2021 Norwegian Second Division

Norwegian Second Division
Season2021
Dates19 June 2021 – 14 November 2021
ChampionsKongsvinger (Group 1)
Skeid (Group 2)
PromotedKongsvinger
Skeid
RelegatedFlorø
Fløya
Senja
Fram Larvik
Nardo
Rosenborg 2
Matches played364
Goals scored1,282 (3.52 per match)
Top goalscorerGroup 1: Adem Güven
(21 goals)
Group 2: Melvin Frithzell & Abel William Stensrud
(22 goals)
Biggest home winSkeid 12–0 Rosenborg 2
(6 November 2021)
Biggest away winOdd 2 0–6 Levanger
(10 October 2021)
Rosenborg 2 1–7 Øygarden
(14 November 2021)
Highest scoringSkeid 12–0 Rosenborg 2
(6 November 2021)
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The 2021 Norwegian Second Division (referred to as PostNord-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) was a Norwegian football third-tier league season. The league consisted of 28 teams divided into 2 groups of 14 teams.

The league was played as a double round-robin tournament, where all teams played 26 matches. The season started on 19 June 2021 and concluded on 14 November 2021.[1][2]

Kongsvinger earned promotion from group 1 on 23 October 2021, three rounds before the end of the season.[3] Skeid secured promotion from group 2 on 6 November 2021, following a 12–0 win against Rosenborg 2.[4]

  1. ^ "Kamper 2. divisjon 2021 Avdeling 1". NIFS (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Kamper 2. divisjon 2021 Avdeling 2". NIFS (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Kongsvinger tilbake i 1. divisjon". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). 23 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Skeid rykket opp til 1. divisjon etter 12-0-seier – Stensrud scoret seks mål". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). 6 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.