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Adeccoligaen
Countries	Norway
Confederation	UEFA
Founded	2005; 1991–2004 (as 1. divisjon); 1963–1990 (as 2. divisjon)
Number of teams	16
Promotion to	Norwegian Premier League
Relegation to	Norwegian Second Division
Levels on pyramid	Level 2
Domestic cup(s)	Norwegian Cup
Current champions	Haugesund (2009)
TV partners	NRK
Website	fotball.no
	2009 Norwegian First Division

The Norwegian First Division (Norwegian: 1. divisjon) is the second highest division of the Norwegian football league system. Since 2005, the official name of the league has been Adeccoligaen.

Between 1963 and 1990 the name of the league was 2. divisjon (Norwegian: Second Division), a name that has later been used for the third level league from 1991.

[edit] Overview

In 2009, the number of teams in the Norwegian Premier League expanded from fourteen to sixteen.^[1] Therefore, 2008 was a transitional season, in which more teams were promoted to the top flight, and less teams relegated to the Norwegian Second Division, than usual.

From 2009, the First Division winners and runners-up earn automatic promotion. A new playoff system was also introduced in the 2009 season, involving the teams finishing third, fourth and fifth in the First Division, and the team finishing third from the bottom in the Premier League. Teams three and four will play against each other, and face the winner of team five versus team fourteen from the Premier League. Promotion is awarded to the winning team. The four teams finishing at the bottom of the after ended season will be relegated to the Second Division.

NRK has the 2009 broadcasting rights for the Norwegian First Division, and all First Division games are available as free video-streaming on the company's website.

[edit] Current members

Club	Finishing position last season
Alta	14th
Bryne	11th
HamKam	14th in the Premier League
Haugesund	7th
Hønefoss	5th
Kongsvinger	13th
Løv-Ham	12th
Moss	9th
Mjøndalen	Norwegian Second Division, Group 1, 1st
Notodden	6th
Nybergsund-Trysil	8th
Sarpsborg 08	10th
Sogndal	4th
Skeid	Norwegian Second Division, Group 2, 1st
Stavanger	Norwegian Second Division, Group 3, 1st
Tromsdalen	Norwegian Second Division, Group 4, 1st

[edit] Previous winners

Season	Winner	Runner-Up	3rd place (play offs - except 2008)	4th place (play offs since 2008)	5th place (play offs since 2009)
2009	Haugesund	Hønefoss	Kongsvinger (won)	Sogndal	Sarpsborg 08
2008	Odd Grenland	Sandefjord	Start	Sogndal (lost)
2007	Molde	Ham-Kam	Bodø/Glimt (won)
2006	Strømsgodset	Aalesund	Bryne (lost)
2005	Stabæk	Sandefjord	Moss (lost)
2004	Start	Aalesund	Kongsvinger (lost)
2003	Ham-Kam	Fredrikstad	Sandefjord (lost)
2002	Tromsø	Aalesund	Sandefjord (lost)
2001	Vålerenga	Start	Ham-Kam (lost)
2000	Lyn	Strømsgodset	Sogndal (won)
1999	Haugesund	Bryne	Start (won)
1998	Odd Grenland	Skeid	Kjelsås (lost)
1997	Vålerenga	Moss	Eik-Tønsberg (lost)

[edit] Relegated teams

Season	Clubs
2009	HamKam, Notodden, Stavanger, Skeid
2008	Sandnes Ulf, Hødd
2007	Raufoss, Tromsdalen, Skeid, MK
2006	Pors Grenland, Manglerud Star, Follo, Hødd
2005	MK, Skeid, Tønsberg, Alta
2004	Raufoss, Haugesund, Vard, Tromsdalen
2003	Bærum, Oslo Øst, Ørn-Horten, Alta
2002	Åsane, Tromsdalen, Lørenskog, Tollnes
2001	MK, Kongsvinger, Kjelsås, Byåsen
2000	Strindheim, Eik Tønsberg
1999	Lofoten, Skjetten, Hødd, Clausenengen
1998	Aalesund, Strindheim, Ullern, Ham-Kam
1997	Runar, Drøbak/Frogn, Harstad, Sarpsborg

[edit] Promoted teams

Season	Clubs
2009	Strømmen, Follo, Sandnes Ulf, Ranheim
2008	Mjøndalen, Skeid, Stavanger, Tromsdalen
2007	Nybergsund-Trysil, Hødd, Sandnes Ulf, Alta
2006	Notodden, Skeid, MK, Raufoss
2005	Sparta Sarpsborg, Oslo Øst, Haugesund, Tromsdalen
2004	Tønsberg, Follo, Løv-Ham, Alta
2003	Pors Grenland, Kongsvinger, Vard, Tromsdalen
2002	Fredrikstad, Bærum, MK, Alta
2001	Tollnes, Åsane, Oslo Øst, Lørenskog
2000	Hødd, MK, Ørn-Horten, Aalesund
1999	Ham-Kam, Sandefjord, Strindheim, Tromsdalen
1998	Clausenengen, Liv/Fossekallen, Lofoten, Skjetten
1997	Kjelsås, Raufoss, Strindheim, Ullern

[edit] Top Scorers

Season	Player, Club	Goals
2009	Thomas Sørum, Haugesund	24
2008	Peter Kovacs, Odd Grenland	22
2007	Kenneth Kvalheim, Notodden	23
2006	Mattias Andersson, Strømsgodset	19
2005	Daniel Nannskog, Stabæk	27
2004	Paul Oyuga, Bryne	18
2003	Markus Ringberg, Fredrikstad	19
2002	Morten Gamst Pedersen, Tromsø	18
2001	Bala Garba, Haugesund	18
2001	Marino Rahmberg, Raufoss	18

[edit] References

^ "Tippeligaen utvides til 16 lag" (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. 2008-03-08. http://www.fotball.no/table.asp?p=53184&cat=51834&x=1&a=221127. Retrieved 2008-03-20.

[edit] External links

Official website

[0] "Tippeligaen utvides til 16 lag" (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. 2008-03-08. http://www.fotball.no/table.asp?p=53184&cat=51834&x=1&a=221127. Retrieved 2008-03-20.

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