2001 Norwegian Second Division

The 2001 2. divisjon was the third highest football league for men in Norway.

26 games were played in 4 groups—changed from the 8 groups in the 2000 season—with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Tollnes, Åsane, Oslo Øst and Lørenskog were promoted to the 1. divisjon. Number twelve, thirteen and fourteen were relegated to the 3. divisjon. The winning teams from each of the 24 groups in the 3. divisjon each faced a winning team from another group in a playoff match, resulting in 12 playoff winners which were promoted to the 2. divisjon.

League tables

=Group 1=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group 1

|res_col_header=PR

|team1=TOL|name_TOL=Tollnes

|team2=LIL|name_LIL=FF Lillehammer

|team3=E-T|name_E-T=Eik-Tønsberg

|team4=FRE|name_FRE=Fredrikstad

|team5=BÆR|name_BÆR=Bærum

|team6=NYB|name_NYB=Nybergsund

|team7=U/K|name_U/K=Ullensaker/Kisa

|team8=PGR|name_PGR=Pors Grenland

|team9=KVI|name_KVI=Kvik Halden

|team10=S-J|name_S-J=Sprint-Jeløy

|team11=STA2|name_STA2=Stabæk 2

|team12=ASK|name_ASK=Asker

|team13=ULL|name_ULL=Ullern

|team14=ODD2|name_ODD2=Odd Grenland 2

|win_TOL=14|draw_TOL=8|loss_TOL=4|gf_TOL=73|ga_TOL=47|status_TOL=P

|win_LIL=15|draw_LIL=5|loss_LIL=6|gf_LIL=44|ga_LIL=31

|win_E-T=15|draw_E-T=4|loss_E-T=7|gf_E-T=63|ga_E-T=44

|win_FRE=15|draw_FRE=2|loss_FRE=9|gf_FRE=52|ga_FRE=42

|win_BÆR=12|draw_BÆR=5|loss_BÆR=9|gf_BÆR=60|ga_BÆR=44

|win_NYB=12|draw_NYB=3|loss_NYB=11|gf_NYB=43|ga_NYB=37

|win_U/K=10|draw_U/K=6|loss_U/K=10|gf_U/K=58|ga_U/K=58

|win_PGR=11|draw_PGR=3|loss_PGR=12|gf_PGR=46|ga_PGR=52

|win_KVI=11|draw_KVI=1|loss_KVI=14|gf_KVI=41|ga_KVI=38

|win_S-J=10|draw_S-J=4|loss_S-J=12|gf_S-J=42|ga_S-J=54

|win_STA2=10|draw_STA2=3|loss_STA2=13|gf_STA2=46|ga_STA2=43

|win_ASK=8|draw_ASK=5|loss_ASK=13|gf_ASK=42|ga_ASK=56|status_ASK=R

|win_ULL=5|draw_ULL=5|loss_ULL=16|gf_ULL=36|ga_ULL=68|status_ULL=R

|win_ODD2=5|draw_ODD2=4|loss_ODD2=17|gf_ODD2=47|ga_ODD2=79|status_ODD2=R

|col_P=green1|text_P=Promotion to First Division

|result1=P

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to Third Division

|result12=R|result13=R|result14=R

|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.no/2001/Second1.html#table]

}}

=Group 2=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group 2

|res_col_header=PR

|team1=ÅSA|name_ÅSA=Åsane

|team2=FAN|name_FAN=Fana

|team3=VAH|name_VAH=Vard Haugesund

|team4=FYL|name_FYL=Fyllingen

|team5=L-H|name_L-H=Løv-Ham

|team6=NOR|name_NOR=Nord

|team7=VIK2|name_VIK2=Viking 2

|team8=VID|name_VID=Vidar

|team9=FØR|name_FØR=Førde

|team10=TOR|name_TOR=Tornado

|team11=NSO|name_NSO=Nest-Sotra

|team12=SAN|name_SAN=Sandnes

|team13=FLO|name_FLO=Florø

|team14=STO|name_STO=Stord

|win_ÅSA=19|draw_ÅSA=4|loss_ÅSA=3|gf_ÅSA=57|ga_ÅSA=17|status_ÅSA=P

|win_FAN=17|draw_FAN=4|loss_FAN=5|gf_FAN=66|ga_FAN=36

|win_VAH=16|draw_VAH=4|loss_VAH=6|gf_VAH=71|ga_VAH=40

|win_FYL=14|draw_FYL=6|loss_FYL=6|gf_FYL=63|ga_FYL=48

|win_L-H=14|draw_L-H=1|loss_L-H=11|gf_L-H=59|ga_L-H=36

|win_NOR=13|draw_NOR=2|loss_NOR=11|gf_NOR=54|ga_NOR=50

|win_VIK2=11|draw_VIK2=4|loss_VIK2=11|gf_VIK2=71|ga_VIK2=65

|win_VID=11|draw_VID=3|loss_VID=12|gf_VID=60|ga_VID=62

|win_FØR=9|draw_FØR=6|loss_FØR=11|gf_FØR=60|ga_FØR=70

|win_TOR=9|draw_TOR=5|loss_TOR=12|gf_TOR=56|ga_TOR=63

|win_NSO=9|draw_NSO=4|loss_NSO=13|gf_NSO=49|ga_NSO=51

|win_SAN=9|draw_SAN=4|loss_SAN=13|gf_SAN=47|ga_SAN=56|status_SAN=R

|win_FLO=4|draw_FLO=5|loss_FLO=17|gf_FLO=32|ga_FLO=69|status_FLO=R

|win_STO=1|draw_STO=0|loss_STO=25|gf_STO=31|ga_STO=113|status_STO=R

|col_P=green1|text_P=Promotion to First Division

|result1=P

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to Third Division

|result12=R|result13=R|result14=R

|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.no/2001/Second2.html#table RSSSF]

}}

=Group 3=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group 3

|res_col_header=PR

|team1=ØST|name_ØST=Oslo Øst

|team2=STR|name_STR=Strindheim

|team3=ROS2|name_ROS2=Rosenborg 2

|team4=ROM|name_ROM=Romerike Fotball

|team5=TRÆ|name_TRÆ=Træff

|team6=SKA|name_SKA=Skarbøvik

|team7=STE|name_STE=Steinkjer

|team8=CLA|name_CLA=Clausenengen

|team9=MOL2|name_MOL2=Molde 2

|team10=SPJ|name_SPJ=Spjelkavik

|team11=VER|name_VER=Verdal

|team12=GJL|name_GJL=Gjøvik-Lyn

|team13=S-B|name_S-B=Stjørdals-Blink

|team14=RAN|name_RAN=Ranheim

|win_ØST=18|draw_ØST=4|loss_ØST=4|gf_ØST=74|ga_ØST=36|status_ØST=P

|win_STR=15|draw_STR=5|loss_STR=6|gf_STR=70|ga_STR=45

|win_ROS2=15|draw_ROS2=4|loss_ROS2=7|gf_ROS2=58|ga_ROS2=37

|win_ROM=14|draw_ROM=5|loss_ROM=7|gf_ROM=66|ga_ROM=34

|win_TRÆ=11|draw_TRÆ=5|loss_TRÆ=10|gf_TRÆ=55|ga_TRÆ=50

|win_SKA=10|draw_SKA=6|loss_SKA=10|gf_SKA=47|ga_SKA=58

|win_STE=10|draw_STE=5|loss_STE=11|gf_STE=44|ga_STE=48

|win_CLA=10|draw_CLA=5|loss_CLA=11|gf_CLA=55|ga_CLA=63

|win_MOL2=9|draw_MOL2=6|loss_MOL2=11|gf_MOL2=60|ga_MOL2=50

|win_SPJ=8|draw_SPJ=6|loss_SPJ=12|gf_SPJ=49|ga_SPJ=66

|win_VER=8|draw_VER=5|loss_VER=13|gf_VER=42|ga_VER=51

|win_GJL=7|draw_GJL=6|loss_GJL=13|gf_GJL=34|ga_GJL=48|status_GJL=R

|win_S-B=9|draw_S-B=0|loss_S-B=17|gf_S-B=37|ga_S-B=74|status_S-B=R

|win_RAN=6|draw_RAN=2|loss_RAN=18|gf_RAN=37|ga_RAN=68|status_RAN=R

|col_P=green1|text_P=Promotion to First Division

|result1=P

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to Third Division

|result12=R|result13=R|result14=R

|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.no/2001/Second3.html#table RSSSF]

}}

=Group 4=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group 4

|res_col_header=PR

|team1=LØR|name_LØR=Lørenskog

|team2=SKA|name_SKA=Skarp

|team3=LOF|name_LOF=Lofoten

|team4=LYN2|name_LYN2=Lyn 2

|team5=ALT|name_ALT=Alta

|team6=STÅ|name_STÅ=Stålkameratene

|team7=HAR|name_HAR=Harstad

|team8=SKJ|name_SKJ=Skjervøy

|team9=EID|name_EID=Eidsvold Turn

|team10=MO |name_MO =Mo

|team11=HAM|name_HAM=Hammerfest

|team12=F/S|name_F/S=Fauske/Sprint

|team13=NAR|name_NAR=Narvik

|team14=FIN|name_FIN=Finnsnes

|win_LØR=18|draw_LØR=5|loss_LØR=3|gf_LØR=69|ga_LØR=23|status_LØR=P

|win_SKA=17|draw_SKA=2|loss_SKA=7|gf_SKA=85|ga_SKA=45

|win_LOF=15|draw_LOF=6|loss_LOF=5|gf_LOF=65|ga_LOF=43

|win_LYN2=13|draw_LYN2=4|loss_LYN2=9|gf_LYN2=57|ga_LYN2=41

|win_ALT=13|draw_ALT=1|loss_ALT=12|gf_ALT=60|ga_ALT=57

|win_STÅ=11|draw_STÅ=5|loss_STÅ=10|gf_STÅ=60|ga_STÅ=67

|win_HAR=10|draw_HAR=5|loss_HAR=11|gf_HAR=58|ga_HAR=49

|win_SKJ=8|draw_SKJ=10|loss_SKJ=8|gf_SKJ=50|ga_SKJ=50

|win_EID=10|draw_EID=3|loss_EID=13|gf_EID=52|ga_EID=53

|win_MO =9|draw_MO =6|loss_MO =11|gf_MO =55|ga_MO =61

|win_HAM=8|draw_HAM=4|loss_HAM=14|gf_HAM=44|ga_HAM=58

|win_F/S=8|draw_F/S=2|loss_F/S=16|gf_F/S=46|ga_F/S=79|status_F/S=R

|win_NAR=6|draw_NAR=6|loss_NAR=14|gf_NAR=43|ga_NAR=58|status_NAR=R

|win_FIN=5|draw_FIN=3|loss_FIN=18|gf_FIN=32|ga_FIN=92|status_FIN=R

|col_P=green1|text_P=Promotion to First Division

|result1=P

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to Third Division

|result12=R|result13=R|result14=R

|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.no/2001/Second4.html#table RSSSF]

}}

Promotion play-offs

{{see|Playoffs to the 2. divisjon#2001}}

Top goalscorers

=Group 1=

21 goals:

  • Morten Romsdalen, Tollnes

18 goals:

17 goals:

14 goals:

  • Bjørn Tore Hansen, Eik and Kvik Halden
  • John Erling Kleppe, Pors
  • Kim Nysted, Bærum
  • Espen Seheim, Asker

13 goals:

  • Lars Kåre Gustavsen, Asker
  • Glenn Hamnebukt, Tollnes
  • Bård Erik Olsen, Sprint/Jeløy
  • Kamal Saaliti, Ullern{{cite news|title=Nyoperert toppscorer med landets 'verste' kne|date=17 October 2001|work=Telemarksavisa|pages=36–37|language=no}}

=Group 2=

  • 25 goals: Kjell Sture Jensen, Vard Haugesund{{cite news|title=Fotballsesongen fra A til Å|date=9 November 2001|work=Haugesunds Avis|page=12|language=no}}

(incomplete)

=Group 3=

28 goals:

  • Jørn Holmen, Romerike{{cite news|title=Toppscorer'n|date=18 October 2001|work=Romerikes Blad|page=13|language=no}}

24 goals:

  • Kenneth Kvalheim, Oslo Øst{{cite news|title=Kenneth Kvalheim x 4|date=17 October 2001|work=Nordstrands Blad|page=13|language=no}}

16 goals:

11 goals:

  • Stig Arild Råket, Molde 2
  • Nils Gunnar Thomle, Molde 2{{cite news|title=Røberg ble toppscorer|work=Romsdals Budstikke|date=19 October 2001|page=18|language=no}}

(incomplete)

=Group 4=

35 goals:

  • Bård Karlsen, Skarp

27 goals:

23 goals:

  • Pål Flønes, Mo

22 goals:

  • Øystein Esjeholm, Alta

16 goals:

  • Bjørn Strøm, Lofoten

15 goals:

  • Roy Berntsen, Harstad
  • Einar Kalsæg, Eidsvold Turn
  • Evgeniy Sorokon, Stålkameratene

14 goals:

  • Tore Karlsen, Fauske/Sprint
  • Hans Åge Yndestad, Skarp{{cite news|title=Toppscorere|date=15 October 2001|work=Tromsø|page=24|language=no}}

References

{{Reflist}}

  • [https://www.rsssf.no/2001/Second1.html#table Fixtures and table, group 1], RSSSF
  • [https://www.rsssf.no/2001/Second2.html#table Fixtures and table, group 2], RSSSF
  • [https://www.rsssf.no/2001/Second3.html#table Fixtures and table, group 3], RSSSF
  • [https://www.rsssf.no/2001/Second4.html#table Fixtures and table, group 4], RSSSF

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