2013 Norwegian First Division
The 2013 1. divisjon was a Norwegian second-tier football league season. The season began on 6 April 2013 and was concluded on 3 November 2013. The league was contested by 16 teams. The top two teams were promoted to the Tippeligaen, while the teams placed from third to sixth place played a promotion-playoff against the 14th-placed team in Tippeligaen to win promotion. The bottom four teams were relegated to the 2. divisjon.
Background
From the 2012 1. divisjon, 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 1. divisjon, 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 [IL Toppfotball|Kongsvinger] Elverum and Follo was relegated to the 2. divisjon.
Teams
| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity | Manager |
| Bodø/Glimt | Bodø | Aspmyra Stadion | 7,354 | Jan Halvor Halvorsen |
| Bryne | Bryne | Bryne Stadion | 10,000 | Gaute Larsen |
| Elverum | Elverum | Sentralidrettsplassen | 2,000 | Kevin Knappen |
| Follo | Ski | Ski Stadion | 2,500 | Hans [Erik Eriksen] |
| Fredrikstad | Fredrikstad | Fredrikstad Stadion | 12,560 | Lars Bakkerud |
| HamKam | Hamar | Briskeby gressbane | 10,200 | Vegard Skogheim |
| Hødd | Ulsteinvik | Høddvoll Stadion | 3,120 | Lars Arne Nilsen |
| Kristiansund | Kristiansund | Atlanten stadion | 4,000 | Geir Bakke |
| Kongsvinger | Kongsvinger | Gjemselund Stadion | 5,202 | Stian Aasen |
| Mjøndalen | Mjøndalen | Mjøndalen Stadion | 2,100 | Vegard Hansen |
| Ranheim | Trondheim | DNB Arena | 2,000 | Trond Nordsteien |
| Sandefjord | Sandefjord | Komplett.no Arena | 9,000 | Arne Sandstø |
| Stabæk | Bærum | Nadderud Stadion | 7,000 | Petter Belsvik |
| Strømmen | Strømmen | Strømmen Stadion | 1,800 | Erland Johnsen |
| Ull/Kisa | Jessheim | UKI Arena | 3,000 | Roar Johansen |
| Vard Haugesund | Haugesund | Haugesund Stadion | 8,800 | Flemming Christensen |
League table
Top scorers
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