The 2000 season of the 3. divisjon, the fourth 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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Between 20 and 22 games (depending on group size) were played in 19 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Unusually few teams were relegated, as the league was expanded to 24 groups in 2001; several extra groups in Eastern Norway and one extra in the Southwest. All group winners had the chance to be promoted to the Second Division through playoff, but as the playoff contained teams from the Second Division as well, those teams usually prevailed. Only four teams—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 :...

, 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....

, 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....

 and Hammerfest

Hammerfest FK

Hammerfest Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club from Hammerfest, founded on 18 December 1994 as a merger between HIF/Stein and Indrefjord IL....

—managed to win promotion.

Tables

Group 1

1. Sparta – lost playoff
2. Aurskog/Finstadbru
3. Sørumsand
   Sørumsand IF
   Sørumsand Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Sørumsand, founded on 21 November 1917. It has sections for association football, team handball and skiing....
   
   
4. Råde
   Råde IL
   Råde Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Råde, Østfold. It has sections for association football, race walking, team handball, floorball, tennis, volleyball, speed skating and skiing....
   
   
5. Kjelsås 2
6. Greåker
7. Skeid 2
8. Holmen
   Holmen IF
   Holmen Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Holmen in northern Asker, Norway. It has sections for football, handball and cross-country skiing. Its home ground is Holmen idrettspark....
   
   
9. Høland
10. Tune – relegated
11. Bækkelaget
    Bækkelagets SK
    Bækkelagets Sportsklub is a Norwegian sports club from Bekkelaget in southern Oslo, founded in 1909. The club has sections for skiing , orienteering, handball, football, floorball and track and field athletics...
    
    
12. Navestad

Group 2

1. Rygge – lost playoff
2. Moss 2
3. Fredrikstad 2
4. Grorud
   Grorud IL
   Grorud Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Grorud borough, Oslo. It has sections for association football, skiing, gymnastics and tennis.-General history:...
   
   
5. Trøgstad/Båstad
   Trøgstad/Båstad FK
   Trøgstad/Båstad Fotballklubb is a Norwegian association football club from Trøgstad, Østfold.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 1999...
   
   
6. Vestli
   Vestli IL
   Vestli Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Stovner borough, Oslo. It has sections for association football, team handball and tennis.It was founded on 19 October 1972. The club colors are green and white....
   
   
7. Kjellmyra
8. Galterud
9. Grue
10. 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...
    
    
11. Spydeberg
12. Flisa

Group 3

1. Østsiden
   Østsiden IL
   Østsiden Idrettslag Fredrikstad is a Norwegian sports club, based in the city of Fredrikstad.The club was formed as Østsiden IL in 1935, and includes football and handball branches...
   
    – lost playoff
2. KFUM
   KFUM-Kameratene Oslo
   KFUM-Kameratene Oslo is the sports branch of the local YMCA in Oslo, Norway. It has sections for association football, futsal, volleyball and track and field.The club was founded on 1 January 1939...
   
   
3. 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....
   
   
4. Skjetten 2
5. Fagerborg
6. Bjerke
   Bjerke IL
   Bjerke Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Nannestad, Akershus. It has sections for association football, skiing and biathlon.It was founded on 15 March 1936 as Bjerke AIL, a team in Arbeidernes Idrettsforbund. It had a certain predecessor in Bjerke SK, which existed from 1896 to 1935.The...
   
   
7. Volla
8. Oslo Øst 2
9. Fjellhamar
   Fjellhamar FK
   Fjellhamar Fotballklubb is a Norwegian association football club from Fjellhamar in Lørenskog.It was founded in 1976. The men's football team currently plays in the Third Division, the fourth tier of Norwegian football. Fjellhamar stadion is their home field and they also have the disposal of...
   
   
10. Lisleby
11. Korsvoll
    Korsvoll IL
    Korsvoll IL is a sports club from Korsvoll in the borough of Nordre Aker in Oslo, Norway.-General history:It was founded on 5 March 1899 as a skiing club, and today has sections for football, handball, floorball and cross-country skiing.-Football:...
    
    
12. Torp

Group 4

1. 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 :...
   
    – won playoff
2. Toten
3. Ham-Kam 2
4. Vang
5. Fart
   FL Fart
   Fotballaget Fart is a Norwegian football club based in Vang. They play home games at Fartbana Stadion. The club has both men's and women's teams. The women play in the First Division , having been relegated from Toppserien following the 2008 season, while the men currently play in the Third Division...
   
   
6. Lom
7. Ringsaker
8. Trysil
9. Kvam
10. FF Lillehammer 2
11. Sel/Otta
12. Gjøvik-Lyn 2

Group 5

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....
   
    – lost playoff
2. Vestfossen
   Vestfossen IF
   Vestfossen Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Vestfossen, Øvre Eiker, Buskerud. It has sections for association football, team handball, Nordic skiing, gymnastics and tennis.It was founded on 20 January 1910....
   
   
3. Jevnaker
   Jevnaker IF
   Jevnaker Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Jevnaker. It has sections for association football, speed skating, gymnastics and skiing....
   
   
4. Raufoss 2
5. 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....
   
   
6. Grindvoll
7. Åmot
8. 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...
   
   
9. Borre
10. Sør-Aurdal
11. L/F Hønefoss 2
12. Bygdø

Group 6

1. Mjøndalen
   Mjøndalen IF
   Mjøndalen IF is a Norwegian sports club from Mjøndalen, Buskerud, Norway.-Football:The club have won the Norwegian Cup three times, 1933, 1934 and 1937...
   
    – lost playoff
2. Larvik Turn
3. Flint
   IL Flint
   Idrettslaget Flint is a Norwegian sports club from Søndre Slagen, Tønsberg, Vestfold. It has sections for association football, team handball, volleyball, table tennis and track and field.It was founded in 1917....
   
   
4. Drafn
5. Birkebeineren
6. Siljan
7. Seljord
   Seljord IL
   Seljord Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Seljord, Telemark. It has sections for association football, team handball, Nordic skiing and equestrianism.It was founded in 1880, and is thus among the oldest sports clubs in Norway...
   
   
8. Notodden
9. Åssiden
   Åssiden IF
   Åssiden Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Drammen, Buskerud. It has sections for association football and team handball....
   
   
10. Slemmestad
11. Tønsberg FK
    Tønsberg FK
    Tønsberg Fotballklubb is a Norwegian association football club from Tønsberg, Vestfold.It was founded in 1985 as a merger between the football sections of Tønsbergs TF and IF Tønsberg-Kameratene. The team has played on the fourth or fifth tier of Norwegian football for the duration of its existence...
    
    
12. Rjukan

Group 7

1. Jerv
   FK Jerv
   FK Jerv is a Norwegian football club from Grimstad. Jerv is the Norwegian name for wolverine.It was founded in 1921, as Vestergatens FK, named after the street in which the foundation took place, but later changed name to Djerv and then Jerv...
   
    – lost playoff
2. Vindbjart
3. Øyestad
4. Lyngdal
5. Langesund/Stathelle
6. Flekkerøy
   Flekkerøy IL
   Flekkerøy Idrettslag, also called Fløy is a Norwegian sports club from Flekkerøya in Kristiansand. It has sections for association football and team handball....
   
   
7. Våg
8. Giv Akt
9. Kvinesdal
10. Sandefjord BKSandefjord 2
    Sandefjord Fotball
    Sandefjord Fotball is a Norwegian professional football club, founded on September 10, 1998. The club plays in the Adeccoligaen. Their home ground is the Komplett.no Arena, located in Sandefjord, Vestfold....
    
    
11. Herkules
12. Langangen

Group 8

1. Ålgård – lost playoff
2. 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....
   
   
3. Egersund
4. Bryne 2
5. Figgjo
6. 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....
   
   
7. Sola
   Sola FK
   Sola Fotballklubb is a Norwegian association football club from Sola, Rogaland.The women's football team currently plays in the First Division, the second tier of Norwegian football....
   
   
8. Rosseland
9. 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....
   
   
10. Staal
    Staal Jørpeland IL
    Staal Jørpeland Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Jørpeland, Rogaland. It has sections for association football, team handball and track and field.The club was founded in 1919, and the club colors are green and black....
    
    
11. Ganddal
12. Tasta

Group 9

1. 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....
   
    – won playoff
2. Vedavåg
3. Skjold
4. Haugesund 2
5. Nordhordland
6. Torvastad
   Torvastad IL
   Torvastad IL is a Norwegian sports club from the district Torvastad in Karmøy. It has sections for association football, orienteering and athletics, and was founded on 6 August 1945....
   
   
7. Trott
   IL Trott
   Idrettslaget Trott is a Norwegian association football club from Rommetveit, Stord, Hordaland.The men's football team currently plays in the Fourth Division, the fifth tier of Norwegian football. It last played in the Norwegian Second Division in 1997....
   
   
8. Gneist
9. Trio
10. Nærbø
11. Bremnes
    Bremnes IL
    Bremnes Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Bremnes in the county of Hordaland, Norway. It has sections for association football, team handball, basketball, track and field and gymnastics.The club was founded in 1945....
    
    
12. Trane
    SK Trane
    Sportsklubben Trane is a Norwegian football club from Årstad, Bergen.The club was founded on 15 December 1918. The club colors are green and white. The men's football team currently resides in the Fifth Division . It last played in the Third Division from 2000 to 2003....
    
    

Group 10

1. Brann 2 – lost playoff
2. Radøy
3. Hald
4. Askøy
   Askøy FK
   Askøy Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club from Kleppestø in Askøy municipality, founded on 3 March 1999 as a merger between Florvåg IF and Kleppestø FK....
   
   
5. Lyngbø
6. Follese
7. Hovding
8. Austevoll
9. Bergen Nord
   FK Bergen Nord
   Fotballklubben Bergen Nord is a Norwegian association football club from Ulset, Åsane, Hordaland.It was established in 1988 when the football section split from...
   
   
10. Vadmyra
11. Bjarg
12. Frøya

Group 11

1. Sogndal 2 – lost playoff
2. Stryn
3. Eid
4. Dale
5. Saga
6. Sandane
7. Høyang
   IL Høyang
   Idrettslaget Høyang is a Norwegian sports club from Høyanger. It has sections for association football, skiing, team handball, floorball, volleyball, track and field athletics, karate and swimming....
   
   
8. Eikefjord
9. Vik – relegated
10. Jølster – relegated
11. Årdalstangen/Lærdal – relegated
12. Svelgen – relegated

Group 12

1. Langevåg – lost playoff
2. Velledalen og Ringen
3. 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....
   
   
4. Åram/Vankam
5. Aalesund 2
6. Ha/No
7. Vigra
8. Bergsøy
9. Volda
   Volda TI
   Volda Turn- og Idrottslag is a Norwegian sports club from Volda, Møre og Romsdal. It currently has sections for association football and "general sports"....
   
   
10. Ellingsøy – relegated
11. Hødd 2 – relegated
12. Sunnylven – relegated

Group 13

1. Kristiansund
   Kristiansund FK
   Kristiansund Fotballklubb is a Norwegian association football club from Kristiansund, Møre og Romsdal.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 1998...
   
    – lost playoff
2. Gossen
3. Surnadal
   Surnadal IL
   Surnadal Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Surnadal. It has sections for association football, team handball, alpine skiing and Nordic skiing.-General history:It was founded on 13 April 1913 as IL Framtid...
   
   
4. 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....
   
   
5. Averøykameratene
   IL Averøykameratene
   Idrettslaget Averøykameratene is a Norwegian association football club from Averøy, Møre og Romsdal.The men's football team currently plays in the Third Division, the fourth tier of Norwegian football. It had a stint in the Norwegian Second Division before being relegated after the 1999 season...
   
   
6. Bryn
7. Midsund
8. Ekko/Aureosen
9. Vestnes Varfjell
10. Bøfjord – relegated
11. Grykameratene – relegated
12. Rival – relegated

Group 14

1. Nidelv
   Nidelv IL
   Nidelv Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag. It has sections for association football, team handball, floorball, track and field, weightlifting and Nordic skiing....
   
    – lost playoff
2. Løkken
   Løkken IF
   Løkken Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Løkken Verk, Sør-Trøndelag. It has sections for association football, speed skating and Nordic skiing....
   
   
3. Tynset
   Tynset IF
   Tynset Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Tynset, Hedmark. It has sections for association football, team handball, orienteering, speed skating, skiing and swimming....
   
   
4. Nardo
5. Buvik
6. 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....
   
   
7. NTNUI
   NTNUI
   Norges Teknisk-naturvitenskapelige Universitets Idrettsforening, NTNUI, is the largest sports club in Norway with more than 10,000 members and a variety of participators on all levels of skills in more than 50 different sports. The athletic association is formally connected to the Norwegian...
   
   
8. Kvik
   FK Kvik
   Fotballklubben Kvik is a Norwegian association football club from Trondheim. To avoid confusion with the other Norwegian football club named Kvik, which was also known as FK Kvik until 1997, FK Kvik is sometimes referred to as Kvik Trondheim. The club was founded in 1900, and is the oldest...
   
   
9. Røros
10. KIL/Hemne
    KIL/Hemne
    KIL/Hemne is a football club from Kyrksæterøra in Hemne, Sør-Trøndelag. Top-level players Erik Hoftun, Ardian Gashi and Vegard Forren began their careers here. Also, the local hero Jens Tetlie started out playing for KIL/Hemne.-History:...
    
    
11. Brekken – relegated
12. Frøya – relegated

Group 15

1. 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....
   
    – won playoff
2. Bangsund
   Bangsund IL
   Bangsund Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Bangsund, Nord-Trøndelag. It has sections for association football, team handball and skiing....
   
   
3. Rissa
4. Varden
   IL Varden
   Idrettslaget Varden is a multi-sports club from Meråker, Norway.Established in 1910, it has sections for skiing, football and handball.Well-known club members include cross-country skiers Magnar Lundemo, Tor Arne Hetland, Kine Beate Bjørnås and Marthe Kristoffersen.-References:*...
   
   
5. Bogen
6. 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....
   
   
7. Malvik
   Malvik IL
   Malvik Idrettslag is a Norwegian multi-sports club from Malvik, Sør-Trøndelag. It has sections for association football, team handball, athletics, orienteering, Nordic skiing, swimming, cycling and canoeing....
   
   /Hommelvik
   Hommelvik IL
   Hommelvik Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Hommelvik, Sør-Trøndelag. It has sections for association football, team handball, basketball, track and field and Nordic skiing....
   
   
8. Rørvik
9. Selbu
10. Freidig
    SK Freidig
    Sportsklubben Freidig is a Norwegian sports club from Trondheim.It was founded in 1903. It has sections for association football, team handball, orienteering and Nordic skiing. In football it won the League of Norway 1947–48, in handball the league in 1971 and 1985. The club has also won several...
    
     – relegated
11. Fram – relegated
12. Vuku – relegated

Group 16

1. 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...
   
    – lost playoff, then defunct
2. Brønnøysund
   Brønnøysund IL
   Brønnøysund Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Brønnøysund, Nordland, founded on 1 September 1917. It has sections for association football, track and field, team handball, floorball, human swimming, taekwondo and gymnastics....
   
   
3. Sandnessjøen
   Sandnessjøen IL
   Sandnessjøen Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Sandnessjøen, Alstahaug, Nordland. It has sections for association football and team handball....
   
   
4. Sørfold – relegated
5. Tverlandet
6. Korgen/Hemnes – relegated
7. Strandkameratene – relegated
8. Nesna
9. Leirfjord
10. Mosjøen 2 – relegated
11. Saltdalkameratene – relegated

Group 17

1. Flakstad – lost playoff
2. Skånland
3. Lofoten 2 – relegated
4. Melbo
5. Beisfjord
6. Medkila
   Medkila IL
   Medkila IL's women section is a football team from Harstad in North Norway currently playing in the Toppserien, Norway's premier women's football league....
   
   
7. 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...
   
   
8. Kvæfjord – relegated
9. Harstad 2
10. Leknes – relegated
11. Landsås – relegated
12. Vågakameratene – relegated

Group 18

1. Fløya – lost playoff
2. Ramfjord
3. Tromsø 2
4. Tromsdalen 2
5. Ishavsbyen
6. Nordreisa
   Nordreisa IL
   Nordreisa Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Storslett, Troms, founded on 16 September 1946. It has sections for association football, team handball, orienteering, cycling, Nordic skiing and biathlon....
   
   
7. Pioner – relegated
8. Kvaløysletta
9. Ulfstind
   IL Ulfstind
   Idrettslaget Ulfstind is a Norwegian sports club from Tromsø, Troms. It has sections for association football and skiingIt was founded as a sports section of UL Ulfstind on 2 April 1966, and IL Ulfstind became a separate entity on 10 January 1981...
   
    – relegated
10. Bardu – relegated
11. Målselv/Mellembygd – relegated
12. Lyngstuva – relegated

Group 19

1. Hammerfest
   Hammerfest FK
   Hammerfest Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club from Hammerfest, founded on 18 December 1994 as a merger between HIF/Stein and Indrefjord IL....
   
    – won playoff
2. Nordlys
3. Kautokeino
   Kautokeino IL
   Kautokeino Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Kautokeino, Finnmark. It has sections for association football, team handball, floorball and Nordic skiing....
   
   
4. Honningsvåg
5. Polarstjernen
   IL Polarstjernen
   Idrettslaget Polarstjernen is a Norwegian sports club from Vestre Jakobselv, Vadsø, Finnmark. It has sections for association football and skiing....
   
   
6. Porsanger
7. Kirkenes
   Kirkenes IF
   Kirkenes Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Kirkenes. It has sections for association football, team handball and orienteering.It was founded on 8 February 1908. Kirkenes stadion is their home field. Their team colors are blue and white. The men's football team currently plays in the...
   
   
8. Tverrelvdalen
   Tverrelvdalen IL
   Tverrelvdalen Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Tverrelvdalen, Alta, Finnmark. It has sections for association football, team handball and Nordic skiing.It was founded on 22 January 1922....
   
   
9. Sørøy Glimt
   FK Sørøy Glimt
   Fotballklubben Sørøy Glimt is a Norwegian association football club from Hasvik, Finnmark. The result of a merger between clubs in a small municipality, it has still been a mainstay in the Third Division.-Organization and history:...
   
   
10. Nerskogen
11. Norild – relegated
12. Vardø/Domen – relegated