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2026 Norwegian First Division

The 2026 Norwegian First Division (referred to as OBOS-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) is the Norwegian second-tier men's professional football league season. The season started on 6 April and is scheduled to end on 8 November, not including play-off matches.[1]

Norwegian First Division
Season2026
Dates6 April – 8 November
Matches79
Goals280 (3.54 per match)
Top goalscorerSory Ibrahim Diarra
(16 goals)
Biggest home winOdd 4–0 Sogndal
(6 April 2026)
Stabæk 4–0 Åsane
(12 April 2026)
Ranheim 5–1 Raufoss
(19 April 2026)
Ranheim 4–0 Moss
(1 May 2026)
Sogndal 5–1 Haugesund
(10 May 2026)
Ranheim 5–1 Sandnes Ulf
(31 May 2026)
Biggest away winStrømmen 0–7 Haugesund
(20 May 2026)
Highest scoringÅsane 4–5 Strømmen
(19 April 2026)
Strømsgodset 5–4 Ranheim
(16 May 2026)
Longest winning run3 matches
Egersund
Haugesund
Kongsvinger
Odd
Stabæk
Strømsgodset
Longest unbeaten run8 matches
Kongsvinger
Strømsgodset
Longest winless run7 matches
Strømmen
Åsane
Longest losing run6 matches
Strømmen
Åsane
Highest attendance5,705
Stabæk 1–2 Raufoss
(16 May 2026)
Lowest attendance268
Strømmen 0–3 Egersunds
(11 April 2026)
← 2025
2027 →
All statistics correct as of 1 June 2026.

Teams

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The following teams have changed division since the 2025 season:

Stadiums and locations

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Team Location County Arena Turf Capacity
Bryne Bryne Rogaland Bryne Stadion Natural 5,000[2]
Egersund Egersund Rogaland XL-BYGG Sørvest Arena [no] Artificial 1,200[3]
Haugesund Haugesund Rogaland Haugesund Sparebank Arena Natural 8,983[4]
Hødd Ulsteinvik Møre og Romsdal Høddvoll Artificial 4,081[5]
Kongsvinger Kongsvinger Innlandet Gjemselund Artificial 5,824[6]
Lyn Oslo Oslo Bislett Natural 15,400[7]
Moss Moss Østfold Melløs Natural 2,373[8]
Odd Skien Telemark Skagerak Arena Artificial 11,767[9]
Ranheim Trondheim Trøndelag EXTRA Arena Artificial 3,000[10]
Raufoss Raufoss Innlandet NAMMO Stadion Artificial 1,800[11]
Sandnes Ulf Sandnes Rogaland Øster Hus Arena Artificial 6,043[12]
Sogndal Sogndalsfjøra Vestland Fosshaugane Campus Artificial 5,622[13]
Stabæk Bærum Akershus Nadderud Artificial 4,542[14]
Strømmen Lillestrøm Akershus Strømmen Stadion Artificial 2,000[15]
Strømsgodset Drammen Buskerud Marienlyst Stadion Artificial 8,935[16]
Åsane Bergen Vestland Åsane Arena Artificial 3,300[17]

Personnel and kits

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Bryne Norway Ørjan Heiberg Vacant Umbro Sparebanken Norge
Egersund Norway Marius Kjørvik Johansen Norway Chris Sleveland Macron Sparebanken Norge
Haugesund Norway Endre Eide Vacant Umbro Haugaland Kraft
Hødd Denmark Ivan Poulsen Norway Torbjørn Kallevåg Puma Sparebanken Møre
Kongsvinger Sweden Johan Wennberg Norway Andreas Dybevik Umbro Mapei
Lyn Norway Magnus Aadland Norway William Sell Hummel OBOS
Moss Norway Ole Martin Nesselquist Norway Kristian Strande Select SpareBank 1 Østfold Akershus
Odd Denmark Per Frandsen Denmark Hans Christian Bonnesen Hummel Skagerak Energi
Ranheim Norway Christian Eggen Rismark Norway Philip Slørdahl Umbro SpareBank 1 SMN
Raufoss Norway Ole Petter Berget Norway Eirik Åsvestad Puma Nammo
Sandnes Ulf Norway Arturo Cleveland Faroe Islands Gullbrandur Øregaard Hummel Øster Hus
Sogndal Portugal Luís Pimenta Vacant Umbro Sparebanken Norge
Stabæk Norway Kjell André Thu Norway Nicolai Næss Craft None
Strømmen Norway Marcus Ericson
Norway Svein Roger Pettersen
(caretakers)		 Vacant Puma Strømmen Sparebank
Strømsgodset Norway Magne Hoset Norway Gustav Valsvik Adidas Sparebanken Øst
Åsane Norway Thomas Lyngbø Norway Kristoffer Barmen Craft Tertnes Holding

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Bryne Norway Kevin Knappen Mutual consent 17 December 2025[18] Pre-season Norway Ørjan Heiberg 22 December 2025[19]
Strømmen Norway Ørjan Heiberg Signed by Bryne 22 December 2025[19] Sweden Jens Wedeborg 22 December 2025[20]
Hødd Norway Marius Bøe Contract expired 31 December 2025[21] Denmark Ivan Poulsen 1 January 2026[22]
Raufoss Sweden Jörgen Wålemark Contract expired 31 December 2025[23] Australia Kasey Wehrman 1 January 2026[24]
Stabæk Sweden Mikael Stahre Contract expired 31 December 2025[25] Norway Kjell André Thu 1 January 2026[26]
Strømsgodset Norway Dag-Eilev Fagermo Mutual agreement 19 January 2026[27] Norway Magne Hoseth 6 February 2026[28]
Åsane Norway Eirik Bakke Mutual agreement 6 February 2026[29] Norway Thomas Lyngbø 17 February 2026[30]
Haugesund Finland Toni Korkeakunnas Sacked 9 March 2026[31] Norway Øyvind Hompland
Norway Dennis Horneland
(caretakers)		 9 March 2026[31]
Egersund Norway Endre Eide Signed by Haugesund 20 April 2026[32] 5th Norway Marius Kjørvik Johansen 20 April 2026[32]
Haugesund Norway Øyvind Hompland
Norway Dennis Horneland
(caretakers)		 End of caretaker spell 22 April 2026[33] 1st Norway Endre Eide 22 April 2026[33]
Raufoss Australia Kasey Wehrman Sacked 11 May 2026[34] 15th Norway Ole Petter Berget 27 May 2026[35]
Strømmen Sweden Jens Wedeborg Sacked 28 May 2026[36] 16th Norway Marcus Ericson
Norway Svein Roger Pettersen (caretakers)		 28 May 2026[36]

Transfers

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Strømsgodset 10 7 2 1 26 11 +15 23 Promotion to Eliteserien
2 Kongsvinger 10 7 2 1 23 11 +12 23
3 Haugesund 10 7 1 2 30 17 +13 22 Qualification for the promotion play-offs third round
4 Odd 10 7 1 2 23 12 +11 22 Qualification for the promotion play-offs second round
5 Stabæk 10 5 3 2 22 12 +10 18 Qualification for the promotion play-offs first round
6 Ranheim 9 5 1 3 26 18 +8 16
7 Hødd 10 4 2 4 13 13 0 14
8 Moss 10 4 2 4 16 20 −4 14
9 Egersund 10 4 1 5 13 16 −3 13
10 Sogndal 10 3 3 4 17 22 −5 12
11 Bryne 10 3 1 6 14 20 −6 10
12 Sandnes Ulf 10 3 1 6 12 18 −6 10
13 Lyn 10 3 1 6 8 18 −10 10
14 Raufoss 10 2 1 7 12 21 −9 7 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 Åsane 10 2 1 7 13 22 −9 6[a] Relegation to Second Division
16 Strømmen 9 1 1 7 12 29 −17 4
Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2026. Source: OBOS-ligaen (in Norwegian)
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 goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Åsane deducted 1 point due to late submission of financial reporting package.[37]

Results

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Home \ Away BRY EGE HAU HØD KON LYN MOS ODD RAN RAU SAN SOG STB STR SGO ÅSA
Bryne — 1–0 1–2 2–3 3–3 4–2
Egersund 1–0 — 0–0 0–1 3–0 0–5
Haugesund — 3–1 2–0 4–2 1–1
Hødd 3–1 0–2 — 2–1 2–2 1–0
Kongsvinger 3–0 2–1 — 2–1 4–2 3–1
Lyn 2–4 0–3 — 0–2 0–4 1–0
Moss 2–3 1–0 2–1 — 2–2 1–1
Odd 3–0 2–3 — 3–1 1–0 4–0 2–2
Ranheim 3–2 1–1 4–0 — 5–1 5–1
Raufoss 3–0 3–4 1–1 1–3 0–1 —
Sandnes Ulf 4–2 1–3 — 2–0 0–1 1–1
Sogndal 5–1 0–3 — 2–2 2–0
Stabæk 3–2 2–0 1–2 — 4–0
Strømmen 0–3 0–7 1–2 2–2 2–3 —
Strømsgodset 1–0 5–4 3–0 2–1 3–0 —
Åsane 2–3 3–0 2–0 4–5 0–3 —
Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2026. Source: Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

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Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Strømsgodset51067642211
Kongsvinger2223221122
Haugesund3314365333
Odd1142113444
Stabæk10686534555
Ranheim8858779676
Hødd591211988967
Moss4575897898
Egersund5431456789
Sogndal15151513121010101210
Bryne14141315141312131311
Sandnes Ulf1011109101211111012
Lyn137912131113141113
Raufoss10111414151515121414
Åsane16161616161616161515
Strømmen8131110111414151616
Promotion to 2027 Eliteserien
Promotion play-offs
Relegation play-offs
Relegation to 2027 Second Division
Source: nifs.no

Results by round

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Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
BryneLLLLDWWLLW
EgersundWWWWLLLDLL
HaugesundWWWLWLDWWW
HøddWLLDWWDLWL
KongsvingerWWWDWDWWLW
LynLWLLLWLDWL
MossWWLWLLWDLD
OddWWDWWWLLWW
RanheimWWLWDLWLW
RaufossLLLDLLWWLL
Sandnes UlfLLWDLLWLWL
SogndalLLLWDWDDLW
StabækLWDWWWLDWD
StrømmenLWDLLLLLL
StrømsgodsetWLWDWWWDWW
ÅsaneLLLLLLDWWL
Source: Football Association of Norway (in Norwegian)
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Play-offs

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Promotion play-offs

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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 2027 Eliteserien.

Bracket

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First roundSecond roundThird round
3
4
5
6

Relegation play-offs

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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 2027 First Division.

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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As of 1 June 2026
Rank Player Club(s) Goals[38]
1 Mali Sory Ibrahim Diarra Haugesund 16
2 Norway Faniel Tewelde Odd 9
3 Norway Mikael Tørset Johnsen Ranheim 8
Denmark Sebastian Pingel Strømsgodset
5 Norway Magnus Lankhof Dahlby Stabæk 7
6 Norway Andreas Fossli Ranheim 6
7 10 players 5

Clean sheets

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Rank Player Club Clean sheets

Hat-tricks

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As of 1 June 2026
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Mali Sory Ibrahim Diarra 4HaugesundLyn4–2 (A)6 April 2026
Finland Tuomas PippolaSogndalHaugesund5–1 (H)10 May 2026
Norway Faniel TeweldeOddLyn3–0 (H)30 May 2026
Mali Sory Ibrahim DiarraHaugesundRaufoss4–3 (A)31 May 2026

4 Player scored 4 goals
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Discipline

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As of 1 June 2026

Player

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  • Most red cards: 1[38]
    • 6 players

Club

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  • Most yellow cards: 26[39]
    • Åsane
  • Fewest yellow cards: 10[39]
    • Kongsvinger
  • Most red cards: 1[40]
    • 6 teams
  • Fewest red cards: 0[40]
    • 10 teams

Awards

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Monthly awards

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Month Coach of the Month Player of the Month Young Player of the Month References
Coach Club Player Club Player Club
April Denmark Per Frandsen Odd Mali Sory Ibrahim Diarra Haugesund Norway Faniel Tewelde Odd [41]

League attendances

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Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Strømsgodset 23,930 5,309 4,558 4,786 −9.2%1
2 Odd 23,911 5,415 3,037 3,985 +21.1%†
3 Haugesund 15,889 4,628 3,008 3,972 +5.9%1
4 Stabæk 13,831 5,705 1,983 3,458 +40.7%†
5 Lyn 9,538 3,470 1,253 1,908 −29.0%†
6 Kongsvinger 9,247 2,033 1,668 1,849 +2.0%†
7 Moss 8,906 3,057 1,350 1,781 +7.4%†
8 Sogndal 6,638 1,783 1,582 1,660 −17.0%†
9 Bryne 8,018 2,319 1,401 1,604 −47.4%1
10 Sandnes Ulf 7,710 2,145 1,189 1,542 +49.3%2
11 Hødd 6,247 1,437 1,102 1,249 −12.1%†
12 Ranheim 5,420 1,223 1,021 1,084 +12.2%†
13 Egersund 5,415 1,407 666 903 +3.6%†
14 Raufoss 3,704 871 600 741 −24.2%†
15 Åsane 2,070 590 315 414 −29.0%†
16 Strømmen 1,627 384 268 325 +28.5%2
League total 152,101 5,705 268 1,925 −13.3%†

Updated to games played on 31 May 2026
Source: nifs.no
Notes:
1: Team played last season in Eliteserien.
2: Team played last season in Second Division.

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ↑ "Se hovedterminlistene for 2026" (in Norwegian). NFF. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  2. ↑ "Mer av alt i Eliteserien". Bryne FK (in Norwegian). 7 February 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "B&G Parken" (in Norwegian). Egersunds IK. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "Haugesund Stadion". Haugesund Stadion (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  5. ↑ Garshol, Andre (19 May 2020). "Baner" (in Norwegian Nynorsk). IL Hødd. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  6. ↑ Gusterud, Erik (8 January 2020). "Om Gjemselund stadion" (in Norwegian). Kongsvinger IL. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "Arena Bislett stadion" (in Norwegian). Bislett Stadion. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  8. ↑ "Melløs Stadion" (in Norwegian). Moss FK. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "Skagerak Arena" (in Norwegian). Odds BK. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  10. ↑ "Ny tribune til 2016" (in Norwegian). Ranheim Fotball. 21 May 2015. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  11. ↑ Nestaker, Tore (3 May 2024). "Nammo Stadion" (in Norwegian). Raufoss IL. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  12. ↑ "Velkommen til Øster Hus Arena!". Sandnes Ulf (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  13. ↑ "Fakta om Fosshaugane Campus" (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Sogndal Fotball. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  14. ↑ "Nadderud stadion" (in Norwegian). Stabæk Fotball. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  15. ↑ "Strømmen IF - Strømmen stadion". strommen-if.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  16. ↑ Nilsen, Magne Jordan (10 March 2021). "Marienlyst Stadion". Strømsgodset Toppfotball (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  17. ↑ "Åsane Arena" (in Norwegian). Åsane Fotball. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  18. ↑ "Bryne og Kevin Knappen skiller lag". Bryne FK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 17 December 2025.
  19. 1 2 "Ørjan Heiberg ny hovedtrener i Bryne FK" (in Norwegian). Bryne FK. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  20. ↑ "Jens Wedeborg er ny hovedtrener i Strømmen IF" (in Norwegian). Strømmen IF. 22 December 2025. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  21. ↑ "Marius Bøe gir seg som hovudtrenar i Hødd etter 2025-sesongen". Hødd (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  22. ↑ "Ivan Poulsen tilsett som ny hovudtrenar for Hødd" (in Norwegian). IL Hødd. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
  23. ↑ "Jørgen Wålemark tar over FFK2: - Kjennes veldig riktig". Fredrikstad (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  24. ↑ "Vi har har funnet "vår mann": Kasey Wehrman er ny hovedtrener". Raufoss (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  25. ↑ "Stabæk Fotball takker Mikael Stahre for innsatsen". Stabæk (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  26. ↑ "Kjell André Thu (41) ny hovedtrener i Stabæk Fotball". Stabæk (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  27. ↑ Davidsen Hellevik, Henrik (19 January 2026). "Dag-Eilev Fagermo ferdig i Strømsgodset: — Rotete og pinlig" (in Norwegian). VG. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  28. ↑ "Magne Hoseth ansatt som hovedtrener i Strømsgodset" (in Norwegian). VG. 6 February 2026. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  29. ↑ "Fotballprofilen Eirik Bakke ferdig som Åsane-trener". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). 6 February 2026. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  30. ↑ "Thomas Lyngbø ny hovedtrener i Åsane" (in Norwegian). Åsane Fotball. 17 February 2026. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  31. 1 2 "Avslutter arbeidsforholdet med Toni" (in Norwegian). FK Haugesund. 9 March 2026. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  32. 1 2 Manneråk, Fredrik Skaar (20 April 2026). "Marius Kjørvik Johansen ny hovedtrener i Egersunds IK" (in Norwegian). Egersunds IK. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  33. 1 2 "Ansatt som ny hovedtrener" (in Norwegian). FK Haugesund. 22 April 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  34. ↑ "Kasey Wehrman ferdig i Raufoss Fotball" (in Norwegian). Raufoss IL. 11 May 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  35. ↑ "Ole Petter Berget er signert som ny hovedtrener" (in Norwegian). Raufoss IL. 27 May 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  36. 1 2 "Strømmen IF og Jens Wedeborg avslutter samarbeidet" (in Norwegian). Strømmen IF. 28 May 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  37. ↑ "Poengtrekk for Åsane i OBOS-ligaen". NFF. 3 March 2026.
  38. 1 2 3 "OBOS-ligaen 2026 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  39. 1 2 "Yellow cards - 1. divisjon 2026 stats". www.fotmob.com. FotMob. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  40. 1 2 "Red cards - 1. divisjon 2026 stats". www.fotmob.com. FotMob. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  41. ↑ Edvardsen, Sondre (15 May 2026). "Månedens spiller, trener og unge spiller for april" (in Norwegian). OBOS-ligaen. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
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