2014 Norwegian First Division
| Season | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sandefjord |
| Promoted |
Sandefjord Tromsø Mjøndalen |
| Relegated |
Alta Tromsdalen Ullensaker/Kisa HamKam |
| Top goalscorer | Pål Alexander Kirkevold (19 goals) |
| Biggest home win |
Strømmen 6–0 Hønefoss Kristiansund 6–0 Alta Strømmen 6–1 HamKam |
| Biggest away win | Hødd 2–5 Nest-Sotra |
| Highest scoring | Strømmen 5–3 Ullensaker/Kisa |
| Longest unbeaten run | 21 games - Sandefjord[1] |
| Longest winless run | 14 games - HamKam[1] |
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The 2014 Norwegian First Division is Norway's second-tier football league. The league was contested by 16 teams, and the top two teams won promotion to Tippeligaen, while the teams placed from third to sixth place played a promotion-playoff against the 14th-placed team in Tippeligaen to win promotion. The bottom four teams were relegated to the Second Division.
The first round of the season was played on 6 April 2014 and ended with the last round on 2 November 2014.[2]
Team changes from 2013
In the 2013 First Division, Bodø/Glimt and Stabæk won promotion to Tippeligaen, while Tromsø and Hønefoss were relegated to the First Division.
Elverum, Follo, Kongsvinger and Vard Haugesund were been relegated from the 2013 First Division, while Bærum, Alta, Nest-Sotra and Tromsdalen were promoted from the 2013 Second Division.
Teams
| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alta | Alta | Finnmarkshallen | 1,000 | Rune Berger |
| Bryne | Bryne | Bryne Stadion | 10,000 | Gaute Larsen |
| Bærum | Sandvika | Sandvika Stadion | 1,500 | Morten Tandberg |
| Fredrikstad | Fredrikstad | Fredrikstad Stadion | 12,560 | Trond Amundsen |
| HamKam | Hamar | Briskeby gressbane | 10,200 | Chris Twiddy |
| Hødd | Ulsteinvik | Høddvoll Stadion | 3,120 | Lars Arne Nilsen |
| Hønefoss | Hønefoss | Aka Arena | 4,256 | Rune Skarsfjord |
| Kristiansund | Kristiansund | Atlanten Stadion | 4,000 | Christian Michelsen |
| Mjøndalen | Mjøndalen | Mjøndalen Stadion | 2,100 | Vegard Hansen |
| Nest-Sotra | Sotra | Ågotnes Stadion | 2,000 | Ruben Hetlevik |
| Ranheim | Trondheim | DNB Arena | 2,000 | Trond Nordsteien |
| Sandefjord | Sandefjord | Komplett.no Arena | 9,000 | Lars Bohinen |
| Strømmen | Strømmen | Strømmen Stadion | 1,800 | Erland Johnsen |
| Tromsdalen | Tromsø | Tromsdalen Stadion | 3,000 | Gaute Helstrup |
| Tromsø | Tromsø | Alfheim Stadion | 6,859 | Steinar Nilsen |
| Ull/Kisa | Jessheim | UKI Arena | 3,000 | Tommy Berntsen |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hønefoss | Leif Gunnar Smerud | Mutual consent | 23 November 2013[3] | Pre-season | Roar Johansen | 20 December 2013[4] | Pre-season |
| Ullensaker/Kisa | Roar Johansen | Signed by Hønefoss | 20 December 2013[4] | Pre-season | Tommy Berntsen | 4 January 2014 | Pre-season |
| Sandefjord | Arne Sandstø | End of contract | 31 December 2013 | Pre-season | Lars Bohinen | 1 January 2014 | Pre-Season |
| Kristiansund | Geir Bakke | Signed by Molde FK | 17 January 2014 | Pre-season | Christian Michelsen | 6 February 2014 | Pre-Season |
| HamKam | Vegard Skogheim | Resigned | 23 April 2014 | 16th | Peter Sørensen | 15 May 2014 | 16th |
| Hønefoss | Roar Johansen | Mutual consent | 5 June 2014 | 14th | Rune Skarsfjord | 6 June 2014 | 14th |
| HamKam | Peter Sørensen | Resigned | 4 July 2014 | 16th | Svein Inge Haagenrud | 4 July 2014 | 16th |
| Nest-Sotra | Alexander Straus | Signed by Strømsgodset IF | 13 August 2014 | ? | Ruben Hetlevik | 21 August 2014 | ? |
| HamKam | Svein Inge Haagenrud | Resigned | 30 August 2014 | 16th | Chris Twiddy | 30 August 2014 | 16th |
Table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandefjord (C) (P) | 30 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 62 | 24 | +38 | 69 | Promotion to Tippeligaen |
| 2 | Tromsø (P) | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 67 | 27 | +40 | 59 | |
| 3 | Mjøndalen (P) | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 57 | 36 | +21 | 51 | Promotion playoffs |
| 4 | Kristiansund BK | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 49 | |
| 5 | Bærum | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 51 | 52 | −1 | 49 | |
| 6 | Fredrikstad | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 48 | |
| 7 | Ranheim | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 45 | 34 | +11 | 46 | |
| 8 | Hødd | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 48 | 49 | −1 | 43 | |
| 9 | Bryne | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 42 | |
| 10 | Strømmen | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 59 | 54 | +5 | 41 | |
| 11 | Hønefoss | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 39 | 55 | −16 | 40 | |
| 12 | Nest-Sotra | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 49 | 51 | −2 | 37 | |
| 13 | Alta (R) | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 33 | 51 | −18 | 34 | Relegation to 2. Divisjon |
| 14 | Tromsdalen (R) | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 44 | 56 | −12 | 31 | |
| 15 | Ullensaker/Kisa (R) | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 26 | 51 | −25 | 23 | |
| 16 | HamKam (R) | 30 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 78 | −56 | 7 |
Updated to games played on 2 November 2014.
Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | Games | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Pål Alexander Kirkevold |
Sandefjord | 19 | 29 | 0.66 |
| 2 |  Robin Shroot |
Hødd | 16 | 23 | 0.70 |
| Jean Alassane Mendy |
Kristiansund | 16 | 28 | 0.57 | |
 Sanel Kapidzic |
Mjøndalen | 16 | 30 | 0.53 | |
| 5 |  Zdeněk Ondrášek |
Tromsø | 15 | 25 | 0.60 |
| Kjell Rune Sellin |
Sandefjord | 15 | 29 | 0.52 | |
| 7 | Vegard Lysvoll |
Tromsdalen | 14 | 28 | 0.50 |
| 8 |  Roope Riski |
Hønefoss | 12 | 23 | 0.52 |
| Simen Næss |
Nest-Sotra | 12 | 29 | 0.41 | |
| Steffen Lie Skålevik |
Nest-Sotra | 12 | 29 | 0.41 | |
| Magnus Andersen |
Tromsø | 12 | 30 | 0.40 | |
| 12 | Jonas Johansen |
Tromsø | 11 | 25 | 0.44 |
Source:[5]
References
- 1 2 http://www.nifs.no/landprofil.php?land_id=1
- ↑ Andersen, Gorm S. (15 November 2013). "Tippeligaen starter 30. mars i 2014". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ↑ Haugen, Espen (23 November 2013). "Smerud ferdig i Hønefoss". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- 1 2 Kvam, Synne (20 December 2013). "Johansen ansatt som ny Hønefoss-trener". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ↑ Alt om fotball