2017 Norwegian Second Division

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2. divisjon
Season2017
ChampionsHamKam
Nest-Sotra
PromotedHamKam
Nest-Sotra
Notodden
RelegatedFinnsnes
Brumunddal
Follo
Vindbjart
Fana
Byåsen
Matches played364
Goals scored1,150 (3.16 per match)
Top goalscorerAlexander Dang
(21 goals)
← 2016
2018 →

The 2017 2. divisjon (referred to as PostNord-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) was a Norwegian football third-tier league. 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 first round was played on 17 April 2017, while the last round was played on 21 October 2017.[1]

League tables[]

Group 1[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 HamKam (P) 26 21 2 3 56 18 +38 65 Promotion to 1. divisjon
2 Raufoss 26 14 5 7 53 28 +25 47 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3 Asker 26 13 8 5 50 36 +14 47
4 Alta 26 13 7 6 42 24 +18 46
5 Skeid 26 13 5 8 42 27 +15 44
6 Grorud 26 11 4 11 43 49 −6 37
7 KFUM-Oslo 26 10 4 12 43 39 +4 34
8 Kjelsås 26 9 7 10 34 40 −6 34
9 Bærum 26 8 9 9 46 44 +2 33
10 Nybergsund-Trysil 26 9 4 13 40 46 −6 31
11 Vålerenga 2 26 8 3 15 28 52 −24 27
12 Finnsnes (R) 26 6 4 16 26 45 −19 22 Relegation to 3. divisjon
13 Brumunddal (R) 26 6 4 16 21 46 −25 22
14 Follo (R) 26 6 4 16 28 58 −30 22
Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group 2[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Nest-Sotra (P) 26 15 9 2 60 22 +38 54 Promotion to 1. divisjon
2 Notodden (P) 26 17 3 6 53 26 +27 54 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3 Bryne 26 13 8 5 52 37 +15 47
4 Vidar 26 13 3 10 56 49 +7 42
5 Fram Larvik 26 12 6 8 49 43 +6 42
6 Hødd 26 11 7 8 44 37 +7 40
7 Nardo 26 12 4 10 29 35 −6 40
8 Vard Haugesund 26 12 3 11 33 36 −3 39
9 Egersund 26 8 10 8 40 29 +11 34
10 Hønefoss 26 9 5 12 35 41 −6 32
11 Odd 2 26 7 5 14 51 69 −18 26
12 Vindbjart (R) 26 6 4 16 44 58 −14 22 Relegation to 3. divisjon
13 Fana (R) 26 5 7 14 30 64 −34 22
14 Byåsen (R) 26 3 4 19 22 52 −30 13
Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Promotion play-offs[]

See also: 2017 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 will play against the 14th placed team in 1. divisjon for a place in the 2018 1. divisjon.

Raufoss2–1Notodden
  • Nilsen 25'
  • 53'
 Summary
Attendance: 1,070
Referee: Mads Følstad Skarsem
Notodden2–1 (a.e.t.)Raufoss
 Summary
  • 90'
Penalties
 5–4
  • soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with red X
  • soccer ball with check mark
Attendance: 1,277
Referee: Jan Morten Tennøy

3–3 on aggregate. Notodden won 5–4 on penalties.

References[]

  1. ^ "Hovedterminliste menn 2016" [Main schedule men's football 2016] (PDF). fotball.no. Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
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