2025 Norwegian Second Division

Norwegian Second Division
Season2025
Dates29 March – 25 October
2024
2026

The 2025 Norwegian Second Division (referred to as PostNord-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) is an upcoming Norwegian football third-tier league season. The league consists of 28 teams divided into two groups of 14 teams.

The league will be played as a double round-robin tournament, where all teams play 26 matches. The season is set to start on 29 March 2025 and will end on 25 October 2025, not including play-off matches.[1][2]

Team changes

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In the 2024 Norwegian Second Division, Hødd and Skeid were promoted to the 2025 Norwegian First Division, while Gjøvik-Lyn, Junkeren, Kvik Halden, Vålerenga 2, Viking 2 and Ørn Horten were relegated to the 2025 Norwegian Third Division.

Levanger and Sandnes Ulf were relegated from the 2024 Norwegian First Division, while Asker, Hønefoss, Pors, Rana, Sandviken, Træff were promoted from the 2024 Norwegian Third Division.

Group 1

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Teams

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The following 14 clubs compete in Group 1:[3]

Club Municipality Stadium Capacity
Arendal Arendal Norac Stadion 5,000
Brann 2 Bergen Varden Amfi 3,500
Brattvåg Ålesund Brattvåg Stadion 2,000
Eik Tønsberg Tønsberg Tønsberg Gressbane 5,500
Fløy Kristiansand Cemo Arena 2,000
Jerv Grimstad Levermyr Stadion 3,300
Lysekloster Bjørnafjorden Lysekloster Family Arena 1,500
Notodden Notodden Notodden Kunstgress 1,700
Pors Porsgrunn Pors Stadion 3,700
Sandnes Ulf Sandnes Øster Hus Arena 6,043
Sandviken Bergen Stemmemyren 1,500
Sotra Øygarden Straume Idrettspark 1,200
Træff Molde Reknesbanen 1,500
Vard Haugesund Haugesund Haugesund Sparebank Arena 8,754

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Arendal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to First Division
2 Brann 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for promotion play-offs
3 Brattvåg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Eik Tønsberg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Fløy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Jerv 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Lysekloster 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Notodden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Pors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Sandnes Ulf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Sandviken 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Sotra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Third Division
13 Træff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Vard Haugesund 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: NIFS (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 goals scored.

Results

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Home \ Away ARE BRN BRT EIK FLØ JER LYS NOT POR ULF SAN SOT TRÆ VAR
Arendal
Brann 2
Brattvåg
Eik Tønsberg
Fløy
Jerv
Lysekloster
Notodden
Pors
Sandnes Ulf
Sandviken
Sotra
Træff
Vard Haugesund
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [1] (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.


Group 2

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Teams

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The following 14 clubs compete in Group 2:[4]

Club Municipality Stadium Capacity
Alta Alta SmartDok Arena 1,200
Asker Asker Føyka Stadion 2,400
Eidsvold Turn Eidsvoll Myhrer Stadion 1,500
Follo Nordre Follo Ski Stadion 2,100
Grorud Oslo Grorud Arctic Match 1,700
Hønefoss Ringerike Aka Arena 4,120
Kjelsås Oslo Grefsen Stadion 2,000
Levanger Levanger TOBB Arena Levanger 2,200
Rana Mo i Rana Sagbakken Stadion 2,000
Stjørdals-Blink Stjørdal M.U.S Stadion Sandskogan 2,000
Strindheim Trondheim Leangen Bolig Arena 1,500
Strømmen Lillestrøm Strømmen Stadion 1,850
Tromsdalen Tromsø TUIL Arena 3,000
Ull/Kisa Ullensaker Jessheim Stadion 4,500

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Alta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to First Division
2 Asker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for promotion play-offs
3 Eidsvold Turn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Follo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Grorud 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Hønefoss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Kjelsås 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Levanger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Rana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Stjørdals-Blink 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Strindheim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Strømmen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Third Division
13 Tromsdalen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Ull/Kisa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: NIFS (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 goals scored.

Results

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Home \ Away ALT ASK EID FOL GRO HØN KJE LEV RAN STJ STN STM TRO ULL
Alta
Asker
Eidsvold Turn
Follo
Grorud
Hønefoss
Kjelsås
Levanger
Rana
Stjørdals-Blink
Strindheim
Strømmen
Tromsdalen
Ull/Kisa
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [2] (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

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  1. ^ "Post Nord-ligaen avd. 1 Terminliste". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  2. ^ "Post Nord-ligaen avd. 2 Terminliste". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  3. ^ "PostNord-ligaen avd. 1 - 2025" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  4. ^ "PostNord-ligaen avd. 2 - 2025" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 9 February 2025.