1997 Norwegian Second Division
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The 1997 season of the 2. divisjon, the third highest association football league for men in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

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22 games were played in 8 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Kjelsås
Kjelsås Fotball
Kjelsås Fotball is the association football section of the sports club Kjelsås IL, based in the Kjelsås/Grefsen area of Oslo, Norway. The club was founded in 1913...

, Raufoss
Raufoss IL
Raufoss I.L. is a sports club from Raufoss, Norway. The club was formed in 1918. It was played in First League between 1937-1948 , between 1957–1960, in 1964 and between 1973-1974 ....

, Ullern and Strindheim were promoted to the First Division
Adeccoligaen
The Norwegian First Division is the second highest division of the Norwegian football league system. Since 2005, the official name of the league has been Adeccoligaen....

 through playoffs against the other 4 group winners. Number ten, eleven and twelve were relegated to the Third Division. The winning teams from each of the 19 groups in the Third Division, plus some number-two teams, were promoted to the Second Division.

Group 1

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Kjelsås
Kjelsås Fotball
Kjelsås Fotball is the association football section of the sports club Kjelsås IL, based in the Kjelsås/Grefsen area of Oslo, Norway. The club was founded in 1913...

22 13 6 3 41 17
24
45
2 Skjetten 22 12 6 4 40 22
18
42
3 Lillestrøm 2 22 12 5 5 76 30
46
41
4 Fredrikstad 22 10 8 4 41 21
20
38
5 Ski
Ski IL
Ski Idrettslag is a Norwegian alliance sports club from Ski, Akershus. It has sections for association football, track and field, team handball, floorball, ice hockey, tennis and gymnastics. The club colors are yellow and blue.-General history:...

22 10 5 7 58 37
21
35
6 Østsiden
Østsiden IL
Østsiden Idrettslag Fredrikstad is a Norwegian sports club, based in the city of Fredrikstad.The club was formed as Østsiden IL in 1935, and includes football and handball branches...

22 10 2 10 46 34
12
32
7 Råde
Råde IL
Råde Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Råde, Østfold. It has sections for association football, race walking, team handball, floorball, tennis, volleyball, speed skating and skiing....

22 9 3 10 47 48
30
8 Strømmen
Strømmen IF
Strømmen Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Strømmen. It has sections for football, athletics,-History:The club was founded on 25 September 1911 as Strømmen FK. The name was changed to FK Norrøna in 1914. In 1923 the club merged with Strømmen IL and took the name IL Norrøna...

22 8 4 10 36 40
28
9 Sprint-Jeløy 22 8 4 10 40 60
28
10 Lørenskog 22 8 2 12 34 50
26
11 Frigg
Frigg Oslo FK
Frigg Oslo Fotballklubb is a Norwegian sports club from Majorstua in Oslo. It has sections for association football and bandy.It was founded on 17 May 1904 as SK Frigg, named after Frigg of Norse mythology. It was merged on 21 April 1954 with SK Varg. It took the name Frigg Oslo FK in 1990. The...

22 5 5 12 26 64
20
12 Selbak
Selbak TIF
Selbak Turn & Idrettsforening is a Norwegian association football club from Sellebakk, Fredrikstad, Østfold.It was founded on 20 April 1919. The club colors are green and white....

22 0 4 18 14 78
4
  • Lørenskog survived as the best tenth-place team, since Stålkameratene was removed.

Group 2

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Raufoss
Raufoss IL
Raufoss I.L. is a sports club from Raufoss, Norway. The club was formed in 1918. It was played in First League between 1937-1948 , between 1957–1960, in 1964 and between 1973-1974 ....

22 13 6 3 53 27
26
45
2 Faaberg 22 13 2 7 54 27
27
41
3 Grei
SF Grei
SF Grei is a Norwegian sports club from Rødtvet, Oslo. It currently has sections for association football, floorball, gymnastics and skiing....

22 11 4 7 42 35
7
37
4 Liv/Fossekallen 22 10 5 7 43 23
20
35
5 Årvoll
Årvoll IL
Årvoll Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Årvoll, Bjerke, Oslo. It has sections for association football, team handball, volleyball, orienteering and Nordic skiing....

22 10 5 7 43 36
7
35
6 Elverum
Elverum Fotball
Elverum Fotball is the association football section of the sports club Elverum IL from Elverum, Norway.-History:It was founded on 30 June 1907 under the name Elverum Footballklub....

22 10 3 9 48 50
33
7 Jevnaker
Jevnaker IF
Jevnaker Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Jevnaker. It has sections for association football, speed skating, gymnastics and skiing....

22 8 6 8 37 35
2
30
8 Gjøvik-Lyn
SK Gjøvik-Lyn
SK Gjøvik/Lyn is a Norwegian football club based in Gjøvik, which was founded on 1 February 1902. Their home ground was Gjøvik Stadion.Its honours include the 1962 Norwegian Cup. The men's team played in the Third Division in 2008, and in the Second Division as late as in 2007, but ahead of the...

22 7 8 7 40 39
1
29
9 Ham-Kam 2 22 8 4 10 26 44
18
28
10 Eidsvold Turn
Eidsvold TF
Eidsvold Turnforening is a Norwegian sports from Eidsvoll, Akershus. It has sections for association football, team handball, track and field, gymnastics and speed skating....

22 6 4 12 31 42
22
11 Mercantile 22 5 6 11 26 50 |-24 21
12 Holter
Holter IF
Holter Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Holter in Nannestad. It has sections for association football and team handball.It was founded on 3 June 1918. In 1941 it incorporated the AIF club Holter AIL....

22 4 1 17 23 58
13

Group 3

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Ullern 22 14 5 3 41 17
24
47
2 Bærum
Bærum SK
Bærum Sportsklubb is a Norwegian association football club founded on 26 March 1910. The men's team is currently playing in the Adeccoligaen, after being promoted from the Norwegian Second Division in 2011....

22 13 5 4 52 30
22
44
3 Sandefjord 22 14 1 7 43 30
13
43
4 Ørn-Horten 22 12 3 7 56 37
19
39
5 Jerv
FK Jerv
FK Jerv is a Norwegian football club from Grimstad. Jerv is the Norwegian name for wolverine.It was founded in 1921, as Vestergatens FK, named after the street in which the foundation took place, but later changed name to Djerv and then Jerv...

22 11 6 5 44 26
18
39
6 Larvik Turn 22 11 5 6 45 34
11
38
7 Pors Grenland 22 11 5 |6 38 29
9
38
8 Mjøndalen
Mjøndalen IF
Mjøndalen IF is a Norwegian sports club from Mjøndalen, Buskerud, Norway.-Football:The club have won the Norwegian Cup three times, 1933, 1934 and 1937...

22 7 5 10 35 32
3
26
9 Åssiden
Åssiden IF
Åssiden Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Drammen, Buskerud. It has sections for association football and team handball....

22 5 3 14 30 43
18
10 Falk
SK Falk
Sportsklubben Falk is a Norwegian sports club from Horten, Vestfold. It has sections for association football and team handball.It was founded in 1917 as a football club; the handball came in the 1940s. The club had an athletics section from 1920 to 1924, when it broke out and formed the club...

22 4 6 12 22 43
21
18
11 Vindbjart 22 4 2 16 15 59
14
12 Stokke
Stokke IL
Stokke Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Stokke, Vestfold. It has sections for association football, team handball, orienteering, gymnastics and Nordic skiing....

22 3 0 19 21 62
9

Group 4

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Vidar
FK Vidar
FK Vidar is an association football club from Stavanger, Norway. They currently play in the Norwegian Second Division, the third highest level in the Norwegian football league system.-Club history:...

22 16 2 4 60 19
41
50
2 Fyllingen
Fyllingen Fotball
Fyllingen Fotball is a Norwegian association football club from Fyllingsdalen, Bergen, Hordaland.It was founded as a formally independent section of the alliance sports club Fyllingen IL on 1 January 1994. Fyllingen IL was founded on 6 June 1946...

22 15 1 6 64 30
34
46
3 Vard Haugesund 22 13 4 5 50 30
20
43
4 Randaberg
Randaberg IL
Randaberg Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Randaberg. It has sections for football, swimming, gymnastics and volleyball.-Football:Before the 2007 season the football team made the national news as it increased its budget significantly in order to gain promotion, signing players like Petar...

22 10 4 8 35 32
3
34
5 Flekkefjord 22 9 2 11 39 42
29
6 Eiger
Eiger IL
Eiger Idrettslag is a Norwegian association football club from Eigerøy, Rogaland.It was founded on 19 March 1961.The men's football team will in 2011 play in the Fourth Division, the fifth tier of Norwegian football. It last played in the Norwegian Second Division in 1998....

22 8 5 9 26 31
29
7 Sola
Sola FK
Sola Fotballklubb is a Norwegian association football club from Sola, Rogaland.The women's football team currently plays in the First Division, the second tier of Norwegian football....

22 8 4 10 39 45
28
8 Vedavåg 22 8 4 10 39 45
28
9 Ålgård 22 7 6 9 28 31
27
10 Vigør
FK Vigør
FK Vigør is a Norwegian football club from Hellemyr, Kristiansand. Vigør is the Norwegian name for vigor. The club colors are brown and white, and the club was founded on 5 October 1918....

22 5 7 10 32 48
22
11 Viking 2 22 7 1 14 24 53
22
12 Kopervik 22 4 4 14 27 53
16

Group 5

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Fana 22 18 3 1 56 18
57
2 Åsane
Åsane Fotball
Åsane Fotball is a Norwegian football club located in Åsane. It currently plays in the Norwegian 2nd division, group 1, and last played in the Norwegian First Division in 2002.-Famous players:...

22 15 3 4 46 21
48
3 Brann 2 22 10 5 7 47 28
19
35
4 Nest-Sotra
Nest-Sotra Fotball
Nest-Sotra Fotball is a Norwegian association football club from Sotra, Hordaland.The club was founded in 1968, and its team colors are green and white. Its traditional base is in Skålvik, but it now plays its matches in Ågotnes....

22 11 1 10 48 42
6
34
5 Volda
Volda TI
Volda Turn- og Idrottslag is a Norwegian sports club from Volda, Møre og Romsdal. It currently has sections for association football and "general sports"....

22 7 10 5 27 26
1
31
6 Stryn 22 8 5 9 37 38
29
7 Førde 22 8 5 9 32 35
29
8 Stord 22 6 7 9 28 42
25
9 Skarbøvik 22 7 3 12 27 44
24
10 Løv-Ham
Løv-Ham Fotball
Løv-Ham Fotball is a football club from Fyllingsdalen in Bergen, Norway. Its origin are two local sports teams in Fyllingsdalen called Løvåsen and Hamre. On 29 December 1975 those clubs were merged, choosing the name Løv-Ham...

22 6 3 13 35 44
21
11 Trott
IL Trott
Idrettslaget Trott is a Norwegian association football club from Rommetveit, Stord, Hordaland.The men's football team currently plays in the Fourth Division, the fifth tier of Norwegian football. It last played in the Norwegian Second Division in 1997....

22 5 4 13 26 47
19
12 Ørsta
Ørsta IL
Ørsta Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Ørsta, Møre og Romsdal. It has sections for alpine skiing, association football, track and field, team handball and cross-country skiing....

22 6 1 15 29 53
19

Group 6

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Kolstad 22 13 6 3 42 20
22
45
2 Nardo 22 11 6 5 40 23
17
39
3 Ranheim
Ranheim Fotball
Ranheim Fotball is a Norwegian football club from Ranheim in Trondheim. Ranheim is the football department of Ranheim IL, founded on 17 February 1901. Former manager Per Joar Hansen earned Ranheim a promotion to the Norwegian First Division after the 2009 season...

22 12 3 7 37 26
11
39
4 Abildsø
Abildsø IL
Abildsø Idrettslag is a sports club in the suburb of Abildsø, Oslo.The sports club has a membership of around 400.- History :Abildsø Idrettslag was formed in September 1931, and competed in the Arbeidernes Idrettsforbund. The club had cycling, athletics, bancy, skiing, handball, and football on the...

22 11 4 7 40 34
6
37
5 Molde 2 22 9 4 9 45 37
8
31
6 Træff
SK Træff
Sportsklubben Træff is a Norwegian sports club from Molde, Møre og Romsdal. It currently has sections for association football and team handball....

22 8 7 7 46 39
7
31
7 Averøykameratene
IL Averøykameratene
Idrettslaget Averøykameratene is a Norwegian association football club from Averøy, Møre og Romsdal.The men's football team currently plays in the Third Division, the fourth tier of Norwegian football. It had a stint in the Norwegian Second Division before being relegated after the 1999 season...

22 8 7 7 33 33 0 31
8 Nationalkam 22 7 8 7 42 49
29
9 Fossum
Fossum IF
Fossum Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Fossum, Grini, Østerås and Eiksmarka in Bærum. It has sections for cross-country skiing, biathlon, ski jumping, alpine skiing, Nordic combined, orienteering and football, and was founded on 7 December 1918...

22 7 5 10 35 40
26
10 Åndalsnes
Åndalsnes IF
Åndalsnes Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Åndalsnes, Møre og Romsdal. It has sections for association football, team handball, floorball, gymnastics, track and field and skiing.It was founded on 25 May 1917....

22 6 7 9 28 30
25
11 Orkanger
Orkanger IF
Orkanger Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Orkanger, Sør-Trøndelag. It has sections for association football, team handball, track and field, orienteering, Nordic skiing, swimming, gymnastics, powerlifting and dancing....

22 4 5 13 31 52
17
12 Nidelv
Nidelv IL
Nidelv Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag. It has sections for association football, team handball, floorball, track and field, weightlifting and Nordic skiing....

22 4 2 16 22 58
14
  • Åndalsnes survived as the second best tenth-place team, since Narvik/Nor was disestablished.

Group 7

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Strindheim 22 17 0 5 80 29
51
51
2 Rosenborg 2 22 15 1 6 79 28
51
46
3 Verdal
Verdal IL
Verdal Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Verdalsøra, Sør-Trøndelag. It has sections for association football, team handball, weightlifting and speed skating....

22 14 0 8 44 31
13
42
4 Mosjøen
Mosjøen IL
Mosjøen Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Mosjøen, Vefsn, Nordland. It has sections for association football, gymnastics and skiing....

22 12 5 5 50 32
18
41
5 Stålkameratene
IL Stålkameratene
Idrettslaget Stålkameratene is a Norwegian sports club from Mo i Rana, Nordland. It has sections for association football, ice hockey, martial arts, judo, archery, ice hockey, biathlon and Nordic skiing.-History:...

22 13 1 8 56 39
17
40
6 Gevir Bodø
FK Gevir Bodø
Fotballklubben Gevir Bodø is a Norwegian association football club from Bodø, Nordland.The men's football team last played in the Norwegian Second Division in 1999. After the 2000 season it contested playoffs to win re-promotion, but failed...

22 9 6 7 68 38
30
33
7 Steinkjer
Steinkjer FK
Steinkjer FK is a Norwegian football club from the town of Steinkjer, currently playing in Fair Play ligaen, the third tier in the Norwegian league system. It was founded in 1910...

22 10 3 9 42 46
33
8 Stjørdals-Blink
IL Stjørdals-Blink
Idrettslaget Stjørdals-Blink is a Norwegian sports club from Stjørdalshalsen, Sør-Trøndelag. It has sections for association football, team handball, volleyball, track and field, orienteering, cycling, swimming, gymnastics, speed skating and Nordic skiing....

22 9 5 8 47 52
32
9 Mo
Mo IL
Mo Idrettslag is a football club from Mo i Rana, Norway. They currently play in the Norwegian Third Division, the fourth highest division in the Norwegian football league system, having been relegated from the 2010 Norwegian Second Division....

22 9 1 12 55 46
9
28
10 Namsos
Namsos IL
Namsos Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Namsos, Nord-Trøndelag, founded on 28 November 1904. It has sections for association football, alpine skiing and ski jumping....

22 5 4 13 43 70
19
11 Sandnessjøen
Sandnessjøen IL
Sandnessjøen Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Sandnessjøen, Alstahaug, Nordland. It has sections for association football and team handball....

22 2 2 18 33 113
8
12 Fauske/Sprint
FK Fauske/Sprint
Fotballklubben Fauske/Sprint is a Norwegian association football club from Fauske, Nordland.It was founded on 25 April 1937.The men's football team currently plays in the Third Division, the fourth tier of Norwegian football. It last played in the Norwegian Second Division in 2001. After the 2006...

22 1 4 17 25 98
7
  • Stålkameratene was forcibly relegated for cheating by using ineligible players.

Group 8

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Lofoten 22 17 3 2 66 25
41
54
2 Tromsdalen 22 14 4 4 69 28
41
46
3 Finnsnes 22 13 1 8 62 34
28
40
4 Skjervøy
Skjervøy IK
Skjervøy Idrettsklubb is a Norwegian sports club from Skjervøy, Troms. It has sections for association football, team handball, track and field, Nordic skiing and biathlon.It was established on 6 June 1930....

22 12 4 6 54 35
19
40
5 Alta
Älta IF
Älta IF is a Swedish football club located in Älta.-Background:Älta IF currently plays in Division 4 Stockholm Södra which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Älta IP in Älta....

22 11 4 7 66 44
22
37
6 Mjølner-Narvik 22 11 2 9 65 39
26
35
7 Narvik/Nor
FK Narvik/Nor
Fotballklubben Narvik/Nor was a Norwegian association football club from Narvik. It existed until late 1997, when it was incorporated into Mjølner-Narvik.-History:The club won the Northern Norwegian Cup in 1929, 1937, 1950 og 1959...

22 10 4 8 48 52
34
8 Silsand/Omegn 22 9 5 8 46 38
8
32
9 Polarstjernen
IL Polarstjernen
Idrettslaget Polarstjernen is a Norwegian sports club from Vestre Jakobselv, Vadsø, Finnmark. It has sections for association football and skiing....

22 7 5 10 40 71
26
10 Sortland 22 5 1 16 35 56
16
11 Porsanger 22 2 4 16 26 63
10
12 Tromsø 2 22 1 3 18 28 120
6
  • Narvik/Nor ceased to exist after the season because of a merger.

Promoted to the First Division
Relegated to the Third Division
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