2018 Norwegian Second Division Explained

Competition:2. divisjon
Season:2018
Winners:Raufoss (Group 1)
Skeid (Group 2)
Promoted:Raufoss
Skeid
KFUM Oslo
Relegated:Nybergsund
Hønefoss
Stabæk 2
Fløy
Vålerenga 2
Vard Haugesund
Matches:364
Total Goals:1195
League Topscorer:Jonas Enkerud
(21 goals)
Prevseason:2017
Nextseason:2019

The 2018 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 league was played as a double round-robin tournament, where all teams played 26 matches.

Team changes

The following teams changed division since the 2017 season.

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

Group 2

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, KFUM Oslo, then played against the 14th placed team in 1. divisjon for a place in the 2019 1. divisjon.

KFUM Oslo won 4–1 on aggregate.

Top scorers

Group 1

RankPlayerClubGoals[1]
1 Jonas EnkerudElverum21
2 Kristoffer HovenHønefoss19
Anton HenningssonRaufoss
4 Marcus MehnertAsker15
5 Oscar AgaStabæk 214
Tobias LauritsenOdd 2
7 Tim NilsenFredrikstad13
8 Mahmoud Sami LahamFram Larvik12
9 Vegard BraatenAlta11
Georg FlatgårdElverum
Oskar Johannes LøkenRaufoss

Group 2

RankPlayerClubGoals[2]
1 David TavakoliSkeid17
2 Mesut CanSkeid16
Omar Fonstad el GhaoutiBryne
4 Walid IdrissiKjelsås15
5 Bubacarr SumarehEgersund14
6 Markus NaglestadHødd13
Moses MawaKFUM Oslo
Sander WerniVålerenga 2
9 Håkon LeineBrattvåg10
Sondre Hopmark StokkeStjørdals-Blink

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PostNord-ligaen avd 1 2018 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort. www.fotball.no. NFF. 27 October 2018. no.
  2. Web site: PostNord-ligaen avd 2 2018 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort. www.fotball.no. NFF. 27 October 2018. no.