2012 Norwegian First Division
| Season | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 785 (3.27 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Martin Wiig (20) |
| Biggest home win |
Ranheim 7-0 Kongsvinger (20 May 2012) |
| Biggest away win |
HamKam 0-5 Kongsvinger (5 August 2012) |
| Highest scoring |
HamKam 7-2 Tromsdalen (15 July 2012) Bærum 5-4 Bryne (9 September 2012) |
| Highest attendance | 5,760, at home match of Start[1] |
| Lowest attendance | 94, at home match of Bærum[1] |
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The 2012 Norwegian First Division season (known as Adeccoligaen for sponsorship reasons) began on 9 April 2012 and ended on 11 November 2012.[2]
Two clubs, Start and Sarpsborg, were relegated from the 2011 Norwegian Premier League, while Notodden, Tromsdalen, Ull/Kisa, and Bærum were promoted from the 2011 Second Division.[3]
Asker, Nybergsund-Trysil, Randaberg and Løv-Ham were relegated to the 2012 Norwegian Second Division
At the end of the season, the two best teams were promoted to the 2013 Premier League, while the 4 worst placed teams were relegated to the 2013 Second Division.
Teams
| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alta | Alta | Finnmarkshallen | 1,000 | Rune Berger |
| Bodø/Glimt | Bodø | Aspmyra Stadion | 7,400 | Cato André Hansen |
| Bryne | Bryne | Bryne Stadion | 10,000 | Gaute Larsen |
| Bærum | Sandvika | Sandvika Stadion | 1,500 | Morten Tandberg |
| HamKam | Hamar | Briskeby Arena | 10,200 | Vegard Skogheim |
| Hødd | Ulsteinvik | Høddvoll Stadion | 3,120 | Lars Arne Nilsen |
| Kongsvinger | Kongsvinger | Gjemselund Stadion | 5,202 | Tom Nordlie |
| Mjøndalen | Mjøndalen | Nedre Eiker Stadion | 2,600 | Vegard Hansen |
| Notodden | Notodden | Notodden Stadion | 3,000 | Kenneth Dokken |
| Ranheim | Ranheim | DnB NOR Arena | 2,000 | Aasmund Bjørkan |
| Sandefjord | Sandefjord | Komplett.no Arena | 9,000 | Arne Sandstø |
| Sarpsborg 08 | Sarpsborg | Sarpsborg Stadion | 5,000 | Roar Johansen |
| IK Start | Kristiansand | Sør Arena | 14,300 | Mons Ivar Mjelde |
| Strømmen | Strømmen | Strømmen Stadion | 3,000 | Erland Johnsen |
| Tromsdalen | Tromsø | Tromsdalen Stadion | 3,000 | Morten Pedersen |
| Ull/Kisa | Jessheim | UKI Arena | 3,000 | Arne Erlandsen |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strømmen | Thomas Berntsen | Contract expired | 31 December 2011 | Pre-season | Erland Johnsen | 1 January 2012[4] | Pre-season |
| Notodden | Brede Halvorsen | Resigned | 20 August 2012[5] | 14th | Kenneth Dokken | 24 August 2012[6] | 14th |
| Bryne | Tommy Bergersen | Mutual consent | 10 September 2012 | 12th | Gaute Larsen | 10 September 2012[7] | 12th |
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Start (C) (P) | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 71 | 35 | +36 | 66 | Promotion to Tippeligaen |
| 2 | Sarpsborg 08 (P) | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 73 | 43 | +30 | 63 | |
| 3 | Sandefjord | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 55 | Promotion playoffs |
| 4 | Mjøndalen | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 55 | |
| 5 | Bodø/Glimt | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 59 | 36 | +23 | 48 | |
| 6 | Ullensaker/Kisa | 30 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 44 | |
| 7 | Ranheim | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 43 | |
| 8 | HamKam | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 431 | |
| 9 | Kongsvinger | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 39 | |
| 10 | Bryne | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 38 | |
| 11 | Strømmen | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 37 | |
| 12 | Hødd | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 35 | 2013–14 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round 3 |
| 13 | Tromsdalen (R) | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 51 | 62 | −11 | 35 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 14 | Bærum (R) | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 49 | 73 | −24 | 22 | |
| 15 | Notodden (R) | 30 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 38 | 71 | −33 | 22 | |
| 16 | Alta (R) | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 61 | −31 | 212 |
Updated to games played on 11 November 2012.
Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 HamKam were docked 2 points for lack of financial control[8]
2 Alta were docked 1 point for lack of financial control[8]
3 Hødd is qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League as winners of the 2012 Norwegian Football Cup.
(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.
Promotion play-off
Start and Sarpsborg were directly promoted, and five teams entered a play-off for the last Premier League spot in the 2013 season. These were:
- A) Sandnes Ulf (by virtue of being the 14th placed team in the Tippeligaen)
- B) Sandefjord (by virtue of being the third placed team in the Adeccoligaen)
- C) Mjøndalen (by virtue of being the fourth placed team in the Adeccoligaen)
- D) Bodø/Glimt (by virtue of being the fifth placed team in the Adeccoligaen)
- E) Ullensaker/Kisa (by virtue of being the sixth placed team in the Adeccoligaen)
The four Adeccoligaen teams first played a single game knockout tournament, with the winner (Ull/Kisa) advancing to a two-legged tie against the Tippeligaen team (Sandnes Ulf) for the 16th and final spot in the 2013 season. Sandnes Ulf retained their Tippeligaen spot with an aggregate 7-1 win over Ull/Kisa.
| First round | Second round | Final round | |||||||||||
| 3 | Sandefjord | 3 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Ullensaker/Kisa | 4 | 14 | Sandnes Ulf | 7 (4+3) | ||||||||
| 6 | Ullensaker/Kisa | 2 | 6 | Ullensaker/Kisa | 1 (0+1) | ||||||||
| 5 | Bodø/Glimt | 0 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Mjøndalen | 1 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Bodø/Glimt | 2 | |||||||||||
Season statistics
Top scorers
Source: Alt om fotball See alsoReferences
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