The 2014 Eliteserien promotion/relegation play-offs was the 41st 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 2014 season, Sogndal and Sandnes Ulf were relegated directly to 2015 OBOS-ligaen, and was replaced by Sandefjord and Tromsø who were directly promoted.
Background
editThe 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
editFive teams entered a play-off for the last Eliteserien spot for the 2015 season. These were:
- Brann (14th placed team in the Tippeligaen)
- Mjøndalen (third placed team in the 1. divisjon)
- Kristiansund (fourth placed team in the 1. divisjon)
- Bærum (fifth placed team in the 1. divisjon)
- Fredrikstad (sixth placed team in the 1. divisjon)
The four 1. divisjon teams first played a single game knockout tournament, with the winner (Mjøndalen) advancing to a two-legged tie against the Eliteserien team (Brann) for the 16th and final spot in the 2015 Eliteserien season. Mjøndalen gained promotion to the top flight with a 4–1 win on aggregate against Brann.
Matches
editThe third to sixth-placed teams in 2014 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, Mjøndalen, advanced to play the 14th placed team in Tippeligaen over two legs in the Eliteserien play-offs for a spot in the top-flight next season.
First round
edit| Final league position – 1. divisjon | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 3 | Mjøndalen | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 57 | 36 | +21 | 51 |
| 4 | Kristiansund | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 49 |
| 5 | Bærum | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 51 | 52 | –1 | 49 |
| 6 | Fredrikstad | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 48 |
| Kristiansund | 0–2 | Bærum |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Warshaw  54'Sandbu 90' |
Second round
edit| Mjøndalen | 4–1 (a.e.t.) | Bærum |
|---|---|---|
| Flasza 90' (o.g.) Olsen 108'Solberg 118' (pen.)Kapidzic 120' |
Report | Tollås 75' |
Final
editThe 14th-placed team, Brann, took part in a two-legged play-off against Mjøndalen, the winners of the 2014 First Division promotion play-offs, to decide who would play in the 2015 Tippeligaen.
- First leg
- Second leg
Mjøndalen won 4–1 on aggregate and gained promotion to the 2015 Tippeligaen; Brann were relegated to the First Division.
Bracket
edit| First round | Second round | Final round | |||||||||||
| 3 | Mjøndalen | 2 | |||||||||||
| 14 | Brann | 1 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Fredrikstad | 0 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Mjøndalen (a.e.t.) | 4 | 3 | Mjøndalen | 1 | ||||||||
| 5 | Bærum | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Kristiansund | 0 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Bærum | 2 | |||||||||||