The 1999
1. divisjon
The Norwegian First Division, also called 1. divisjon and OBOS-ligaen (named sponsor is property developer OBOS), is the second-highest level of the Norwegian football league system. Each year, the top finishing teams in the 1. divisjon are p ...
,
Norway's second-tier
football
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league, began play on 17 April 1999 and ended on 17 October 1999. The league was contested by 14 teams, and the top two teams won promotion to
Tippeligaen, while the third placed played a promotion-playoff against the 12th-placed team in Tippeligaen to win promotion. The bottom four teams were relegated to the
2. divisjon
The Norwegian Second Division, also called 2. divisjon and often referred to as PostNord-ligaen for sponsorship reasons, is the third-highest level of the Norwegian football league system.
There are 28 teams divided into two groups, and at the ...
.
Haugesund
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and
Bryne won direct promotion to Tippeligaen, while
Start
Start can refer to multiple topics:
*Takeoff, the phase of flight where an aircraft transitions from moving along the ground to flying through the air
* Starting lineup in sports
*Standing start, and rolling start, in an auto race
Acronyms
*St ...
was promoted after having won 3-2 on aggregate against
Strømsgodset
Strømsgodset is a former municipality in Vestfold county (from 1964 Buskerud county), Norway, today a part of the city of Drammen. History
Strømsgodset was originally a small rural annex to the city parish of Bragernes (Drammen). But since th ...
in the promotion-playoff.
Lofoten,
Skjetten
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,
Hødd and
Clausenengen was relegated to the 2. divisjon.
League table
Results
Top goalscorers
Source:
Promotion play-offs
Start
Start can refer to multiple topics:
*Takeoff, the phase of flight where an aircraft transitions from moving along the ground to flying through the air
* Starting lineup in sports
*Standing start, and rolling start, in an auto race
Acronyms
*St ...
(3rd in 1. divisjon) won the play-offs against
Strømsgodset
Strømsgodset is a former municipality in Vestfold county (from 1964 Buskerud county), Norway, today a part of the city of Drammen. History
Strømsgodset was originally a small rural annex to the city parish of Bragernes (Drammen). But since th ...
(12th in Tippeligaen) 3–2 on aggregate.
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''Start won 3–2 on aggregate and was promoted to Tippeligaen. Strømsgodset was relegated to 1. divisjon.''
See also
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1999 Tippeligaen
The 1999 Tippeligaen was the 55th completed season of top division football in Norway.
Each team played 26 games with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number thirteen and fourteen are relegated, number twelve had to play two qualificat ...
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1999 2. divisjon The 1999 2. divisjon was the third highest football league for men in Norway.
22 games were played in 8 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Hamarkameratene, Sandefjord, Strindheim and Tromsdalen were promoted to the First Divisio ...
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1999 3. divisjon The 1999 season of the ''3. divisjon'', the fourth highest association football league for men in Norway.
Between 20 and 24 games (depending on group size) were played in 19 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. All group winners we ...
References
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