1997 Norwegian Second Division

The 1997 2. divisjon, the third highest association football league for men in Norway.

22 games were played in 8 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Kjelsås, Raufoss, Ullern and Strindheim were promoted to the First Division through playoffs against the other 4 group winners. Number ten, eleven and twelve were relegated to the 3. divisjon. The winning teams from each of the 19 groups in the 3. divisjon, plus some number-two teams, were promoted to the 2. divisjon.

League tables

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Kjelsås (P) 22 13 6 3 41 17 +24 45 Promotion to First Division
2 Skjetten 22 12 6 4 40 22 +18 42
3 Lillestrøm 2 22 12 5 5 76 30 +46 41
4 Fredrikstad 22 10 8 4 41 21 +20 38
5 Ski 22 10 5 7 58 37 +21 35
6 Østsiden 22 10 2 10 46 34 +12 32
7 Råde 22 9 3 10 47 48 −1 30
8 Strømmen 22 8 4 10 36 40 −4 28
9 Sprint-Jeløy 22 8 4 10 40 60 −20 28
10 Lørenskog[lower-alpha 1] 22 8 2 12 34 50 −16 26
11 Frigg (R) 22 5 5 12 26 64 −38 20 Relegation to Third Division
12 Selbak (R) 22 0 4 18 14 78 −64 4
Source:
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Lørenskog survived as the best tenth-place team, since Stålkameratene was removed.[1]

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Raufoss (P) 22 13 6 3 53 27 +26 45 Promotion to First Division
2 Faaberg 22 13 2 7 54 27 +27 41
3 Grei 22 11 4 7 42 35 +7 37
4 Liv/Fossekallen 22 10 5 7 43 23 +20 35
5 Årvoll 22 10 5 7 43 36 +7 35
6 Elverum 22 10 3 9 48 50 −2 33
7 Jevnaker 22 8 6 8 37 35 +2 30
8 Gjøvik-Lyn 22 7 8 7 40 39 +1 29
9 Ham-Kam 2 22 8 4 10 26 44 −18 28
10 Eidsvold Turn (R) 22 6 4 12 31 42 −11 22 Relegation to Third Division
11 Mercantile (R) 22 5 6 11 26 50 −24 21
12 Holter (R) 22 4 1 17 23 58 −35 13
Source:
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Ullern (P) 22 14 5 3 41 17 +24 47 Promotion to First Division
2 Bærum 22 13 5 4 52 30 +22 44
3 Sandefjord 22 14 1 7 43 30 +13 43
4 Ørn-Horten 22 12 3 7 56 37 +19 39
5 Jerv 22 11 6 5 44 26 +18 39
6 Larvik Turn 22 11 5 6 45 34 +11 38
7 Pors Grenland 22 11 5 6 38 29 +9 38
8 Mjøndalen 22 7 5 10 35 32 +3 26
9 Åssiden 22 5 3 14 30 43 −13 18
10 Falk (R) 22 4 6 12 22 43 −21 18 Relegation to Third Division
11 Vindbjart (R) 22 4 2 16 15 59 −44 14
12 Stokke (R) 22 3 0 19 21 62 −41 9
Source:
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Vidar 22 16 2 4 60 19 +41 50
2 Fyllingen 22 15 1 6 64 30 +34 46
3 Vard Haugesund 22 13 4 5 50 30 +20 43
4 Randaberg 22 10 4 8 35 32 +3 34
5 Flekkefjord 22 9 2 11 39 42 −3 29
6 Eiger 22 8 5 9 26 31 −5 29
7 Sola 22 8 4 10 39 45 −6 28[lower-alpha 1]
8 Vedavåg 22 8 4 10 39 45 −6 28[lower-alpha 1]
9 Ålgård 22 7 6 9 28 31 −3 27
10 Vigør (R) 22 5 7 10 32 48 −16 22 Relegation to Third Division
11 Viking 2 (R) 22 7 1 14 24 53 −29 22
12 Kopervik (R) 22 4 4 14 27 53 −26 16
Source:
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. It seems unlikely that Vedavåg and Sola would have an identical record (including goals) but this is how it is printed in the source.

Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Fana 22 18 3 1 56 18 +38 57
2 Åsane 22 15 3 4 46 21 +25 48
3 Brann 2 22 10 5 7 47 28 +19 35
4 Nest-Sotra 22 11 1 10 48 42 +6 34
5 Volda 22 7 10 5 27 26 +1 31
6 Stryn 22 8 5 9 37 38 −1 29
7 Førde 22 8 5 9 32 35 −3 29
8 Stord 22 6 7 9 28 42 −14 25
9 Skarbøvik 22 7 3 12 27 44 −17 24
10 Løv-Ham (R) 22 6 3 13 35 44 −9 21 Relegation to Third Division
11 Trott (R) 22 5 4 13 26 47 −21 19
12 Ørsta (R) 22 6 1 15 29 53 −24 19
Source:
(R) Relegated

Group 6

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Kolstad 22 13 6 3 42 20 +22 45
2 Nardo 22 11 6 5 40 23 +17 39
3 Ranheim 22 12 3 7 37 26 +11 39
4 Abildsø 22 11 4 7 40 34 +6 37
5 Molde 2 22 9 4 9 45 37 +8 31
6 Træff 22 8 7 7 46 39 +7 31
7 Averøykameratene 22 8 7 7 33 33 0 31
8 Nationalkam 22 7 8 7 42 49 −7 29
9 Fossum 22 7 5 10 35 40 −5 26
10 Åndalsnes[lower-alpha 1] 22 6 7 9 28 30 −2 25
11 Orkanger (R) 22 4 5 13 31 52 −21 17 Relegation to Third Division
12 Nidelv (R) 22 4 2 16 22 58 −36 14
Source:
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Åndalsnes survived as the second best tenth-place team, since Narvik/Nor was disestablished.[1]

Group 7

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Strindheim (P) 22 17 0 5 80 29 +51 51 Promotion to First Division
2 Rosenborg 2 22 15 1 6 79 28 +51 46
3 Verdal 22 14 0 8 44 31 +13 42
4 Mosjøen 22 12 5 5 50 32 +18 41
5 Stålkameratene[lower-alpha 1] (R) 22 13 1 8 56 39 +17 40 Relegation to Third Division
6 Gevir Bodø 22 9 6 7 68 38 +30 33
7 Steinkjer 22 10 3 9 42 46 −4 33
8 Stjørdals-Blink 22 9 5 8 47 52 −5 32
9 Mo 22 9 1 12 55 46 +9 28
10 Namsos (R) 22 5 4 13 43 70 −27 19 Relegation to Third Division
11 Sandnessjøen (R) 22 2 2 18 33 113 −80 8
12 Fauske/Sprint (R) 22 1 4 17 25 98 −73 7
Source:
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Stålkameratene was forcibly relegated for cheating by using ineligible players.[1]

Group 8

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Lofoten 22 17 3 2 66 25 +41 54
2 Tromsdalen 22 14 4 4 69 28 +41 46
3 Finnsnes 22 13 1 8 62 34 +28 40
4 Skjervøy 22 12 4 6 54 35 +19 40
5 Alta 22 11 4 7 66 44 +22 37
6 Mjølner-Narvik 22 11 2 9 65 39 +26 35
7 Narvik/Nor (R) 22 10 4 8 48 52 −4 34 Merged[lower-alpha 1]
8 Silsand/Omegn 22 9 5 8 46 38 +8 32
9 Polarstjernen 22 7 5 10 40 71 −31 26
10 Sortland (R) 22 5 1 16 35 56 −21 16 Relegation to Third Division
11 Porsanger (R) 22 2 4 16 26 63 −37 10
12 Tromsø 2 (R) 22 1 3 18 28 120 −92 6
Source:
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Narvik/Nor ceased to exist after the season because of a merger.

Promotion playoffs
Further information: Playoffs to the Norwegian First Division § 1997

References
  • Eriksen, Arvid (ed.). Sportsboken 97–98 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Schibsted. p. 266. ISBN 82-516-1665-4.
  1. "Lørenskog reddet av gongongen". Aftenposten Aften (in Norwegian). 29 October 1997. p. 35.
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