The 2000 season of the 2. divisjon, the third highest football (soccer)

Football (soccer)

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 league for men in Norway

Norway

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22 games were played in 8 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Ørn-Horten, Mandalskameratene, Hødd and Aalesund 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.

Because of the league being streamlined for the next season

2001 Norwegian Second Division

The 2001 season of the 2. divisjon, the third highest football league for men in Norway.26 games were played in 4 groups—changed from the 8 groups in 2000—with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Tollnes, Åsane, Oslo Øst and Lørenskog were promoted to the First Division. Number twelve,...

, more teams than usual—number nine, ten, eleven and twelve—were relegated to the Third Division. The winning teams from each of the 24 groups in the Third Division faced some teams placed seven and eight (except for the three worst eight-place teams) in the Second Division in three-way playoff matches, resulting in 10 playoff winners which stayed or were promoted to the Second Division.

Group 1

34

19

41

10

16

4

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Skjetten	22	14	3	5	61	27
45
2	Sprint-Jeløy	22	14	3	5	41	22
45
3	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	13	5	4	65	24
44
4	Pors Grenland	22	11	6	5	47	37
39
5	Tollnes	22	11	4	7	51	35
37
6	Lyn 2	22	10	4	8	39	35
34
7	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	9	5	8	36	37
32
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	2	12	29	62
26
9	Mercantile/Lambertseter	22	6	3	13	31	45
21
10	Drøbak/Frogn Drøbak/Frogn IL Drøbak/Frogn Idrettslag, DFI, is a Norwegian sports club from Drøbak. It has sections for association football, badminton, basketball, table tennis, floorball, team handball, orienteering, gymnastics, cycling, alpine skiing and Nordic skiing....	22	5	6	11	32	49
21
11	Lillestrøm 2	22	6	0	16	26	51
18
12	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	4	1	17	19	53
13

• Ski did not survive the relegation play-off.
• Strømmen was relegated as the third worst eighth-place team.

Group 2

22

25

27

30

22

28

2

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	FF Lillehammer	22	14	4	4	49	27
46
2	Ullern	22	14	3	5	55	30
45
3	Fredrikstad	22	13	5	4	57	30
44
4	Stabæk 2	22	13	3	6	58	28
42
5	Asker	22	13	3	6	46	24
42
6	Lørenskog	22	12	4	6	65	37
40
7	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	5	10	32	39
26
8	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	7	4	11	52	50
25
9	Sarpsborg	22	6	7	9	33	36
25
10	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	6	3	13	28	52
21
11	Vardal	22	4	2	16	25	73
14
12	Kongsvinger 2	22	0	3	19	27	101
3

• Gjøvik-Lyn did survive the relegation play-off.
• Elverum was relegated as the second worst eighth-place team.

Group 3

23

11

8

17

3

12

10

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Ørn-Horten	22	14	4	4	53	30
46
2	Oslo Øst	22	14	2	6	58	37
44
3	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	12	2	8	46	38
38
4	Odd Grenland 2	22	12	1	9	51	34
37
5	Ullensaker/Kisa Ullensaker/Kisa IL Ullensaker/Kisa IL is a Norwegian sports club from Jessheim in Ullensaker. Founded in 1894, it has sections for association football, team handball and athletics....	22	12	0	10	39	36
36
6	Kvik Halden	22	11	2	9	41	42
35
7	Vålerenga 2	22	9	6	7	40	28
33
8	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	10	2	10	40	43
32
9	Skarphedin IL Skarphedin Idrettslaget Skarphedin is a Norwegian sports club from Bø i Telemark. It has sections for alpine skiing, association football, track and field, team handball, cross-country skiing, cycling and swimming. It formerly had sections for ski jumping and volleyball....	22	9	4	9	48	38
31
10	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	6	3	13	34	36
21
11	Rakkestad Rakkestad IF Rakkestad Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Rakkestad, Østfold. It has sections for association football, team handball, floorball, volleyball, track and field, gymnastics, skiing and speed skating.It was founded on 11 November 1914...	22	6	0	16	46	80
18
12	Eik-Tønsberg 2	22	3	2	17	24	78
11

• Vålerenga 2 was forcibly relegated because their first team was relegated to the First Division.
• Eidsvold Turn did survive the relegation play-off.

Group 4

43

30

35

29

13

8

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Mandalskameratene	22	16	2	4	71	28
50
2	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	59	29
50
3	Viking 2	22	13	5	4	72	37
44
4	Vard Haugesund	22	11	7	4	56	27
40
5	Start 2	22	9	6	7	54	41
33
6	Stord	22	8	6	8	61	53
30
7	Sandnes Sandnes FK Sandnes Fotballklubb was a Norwegian association football club from Sandnes. It existed from late 1997 to early 2004, and was in the end incorporated by Ulf-Sandnes to form Sandnes Ulf...	22	8	5	9	34	46
29
8	Nord SK Nord Sportsklubben Nord is a Norwegian sports club from Karmøy. Founded in 1932, it has sections for association football and team handball.The men's football team currently plays in the Third Division, the fourth tier of Norwegian football. It is coached by Stig Krohn Haaland....	22	9	1	12	51	56
28
9	Flekkefjord	22	6	4	12	36	64
22
10	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	6	4	12	27	56
22
11	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	4	3	15	36	58
15
12	Hundvåg	22	3	1	18	22	84
10

• Start 2 was forcibly relegated because their first team was relegated to the First Division.
• Sandnes and Nord did survive the relegation play-off.

Group 5

36

23

28

19

4

2

1

13

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Hødd	22	17	2	3	61	25
53
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	14	3	5	53	30
45
3	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	14	2	6	55	27
44
4	Fana	22	11	4	7	52	33
37
5	Førde	22	10	4	8	47	43
34
6	Tornado	22	10	4	8	29	27
34
7	Florø Florø SK Florø Sportsklubb is a Norwegian sports club from Florø. It has sections for association football, team handball and swimming.It was founded in 1912 as Florø FK. Florø FK was later incorporated into Florø-Varg, founded in 1929...	22	10	4	8	40	39
34
8	Os	22	8	4	10	46	33
28
9	Fjøra	22	8	3	11	39	59
27
10	Ny-Krohnborg	22	7	3	12	47	55
24
11	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	3	2	17	30	75
11
12	Jotun	22	2	1	19	24	77
7

• Os did not survive the relegation play-off.

Group 6

65

44

32

14

6

14

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Aalesund	22	18	2	2	81	16
56
2	Skarbøvik	22	17	3	2	65	21
54
3	Clausenengen	22	14	4	4	79	37
46
4	Molde 2	22	12	4	6	57	43
40
5	Spjelkavik Spjelkavik IL Spjelkavik IL is a Norwegian sports club from the neighborhood Spjelkavik in Ålesund. It has sections for football, handball and skiing, and was founded on 18 March 1932.Alpine skiers Lene and Nina Løseth represent the club....	22	12	0	10	38	46
36
6	Rosenborg 2	22	11	1	10	46	40
34
7	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	9	4	9	49	35
31
8	Stranda	22	6	5	11	29	44
23
9	Orkla	22	5	5	12	30	62
20
10	Dahle Dahle IL Dahle Idrettslag is a Norwegian association football club from Kristiansund, Møre og Romsdal.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 2000...	22	4	3	15	28	70
15
11	Tiller Tiller IL Tiller Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag. It has sections for association football, team handball, ice hockey, Nordic skiing and biathlon.It was established on 15 January 1916....	22	4	3	15	39	82
15
12	Sunndal Sunndal Fotball Sunndal Fotball is a Norwegian association football club from Sunndalsøra, Møre og Romsdal.It was separated from the multi-sports club Sunndal IL in 1992....	22	2	2	18	25	70
8

• Træff did survive the relegation play-off.
• Stranda was relegated as the worst eighth-place team.

Group 7

38

15

25

20

15

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	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	16	2	4	72	34
50
2	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	15	1	6	55	40
46
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	5	5	59	34
41
4	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	13	2	7	58	38
41
5	Harstad Harstad IL Harstad Idrettslag is a Norwegian association football club from Harstad, Troms.The club formerly had sections for track and field, skiing and speed skating, but this was discontinued in 1987. The club colors are yellow and black, and their home field is Harstad stadion...	22	11	5	6	48	33
38
6	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	7	6	40	44		34
7	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	11	1	10	47	52		34
8	Kolstad	22	9	2	11	48	50		29
9	Mosjøen Mosjøen IL Mosjøen Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Mosjøen, Vefsn, Nordland. It has sections for association football, gymnastics and skiing....	22	9	1	12	38	43		28
10	Levanger	22	7	5	10	29	37		26
11	Steigen Steigen SPK Steigen Sportsklubb is a Norwegian sports club from Steigen, Nordland. It has sections for association football, team handball, floorball, orienteering, archery and Nordic skiing....	22	4	0	18	41	69		12
12	Bodø/Glimt 2	22	0	1	21	24	85		1

• Fauske/Sprint did survive the relegation play-off.
• Kolstad did not survive the relegation play-off.

Group 8

75

65

7

4

6

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Lofoten	22	20	0	2	90	25
60
2	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	19	0	3	99	34
57
3	Narvik	22	11	4	7	50	43
37
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	10	5	7	46	42
35
5	Finnsnes	22	10	3	9	46	48
33
6	Skarp IF Skarp Idrettsforeningen Skarp is a Norwegian association football club from Tromsø. Its club colors are black and white.The men's team played in the Second Division for many years, but was relegated after the 2008 season...	22	10	2	10	46	40
32
7	Grovfjord	22	9	4	9	43	52		31
8	Lyngen/Karnes	22	9	3	10	53	53		30
9	Senja FK Senja Fotballklubben Senja is a Norwegian association football club from Silsand, Troms.The men's team currently plays in the Norwegian Second Division.- Recent history :- Squad 2011/2012 :...	22	9	0	13	48	67		27
10	Vesterålen	22	6	5	11	49	60		23
11	Salangen Salangen IF Salangen Idrettsforening is a Norwegian alliance sports club from Sjøvegan, Troms. It has sections for association football, Nordic skiing and gymnastics.The men's football team currently plays in the Third Division, the fourth tier of Norwegian football...	22	3	3	16	38	80		12
12	Bossekop Bossekop UL Bossekop Ungdomslag is a Norwegian sports club from Bossekop, Alta, Finnmark. It has sections for association football, team handball, speed skating and Nordic skiing....	22	0	3	19	31	95		3

• Grovfjord and Lyngen/Karnes did not survive the relegation play-off.

	Promoted to the First Division
	Relegated to the Third Division

Promotion playoffs

To the First Division from the Second Division
To the Second Division from the Third Division