2006 Norwegian First Division


The 2006 1. divisjon season was a Norwegian second-tier football season. The season kicked off on April 9, 2006, with eleven rounds being played before the World Cup break on June 5. The league resumed on July 2 and the final round was played on November 5, 2006.
Strømsgodset were promoted to the Tippeligaen as First Division winners, along with Aalesund who finished second. Strømsgodset will be playing in the top division for the first time since 2001. Aalesund, meanwhile, return to Tippeligaen after being relegated in 2005.

League table

Top goal scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Mattias AnderssonStrømsgodset19
2 Håvard SakariassenBryne18
3 Thomas SørumManglerud Star15
4 Mohammed AhamedTromsdalen15
5 Dedé AnderssonAalesund14
5 Tore Andreas GundersenKongsvinger14
5 Lars LaftonHønefoss14
5 Ørjan LåstadLøv-Ham14
9 Randall BrenesBodø/Glimt13

These two teams were relegated from the Tippeligaen in 2005. 12th-place finishers Molde defeated Moss in the playoff to retain their spot in the highest division.
These four teams were promoted from the 2. divisjon in 2005: