The 2004 season of the 2. divisjon, the third highest football (soccer)

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 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...

.

26 games were played in 4 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Tønsberg, Follo, 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...

 and 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....

 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....

. Number twelve, thirteen and fourteen were relegated to the Third Division. The winning teams from each of the 24 groups in the Third Division each faced a winning team from another group in a playoff match, resulting in 12 playoff winners which were promoted to the Second Division.

Group 1

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25

26

30

16

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	FK Tønsberg	26	20	2	4	70	21
62
2	Sarpsborg Sparta	26	16	4	6	63	38
52
3	Tollnes	26	16	2	8	68	42
50
4	Kvik Halden	26	12	8	6	70	40
44
5	Stabæk 2	26	12	2	12	54	59
38
6	Ørn-Horten	26	11	4	11	52	65
37
7	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...	26	10	6	10	50	34
36
8	Larvik Fotball Larvik Fotball Larvik Fotball was a Norwegian association football club from Larvik. It existed from late 1999 to early 2004, and both succeeded and was succeeded by IF Fram. A cooperation between several Larvik-based clubs, it experienced two straight promotions to the Norwegian Second Division and played there...	26	10	5	11	31	37
35
9	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...	26	9	7	10	38	39
34
10	Odd Grenland 2	26	9	5	12	48	49
32
11	Sprint-Jeløy	26	8	5	13	52	68
29
12	Mercantile	26	7	7	12	36	55
28
13	Arendal FK Arendal FK Arendal was a Norwegian football club from Arendal.It was founded in 2000 as an umbrella team for the local clubs Arendal BK, FK Favør, IK Grane, Rygene IL, IL Sørfjell, IF Trauma, Øyestad IF and Hisøy IL. FK Arendal replaced Øyestad in the league system from the 2001 season...	26	6	3	17	31	67
21
14	Donn FK Donn Fotballklubben Donn is a Norwegian football club from the neighbourhood Lund in Kristiansand. It was founded on 24 June 1909 and named after a dog....	26	3	6	17	29	78
15

• Stabæk 2 was forcibly relegated because its A team was relegated to the First Division. Mercantile survived as the best number-12-team.

Group 2

35

26

35

8

8

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Follo	26	16	6	4	57	22
54
2	Lørenskog	26	13	9	4	66	40
48
3	Lillestrøm 2	26	13	8	5	72	37
47
4	Ullensaker/Kisa Ullensaker/Kisa IL Ullensaker/Kisa IL is a Norwegian sports club from Jessheim in Ullensaker. Founded in 1894, it has sections for association football, team handball and athletics....	26	14	3	9	56	48
45
5	Gjøvik-Lyn SK Gjøvik-Lyn SK Gjøvik/Lyn is a Norwegian football club based in Gjøvik, which was founded on 1 February 1902. Their home ground was Gjøvik Stadion.Its honours include the 1962 Norwegian Cup. The men's team played in the Third Division in 2008, and in the Second Division as late as in 2007, but ahead of the...	26	11	8	7	55	40	15	41
6	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 :...	26	10	9	7	43	35
39
7	Oslo Øst	26	10	4	12	45	48
34
8	Drøbak/Frogn Drøbak/Frogn IL Drøbak/Frogn Idrettslag, DFI, is a Norwegian sports club from Drøbak. It has sections for association football, badminton, basketball, table tennis, floorball, team handball, orienteering, gymnastics, cycling, alpine skiing and Nordic skiing....	26	7	12	7	48	44	4	33
9	Jotun Årdalstangen	26	9	6	11	45	49
33
10	Eidsvold Turn Eidsvold TF Eidsvold Turnforening is a Norwegian sports from Eidsvoll, Akershus. It has sections for association football, team handball, track and field, gymnastics and speed skating....	26	9	5	12	38	53
32
11	Molde 2	26	6	11	9	52	60
29
12	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....	26	7	6	13	45	71
27
13	Elverum Elverum Fotball Elverum Fotball is the association football section of the sports club Elverum IL from Elverum, Norway.-History:It was founded on 30 June 1907 under the name Elverum Footballklub....	26	3	8	15	27	74
17
14	Skjetten	26	3	7	16	37	65
16

Group 3

59

44

15

6

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	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...	26	22	3	1	86	27
69
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....	26	17	2	7	75	31
53
3	Åsane Åsane Fotball Åsane Fotball is a Norwegian football club located in Åsane. It currently plays in the Norwegian 2nd division, group 1, and last played in the Norwegian First Division in 2002.-Famous players:...	26	13	3	10	52	37
42
4	Viking 2	26	12	4	10	43	37
40
5	Fyllingen Fyllingen Fotball Fyllingen Fotball is a Norwegian association football club from Fyllingsdalen, Bergen, Hordaland.It was founded as a formally independent section of the alliance sports club Fyllingen IL on 1 January 1994. Fyllingen IL was founded on 6 June 1946...	26	12	2	12	56	59
38
6	Fana	26	10	8	8	48	57
38
7	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....	26	10	6	10	43	49
36
8	Sandnes Ulf Sandnes Ulf Sandnes Ulf is a Norwegian football club from Sandnes, Rogaland. They currently play in the Adeccoligaen, the second highest division in the Norwegian football league system. Sandnes Ulf is the biggest football club in Sandnes, but has traditionally been in the shadow of regional greats Viking FK...	26	10	4	12	38	47
34
9	Hovding	26	10	3	13	46	54
33
10	Ålgård	26	9	3	14	37	57
30
11	Brann 2	26	7	8	11	52	69
29
12	Vidar FK Vidar FK Vidar is an association football club from Stavanger, Norway. They currently play in the Norwegian Second Division, the third highest level in the Norwegian football league system.-Club history:...	26	7	6	13	35	51
27
13	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"....	26	8	1	17	39	59
25
14	Norheimsund	26	6	5	15	34	50
23

Group 4

74

55

53

21

4

4

13

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	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....	26	21	0	5	95	21
63
2	Levanger	26	17	6	3	89	34
57
3	Strindheim	26	18	3	5	98	45
57
4	Mo Mo IL Mo Idrettslag is a football club from Mo i Rana, Norway. They currently play in the Norwegian Third Division, the fourth highest division in the Norwegian football league system, having been relegated from the 2010 Norwegian Second Division....	26	15	5	6	51	30
50
5	Byåsen	26	12	4	10	48	45	3	40
6	Harstad Harstad IL Harstad Idrettslag is a Norwegian association football club from Harstad, Troms.The club formerly had sections for track and field, skiing and speed skating, but this was discontinued in 1987. The club colors are yellow and black, and their home field is Harstad stadion...	26	12	3	11	66	62
39
7	Skarp IF Skarp Idrettsforeningen Skarp is a Norwegian association football club from Tromsø. Its club colors are black and white.The men's team played in the Second Division for many years, but was relegated after the 2008 season...	26	11	3	12	44	40
36
8	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...	26	10	4	12	65	52
34
9	Kolstad	26	10	3	13	51	59
33
10	Lofoten	26	10	2	14	50	66
32
11	Rosenborg 2	26	9	3	14	44	61
29
12	Vesterålen	26	5	5	16	32	74
20
13	Salangen Salangen IF Salangen Idrettsforening is a Norwegian alliance sports club from Sjøvegan, Troms. It has sections for association football, Nordic skiing and gymnastics.The men's football team currently plays in the Third Division, the fourth tier of Norwegian football...	26	5	4	17	45	110
19
14	Narvik	26	2	5	19	27	106
11

	Promoted to the First Division
	Relegated to the Third Division

Top goalscorers

• 34 goals:
  •   Simon Sjöfors, Kvik Halden
• 32 goals:
  •   Vegard Alstad Sunde, Levanger
• 24 goals:
  •   Johan Nås
    Johan Nås
    Johan Nås is a Norwegian football defender and striker who currently plays for Strømmen IF.He hails from Eide. He played for SK Træff in 2003, when his transfer to Lørenskog IF was announced. He scored 24 league goals in the 2004 season, and was subsequently purchased by first-tier Molde FK...
    
    , Lørenskog
• 23 goals:
  •   Armin Sistek, Odd Grenland 2
  •   Jørn Holmen, 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...
    
    
  •   Jørn Hansen, 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....
    
    
  •   Kim Nysted, 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....
    
    
• 21 goals:
  •   Lars Petter Hansen, Tønsberg
• 20 goals:
  •   Ørjan Låstad, Åsane
    Åsane Fotball
    Åsane Fotball is a Norwegian football club located in Åsane. It currently plays in the Norwegian 2nd division, group 1, and last played in the Norwegian First Division in 2002.-Famous players:...
    
    
  •   Vegard Olsen, Strindheim
• 19 goals:
  •   Morten Romsdalen, Tollnes
  •   Oddmund Vaagsholm, Follo