 1,288 −12.2%†
9 Florø 12,950 1,586 727 996 −19.5%†
10 Ull/Kisa 9,753 1,332 465 750 +5.2%†
11 Notodden 8,948 1,373 472 688 +5.7%2
12 Levanger 7,995 1,042 377 666 −14.4%†
13 Åsane 6,724 1,031 290 517 −3.7%†
14 Tromsdalen 5,253 1,160 100 404 +7.4%†
15 Strømmen 5,127 739 190 394 −10.0%†
16 Nest-Sotra 3,704 593 174 285 +10.5%2
League total 343,579 15,835 100 1,651 +16.1%†

Updated to games played on 8 October 2018
Source: nifs.no
Notes:
1: Team played last season in Eliteserien.
2: Team played last season in 2. divisjon.

References

  1. ↑ "Ny adventscupfinale: Slik blir fotballsesongen 2018". eurosport.no. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Fredriksen er ferdig som hovedtrener i AaFK". www.nrk.no (in Norwegian). NRK. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Lars Bohinen blir ny Aalesund-trener". www.aftenposten.no (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Bjarne Berntsen ny hovedtrener i Viking". www.vg.no (in Norwegian). VG. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Han er Levangers nye trener: – Det har trigget meg lenge". www.aftenposten.no (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Hans-Erik Eriksen ferdig i KIL". www.oblad.no (in Norwegian). Østlandets Blad. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "OBOS-ligaen Statistikk". www.altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
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