Team changes
The following teams changed division since the 2018 season.
Trondheim
Oslo
To 2. divisjon
Promoted from 3. divisjon
Relegated from 1. divisjon
From 2. divisjon
Promoted to 1. divisjon
Relegated to 3. divisjon
| Season | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Stjørdals-Blink (Group 1) Grorud (Group 2) |
| Promoted | Stjørdals-Blink Grorud Åsane |
| Relegated | Vidar Sola Byåsen Elverum Oppsal Mjølner |
| Matches played | 364 |
| Goals scored | 1,173 (3.22 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Gr. 1: Markus Naglestad (25 goals) [1] Gr. 2: Håkon Lorentzen (14 goals) [2] |
← 2018 2020 → | |
The 2019 2. divisjon (referred to as PostNord-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) was a Norwegian football third-tier league season. The league consisted of 28 teams divided into 2 groups of 14 teams.
The league was played as a double round-robin tournament, where all teams played 26 matches. The season began on 13 April and concluded on 26 October.
The following teams changed division since the 2018 season.
Promoted from 3. divisjon
Relegated from 1. divisjon
Promoted to 1. divisjon
Relegated to 3. divisjon
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stjørdals-Blink (C, P) | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 69 | 22 | +47 | 60 | Promotion to 1. divisjon |
| 2 | Kvik Halden | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 57 | 26 | +31 | 58 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Fredrikstad | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 52 | 28 | +24 | 53 | |
| 4 | Egersund | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 60 | 36 | +24 | 45 | |
| 5 | Levanger | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 41 | |
| 6 | Arendal | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 49 | 40 | +9 | 39 | |
| 7 | Hødd | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 35 | |
| 8 | Moss | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 34 | |
| 9 | Brattvåg | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 33 | |
| 10 | Bryne | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 28 | |
| 11 | Nardo | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 27 [lower-alpha 1] | |
| 12 | Vidar (R) | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 32 | 51 | −19 | 21 | Relegation to 3. divisjon |
| 13 | Sola (R) | 26 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 32 | 61 | −29 | 20 | |
| 14 | Byåsen (R) | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 28 | 63 | −35 | 17 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grorud (C, P) | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 51 | Promotion to 1. divisjon |
| 2 | Åsane (O, P) | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 66 | 31 | +35 | 50 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Kjelsås | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 50 | 30 | +20 | 47 | |
| 4 | Asker | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 46 | |
| 5 | Fram Larvik | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 43 | |
| 6 | Alta | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 41 | |
| 7 | Florø | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 35 | |
| 8 | Odd 2 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 32 | |
| 9 | Sotra | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 30 | |
| 10 | Bærum | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 39 | 55 | −16 | 29 | |
| 11 | Senja | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 27 | |
| 12 | Elverum (R) | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 26 | Relegation to 3. divisjon |
| 13 | Oppsal (R) | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 35 | 60 | −25 | 24 | |
| 14 | Mjølner (R) | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 54 | −24 | 23 |
The teams who finished in second place in their respective group qualified for the promotion play-offs, where they faced each other over two legs. The winner, Åsane, then played against the 14th placed team in 1. divisjon for a place in the 2020 1. divisjon.
| Åsane | 2–0 | Kvik Halden |
|---|---|---|
Fredriksen  63'Stava 75' | Report |
| Kvik Halden | 1–2 | Åsane |
|---|---|---|
| Krans 48' | Report | Hammersland 5', 74' |
Åsane won 4–1 on aggregate.
Group 1
| Group 2
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