2017 Norwegian Second Division

2. divisjon
Season	2017
Champions	HamKam; Nest-Sotra
Promoted	HamKam; Nest-Sotra; Notodden
Relegated	Finnsnes; Brumunddal; Follo; Vindbjart; Fana; Byåsen
Matches played	364
Goals scored	1,150 (3.16 per match)
Top goalscorer	Alexander Dang; (21 goals)
	← 2016 2018 →

The 2017 2. divisjon (referred to as PostNord-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) was a Norwegian football third-tier league. 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 first round was played on 17 April 2017, while the last round was played on 21 October 2017.^[1]

League tables

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	HamKam (P)	26	21	2	3	56	18	+38	65	Promotion to First Division
2	Raufoss	26	14	5	7	53	28	+25	47	Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3	Asker	26	13	8	5	50	36	+14	47
4	Alta	26	13	7	6	42	24	+18	46
5	Skeid	26	13	5	8	42	27	+15	44
6	Grorud	26	11	4	11	43	49	−6	37
7	KFUM-Oslo	26	10	4	12	43	39	+4	34
8	Kjelsås	26	9	7	10	34	40	−6	34
9	Bærum	26	8	9	9	46	44	+2	33
10	Nybergsund-Trysil	26	9	4	13	40	46	−6	31
11	Vålerenga 2	26	8	3	15	28	52	−24	27
12	Finnsnes (R)	26	6	4	16	26	45	−19	22	Relegation to Third Division
13	Brumunddal (R)	26	6	4	16	21	46	−25	22
14	Follo (R)	26	6	4	16	28	58	−30	22

Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Nest-Sotra (P)	26	15	9	2	60	22	+38	54	Promotion to First Division
2	Notodden (O, P)	26	17	3	6	53	26	+27	54	Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3	Bryne	26	13	8	5	52	37	+15	47
4	Vidar	26	13	3	10	56	49	+7	42
5	Fram Larvik	26	12	6	8	49	43	+6	42
6	Hødd	26	11	7	8	44	37	+7	40
7	Nardo	26	12	4	10	29	35	−6	40
8	Vard Haugesund	26	12	3	11	33	36	−3	39
9	Egersund	26	8	10	8	40	29	+11	34
10	Hønefoss	26	9	5	12	35	41	−6	32
11	Odd 2	26	7	5	14	51	69	−18	26
12	Vindbjart (R)	26	6	4	16	44	58	−14	22	Relegation to Third Division
13	Fana (R)	26	5	7	14	30	64	−34	22
14	Byåsen (R)	26	3	4	19	22	52	−30	13

Source: nifs.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Promotion play-offs

The teams who finished in second place in their respective group qualified for the promotion play-offs, where they faced each other over two legs. The winner will play against the 14th placed team in 1. divisjon for a place in the 2018 1. divisjon.

28 October 2017

16:00 CEST

Raufoss	2–1	Notodden
Nilsen 25' Hjelmtvedt 53'	Summary	Mbedule 88'

Nammo Stadion, Raufoss

Attendance: 1,070

Referee: Mads Følstad Skarsem

4 November 2017

16:00 CET

Notodden	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Raufoss
Midtgarden 42' (pen.) Johansen 53'	Summary	Senstad 90'
Penalties
Midtgarden Bakke Tähti Johansen Hustad	5–4	Senstad Henningsson Alm Lauvli Onsrud

Idrettsparken, Notodden

Attendance: 1,277

Referee: Jan Morten Tennøy

3–3 on aggregate. Notodden won 5–4 on penalties.

Top scorers

Group 1

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[2]
1	David Tavakoli [no]	Skeid	20
2	Anton Henningsson	Raufoss	19
3	Ivar Sollie Rønning	HamKam	18
4	Vegard Braaten	Alta	15
5	Kevin Beugré	HamKam	10
	Emil Mikael Ekblom	KFUM Oslo
	Erblin Llullaku	Bærum
	Marcus Mehnert	Asker
9	Markus Naglestad	HamKam	9
	Demba Traoré	Asker
	Eivind Holte Tøråsen	Nybergsund

Group 2

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[3]
1	Alexander Dang	Nest-Sotra	21
2	Øyvind Løkkebø Gausdal	Vindbjart	20
3	Omar Fonstad el Ghaouti	Fram Larvik	19
3	Bubacarr Sumareh	Egersund	19
5	Sigurd Hauso Haugen	Odd 2	16
5	Martin Hummervoll	Vidar	16
7	Simen August Næss	Bryne	13
8	Kristoffer Hoven	Hønefoss	12
8	Torbjørn Kallevåg	Hødd	12
10	Aram Khalili	Bryne	11
10	Erik Midtgarden	Notodden	11

References

^ "Hovedterminliste menn 2016" [Main schedule men's football 2016] (PDF). fotball.no. Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
^ "PostNord-ligaen avd 1 2017 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 October 2022.
^ "PostNord-ligaen avd 2 2017 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 October 2022.

[matchdates-1] "Hovedterminliste menn 2016" [Main schedule men's football 2016] (PDF). fotball.no. Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 7 February 2016.

[2] "PostNord-ligaen avd 1 2017 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 October 2022.

[3] "PostNord-ligaen avd 2 2017 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort". Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 October 2022.

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