2020 Norwegian Second Division

2. divisjon

Season	2020
Dates	10 July 2020 – 12 December 2020
Champions	Fredrikstad (Group 1) Bryne (Group 2)
Promoted	Fredrikstad Bryne
Matches played	219
Goals scored	722 (3.3 per match)
Top goalscorer	Gr. 1: Johnny Buduson (15 goals) Gr. 2: Joacim Holtan (15 goals)
← 2019 2021 →

The 2020 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 groups were announced by the NFF on 7 December 2019. ^[1]

Under normal circumstances, the league would have been played as a double round-robin tournament, where all teams play 26 matches. However, this season, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the league was split after 13 rounds, meaning the teams only played each other once in this stage. The seven best ranked teams in each of the two groups qualified for a second stage, the promotion groups, where they were to play six more matches. ^[2] The seven worst ranked teams in each of the two groups did not play any more matches after the first stage, and no teams were relegated. ^[3]

On 12 November, four of the last six matches in group 1 were cancelled because the teams had nothing left to play for. The two teams finishing in first and second place had already been determined. ^[4] One match was also cancelled in group 2 for the same reason.

Team changes

The following teams changed division since the 2019 season.

Alta

Brattvåg

Eidsvold Turn

Florø

Fredrikstad

Hødd

Kvik Halden

Moss

Senja

Arendal

Bryne

Egersund

Levanger

Notodden

Odd 2

Fløy

Fram

Sotra

Vard

Tromsø

Tromsø teams:
Fløya
Tromsdalen

Trondheim

Trondheim teams:
Nardo
Rosenborg 2

Oslo

Oslo region teams:
Kjelsås
Skeid
Vålerenga 2
Asker
Bærum

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Locations of the 2020 2. divisjon teams.
Green: Group 1; Red: Group 2.

To 2. divisjon

Promoted from 3. divisjon

• Eidsvold Turn
• Vålerenga 2
• Fløy-Flekkerøy
• Vard Haugesund
• Rosenborg 2
• Fløya

Relegated from 1. divisjon

• Notodden
• Skeid
• Tromsdalen

From 2. divisjon

Promoted to 1. divisjon

• Stjørdals-Blink
• Grorud
• Åsane

Relegated to 3. divisjon

• Vidar
• Sola
• Byåsen
• Elverum
• Oppsal
• Mjølner

League tables

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Fredrikstad	13	13	0	0	45	12	+33	39	Qualification for promotion group 1
2	Hødd	13	8	2	3	21	7	+14	26
3	Skeid	13	8	1	4	29	17	+12	25
4	Kvik Halden	13	8	1	4	29	20	+9	25
5	Alta	13	8	1	4	25	17	+8	25
6	Brattvåg	13	5	4	4	26	17	+9	19
7	Tromsdalen	13	5	3	5	26	17	+9	18
8	Vålerenga 2	13	5	2	6	14	29	−15	17
9	Eidsvold Turn	13	5	1	7	25	33	−8	16
10	Florø	13	4	2	7	26	25	+1	14
11	Kjelsås	13	3	5	5	21	21	0	14
12	Moss	13	3	2	8	16	24	−8	11
13	Senja	13	2	3	8	13	33	−20	8 [lower-alpha 1]
14	Fløya	13	0	1	12	10	54	−44	1

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).
Notes:

1. Senja have been deducted 1 point.

Promotion group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Fredrikstad (C, P)	19	17	1	1	60	19	+41	52	Promotion to 1. divisjon
2	Skeid	19	12	2	5	36	21	+15	38	Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3	Hødd	17	9	3	5	28	14	+14	30
4	Alta	17	9	2	6	33	26	+7	29
5	Kvik Halden	17	9	2	6	37	31	+6	29
6	Brattvåg	18	6	6	6	32	28	+4	24
7	Tromsdalen	18	6	4	8	31	24	+7	22

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).
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Bryne	13	9	3	1	33	16	+17	30	Qualification for promotion group 2
2	Vard Haugesund	13	9	1	3	29	10	+19	28
3	Egersund	13	7	2	4	34	15	+19	23
4	Asker	13	6	5	2	21	15	+6	23
5	Arendal	13	6	3	4	22	10	+12	21
6	Fløy-Flekkerøy	13	6	3	4	18	13	+5	21
7	Sotra	13	6	2	5	17	18	−1	20
8	Levanger	13	5	4	4	20	18	+2	17 [lower-alpha 1]
9	Notodden	13	5	1	7	16	24	−8	16
10	Nardo	13	2	6	5	12	20	−8	12
11	Bærum	13	1	8	4	13	18	−5	11
12	Rosenborg 2	13	3	2	8	12	24	−12	11
13	Odd 2	13	2	3	8	9	31	−22	9
14	Fram Larvik	13	1	3	9	17	41	−24	6

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).
Notes:

1. Levanger have been deducted 2 points.

Promotion group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Bryne (C, P)	19	13	5	1	47	23	+24	44	Promotion to 1. divisjon
2	Asker	19	10	7	2	38	21	+17	37	Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3	Egersund	19	10	4	5	48	22	+26	34
4	Vard Haugesund	19	11	1	7	34	19	+15	34
5	Arendal	19	9	5	5	32	18	+14	32
6	Fløy-Flekkerøy	18	6	3	9	21	27	−6	21
7	Sotra	18	6	2	10	21	34	−13	20

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).
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted

Promotion play-offs

See also: 2020 1. divisjon § Relegation play-offs

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, Asker then played against the 14th placed team in the 1. divisjon for a place in the 2021 1. divisjon. ^[5]

6 December 2020

13:00 CET

Asker	1–1	Skeid
Isegran 76'	Report	Buduson 12'

Føyka Stadion , Asker

Attendance: 200

Referee: Ajdin Medic

12 December 2020

13:00 CET

Skeid	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Asker
Braaten 66'	Report	Kastrati 6'
Penalties
Buduson Ali Braaten Hestnes Berglie	3–4	Mauritz-Hansen Skaug Fazi Jones

Nordre Åsen , Oslo

Attendance: 200

Referee: Jan Morten Tennøy

2–2 on aggregate. Asker won 4–3 on penalties.

Top scorers

Group 1 Rank Player Club Goals [6] 1 Johnny Buduson Skeid 15 2 Henrik Kjelsrud Johansen Fredrikstad 14 3 Nicolay Solberg Fredrikstad 13 4 Jonatan Braut Brunes Florø 10 Christian Reginiussen Alta 6 Herman Henriksen Eidsvold Turn 9 Maikel Fredrikstad Sondre Sandnes Beite Brattvåg 9 Riki Alba Fredrikstad 8 Robin Hjelmeseth Hødd

Group 2 Rank Player Club Goals [7] 1 Joacim Holtan Bryne 15 2 Erling Flotve Myklebust Vard Haugesund 13 3 Thierry Dabove Bryne 12 4 Fitim Kastrati Asker 11 5 Roy Miljeteig Vard Haugesund 9 Mame Mor Ndiaye Fram Larvik Robert Undheim Bryne 8 Alexander Dang Egersund 8 Ermal Hajdari Egersund 10 Arne Gunnes Nardo 7 Bob Sumareh Egersund

References

1. "Her er avdelingene i PostNord-ligaen og Norsk Tipping-ligaen". www.fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation . Retrieved 13 December 2019.
2. Hansen, Jonathan Simchai (12 June 2020). "NFF: Halv serie og sluttspill i 2. divisjon" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
3. "Ikke noe nedrykk fra 2. divisjon, sluttspillet strykes" (in Norwegian). Dagsavisen. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
4. "NFF avlyser flere kamper i PostNord-ligaen avdeling 1". www.nettavisen.no (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
5. "Slik spilles PostNord-sluttspillet". www.fotball.no (in Norwegian). NFF. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
6. "Toppscorerliste 2020 avdeling 1". www.nifs.no (in Norwegian). NTB . Retrieved 21 October 2020.
7. "Toppscorerliste 2020 avdeling 2". www.nifs.no (in Norwegian). NTB . Retrieved 21 October 2020.