# 2002 Norwegian Second Division

The 2002 season of the 2. divisjon, the third highest football league for men in Norway.
26 games were played in 4 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Fredrikstad, Bærum, Mandalskameratene and Alta were promoted to the 1. divisjon. 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 | Fredrikstad (P) | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 99 | 28 | +71 | 63 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Kvik Halden | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 65 | 38 | +27 | 52 | |
| 3 | Follo | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 44 | |
| 4 | Nybergsund | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 40 | |
| 5 | Ullensaker/Kisa | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 39 | |
| 6 | Romerike Fotball | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 54 | 45 | +9 | 37 | |
| 7 | Kongsvinger | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 37 | |
| 8 | Stabæk 2 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 37 | |
| 9 | FF Lillehammer | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 52 | 57 | −5 | 35 | |
| 10 | Sprint-Jeløy | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 54 | 61 | −7 | 34 | |
| 11 | Eidsvold Turn | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 33 | |
| 12 | Elverum (R) | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 29 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 13 | Lyn 2 (R) | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 36 | 64 | −28 | 24 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 14 | Grindvoll (R) | 26 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 27 | 97 | −70 | 10 | Relegation to Third Division |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Bærum (P) | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 78 | 37 | +41 | 57 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | FK Tønsberg | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 76 | 28 | +48 | 54 | |
| 3 | Pors Grenland | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 63 | 33 | +30 | 48 | |
| 4 | Molde 2 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 56 | 40 | +16 | 45 | |
| 5 | Strindheim | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 62 | 36 | +26 | 44 | |
| 6 | Kjelsås | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 44 | |
| 7 | Skarbøvik | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 40 | |
| 8 | Larvik Fotball | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 34 | |
| 9 | Frigg | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 34 | |
| 10 | Langevåg | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 45 | −18 | 24 | |
| 11 | Clausenengen | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 62 | −35 | 22 | |
| 12 | Verdal (R) | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 35 | 67 | −32 | 21 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 13 | Træff (R) | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 28 | 72 | −44 | 18 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 14 | Spjelkavik (R) | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 28 | 70 | −42 | 16 | Relegation to Third Division |

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Mandalskameratene (P) | 26 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 69 | 19 | +50 | 61 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Løv-Ham | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 62 | 28 | +34 | 59 | |
| 3 | Fyllingen | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 65 | 63 | +2 | 46 | |
| 4 | Vard Haugesund | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 66 | 40 | +26 | 43 | |
| 5 | Fana | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 48 | 46 | +2 | 40 | |
| 6 | Nest-Sotra | 25 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 48 | 63 | −15 | 38 | |
| 7 | Brann 2 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 35 | |
| 8 | Viking 2 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 32 | |
| 9 | Vidar | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 31 | |
| 10 | Klepp | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 65 | 68 | −3 | 30 | |
| 11 | Jerv | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 47 | 59 | −12 | 30 | |
| 12 | Tornado (R) | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 46 | 68 | −22 | 30 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 13 | Nord (R) | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 37 | 63 | −26 | 27 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 14 | Førde (R) | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 39 | 66 | −27 | 14 | Relegation to Third Division |

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Alta (P) | 26 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 79 | 38 | +41 | 56 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Byåsen | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 79 | 44 | +35 | 56 | |
| 3 | Rosenborg 2 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 83 | 40 | +43 | 51 | |
| 4 | Levanger | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 69 | 45 | +24 | 41 | |
| 5 | Lofoten | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 53 | 41 | +12 | 41 | |
| 6 | Mo | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 47 | 49 | −2 | 36 | |
| 7 | Steinkjer | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 53 | 60 | −7 | 32 | |
| 8 | Skjervøy | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 44 | 69 | −25 | 31 | |
| 9 | Skarp | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 62 | 68 | −6 | 30 | |
| 10 | Hammerfest | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 52 | 58 | −6 | 30 | |
| 11 | Vesterålen | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 45 | 65 | −20 | 30 | |
| 12 | Harstad (R) | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 45 | 64 | −19 | 29 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 13 | Salangen (R) | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 40 | 79 | −39 | 29 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 14 | Stålkameratene (R) | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 39 | 70 | −31 | 24 | Relegation to Third Division |

## Top goalscorers
### Group 1

31 goals
* Markus Ringberg, Fredrikstad
15 goals
* Caleb Francis, Ull/Kisa
* Kjell Roar Kaasa, Follo
14 goals
* Einar Kalsæg, Eidsvold Turn
* Oddmund Vaagsholm, Follo
13 goals
* André Bjerke, Romerike
(incomplete)

### Group 2

31 goals
* Lars Petter Hansen, Tønsberg
16 goals
* Kim Nysted, Bærum
15 goals
* Simen Fossum, Bærum
(incomplete)

### Group 3

20 goals
* Kjell Sture Jensen, Vard
19 goals
* Jarle Wee, Vard
(incomplete)

### Group 4

28 goals
* Vegard Alstad Sunde, Levanger
20 goals
* Svein Hugo Vian, Alta
18 goals
* Torstein Vassdal, Mo
17 goals
* Morten Giæver, Skarp
15 goals
* Arne Winsnes, Byåsen
14 goals
* Tom Erik Sørum, Byåsen
* Are Tronseth, Rosenborg 2
13 goals
* Fred-Jøran Johansen, Skjervøy