2026 Norwegian First Division
The 2026 Norwegian First Division will be the Norwegian second-tier men's professional football league season. The season will start on April 6th and is scheduled to end on November 8th, not including play-off matches.
Teams
The following teams have changed division since the 2025 season:To First Division
Promoted from Second DivisionRelegated from Eliteserien
From First Division
Promoted to EliteserienRelegated to Second Division
League table
Play-offs
Promotion play-offs
The teams from third to sixth place will take part in the promotion play-offs; these are single leg knockout matches. In the first round, the fifth-placed team will play at home against the sixth-placed team. The winner of the first round will meet the fourth-placed team on away ground in the second round. The winner of the second round will meet the third-placed team on away ground. The winner of the third round will face the 14th-placed team in the Eliteserien over two legs in the Eliteserien play-offs for a spot in the 2027 Eliteserien.Relegation play-offs
The 14th-placed team will take part in a two-legged play-off against the winners of the Second Division play-offs, to decide who will play in the 2027 First Division.Season statistics
Discipline
Player
- Most yellow cards:
- Most red cards:
Club
- Most yellow cards:
- Fewest yellow cards:
- Most red cards:
- Fewest red cards: