The 2011 season of the 3. divisjon, the fourth 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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Between 22 and 26 games (depending on group size) are played in 12 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Twelve group winners are promoted to the Second Division.

The Third Division was streamlined to only 12 groups, compared to 24 groups in 2010.

Tables

Group 1

• Sprint-Jeløy
• 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....
  
  
• Fredrikstad 2
• 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...
  
  
• Trosvik
• Borgen (promoted)
• Holmlia
• Follo 2
• Nordstrand
  Nordstrand IF
  Nordstrand Idrettsforening is a sports club in Oslo, Norway. It was founded in 1919 as a merge between Skiklubben Freidig and Sportsklubben Grane. Among the club's activities are orienteering, skiing and handball. In handball the club has won the National championships several times, both the...
  
  
• Bøler
  Bøler IF
  Bøler Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Bøler, Østensjø, Oslo. It has sections for association football, team handball, track and field and tennis. It formerly had a section for Nordic skiing....
  
  
• Frigg 2
• Lille Tøyen (promoted)
• Oslo City
  Oslo City FC
  Oslo City FC is a sports club in Oslo, which was founded in 1987. The club has a football team in the Norwegian Third Division. The club was relegated from the Second Division in 2010, finished 14th and last in its group, and will be playing in the Third Division in 2011...
  
   (relegated)
• Manglerud Star 2 – pulled team

Group 2

• Flisa
• Moelven
  Moelven IL
  Moelven Idrettslag is a Norwegian multi-sports club located in Moelv, Hedmark. It has sections for athletics, handball, football, skiing and gymnastics.The men's football team currently plays in the Third Division, the fourth tier of Norwegian football....
  
  
• Nybergsund 2
• Kongsvinger 2
• Eidskog
• Ottestad
• Ham-Kam 2
• Kolbu/KK
• Nordre Land
  Nordre Land IL
  Nordre Land Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Dokka, Nordre Land, Oppland. It has sections for association football, team handball, Nordic skiing, biathlon, cycling, equestrianism, swimming, judo, gymnastics and track and field. It was founded in 1912.The men's football team plays in the...
  
  
• Stange
• Gjøvik FF
  Gjøvik FF
  Gjøvik Fotballforening is a Norwegian football club from Gjøvik, founded in 2008. It currently plays in the Norwegian Third Division, the fourth tier of Norwegian football.-History:...
  
  
• Funnefoss/Vormsund
  Funnefoss/Vormsund IL
  Funnefoss/Vormsund Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Nes, Akershus. It has sections for association football and amateur boxing....
  
  
• 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....
  
   (relegated)
• Faaberg (promoted)

Group 3

• Flisbyen
  Flisbyen BK
  Flisbyen Ballklubb is a Norwegian football club from Lillestrøm. It was founded in 1991.The men's team currently resides in the Third Division , having won promotion from the 2010 Fourth Division...
  
   (promoted)
• Lillestrøm 2 – lost playoff
• Lørenskog 2
• Strømmen 2
• Høland
• Fjellhamar
  Fjellhamar FK
  Fjellhamar Fotballklubb is a Norwegian association football club from Fjellhamar in Lørenskog.It was founded in 1976. The men's football team currently plays in the Third Division, the fourth tier of Norwegian football. Fjellhamar stadion is their home field and they also have the disposal of...
  
  
• Skedsmo
  Skedsmo FK
  Skedsmo FK is a Norwegian football club from Skedsmokorset. It was founded in 1980, when the multi-sports club Skedsmo IF was split into several entities. The club colors are red and white....
  
  
• Korsvoll
  Korsvoll IL
  Korsvoll IL is a sports club from Korsvoll in the borough of Nordre Aker in Oslo, Norway.-General history:It was founded on 5 March 1899 as a skiing club, and today has sections for football, handball, floorball and cross-country skiing.-Football:...
  
  
• Røa
  Røa IL
  Røa IL is a Norwegian sports club from Røa in the borough of Vestre Aker, Oslo. It was founded on 11 November 1900, and has sections for football, gymnastics, bandy and cross-country skiing. Football, bandy and nordic skiing has been dominant in Røa. In bandy, the team has twice made it to the...
  
  
• Kjelsås 2
• Grorud
  Grorud IL
  Grorud Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Grorud borough, Oslo. It has sections for association football, skiing, gymnastics and tennis.-General history:...
  
  
• Ullern
• Vestli
  Vestli IL
  Vestli Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Stovner borough, Oslo. It has sections for association football, team handball and tennis.It was founded on 19 October 1972. The club colors are green and white....
  
  
• Romsås (promoted)

Group 4

• Bærum 2
• Jutul
  IL Jutul
  Idrettslaget Jutul is a Norwegian sports club from Bærum, Akershus. It covers the areas Skui and Vøyenenga.It was founded in 1930 as AIL Viking, a Workers' Sport Confederation club. It has sections for association football, ice hockey, volleyball and Nordic skiing/athletics...
  
  
• Asker 2
• Lommedalen
• Birkebeineren
• Hønefoss 2
• Kongsberg
  Kongsberg IF
  Kongsberg Idrettforening is a Norwegian sports club from Kongsberg, founded in 1899. It has sections for athletics, gymnastics, alpine skiing, ski jumping, cross country skiing, telemark skiing, snowboarding, speed skating, ice hockey, football and cycling....
  
  
• Mjøndalen 2
• Modum
  Modum FK
  Modum Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club from Modum, founded in 2007 as a merger between the first teams of Åmot IF, IL Moingen, Vikersund IF, Haugfoss IF and Geithus. The merger plans had been ongoing for some time....
  
  
• Sparta/Bragerøen (promoted)
• Flint
  IL Flint
  Idrettslaget Flint is a Norwegian sports club from Søndre Slagen, Tønsberg, Vestfold. It has sections for association football, team handball, volleyball, table tennis and track and field.It was founded in 1917....
  
  
• FK Tønsberg 2
• Eik-Tønsberg
  Eik-Tønsberg IF
  Eik Idrettsforening Tønsberg, usually called Eik-Tønsberg, is a Norwegian association football club from Eik, Vestfold.It was founded as Eik IF on 14 March 1928, and included the city name Tønsberg in 1989. Before 1988, the district Eik was located in Sem municipality, but Sem was incorporated into...
  
  
• Re (promoted)

Group 5

• Sandefjord 2
• Larvik Turn
• Tønsberg FK
  Tønsberg FK
  Tønsberg Fotballklubb is a Norwegian association football club from Tønsberg, Vestfold.It was founded in 1985 as a merger between the football sections of Tønsbergs TF and IF Tønsberg-Kameratene. The team has played on the fourth or fifth tier of Norwegian football for the duration of its existence...
  
  
• 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....
  
  
• Herkules
• Notodden 2
• Tollnes
• Pors 2
• Urædd
• Odd 3
• Skade (promoted)
• 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...
  
  
• Arendal
• 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....
  
   (promoted)

Group 6

• Lyngdal
• Flekkefjord
• Søgne
• Start 2 (relegated)
• Stavanger
  Stavanger IF Fotball
  Stavanger IF Fotball, the football division of Stavanger Idrettsforening, is a football club from Stavanger, Norway. In 2011, they will play in the Third Division, the fourth tier of the Norwegian football league system. In Rogaland, they are simply known as Sif, and few people would refer to them...
  
   (relegated)
• Egersund
• Klepp
  Klepp IL
  Klepp IL is a Norwegian sports club from the municipality of Klepp. It was founded on 1 October 1919, and has sections for football, handball and gymnastics as well as the less active sections for athletics and orienteering....
  
  
• Bryne 2
• Hinna
• Vardeneset
• 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....
  
  
• Brodd
• Sandnes Ulf 2
• Rosseland (promoted)

Group 7

• Staal Jørpeland
  Staal Jørpeland IL
  Staal Jørpeland Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Jørpeland, Rogaland. It has sections for association football, team handball and track and field.The club was founded in 1919, and the club colors are green and black....
  
  
• Haugesund 2
• Åkra
• Skjold
• Sotra
• Askøy
  Askøy FK
  Askøy Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club from Kleppestø in Askøy municipality, founded on 3 March 1999 as a merger between Florvåg IF and Kleppestø FK....
  
  
• Stord (relegated)
• Os (relegated)
• Kopervik (relegated)
• Djerv 1919 (promoted)
• Valestrand Hjellvik (promoted)
• 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...
  
  
• Brann 2
• Øystese

Group 8

• Tertnes
• Løv-Ham 2
• Bjarg
• Åsane 2 (promoted)
• Voss
• Arna-Bjørnar
• Fana (relegated)
• Saga  (promoted)
• Tornado Måløy
  Tornado Måløy FK
  Tornado Måløy Fotballklubb is a Norwegian association football club from Vågsøy, Sogn og Fjordane. It plays in both Måløy and Refvik, and the men's team is situated in the Third Division, the fourth tier of Norwegian football.-History:...
  
  
• Stryn
• Eid
• Årdal
  Årdal FK
  Årdal Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club from Øvre Årdal in Årdal municipality, founded on 9 October 2003 as a merger between the football branches of IL Jotun and Årdalstangen IL on senior level...
  
  
• Fjøra
• 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...
  
  

Group 9

• Bergsøy
• 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"....
  
  
• Hødd 2
• Brattvåg
  Brattvåg IL
  Brattvåg Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from the village of Brattvåg in the municipality of Haram in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway . It has sections for association football and Nordic skiing. It was established in 1940....
  
  
• Stranda
• Larsnes/Gursken (promoted)
• Skarbøvik (relegated)
• 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....
  
  
• 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....
  
  
• 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...
  
  
• Elnesvågen/Omegn
• Surnadal
  Surnadal IL
  Surnadal Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Surnadal. It has sections for association football, team handball, alpine skiing and Nordic skiing.-General history:It was founded on 13 April 1913 as IL Framtid...
  
  
• Eidsvåg
• Midsund (promoted)

Group 10

• Buvik
• KIL/Hemne
  KIL/Hemne
  KIL/Hemne is a football club from Kyrksæterøra in Hemne, Sør-Trøndelag. Top-level players Erik Hoftun, Ardian Gashi and Vegard Forren began their careers here. Also, the local hero Jens Tetlie started out playing for KIL/Hemne.-History:...
  
  
• Frøya
• Strindheim 2
• Charlottenlund
  Charlottenlund SK
  Charlottenlund Sportsklubb is a Norwegian sports club from Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag. It has sections for association football and team handball.It was established on 24 May 1945 as a merger of Charlottenlund IL, Charlottenlund AIL and SK Skjold...
  
  
• Alvdal
  Alvdal IL
  Alvdal Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Alvdal, founded in 1902. It has sections for association football, Nordic skiing, biathlon, orienteering, team handball and volleyball....
  
   (promoted)
• Kvik
  FK Kvik
  Fotballklubben Kvik is a Norwegian association football club from Trondheim. To avoid confusion with the other Norwegian football club named Kvik, which was also known as FK Kvik until 1997, FK Kvik is sometimes referred to as Kvik Trondheim. The club was founded in 1900, and is the oldest...
  
   (promoted)
• Kolstad (relegated)
• 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....
  
  
• NTNUI
  NTNUI
  Norges Teknisk-naturvitenskapelige Universitets Idrettsforening, NTNUI, is the largest sports club in Norway with more than 10,000 members and a variety of participators on all levels of skills in more than 50 different sports. The athletic association is formally connected to the Norwegian...
  
  
• Rosenborg 3
• Vuku
• 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....
  
  
• 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....
  
  

Group 11

• 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:...
  
  
• Bodø/Glimt 2
• Innstranden
  Innstrandens IL
  Innstrandens Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Bodø, Nordland. It has sections for association football, volleyball, track and field, human swimming and Nordic skiing.It was founded on 8 August 1920....
  
  
• Sandnessjøen
  Sandnessjøen IL
  Sandnessjøen Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Sandnessjøen, Alstahaug, Nordland. It has sections for association football and team handball....
  
  
• Mosjøen
  Mosjøen IL
  Mosjøen Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Mosjøen, Vefsn, Nordland. It has sections for association football, gymnastics and skiing....
  
  
• 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....
  
   (relegated)
• Junkeren
  IK Junkeren
  Idrettsklubben Junkeren is a Norwegian sports club from Bodø, Nordland. It has sections for association football and team handball.The women's handball team played in the highest Norwegian league in the 1990s....
  
   (promoted)
• Sortland
• Morild
  IL Morild
  Idrettslaget Morild is a Norwegian association football club from Myre, Øksnes, Nordland.It is named after Noctilucales. It was founded on 26 July 1937 as IL Bjørn , but seeing as another team with this name existed, they had to change to IL Morild...
  
  
• Lofoten
• Landsås
• Harstad 2 (promoted)

Group 12

• Lyngen/Karnes
• Fløya
• 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...
  
  
• Finnsnes
• Tromsdalen 2
• Ishavsbyen
• Nordkjosbotn (promoted)
• Kirkenes
  Kirkenes IF
  Kirkenes Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Kirkenes. It has sections for association football, team handball and orienteering.It was founded on 8 February 1908. Kirkenes stadion is their home field. Their team colors are blue and white. The men's football team currently plays in the...
  
   – lost playoff
• 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....
  
  
• Porsanger
• Hammerfest
  Hammerfest FK
  Hammerfest Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club from Hammerfest, founded on 18 December 1994 as a merger between HIF/Stein and Indrefjord IL....
  
  
• Norild