2013 Eliteserien promotion/relegation play-offs

Norwegian football league play-offs October 2025 The 2013 Eliteserien promotion/relegation play-offs was the 40th time a spot in the Norwegian top flight was decided by play-off matches between top tier and second level clubs. At the end of the 2013 season, Tromsø and Hønefoss were relegated directly to the 2014 1. divisjon, and was replaced by Bodø/Glimt and Stabæk who were directly promoted.Eliteserien 2013 table, results - Norway Soccerway https://www.soccerway.com/norway/eliteserien-2013/ 2025-10-18 www.soccerway.com en-CA Background The play-offs between Eliteserien and 1. divisjon have been held every year since 1972 with exceptions in 1994 and 2011. They take place for the two divisions following the conclusion of the regular season and are contested by the fourteenth-placed club in Eliteserien and the four clubs finishing below the automatic promotion places in 1. divisjon. The fixtures are determined by final league position – the first to knockout-rounds begins with the four teams in the 1. divisjon: 3rd v 6th and 4th v 5th, and the winner then play each other to determine who meet the Eliteserien club in the final. Qualified teams Five teams entered a play-off for the last Eliteserien spot for the 2014 season. These were: Sarpsborg 08 (14th placed team in the Tippeligaen) Hødd (third placed team in the 1. divisjon) Ranheim (fourth placed team in the 1. divisjon) HamKam (fifth placed team in the 1. divisjon) Mjøndalen (sixth placed team in the 1. divisjon) The four 1. divisjon teams first played a single game knockout tournament, with the winner (Ranheim) advancing to a two-legged tie against the Eliteserien team (Sarpsborg 08) for the 16th and final spot in the 2014 Eliteserien season. Sarpsborg 08 maintained their position in the top flight with a 3–0 win on aggregate against Ranheim. Matches The third to sixth-placed teams in 2013 1. divisjon took part in the promotion play-offs; these were single leg knockout matches, two semi-finals and a final. The winners of the second round, Ranheim, advanced to play the 14th placed team in Tippeligaen over two legs in the Eliteserien play-offs for a spot in the top flight the following season. First round Final league position – 1. divisjon Pos PositionTeam Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts Points3Hødd30155104131+10504Ranheim3014794938+11495HamKam30146104943+6486Mjøndalen30145113740–347 2013 11 6 y 12:30 CET (UTC+1) Ranheim 2–0 https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/kamp/?fiksId=5886336 HamKam Eek 45Løkberg 86 DNB Arena, Trondheim 1,300 Espen Andreas Eskås 2013 11 6 y 13:00 CET (UTC+1) Hødd 0–2 https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/kamp/?fiksId=5886337 Mjøndalen Diomande 39Gauseth 48 Høddvoll Stadion, Ulsteinvik 2,553 Kai Erik Steen Second round 2013 11 10 y 15:00 CET (UTC+1) Mjøndalen 1–4 http://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=match&matchId=714788&tournamentId=690&seasonId=335&useFullUrl=false Ranheim Eek 71 o.g. Rønning 8Eek 31Aas 68Krogstad 75 Mjøndalen Stadion, Nedre Eiker 1,349 Omar Rafiq Final The 14th-placed team, Sarpsborg 08, took part in a two-legged play-off against Ranheim, the winners of the 2013 1. divisjon promotion play-offs, to decide who would play in the 2014 Tippeligaen. First leg 2013 11 13 y 19:00 CET (UTC+1) Sarpsborg 08 1–0 https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/kamp/?fiksId=5886791 Ranheim Samuel 45 Sarpsborg Stadion, Sarpsborg 3,355 Tom Harald Hagen Second leg 2013 11 16 y 12:00 CET (UTC+1) Ranheim 0–2 https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/kamp/?fiksId=5886792 Sarpsborg 08 Elyounoussi 35 59 DNB Arena, Trondheim 1,085 Kristoffer Helgerud Sarpsborg 08 won 3–0 on aggregate and maintained their position in the 2014 Tippeligaen; Ranheim stayed in the 1. divisjon. Bracket 1/1/2 y First round Second round Final round 3 Hødd 0 6 Mjøndalen 2 4 Ranheim 2 5 HamKam 0 6 Mjøndalen 1 4 Ranheim 4 14 Sarpsborg 08 1 2 3 4 Ranheim 0 0 0 References Category:Eliteserien play-offs Category:2013 in Norwegian football