2012 Norwegian First Division
| Season | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9 April – 11 November |
| Champions | Start |
| Promoted | Start Sarpsborg 08 |
| Relegated | Tromsdalen Bærum Notodden Alta |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 785 (3.27 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Martin Wiig (20 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Ranheim 7–0 Kongsvinger (20 May 2012) |
| Biggest away win | HamKam 0–5 Kongsvinger (5 August 2012) |
| Highest scoring | HamKam 7–2 Tromsdalen (15 July 2012) Bærum 5–4 Bryne (9 September 2012) |
| Highest attendance | 5,760, at home match of Start |
| Lowest attendance | 94, at home match of Bærum |
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The 2012 1. divisjon (referred to as Adeccoligaen for sponsorship reasons) was a Norwegian second-tier football season. The season began on 9 April 2012 and ended on 11 November 2012.
Two clubs, Start and Sarpsborg, were relegated from the 2011 Tippeligaen, while Notodden, Tromsdalen, Ull/Kisa, and Bærum were promoted from the 2011 2. divisjon.
Asker, Nybergsund-Trysil, Randaberg and Løv-Ham were relegated to the 2012 2. divisjon
At the end of the season, the two best teams were promoted to the 2013 Tippeligaen, while the four worst placed teams were relegated to the 2013 2. divisjon.