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.
Teams
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.
Stadiums and locations TeamLocationArenaCapacityBryneBryneBryne Stadion4,000FredrikstadFredrikstadFredrikstad Stadion12,500HøddUlsteinvikNye Høddvoll4,081JervGrimstadLevermyr Stadion3,300KFUM OsloOsloKFUM-Arena2,000KongsvingerKongsvingerGjemselund Stadion5,824KristiansundKristiansundKristiansund Stadion4,444MjøndalenMjøndalenConsto Arena4,200MossMossMelløs Stadion4,000RanheimTrondheimEXTRA Arena3,000RaufossRaufossNAMMO Stadion1,800Sandnes UlfSandnesØster Hus Arena6,043SkeidOsloNordre Åsen Kunstgressbane2,500SogndalSogndalsfjøraFosshaugane Campus5,622StartKristiansandSparebanken Sør Arena14,448ÅsaneBergenÅsane Arena3,300
League table
Positions by round
Results
Play-offs
Promotion play-offs
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
Relegation play-offs 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.
Season statistics Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Benjamin Stokke Kristiansund162 Samuel Pedro Jerv143 Tommy Høiland Sandnes Ulf124 Jóannes Bjartalíð Fredrikstad11 Joacim Holtan Kongsvinger Adem Güven Kongsvinger7 Kristian Lien Mjøndalen10 Cláudio Braga Moss Johannes Nuñez KFUM Oslo Mame Mor Ndiaye Åsane
Awards Monthly awards MonthCoach of the MonthPlayer of the MonthYoung Player of the MonthReferencesCoachClubPlayerClubPlayerClubApril Joakim DragstenHødd Mads NielsenFredrikstad Tom StrannegårdStartMay Vegard HansenKongsvinger Henrik SkogvoldStart Kristian LienMjøndalenJune Johannes MoesgaardKFUM Robin RaschKFUM Fredrik HolméKongsvingerJuly Tore André FloSogndal Valdimar Þór IngimundarsonSogndal Aksel Baran PoturMossAugust Mikkjal ThomassenFredrikstad Sondre SørløkkFredrikstad Tobias GuddalBryneSeptember Johannes MoesgaardKFUM Akinsola AkinyemiKFUM Håkon SjåtilÅsaneOctober Amund SkiriKristiansund Jóannes BjartalíðFredrikstad Oskar SivertsenKristiansund
Annual awards AwardWinnerClubCoach of the Season Johannes MoesgaardKFUMPlayer of the Season Jóannes BjartalíðFredrikstadYoung Player of the Season Obilor OkekeKFUM
League attendances
References