The 1996 season of the 2. divisjon, the third 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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22 games were played in 6 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Sarpsborg and Runar

IL Runar

Idrettslaget Runar is a Norwegian sports club from Haukerød in Sandefjord. It has sections for athletics, team handball, football and cross country skiing....

 were promoted to the First Division

Adeccoligaen

The Norwegian First Division is the second highest division of the Norwegian football league system. Since 2005, the official name of the league has been Adeccoligaen....

 through playoffs against the other 3 group winners as well as two teams (who both survived) from the First Division. Number eleven and twelve were relegated to the Third Division. The winning teams from each of the 19 groups in the Third Division, plus many number-two teams, were promoted to the Second Division (this was possible because of an enlargement of the Second Division from 6 to 8 groups).

Group 1

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23

12

22

1

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Sarpsborg	22	15	2	5	51	35
47
2	Bærum Bærum SK Bærum Sportsklubb is a Norwegian association football club founded on 26 March 1910. The men's team is currently playing in the Adeccoligaen, after being promoted from the Norwegian Second Division in 2011....	22	12	5	5	52	29
41
3	Fredrikstad	22	10	6	6	35	23
36
4	Ski Ski IL Ski Idrettslag is a Norwegian alliance sports club from Ski, Akershus. It has sections for association football, track and field, team handball, floorball, ice hockey, tennis and gymnastics. The club colors are yellow and blue.-General history:...	22	9	8	5	47	25
35
5	Frigg Frigg Oslo FK Frigg Oslo Fotballklubb is a Norwegian sports club from Majorstua in Oslo. It has sections for association football and bandy.It was founded on 17 May 1904 as SK Frigg, named after Frigg of Norse mythology. It was merged on 21 April 1954 with SK Varg. It took the name Frigg Oslo FK in 1990. The...	22	10	2	10	39	45
32
6	Ham-Kam 2	22	9	3	10	42	41
30
7	Faaberg	22	9	3	10	32	43
30
8	Selbak Selbak TIF Selbak Turn & Idrettsforening is a Norwegian association football club from Sellebakk, Fredrikstad, Østfold.It was founded on 20 April 1919. The club colors are green and white....	22	7	6	9	27	43
27
9	Raufoss Raufoss IL Raufoss I.L. is a sports club from Raufoss, Norway. The club was formed in 1918. It was played in First League between 1937-1948 , between 1957–1960, in 1964 and between 1973-1974 ....	22	6	7	9	33	35
25
10	Fossum Fossum IF Fossum Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Fossum, Grini, Østerås and Eiksmarka in Bærum. It has sections for cross-country skiing, biathlon, ski jumping, alpine skiing, Nordic combined, orienteering and football, and was founded on 7 December 1918...	22	6	7	9	33	35
25
11	Nybergsund Nybergsund IL Nybergsund IL-Trysil is a Norwegian football club located in Nybergsund in Trysil. It currently plays in the Norwegian Second Division, having being relegated from Adeccoligaen in 2011 after four seasons on the second tier.- Recent history :...	22	4	7	11	29	40
19
12	Rakkestad Rakkestad IF Rakkestad Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Rakkestad, Østfold. It has sections for association football, team handball, floorball, volleyball, track and field, gymnastics, skiing and speed skating.It was founded on 11 November 1914...	22	5	4	13	29	45
19

Group 2

13

8

3

4

2

2

4

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Skjetten	22	11	6	5	47	34
39
2	Ørsta Ørsta IL Ørsta Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Ørsta, Møre og Romsdal. It has sections for alpine skiing, association football, track and field, team handball and cross-country skiing....	22	11	5	6	34	26
38
3	Stryn	22	12	2	8	37	34
38
4	Løv-Ham Løv-Ham Fotball Løv-Ham Fotball is a football club from Fyllingsdalen in Bergen, Norway. Its origin are two local sports teams in Fyllingsdalen called Løvåsen and Hamre. On 29 December 1975 those clubs were merged, choosing the name Løv-Ham...	22	9	5	8	34	36
32
5	Skarbøvik	22	9	5	8	33	36
32
6	Lillestrøm 2	22	9	4	9	42	38
31
7	Nest-Sotra Nest-Sotra Fotball Nest-Sotra Fotball is a Norwegian association football club from Sotra, Hordaland.The club was founded in 1968, and its team colors are green and white. Its traditional base is in Skålvik, but it now plays its matches in Ågotnes....	22	9	4	9	31	37
31
8	Stord	22	8	6	8	36	34
30
9	Åssiden Åssiden IF Åssiden Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Drammen, Buskerud. It has sections for association football and team handball....	22	8	6	8	34	32
30
10	Liv/Fossekallen	22	8	4	10	36	32
28
11	Os	22	8	3	11	27	31
27
12	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....	22	4	2	16	27	48
14

Group 3

31

14

13

12

2

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Runar IL Runar Idrettslaget Runar is a Norwegian sports club from Haukerød in Sandefjord. It has sections for athletics, team handball, football and cross country skiing....	22	14	4	4	60	29
46
2	Ørn-Horten	22	12	6	4	38	24
42
3	Strømmen Strømmen IF Strømmen Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Strømmen. It has sections for football, athletics,-History:The club was founded on 25 September 1911 as Strømmen FK. The name was changed to FK Norrøna in 1914. In 1923 the club merged with Strømmen IL and took the name IL Norrøna...	22	10	7	5	40	27
37
4	Abildsø Abildsø IL Abildsø Idrettslag is a sports club in the suburb of Abildsø, Oslo.The sports club has a membership of around 400.- History :Abildsø Idrettslag was formed in September 1931, and competed in the Arbeidernes Idrettsforbund. The club had cycling, athletics, bancy, skiing, handball, and football on the...	22	9	6	7	41	41	0	33
5	Holter Holter IF Holter Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Holter in Nannestad. It has sections for association football and team handball.It was founded on 3 June 1918. In 1941 it incorporated the AIF club Holter AIL....	22	10	2	10	56	44
32
6	Kjelsås Kjelsås Fotball Kjelsås Fotball is the association football section of the sports club Kjelsås IL, based in the Kjelsås/Grefsen area of Oslo, Norway. The club was founded in 1913...	22	9	3	10	34	34	0	30
7	Sandefjord	22	9	3	10	30	37
30
8	Pors Grenland	22	8	5	9	40	50
29
9	Falk SK Falk Sportsklubben Falk is a Norwegian sports club from Horten, Vestfold. It has sections for association football and team handball.It was founded in 1917 as a football club; the handball came in the 1940s. The club had an athletics section from 1920 to 1924, when it broke out and formed the club...	22	6	8	8	44	42
26
10	Grei SF Grei SF Grei is a Norwegian sports club from Rødtvet, Oslo. It currently has sections for association football, floorball, gymnastics and skiing....	22	8	2	12	30	43
26
11	Teie Teie IF Teie Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Nøtterøy, Vestfold. It has sections for association football and team handball.It was established in 1976, and the club colors are blue and yellow....	22	5	5	12	27	52
20
12	Start 2	22	5	3	14	35	52
18

Group 4

24

17

16

12

4

10

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	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....	22	15	3	4	48	24
48
2	Eiger Eiger IL Eiger Idrettslag is a Norwegian association football club from Eigerøy, Rogaland.It was founded on 19 March 1961.The men's football team will in 2011 play in the Fourth Division, the fifth tier of Norwegian football. It last played in the Norwegian Second Division in 1998....	22	13	6	3	41	24
45
3	Vard Haugesund	22	13	4	5	42	26
43
4	Vedavåg	22	9	6	7	48	36
33
5	Flekkefjord	22	7	9	6	36	32
30
6	Randaberg Randaberg IL Randaberg Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Randaberg. It has sections for football, swimming, gymnastics and volleyball.-Football:Before the 2007 season the football team made the national news as it increased its budget significantly in order to gain promotion, signing players like Petar...	22	8	4	10	33	41
28
7	Viking 2	22	7	6	9	45	35
27
8	Ålgård	22	8	3	11	36	43
27
9	Kopervik	22	6	8	8	27	41
26
10	Vindbjart	22	7	4	11	34	36
25
11	Hana Hana IL Hana Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Sandnes, Rogaland. It has sections for association football, team handball and volleyball.It was established in 1976, and the club colors are yellow and blue....	22	5	6	11	19	37
21
12	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....	22	2	5	15	25	59
11

Group 5

19

18

12

10

5

6

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Rosenborg 2	22	13	5	4	53	24
44
2	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....	22	12	2	8	39	21
38
3	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....	22	12	2	8	45	33
38
4	Steinkjer Steinkjer FK Steinkjer FK is a Norwegian football club from the town of Steinkjer, currently playing in Fair Play ligaen, the third tier in the Norwegian league system. It was founded in 1910...	22	12	2	8	44	34
38
5	Orkanger Orkanger IF Orkanger Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Orkanger, Sør-Trøndelag. It has sections for association football, team handball, track and field, orienteering, Nordic skiing, swimming, gymnastics, powerlifting and dancing....	22	10	3	9	42	51
33
6	Kolstad	22	9	4	9	41	36
31
7	Molde 2	22	8	3	11	35	29
27
8	Nationalkam	22	6	9	7	32	32	0	27
9	Åndalsnes Åndalsnes IF Åndalsnes Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Åndalsnes, Møre og Romsdal. It has sections for association football, team handball, floorball, gymnastics, track and field and skiing.It was founded on 25 May 1917....	22	7	4	11	32	40
25
10	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....	22	7	4	11	32	55
25
11	Orkdal	22	7	3	12	28	53
24
12	Melhus Melhus IL Melhus Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Melhus, Sør-Trøndelag. It has sections for association football, team handball, volleyball, orienteering, Nordic skiing, weightlifting and powerlifting.It was established on 28 February 1898....	22	6	5	11	27	42
23

Group 6

41

48

32

24

23

5

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Finnsnes	22	16	2	4	68	27
50
2	Gevir Bodø FK Gevir Bodø Fotballklubben Gevir Bodø is a Norwegian association football club from Bodø, Nordland.The men's football team last played in the Norwegian Second Division in 1999. After the 2000 season it contested playoffs to win re-promotion, but failed...	22	15	3	4	71	23
48
3	Skjervøy Skjervøy IK Skjervøy Idrettsklubb is a Norwegian sports club from Skjervøy, Troms. It has sections for association football, team handball, track and field, Nordic skiing and biathlon.It was established on 6 June 1930....	22	13	5	4	56	24
44
4	Silsand/Omegn	22	12	4	6	56	32
40
5	Mjølner-Narvik	22	12	3	7	50	27
39
6	Alta Älta IF Älta IF is a Swedish football club located in Älta.-Background:Älta IF currently plays in Division 4 Stockholm Södra which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Älta IP in Älta....	22	11	5	6	41	36
38
7	Sandnessjøen Sandnessjøen IL Sandnessjøen Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Sandnessjøen, Alstahaug, Nordland. It has sections for association football and team handball....	22	9	2	11	45	53
29
8	Fauske/Sprint FK Fauske/Sprint Fotballklubben Fauske/Sprint is a Norwegian association football club from Fauske, Nordland.It was founded on 25 April 1937.The men's football team currently plays in the Third Division, the fourth tier of Norwegian football. It last played in the Norwegian Second Division in 2001. After the 2006...	22	8	4	10	43	51	8	28
9	Porsanger	22	7	6	9	33	42
27
10	Sortland	22	4	3	15	31	71
15
11	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...	22	4	2	16	23	59
14
12	Grovfjord	22	1	1	20	21	93
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	Promoted to the First Division
	Relegated to the Third Division