The Norwegian Second Division, also known as 2. Divisjon (Norwegian: andre divisjon) and Postnord-ligaen (due to a sponsorship agreement with Postnord), is the third tier of the Norwegian football league system. Each season, the top-performing teams in the 2. Divisjon earns promotion to OBOS-ligaen, the 1. Divisjon.
The current iteration of the Norwegian Second Division Playoffs was introduced in 2017. Before 2017, the 2. Divisjon was structured into four groups, each with one promotion spot and three relegation spots. Following a restructuring in 2017, the 2. Divisjon was streamlined into two groups, with the winner of each group gaining promotion to the 1. Divisjon. The restructuring also led to significant relegations in the 2016 season, with seven teams from each of the four previous groups being relegated. Additionally, the 1. Divisjon reduced its relegation spots from four to two, with the 14th-placed team entering a playoff against the runners-up from each of the two 2. Divisjon groups to compete for the final spot in the second tier.
History
The Norwegian First Division Playoffs have gone through numerous iterations and restructurings, being initially instituted because of the streamlining of the 1. Divisjon of the 1997 season. It was reduced from two groups to one, and thus, not all winners of the 2. divisjon groups could be promoted. However, from the 2001 season, the 2. divisjon was split into four groups instead of eight, meaning that each of the four group winners was promoted, eliminating the playoffs until 2017.
By season
The following is a list of seasons, listing the winning team, the relegated team should the top level contestant fail to win, and teams failing to be promoted. Between 2001-2016 there was no playoffs to 1. Divisjon, with the 1st-placed team from each department of the 2. Divisjon getting a promotion spot. While the current iteration of the 1. Divisjon playoffs only includes three teams, the old format of the Play-offs to the Norwegian First Divisjon between 1996-2000 had one two legged tie among the eight teams competing for the four available promotion spots
The following is a list of seasons, detailing the winning team of the 2. Divisjon playoffs, the relegated team from the 1. divisjon, and the teams that failed to be promoted. From 2001 to 2016, there were no promotion playoffs to the 1. Divisjon. Instead, the team that finished first in each department of the 2. Divisjon was automatically promoted to the 1. Divisjon.
| * | Team from the top league |
|---|
| Season | Winner | Relegated | Not promoted | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Sarpsborg, Runar, Harstad, Byåsen | — | Vigør, Værdal, Finnsnes, Skjetten | [1] |
| 1997 | Kjelsås, Raufoss, Strindheim, Ullern | — | Vidar, Kolstad, Fana, Lofoten | [2] |
| 1998 | Liv/Fossekallen, Skjetten, Clausenengen, Lofoten | — | Fyllingen, Ørn-Horten, Mo, Vidar | [3] |
| 1999 | Strindheim, Sandefjord, Hamarkameratene, Tromsdalen | — | Asker, Fyllingen, Vidar, Aalesund | [4] |
| 2000 | Mandalskameratene, Ørn-Horten, Hødd, Aalesund | — | Lofoten, FF Lillehammer, Stålkameratene, Skjetten | [5] |
| 2001 | — | — | — | |
| 2002 | — | — | — | |
| 2003 | — | — | — | |
| 2004 | — | — | — | |
| 2005 | — | — | — | |
| 2006 | — | — | — | |
| 2007 | — | — | — | |
| 2008 | — | — | — | |
| 2009 | — | — | — | |
| 2010 | — | — | — | |
| 2012 | — | — | — | |
| 2013 | — | — | — | |
| 2014 | — | — | — | |
| 2015 | — | — | — | |
| 2016 | — | — | — | |
| 2017 | Notodden | *Fredrikstad | Raufoss | [6][7] |
| 2018 | KFUM Olso | *Åsane | Fredrikstad | [8][9] |
| 2019 | Åsane | *Notodden | Kvik Halden | [10] |
| 2020 | *Stjørdals-Blink | — | Asker, Skeid | [11] |
| 2021 | *Stjørdals-Blink | — | Arendal, Hødd | [12] |
| 2022 | *Skeid | — | Arendal, Ull/Kisa | [13] |
| 2023 | Lyn | *Hødd | Tromsdalen | [14] |
| 2024 | *Mjøndalen | — | Jerv, Tromsdalen | [15] |
By Club
The following is a list of clubs which have participated, stating the city or municipality they are from and the number of seasons they have participated in the play-off. It further states the number of times and years the teams have won the play-off, been relegated and not been promoted.
| * | Team from the top division |
|---|
| Club | Location | Seasons | No | Years | No | Years | No | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | Relegations | Not promoted | ||||||
| Stjørdals-Blink | Stjørdal | 2 | 2 | 2020, 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Notodden | Notodden | 2 | 1 | 2017 | 1 | 2019* | 1 | — |
| HamKam | Hamar | 1 | 1 | 1999 | 0 | — | 1 | — |
| Sarpsborg | Sarpsborg | 1 | 1 | 1996 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Mo | Mo i Rana | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 1 | 1998 |
| Runar | Sandefjord | 1 | 1 | 1996 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Lyn | Oslo | 1 | 1 | 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Fredrikstad | Fredrikstad | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 2017* | 1 | 2018 |
| Tromsdalen | Tromsø | 3 | 1 | 1999 | 0 | — | 2 | 2023, 2024 |
| Harstad | Harstad | 1 | 1 | 1996 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Byåsen | Trondheim | 1 | 1 | 1996 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Sandefjord | Sandefjord | 1 | 1 | 1999 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Ullensaker/Kisa | Jessheim | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 1 | 2022 |
| Strindheim | Trondheim | 2 | 2 | 1997, 1999 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Aalesund | Ålesund | 2 | 1 | 2000 | 0 | — | 1 | 1999 |
| Vidar | Stavanger | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 3 | 1997, 1998, 1999 |
| Hødd | Ulstein | 3 | 2 | 2000 | 1 | 2023* | 1 | 2021 |
| Jerv | Grimstad | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 1 | 2024 |
| Raufoss | Raufoss | 2 | 1 | 1997 | 0 | — | 1 | 2017 |
| Skjetten | Skjetten | 3 | 1 | 1998 | 0 | — | 1 | 1996, 2000 |
| Hønefoss | Hønefoss | 1 | 1 | 1998 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Kjelsås | Oslo | 1 | 1 | 1997 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| KFUM Oslo | Oslo | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 2 | 2019, 2021 |
| Åsane | Bergen | 2 | 1 | 2019 | 1 | 2018* | 0 | — |
| Skeid | Oslo | 2 | 1 | 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | 2020 |
| Fana | Bergen | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 1 | 1997 |
| Clausenengen | Kristiansund | 1 | 1 | 1998 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Ullern | Oslo | 1 | 1 | 1997 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Kolstad | Trondheim | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 1 | 1997 |
| Finnsnes | Finnsnes | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 1 | 1996 |
| Asker | Asker | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 2 | 1999, 2020 |
| Fyllingen | Bergen | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 1 | 1998 |
| Værdal | Værdalsøra | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 1 | 1996 |
| Vigør | Kristiansand | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 1 | 1996 |
| Arendal | Arendal | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 2 | 2021, 2022 |
| Mandalskameratene | Mandal | 1 | 1 | 2000 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| Stålkameratene | Mo i Rana | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 1 | 2000 |
| Lofoten | Kabelvåg | 3 | 1 | 1998 | 0 | — | 2 | 1997, 2000 |
| FF Lillehammer | Lillhammer | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 1 | 2000 |
| Ørn-Horten | Horten | 2 | 1 | 2000 | 0 | — | 1 | 1998 |
| Kvik Halden | Halden | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 1 | 2019 |
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