2011 Norwegian Second Division
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The 2011 Norwegian Second Division
Norwegian Second Division
The Norwegian Second Division is the third highest division of the Norwegian football league system. Since 2009, the official name of the league has been Fair Play-ligaen....

consists of 56 teams divided into 4 groups. Follo, Tromsdalen and Moss were relegated from the 2010 Norwegian First Division
2010 Norwegian First Division
The 2010 Norwegian First Division season began play on 5 April 2010 and is scheduled to end on 7 November 2010....

. Lillehammer avoided relegation to the Third Division
2011 Norwegian Third Division
The 2011 season of the 3. divisjon, the fourth highest association football league for men in Norway.Between 22 and 26 games are played in 12 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws...

 due to the bankruptcy of Lyn.

Group 1

  • Byåsen, Trondheim
    Trondheim
    Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...

  • KFUM Oslo
    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...

    , Oslo
    Oslo
    Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

  • Kvik Halden, Halden
    Halden
    is a both a town and a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The seat of the municipality, Halden is a border town located at the Tista river delta on the Iddefjord, the southernmost border crossing between Norway and Sweden.-History:...

     (promoted from Third Division
    2010 Norwegian Third Division
    The 2010 season of the 3. divisjon, the fourth highest association football league for men in Norway.Between 22 and 26 games were played in 24 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws...

    )
  • Levanger, Levanger
    Levanger
    Levanger is a town and municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherred region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Levanger...

  • Lørenskog, Lørenskog
    Lørenskog
    is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lørenskog. Lørenskog was separated from the municipality of Skedsmo on 1 January 1908.-Name:...

  • Moss, Moss
    Moss
    Mosses are small, soft plants that are typically 1–10 cm tall, though some species are much larger. They commonly grow close together in clumps or mats in damp or shady locations. They do not have flowers or seeds, and their simple leaves cover the thin wiry stems...

     (relegated from First Division
    2010 Norwegian First Division
    The 2010 Norwegian First Division season began play on 5 April 2010 and is scheduled to end on 7 November 2010....

    )
  • Nardo, Trondheim
    Trondheim
    Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...

  • Nesodden
    Nesodden IF
    Nesodden Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Nesodden. It has sections for association football, athletics, basketball, table tennis, fencing, orienteering, skiing and speed skating....

    , Nesodden
    Nesodden
    Nesodden is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Follo. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Nesoddtangen. The parish of Næsodden was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...

     (promoted from Third Division
    2010 Norwegian Third Division
    The 2010 season of the 3. divisjon, the fourth highest association football league for men in Norway.Between 22 and 26 games were played in 24 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws...

    )
  • Rosenborg 2, Trondheim
    Trondheim
    Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...

  • Stabæk 2, Bærum
    Bærum
    is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Sandvika. Bærum was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838. A suburb of Oslo, Bærum is located on the west coast of the city....

  • 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...

    , Steinkjer
    Steinkjer
    is a town and a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Steinkjer, which is also the seat of the county government...

  • Strindheim, Trondheim
    Trondheim
    Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...

  • Tiller
    Tiller IL
    Tiller Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag. It has sections for association football, team handball, ice hockey, Nordic skiing and biathlon.It was established on 15 January 1916....

    , Trondheim
    Trondheim
    Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...

     (promoted from Third Division
    2010 Norwegian Third Division
    The 2010 season of the 3. divisjon, the fourth highest association football league for men in Norway.Between 22 and 26 games were played in 24 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws...

    )
  • Ull/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....

    , Jessheim
    Jessheim
    Jessheim is a large village in the Ullensaker municipality in Akershus of Norway.The name "Jessheim" is from Norse Jasseimr or Jesseímr where the first part has unknown origin, while the second part means home. It is also possible that the first part "Jess" can mean jarl or jarls...


Group 2

  • Brumunddal
    Brumunddal Fotball
    Brumunddal Fotball is the football section of the Norwegian alliance sports club Brumunddal IL, located in Brumunddal, Hedmark.The organizational independency of the football section dates from 2003, although its parent club was founded in 1895....

    , Brumunddal
    Brumunddal
    Brumunddal is the largest settlement in the Ringsaker municipality of Hedmark, Norway. It is a small, densely populated area surrounded by scenic countryside and farms on the eastern shore of Norway's largest lake: Mjøsa...

  • 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....

    , Sandvika
    Sandvika
    is the administrative centre of the municipality of Bærum in Norway. It was declared a city by the municipal council in Bærum on 4 June 2003.Sandvika is situated approximately west of Oslo. It is the main transportation hub for Western Bærum, and has a combined bus and railway station. Sandvika is...

  • 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....

    , Elverum
    Elverum
    is a town and municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Elverum...

     (promoted from Third Division
    2010 Norwegian Third Division
    The 2010 season of the 3. divisjon, the fourth highest association football league for men in Norway.Between 22 and 26 games were played in 24 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws...

    )
  • Follo, Ski
    Ski, Norway
    is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Follo. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Ski. Ski was separated from the municipality of Kråkstad on 1 July 1931 to form a separate municipality...

      (relegated from First Division
    2010 Norwegian First Division
    The 2010 Norwegian First Division season began play on 5 April 2010 and is scheduled to end on 7 November 2010....

    )
  • 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...

    , Oslo
    Oslo
    Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

  • Herd
    SK Herd
    Sportsklubben Herd is a sports club from Ålesund, Norway. It has sections for association football, handball and swimming, and was founded on 22 August 1932....

    , Ålesund
    Ålesund
    is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Sunnmøre, and the center of the Ålesund Region. It is a sea port, and is noted for its unique concentration of Art Nouveau architecture....

     (promoted from Third Division
    2010 Norwegian Third Division
    The 2010 season of the 3. divisjon, the fourth highest association football league for men in Norway.Between 22 and 26 games were played in 24 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws...

    )
  • Jevnaker
    Jevnaker IF
    Jevnaker Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Jevnaker. It has sections for association football, speed skating, gymnastics and skiing....

    , Jevnaker
    Jevnaker
    Jevnaker is a municipality in Oppland county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Jevnaker with a population of 4,302.The parish of Jævnaker was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...

     (promoted from Third Division
    2010 Norwegian Third Division
    The 2010 season of the 3. divisjon, the fourth highest association football league for men in Norway.Between 22 and 26 games were played in 24 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws...

    )
  • Kristiansund, Kristiansund
    Kristiansund
    Kristiansund is a city and municipality on the western coast of Norway, in the Nordmøre district of Møre og Romsdal county. It was officially awarded township status in 1742, and it is still the major town for the region. The administrative center of the municipality is the city of Kristiansund...

  • Lillehammer, Lillehammer
    Lillehammer
    is a town and municipality in Oppland county, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. As of May 2011, the population of the town of Lillehammer was...

  • Molde 2, Molde
    Molde
    is a city and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Romsdal region. The municipality is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord...

  • 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 ....

    , Raufoss
    Raufoss
    Raufoss is the municipal centre of Vestre Toten, a municipality in the county of Oppland, Norway, 10 kilomenters south of the larger town Gjøvik. It has approximately 6,000 inhabitants. The largest employer is what was earlier Raufoss Ammunitions factory, now split into several sub companies...

  • Valdres
    Valdres FK
    Valdres Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club from Fagernes, Valdres, founded in 2002 as a merger between Sør-Aurdal FK and the football branch of Fagernes IL...

    , Fagernes
    Fagernes
    is the largest settlement in the valley of Valdres, Norway, with a population of 1,801. Fagernes is the administrative centre of the municipality of Nord-Aurdal.See video from the Fagernes Town : *...

  • Aalesund 2, Ålesund
    Ålesund
    is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Sunnmøre, and the center of the Ålesund Region. It is a sea port, and is noted for its unique concentration of Art Nouveau architecture....

  • Manglerud Star
    Manglerud Star Toppfotball
    Manglerud Star Toppfotball is a football club based in Oslo, Norway. The club was established in its current form on December 14, 2005 after a merger between Manglerud Star Fotball, and Fotballklubben Oslo Øst, originally formed in 2000....

    , Oslo
    Oslo
    Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

     – pulled team


Group 3

  • Austevoll, Austevoll
    Austevoll
    Austevoll is a municipality and an archipelago in the district of Midthordland in the county of Hordaland in Western Norway, Norway. Austevoll was separated from Sund on 1 January 1886....

     (promoted from Third Division
    2010 Norwegian Third Division
    The 2010 season of the 3. divisjon, the fourth highest association football league for men in Norway.Between 22 and 26 games were played in 24 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws...

    )
  • 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....

    , Flekkerøy
    Flekkerøy
    Flekkerøy is an island situated outside the town of Kristiansand, part of Kristiansand municipality. Since 1989 it is connected to the mainland through a 2320 meter long tunnel. It has 2,632 inhabitants .-History:...

  • Førde, Førde
    Førde
    Førde is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnfjord. The administrative center is the town of Førde which in 2010 had 12,035 inhabitants. The historic village of Bruland is located just east of the town of Førde...

  • Mandalskameratene, Mandal
    Mandal
    is a town and municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the town of Mandal.The town of Mandal was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...

     (promoted from Third Division
    2010 Norwegian Third Division
    The 2010 season of the 3. divisjon, the fourth highest association football league for men in Norway.Between 22 and 26 games were played in 24 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws...

    )
  • 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....

    , Ågotnes
    Ågotnes
    Ågotnes is a community in the municipality of Fjell, Hordaland, Norway. Located on the island of Store Sotra west of Bergen, it had a population of 1344 in 2005....

  • Notodden, Notodden
    Notodden
    is a town and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Øst-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Notodden....

  • Odd Grenland 2, Skien
    Skien
    ' is a city and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Skien. Skien is also the administrative centre of Telemark county....

  • Pors Grenland, Porsgrunn
    Porsgrunn
    is a town and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Porsgrunn....

  • Vard Haugesund, Haugesund
    Haugesund
    is a town and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.-Location:Haugesund was separated from Torvastad as a town and municipality of its own in 1855. The rural municipality of Skåre was merged with Haugesund on January 1, 1958. Haugesund is a small municipality, only 73 km²...

  • 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:...

    , Stavanger
    Stavanger
    Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...

  • Viking 2, Stavanger
    Stavanger
    Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...

     (promoted from Third Division
    2010 Norwegian Third Division
    The 2010 season of the 3. divisjon, the fourth highest association football league for men in Norway.Between 22 and 26 games were played in 24 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws...

    )
  • Vindbjart, Vennesla
    Vennesla
    Vennesla is a municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. Vennesla was separated from Øvrebø in 1861. Øvrebø and Hægeland were merged with Vennesla again on 1 January 1964...

  • Ålgård, Ålgård
    Ålgård
    Ålgård is an area functioning as the administrative centre for the Gjesdal municipality in Rogaland, Norway, in the Jæren region. It is 10 km southeast of Sandnes...

  • 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:...

    , Bergen
    Bergen
    Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....


Group 4

  • FK Tønsberg, Tønsberg
    Tønsberg
    is a city and municipality in Vestfold county, southern Norway, located around north-east of Sandefjord. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tønsberg....

  • Fram Larvik, Larvik
    Larvik
    is a city and municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Larvik. Larvik kommune - has about 41 364 inhabitants and covers 530 km2....

  • 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...

    , Harstad
    Harstad
    is the second largest city and municipality by population, in Troms county, Norway – the city is also the third largest in North Norway. Thus Harstad is the natural centre for its district. Situated approximately north of the Arctic Circle, the city celebrated its 100th anniversary in...

  • Hasle-Løren
    Hasle-Løren IL
    Hasle-Løren Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from the neighborhoods Hasle and Løren in Oslo. It was founded in 1911, and has sections for association football, ice hockey, skiing and cycling.-Ice hockey:...

    , Oslo
    Oslo
    Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

     (promoted from Third Division
    2010 Norwegian Third Division
    The 2010 season of the 3. divisjon, the fourth highest association football league for men in Norway.Between 22 and 26 games were played in 24 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws...

    )
  • 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...

    , Oslo
    Oslo
    Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

  • Mjølner, Narvik
    Narvik
    is the third largest city and municipality in Nordland county, Norway by population. Narvik is located on the shores of the Narvik Fjord . The municipality is part of the Ofoten traditional region of North Norway, inside the arctic circle...

     (promoted from Third Division
    2010 Norwegian Third Division
    The 2010 season of the 3. divisjon, the fourth highest association football league for men in Norway.Between 22 and 26 games were played in 24 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws...

    )
  • Senja, Silsand
    Silsand
    Silsand is a village in the municipality of Lenvik in Troms county, Norway. It has a population of 1,313, making it the largest village on the island of Senja. Silsand is now considered a suburb of the neighboring town of Finnsnes, which is located across the Gisundet strait...

  • 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...

    , Tromsø
    Tromsø
    Tromsø is a city and municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø.Tromsø city is the ninth largest urban area in Norway by population, and the seventh largest city in Norway by population...

     (promoted from Third Division
    2010 Norwegian Third Division
    The 2010 season of the 3. divisjon, the fourth highest association football league for men in Norway.Between 22 and 26 games were played in 24 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws...

    )
  • Skeid
    Skeid Fotball
    Skeid Fotball is a Norwegian football club and is located in the capital Oslo. Its current home field is Bislett. In past decades it has gained a reputation as a talent factory for the larger clubs in Norwegian football, and it has produced several players for the national team such as Daniel...

    , Oslo
    Oslo
    Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

  • Strømsgodset 2, Drammen
    Drammen
    Drammen is a city in Buskerud County, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the eastern and most populated part of Norway.-Location:...

  • Tromsdalen, Tromsdalen
    Tromsdalen
    Tromsdalen is a village area and valley in the municipality of Tromsø in Troms county, Norway. It is located just to the east of the city of Tromsø on the mainland along the coast of the Tromsøysundet. The population of Tromsdalen is 4,589....

     (relegated from First Division
    2010 Norwegian First Division
    The 2010 Norwegian First Division season began play on 5 April 2010 and is scheduled to end on 7 November 2010....

    )
  • Tromsø 2, Tromsø
    Tromsø
    Tromsø is a city and municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø.Tromsø city is the ninth largest urban area in Norway by population, and the seventh largest city in Norway by population...

  • Ørn-Horten
    FK Ørn-Horten
    Ørn-Horten, formerly Ørn fotballklubb, abbreviated Ørn FK, popularly known as De brune or Ørnane, was founded on 4 May 1904, and Horten's largest football club. It played in the main series in 1950 - and 60-century...

    , Horten
    Horten
    is a town and municipality in Vestfold county, Norway—located along the Oslofjord. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Horten. The municipality also includes the villages of Borre, Åsgårdstrand, Skoppum, and Nykirke....

  • Vålerenga 2, Oslo
    Oslo
    Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...



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