Norway · Second tier
1. Division
Norway's second tier, also played from spring to autumn. Two clubs are promoted directly and a play-off offers a third route up, so the race usually stays open into the final rounds.
37 referees have taken charge of 1. Division matches this season or last. Below is each one's record in the 1. Division since 2021: cards and fouls a match against the league average of the same seasons, and over 2.5.
This season (2026) the 1. Division averages 3.39 cards and 23.7 fouls a match.
| Referee | Cards | vs league | Matches | Fouls | Over 2.5 | This season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ole-Alexander Ekeli Valen | 3.89 | +0.70 | 90 | 20.2 | 67% | 11 |
| Anders Bodding | 3.84 | +0.56 | 58 | 21.8 | 69% | 13 |
| Johan William Grundt | 3.61 | +0.26 | 41 | 24.0 | 63% | 13 |
| Daniel Higraff | 3.54 | +0.45 | 24 | 17.9 | 50% | 1 |
| Herman Holthe | 3.54 | +0.14 | 28 | 23.4 | 79% | 13 |
| Martin Berg | 3.51 | +0.37 | 58 | 19.5 | 69% | 7 |
| Henrikke Nervik | 3.36 | +0.18 | 22 | 14.9 | 55% | 8 |
| Jørgen Haugen | 3.32 | +0.12 | 68 | 19.3 | 57% | 5 |
| Mathias Støfringshaug | 3.32 | +0.21 | 57 | 21.0 | 61% | 2 |
| Ali Al-Hatem | 3.27 | −0.11 | 30 | 23.4 | 63% | 13 |
| Svein Tore Sinnes | 3.24 | +0.12 | 25 | 20.7 | 56% | 1 |
| Jan Morten Tennøy | 3.22 | +0.04 | 84 | 18.6 | 66% | 11 |
| Eivind Bodding | 3.21 | +0.09 | 77 | 19.3 | 57% | 0 |
| Steinar Hauge | 3.19 | −0.01 | 85 | 18.7 | 65% | 13 |
| Mohammad Hafezi | 3.11 | −0.16 | 58 | 25.0 | 69% | 12 |
| Stian Røvig Sletner | 3.06 | −0.09 | 69 | 19.5 | 70% | 2 |
| Marius Lien | 3.00 | −0.13 | 31 | 21.2 | 65% | 1 |
| Mischa Huru Kellerhals | 2.99 | −0.20 | 70 | 19.6 | 59% | 2 |
| Harald Vollstad Sletner | 2.95 | −0.32 | 64 | 19.9 | 63% | 11 |
| Ajdin Medic | 2.84 | −0.34 | 64 | 18.9 | 58% | 10 |
| Magnus Nicolai Koløy | 2.72 | −0.48 | 94 | 19.2 | 65% | 13 |
| Abdulhadi Al Fahad | 2.24 | −1.16 | 26 | 19.0 | 65% | 11 |
| Under 20 matches in the league: these figures are mostly luck | ||||||
| Per Oscar Grov Heiberg | 4.00 | +0.61 | 10 | 29.0 | 80% | 10 |
| Eirik Wisted | 3.60 | +0.21 | 10 | 25.6 | 80% | 10 |
| Emilie Rodahl Torkelsen | 2.89 | −0.13 | 9 | 17.4 | 44% | 0 |
| Haakon Arve Pedersen Bue | 4.00 | +0.61 | 8 | 19.2 | 63% | 8 |
| Javi Jean-Marc Conny Leo Mertens | 3.43 | +0.04 | 8 | 25.6 | 38% | 8 |
| Mohammad Usman Aslam | 4.60 | +1.46 | 5 | 26.0 | 60% | 1 |
| Marius Hansen Grøtta | 3.00 | −0.16 | 5 | 24.8 | 80% | 1 |
| Sivert Amland | 2.67 | −0.65 | 3 | 25.3 | 0% | 0 |
| Fredrick Oppong | 1.00 | −2.32 | 2 | — | 100% | 1 |
| Sigurdur Hjörtur Thrastarson | 4.00 | +0.61 | 1 | — | 0% | 1 |
| Fredrik Alknäs | 3.00 | −0.41 | 1 | 27.0 | 0% | 0 |
| Mathias Lykke | 3.00 | −0.41 | 1 | 26.0 | 0% | 0 |
| Amir Hajizadeh | 2.00 | −1.41 | 1 | 26.0 | 0% | 0 |
| Kalle Nummela | 2.00 | −1.39 | 1 | 23.0 | 100% | 1 |
| Jákup Mohr | — | — | 1 | 24.0 | 100% | 1 |
Sorted by cards a match, those with 20 or more matches in the league first. A referee's record is part referee and part luck: about half of a difference in cards carries over to their next matches, and goals do not follow the referee at all.
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