2002 Norwegian Second Division

The 2002 season of the 2. divisjon , the third highest football league for men in Norway.

26 games were played in 4 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Fredrikstad, Bærum, Mandalskameratene and Alta were promoted to the 1. divisjon. Number twelve, thirteen and fourteen were relegated to the 3. divisjon. The winning teams from each of the 24 groups in the 3. divisjon each faced a winning team from another group in a playoff match, resulting in 12 playoff winners which were promoted to the 2. divisjon.

League tables

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Fredrikstad (P)	26	20	3	3	99	28	+71	63	Promotion to First Division
2	Kvik Halden	26	15	7	4	65	38	+27	52
3	Follo	26	13	5	8	51	42	+9	44
4	Nybergsund	26	12	4	10	41	47	−6	40
5	Ullensaker/Kisa	26	12	3	11	47	45	+2	39
6	Romerike Fotball	26	10	7	9	54	45	+9	37
7	Kongsvinger	26	11	4	11	36	31	+5	37
8	Stabæk 2	26	11	4	11	50	49	+1	37
9	FF Lillehammer	26	10	5	11	52	57	−5	35
10	Sprint-Jeløy	26	10	4	12	54	61	−7	34
11	Eidsvold Turn	26	9	6	11	45	48	−3	33
12	Elverum (R)	26	8	5	13	43	48	−5	29	Relegation to Third Division
13	Lyn 2 (R)	26	6	6	14	36	64	−28	24
14	Grindvoll (R)	26	3	1	22	27	97	−70	10

Source: RSSSF
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Bærum (P)	26	17	6	3	78	37	+41	57	Promotion to First Division
2	FK Tønsberg	26	16	6	4	76	28	+48	54
3	Pors Grenland	26	13	9	4	63	33	+30	48
4	Molde 2	26	13	6	7	56	40	+16	45
5	Strindheim	26	11	11	4	62	36	+26	44
6	Kjelsås	26	13	5	8	46	30	+16	44
7	Skarbøvik	26	11	7	8	41	39	+2	40
8	Larvik Fotball	26	9	7	10	41	40	+1	34
9	Frigg	26	9	7	10	33	42	−9	34
10	Langevåg	26	5	9	12	27	45	−18	24
11	Clausenengen	26	5	7	14	27	62	−35	22
12	Verdal (R)	26	6	3	17	35	67	−32	21	Relegation to Third Division
13	Træff (R)	26	5	3	18	28	72	−44	18
14	Spjelkavik (R)	26	4	4	18	28	70	−42	16

Source: RSSSF
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Mandalskameratene (P)	26	18	7	1	69	19	+50	61	Promotion to First Division
2	Løv-Ham	26	18	5	3	62	28	+34	59
3	Fyllingen	26	14	4	8	65	63	+2	46
4	Vard Haugesund	26	12	7	7	66	40	+26	43
5	Fana	26	12	4	10	48	46	+2	40
6	Nest-Sotra	25	12	2	11	48	63	−15	38
7	Brann 2	26	10	5	11	48	53	−5	35
8	Viking 2	26	9	5	12	59	53	+6	32
9	Vidar	26	9	4	13	44	54	−10	31
10	Klepp	26	9	3	14	65	68	−3	30
11	Jerv	26	9	3	14	47	59	−12	30
12	Tornado (R)	26	9	3	14	46	68	−22	30	Relegation to Third Division
13	Nord (R)	26	8	3	15	37	63	−26	27
14	Førde (R)	26	3	5	18	39	66	−27	14

Source: RSSSF
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Alta (P)	26	18	2	6	79	38	+41	56	Promotion to First Division
2	Byåsen	26	17	5	4	79	44	+35	56
3	Rosenborg 2	26	15	6	5	83	40	+43	51
4	Levanger	26	12	5	9	69	45	+24	41
5	Lofoten	26	11	8	7	53	41	+12	41
6	Mo	26	11	3	12	47	49	−2	36
7	Steinkjer	26	10	2	14	53	60	−7	32
8	Skjervøy	26	9	4	13	44	69	−25	31
9	Skarp	26	8	6	12	62	68	−6	30
10	Hammerfest	26	7	9	10	52	58	−6	30
11	Vesterålen	26	9	3	14	45	65	−20	30
12	Harstad (R)	26	9	2	15	45	64	−19	29	Relegation to Third Division
13	Salangen (R)	26	9	2	15	40	79	−39	29
14	Stålkameratene (R)	26	7	3	16	39	70	−31	24

Source: RSSSF
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Promotion playoff

Further information: Playoffs to the 2. divisjon § 2002

Top goalscorers

Group 1

31 goals

• Lars Petter Hansen, Fredrikstad ^[1]
• Markus Ringberg, Fredrikstad ^[1]

22 goals

• Øystein Rogstad, Kvik Halden ^[2]

15 goals

• Caleb Francis, Ull/Kisa ^[3]
• Kjell Roar Kaasa, Follo ^[1]

14 goals

• Einar Kalsæg, Eidsvold Turn ^[3]
• Oddmund Vaagsholm, Follo ^[1]

13 goals

• André Bjerke, Romerike ^[3]

(incomplete)

Group 2

16 goals

• Kim Nysted, Bærum ^[1]

15 goals

• Simen Fossum, Bærum ^[1]

(incomplete)

Group 3

20 goals

• Kjell Sture Jensen, Vard ^[1]

19 goals

• Jarle Wee, Vard ^[4]

14 goals

• Henrik Nyhus, Mandalskameratene ^[5]

(incomplete)

Group 4

28 goals

• Vegard Alstad Sunde, Levanger

20 goals

• Svein Hugo Vian, Alta

18 goals

• Torstein Vassdal, Mo

17 goals

• Morten Giæver, Skarp

15 goals

• Arne Winsnes, Byåsen

14 goals

• Tom Erik Sørum, Byåsen
• Are Tronseth, Rosenborg 2

13 goals

• Fred-Jøran Johansen, Skjervøy ^[6]

References

1. "Nysted på toppscorerlisten". Asker og Bærums Budstikke (in Norwegian). 25 October 2002. p. 17.
2. "Stoppet på 22". Halden Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). 21 October 2002. p. 15.
3. "Caleb ble toppscorer". Romerikes Blad (in Norwegian). 30 October 2002. p. 27.
4. "Toppscorerne". Haugesunds Avis (in Norwegian). 22 October 2002. p. 17.
5. "Gull i første forsøk". Lindesnes (in Norwegian). 24 October 2002. p. 18.
6. "Toppscorere". Nordlys (in Norwegian). 21 October 2002. p. 27.

• Fixtures and table, group 1, RSSSF
• Fixtures and table, group 2, RSSSF
• Fixtures and table, group 3, RSSSF
• Fixtures and table, group 4, RSSSF