2006 Norwegian First Division

The 2006 1. divisjon season (referred to as Adeccoligaen for sponsorship reasons) was a Norwegian second-tier football season. The season kicked off on April 9, 2006, with eleven rounds being played before the World Cup break on June 5. The league resumed on July 2 and the final round was played on November 5, 2006.

1. divisjon
Season2006
ChampionsStrømsgodset
PromotedStrømsgodset
Aalesund
RelegatedTromsdalen
Pors Grenland
Manglerud Star
Follo
Matches played240
Goals scored806 (3.36 per match)
Top goalscorerMattias Andersson
(19 goals)
← 2005
2007 →

Strømsgodset were promoted to the Tippeligaen as First Division winners, along with Aalesund who finished second. Strømsgodset will be playing in the top division for the first time since 2001. Aalesund, meanwhile, return to Tippeligaen after being relegated in 2005.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Strømsgodset (C, P) 30 20 5 5 68 36 +32 65 Promotion to Tippeligaen
2 Aalesund (P) 30 17 9 4 71 35 +36 60
3 Bryne 30 14 10 6 52 44 +8 52 Qualification for the promotion play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
4 Hønefoss 30 15 6 9 64 47 +17 51
5 Bodø/Glimt 30 14 7 9 65 49 +16 49
6 Sogndal 30 11 11 8 43 41 +2 44
7 Kongsvinger 30 11 10 9 39 42 −3 43
8 Moss 30 11 7 12 61 46 +15 40
9 Haugesund 30 11 5 14 40 37 +3 38
10 Sparta Sarpsborg 30 11 6 13 44 56 −12 39
11 Løv-Ham 30 8 11 11 38 40 −2 35
12 Tromsdalen 30 8 11 11 48 52 −4 35
13 Pors Grenland (R) 30 10 5 15 51 65 −14 35 Relegation to 2. divisjon
14 Manglerud Star (R) 30 7 7 16 47 79 −32 28
15 Follo (R) 30 6 7 17 46 76 −30 25
16 Hødd (R) 30 4 7 19 29 61 −32 19
Source: nifs.no
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. The third-placed team in the first division and the 12th-placed team in Tippeligaen meet in a playoff at the end of the season.

Top goal scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Mattias Andersson Strømsgodset 19
2 Håvard Sakariassen Bryne 18
3 Thomas Sørum Manglerud Star 15
4 Mohammed Ahamed Tromsdalen 15
5 Dedé Anderson Aalesund 14
Tore Andreas Gundersen Kongsvinger
Lars Lafton Hønefoss
Ørjan Låstad Løv-Ham
9 Randall Brenes Bodø/Glimt 13
  • 5 players scored 12 goals.

Relegated teams

These two teams were relegated from the Tippeligaen in 2005. 12th-place finishers Molde defeated Moss in the playoff to retain their spot in the highest division.

These four teams were promoted from the 2. divisjon in 2005:

See also
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