# 2004 Norwegian Second Division

The 2004 2. divisjon season was the third highest football (soccer) league for men in Norway.
26 games were played in 4 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Tønsberg, Follo, Løv-Ham and Alta were promoted to the First Division. Number twelve, thirteen and fourteen were relegated to the 3. divisjon. The winning teams from each of the 24 groups in the 3. divisjon each faced a winning team from another group in a playoff match, resulting in 12 playoff winners which were promoted to the 2. divisjon.

## League tables
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | FK Tønsberg (P) | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 70 | 21 | +49 | 62 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Sarpsborg Sparta | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 63 | 38 | +25 | 52 | |
| 3 | Tollnes | 26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 68 | 42 | +26 | 50 | |
| 4 | Kvik Halden | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 70 | 40 | +30 | 44 | |
| 5 | Stabæk 2 (R) | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 54 | 59 | −5 | 38 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 6 | Ørn-Horten | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 52 | 65 | −13 | 37 | |
| 7 | Frigg | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 36 | |
| 8 | Larvik Fotball | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 35 | |
| 9 | Kjelsås | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 34 | |
| 10 | Odd Grenland 2 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 48 | 49 | −1 | 32 | |
| 11 | Sprint-Jeløy | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 52 | 68 | −16 | 29 | |
| 12 | Mercantile | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 55 | −19 | 28 | |
| 13 | Arendal (R) | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 31 | 67 | −36 | 21 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 14 | Donn (R) | 26 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 29 | 78 | −49 | 15 | Relegation to Third Division |
* ↑ 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Follo (P) | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 57 | 22 | +35 | 54 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Lørenskog | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 66 | 40 | +26 | 48 | |
| 3 | Lillestrøm 2 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 72 | 37 | +35 | 47 | |
| 4 | Ullensaker/Kisa | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 56 | 48 | +8 | 45 | |
| 5 | Gjøvik-Lyn | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 41 | |
| 6 | Nybergsund | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 39 | |
| 7 | Oslo Øst | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 34 | |
| 8 | Drøbak/Frogn | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 33 | |
| 9 | Jotun Årdalstangen | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 33 | |
| 10 | Eidsvold Turn | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 38 | 53 | −15 | 32 | |
| 11 | Molde 2 | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 52 | 60 | −8 | 29 | |
| 12 | Nidelv (R) | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 45 | 71 | −26 | 27 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 13 | Elverum (R) | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 74 | −47 | 17 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 14 | Skjetten (R) | 26 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 37 | 65 | −28 | 16 | Relegation to Third Division |

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Løv-Ham (P) | 26 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 86 | 27 | +59 | 69 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Bærum | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 75 | 31 | +44 | 53 | |
| 3 | Åsane | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 42 | |
| 4 | Viking 2 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 40 | |
| 5 | Fyllingen | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 56 | 59 | −3 | 38 | |
| 6 | Fana | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 57 | −9 | 38 | |
| 7 | Klepp | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 43 | 49 | −6 | 36 | |
| 8 | Sandnes Ulf | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 34 | |
| 9 | Hovding | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 33 | |
| 10 | Ålgård | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 37 | 57 | −20 | 30 | |
| 11 | Brann 2 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 52 | 69 | −17 | 29 | |
| 12 | Vidar (R) | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 27 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 13 | Volda (R) | 26 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 39 | 59 | −20 | 25 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 14 | Norheimsund (R) | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 34 | 50 | −16 | 23 | Relegation to Third Division |

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Alta (P) | 26 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 95 | 21 | +74 | 63 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Levanger | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 89 | 34 | +55 | 57 | |
| 3 | Strindheim | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 98 | 45 | +53 | 57 | |
| 4 | Mo | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 51 | 30 | +21 | 50 | |
| 5 | Byåsen | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 40 | |
| 6 | Harstad | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 66 | 62 | +4 | 39 | |
| 7 | Skarp | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 36 | |
| 8 | Steinkjer | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 65 | 52 | +13 | 34 | |
| 9 | Kolstad | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 51 | 59 | −8 | 33 | |
| 10 | Lofoten | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 50 | 66 | −16 | 32 | |
| 11 | Rosenborg 2 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 44 | 61 | −17 | 30 | |
| 12 | Vesterålen (R) | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 74 | −42 | 20 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 13 | Salangen (R) | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 45 | 110 | −65 | 19 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 14 | Narvik (R) | 26 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 27 | 106 | −79 | 11 | Relegation to Third Division |

## Top goalscorers

* 34 goals:
** Simon Sjöfors, Kvik Halden
* 32 goals:
** Vegard Alstad Sunde, Levanger
* 24 goals:
** Johan Nås, Lørenskog
* 23 goals:
** Armin Sistek, Odd Grenland 2
** Jørn Holmen, Steinkjer
** Jørn Hansen, Alta
** Kim Nysted, Bærum
* 21 goals:
** Lars Petter Hansen, Tønsberg
* 20 goals:
** Ørjan Låstad, Åsane
** Vegard Olsen, Strindheim
* 19 goals:
** Morten Romsdalen, Tollnes
** Oddmund Vaagsholm, Follo