2018 Norwegian Third Division

3. divisjon

Season	2018
Champions	Oppsal Kvik Halden Sola Sotra Byåsen Senja
Promoted	Oppsal Kvik Halden Sola Sotra Byåsen Senja
Relegated	24 teams
Top goalscorer	Henrik Udahl (26 goals)
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The 2018 3. divisjon (referred to as Norsk Tipping-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) was a fourth-tier Norwegian football league season. The league consisted of 84 teams divided into 6 groups of teams and began on 13 April 2018. ^[1]

The league was played as a double round-robin tournament, where all teams played 26 matches.

League tables

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Oppsal (P)	26	21	4	1	85	17	+68	67	Promotion to Second Division
2	Træff	26	15	8	3	65	37	+28	53
3	Molde 2	26	17	2	7	66	42	+24	53
4	Spjelkavik	26	12	4	10	55	46	+9	40
5	Lokomotiv Oslo	26	12	4	10	42	35	+7	40
6	Follo	26	9	8	9	39	47	−8	35
7	Herd	26	10	4	12	46	48	−2	34
8	Drøbak/Frogn	26	11	1	14	48	62	−14	34
9	Ullern	26	10	3	13	58	54	+4	33
10	Ready	26	9	5	12	43	53	−10	32
11	Rilindja (R)	26	9	4	13	42	65	−23	31	Relegation to Fourth Division
12	Kristiansund 2 (R)	26	6	6	14	48	67	−19	24
13	KFUM 2 (R)	26	6	6	14	41	60	−19	24
14	Hødd 2 (R)	26	3	5	18	34	79	−45	14

Source: fotball.no (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if between two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off (only used to decide champions or relegation).
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Kvik Halden (P)	26	20	3	3	65	16	+49	63	Promotion to Second Division
2	Eidsvold Turn	26	18	6	2	67	20	+47	60
3	Lørenskog	26	17	4	5	58	34	+24	55
4	Strømsgodset 2	26	16	1	9	82	35	+47	49
5	Kråkerøy	26	12	6	8	40	34	+6	42
6	Gjelleråsen	26	11	7	8	55	48	+7	40
7	Valdres	26	12	2	12	52	46	+6	38
8	Lillestrøm 2	26	11	4	11	54	46	+8	37
9	Vestfossen	26	11	2	13	48	53	−5	35
10	Skjetten	26	8	4	14	39	60	−21	28
11	Bjørnevatn (R)	26	6	4	16	23	61	−38	22	Relegation to Fourth Division
12	Skedsmo (R)	26	5	6	15	29	50	−21	21
13	Østsiden (R)	26	4	9	13	35	68	−33	21
14	Selbak (R)	26	0	4	22	24	100	−76	4

Source: fotball.no (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if between two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off (only used to decide champions or relegation).
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Sola (P)	26	17	4	5	65	31	+34	55	Promotion to Second Division
2	Ørn-Horten	26	15	7	4	66	24	+42	52
3	Vindbjart	26	15	2	9	58	48	+10	47
4	Tønsberg	26	13	7	6	54	30	+24	46
5	Donn	26	12	5	9	63	48	+15	41
6	Halsen	26	12	4	10	55	42	+13	40
7	Pors	26	11	4	11	58	51	+7	37
8	Staal Jørpeland	26	10	7	9	52	46	+6	37
9	Start 2	26	10	6	10	63	50	+13	36
10	Madla	26	10	6	10	46	49	−3	36
11	Sandefjord 2 (R)	26	10	3	13	51	53	−2	33	Relegation to Fourth Division
12	Urædd (R)	26	8	3	15	41	53	−12	27
13	Åssiden (R)	26	4	4	18	30	84	−54	16
14	Egersund 2 (R)	26	3	2	21	24	117	−93	11

Source: fotball.no (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if between two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off (only used to decide champions or relegation).
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Sotra (P)	26	17	5	4	80	32	+48	56	Promotion to Second Division
2	Fyllingsdalen	26	17	3	6	63	31	+32	54
3	Lysekloster	26	16	4	6	75	30	+45	52
4	Viking 2	26	14	4	8	77	44	+33	46
5	Brodd	26	13	4	9	66	47	+19	43
6	Brann 2	26	13	3	10	72	50	+22	42
7	Fana	26	13	1	12	49	44	+5	40
8	Vardeneset	26	11	4	11	52	64	−12	37
9	Sogndal 2	26	11	1	14	53	68	−15	34
10	Stord	26	8	6	12	51	62	−11	30
11	Tertnes (R)	26	9	3	14	39	68	−29	30	Relegation to Fourth Division
12	Øystese (R)	26	7	3	16	39	75	−36	24
13	Førde (R)	26	4	8	14	32	68	−36	20
14	Varegg (R)	26	3	3	20	18	83	−65	12

Source: nifs.no (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if between two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off (only used to decide champions or relegation).
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group 5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Byåsen (P)	26	18	4	4	66	25	+41	58	Promotion to Second Division
2	Rosenborg 2	26	15	7	4	80	35	+45	52
3	Tillerbyen	26	12	7	7	49	34	+15	43
4	Brumunddal	26	11	10	5	43	32	+11	43
5	Verdal	26	10	7	9	31	37	−6	37
6	Orkla	26	11	2	13	51	56	−5	35
7	Gjøvik-Lyn	26	10	5	11	39	48	−9	35
8	Steinkjer	26	10	4	12	48	46	+2	34
9	Melhus	26	9	7	10	42	44	−2	34
10	Kolstad	26	9	6	11	51	63	−12	33
11	Levanger 2 (R)	26	9	4	13	48	65	−17	31	Relegation to Fourth Division
12	Tynset (R)	26	8	4	14	45	48	−3	28
13	Løten (R)	26	7	7	12	35	58	−23	28
14	Ottestad (R)	26	4	4	18	32	69	−37	16

Source: nifs.no (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if between two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off (only used to decide champions or relegation).
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group 6

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Senja (P)	26	18	4	4	63	23	+40	58	Promotion to Second Division
2	Frigg	26	16	7	3	64	14	+50	55
3	Lyn	26	17	2	7	74	40	+34	53
4	Fløya	26	14	5	7	56	35	+21	47
5	Junkeren	26	13	7	6	76	42	+34	46
6	Harstad	26	13	3	10	57	52	+5	42
7	Grei	26	12	4	10	47	39	+8	40
8	Finnsnes	26	8	10	8	41	34	+7	34
9	Skjervøy	26	8	5	13	49	55	−6	29
10	Melbo	26	8	4	14	36	61	−25	28
11	Skarp (R)	26	6	9	11	49	57	−8	27	Relegation to Fourth Division
12	Korsvoll (R)	26	6	4	16	28	56	−28	22
13	Stålkameratene (R)	26	4	4	18	38	94	−56	16
14	Sortland (R)	26	3	4	19	28	104	−76	13

Source: nifs.no (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if between two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off (only used to decide champions or relegation).
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Top scorers

^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Henrik Udahl	Fana	26
2	Sindre Haarberg	Brodd	25
3	Vital Curtis Kaba	Frigg	24
	Øystein Lundblad Næsheim	Kvik Halden
	Ivar Johannes Unhjem	Junkeren
6	Sondre Bergstedt Flaat	Skarp	23
7	Lasse Bransdal	Oppsal	21
8	Andreas Hanssen	Byåsen	19
	Erik Bjørkli Helgetun	Orkla
	Stian Ingebrethsen	Donn
	Christer Johnsgård	Senja
	Sindre Sakshaug	Steinkjer
	Kristoffer Stava	Sotra

References

1. "Seriestart i Norsk Tipping-ligaen". norsk-tipping.no. Norsk Tipping. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
2. "Norsk Tipping-ligaen avd 1 2018 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 October 2022.
3. "Norsk Tipping-ligaen avd 2 2018 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 October 2022.
4. "Norsk Tipping-ligaen avd 3 2018 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 October 2022.
5. "Norsk Tipping-ligaen avd 4 2018 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 October 2022.
6. "Norsk Tipping-ligaen avd 5 2018 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 October 2022.
7. "Norsk Tipping-ligaen avd 6 2018 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 October 2022.