2002 Norwegian Second Division
The 2002 season of the 2. divisjon, the third highest football (soccer) league for men in Norway.
26 games were played in 4 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Fredrikstad, Bærum, Mandalskameratene and Alta were promoted to the First Division. Number twelve, thirteen and fourteen were relegated to the Third Division. The winning teams from each of the 24 groups in the Third Division each faced a winning team from another group in a playoff match, resulting in 12 playoff winners which were promoted to the Second Division.
League tables
Group 1
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fredrikstad | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 99 | 28 | +71 | 63 |
| 2 | Kvik Halden | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 65 | 38 | +27 | 52 |
| 3 | Follo | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 44 |
| 4 | Nybergsund | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 47 | -6 | 40 |
| 5 | Ullensaker/Kisa | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 39 |
| 6 | Romerike Fotball | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 54 | 45 | +9 | 37 |
| 7 | Kongsvinger | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 37 |
| 8 | Stabæk 2 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 37 |
| 9 | FF Lillehammer | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 52 | 57 | -5 | 35 |
| 10 | Sprint-Jeløy | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 54 | 61 | -7 | 34 |
| 11 | Eidsvold Turn | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 45 | 48 | -3 | 33 |
| 12 | Elverum | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 43 | 48 | -5 | 29 |
| 13 | Lyn 2 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 36 | 64 | -28 | 24 |
| 14 | Grindvoll | 26 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 27 | 97 | -70 | 10 |
Group 2
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bærum | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 78 | 37 | +41 | 57 |
| 2 | FK Tønsberg | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 76 | 28 | +48 | 54 |
| 3 | Pors Grenland | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 63 | 33 | +30 | 48 |
| 4 | Molde 2 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 56 | 40 | +16 | 45 |
| 5 | Strindheim | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 62 | 36 | +26 | 44 |
| 6 | Kjelsås | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 44 |
| 7 | Skarbøvik | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 39 | 2 | 40 |
| 8 | Larvik Fotball | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 34 |
| 9 | Frigg | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 42 | -9 | 34 |
| 10 | Langevåg | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 45 | -18 | 24 |
| 11 | Clausenengen | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 62 | -35 | 22 |
| 12 | Verdal | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 35 | 67 | -32 | 21 |
| 13 | Træff | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 28 | 72 | -44 | 18 |
| 14 | Spjelkavik | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 28 | 70 | -42 | 16 |
Group 3
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mandalskameratene | 26 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 69 | 19 | +50 | 61 |
| 2 | Løv-Ham | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 62 | 28 | +34 | 59 |
| 3 | Fyllingen | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 65 | 63 | +2 | 46 |
| 4 | Vard Haugesund | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 66 | 40 | 26 | 43 |
| 5 | Fana | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 48 | 46 | +2 | 40 |
| 6 | Nest-Sotra | 26 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 48 | 63 | -15 | 38 |
| 7 | Brann 2 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 48 | 53 | -5 | 35 |
| 8 | Viking 2 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 32 |
| 9 | Vidar | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 44 | 54 | -10 | 31 |
| 10 | Klepp | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 65 | 68 | -3 | 30 |
| 11 | Jerv | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 47 | 59 | -12 | 30 |
| 12 | Tornado | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 46 | 68 | -22 | 30 |
| 13 | Nord | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 37 | 63 | -26 | 27 |
| 14 | Førde | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 39 | 66 | -27 | 14 |
Group 4
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alta | 26 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 79 | 38 | +41 | 56 |
| 2 | Byåsen | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 79 | 44 | +35 | 56 |
| 3 | Rosenborg 2 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 83 | 40 | +43 | 51 |
| 4 | Levanger | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 69 | 45 | +24 | 41 |
| 5 | Lofoten | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 53 | 41 | +12 | 41 |
| 6 | Mo | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 47 | 49 | -2 | 36 |
| 7 | Steinkjer | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 53 | 60 | -7 | 32 |
| 8 | Skjervøy | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 44 | 69 | -25 | 31 |
| 9 | Skarp | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 62 | 68 | -6 | 30 |
| 10 | Hammerfest | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 52 | 58 | -6 | 30 |
| 11 | Vesterålen | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 45 | 65 | -20 | 30 |
| 12 | Harstad | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 45 | 64 | -19 | 29 |
| 13 | Salangen | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 40 | 79 | -39 | 29 |
| 14 | Stålkameratene | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 39 | 70 | -31 | 24 |
| Promoted to the First Division | |
| Relegated to the Third Division |