2023 Norwegian Second Division

The 2023 Norwegian Second Division (referred to as PostNord-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) is a Norwegian football third-tier league season. The league consisting of 28 teams divided into two groups of 14 teams.

Norwegian Second Division
Season2023
Dates10 April – 11 November
Matches played84
Goals scored268 (3.19 per match)
← 2022
2024 →

The league will be played as a double round-robin tournament, where all teams play 26 matches. The season started on 10 April 2023 and will be end 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
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 Eigersund 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 22 15 5 2 53 17 +36 50 Promotion to First Division
2 Lyn 22 16 2 4 53 18 +35 50 Qualification for promotion play-offs
3 Arendal 22 12 4 6 49 31 +18 40
4 Kjelsås 22 9 7 6 22 19 +3 34
5 Notodden 22 10 6 6 35 25 +10 33[lower-alpha 1]
6 Grorud 22 8 8 6 26 21 +5 32
7 Vard Haugesund 22 7 5 10 31 38 −7 26
8 Træff 22 7 5 10 27 49 −22 26
9 Ørn Horten 22 7 4 11 30 38 −8 25
10 Vålerenga 2 22 8 1 13 25 55 −30 25
11 Fram Larvik 22 6 6 10 31 38 −7 24
12 Fløy 22 6 4 12 20 30 −10 22 Relegation to Third Division
13 Brattvåg 22 5 6 11 30 37 −7 21
14 Aalesund 2 22 4 5 13 22 38 −16 17
Updated to match(es) played on 15 October 2023. 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.
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 1–2 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–0
Arendal 3–1 — 0–3 1–1 3–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 0–3 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 0–3 2–0
Egersund 5–1 3–3 5–0 — 0–0 4–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 5–0 6–0
Fløy 2–1 3–0 1–1 0–1 — 0–1 1–0 1–3 1–2 0–0 1–3 0–1
Fram Larvik 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 — 1–1 0–0 0–4 3–2 3–3 1–2 3–1
Grorud 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 — 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 4–0 4–1 0–4
Kjelsås 1–0 3–1 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 0–1 2–0 — 4–0 7–0 4–0 2–1
Notodden 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 — 1–2 5–1 3–0 4–0
Træff 2–2 0–3 1–5 0–3 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–2 — 2–2 1–0 1–2
Vard Haugesund 3–1 3–0 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–4 3–4 3–0 — 1–2 2–2
Vålerenga 2 1–1 0–3 1–0 1–0 1–5 1–0 1–2 2–1 5–0 0–2 — 4–1
Ørn Horten 1–2 1–3 2–1 0–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–3 3–0 5–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 15 October 2023. Source: Norwegian Football Federation
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group 2

Teams
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 Bærum 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 Øygarden 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 Ullensaker 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 22 18 4 0 59 15 +44 58 Promotion to First Division
2 Tromsdalen 22 15 4 3 54 22 +32 49 Qualification for promotion play–offs
3 Sotra 22 9 9 4 34 27 +7 36
4 Strømmen 22 11 3 8 33 32 +1 36
5 Ull/Kisa 22 9 7 6 38 27 +11 34
6 Alta 22 10 2 10 42 46 −4 32
7 Kvik Halden 22 8 4 10 39 42 −3 28
8 Junkeren 22 6 9 7 38 43 −5 27
9 Stjørdals-Blink 22 6 8 8 42 41 +1 26
10 Bærum 22 7 4 11 42 53 −11 25
11 Brann 2 22 5 6 11 46 61 −15 21
12 Gjøvik-Lyn 22 5 9 8 29 40 −11 20[lower-alpha 1] Relegation to Third Division
13 Strømsgodset 2 22 3 4 15 26 51 −25 13
14 Ullern 22 2 7 13 24 46 −22 13
Updated to match(es) played on 9 October 2023. 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.
Notes:
  1. Gjøvik-Lyn have been deducted 4 points due to financial difficulties.

Results
Home \ Away ALT BRA BÆR GJØ JUN KVI LEV SOT STJ STR ST2 TRO UKI ULL
Alta — 7–1 1–1 3–2 1–3 3–0 0–1 1–1 4–2 1–0 2–1 2–1
Brann 2 5–1 — 2–3 7–1 3–3 1–3 1–2 1–1 4–3 2–3 0–5 2–2
Bærum 4–3 1–0 — 1–1 3–3 3–3 2–6 1–2 4–0 0–2 1–3 6–1
Gjøvik-Lyn — 0–0 2–1 0–1 4–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–3 1–3 3–2
Junkeren 0–1 3–1 1–1 — 3–3 1–4 0–2 3–1 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
Levanger 5–1 5–0 6–0 3–3 1–0 — 1–1 2–2 2–0 4–1 2–2 2–0
Sotra 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–1 — 2–2 2–0 3–0 2–1 1–1
Stjørdals-Blink 6–3 1–2 1–0 1–4 1–3 — 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–3
Strømmen 1–0 1–2 3–2 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–1 — 1–1 5–1 1–0 2–0
Strømsgodset 2 3–2 2–4 5–1 2–3 1–1 0–3 0–3 — 0–2 1–3 5–1
Tromsdalen 5–2 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 2–2 0–3 1–4 2–0 1–1 —
Ullern 1–3 1–2 2–1 1–1 4–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 9 October 2023. 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]

References
  1. "Hovedterminliste menn 2023" (PDF). Fotball.no. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  2. "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.
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