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}}

| biggest home win =

| biggest away win =

| highest scoring =

| longest wins =

| longest unbeaten =

| longest losses =

| highest attendance =

| lowest attendance =

| average attendance =

| 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.

|places=

{{Location map~|Norway|label=

Arendal
|lat=58.461|long=8.772|position=right|mark=Green pog.svg}}

{{Location map~|Norway|label=

Brattvåg
|lat=62.596|long=6.446|position=right|mark=Green pog.svg}}

{{Location map~|Norway|label=

Bryne
|lat=58.736|long=5.648|position=right|mark=Green pog.svg}}

{{Location map~|Norway|label=

Egersund
|lat=58.451|long=6.000|position=bottom|mark=Green pog.svg}}

{{Location map~|Norway|label=

Fredrikstad
|lat=59.221|long=10.935|position=right|mark=Green pog.svg}}

{{Location map~|Norway|label=

Hødd
|lat=62.343|long=5.849|position=left|mark=Green pog.svg}}

{{Location map~|Norway|label=

Kvik Halden
|lat=59.122|long=11.374|position=right|mark=Green pog.svg}}

{{Location map~|Norway|label=

Levanger
|lat=63.741|long=11.278|position=top|mark=Green pog.svg}}

{{Location map~|Norway|label=

Moss
|lat=59.464|long=10.659|position=right|mark=Green pog.svg}}

{{Location map~|Norway|label=

Sola
|lat=58.894|long=5.663|position=left|mark=Green pog.svg}}

{{Location map~|Norway|label=

Stjørdals-Blink
|lat=63.468|long=10.918|position=right|mark=Green pog.svg}}

{{Location map~|Norway|label=

Vidar
|lat=58.970|long=5.733|position=right|mark=Green pog.svg}}

{{Location map~|Norway|label=

Alta
|lat=69.955|long=23.328|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Norway|label=

Odd 2
|lat=59.211|long=9.590|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Norway|label=

Elverum
|lat=60.882|long=11.562|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Norway|label=

Florø
|lat=61.591|long=5.023|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Norway|label=

Fram
|lat=59.054|long=10.030|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Norway|label=

Mjølner
|lat=68.438|long=17.427|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Norway|label=

Senja
|lat=69.239|long=17.869|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Norway|label=

Sotra
|lat=60.353|long=5.133|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Norway|label=

Åsane
|lat=60.469|long=5.316|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Norway|label=

Trondheim
|lat=63.430|long=10.395|position=left|mark=Black pog.svg}}

{{Location map~|Norway|label=

Trondheim region teams:
8px Byåsen
8px Nardo
|mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png|marksize=1|lat=67.100|long=18.582|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Norway|label=

Oslo
|lat=59.9138|long=10.7522|position=right|mark=Black pog.svg}}

{{Location map~|Norway|label=

Oslo region teams:
8px Asker
8px Bærum
8px Grorud
8px Kjelsås
8px Oppsal
|mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png|marksize=1|lat=63.100|long=18.582|position=right}}

}}

=To 2. divisjon=

=From 2. divisjon=

League tables

=Group 1=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=football

|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=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=football

|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

|time = 14:00 CET (UTC+1)

|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

|time = 13:00 CET (UTC+1)

|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

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