The 2015–16 First Division was the 26th season of Norway's second highest ice hockey league, First Division.

The regular season began play on September 26, 2015, and was concluded on March 2, 2016.

The promotional and relegation playoffs began March 10, and ended March 22, 2016.

Participating teams

Team City Arena Capacity Bergen Bergen Bergenshallen 3,000 Comet Halden Halden Ishall 2,200 Furuset Oslo Furuset Forum 1,498 Grüner Oslo Grünerhallen 500 Hasle-Løren Oslo Lørenhallen 1,500 Moss Moss Moss Ishall 500 Narvik Narvik Nordkraft Arena 1,000 Nes Nes Runnirinken Ishall 700 Ringerike Panthers Hønefoss Schjongshallen 600 Tønsberg Vikings Tønsberg Tønsberg Ishall 400

Regular season

Standings Updated as of March 2, 2016. 2015–16 season Tønsberg Vikingsy 36 27 8 0 1 168 71 +97 82 Bergenx 36 22 10 2 2 155 111 +44 72 Grüner 36 21 10 2 3 153 106 +47 70 Hasle-Løren 36 20 11 3 2 169 109 +60 68 Narvik 36 19 12 4 1 131 112 +19 66 Ringerike Panthers 36 16 10 6 4 127 115 +12 64 Comet 36 11 19 4 2 130 130 +0 43 Moss 36 10 21 2 3 124 158 -34 37 Furusetr 36 9 22 0 5 104 176 -72 32 Nesr 36 2 34 0 0 69 242 -171 6x – clinched promotional playoff spot; y – clinched regular season league title; r – play in relegation series

Source: hockey.no

Playoffs

Promotional Playoffs

After the regular season has ended, the two lowest ranked teams in the 2015–16 GET-ligaen and the two highest ranked teams in the First Division competed for the right to play in the 2016–17 GET-ligaen. The tournament was organized according to a double round robin format, where each club played the others twice, home and away, for a total of six games. The points system and ranking method used, was the same as in the regular season.

Standings Updated as of March 22, 2016. 2016–17 GET-ligaen playoffs Lillehammerq 6 5 1 0 0 26 7 +19 15 Kongsvinger Knightsq 6 3 2 1 0 24 18 +6 11 Tønsberg Vikingsr 6 2 3 0 1 14 21 -7 7 Bergenr 6 1 5 0 0 19 37 -18 3 q – qualified for next years GET-league; r – will play in next years 1. division

Source: hockey.no

Relegation Playoffs

After the regular season had ended, the two lowest ranked teams in the First Division and the two highest ranked teams in the Second Division competed for the right to play in the 2016–17 First Division. The tournament was organized to be played over one weekend, where each club played the others once, for a total of three games. The points system and ranking method used, is the same as in the regular season. The games was all played in Gjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall.

Standings Updated as of March 13, 2016. 2016–17 First Division playoffs Nidarosq 3 2 0 0 1 17 9 +8 7 Nesq 3 1 1 1 0 7 8 -1 5 Furusetr 3 1 2 0 0 5 11 -6 3 Gjøvikr 3 0 1 1 1 12 13 -1 3 q – will play in next years 1. division; r – will play in next years 2. division

Source: hockey.no

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