Season 2013 Promoted Bodø/GlimtStabæk Champion FK Bodø/Glimt Location Norway Goals scored 720 | Champions Bodø/Glimt Start date 2013 End date November 3, 2013 Matches played 240 | |
Relegated | ||
The 2013 Norwegian First Division, Norway's second-tier football league, began on 7 April 2013 and will end on 3 November 2013. The league is being contested by 16 teams. The top two teams will be promoted to Tippeligaen, while the teams placed from third to sixth place will play a promotion-playoff against the 14th-placed team in Tippeligaen to win promotion. The bottom four teams will be relegated to the Second Division.
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Background
From the 2012 First Division, Start and Sarpsborg 08 won promotion to Tippeligaen, while Stabæk and Fredrikstad were relegated to the First Division.
Tromsdalen, Bærum, Notodden and Alta were relegated from the 2012 First Division, while Elverum, Kristiansund, Vard Haugesund and Follo were promoted from the 2012 2. Divisjon.
Summary
At the end of the season Bodø/Glimt and Stabæk won promotion to the 2014 Tippeligaen, while Vard Haugesund, Kongsvinger Elverum and Follo was relegated to the 2. Divisjon.
League table
Updated to games played on 3 November 2013.
Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Follo were docked 2 points for lack of financial control
(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
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