2020 Norwegian Second Division
Season | 2020 |
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Dates | 10 July 2020 – 22 November 2020 |
Champions | Fredrikstad (Group 1) Bryne (Group 2) |
Promoted | Fredrikstad Bryne |
Matches played | 219 |
Goals scored | 722 (3.3 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Gr. 1: Johnny Buduson (15 goals) Gr. 2: Joacim Holtan (15 goals) |
← 2019 2021 → |
The 2020 2. divisjon (referred to as PostNord-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) is 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]
Under normal circumstances, the league would have been played as a double round-robin tournament, where all teams play 26 matches. However, this season, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the league will split after 13 rounds, meaning the teams only play each other once in this stage. The seven best ranked teams in each of the two groups qualify for a second stage, the promotion groups, where they will play six more matches. The seven worst ranked teams in each of the two groups do not play any more matches and no teams get relegated.
On 12 November, four of the last six matches in group 1 were cancelled because the teams had nothing left to play for. The two teams finishing in first and second place had already been determined.[2] One match was also cancelled in group 2 for the same reason.
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 |
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1 | Fredrikstad | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 12 | +33 | 39 | Qualification for promotion group 1 |
2 | Hødd | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 26 | |
3 | Skeid | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 25 | |
4 | Kvik Halden | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 25 | |
5 | Alta | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 25 | |
6 | Brattvåg | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 19 | |
7 | Tromsdalen | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 18 | |
8 | Vålerenga 2 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 29 | −15 | 17 | |
9 | Eidsvold Turn | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 33 | −8 | 16 | |
10 | Florø | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 14 | |
11 | Kjelsås | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 14 | |
12 | Moss | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 11 | |
13 | Senja | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 33 | −20 | 8[a] | |
14 | Fløya | 13 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 54 | −44 | 1 |
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).
Notes:
Promotion group 1
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Fredrikstad (C, P) | 19 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 19 | +41 | 52 | Promotion to 1. divisjon |
2 | Skeid | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 38 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
3 | Hødd | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 30 | |
4 | Alta | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 29 | |
5 | Kvik Halden | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 29 | |
6 | Brattvåg | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 24 | |
7 | Tromsdalen | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 22 |
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).
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Group 2
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bryne | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 16 | +17 | 30 | Qualification for promotion group 2 |
2 | Vard Haugesund | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 10 | +19 | 28 | |
3 | Egersund | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 15 | +19 | 23 | |
4 | Asker | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 23 | |
5 | Arendal | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 21 | |
6 | Fløy-Flekkerøy | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 21 | |
7 | Sotra | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 20 | |
8 | Levanger | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 17[a] | |
9 | Notodden | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 16 | |
10 | Nardo | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 12 | |
11 | Bærum | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 11 | |
12 | Rosenborg 2 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 24 | −12 | 11 | |
13 | Odd 2 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 31 | −22 | 9 | |
14 | Fram Larvik | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 41 | −24 | 6 |
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).
Notes:
Promotion group 2
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Bryne (C, P) | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 47 | 23 | +24 | 44 | Promotion to 1. divisjon |
2 | Asker (O) | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 21 | +17 | 37 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
3 | Egersund | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 22 | +26 | 34 | |
4 | Vard Haugesund | 19 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 19 | +15 | 34 | |
5 | Arendal | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 32 | |
6 | Fløy-Flekkerøy | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 21 | |
7 | Sotra | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 34 | −13 | 20 |
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).
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Promotion 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, will then play against the 14th placed team in 1. divisjon for a place in the 2021 1. divisjon.[3]
2–2 on aggregate. Asker won 4–3 on penalties.
Season statistics
Top scorers
Group 1
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Group 2
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References
- ^ "Her er avdelingene i PostNord-ligaen og Norsk Tipping-ligaen". www.fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "NFF avlyser flere kamper i PostNord-ligaen avdeling 1". www.nettavisen.no (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Slik spilles PostNord-sluttspillet". www.fotball.no (in Norwegian). NFF. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ "Toppscorerliste 2020 avdeling 1". www.nifs.no (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ "Toppscorerliste 2020 avdeling 2". www.nifs.no (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 21 October 2020.