2020 Norwegian Third Division

3. divisjon

Season	2020
Champions	Cancelled
Promoted	N/A
Relegated	N/A
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The 2020 3. divisjon (referred to as Norsk Tipping-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) was scheduled to be a fourth-tier Norwegian football league season. The league was supposed to consist of 84 teams divided into 6 groups of 14 teams each ^[1] and should have begun on 13 April 2020. ^[2]

The league should have been played as a double round-robin tournament, where all teams would play 26 matches.

In mid-July it was decided to bar all B teams ("2" teams) from promotion. As reserve players in professional clubs, they would have had the chance to train since May 2020, whereas the amateur teams were not allowed to train all spring and summer as a precaution during the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway. ^[3]

The 2020 season was cancelled on 18 September. ^[4]

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2019 season.

To 3. divisjon Promoted from 4. divisjon 18 teams Relegated from 2. divisjon Vidar Sola Byåsen Elverum Oppsal Mjølner

From 3. divisjon Promoted to 2. divisjon Eidsvold Turn Vålerenga 2 Fløy Vard Haugesund Rosenborg 2 Fløya Relegated to 4. divisjon 18 teams

League tables

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Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Brumunddal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to 2. divisjon
2	Elverum	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Fu/Vo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Gjelleråsen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Gjøvik-Lyn	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Grorud 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Kongsvinger 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Lillestrøm 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Lørenskog	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Nybergsund	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Raufoss 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Rommen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to 4. divisjon
13	Toten	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Ull/Kisa 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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).

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Åssiden	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to 2. divisjon
2	Eik Tønsberg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Flint	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Follo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Fredrikstad 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Halsen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Hønefoss	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Kråkerøy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Mjøndalen 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Oppsal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Ørn Horten	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Pors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to 4. divisjon
13	Sarpsborg 08 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Strømsgodset 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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).

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Åkra	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to 2. divisjon
2	Brodd	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Djerv 1919	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Donn	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Express	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Hinna	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Madla	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Mandalskameratene	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Sola	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Staal Jørpeland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Start 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Vidar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to 4. divisjon
13	Viking 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Vindbjart	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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).

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Årdal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to 2. divisjon
2	Bjarg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Brann 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Fana	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Fjøra	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Frigg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Fyllingsdalen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Lyn	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Lysekloster	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Os	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Ready	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Sandviken	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to 4. divisjon
13	Sogndal 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Stord	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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).

Group 5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Aalesund 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to 2. divisjon
2	Byåsen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Kolstad	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Melhus	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Molde 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	NTNUI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Orkla	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Ranheim 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Spjelkavik	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Strindheim	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Tiller	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Træff	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to 4. divisjon
13	Tynset	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Volda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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).

Group 6

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Bodø/Glimt 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to 2. divisjon
2	Finnsnes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Junkeren	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Lokomotiv Oslo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Melbo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Mjølner	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Nordstrand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Rana	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Skånland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Skeid 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Skjervøy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Stabæk 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to 4. divisjon
13	Tromsø 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Ullern	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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).

References

1. "Her er avdelingene i PostNord-ligaen og Norsk Tipping-ligaen". www.fotball.no. Norwegian Football Federation. 7 December 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
2. "3. divisjon avdeling 1 2020". nifs.no. NTB . Retrieved 29 January 2020.
3. "Andrelagene til topplagene får ikke rykke opp i 2. divisjon". Dagsavisen. NTB. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
4. Fotballforbund, Norges. "Seriefotball bredde utsettes til neste år". fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2020-12-22.