1973 Norwegian Second Division

The 1973 2. divisjon was a Norwegian second-tier football league season.

2. divisjon
Season1973
ChampionsSarpsborg FK (Group A)
Molde (Group B)
Mjølner (District IX–X)
Kirkenes (District XI)
PromotedSarpsborg FK (Group A)
Vålerengen (Group A)
Molde (Group B)
RelegatedStabæk (Group A)
Sandefjord BK (Group A)
Skarbøvik (Group B)
Sogndal (Group B)
← 1972
1974 →

The league was contested by 36 teams, divided into a total of four groups; A and B (non-Northern Norwegian teams) and two district groups which contained teams from Northern Norway: district IX–X and district XI.[1] The winners of group A and B were promoted to the 1974 1. divisjon, while the winners of the district groups qualified for the Northern Norwegian final. The second placed teams in group A and B met the winner of the district IX–X in a qualification round where the winner was promoted to 1. divisjon. The winner of district XI was not eligible for promotion. The bottom two teams inn all groups were relegated to the 3. divisjon.

Overview

Summary

Sarpsborg FK won group A. Molde won group B with two matches to spare.[2] Both teams promoted to the 1974 1. divisjon. Vålerengen won the qualification play-offs and was also promoted.

Tables

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Sarpsborg FK (C, P) 18 13 3 2 44 21 +23 29 Promotion to First Division
2 Vålerengen (O, P) 18 11 3 4 38 20 +18 25 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3 Odd 18 9 3 6 27 21 +6 21
4 Eidsvold Turn 18 10 0 8 38 27 +11 20
5 Moss 18 7 5 6 23 19 +4 19
6 Østsiden 18 8 2 8 18 26 −8 18
7 Larvik Turn 18 5 7 6 20 20 0 17
8 Pors 18 5 5 8 28 35 −7 15
9 Stabæk (R) 18 3 3 12 16 36 −20 9 Relegation to Third Division
10 Sandefjord BK (R) 18 3 1 14 18 45 −27 7
Source: rsssf.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Molde (C, P) 18 14 3 1 58 19 +39 31 Promotion to First Division
2 Bryne 18 11 3 4 24 12 +12 25 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3 Aalesund 18 6 9 3 16 12 +4 21
4 Vard 18 6 8 4 29 26 +3 20
5 Clausenengen 18 6 5 7 16 21 −5 17
6 Hødd 18 6 4 8 32 34 −2 16
7 Florvåg 18 5 6 7 32 38 −6 16
8 Steinkjer 18 2 9 7 12 29 −17 13
9 Skarbøvik (R) 18 4 4 10 30 36 −6 12 Relegation to Third Division
10 Sogndal (R) 18 2 5 11 15 37 −22 9
Source: rsssf.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

District IX–X

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Mjølner (C) 14 7 4 3 28 13 +15 18 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
2 Mo 14 7 4 3 21 15 +6 18
3 Bodø/Glimt 14 8 1 5 34 16 +18 17
4 Grand Bodø 14 6 5 3 26 22 +4 17
5 Harstad 14 4 6 4 21 19 +2 14
6 Andenes 14 5 4 5 12 18 −6 14
7 Stålkameratene (R) 14 5 2 7 13 17 −4 12 Relegation to Third Division
8 Mosjøen (R) 14 0 2 12 9 44 −35 2
Source: rsssf.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

District XI

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Kirkenes (C) 14 11 2 1 33 9 +24 24
2 Norild 14 8 4 2 36 10 +26 20
3 Honningsvåg 14 7 1 6 29 25 +4 15
4 Sørild 14 5 4 5 22 22 0 14
5 Stein 14 5 3 6 22 24 −2 13
6 Polarstjernen 14 6 1 7 20 28 −8 13
7 Vadsø Turn (R) 14 3 3 8 13 25 −12 9 Relegation to Third Division
8 Rafsbotn (R) 14 1 2 11 6 38 −32 4
Source: rsssf.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Promotion play-offs

Results

Vålerengen won the qualification round and won promotion to the 1. divisjon.

Play-off table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Vålerengen (O, P) 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 4 Promotion to First Division
2 Bryne 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
3 Mjølner 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 1
Source: rsssf.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Northern Norwegian Final

A Northern Norwegian Final was played between the winners of the two district groups, Mjølner and Kirkenes.[1]

References
  1. Aarhus, Lars. "Second division 1973". RSSSF Norway. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  2. "Jan Fuglset ny trener". Molde FK. moldefk.no. Retrieved 12 October 2018.

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