2026 Norwegian Second Division

Norwegian Second Division
Season2026
Dates6 April – 31 October
Matches364
Top goalscorerBenedict Notoane
(14 goals)
← 2025
2027 →

The 2026 Norwegian Second Division will be a Norwegian men's 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 will start on April 6th and will end on October 31st, not including play-off matches.[1]

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2025 season:

Group 1

Teams

Locations of the teams in Group 1 of the 2026 Norwegian Second Division

The following 14 clubs compete in Group 1:[2]

Club Municipality Stadium Capacity
Arendal Arendal Norac Stadion 5,000
Bjarg Bergen Stavollen Kunstgress 1,500
Brattvåg Ålesund Brattvåg Stadion 2,000
Eik Tønsberg Tønsberg Tønsberg Gressbane 5,500
Jerv Grimstad Levermyr Stadion 3,300
Kvik Halden Halden Halden Stadion 4,200
Lysekloster Bjørnafjorden Lysekloster Family Arena 1,500
Mjøndalen Drammen Consto Arena 4,200
Notodden Notodden Notodden Kunstgress 1,700
Pors Porsgrunn Pors Stadion 3,700
Sandviken Bergen Stemmemyren 1,500
Sotra Øygarden Straume Idrettspark 1,200
Træff Molde Reknesbanen 1,500
Vidar Stavanger Alustar Arena

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Jerv 16 11 3 2 34 17 +17 36 Promotion to First Division
2 Brattvåg 16 10 2 4 32 16 +16 32 Qualification for promotion play-offs
3 Mjøndalen 16 10 2 4 30 20 +10 32
4 Kvik Halden 16 9 3 4 28 19 +9 30
5 Sotra 16 8 3 5 32 16 +16 27
6 Notodden 16 8 3 5 22 14 +8 27
7 Bjarg 16 8 2 6 27 24 +3 26
8 Træff 16 7 4 5 29 25 +4 25
9 Arendal 16 5 5 6 23 25 −2 20
10 Pors 16 5 5 6 18 21 −3 20
11 Sandviken 16 4 3 9 23 35 −12 15
12 Lysekloster 16 3 5 8 18 32 −14 14 Relegation to Third Division
13 Vidar 16 1 3 12 14 44 −30 6
14 Eik Tønsberg 16 1 1 14 17 39 −22 4
Updated to match(es) played on 16 August 2026. 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

Home \ Away ARE BJA BRT EIK JER KVI LYS MJØ NOT POR SAN SOT TRÆ VID
Arendal — 0–2 1–2 2–2 0–0 1–1 3–1
Bjarg — 2–6 2–0 1–2 2–2 3–1 3–1
Brattvåg 2–0 — 1–2 2–0 2–1 3–0
Eik Tønsberg 0–0 0–2 — 2–3 1–2 0–1 3–1
Jerv 3–1 — 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–1
Kvik Halden 3–1 0–2 1–0 — 4–0 0–0 2–1
Lysekloster 1–1 1–1 3–1 — 0–2 1–2 1–1
Mjøndalen 4–1 1–0 3–3 2–1 — 4–0 2–0
Notodden 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 — 1–2
Pors 2–4 2–0 0–3 0–1 1–0 1–2 — 0–0
Sandviken 1–0 2–3 0–4 0–1 — 1–3 4–2
Sotra 1–2 0–1 6–0 1–3 2–2 4–0 —
Træff 2–3 2–0 3–1 4–0 2–2 3–3 0–2 —
Vidar 1–3 2–4 0–5 0–1 1–3 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 28 june 2026. Source: NFF (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club(s) Goals[3]

Discipline

Player
  • Most yellow cards: [3]
  • Most red cards: [3]
Club
  • Most yellow cards:[4]
  • Fewest yellow cards: [4]
  • Most red cards:[5]
  • Fewest red cards: [5]

Group 2

Teams

Locations of the teams in Group 2 of the 2026 Norwegian Second Division

The following 14 clubs compete in Group 2:[6]

Club Municipality Stadium Capacity
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
Junkeren Bodø Nordlandshallen 5,500
Kjelsås Oslo Grefsen Stadion 2,000
Levanger Levanger TOBB Arena Levanger 2,200
Lørenskog Lørenskog Rolvsrud Stadion 2,000
Rana Rana Sagbakken Stadion 2,000
Skeid Oslo Nordre Åsen 2,500
Stjørdals-Blink Stjørdal M.U.S Stadion Sandskogan 2,000
Tromsdalen Tromsø TUIL Arena 3,000
Trygg/Lade Trondheim Obosbanen
Ullensaker/Kisa Ullensaker Jessheim Stadion 4,500

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Eidsvold Turn 16 12 2 2 41 14 +27 38 Promotion to First Division
2 Kjelsås 16 12 1 3 36 21 +15 37 Qualification for promotion play-offs
3 Levanger 16 11 0 5 35 19 +16 33
4 Hønefoss 16 10 2 4 44 24 +20 32
5 Grorud 15 8 2 5 24 15 +9 26
6 Lørenskog 16 8 2 6 27 24 +3 26
7 Stjørdals-Blink 16 7 2 7 29 28 +1 23
8 Tromsdalen 15 7 2 6 24 27 −3 23
9 Rana 15 6 2 7 27 28 −1 20
10 Junkeren 16 6 2 8 22 28 −6 20
11 Skeid 16 4 1 11 22 34 −12 13
12 Ullensaker/Kisa 16 3 1 12 21 54 −33 10 Relegation to Third Division
13 Follo 15 2 3 10 16 32 −16 9
14 Trygg/Lade 16 2 2 12 19 39 −20 8
Updated to match(es) played on 16 August 2026. 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

Home \ Away EID FOL GRO HØN JUN KJE LEV LØR RAN SKE STJ TRO T/L ULL
Eidsvold Turn — 4–1 1–3 0–0 4–1 3–0 2–1
Follo — 2–3 2–2 2–0 1–4 0–2 0–1 1–2
Grorud 0–0 — 3–2 3–0 2–3 1–0 2–1
Hønefoss 2–1 — 0–1 1–1 2–1 3–2 3–1
Junkeren 0–1 4–3 — 2–3 1–1 3–2 3–0
Kjelsås 0–4 2–1 1–3 — 4–1 1–0 3–2 3–0
Levanger 3–0 1–2 — 2–1 2–3 3–0
Lørenskog 1–0 1–0 — 1–2 2–1 6–0 5–1
Rana 0–0 1–2 2–3 — 3–2 1–0
Skeid 1–2 2–0 1–0 1–2 3–3 — 7–1
Stjørdals-Blink 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–1 — 2–1
Tromsdalen 0–2 0–3 2–1 2–0 2–4 — 5–1
Trygg/Lade 2–2 1–3 1–4 1–2 — 4–2
Ullensaker/Kisa 2–5 2–1 0–3 1–3 5–3 2–3 —
Updated to match(es) played on 28 June 2026. Source: NFF (in Norwegian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Club(s) Goals[7]

Discipline

Player
  • Most yellow cards: [7]
  • Most red cards: [7]
Club
  • Most yellow cards:[4]
  • Fewest yellow cards: [4]
  • Most red cards:[5]
  • Fewest red cards: [5]

Promotion play-offs

The teams who finish in second place in their respective group qualify for the promotion play-offs, where they face each other over two legs. The winner goes on to play against the 14th-placed team in the First Division for a place in the 2027 First Division.

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See also

Notes

References

  1. ↑ Fotballforbund, Norges. "Se hovedterminlistene for 2026". fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2025-12-14.
  2. ↑ "PostNord-ligaen avd. 1 - 2025" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "PostNord-ligaen avd. 1 - 2025" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Yellow cards - PostNord-ligaen". FotMob. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Red cards - PostNord-ligaen". FotMob. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "PostNord-ligaen avd. 2 - 2025" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 "PostNord-ligaen avd. 2 - 2025" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
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