2. divisjon


















































PostNord-ligaen
PostNord Ligaen.jpg
Founded
2016– (as PostNord-ligaen)
2012–2015 (as Oddsen-ligaen)
2009–2011 (as Fair Play ligaen)
1991–2008 (as 2. divisjon)
1963–1990 (as 3. divisjon)
Country
 Norway
Confederation UEFA
Number of teams 28 (divided into 2 groups of 14)
Level on pyramid 3

Promotion to
1. divisjon

Relegation to
3. divisjon
Domestic cup(s) Norwegian Cup
Current champions
Raufoss, Skeid
(2018)
Website fotball.no

2018 2. divisjon


































2. divisjon (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]




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Winners


    • 2.1 1991–1995


    • 2.2 1996–2000


    • 2.3 2001–2016


    • 2.4 2017–




  • 3 Sponsorship


  • 4 Records and statistics


    • 4.1 Team records


      • 4.1.1 2001–2018




    • 4.2 Average attendances


    • 4.3 Top 10 most attended games




  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





History


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.



Winners



1991–1995


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 6
1991 Odd Grenland Bærum Vard Haugesund
Brann 2 [nb 1]

Rosenborg 2 [nb 2]

Bodø/Glimt
1992
Lillestrøm 2 [nb 3]
Skeid Åssiden Åsane Nardo
Mjølner
1993 Jevnaker Åndalsnes Stabæk Vidar Stjørdals-Blink
Alta
1994 Sarpsborg FK Odd Grenland Sandefjord BK Haugesund Aalesund
Stålkameratene
1995 Elverum Ullern Mjøndalen Vidar Byåsen
Harstad



  1. ^ Os were promoted


  2. ^ Stjørdals/Blink were promoted


  3. ^ Ski were promoted



1996–2000


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 8

1996 [nb 1]
Sarpsborg FK Skjetten Runar Vigør
Rosenborg 2 [nb 2]
Finnsnes
1997 Kjelsås Raufoss Ullern Vidar Fana Kolstad Strindheim
Lofoten
1998 Liv/Fossekallen Skjetten Ørn-Horten Vidar Fyllingen Clausenengen
Rosenborg 2 [nb 3]

Lofoten
1999 HamKam Asker Sandefjord Vidar Fyllingen Aalesund Strindheim
Tromsdalen
2000 Skjetten FF Lillehammer Ørn-Horten Mandalskameratene Hødd Aalesund Stålkameratene
Lofoten



  1. ^ Byåsen and Harstad from 1. divisjon played qualification games against group winners from 2. divisjon


  2. ^ Verdal to qualification


  3. ^ Mo to qualification



2001–2016


All group winners, excluding second teams of top division teams, were promoted to 1. divisjon.


























































































































Season Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4
2001 Skeid Åsane Oslo Øst
Lørenskog
2002 Fredrikstad Bærum Mandalskameratene
Alta
2003 Pors Grenland Kongsvinger Vard Haugesund
Tromsdalen
2004 FK Tønsberg Follo Løv-Ham
Alta
2005 Sparta Sarpsborg Oslo Øst
Viking 2 [nb 1]

Tromsdalen
2006 Notodden Skeid Mandalskameratene
Raufoss
2007 Nybergsund Hødd Sandnes Ulf
Alta
2008 Mjøndalen Skeid Stavanger
Tromsdalen
2009 Strømmen Follo Sandnes Ulf
Ranheim
2010 Asker Hødd Randaberg
HamKam
2011 Ullensaker/Kisa Bærum Notodden
Tromsdalen
2012 Elverum Kristiansund Vard Haugesund
Follo
2013 Bærum Alta Nest-Sotra
Tromsdalen
2014 Jerv Levanger Åsane
Follo
2015 KFUM Raufoss Ullensaker/Kisa
Kongsvinger
2016 Skeid Elverum Florø
Arendal



  1. ^ Haugesund were pomoted



2017–


Teams in bold were promoted to 1. divisjon.





















Season Group 1 Group 2 Play-off teams
2017 Ham-Kam Nest-Sotra
Fredrikstad (1. div), Raufoss (2. div, gr. 1), Notodden (2. div, gr. 2)
2018 Raufoss Skeid
Åsane (1. div), Fredrikstad (2. div, gr. 1), KFUM Oslo (2. div, gr. 2)


Sponsorship


From 2016, 2. divisjon has its title sponsorship rights sold to PostNord.































Period
Sponsor
Name
1963–1990 No sponsor 3. divisjon
1991–2008 2. divisjon
2009–2011 Fair Play ligaen
2012–2015 Norsk Tipping Oddsen-ligaen
2016– PostNord PostNord-ligaen


Records and statistics



Team records



2001–2018
















































Record Team Season
Most points
70 (Kongsvinger)

2003
Fewest points
3 (Stord and Skjervøy)

2001 and 2003
Most goals in one season
105 (Tromsdalen)

2011
Fewest goals in one season
18 (Langevåg)

2003
Most goals conceded in one season
130 (Skjervøy)

2003
Fewest goals conceded in one season
13 (Elverum)

2016
Most goals in one game
15–0 (Strindheim – Salangen)

2004
Biggest win
15–0 (Strindheim – Salangen)

2004


Average attendances























Season
Average
2014
258
2015
285
2016
262
2017
350


Top 10 most attended games





































































No.
Season
Game
Attendance
1

2018

Fredrikstad–Moss
10 413
2

2002

Fredrikstad–Kvik Halden
7 013
3

2018

Fredrikstad–Asker
5 691
4

2002

Fredrikstad–Eidsvold Turn
5 370
5

2003

Kongsvinger–Ullensaker/Kisa
5 024
6

2010

Hamarkameratene–Brumunddal
4 565
7

2018

Fredrikstad–Raufoss
4 291
8

2003

Kongsvinger–FF Lillehammer
4 050
9

2018

Fredrikstad–Hønefoss
3 846
10

2018

Fredrikstad–Mjølner
3 793


References





  1. ^ Aarre, Eivind (5 September 2007). "Foreslår 2.-lagene i egen liga". Stavanger Aftenblad. Archived from the original on 17 November 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-04..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Fair Play Ligaen 2009". Mo IL. Archived from the original on April 21, 2009. Retrieved January 18, 2010.


  3. ^ "2. divisjon skifter navn". nettavisen.no (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.




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












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