2020 Norwegian Second Division

Football league season
2. divisjon
Season2020
Dates10 July 2020 – 12 December 2020
ChampionsFredrikstad (Group 1)
Bryne (Group 2)
PromotedFredrikstad
Bryne
Matches played219
Goals scored722 (3.3 per match)
Top goalscorerGr. 1: Johnny Buduson
(15 goals)
Gr. 2: Joacim Holtan
(15 goals)
← 2019
2021 →

The 2020 2. divisjon (referred to as PostNord-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) was a Norwegian football third-tier league season. The league consisted of 28 teams divided into 2 groups of 14 teams. The groups were announced by the NFF on 7 December 2019.[1]

Under normal circumstances, the league would have been played as a double round-robin tournament, where all teams play 26 matches. However, this season, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the league was split after 13 rounds, meaning the teams only played each other once in this stage. The seven best ranked teams in each of the two groups qualified for a second stage, the promotion groups, where they were to play six more matches.[2] The seven worst ranked teams in each of the two groups did not play any more matches after the first stage, and no teams were relegated.[3]

On 12 November, four of the last six matches in group 1 were cancelled because the teams had nothing left to play for. The two teams finishing in first and second place had already been determined.[4] One match was also cancelled in group 2 for the same reason.

Team changes

The following teams changed division since the 2019 season.

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Locations of the 2020 2. divisjon teams.
Green: Group 1; Red: Group 2.

To 2. divisjon

Promoted from 3. divisjon

Relegated from 1. divisjon

From 2. divisjon

Promoted to 1. divisjon

Relegated to 3. divisjon

League tables

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Fredrikstad 13 13 0 0 45 12 +33 39 Qualification for promotion group 1
2 Hødd 13 8 2 3 21 7 +14 26
3 Skeid 13 8 1 4 29 17 +12 25
4 Kvik Halden 13 8 1 4 29 20 +9 25
5 Alta 13 8 1 4 25 17 +8 25
6 Brattvåg 13 5 4 4 26 17 +9 19
7 Tromsdalen 13 5 3 5 26 17 +9 18
8 Vålerenga 2 13 5 2 6 14 29 −15 17
9 Eidsvold Turn 13 5 1 7 25 33 −8 16
10 Florø 13 4 2 7 26 25 +1 14
11 Kjelsås 13 3 5 5 21 21 0 14
12 Moss 13 3 2 8 16 24 −8 11
13 Senja 13 2 3 8 13 33 −20 8[a]
14 Fløya 13 0 1 12 10 54 −44 1
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).
Notes:
  1. ^ Senja have been deducted 1 point.


Promotion group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Fredrikstad (C, P) 19 17 1 1 60 19 +41 52 Promotion to First Division
2 Skeid 19 12 2 5 36 21 +15 38 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3 Hødd 17 9 3 5 28 14 +14 30
4 Alta 17 9 2 6 33 26 +7 29
5 Kvik Halden 17 9 2 6 37 31 +6 29
6 Brattvåg 18 6 6 6 32 28 +4 24
7 Tromsdalen 18 6 4 8 31 24 +7 22
Source: nifs.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).
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted


Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Bryne 13 9 3 1 33 16 +17 30 Qualification for promotion group 2
2 Vard Haugesund 13 9 1 3 29 10 +19 28
3 Egersund 13 7 2 4 34 15 +19 23
4 Asker 13 6 5 2 21 15 +6 23
5 Arendal 13 6 3 4 22 10 +12 21
6 Fløy-Flekkerøy 13 6 3 4 18 13 +5 21
7 Sotra 13 6 2 5 17 18 −1 20
8 Levanger 13 5 4 4 20 18 +2 17[a]
9 Notodden 13 5 1 7 16 24 −8 16
10 Nardo 13 2 6 5 12 20 −8 12
11 Bærum 13 1 8 4 13 18 −5 11
12 Rosenborg 2 13 3 2 8 12 24 −12 11
13 Odd 2 13 2 3 8 9 31 −22 9
14 Fram Larvik 13 1 3 9 17 41 −24 6
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).
Notes:
  1. ^ Levanger have been deducted 2 points.


Promotion group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Bryne (C, P) 19 13 5 1 47 23 +24 44 Promotion to First Division
2 Asker 19 10 7 2 38 21 +17 37 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3 Egersund 19 10 4 5 48 22 +26 34
4 Vard Haugesund 19 11 1 7 34 19 +15 34
5 Arendal 19 9 5 5 32 18 +14 32
6 Fløy-Flekkerøy 18 6 3 9 21 27 −6 21
7 Sotra 18 6 2 10 21 34 −13 20
Source: nifs.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).
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted


Promotion 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, Asker then played against the 14th placed team in the 1. divisjon for a place in the 2021 1. divisjon.[5]

Asker1–1Skeid
Isegran 76' Report Buduson 12'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ajdin Medic
Skeid1–1 (a.e.t.)Asker
Braaten 66' Report Kastrati 6'
Penalties
 3–4
Attendance: 200
Referee: Jan Morten Tennøy

2–2 on aggregate. Asker won 4–3 on penalties.

Top scorers

Group 1

Rank Player Club Goals[6]
1 Norway Johnny Buduson Skeid 15
2 Norway Henrik Kjelsrud Johansen Fredrikstad 14
3 Norway Nicolay Solberg Fredrikstad 13
4 Norway Jonatan Braut Brunes Florø 10
Norway Christian Reginiussen Alta
6 Norway Herman Henriksen Eidsvold Turn 9
Spain Maikel Fredrikstad
Norway Sondre Sandnes Beite Brattvåg
9 Norway Riki Alba Fredrikstad 8
Norway Robin Hjelmeseth Hødd


Group 2

Rank Player Club Goals[7]
1 Norway Joacim Holtan Bryne 15
2 Norway Erling Flotve Myklebust Vard Haugesund 13
3 Norway Thierry Dabove Bryne 12
4 Norway Fitim Kastrati Asker 11
5 Norway Roy Miljeteig Vard Haugesund 9
Senegal Mame Mor Ndiaye Fram Larvik
Norway Robert Undheim Bryne
8 Norway Alexander Dang Egersund 8
Sweden Ermal Hajdari Egersund
10 Norway Arne Gunnes Nardo 7
The Gambia Bob Sumareh Egersund

References

  1. ^ "Her er avdelingene i PostNord-ligaen og Norsk Tipping-ligaen". www.fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  2. ^ Hansen, Jonathan Simchai (12 June 2020). "NFF: Halv serie og sluttspill i 2. divisjon" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Ikke noe nedrykk fra 2. divisjon, sluttspillet strykes" (in Norwegian). Dagsavisen. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  4. ^ "NFF avlyser flere kamper i PostNord-ligaen avdeling 1". www.nettavisen.no (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Slik spilles PostNord-sluttspillet". www.fotball.no (in Norwegian). NFF. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Toppscorerliste 2020 avdeling 1". www.nifs.no (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Toppscorerliste 2020 avdeling 2". www.nifs.no (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
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