# 2025 Norwegian First Division
The 2025 Norwegian First Division, commercially known as the OBOS-ligaen, was the second tier of Norwegian men's football in the 2025 season, contested by 16 clubs playing a double round-robin of 30 matches between late March and November.[1](https://www.rsssf.no/2025/First.html)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Tier and format | Second tier of Norwegian men's football; 16 clubs, double round-robin, 30 matches each[1](https://www.rsssf.no/2025/First.html) |
| Season span | Round 1 played 31 March 2025; final round in early November[1](https://www.rsssf.no/2025/First.html) • [2](https://www.aftenbladet.no/i/MnxaLM) |
| Promotion play-offs | Kongsvinger reached the promotion play-off with 54 points from 15 wins, 9 draws, and 6 losses (61-42 goals)[1](https://www.rsssf.no/2025/First.html) |
| Play-off outcome | Aalesund won the 2025 promotion/relegation play-offs; Bryne was relegated to the First Division[3](https://fbref.com/en/comps/178/2025/2025-Norwegian-12-RelegationPromotion-play-offs-M-Stats) |
| Relegated to third tier | Mjøndalen, after a 1-2 home loss to Egersund in the final round[2](https://www.aftenbladet.no/i/MnxaLM) |
## Clubs and format
The 16-club lineup combined relegated [Eliteserien](https://www.edgepedia.org/eliteserien) sides with established second-tier clubs. Among the teams taking part were Aalesund, Egersund, Hødd, Kongsvinger, Lillestrøm, Lyn 1896, [Mjøndalen](https://www.edgepedia.org/mj-ndalen), Moss, Odd, Raufoss, Ranheim, Skeid, Sogndal, Stabæk, Start, and Åsane.[1](https://www.rsssf.no/2025/First.html) Each team played the others home and away, giving a 30-round schedule.[1](https://www.rsssf.no/2025/First.html)
Under the Norwegian Football Federation's competition regulations, the 15th and 16th-placed clubs are relegated and the 14th-placed club enters relegation qualification, while promotion places and play-off slots are fixed before the season starts; the number of relegated clubs can, however, rise or fall depending on movement between higher divisions and club withdrawals.[4](https://lovdata.no/nfffor/2014-03-09-1/%C2%A71-4) • [6](https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/turnering/hjem/?fiksId=199422)
## Season summary
The season opened on 31 March 2025. Round 1 results included Egersund beating Mjøndalen 3-2, Odd beating Skeid 2-1, Start beating Sogndal 2-1, and Aalesund drawing 2-2 with [Lillestrøm](https://www.edgepedia.org/lillestr-m).[1](https://www.rsssf.no/2025/First.html) Early rounds produced several high-scoring games, among them Kongsvinger's 6-0 win over Moss in round 3 and Stabæk's 0-3 home loss to Lillestrøm the same weekend.[1](https://www.rsssf.no/2025/First.html)
Kongsvinger finished the 30-round campaign with 15 wins, 9 draws, and 6 losses, a 61-42 goal record, and 54 points, earning a place in the promotion play-off.[1](https://www.rsssf.no/2025/First.html) Egersund ended the season in 5th place and entered the promotion qualification, closing its league program with a 2-1 away win over Mjøndalen in the final round.[2](https://www.aftenbladet.no/i/MnxaLM) For Mjøndalen that defeat confirmed relegation.[2](https://www.aftenbladet.no/i/MnxaLM)
## Promotion and relegation play-offs
The promotion qualification funnel feeds into a two-legged tie where the First Division play-off winner faces the 14th-placed Eliteserien club home and away for a place in the Eliteserien.[4](https://lovdata.no/nfffor/2014-03-09-1/%C2%A71-4) • [7](https://www.obos-ligaen.no/nyheter/playoff-slik-spilles-kampene)
In 2025 the play-off ended with Aalesund as the winner of the promotion/relegation series, and Bryne, the Eliteserien side involved, was relegated to the First Division as a result.[3](https://fbref.com/en/comps/178/2025/2025-Norwegian-12-RelegationPromotion-play-offs-M-Stats) The play-offs were played after the league season ended in early November, following the standard Norwegian calendar in which promotion and relegation deciders follow the autumn series conclusion.[2](https://www.aftenbladet.no/i/MnxaLM)
## Attendance
Attendance figures for the division show the effect of relegated clubs moving on.
## Context in Norwegian football
The 2025 season was financially framed by growth across Norwegian club football: revenues in the Eliteserien rose 25 percent in 2025 to a record 2.7 billion kroner, a development reported across the Eliteserien, the OBOS-ligaen, and the Toppserien.[5](https://toppfotball.no/nyheter/okte-inntekter-og-forbedret-robusthet-i-norske-toppfotballklubber)
## References
1. [Norwegian first division 2025, RSSSF](https://www.rsssf.no/2025/First.html)
2. [Drømmen om Eliteserien lever - slik blir opprykkskvaliken, Aftenbladet](https://www.aftenbladet.no/i/MnxaLM)
3. [2025 Norwegian 1/2 Relegation/Promotion play-offs (M) Stats, FBref.com](https://fbref.com/en/comps/178/2025/2025-Norwegian-12-RelegationPromotion-play-offs-M-Stats)
4. [Norges Fotballforbund - Kampreglement, Lovdata](https://lovdata.no/nfffor/2014-03-09-1/%C2%A71-4)
5. [Økte inntekter og forbedret robusthet i norske toppfotballklubber, Norsk Toppfotball](https://toppfotball.no/nyheter/okte-inntekter-og-forbedret-robusthet-i-norske-toppfotballklubber)
6. [OBOS-ligaen 2025](https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/turnering/hjem/?fiksId=199422)
7. [Playoff: Slik spilles kampene](https://www.obos-ligaen.no/nyheter/playoff-slik-spilles-kampene)
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