2003 Norwegian Second Division

The 2003 2. divisjon season was the third highest football league for men in Norway.

26 games were played in 4 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Pors Grenland, Kongsvinger, Vard Haugesund and Tromsdalen were promoted to the 1. divisjon. Number twelve, thirteen and fourteen were relegated to the 3. divisjon. The winning teams from each of the 24 groups in the 3. divisjon each faced a winning team from another group in a playoff match, resulting in 12 playoff winners which were promoted to the 2. divisjon.

League tables

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Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Pors Grenland 26 17 5 4 69 28 +41 56 Promotion to First Division
2 FK Tønsberg 26 12 10 4 57 35 +22 46
3 Kvik Halden 26 13 7 6 52 41 +11 46
4 Tollnes 26 11 9 6 53 45 +8 42
5 Larvik Fotball 26 11 6 9 45 28 +17 39
6 Frigg 26 10 9 7 46 43 +3 39
7 Kjelsås 26 8 9 9 32 36 −4 33
8 Stabæk 2 26 7 10 9 37 32 +5 31
9 Sprint-Jeløy 26 7 9 10 42 52 −10 30
10 Odd Grenland 2 26 8 6 12 38 54 −16 30
11 Follo 26 8 5 13 36 48 −12 29
12 Jerv (R) 26 6 8 12 40 59 −19 26 Relegation to Third Division
13 Borg Fotball (R) 26 5 9 12 35 56 −21 24
14 Runar (R) 26 5 6 15 35 60 −25 21
Source: [citation needed]
(R) Relegated

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Kongsvinger (P) 26 22 4 0 62 23 +39 70 Promotion to First Division
2 Ullensaker/Kisa 26 22 0 4 72 24 +48 66
3 Nybergsund 26 16 7 3 74 30 +44 55
4 Byåsen 26 15 1 10 54 45 +9 46
5 Skjetten 26 14 3 9 65 43 +22 45
6 Lørenskog 26 11 2 13 48 56 −8 35
7 Eidsvold Turn 26 10 4 12 43 44 −1 34
8 Gjøvik-Lyn 26 9 6 11 56 50 +6 33
9 Lillestrøm 2 26 9 2 15 53 67 −14 29
10 Molde 2 26 7 6 13 50 53 −3 27
11 Mercantile 26 7 5 14 41 60 −19 26
12 FF Lillehammer (R) 26 7 3 16 36 66 −30 24 Relegation to Third Division
13 Averøykameratene (R) 26 7 3 16 33 68 −35 24
14 Clausenengen (R) 26 2 2 22 32 90 −58 8
Source: [citation needed]
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Vard Haugesund (P) 26 21 1 4 91 27 +64 64 Promotion to First Division
2 Løv-Ham 26 18 2 6 69 31 +38 56
3 Åsane 26 15 3 8 69 41 +28 48
4 Hovding 26 14 3 9 55 33 +22 45
5 Fyllingen 26 11 5 10 61 56 +5 38
6 Brann 2 26 11 5 10 50 57 −7 38
7 Ålgård 26 12 0 14 53 64 −11 36
8 Viking 2 26 8 9 9 37 37 0 33
9 Klepp 26 9 5 12 51 47 +4 32
10 Vidar 26 10 1 15 29 71 −42 31
11 Fana 26 9 3 14 41 51 −10 30
12 Nest-Sotra (R) 26 8 5 13 40 48 −8 29 Relegation to Third Division
13 Skarbøvik (R) 26 8 1 17 39 68 −29 25
14 Langevåg (R) 26 5 3 18 18 72 −54 18
Source: [citation needed]
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group 4

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Tromsdalen (P) 26 21 2 3 75 21 +54 65 Promotion to First Division
2 Strindheim 26 18 5 3 98 33 +65 59
3 Levanger 26 15 5 6 83 36 +47 50
4 Rosenborg 2 26 14 2 10 65 49 +16 44
5 Mo 26 11 7 8 53 39 +14 40
6 Lofoten 26 12 4 10 41 46 −5 40
7 Nidelv 26 11 6 9 56 51 +5 39
8 Vesterålen 26 11 2 13 58 60 −2 35
9 Narvik 26 9 5 12 46 51 −5 32
10 Skarp 26 9 4 13 57 62 −5 31
11 Steinkjer 26 9 2 15 47 65 −18 29
12 Hammerfest (R) 26 9 2 15 43 75 −32 29 Relegation to Third Division
13 Bossekop (R) 26 8 2 16 33 57 −24 26
14 Skjervøy (R) 26 1 0 25 20 130 −110 3
Source: [citation needed]
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Promotion playoff

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Top goalscorers

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Only players with more than 10 goals are listed.

Group 1

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  • 13 goals: John Erling Kleppe, Pors
  • 13 goals: Stian Nikodemussen, Tønsberg
  • 13 goals: Lasse Jørn Fredriksen, Tollnes
  • 11 goals: Ole Halvor Kolstad, Pors
  • 11 goals: Christian Østli, Tønsberg[1][2]

Group 2

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  • 25 goals: Eirik Soltvedt, Ull/Kisa
  • 24 goals: Lars Lafton, Nybergsund
  • 20 goals: Vegard Svenskerud, Gjøvik-Lyn
  • 19 goals: Mato Grubisic, Skjetten
  • 13 goals: Einar Kalsæg, Eidsvold Turn
  • 13 goals: Trygve Velten, Mercantile
  • 10 goals: Andreas Walnum, Byåsen
  • 10 goals: Mahmod Hejazi, Lillestrøm 2
  • 10 goals:   Paul Olausson, Kongsvinger[3]

Group 3

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Group 4

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  • 33 goals: Bård Karlsen, Tromsdalen
  • 30 goals: Vegard Alstad Sunde, Levanger
  • 23 goals: Aslak Sokki, Skarp
  • 20 goals: Kristian Selnæs, Strindheim
  • 18 goals: Svein Martin Engvik, Nidelv
  • 15 goals: Øystein Wiik, Nidelv
  • 14 goals: Vegard Olsen, Strindheim
  • 13 goals: Hans Arild Eliassen, Hammerfest
  • 13 goals: Torstein Vassdal, Mo
  • 13 goals: Fredrik Stoltz, Vesterålen
  • 12 goals: Morten Giæver, Skarp[5]

References

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  1. ^ Telemarksavisa 22 October 2003, p. 43
  2. ^ Tønsbergs Blad 20 October 2003, p. 16
  3. ^ Romerikes Blad 25 October 2003, p. 17
  4. ^ Haugesunds Avis 21 October 2003, p. 18
  5. ^ Nordlys 20 October 2003, p. 26