1979 Norwegian Second Division
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = 2. divisjon
| season = 1979
| winners = Fredrikstad
Lyn
| promoted = Fredrikstad
Lyn
Molde
| relegated = Vigør
Vigrestad
Fram Larvik
Stjørdals-Blink
Tromsø
Aalesund
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| prevseason = 1978
| nextseason = 1980
}}
The 1979 2. divisjon was a Norwegian second-tier football league season.
The league was contested by 24 teams, divided into two groups; A and B.{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssf.no/1979/Second.html |title=Second division 1979 |first=Lars |last=Aarhus |work=RSSSF Norway |accessdate=9 November 2018}} Both groups consisted of 12 teams. The winners of group A and B were promoted to the 1980 1. divisjon. The second placed teams in group A and B met each other in a two-legged qualification round where the winner was promoted to 1. divisjon. The bottom three teams in both groups were relegated to the 3. divisjon.
Fredrikstad won group A with 34 points. Lyn won group B with 38 points. Both teams promoted to the 1980 1. divisjon. The second-placed teams, Pors and Molde met in the promotion play-offs. Molde defeated Pors with 7–0 on aggregate and won promotion.
Tables
=Group A=
|section=Group A
|res_col_header=PQR
|winpoints=2
|team1=FRE|name_FRE=Fredrikstad
|team2=POR|name_POR=Pors
|team3=SOG|name_SOG=Sogndal
|team4=SRP|name_SRP=Sarpsborg FK
|team5=HAU|name_HAU=Haugar
|team6=VAR|name_VAR=Vard
|team7=RAU|name_RAU=Raufoss
|team8=OST|name_OST=Os
|team9=ODD|name_ODD=Odd
|team10=VGØ|name_VGØ=Vigør
|team11=VGR|name_VGR=Vigrestad
|team12=FRA|name_FRA=Fram Larvik
|win_FRE=14|draw_FRE=6|loss_FRE=2|gf_FRE=47|ga_FRE=28|status_FRE=C,P
|win_POR=13|draw_POR=7|loss_POR=2|gf_POR=39|ga_POR=24
|win_SOG=11|draw_SOG=6|loss_SOG=5|gf_SOG=48|ga_SOG=26
|win_SRP=12|draw_SRP=2|loss_SRP=8|gf_SRP=33|ga_SRP=23
|win_HAU=9|draw_HAU=7|loss_HAU=6|gf_HAU=35|ga_HAU=23
|win_VAR=6|draw_VAR=11|loss_VAR=5|gf_VAR=25|ga_VAR=22
|win_RAU=7|draw_RAU=6|loss_RAU=9|gf_RAU=23|ga_RAU=28
|win_OST=6|draw_OST=7|loss_OST=9|gf_OST=24|ga_OST=31
|win_ODD=5|draw_ODD=9|loss_ODD=8|gf_ODD=18|ga_ODD=26
|win_VGØ=5|draw_VGØ=7|loss_VGØ=10|gf_VGØ=17|ga_VGØ=29|status_VGØ=R
|win_VGR=4|draw_VGR=3|loss_VGR=15|gf_VGR=21|ga_VGR=48|status_VGR=R
|win_FRA=3|draw_FRA=3|loss_FRA=16|gf_FRA=12|ga_FRA=34|status_FRA=R
|col_PRO=green1|text_PRO=Promotion to First Division
|result1=PRO|col_PO=green3|text_PO=Qualification for the promotion play-offs
|result2=PO
|col_REL=red1|text_REL=Relegation to Third Division
|result10=REL|result11=REL|result12=REL
|show_limit=5
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
|update=complete
|source= [http://www.rsssf.no/1979/Second.html rsssf.no]
}}
=Group B=
|section=Group B
|res_col_header=PQR
|winpoints=2
|team1=LYN|name_LYN=Lyn
|team2=MOL|name_MOL=Molde
|team3=SDM|name_SDM=Strindheim
|team4=FRI|name_FRI=Frigg
|team5=HØD|name_HØD=Hødd
|team6=STE|name_STE=Steinkjer
|team7=NES|name_NES=Nessegutten
|team8=MJØ|name_MJØ=Mjølner
|team9=MOI|name_MOI=Mo
|team10=SØB|name_SØB=Stjørdals-Blink
|team11=TRO|name_TRO=Tromsø
|team12=ALE|name_ALE=Aalesund
|win_LYN=17|draw_LYN=4|loss_LYN=1|gf_LYN=40|ga_LYN=11|status_LYN=C,P
|win_MOL=12|draw_MOL=7|loss_MOL=3|gf_MOL=52|ga_MOL=22|status_MOL=O,P
|win_SDM=10|draw_SDM=5|loss_SDM=7|gf_SDM=37|ga_SDM=31
|win_FRI=10|draw_FRI=4|loss_FRI=8|gf_FRI=36|ga_FRI=25
|win_HØD=11|draw_HØD=2|loss_HØD=9|gf_HØD=35|ga_HØD=35
|win_STE=7|draw_STE=8|loss_STE=7|gf_STE=30|ga_STE=33
|win_NES=7|draw_NES=6|loss_NES=9|gf_NES=27|ga_NES=32
|win_MJØ=8|draw_MJØ=4|loss_MJØ=10|gf_MJØ=20|ga_MJØ=32
|win_MOI=7|draw_MOI=4|loss_MOI=11|gf_MOI=28|ga_MOI=36
|win_SØB=5|draw_SØB=5|loss_SØB=12|gf_SØB=21|ga_SØB=32|status_SØB=R
|win_TRO=5|draw_TRO=4|loss_TRO=13|gf_TRO=24|ga_TRO=52|status_TRO=R
|win_ALE=2|draw_ALE=9|loss_ALE=11|gf_ALE=15|ga_ALE=24|status_ALE=R
|col_PRO=green1|text_PRO=Promotion to First Division
|result1=PRO|col_PO=green3|text_PO=Qualification for the promotion play-offs
|result2=PO
|col_REL=red1|text_REL=Relegation to Third Division
|result10=REL|result11=REL|result12=REL
|show_limit=5
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
|update=complete
|source= [http://www.rsssf.no/1979/Second.html rsssf.no]
}}
Promotion play-offs
=Results=
References
{{reflist}}
{{1. divisjon}}
{{1979 in Norwegian football}}
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Category:Norwegian First Division seasons