title: 2012 Norwegian First Division
text: # 2012 Norwegian First Division
  
  The 2012 1. divisjon (referred to as Adeccoligaen for sponsorship reasons) was a Norwegian second-tier football season. The season began on 9 April 2012 and ended on 11 November 2012.
  
  Two clubs, Start and Sarpsborg, were relegated from the 2011 Tippeligaen, while Notodden, Tromsdalen, Ull/Kisa, and Bærum were promoted from the 2011 2. divisjon.
  
  Asker, Nybergsund-Trysil, Randaberg and Løv-Ham were relegated to the 2012 2. divisjon
  
  At the end of the season, the two best teams were promoted to the 2013 Tippeligaen, while the four worst placed teams were relegated to the 2013 2. divisjon.
  
  ## 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 | Pre-season |
  | Notodden | Brede Halvorsen | Resigned | 20 August 2012 | 14th | Kenneth Dokken | 24 August 2012 | 14th |
  | Bryne | Tommy Bergersen | Mutual consent | 10 September 2012 | 12th | Gaute Larsen | 10 September 2012 | 12th |
  
  ## League table
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion 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 | Promotion to Tippeligaen |
  | 3 | Sandefjord | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 55 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
  | 4 | Mjøndalen | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 55 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
  | 5 | Bodø/Glimt | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 59 | 36 | +23 | 48 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
  | 6 | Ullensaker/Kisa | 30 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 44 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
  | 7 | Ranheim | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 43 | |
  | 8 | HamKam | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 43 | |
  | 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 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
  | 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 | Relegation to Second Division |
  | 15 | Notodden (R) | 30 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 38 | 71 | −33 | 22 | Relegation to Second Division |
  | 16 | Alta (R) | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 61 | −31 | 21 | Relegation to Second Division |
  
  * ↑ HamKam were deducted 2 points for lack of financial control
  * ↑ Hødd qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League as winners of the 2012 Norwegian Cup.
  * ↑ Alta were deducted 1 point for lack of financial control
  
  ### Promotion play-offs
  
  Start and Sarpsborg were directly promoted, and five teams entered a play-off for the last Tippeligaen 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 | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Final round | Final round | Final round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Sandefjord | 3 | | | | | | |
  | 3 | Sandefjord | 3 | | | | 14 | Sandnes Ulf | 7 (4+3) |
  | 6 | Ullensaker/Kisa | 4 | | | | 14 | Sandnes Ulf | 7 (4+3) |
  | 6 | Ullensaker/Kisa | 4 | 6 | Ullensaker/Kisa | 2 | 6 | Ullensaker/Kisa | 1 (0+1) |
  | | | | 5 | Bodø/Glimt | 0 | | | |
  | 4 | Mjøndalen | 1 | 5 | Bodø/Glimt | 0 | | | |
  | 5 | Bodø/Glimt | 2 | | | | | | |
  
  ## Results
  
  | Home \ Away | ALT | BOD | BRY | BÆR | HK | ILH | KIL | MIF | NFK | RF | SF | S08 | IKS | SIF | TUIL | ULL |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Alta | — | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–3 |
  | Bodø/Glimt | 1–0 | — | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 6–0 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 |
  | Bryne | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 |
  | Bærum | 1–1 | 3–3 | 5–4 | — | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 |
  | HamKam | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–5 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 7–2 | 2–1 |
  | Hødd | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | — | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 4–3 | 1–3 |
  | Kongsvinger | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 6–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | — | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
  | Mjøndalen | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
  | Notodden | 4–1 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 1–2 |
  | Ranheim | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 7–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | — | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 |
  | Sandefjord | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
  | Sarpsborg 08 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | — | 4–4 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
  | Start | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 7–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–4 | — | 3–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 |
  | Strømmen | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | 5–0 | 2–1 |
  | Tromsdalen | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | — | 1–2 |
  | Ull/Kisa | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — |
  
  ## Season statistics
  
  Top scorers
  
  Rank
  
  Player
  
  Club
  
  Goals
  
  Games
  
  Average
  
  1
  
  Martin Wiig
  
  Sarpsborg 08
  
  20
  
  27
  
  0.74
  
  2
  
  Matthías Vilhjálmsson
  
  Start
  
  18
  
  29
  
  0.60
  
  3
  
  Tore Andreas Gundersen
  
  HamKam
  
  16
  
  26
  
  0.62
  
  4
  
  Nicolay Solberg
  
  Sarpsborg 08
  
  14
  
  30
  
  0.47
  
  5
  
  Øyvind Hoås
  
  Sarpsborg 08
  
  13
  
  28
  
  0.46
  
  6
  
  Rozhat Shaswari
  
  Bærum
  
  12
  
  21
  
  0.57
  
  Olav Tuelo Johannesen
  
  Kongsvinger
  
  12
  
  26
  
  0.46
  
  Håvard Lysvoll
  
  Tromsdalen
  
  12
  
  28
  
  0.43
  
  9
  
  Robert Stene
  
  Ranheim
  
  11
  
  19
  
  0.58
  
  Magnus Nikolaisen
  
  Alta
  
  11
  
  26
  
  0.42
  
  Ernest Asante
  
  Start
  
  11
  
  29
  
  0.38
  
  Thomas Lehne Olsen
  
  HamKam
  
  11
  
  30
  
  0.37
  
  11
  
  Jim Johansen
  
  Bodø/Glimt
  
  10
  
  24
  
  0.42
  
  Pål André Helland
  
  Hødd
  
  10
  
  26
  
  0.38
  
  Vegard Braaten
  
  Bodø/Glimt
  
  10
  
  28
  
  0.36
  
  Jo Sondre Aas
  
  Sandefjord
  
  10
  
  30
  
  0.33
  
  Source: Alt om fotball
  
  References
  
  1 2 "Tilskuertall 1. divisjon 2012". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Retrieved 9 May 2013.↑ "Eliteseriestart 25. mars neste år" (in Norwegian). VG. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2011.↑ "Skrev fotballhistorie med mål nummer 100". vg.no (in Norwegian). VG. 15 October 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2011.↑ "Erland Johnsen blir Strømmen-trener" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 25 November 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2011.↑ "Halvorsen gir seg i Notodden" (in Norwegian). NRK. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2012.↑ "Kenneth Dokken tar over Notodden" (in Norwegian). TV2. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2012.↑ "Gaute Larsen blir Bryne-trener fra neste kamp" (in Norwegian). Stavanger Aftenblad. 10 September 2012. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2012.1 2 "Odd og HamKam får poengtrekk" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 20 September 2012. Archived from the original on 12 January 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  
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