2023 Norwegian Second Division

Norwegian Second Division
Season2023
Dates10 April – 11 November
ChampionsEgersund (Group 1)
Levanger (Group 2)
PromotedEgersund
Lyn
Levanger
RelegatedTræff
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.

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]

Club Municipality Stadium Capacity
Aalesund 2 Ålesund Color Line Stadion 10,778
Arendal Arendal Norac Stadion 5,000
Brattvåg Ålesund Brattvåg Stadion 1,500
Egersund Egersund Idrettsparken 2,000
Fløy Kristiansand Flekkerøy Kunstgress 2,000
Fram Larvik Larvik Framparken 2,500
Grorud Oslo Grorud Arctic Match 1,700
Kjelsås Oslo Grefsen Stadion 2,000
Lyn Oslo Bislett Stadion 15,400
Notodden Notodden Idrettsparken 4,000
Træff Molde Reknesbanen 1,500
Vard Haugesund Haugesund Haugesund Stadion 8,754
Vålerenga 2 Oslo Intility Arena 16,555
Ørn Horten Horten Lystlunden Stadion 3,000

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Egersund (C, P) 26 19 5 2 73 21 +52 62 Promotion to First Division
2 Lyn (O, P) 26 20 2 4 74 23 +51 62 Qualification for promotion play-offs
3 Arendal 26 13 5 8 55 38 +17 44
4 Grorud 26 9 9 8 31 27 +4 36
5 Notodden 26 11 6 9 41 38 +3 36[a]
6 Kjelsås 26 9 8 9 25 28 −3 35
7 Ørn Horten 26 9 6 11 41 40 +1 33
8 Brattvåg 26 9 6 11 39 41 −2 33
9 Fløy 26 9 5 12 33 35 −2 32
10 Vålerenga 2 26 10 1 15 33 68 −35 31
11 Vard Haugesund 26 7 6 13 33 47 −14 27
12 Træff (R) 26 7 5 14 31 64 −33 26 Relegation to Third Division
13 Fram Larvik (R) 26 6 7 13 37 57 −20 25
14 Aalesund 2 (R) 26 6 5 15 29 48 −19 23
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 — 1–1 3–3 0–1 1–2 3–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–3 0–5
Arendal 3–1 — 0–3 1–1 3–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–3 4–0 2–0 11–0 3–0
Brattvåg 2–1 1–3 — 1–3 4–0 4–4 1–3 0–0 1–1 0–1 4–2 0–3 3–2 2–0
Egersund 5–1 3–3 5–0 — 0–0 4–1 2–2 5–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 5–0 5–0 6–0
Fløy 2–1 3–0 1–1 0–1 — 5–2 0–1 1–0 1–3 4–1 1–2 0–0 1–3 0–1
Fram Larvik 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–2 1–0 — 1–1 0–0 0–4 3–2 3–3 1–2 3–1 2–2
Grorud 0–0 3–1 2–1 0–1 1–3 1–0 — 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 4–0 4–1 0–4
Kjelsås 1–0 3–1 0–1 0–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 — 0–1 4–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–0
Lyn 4–0 4–3 1–0 2–1 3–1 10–1 0–1 2–0 — 4–0 7–0 2–1 4–0 2–1
Notodden 1–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 2–5 — 1–2 5–1 3–0 4–0
Træff 1–3 2–2 0–3 1–5 0–3 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–4 1–2 — 2–2 1–0 1–2
Vard Haugesund 3–1 3–0 0–1 1–3 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–4 3–4 3–0 — 1–2 2–2
Vålerenga 2 1–1 0–3 1–0 1–8 1–0 1–5 1–0 2–0 1–2 2–1 5–0 0–2 — 4–1
Ørn Horten 1–2 1–3 2–1 0–1 3–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 4–0 2–3 3–0 5–0 —
Source: Norwegian Football Federation
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group 2

Teams

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Locations of the 2023 Norwegian Second Division group 2 teams.

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

Club Municipality Stadium Capacity
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 Arena 2,200
Sotra Straume Straume Idrettspark 1,200
Stjørdals-Blink Stjørdal M.U.S Stadion Sandskogan 2,000
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 Arena 1,500

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Levanger (C, P) 26 22 4 0 74 17 +57 70 Promotion to First Division
2 Tromsdalen 26 15 5 6 56 29 +27 50 Qualification for promotion play–offs
3 Sotra 26 12 9 5 43 30 +13 45
4 Strømmen 26 14 3 9 39 35 +4 45
5 Ull/Kisa 26 11 8 7 43 34 +9 41
6 Alta 26 12 3 11 51 53 −2 39
7 Stjørdals-Blink 26 10 8 8 54 42 +12 38
8 Kvik Halden 26 9 4 13 43 51 −8 31
9 Brann 2 26 7 7 12 52 65 −13 28
10 Junkeren 26 6 9 11 40 54 −14 27
11 Gjøvik-Lyn 26 7 9 10 37 50 −13 26[a]
12 Bærum (R) 26 7 5 14 44 61 −17 26 Relegation to Third Division
13 Strømsgodset 2 (R) 26 5 5 16 35 57 −22 20
14 Ullern (R) 26 2 7 17 26 59 −33 13
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 — 7–1 1–1 3–2 1–3 3–0 0–1 1–1 4–2 1–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–1
Brann 2 5–1 — 2–3 7–1 3–3 1–3 1–2 1–1 4–3 0–1 2–2 2–3 0–5 2–2
Bærum 4–3 1–0 — 1–1 3–3 3–3 2–6 1–2 0–3 0–1 4–0 0–2 1–3 6–1
Gjøvik-Lyn 3–2 3–3 4–2 — 0–0 2–1 0–1 4–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–3 1–3 3–2
Junkeren 0–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 — 3–3 1–4 0–2 0–2 3–1 1–3 1–2 0–0 2–1
Kvik Halden 1–2 4–2 3–0 2–2 3–3 — 0–4 3–1 1–3 3–1 3–2 3–2 0–1 4–1
Levanger 5–1 5–0 6–0 5–1 3–3 1–0 — 1–1 2–2 2–0 4–1 2–2 2–0 2–0
Sotra 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–1 — 2–2 2–0 3–0 3–1 2–1 1–1
Stjørdals-Blink 4–2 6–3 1–2 1–0 1–4 5–0 1–3 2–1 — 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–3
Strømmen 1–0 1–2 3–2 0–3 3–0 2–1 1–3 2–1 2–1 — 1–1 5–1 1–0 2–0
Strømsgodset 2 2–3 3–2 2–4 5–1 2–3 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–3 0–3 — 0–2 1–3 5–1
Tromsdalen 5–2 0–1 0–0 3–0 4–0 2–0 0–1 2–2 3–1 5–0 4–0 — 2–1 4–0
Ull/Kisa 5–1 2–2 4–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–5 2–2 0–3 1–4 2–0 1–1 — 3–1
Ullern 1–3 1–2 2–1 1–1 4–0 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 —
Source: Norwegian Football Federation
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion play-offs

See also: 2023 Norwegian First Division § Relegation 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]

Lyn1–2Tromsdalen
Breistøl 53' Report Hafstad 65'
Sandbukt 83'
Attendance: 2,167
Referee: Ali al Hatam
Tromsdalen0–2Lyn
Report Olsen 1', 40'
Attendance: 1,275
Referee: Mathias Støfringshaug

Lyn won 3–2 on aggregate.

References

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  2. ^ a b "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.