2020_2._divisjon

2020 Norwegian Second Division

2020 Norwegian Second Division

Football league season

The 2020 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 groups were announced by the NFF on 7 December 2019.[1]

Quick Facts Season, Dates ...

Under normal circumstances, the league would have been played as a double round-robin tournament, where all teams play 26 matches. However, this season, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the league was split after 13 rounds, meaning the teams only played each other once in this stage. The seven best ranked teams in each of the two groups qualified for a second stage, the promotion groups, where they were to play six more matches.[2] The seven worst ranked teams in each of the two groups did not play any more matches after the first stage, and no teams were relegated.[3]

On 12 November, four of the last six matches in group 1 were cancelled because the teams had nothing left to play for. The two teams finishing in first and second place had already been determined.[4] One match was also cancelled in group 2 for the same reason.

Team changes

The following teams changed division since the 2019 season.

Locations of the 2020 2. divisjon teams.
Green: Group 1; Red: Group 2.

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

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: fotball.no (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 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).
Notes:
  1. Senja have been deducted 1 point.

Promotion group 1

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: nifs.no (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 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).
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Group 2

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: fotball.no (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 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).
Notes:
  1. Levanger have been deducted 2 points.

Promotion group 2

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: nifs.no (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 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).
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Promotion play-offs

See also: 2020 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, Asker then played against the 14th placed team in the 1. divisjon for a place in the 2021 1. divisjon.[5]

More information Asker, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ajdin Medic
More information Skeid, 1–1 (a.e.t.) ...
Attendance: 200
Referee: Jan Morten Tennøy

2–2 on aggregate. Asker won 4–3 on penalties.

Top scorers

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References

  1. [1]
    "Her er avdelingene i PostNord-ligaen og Norsk Tipping-ligaen". www.fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  2. [2]
    Hansen, Jonathan Simchai (12 June 2020). "NFF: Halv serie og sluttspill i 2. divisjon" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Ikke noe nedrykk fra 2. divisjon, sluttspillet strykes" (in Norwegian). Dagsavisen. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  4. [4]
    "NFF avlyser flere kamper i PostNord-ligaen avdeling 1". www.nettavisen.no (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  5. [5]
    "Slik spilles PostNord-sluttspillet". www.fotball.no (in Norwegian). NFF. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  6. [6]
    "Toppscorerliste 2020 avdeling 1". www.nifs.no (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  7. [7]
    "Toppscorerliste 2020 avdeling 2". www.nifs.no (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
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