2018 Norwegian Second Division
{{refimprove|date=December 2017}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = 2. divisjon
| season = 2018
| winners = Raufoss (Group 1)
Skeid (Group 2)
| promoted = Raufoss
Skeid
KFUM Oslo
| relegated = Nybergsund
Hønefoss
Stabæk 2
Fløy
Vålerenga 2
Vard Haugesund
| matches = 364
| total goals = 1195
| league topscorer = Jonas Enkerud
(21 goals)
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| biggest away win =
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| longest unbeaten =
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| highest attendance =
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| prevseason = 2017
| nextseason = 2019
}}
The 2018 2. divisjon (referred to as PostNord-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) was a Norwegian football third-tier league season. 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.
Team changes
The following teams changed division since the 2017 season.
{{Location map+|Norway|width=500|caption=Locations of the 2018 2. divisjon teams.
8px Green: Group 1; 8px Red: Group 2.
|places=
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|lat=59.221|long=10.935|position=right|mark=Green pog.svg}}{{Location map~|Norway|label=
|lat=60.168|long=10.256|position=left|mark=Green pog.svg}}{{Location map~|Norway|label=
|lat=68.438|long=17.427|position=left|mark=Green pog.svg}}{{Location map~|Norway|label=
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|lat=62.596|long=6.446|position=right}}{{Location map~|Norway|label=
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|lat=58.074|long=7.998|position=right}}{{Location map~|Norway|label=
|lat=62.343|long=5.849|position=left}}{{Location map~|Norway|label=
|lat=63.430|long=10.395|position=left}}{{Location map~|Norway|label=
|lat=63.468|long=10.918|position=right}}{{Location map~|Norway|label=
|lat=59.414|long=5.268|position=right}}{{Location map~|Norway|label=
|lat=58.970|long=5.733|position=left}}{{Location map~|Norway|label=
{{Location map~|Norway|label=
8px Asker
8px Bærum
8px Grorud
8px Stabæk 2
8px KFUM
8px Kjelsås
8px Skeid
8px Vålerenga 2
}}
=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=
|section=Group 1
|update=complete|start_date=9 April 2018
|source=[https://www.nifs.no/tabell.php?land=1&t=17&u=676203 nifs.no] {{in lang|no}}
|team1 = RAU|team2 = FFK|team3 = GRO|team4 = ASK|team5 = ALT|team6 = ELV|team7 = MJØ
|team8 = BÆR|team9 = MOS|team10 = FRA|team11 = ODD|team12 = NYB|team13 = HBK|team14 = STB
|result1=1D |result2 =PO
|result12=3D |result13=3D |result14=3D
|res_col_header=PQR
|col_1D=green1 |text_1D=Promotion to First Division
|col_PO=green3 |text_PO=Qualification for the promotion play-offs
|col_3D=red1 |text_3D=Relegation to Third Division
|name_ALT=Alta
|win_ALT=14|draw_ALT=3 |loss_ALT=9|gf_ALT=39|ga_ALT=28
|name_ASK=Asker
|win_ASK=14|draw_ASK=3 |loss_ASK=9|gf_ASK=53|ga_ASK=31
|name_BÆR=Bærum
|win_BÆR=12|draw_BÆR=4 |loss_BÆR=10|gf_BÆR=44|ga_BÆR=33
|name_ELV=Elverum
|win_ELV=12|draw_ELV=8 |loss_ELV=6|gf_ELV=53|ga_ELV=39
|name_FRA=Fram Larvik
|win_FRA=9 |draw_FRA=2 |loss_FRA=15|gf_FRA=40|ga_FRA=57
|name_FFK=Fredrikstad
|win_FFK=15|draw_FFK=7 |loss_FFK=4|gf_FFK=53|ga_FFK=25
|name_GRO=Grorud
|win_GRO=14|draw_GRO=6 |loss_GRO=6|gf_GRO=46|ga_GRO=31
|name_HBK=Hønefoss
|win_HBK=5 |draw_HBK=5 |loss_HBK=16|gf_HBK=38|ga_HBK=67
|name_MJØ=Mjølner
|win_MJØ=13|draw_MJØ=5 |loss_MJØ=8|gf_MJØ=41|ga_MJØ=41
|name_MOS=Moss
|win_MOS=7 |draw_MOS=9 |loss_MOS=10|gf_MOS=37|ga_MOS=42
|name_NYB=Nybergsund
|win_NYB=5 |draw_NYB=6 |loss_NYB=15|gf_NYB=26|ga_NYB=58
|name_ODD=Odd 2
|win_ODD=6 |draw_ODD=4 |loss_ODD=16|gf_ODD=35|ga_ODD=52
|name_RAU=Raufoss
|win_RAU=16|draw_RAU=5 |loss_RAU=5|gf_RAU=64|ga_RAU=30
|name_STB=Stabæk 2
|win_STB=3 |draw_STB=7 |loss_STB=16|gf_STB=34|ga_STB=69
|status_RAU=CP
|status_NYB=R
|status_HBK=R
|status_STB=R
|show_limit=5
|class_rules = 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=
|section=Group 2
|update=complete|start_date=14 April 2018
|source=[https://www.nifs.no/tabell.php?land=1&t=17&u=676204 nifs.no] {{in lang|no}}
|team1 = SKE|team2 = KFU|team3 = HØD|team4 = EIK|team5 = BRY|team6 = ARE|team7 = KJE
|team8 = BRA|team9 = VID|team10 = NAR|team11 = S-B|team12 = FLØ|team13 = VÅL|team14 = VAR
|result1=1D |result2 =PO
|result12=3D |result13=3D |result14=3D
|res_col_header=PQR
|col_1D=green1 |text_1D=Promotion to First Division
|col_PO=green3 |text_PO=Qualification for the promotion play-offs
|col_3D=red1 |text_3D=Relegation to Third Division
|name_ARE=Arendal
|win_ARE=10|draw_ARE=6 |loss_ARE=10|gf_ARE=37|ga_ARE=34
|name_BRA=Brattvåg
|win_BRA=11|draw_BRA=2 |loss_BRA=13|gf_BRA=37|ga_BRA=51
|name_BRY=Bryne
|win_BRY=11|draw_BRY=8 |loss_BRY=7|gf_BRY=45|ga_BRY=38
|name_EIK=Egersund
|win_EIK=12|draw_EIK=8 |loss_EIK=6|gf_EIK=47|ga_EIK=28
|name_FLØ=Fløy
|win_FLØ=7 |draw_FLØ=7 |loss_FLØ=12|gf_FLØ=39|ga_FLØ=55
|name_HØD=Hødd
|win_HØD=13|draw_HØD=8 |loss_HØD=5|gf_HØD=43|ga_HØD=30
|name_KFU=KFUM Oslo
|win_KFU=13|draw_KFU=8 |loss_KFU=5|gf_KFU=47|ga_KFU=32
|name_KJE=Kjelsås
|win_KJE=9 |draw_KJE=8 |loss_KJE=9|gf_KJE=38|ga_KJE=36
|name_NAR=Nardo
|win_NAR=8 |draw_NAR=7 |loss_NAR=11|gf_NAR=33|ga_NAR=44
|name_SKE=Skeid
|win_SKE=17|draw_SKE=5 |loss_SKE=4|gf_SKE=59|ga_SKE=25
|name_S-B=Stjørdals-Blink
|win_S-B=7 |draw_S-B=7 |loss_S-B=12|gf_S-B=39|ga_S-B=48
|name_VAR=Vard Haugesund
|win_VAR=3 |draw_VAR=5 |loss_VAR=18|gf_VAR=31|ga_VAR=56
|name_VID=Vidar
|win_VID=10|draw_VID=3 |loss_VID=13|gf_VID=41|ga_VID=51
|name_VÅL=Vålerenga 2
|win_VÅL=6 |draw_VÅL=8 |loss_VÅL=12|gf_VÅL=54|ga_VÅL=62
|status_SKE=CP
|status_KFU=OP
|status_FLØ=R
|status_VÅL=R
|status_VAR=R
|show_limit=5
|class_rules = 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
{{See also|2018 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, KFUM Oslo, then played against the 14th placed team in 1. divisjon for a place in the 2019 1. divisjon.
{{football box
|date=3 November 2018
|time=14:00 CET
|team1=KFUM Oslo
|score=3–0
|report=[https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/kamp/?fiksId=7142563 Summary]
|team2=Fredrikstad
|goals1=
- Mawa {{goal|39}}
- Sørås {{goal|49}}
- Gueye {{goal|88}}
|goals2=
|stadium=KFUM Arena, Oslo
|attendance=1,436
|referee=Christian Moen
}}
{{football box
|date=10 November 2018
|time=17:00 CET
|team1=Fredrikstad
|score=1–1
|report=[https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/kamp/?fiksId=7142564 Summary]
|team2=KFUM Oslo
|goals1=
- Aalbu {{goal|80}}
|goals2=
- Stavrum {{goal|88}}
|stadium=Fredrikstad Stadion, Fredrikstad
|attendance=2,116
|referee=Sivert Øksnes Amland
}}
KFUM Oslo won 4–1 on aggregate.
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 2018 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort|url=https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/turnering/toppscorer-gule-og-rode-kort/?fiksId=158513|website=www.fotball.no|publisher=NFF|access-date=27 October 2018|language=no}} |
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rowspan="1"|1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Jonas Enkerud |align="left"| Elverum |rowspan="1"|21 |
rowspan="2"|2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Kristoffer Hoven |align="left"| Hønefoss |rowspan="2"|19 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|SWE}} Anton Henningsson
|align="left"| Raufoss |
rowspan="1"|4
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Marcus Mehnert |align="left"| Asker |rowspan="1"|15 |
rowspan="2"|5
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Oscar Aga |align="left"| Stabæk 2 |rowspan="2"|14 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Tobias Lauritsen
|align="left"| Odd 2 |
rowspan="1"|7
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Tim Nilsen |align="left"| Fredrikstad |rowspan="1"|13 |
rowspan="1"|8
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Mahmoud Sami Laham |align="left"| Fram Larvik |rowspan="1"|12 |
rowspan="3"|9
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Vegard Braaten |align="left"| Alta |rowspan="3"|11 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Georg Flatgård
|align="left"| Elverum |
align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Oskar Johannes Løken
|align="left"| Raufoss |
{{col-2}}
=Group 2=
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
Rank
!Player !Club !Goals{{cite web|title=PostNord-ligaen avd 2 2018 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort|url=https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/turnering/toppscorer-gule-og-rode-kort/?fiksId=158514|website=www.fotball.no|publisher=NFF|access-date=27 October 2018|language=no}} |
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rowspan="1"|1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} David Tavakoli |align="left"| Skeid |rowspan="1"|17 |
rowspan="2"|2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Mesut Can |align="left"| Skeid |rowspan="2"|16 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Omar Fonstad el Ghaouti
|align="left"| Bryne |
rowspan="1"|4
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Walid Idrissi |align="left"| Kjelsås |rowspan="1"|15 |
rowspan="1"|5
|align="left"|{{flagicon|GAM}} Bubacarr Sumareh |align="left"| Egersund |rowspan="1"|14 |
rowspan="3"|6
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Markus Naglestad |align="left"| Hødd |rowspan="3"|13 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Moses Mawa
|align="left"| KFUM Oslo |
align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Sander Werni
|align="left"| Vålerenga 2 |
rowspan="2"|9
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Håkon Leine |align="left"| Brattvåg |rowspan="2"|10 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Sondre Hopmark Stokke
|align="left"| Stjørdals-Blink |
{{col-end}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{2. divisjon seasons}}
{{2018 in Norwegian football}}