2020 Norwegian Second Division
| Season | 2020 |
|---|---|
← 2019 2021 → | |
The 2020 2. divisjon (referred to as PostNord-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) will be a Norwegian football third-tier league season. The league consists of 28 teams divided into 2 groups of 14 teams. The groups were announced by the NFF on 7 December 2019.[1]
The league will be played as a double round-robin tournament, where all teams play 26 matches.
Team changes
The following teams changed division since the 2019 season.
To 2. divisjon
Promoted from 3. divisjon
Relegated from 1. divisjon
From 2. divisjon
Promoted to 1. divisjon
Relegated to 3. divisjon
League tables
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fredrikstad | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 12 | Promotion to 1. divisjon |
| 2 | Kvik Halden | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 12 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Alta | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 10 | |
| 4 | Eidsvold Turn | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 9 | |
| 5 | Brattvåg | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 7 | |
| 6 | Skeid | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 | |
| 7 | Hødd | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| 8 | Tromsdalen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
| 9 | Kjelsås | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
| 10 | Florø | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 3 | |
| 11 | Moss | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | |
| 12 | Senja | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | Relegation to 3. divisjon |
| 13 | Vålerenga 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 3 | |
| 14 | Fløya | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 0 |
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 away goals scored (only if between two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off (only used to decide champions or relegation).
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryne | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 10 | Promotion to 1. divisjon |
| 2 | Sotra | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 10 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Vard | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 | |
| 4 | Arendal | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | |
| 5 | Asker | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 8 | |
| 6 | Egersund | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 | |
| 7 | Flekkerøy | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 | |
| 8 | Levanger | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 5 | |
| 9 | Nardo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
| 10 | Rosenborg 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 | |
| 11 | Notodden | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 4 | |
| 12 | Bærum | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | Relegation to 3. divisjon |
| 13 | Odd 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 | |
| 14 | Fram Larvik | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 0 |
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 away goals scored (only if between two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off (only used to decide champions or relegation).
Promotion play-offs
The teams who finish in second place in their respective group qualifies for the promotion play-offs, where they face each other over two legs. The winner, then play against the 14th placed team in 1. divisjon for a place in the 2021 1. divisjon.
Season statistics
Top scorers
References
- ^ "Her er avdelingene i PostNord-ligaen og Norsk Tipping-ligaen". www.fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "PostNord-ligaen avd 1 2019 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort". www.fotball.no (in Norwegian). NFF. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "PostNord-ligaen avd 2 2019 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort". www.fotball.no (in Norwegian). NFF. Retrieved 25 April 2019.