2007 Norwegian First Division Explained

Competition:1. divisjon
Season:2007
Dates:9 April – 4 November
Winners:Molde
Promoted:Molde
HamKam
Bodø/Glimt
Relegated:Raufoss
Tromsdalen
Skeid
Mandalskameratene
Matches:240
Total Goals:787
League Topscorer:Kenneth Kvalheim
(23 goals)
Biggest Home Win:
(26 August 2007)
Biggest Away Win:
(4 November 2007)
Highest Scoring:
(26 August 2007)
Prevseason:2006
Nextseason:2008

The 2007 1. divisjon season (referred to as Adeccoligaen for sponsorship reasons) was a Norwegian second-tier football season. The season began on 9 April 2007 and concluded on 4 November 2007. It was the tenth and final season in which teams competed for two automatic promotion spots and one playoff spot.

The 1. divisjon was won by Molde, who finished one point ahead of Ham-Kam. Both clubs were relegated from the Tippeligaen in 2006 and were promoted back to the highest level after only one season. Bodø/Glimt finished third and defeated Odd Grenland in the playoff to earn promotion.

Of the four teams promoted from the 2. divisjon in 2006, only Notodden managed to hold on to their spot. They played in the 1. divisjon for the first time in their history, finishing in ninth place (Snøgg and Heddal, the club's predecessors, have both played in the second tier, last in 1967 and 1961 respectively).

Raufoss returned to the 1. divisjon after being relegated in 2004 and were able to finish in eleventh place. However, due to financial problems and failure to meet demands on infrastructure, the Football Association of Norway decided not to award Raufoss the required license for play in the top two divisions.[1] [2] Raufoss were demoted to the 2. divisjon and their place given to Sparta Sarpsborg, who finished in thirteenth place.

Mandalskameratene and Skeid were relegated to the 2. divisjon after one season. They were joined by Tromsdalen, who survived for two seasons.

League table

Top goalscorers

RankScorerClubGoals
1 Kenneth Kvalheim23
217
3 Oluwasegun Abiodun15
Håvard Flo
Bjørnar Johannessen
6 Roman Kienast14
Peter Samuelsson
8 John Pelu12
9 Allan Borgvardt11
Trond Olsen
Kjetil Ruthford Pedersen
Samir Šarić

Relegated teams

These two teams were relegated from the Tippeligaen in 2006:

Promoted teams

These four teams were promoted from the 2. divisjon at the start of the season:

External links

Fixtures and results - Top scorers, Yellow cards, Red cards - Final standings

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Club licenses for 2008 . Football Association of Norway . 2007-12-11 .
  2. Web site: Raufoss' appeal dismissed . Football Association of Norway . 2007-12-11 .