2016 Norwegian Third Division

3. divisjon

Season	2016
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The 2016 season of the 3. divisjon , the fourth highest association football league for men in Norway.

Between 22 and 26 games (depending on group size) were played in 12 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. No group winners were promoted to the 2. divisjon; instead the number of teams in the 3. divisjon was harshly reduced to make it a new tier of regional groups. Up to 9 teams from groups of 12 were relegated, making the 2017 4. divisjon the new highest tier of locally constituted groups.

On 19 September 2016, Erling Haaland became the youngest hat-trick scorer in the history of Norwegian football after scoring a hat-trick in Bryne's away 5–3 win over Haugesund 2 in the Group 6, at the age of 16 years and 2 months.

Teams

Group 1

Pos	Team
1	Kråkerøy
2	Sarpsborg 08 2
3	Østsiden
4	Sprint-Jeløy
5	Drøbak/Frogn
6	Nordstrand (R)
7	Fredrikstad 2 (R)
8	Ås (R)
9	Sarpsborg (R)
10	Oslojuvelene (R)
11	Trosvik (R)
12	Follo 2 (R)
13	Sparta Sarpsborg (R)
14	Røa (R)

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(R) Relegation to Fourth Division

Group 2

Pos	Team
1	Lyn
2	Skjetten
3	Korsvoll
4	Lokomotiv Oslo
5	Kjelsås 2 (R)
6	Rilindja (R)
7	Grorud 2 (R)
8	Grei (R)
9	Lommedalen (R)
10	Strømmen 2 (R)
11	Lørenskog 2 (R)
12	Manglerud Star (R)
13	Skeid 2 (R)
14	Hasle-Løren (R)

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(R) Relegation to Fourth Division

Group 3

Pos	Team
1	Skedsmo
2	Flisa
3	Funnefoss/Vormsund
4	Lillestrøm 2
5	Valdres
6	Hauerseter (R)
7	Aurskog-Høland (R)
8	Årdal (R)
9	Gran (R)
10	Kongsvinger 2 (R)
11	Ull/Kisa IL 2 (R)
12	Jevnaker (R)
13	Hallingdal (R)
14	Sander (R)

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(R) Relegation to Fourth Division

Group 4

Pos	Team
1	Vestfossen
2	Odd 3
3	Strømsgodset 3 (R)
4	Ready
5	Holmen
6	Halsen
7	Mjøndalen 2 (R)
8	Åssiden (R)
9	Eik-Tønsberg (R)
10	Bærum 2 (R)
11	Kongsberg (R)
12	Asker 2 (R)
13	Svelvik (R)
14	Drammen (R)

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(R) Relegation to Fourth Division

Group 5

Pos	Team
1	Viking 2
2	Madla
3	Express
4	Start 2
5	Lura
6	Eiger (R)
7	Jerv 2 (R)
8	Mandalskameratene (R)
9	Vigør (R)
10	Skarphedin (R)
11	Notodden 2 (R)
12	Donn (R)
13	Randesund (R)
–	Sandefjord 2 (E)

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(E) Expelled; (R) Relegation to Fourth Division

Group 6

Pos	Team
1	Staal
2	Bryne 2
3	Sandnes Ulf 2
4	Brodd
5	Haugesund 2
6	Ålgård (R)
7	Åkra (R)
8	Vardeneset (R)
9	Randaberg (R)
10	Riska (R)
11	Frøyland (R)
12	Vard 2 (R)
13	Odda (R)
14	Hinna (R)

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(R) Relegation to Fourth Division

Group 7

Pos	Team
1	Brann 2
2	Sotra
3	Varegg
4	Os
5	Bjarg (R)
6	Åsane 2 (R)
7	Austevoll (R)
8	Arna-Bjørnar (R)
9	Lyngbø (R)
10	Tertnes (R)
11	Gneist (R)
12	Vestsiden-Askøy (R)
13	Øystese (R)
–	Nest-Sotra 2 (E)

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(E) Expelled; (R) Relegation to Fourth Division

Group 8

Pos	Team
1	Herd
2	Spjelkavik
3	Træff
4	Aalesund 2
5	Fjøra
6	Hødd 2 (R)
7	Volda (R)
8	Bergsøy (R)
9	Kristiansund FK (R)
10	Stryn (R)
11	Sogndal 2 (R)
12	Florø 2 (R)
13	Rollon (R)
14	Surnadal (R)

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(R) Relegation to Fourth Division

Group 9

Pos	Team
1	Eidsvold Turn
2	Redalen
3	Lillehammer
4	Raufoss 2
5	Sverresborg
6	Trygg/Lade (R)
7	Strindheim 2 (R)
8	Heimdal (R)
9	Faaberg (R)
10	Ham-Kam 2 (R)
11	Gjøvik-Lyn 2 (R)
12	Ottestad (R)
13	Kattem (R)
14	Alvdal (R)

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(R) Relegation to Fourth Division

Group 10

Pos	Team
1	Kolstad
2	Orkla
3	Steinkjer
4	Verdal
5	Tillerbyen
6	KIL/Hemne (R)
7	Charlottenlund (R)
8	Stjørdals-Blink 2 (R)
9	Ranheim 2 (R)
10	Byåsen 2 (R)
11	NTNUI (R)
12	Rørvik (R)
13	Namsos (R)
14	Buvik (R)

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(R) Relegation to Fourth Division

Group 11

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	Sortland	22	13	5	4	47	23	+24	44
2	Junkeren	22	13	5	4	49	36	+13	44
3	Mosjøen	22	12	6	4	64	39	+25	42
4	Mjølner	22	12	6	4	54	31	+23	42
5	Bodø/Glimt 2 (R)	22	11	3	8	57	41	+16	36	Relegation to Fourth Division
6	Fauske/Sprint (R)	22	9	7	6	52	44	+8	34
7	Sandnessjøen (R)	22	9	3	10	43	42	+1	30
8	Melbo (R)	22	7	6	9	42	45	−3	27
9	Brønnøysund (R)	22	8	1	13	39	50	−11	25
10	Stålkameratene (R)	22	6	4	12	34	47	−13	22
11	Lofoten (R)	22	7	0	15	45	69	−24	21
12	Medkila (R)	22	1	2	19	21	80	−59	5

Updated to match(es) played on 28 October 2016. Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Group 12

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	Fløya	22	18	2	2	82	23	+59	56
2	Salangen	22	12	5	5	56	19	+37	41
3	Alta 2	22	12	5	5	53	31	+22	41
4	Skjervøy	22	12	5	5	53	33	+20	41
5	Kirkenes (R)	22	12	3	7	46	33	+13	39	Relegation to Fourth Division
6	Skarp (R)	22	11	4	7	51	39	+12	37
7	Bjørnevatn (R)	22	8	6	8	40	38	+2	30
8	Bossekop (R)	22	9	2	11	42	57	−15	29
9	Tromsø 3 (R)	22	7	1	14	38	56	−18	22
10	Ishavsbyen (R)	22	5	4	13	42	78	−36	19
11	Hammerfest (R)	22	4	1	17	26	62	−36	13
12	Tverrelvdalen (R)	22	3	0	19	27	87	−60	9

Updated to match(es) played on 28 October 2016. Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

References

• NIFS