2017 Norwegian Second Division

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = 2. divisjon

| season = 2017

| winners = HamKam
Nest-Sotra

| promoted = HamKam
Nest-Sotra
Notodden

| relegated = Finnsnes
Brumunddal
Follo
Vindbjart
Fana
Byåsen

| matches = 364

| total goals = 1150

| league topscorer = Alexander Dang
(21 goals)

| biggest home win =

| biggest away win =

| highest scoring =

| longest wins =

| longest unbeaten =

| longest losses =

| highest attendance =

| lowest attendance =

| average attendance =

| prevseason = 2016

| nextseason = 2018

}}

The 2017 2. divisjon (referred to as PostNord-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) was a Norwegian football third-tier league. The league consisted of 28 teams divided into 2 groups of 14 teams.

The league was played as a double round-robin tournament, where all teams played 26 matches. The first round was played on 17 April 2017, while the last round was played on 21 October 2017.{{cite web|title=Hovedterminliste menn 2016|trans-title=Main schedule men's football 2016|url=http://www.fotball.no/Documents/Bilder/NFF/2015/NFF-nyheter/hovedterminliste%20menn%202016%20oppdatert.pdf|website=fotball.no|publisher=Football Association of Norway|access-date=7 February 2016}}

League tables

=Group 1=

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

|section=Group 1

|res_col_header=PQR

|team1=HK|name_HK=HamKam

|team2=RAU|name_RAU=Raufoss

|team3=ASK|name_ASK=Asker

|team4=ALT|name_ALT=Alta

|team5=SKE|name_SKE=Skeid

|team6=GRO|name_GRO=Grorud

|team7=KFO|name_KFO=KFUM-Oslo

|team8=KJE|name_KJE=Kjelsås

|team9=BÆR|name_BÆR=Bærum

|team10=NYT|name_NYT=Nybergsund-Trysil

|team11=VÅL2|name_VÅL2=Vålerenga 2

|team12=FIN|name_FIN=Finnsnes

|team13=BRU|name_BRU=Brumunddal

|team14=FOL|name_FOL=Follo

|win_HK=21|draw_HK=2|loss_HK=3|gf_HK=56|ga_HK=18|status_HK=P

|win_RAU=14|draw_RAU=5|loss_RAU=7|gf_RAU=53|ga_RAU=28

|win_ASK=13|draw_ASK=8|loss_ASK=5|gf_ASK=50|ga_ASK=36

|win_ALT=13|draw_ALT=7|loss_ALT=6|gf_ALT=42|ga_ALT=24

|win_SKE=13|draw_SKE=5|loss_SKE=8|gf_SKE=42|ga_SKE=27

|win_GRO=11|draw_GRO=4|loss_GRO=11|gf_GRO=43|ga_GRO=49

|win_KFO=10|draw_KFO=4|loss_KFO=12|gf_KFO=43|ga_KFO=39

|win_KJE=9|draw_KJE=7|loss_KJE=10|gf_KJE=34|ga_KJE=40

|win_BÆR=8|draw_BÆR=9|loss_BÆR=9|gf_BÆR=46|ga_BÆR=44

|win_NYT=9|draw_NYT=4|loss_NYT=13|gf_NYT=40|ga_NYT=46

|win_VÅL2=8|draw_VÅL2=3|loss_VÅL2=15|gf_VÅL2=28|ga_VÅL2=52

|win_FIN=6|draw_FIN=4|loss_FIN=16|gf_FIN=26|ga_FIN=45|status_FIN=R

|win_BRU=6|draw_BRU=4|loss_BRU=16|gf_BRU=21|ga_BRU=46|status_BRU=R

|win_FOL=6|draw_FOL=4|loss_FOL=16|gf_FOL=28|ga_FOL=58|status_FOL=R

|col_P=green1|text_P=Promotion to First Division

|result1=P

|col_QP=green3|text_QP=Qualification for the promotion play-offs

|result2=QP

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to Third Division

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

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|update=complete

|source=[http://www.nifs.no/tabell.php?land=1&t=17&u=667426 nifs.no]

}}

=Group 2=

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

|section=Group 2

|res_col_header=PQR

|team1=NES|name_NES=Nest-Sotra

|team2=NOT|name_NOT=Notodden

|team3=BRY|name_BRY=Bryne

|team4=VID|name_VID=Vidar

|team5=FRL|name_FRL=Fram Larvik

|team6=HØD|name_HØD=Hødd

|team7=NAR|name_NAR=Nardo

|team8=VAH|name_VAH=Vard Haugesund

|team9=EGE|name_EGE=Egersund

|team10=HØN|name_HØN=Hønefoss

|team11=ODD2|name_ODD2=Odd 2

|team12=VIN|name_VIN=Vindbjart

|team13=FAN|name_FAN=Fana

|team14=BYÅ|name_BYÅ=Byåsen

|win_NES=15|draw_NES=9|loss_NES=2|gf_NES=60|ga_NES=22|status_NES=P

|win_NOT=17|draw_NOT=3|loss_NOT=6|gf_NOT=53|ga_NOT=26|status_NOT=OP

|win_BRY=13|draw_BRY=8|loss_BRY=5|gf_BRY=52|ga_BRY=37

|win_VID=13|draw_VID=3|loss_VID=10|gf_VID=56|ga_VID=49

|win_FRL=12|draw_FRL=6|loss_FRL=8|gf_FRL=49|ga_FRL=43

|win_HØD=11|draw_HØD=7|loss_HØD=8|gf_HØD=44|ga_HØD=37

|win_NAR=12|draw_NAR=4|loss_NAR=10|gf_NAR=29|ga_NAR=35

|win_VAH=12|draw_VAH=3|loss_VAH=11|gf_VAH=33|ga_VAH=36

|win_EGE=8|draw_EGE=10|loss_EGE=8|gf_EGE=40|ga_EGE=29

|win_HØN=9|draw_HØN=5|loss_HØN=12|gf_HØN=35|ga_HØN=41

|win_ODD2=7|draw_ODD2=5|loss_ODD2=14|gf_ODD2=51|ga_ODD2=69

|win_VIN=6|draw_VIN=4|loss_VIN=16|gf_VIN=44|ga_VIN=58|status_VIN=R

|win_FAN=5|draw_FAN=7|loss_FAN=14|gf_FAN=30|ga_FAN=64|status_FAN=R

|win_BYÅ=3|draw_BYÅ=4|loss_BYÅ=19|gf_BYÅ=22|ga_BYÅ=52|status_BYÅ=R

|col_P=green1|text_P=Promotion to First Division

|result1=P

|col_QP=green3|text_QP=Qualification for the promotion play-offs

|result2=QP

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to Third Division

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

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|update=complete

|source=[http://www.nifs.no/tabell.php?land=1&t=17&u=667426 nifs.no]

}}

Promotion play-offs

{{See also|2017 1. divisjon#Relegation play-offs}}

The teams who finished in second place in their respective group qualified for the promotion play-offs, where they faced each other over two legs. The winner will play against the 14th placed team in 1. divisjon for a place in the 2018 1. divisjon.

{{football box

|date=28 October 2017

|time=16:00 CEST

|team1=Raufoss

|score=2–1

|report= [https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/kamp/?fiksId=6886416 Summary]

|team2=Notodden

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Nammo Stadion, Raufoss

|attendance=1,070

|referee=Mads Følstad Skarsem

}}

{{football box

|date=4 November 2017

|time=16:00 CET

|team1=Notodden

|score=2–1

|aet=yes

|report= [https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/kamp/?fiksId=6886417 Summary]

|team2=Raufoss

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Idrettsparken, Notodden

|attendance=1,277

|referee=Jan Morten Tennøy

|penalties1=

|penaltyscore=5–4

|penalties2=

}}

3–3 on aggregate. Notodden won 5–4 on penalties.

Top scorers

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

=Group 1=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Rank

!Player

!Club

!Goals{{cite web|title=PostNord-ligaen avd 1 2017 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort|url=https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/turnering/toppscorer-gule-og-rode-kort/?fiksId=153164|website=Norwegian Football Federation|access-date=24 October 2022|language=no}}

rowspan="1"|1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} {{ill|David Tavakoli|no}}

|align="left"| Skeid

|rowspan="1"|20

rowspan="1"|2

|align="left"|{{flagicon|SWE}} Anton Henningsson

|align="left"| Raufoss

|rowspan="1"|19

rowspan="1"|3

|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Ivar Sollie Rønning

|align="left"| HamKam

|rowspan="1"|18

rowspan="1"|4

|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Vegard Braaten

|align="left"| Alta

|rowspan="1"|15

rowspan="4"|5

|align="left"|{{flagicon|CIV}} Kevin Beugré

|align="left"| HamKam

|rowspan="4"|10

align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Emil Mikael Ekblom

|align="left"| KFUM Oslo

align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Erblin Llullaku

|align="left"| Bærum

align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Marcus Mehnert

|align="left"| Asker

rowspan="3"|9

|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Markus Naglestad

|align="left"| HamKam

|rowspan="3"|9

align="left"|{{flagicon|SWE}} Demba Traoré

|align="left"| Asker

align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Eivind Holte Tøråsen

|align="left"| Nybergsund

{{col-2}}

=Group 2=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Rank

!Player

!Club

!Goals{{cite web|title=PostNord-ligaen avd 2 2017 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort|url=https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/turnering/toppscorer-gule-og-rode-kort/?fiksId=153165|website=Norwegian Football Federation|access-date=24 October 2022|language=no}}

rowspan="1"|1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Alexander Dang

|align="left"| Nest-Sotra

|rowspan="1"|21

rowspan="1"|2

|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Øyvind Løkkebø Gausdal

|align="left"| Vindbjart

|rowspan="1"|20

rowspan="2"|3

|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Omar Fonstad el Ghaouti

|align="left"| Fram Larvik

|rowspan="2"|19

align="left"|{{flagicon|GAM}} Bubacarr Sumareh

|align="left"| Egersund

rowspan="2"|5

|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Sigurd Hauso Haugen

|align="left"| Odd 2

|rowspan="2"|16

align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Martin Hummervoll

|align="left"| Vidar

rowspan="1"|7

|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Simen August Næss

|align="left"| Bryne

|rowspan="1"|13

rowspan="2"|8

|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Kristoffer Hoven

|align="left"| Hønefoss

|rowspan="2"|12

align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Torbjørn Kallevåg

|align="left"| Hødd

rowspan="2"|10

|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Aram Khalili

|align="left"| Bryne

|rowspan="2"|11

align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Erik Midtgarden

|align="left"| Notodden

{{col-end}}

References

{{Reflist}}

{{2. divisjon seasons}}

{{2017 in Norwegian football}}

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