2019 Norwegian Second Division
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = 2. divisjon
| season = 2019
| winners = Stjørdals-Blink (Group 1)
Grorud (Group 2)
| promoted = Stjørdals-Blink
Grorud
Åsane
| relegated = Vidar
Sola
Byåsen
Elverum
Oppsal
Mjølner
| matches = 364
| total goals = 1173
| league topscorer = Gr. 1: Markus Naglestad
(25 goals){{cite web |url=https://www.nifs.no/toppscorer.php?land=1&t=17&u=679911 |title=Top scorers 2. divisjon group 1 |language=no |website=www.nifs.no |publisher=NTB |access-date=25 April 2019}}
{{no break|Gr. 2: Håkon Lorentzen
(14 goals)}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nifs.no/toppscorer.php?land=1&t=17&u=679912 |title=Top scorers 2. divisjon group 2 |language=no |website=www.nifs.no |publisher=NTB |access-date=25 April 2019}}
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| longest losses =
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| prevseason = 2018
| nextseason = 2020
| updated =
}}
The 2019 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. The season began on 13 April and concluded on 26 October.
Team changes
The following teams changed division since the 2018 season.
{{Location map+|Norway|width=500|caption=Locations of the 2019 2. divisjon teams.
8px Green: Group 1; 8px Red: Group 2.
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=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=
|update=complete|start_date=13 April 2019
|section=Group 1
|source=[https://www.nifs.no/tabell.php?land=1&t=17&u=679911 nifs.no] {{in lang|no}}
|team1=STJ |team2=KVH |team3=FFK |team4=EGE |team5=LEV |team6=ARE |team7=HØD |team8=MOS |team9=BRA |team10=BRY |team11=NAR |team12=VID |team13=SOL |team14=BYÅ
|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 promotion play-offs
|col_3D=red1 |text_3D=Relegation to Third Division
|name_ARE=Arendal
|win_ARE=12|draw_ARE=3 |loss_ARE=11|gf_ARE=49 |ga_ARE=40
|name_BRA=Brattvåg
|win_BRA=9 |draw_BRA=6 |loss_BRA=11|gf_BRA=43 |ga_BRA=50
|name_BRY=Bryne
|win_BRY=7 |draw_BRY=7 |loss_BRY=12|gf_BRY=30 |ga_BRY=41
|name_BYÅ=Byåsen
|win_BYÅ=4 |draw_BYÅ=5 |loss_BYÅ=17|gf_BYÅ=28 |ga_BYÅ=63
|name_EGE=Egersund
|win_EGE=13|draw_EGE=6 |loss_EGE=7 |gf_EGE=60 |ga_EGE=36
|name_FFK=Fredrikstad
|win_FFK=16|draw_FFK=5 |loss_FFK=5 |gf_FFK=52 |ga_FFK=28
|name_HØD=Hødd
|win_HØD=10|draw_HØD=5 |loss_HØD=11|gf_HØD=40 |ga_HØD=45
|name_KVH=Kvik Halden
|win_KVH=18|draw_KVH=4 |loss_KVH=4 |gf_KVH=57 |ga_KVH=26
|name_LEV=Levanger
|win_LEV=13|draw_LEV=2 |loss_LEV=11|gf_LEV=38 |ga_LEV=40
|name_MOS=Moss
|win_MOS=10|draw_MOS=4 |loss_MOS=12|gf_MOS=35 |ga_MOS=46
|name_NAR=Nardo
|win_NAR=8 |draw_NAR=5 |loss_NAR=13|gf_NAR=27 |ga_NAR=43
|name_SOL=Sola
|win_SOL=6 |draw_SOL=2 |loss_SOL=18|gf_SOL=32 |ga_SOL=61
|name_STJ=Stjørdals-Blink
|win_STJ=18|draw_STJ=6 |loss_STJ=2 |gf_STJ=69 |ga_STJ=22
|name_VID=Vidar
|win_VID=5 |draw_VID=6 |loss_VID=15|gf_VID=32 |ga_VID=51
|status_STJ=CP
|status_VID=R
|status_SOL=R
|status_BYÅ=R
|adjust_points_NAR=-2 |hth_NAR=Nardo have been deducted 2 points due to financial difficulties.{{cite web|title=Nardo trekkes to poeng |url=https://www.aftenposten.no/sport/fotball/i/rA3mjA/nardo-trekkes-to-poeng|website=www.aftenposten.no|publisher=Aftenposten|access-date=9 October 2019|language=no|date=9 October 2019}}
|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=13 April 2019
|source=[https://www.nifs.no/tabell.php?land=1&t=17&u=679912 nifs.no] {{in lang|no}}
|team1=GRO |team2=ÅSA |team3=KJE |team4=ASK |team5=FRA |team6=ALT |team7=FLO |team8=ODD |team9=SOT |team10=BÆR |team11=SEN |team12=ELV |team13=OPP |team14=MJØ
|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 promotion play-offs
|col_3D=red1 |text_3D=Relegation to Third Division
|name_ALT=Alta
|win_ALT=12|draw_ALT=5 |loss_ALT=9 |gf_ALT=44 |ga_ALT=41
|name_ÅSA=Åsane
|win_ÅSA=15|draw_ÅSA=5 |loss_ÅSA=6 |gf_ÅSA=66 |ga_ÅSA=31
|name_ASK=Asker
|win_ASK=13|draw_ASK=7 |loss_ASK=6 |gf_ASK=39 |ga_ASK=28
|name_BÆR=Bærum
|win_BÆR=7 |draw_BÆR=8 |loss_BÆR=11|gf_BÆR=39 |ga_BÆR=55
|name_ELV=Elverum
|win_ELV=7 |draw_ELV=5 |loss_ELV=14|gf_ELV=34 |ga_ELV=46
|name_FLO=Florø
|win_FLO=9 |draw_FLO=8 |loss_FLO=9 |gf_FLO=36 |ga_FLO=41
|name_FRA=Fram Larvik
|win_FRA=12|draw_FRA=7 |loss_FRA=7 |gf_FRA=50 |ga_FRA=34
|name_GRO=Grorud
|win_GRO=15|draw_GRO=6 |loss_GRO=5 |gf_GRO=47 |ga_GRO=32
|name_KJE=Kjelsås
|win_KJE=13|draw_KJE=8 |loss_KJE=5 |gf_KJE=50 |ga_KJE=30
|name_MJØ=Mjølner
|win_MJØ=6 |draw_MJØ=5 |loss_MJØ=15|gf_MJØ=30 |ga_MJØ=54
|name_ODD=Odd 2
|win_ODD=10 |draw_ODD=2 |loss_ODD=14|gf_ODD=46 |ga_ODD=45
|name_OPP=Oppsal
|win_OPP=6 |draw_OPP=6 |loss_OPP=14|gf_OPP=35 |ga_OPP=60
|name_SEN=Senja
|win_SEN=7 |draw_SEN=6 |loss_SEN=13|gf_SEN=31 |ga_SEN=47
|name_SOT=Sotra
|win_SOT=8 |draw_SOT=6 |loss_SOT=12|gf_SOT=34 |ga_SOT=37
|status_GRO=CP
|status_ÅSA=OP
|status_ELV=R
|status_OPP=R
|status_MJØ=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|2019 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, Åsane, then played against the 14th placed team in 1. divisjon for a place in the 2020 1. divisjon.
{{football box
|date = 2 November 2019
|team1 = Åsane
|score = 2–0
|report = https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/kamp/?fiksId=7400451
|team2 = Kvik Halden
|goals1 = Fredriksen {{goal|63}}
Stava {{goal|75}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Myrdal Stadion
|location = Bergen
|attendance = 305
|referee = Daniel Higraff
}}
{{football box
|date = 9 November 2019
|team1 = Kvik Halden
|score = 1–2
|report = https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/kamp/?fiksId=7400452
|team2 = Åsane
|goals1 = Krans {{goal|48}}
|goals2 = Hammersland {{goal|5||74}}
|stadium = Halden Stadion
|location = Halden
|attendance = 633
|referee = Marius Lien
}}
Åsane 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 2019 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort|url=https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/turnering/toppscorer-gule-og-rode-kort/?fiksId=164050|website=www.fotball.no|publisher=NFF|access-date=25 April 2019|language=no}} |
---|
rowspan="1"|1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Markus Naglestad |align="left"| Egersund |rowspan="1"|25 |
rowspan="1"|2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Mats Lillebo |align="left"| Stjørdals-Blink |rowspan="1"|23 |
rowspan="2"|3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Tim Nilsen |align="left"| Fredrikstad |rowspan="2"|15 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Sondre Hopmark Stokke
|align="left"| Stjørdals-Blink |
rowspan="1"|5
|align="left"|{{flagicon|GMB}} Bubacarr Sumareh |align="left"| Egersund |rowspan="1"|14 |
rowspan="2"|6
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Youssef Chaib |align="left"| Kvik Halden |rowspan="2"|13 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|DEN}} Sami Kamel
|align="left"| Brattvåg |
rowspan="3"|8
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Thomas Klemetsen Jakobsen |align="left"| Vidar |rowspan="3"|12 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Henrik Kjelsrud Johansen
|align="left"| Fredrikstad |
align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Håkon Bjørdal Leine
|align="left"| Brattvåg |
{{col-2}}
=Group 2=
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
Rank
!Player !Club !Goals{{cite web|title=PostNord-ligaen avd 2 2019 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort|url=https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/turnering/toppscorer-gule-og-rode-kort/?fiksId=164090|website=www.fotball.no|publisher=NFF|access-date=25 April 2019|language=no}} |
---|
rowspan="1"|1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Håkon Lorentzen |align="left"| Åsane |rowspan="1"|14 |
rowspan="3"|2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Joakim Vatle Hammersland |align="left"| Åsane |rowspan="3"|13 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Walid Chafouk Idrissi
|align="left"| Kjelsås |
align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Magnus Solum
|align="left"| Elverum |
rowspan="5"|5
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Thierry Dabove |align="left"| Grorud |rowspan="5"|11 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Tobias Lauritsen
|align="left"| Odd 2 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|SEN}} Mame Mor Ndiaye
|align="left"| Fram Larvik |
align="left"|{{flagicon|NED}} Guyon Philips
|align="left"| Alta |
align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Jone Rugland
|align="left"| Sotra/Fram Larvik |
rowspan="3"|10
|align="left"|{{flagicon|DEN}} Lorent Callaku |align="left"| Florø |rowspan="3"|10 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Oliver Valaker Edvardsen
|align="left"| Grorud |
align="left"|{{flagicon|NOR}} Wilhelm Osman Veum-Adra
|align="left"| Oppsal |
{{col-end}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{2. divisjon seasons}}
{{2019 in Norwegian football}}