2. Divisjon

PostNord-ligaen
Founded	2016– (as PostNord-ligaen) 2012–2015 (as Oddsen-ligaen) 2009–2011 (as Fair Play ligaen)
Country	Norway
Confederation	UEFA
Number of teams	56 (divided into 4 groups of 14)
Level on pyramid	3
Promotion to	OBOS-ligaen
Relegation to	3. Divisjon
Domestic cup(s)	Norwegian Cup
Current champions	Tromsdalen, Elverum, Florø and Arendal (2016)
Website	fotball.no
2016 2. Divisjon

The 2. Divisjon is the third highest level of the Norwegian football league system.

There are 56 teams divided into four groups, and at the end of the season the winner of each group earns promotion to the second highest league, OBOS-Ligaen. The bottom three teams in each group are relegated to the Third Division.

The 2. Divisjon is the highest league a reserve team can participate in, and only reserve teams from the Tippeligaen clubs (first tier) are allowed to enter. The participation of reserve teams stirs debate from time to time.^[1]

History

From 2009 to 2011, the name of the league was Fair Play ligaen.^[2] Since 2012, the official name of the league has been Oddsenligaen (after the main sponsor Norsk Tipping's betting-game called Oddsen).^[3]

References

↑ 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.
↑ "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. Retrieved 27 February 2012.

External links

Current 2. Division table, results and fixtures at Soccerway
2.divisjon stats at Fotballen.eu
DF-02 (Divisjonsforeningen av 2002) an interest group for the Second Division

2. Divisjon 2017
Group 1	Alta Asker Brumunddal Bærum Finnsnes Follo Grorud HamKam KFUM Oslo Kjelsås Nybergsund-Trysil Raufoss Skeid Vålerenga 2
Group 2	Bryne Byåsen Egersund Fana Fram Larvik Hødd Hønefoss Nardo Nest-Sotra Notodden Odd 2 Vard Haugesund Vidar Vindbjart

Third level football seasons in Norway
3. Divisjon	1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
2. Divisjon	1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Playoffs	Playoffs to the 2. Divisjon (defunct from 2011) Playoffs to the Norwegian First Division (defunct from 2001)

Football in Norway
League competitions	Eliteserien 1. Divisjon (D1) 2. Divisjon (D2) 3. Divisjon (D3) Toppserien (W) 1. divisjon (W, D1)
Cup competitions	Norwegian Football Cup Mesterfinalen Norwegian Women's Cup
Defunct cup competitions	Northern Norwegian Cup (1929–1969) Superfinalen (2009–2010)
Playoff competitions	To the First Division (1996–2000) To the Second Division (2001–2010) To the First Division (women)
National teams	Men U-21 U-19 U-17 Women
Lists and categories	Clubs Competitions Players foreign Stadiums
Football Association of Norway Women's football in Norway

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