The Norwegian Second Division, also called 2. divisjon and often referred to as PostNord-ligaen for sponsorship reasons, is the third-highest level of the Norwegian football league system.
There are 28 teams divided into two groups, and at the end of the season the winner of each group earns promotion to the second-highest division, 1. divisjon. The teams finishing in second place in their respective group will qualify for the promotion play-offs, where they will face each other. The winner will play against the 14th placed team in 1. divisjon for promotion. The bottom three teams in each group are relegated to 3. divisjon.
2. divisjon is the highest league a reserve team can participate in, and only reserve teams from the Eliteserien clubs (first tier) are allowed to enter. The participation of reserve teams stirs debate from time to time.[1]
Between 1963 and 1990, 2. divisjon was the second highest level of the Norwegian football league system, therefore the name of the third highest level was 3. divisjon. When the highest level was rebranded in 1991, this level changed its name to 2. divisjon. From 2009 to 2011, the official name of the league was Fair Play ligaen, and from 2012 to 2015 the name was Oddsen-ligaen (after the main sponsor Norsk Tipping's betting-game called Oddsen).[2][3] The league is currently branded as PostNord-ligaen, sponsored by PostNord.
Each group winner played qualification play-offs to decide which teams promote to 1. divisjon. Teams in bold promoted to 1. divisjon through qualification play-offs.
Reserve teams of clubs from the two top divisions can participate in the 2. divisjon. Reserve teams of clubs from the 1. divisjon can not play in the 2. divisjon, so if a team is relegated from the 1. divisjon, the club's reserve team will be relegated to the 3. divisjon regardless of their final position in the league.[7]
^Aarre, Eivind (5 September 2007). . Stavanger Aftenblad. Archived from the original on 17 November 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-04.
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^"Avdelingene for PostNord-ligaen 2023". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). 25 November 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
^"Stadiums in PostNord-ligaen avd 1 2022". Nordic Stadiums. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
^"Stadiums in PostNord-ligaen avd 2 2022". Nordic Stadiums. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
^Norwegian Football Association website (in Norwegian)
External links
Current 2. divisjon table, results and fixtures at Soccerway
2. divisjon stats at Fotballen.eu
DF-02 (divisjonsforeningen av 2002) an interest group for the 2. divisjon
August 22, 2023
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This article is about the men s division For the women s division see Norwegian Second Division women The Norwegian Second Division also called 2 divisjon and often referred to as PostNord ligaen for sponsorship reasons is the third highest level of the Norwegian football league system Norwegian Second DivisionFounded2016 as PostNord ligaen 2012 2015 as Oddsen ligaen 2009 2011 as Fair Play ligaen 1991 2008 as 2 divisjon 1963 1990 as 3 divisjon CountryNorwayConfederationUEFANumber of teams28 divided into 2 groups of 14 Level on pyramid3Promotion toNorwegian First DivisionRelegation toNorwegian Third DivisionDomestic cup s Norwegian CupCurrent championsMoss Group 1 Hodd Group 2 2022 Websitefotball noCurrent 2023 Norwegian Second DivisionThere are 28 teams divided into two groups and at the end of the season the winner of each group earns promotion to the second highest division 1 divisjon The teams finishing in second place in their respective group will qualify for the promotion play offs where they will face each other The winner will play against the 14th placed team in 1 divisjon for promotion The bottom three teams in each group are relegated to 3 divisjon 2 divisjon is the highest league a reserve team can participate in and only reserve teams from the Eliteserien clubs first tier are allowed to enter The participation of reserve teams stirs debate from time to time 1 Contents 1 History 2 Current members 3 Winners 3 1 1991 1995 3 2 1996 2000 3 3 2001 2016 3 4 2017 4 Reserve teams 5 Sponsorship 6 Records and statistics 6 1 Team records 6 1 1 2001 2016 6 1 2 2017 6 2 Average attendances 6 3 Top ten most attended games 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditBetween 1963 and 1990 2 divisjon was the second highest level of the Norwegian football league system therefore the name of the third highest level was 3 divisjon When the highest level was rebranded in 1991 this level changed its name to 2 divisjon From 2009 to 2011 the official name of the league was Fair Play ligaen and from 2012 to 2015 the name was Oddsen ligaen after the main sponsor Norsk Tipping s betting game called Oddsen 2 3 The league is currently branded as PostNord ligaen sponsored by PostNord Current members Edit Aalesund 2 Alta Arendal Brann 2 Brattvag Egersund Floy Fram Gjovik Lyn Junkeren Kvik Halden Levanger Notodden Sotra Stjordals Blink Stromsgodset 2 Tromsdalen Traeff Ull Kisa Vard Orn Oslo Oslo region teams Baerum Grorud Kjelsas Lyn Strommen Ullern Valerenga 2class notpageimage Locations of the 2023 Norwegian Second Division teams Green Group 1 Red Group 2 The following 28 clubs are competing in the 2023 Norwegian Second Division 4 5 6 Club Group Location Stadium CapacityAalesund 2 1 Alesund Color Line Stadion 10 778Alta 2 Alta Finnmarkshallen 1 200Arendal 1 Arendal Norac Stadion 5 000Brattvag 1 Brattvag Brattvag Stadion 1 500Baerum 2 Baerum Sandvika Stadion 1 500Brann 2 2 Bergen Varden Amfi 3 500Egersund 1 Egersund Idrettsparken 2 000Floy 1 Flekkeroy Flekkeroy Kunstgress 2 000Fram Larvik 1 Larvik Framparken 2 500Gjovik Lyn 2 Gjovik Gjovik Stadion 3 000Grorud 1 Oslo Grorud Arctic Match 1 700Junkeren 2 Bodo Nordlandshallen 5 500Kjelsas 1 Oslo Grefsen Stadion 2 000Kvik Halden 2 Halden Halden Stadion 4 200Levanger 2 Levanger TOBB Arena 2 200Lyn 1 Oslo Bislett Stadion 15 400Notodden 1 Notodden Idrettsparken 4 000Sotra 2 Sotra Straume Idrettspark 1 200Stjordals Blink 2 Stjordal M U S Stadion Sandskogan 2 000Strommen 2 Strommen Strommen Stadion 1 850Stromsgodset 2 2 Drammen Marienlyst Stadion 8 935Tromsdalen 2 Tromso TUIL Arena 3 000Traeff 1 Molde Reknesbanen 1 500Ull Kisa 2 Jessheim Jessheim Stadion 4 500Ullern 2 Oslo CC Vest Arena 1 500Valerenga 2 1 Oslo Intility Arena 16 555Vard Haugesund 1 Haugesund Haugesund Stadion 8 754Orn Horten 1 Horten Lystlunden Stadion 3 000Winners Edit1991 1995 Edit All group winners excluding second teams of top division teams were promoted to 1 divisjon Season Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 61991 Odd Baerum Vard Haugesund Brann 2 nb 1 Rosenborg 2 nb 2 Bodo Glimt1992 Lillestrom 2 nb 3 Skeid Assiden Asane Nardo Mjolner1993 Jevnaker Andalsnes Stabaek Vidar Stjordals Blink Alta1994 Sarpsborg FK Odd Grenland Sandefjord BK Haugesund Aalesund Stalkameratene1995 Elverum Ullern Mjondalen Vidar Byasen Harstad Os were promoted Stjordals Blink were promoted Ski were promoted 1996 2000 Edit Each group winner played qualification play offs to decide which teams promote to 1 divisjon Teams in bold promoted to 1 divisjon through qualification play offs Season Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7 Group 81996 nb 1 Sarpsborg FK Skjetten Runar Vigor Rosenborg 2 nb 2 Finnsnes 1997 Kjelsas Raufoss Ullern Vidar Fana Kolstad Strindheim Lofoten1998 Liv Fossekallen Skjetten Orn Horten Vidar Fyllingen Clausenengen Rosenborg 2 nb 3 Lofoten1999 HamKam Asker Sandefjord Vidar Fyllingen Aalesund Strindheim Tromsdalen2000 Skjetten FF Lillehammer Orn Horten Mandalskameratene Hodd Aalesund Stalkameratene Lofoten Byasen and Harstad from 1 divisjon played qualification games against group winners from 2 divisjon Verdal finished second in Group 5 and qualified for promotion play offs but was not promoted Mo finished second in Group 7 and qualified for promotion play offs but was not promoted 2001 2016 Edit All group winners excluding second teams of top division teams were promoted to 1 divisjon Season Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 42001 Skeid Asane Oslo Ost Lorenskog2002 Fredrikstad Baerum Mandalskameratene Alta2003 Pors Grenland Kongsvinger Vard Haugesund Tromsdalen2004 FK Tonsberg Follo Lov Ham Alta2005 Sparta Sarpsborg Oslo Ost Viking 2 nb 1 Tromsdalen2006 Notodden Skeid Mandalskameratene Raufoss2007 Nybergsund Hodd Sandnes Ulf Alta2008 Mjondalen Skeid Stavanger Tromsdalen2009 Strommen Follo Sandnes Ulf Ranheim2010 Asker Hodd Randaberg HamKam2011 Ullensaker Kisa Baerum Notodden Tromsdalen2012 Elverum Kristiansund Vard Haugesund Follo2013 Baerum Alta Nest Sotra Tromsdalen2014 Jerv Levanger Asane Follo2015 KFUM Raufoss Ullensaker Kisa Kongsvinger2016 Tromsdalen Elverum Floro Arendal Haugesund finished second in Group 3 and was promoted 2017 Edit Teams in bold were promoted to 1 divisjon Teams in italics were relegated to 2 divisjon Season Group 1 Group 2 Play off teams2017 Ham Kam Nest Sotra Fredrikstad 1 div Raufoss 2 div gr 1 Notodden 2 div gr 2 2018 Raufoss Skeid Asane 1 div Fredrikstad 2 div gr 1 KFUM Oslo 2 div gr 2 2019 Stjordals Blink Grorud Notodden 1 div Kvik Halden 2 div gr 1 Asane 2 div gr 2 2020 Fredrikstad Bryne Stjordals Blink 1 div Skeid 2 div gr 1 Asker 2 div gr 2 2021 Kongsvinger Skeid Stjordals Blink 1 div Hodd 2 div gr 1 Arendal 2 div gr 2 2022 Moss Hodd Skeid 1 div Arendal 2 div gr 1 Ull Kisa 2 div gr 2 Reserve teams EditMain article Norwegian reserve football teams Reserve teams of clubs from the two top divisions can participate in the 2 divisjon Reserve teams of clubs from the 1 divisjon can not play in the 2 divisjon so if a team is relegated from the 1 divisjon the club s reserve team will be relegated to the 3 divisjon regardless of their final position in the league 7 Sponsorship EditFrom 2016 2 divisjon has its title sponsorship rights sold to PostNord Period Sponsor Name1963 1990 No sponsor 3 divisjon1991 2008 2 divisjon2009 2011 Fair Play ligaen2012 2015 Norsk Tipping Oddsen ligaen2016 PostNord PostNord ligaenRecords and statistics EditTeam records Edit 2001 2016 Edit 4 groups Record Team SeasonMost points 70 Kongsvinger 2003Fewest points 3 Stord and Skjervoy 2001 and 2003Most goals in one season 105 Tromsdalen 2011Fewest goals in one season 18 Langevag 2003Most goals conceded in one season 130 Skjervoy 2003Fewest goals conceded in one season 13 Elverum 2016Most goals in one game 15 0 Strindheim Salangen 15 0 Sparta Sarpsborg Fram Larvik 20042005Biggest win 15 0 Strindheim Salangen 15 0 Sparta Sarpsborg Fram Larvik 20042005 2017 Edit 2 groups Record Team SeasonMost points 65 HamKam 2017Fewest points 13 Byasen 2017Most goals in one season 66 Asane 2019Fewest goals in one season 21 Brumunddal 2017Most goals conceded in one season 69 Odd 2 and Stabaek 2 2017 and 2018Fewest goals conceded in one season 18 HamKam 2017Most goals in one game 5 5 Baerum Oppsal 2019Biggest win 8 0 Raufoss Follo 2017Average attendances Edit Season Average2014 2582015 2852016 2622017 3502018 4932019 474Top ten most attended games Edit No Season Game Attendance1 2018 Fredrikstad Moss 10 4132 2019 Fredrikstad Byasen 7 9123 2002 Fredrikstad Kvik Halden 7 0134 2018 Fredrikstad Asker 5 6915 2002 Fredrikstad Eidsvold Turn 5 3706 2003 Kongsvinger Ullensaker Kisa 5 0247 2010 Hamarkameratene Brumunddal 4 5658 2019 Fredrikstad Kvik Halden 4 4629 2018 Fredrikstad Raufoss 4 29110 2019 Fredrikstad Stjordals Blink 4 245References Edit Aarre Eivind 5 September 2007 Foreslar 2 lagene i egen liga Stavanger Aftenblad Archived from the original on 17 November 2007 Retrieved 2007 10 04 Fair Play Ligaen 2009 Mo IL Archived from the original on April 21 2009 Retrieved January 18 2010 2 divisjon skifter navn nettavisen no in Norwegian Nettavisen 7 February 2012 Archived from the original on 12 February 2012 Retrieved 27 February 2012 Avdelingene for PostNord ligaen 2023 Norwegian Football Federation in Norwegian 25 November 2022 Retrieved 26 November 2022 Stadiums in PostNord ligaen avd 1 2022 Nordic Stadiums Retrieved 2 March 2022 Stadiums in PostNord ligaen avd 2 2022 Nordic Stadiums Retrieved 2 March 2022 Norwegian Football Association website in Norwegian External links EditCurrent 2 divisjon table results and fixtures at Soccerway 2 divisjon stats at Fotballen eu DF 02 divisjonsforeningen av 2002 an interest group for the 2 divisjon Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Norwegian Second Division amp oldid 1157650110, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
