The 2017

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 ...

(referred to as OBOS-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) was a Norwegian second-tier football league season. The first round of the season was played on 2 April 2017 and the season concluded with the last round on 5 November 2017.

Team changes from 2016

In the

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and

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were promoted to the

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, while

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, Hødd,

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and

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were relegated to the

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. Bodø/Glimt and

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were relegated from the

2016 Tippeligaen The 2016 Tippeligaen was the 72nd completed season of top-tier football in Norway. The competition began on 11 March 2016. Due to the 2016 UEFA European Championship, there was a break between the rounds played on 29 May and 3 July. The decisive ...

, while

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and

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were promoted from the

2016 2. divisjon The 2016 2. divisjon (referred to as PostNord-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) was a Norwegian football third-tier league season. The league consisted of 56 teams divided into 4 groups of 14 teams. In February 2016 it was announced a change in form ...

Teams

Managerial changes

League table

Results

Promotion play-offs

The third to sixth-placed teams took part in the promotion play-offs; these were single leg knockout matches, two semi-finals and a final. The winners, Ranheim, advanced to play the 14th placed team in

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over two legs in the Eliteserien play-offs for a spot in the top-flight next season.

Semi-finals

Final

Relegation play-offs

The 14th placed team took part in a two-legged play-off against

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, the winners of the 2. divisjon play-offs, to decide who would play in the

2018 OBOS-ligaen The 2018 1. divisjon (referred to as OBOS-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) was a Norwegian second-tier football league season. The season began on 2 April 2018 and ended on 11 November 2018 (not including playoff matches). Team changes from 2017 ...

. ''Notodden won 5–3 on aggregate.''

Season statistics

Top scorers

Most assists

References

{{2017–18 in European football (UEFA) Norwegian First Division seasons 1

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