2023 Norwegian Third Division

Norwegian Third Division
Season2023
PromotedLysekloster
Eidsvold Turn
Viking 2
Eik Tønsberg
Strindheim
Follo
Relegated18 teams
Matches played1,092
Goals scored4,435 (4.06 per match)
Top goalscorerUlrik Ferrer
(41 goals)
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The 2023 Norwegian Third Division (referred to as Norsk Tipping-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) was a fourth-tier Norwegian football league season. The league consisted of 84 teams divided into 6 groups of 14 teams each.[1] The season started on 10 April 2023 and ended on 29 October 2023.[2] The league was played as a double round-robin tournament, where all teams played 26 matches.

League tables

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Lysekloster (P) 26 23 1 2 72 23 +49 70 Promotion to Second Division
2 Frigg 26 18 2 6 98 45 +53 56
3 Fana 26 16 3 7 69 40 +29 51
4 Os 26 14 6 6 69 46 +23 48
5 Sandviken 26 13 5 8 63 42 +21 44
6 Gjelleråsen 26 12 6 8 57 41 +16 42
7 Skjetten 26 11 5 10 36 47 −11 38
8 Stabæk 2 26 9 7 10 50 55 −5 34
9 Lillestrøm 2 26 9 2 15 47 68 −21 29
10 Lokomotiv Oslo 26 7 7 12 31 38 −7 28
11 Skedsmo 26 6 7 13 40 58 −18 25
12 Gneist (R) 26 7 1 18 19 63 −44 22 Relegation to Fourth Division
13 Ullern 2 (R) 26 5 1 20 36 80 −44 16
14 Grorud 2 (R) 26 4 3 19 32 73 −41 15
Source: NFF (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.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Eidsvold Turn (P) 26 25 0 1 109 26 +83 75 Promotion to Second Division
2 Hønefoss 26 24 1 1 80 19 +61 73
3 Elverum 26 16 4 6 67 41 +26 52
4 HamKam 2 26 9 8 9 66 57 +9 35
5 Molde 2 26 10 5 11 55 59 −4 35
6 Fu/Vo 26 10 5 11 50 54 −4 35
7 Brumunddal[a] (R) 26 9 8 9 44 59 −15 35 Relegation to Fourth Division
8 Florø 26 9 3 14 41 65 −24 30
9 Hødd 2 26 8 5 13 52 72 −20 29
10 Førde 26 8 4 14 56 55 +1 28
11 Spjelkavik 26 7 6 13 45 51 −6 27
12 Volda (R) 26 7 4 15 42 61 −19 25 Relegation to Fourth Division
13 Sogndal 2 (R) 26 6 7 13 48 68 −20 25
14 Raufoss 2 (R) 26 2 4 20 24 92 −68 10
Source: NFF (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.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Brumunddal withdrew from the league.[3] Fyllingsdalen in group 3 escaped relegation as the best 12th-placed team.

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Viking 2 (P) 26 20 4 2 78 25 +53 64 Promotion to Second Division
2 Vidar 26 18 3 5 79 42 +37 57
3 Bjarg 26 17 1 8 60 40 +20 52
4 Djerv 1919 26 15 6 5 71 43 +28 51
5 Brodd 26 11 7 8 35 32 +3 40
6 Stord 26 11 6 9 48 46 +2 39
7 Frøya 26 7 10 9 35 36 −1 31
8 Sandnes Ulf 2 26 8 6 12 47 50 −3 30
9 Staal Jørpeland 26 8 6 12 49 65 −16 30
10 Loddefjord 26 8 5 13 38 56 −18 29
11 Madla 26 7 7 12 43 53 −10 28
12 Fyllingsdalen[a] 26 8 3 15 44 63 −19 27
13 Eiger (R) 26 6 1 19 35 63 −28 19 Relegation to Fourth Division
14 Bremnes (R) 26 4 3 19 33 81 −48 15
Source: NFF (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.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Brumunddal in group 2 withdrew from the league.[3] Fyllingsdalen escaped relegation as the best 12th-placed team.

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Eik Tønsberg (P) 26 23 2 1 89 13 +76 71 Promotion to Second Division
2 Pors 26 20 4 2 70 30 +40 64
3 Mandalskameratene 26 14 5 7 55 31 +24 47
4 Odd 2 26 12 4 10 60 48 +12 40
5 Sprint-Jeløy 26 12 2 12 58 40 +18 38
6 Vindbjart 26 10 8 8 58 49 +9 38
7 Sandefjord 2 26 10 5 11 55 59 −4 35
8 Åskollen 26 11 1 14 53 72 −19 34
9 Fredrikstad 2 26 9 4 13 43 45 −2 31
10 Start 2 26 8 6 12 50 57 −7 30
11 Mjøndalen 2 26 8 4 14 43 67 −24 28
12 Halsen (R) 26 7 5 14 44 63 −19 26 Relegation to Fourth Division
13 Donn (R) 26 6 2 18 38 87 −49 20
14 Randesund (R) 26 3 6 17 21 76 −55 15
Source: NFF (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.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Strindheim (P) 26 23 0 3 88 25 +63 69 Promotion to Second Division
2 Nardo 26 20 1 5 83 23 +60 61
3 Rana 26 20 1 5 79 30 +49 61
4 Byåsen 26 18 4 4 84 30 +54 58
5 Tiller 26 10 5 11 43 41 +2 35
6 Orkla 26 10 4 12 56 74 −18 34
7 Kristiansund 2 26 10 3 13 45 57 −12 33
8 Mosjøen 26 10 2 14 48 66 −18 32
9 Rosenborg 2 26 9 3 14 54 57 −3 30
10 Bodø/Glimt 2 26 8 5 13 53 60 −7 29
11 Verdal 26 8 3 15 34 51 −17 27
12 Steinkjer (R) 26 8 2 16 42 81 −39 26 Relegation to Fourth Division
13 Trønder-Lyn (R) 26 6 4 16 45 72 −27 22
14 Kolstad (R) 26 3 1 22 27 114 −87 10
Source: NFF (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.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group 6

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Follo (P) 26 22 3 1 80 22 +58 69 Promotion to Second Division
2 Lørenskog 26 18 1 7 75 30 +45 55
3 Nordstrand 26 13 7 6 67 29 +38 46
4 Asker 26 14 1 11 58 40 +18 43
5 Oppsal 26 12 4 10 49 48 +1 40
6 Skjervøy 26 12 4 10 57 57 0 40
7 KFUM 2 26 13 1 12 49 50 −1 40
8 Mjølner 26 11 5 10 51 49 +2 38
9 Skeid 2 26 10 6 10 60 54 +6 36
10 Fløya 26 9 6 11 45 45 0 33
11 Sarpsborg 08 2 26 9 2 15 37 55 −18 29
12 Tromsø 2 (R) 26 7 5 14 44 67 −23 26 Relegation to Fourth Division
13 Skånland (R) 26 8 1 17 41 59 −18 25
14 Hammerfest (R) 26 1 0 25 10 118 −108 3
Source: NFF (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.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Top scorers

[4][5][6][7][8][9]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Norway Ulrik Ferrer Frigg 41
2 Norway Julius Alexander Myrbakk Eik Tønsberg 35
3 Norway Alexander Dang Lysekloster 34
Norway Vital Curtis Kaba Eidsvold Turn
5 Norway Jens-Erik Grønlie Johansen Åskollen 27
6 Norway Mats Gramstad Vidar 25
7 Norway Håvard Haugen Dalseth Follo 22
Norway Omar Fonstad el Ghaouti Hønefoss
9 Norway Simen Haughom Vidar / Eiger 21
Norway Patrick Singstad Johansen Byåsen
Norway Daniel Grimset Kvalvågnes Os
Norway Fredrik Lund Strindheim
Norway Ørjan Isaksen Skallebø Skjervøy

References

  1. ^ "Her er avdelingene for Norsk Tipping-ligaen 2023". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Kamper 3. divisjon 2023". NIFS (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Brumunddal flytter fra 3. til 4. divisjon". NRK (in Norwegian). 9 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Norsk Tipping-ligaen avd 1 2023 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Norsk Tipping-ligaen avd 2 2023 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Norsk Tipping-ligaen avd 3 2023 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Norsk Tipping-ligaen avd 4 2023 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Norsk Tipping-ligaen avd 5 2023 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Norsk Tipping-ligaen avd 6 2023 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 October 2023.