2023 Norwegian Second Division

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Norwegian Second Division
Season 2023
Dates10 April – 11 November
Champions Egersund (Group 1)
Levanger (Group 2)
PromotedEgersund
Lyn
Levanger
Relegated Træff
Fram Larvik
Aalesund 2
Bærum
Strømsgodset 2
Ullern
Matches played364
Goals scored1,212 (3.33 per match)
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The 2023 Norwegian Second Division (referred to as PostNord-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) was a Norwegian football third-tier league season. The league consists of 28 teams divided into two groups of 14 teams.

Contents

The league was played as a double round-robin tournament, where all teams played 26 matches. The season started on 10 April 2023 and ended on 11 November 2023, not including play-off matches. [1]

Team changes

Last season, Moss and Hødd were promoted to the 2023 Norwegian First Division, while Odd 2, Staal Jørpeland, Eidsvold Turn, Asker and Frigg were relegated to the 2023 Norwegian Third Division.

Grorud and Stjørdals-Blink were relegated from the 2022 Norwegian First Division, while Lyn, Aalesund 2, Brann 2, Fram Larvik, Junkeren and Strømsgodset 2 were promoted from the 2022 Norwegian Third Division.

Group 1

Teams

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Locations of the 2023 Norwegian Second Division group 1 teams.

The following 14 clubs compete in group 1: [2] [3]

ClubMunicipalityStadiumCapacity
Aalesund 2 Ålesund Color Line Stadion 10,778
Arendal Arendal Norac Stadion5,000
Brattvåg Ålesund Brattvåg Stadion1,500
Egersund Egersund Idrettsparken2,000
Fløy Kristiansand Flekkerøy Kunstgress2,000
Fram Larvik Larvik Framparken2,500
Grorud Oslo Grorud Arctic Match1,700
Kjelsås Oslo Grefsen Stadion 2,000
Lyn Oslo Bislett Stadion 15,400
Notodden Notodden Idrettsparken 4,000
Træff Molde Reknesbanen1,500
Vard Haugesund Haugesund Haugesund Stadion 8,754
Vålerenga 2 Oslo Intility Arena 16,555
Ørn Horten Horten Lystlunden Stadion3,000

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1 Egersund (C, P)2619527321+5262Promotion to First Division
2 Lyn (O, P)2620247423+5162Qualification for promotion play-offs
3 Arendal 2613585538+1744
4 Grorud 269983127+436
5 Notodden 2611694138+336 [a]
6 Kjelsås 269892528−335
7 Ørn Horten 2696114140+133
8 Brattvåg 2696113941−233
9 Fløy 2695123335−232
10 Vålerenga 2 26101153368−3531
11 Vard Haugesund 2676133347−1427
12 Træff (R)2675143164−3326Relegation to Third Division
13 Fram Larvik (R)2667133757−2025
14 Aalesund 2 (R)2665152948−1923
Source: NIFS (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 goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Notodden have been deducted 3 points due to financial difficulties.

Results

Home \ Away AAL ARE BRA EGE FLØ FRA GRO KJE LYN NOT TRÆ VAR VIF ØRN
Aalesund 2 —1–13–30–11–23–12–11–21–21–12–11–02–30–5
Arendal 3–1—0–31–13–02–02–11–12–10–34–02–011–03–0
Brattvåg 2–11–3—1–34–04–41–30–01–10–14–20–33–22–0
Egersund 5–13–35–0—0–04–12–25–22–11–12–05–05–06–0
Fløy 2–13–01–10–1—5–20–11–01–34–11–20–01–30–1
Fram Larvik 1–00–12–11–21–0—1–10–00–43–23–31–23–12–2
Grorud 0–03–12–10–11–31–0—0–12–10–00–14–04–10–4
Kjelsås 1–03–10–10–11–31–11–1—0–14–11–10–02–11–0
Lyn 4–04–31–02–13–110–10–12–0—4–07–02–14–02–1
Notodden 1–03–01–12–00–02–10–00–12–5—1–25–13–04–0
Træff 1–32–20–31–50–32–12–22–01–41–2—2–21–01–2
Vard Haugesund 3–13–00–11–31–12–11–11–21–43–43–0—1–22–2
Vålerenga 2 1–10–31–01–81–01–51–02–01–22–15–00–2—4–1
Ørn Horten 1–21–32–10–13–11–10–01–10–04–02–33–05–0—
Source: Norwegian Football Federation
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group 2

Teams

The following 14 clubs compete in group 2: [2] [4]

ClubMunicipalityStadiumCapacity
Alta Alta Finnmarkshallen 1,200
Brann 2 Bergen Varden Amfi 3,500
Bærum Sandvika Sandvika Stadion 1,500
Gjøvik-Lyn Gjøvik Gjøvik Stadion 3,000
Junkeren Bodø Nordlandshallen 5,500
Kvik Halden Halden Halden Stadion 4,200
Levanger Levanger TOBB Arena2,200
Sotra Straume Straume Idrettspark1,200
Stjørdals-Blink Stjørdal M.U.S Stadion Sandskogan2,000
Strømmen Lillestrøm Strømmen Stadion 1,850
Strømsgodset 2 Drammen Marienlyst Stadion 8,935
Tromsdalen Tromsø TUIL Arena 3,000
Ull/Kisa Jessheim Jessheim Stadion 4,500
Ullern Oslo CC Vest Arena1,500

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1 Levanger (C, P)2622407417+5770Promotion to First Division
2 Tromsdalen 2615565629+2750Qualification for promotion play–offs
3 Sotra 2612954330+1345
4 Strømmen 2614393935+445
5 Ull/Kisa 2611874334+941
6 Alta 26123115153−239
7 Stjørdals-Blink 2610885442+1238
8 Kvik Halden 2694134351−831
9 Brann 2 2677125265−1328
10 Junkeren 2669114054−1427
11 Gjøvik-Lyn 2679103750−1326 [a]
12 Bærum (R)2675144461−1726Relegation to Third Division
13 Strømsgodset 2 (R)2655163557−2220
14 Ullern (R)2627172659−3313
Source: NIFS (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 goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Gjøvik-Lyn have been deducted 4 points due to financial difficulties.

Results

Home \ Away ALT BRA BÆR GJØ JUN KVH LEV SOT STJ STR SIF TRO UKI ULL
Alta —7–11–13–21–33–00–11–14–21–02–13–11–12–1
Brann 2 5–1—2–37–13–31–31–21–14–30–12–22–30–52–2
Bærum 4–31–0—1–13–33–32–61–20–30–14–00–21–36–1
Gjøvik-Lyn 3–23–34–2—0–02–10–14–10–01–12–00–31–33–2
Junkeren 0–11–33–11–1—3–31–40–20–23–11–31–20–02–1
Kvik Halden 1–24–23–02–23–3—0–43–11–33–13–23–20–14–1
Levanger 5–15–06–05–13–31–0—1–12–22–04–12–22–02–0
Sotra 2–11–12–11–02–12–00–1—2–22–03–03–12–11–1
Stjørdals-Blink 4–26–31–21–01–45–01–32–1—1–21–11–11–13–3
Strømmen 1–01–23–20–33–02–11–32–12–1—1–15–11–02–0
Strømsgodset 2 2–33–22–45–12–32–00–11–10–30–3—0–21–35–1
Tromsdalen 5–20–10–03–04–02–00–12–23–15–04–0—2–14–0
Ull/Kisa 5–12–24–11–11–11–00–52–20–31–42–01–1—3–1
Ullern 1–31–22–11–14–00–20–20–41–11–11–10–10–1—
Source: Norwegian Football Federation
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion play-offs

The teams who finish in second place in their respective group qualify for the promotion play-offs, where they face each other over two legs. The winner goes on to play against the 14th-placed team in the First Division for a place in the First Division next season. [5]

Lyn 1–2 Tromsdalen
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Nadderud Stadion , Bærum
Attendance: 2,167
Referee: Ali al Hatam
Tromsdalen 0–2 Lyn
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TUIL Arena , Tromsø
Attendance: 1,275
Referee: Mathias Støfringshaug

Lyn won 3–2 on aggregate.

References

  1. ↑ "Hovedterminliste menn 2023" (PDF). Fotball.no. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Avdelingene for PostNord-ligaen 2023". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). 25 November 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  3. ↑ "Stadiums in PostNord-ligaen avd 1 2022". Nordic Stadiums. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "Stadiums in PostNord-ligaen avd 2 2022". Nordic Stadiums. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Kvalifisering OBOS-ligaen". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). 25 October 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
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