# 2019 Norwegian Second Division

The 2019 2. divisjon (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 began on 13 April and concluded on 26 October.

## Team changes

The following teams changed division since the 2018 season.

### To 2. divisjon

Promoted from 3. divisjon
* Oppsal
* Kvik Halden
* Sola
* Sotra
* Byåsen
* Senja
Relegated from 1. divisjon
* Åsane
* Florø
* Levanger

### From 2. divisjon

Promoted to 1. divisjon
* Raufoss
* Skeid
* KFUM Oslo
Relegated to 3. divisjon
* Nybergsund
* Hønefoss
* Stabæk 2
* Fløy
* Vålerenga 2
* Vard Haugesund

## League tables
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Stjørdals-Blink (C, P) | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 69 | 22 | +47 | 60 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Kvik Halden | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 57 | 26 | +31 | 58 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Fredrikstad | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 52 | 28 | +24 | 53 | |
| 4 | Egersund | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 60 | 36 | +24 | 45 | |
| 5 | Levanger | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 41 | |
| 6 | Arendal | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 49 | 40 | +9 | 39 | |
| 7 | Hødd | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 35 | |
| 8 | Moss | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 34 | |
| 9 | Brattvåg | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 33 | |
| 10 | Bryne | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 28 | |
| 11 | Nardo | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 27 | |
| 12 | Vidar (R) | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 32 | 51 | −19 | 21 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 13 | Sola (R) | 26 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 32 | 61 | −29 | 20 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 14 | Byåsen (R) | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 28 | 63 | −35 | 17 | Relegation to Third Division |
* ↑ Nardo have been deducted 2 points due to financial difficulties.

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Grorud (C, P) | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 51 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Åsane (O, P) | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 66 | 31 | +35 | 50 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Kjelsås | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 50 | 30 | +20 | 47 | |
| 4 | Asker | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 46 | |
| 5 | Fram Larvik | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 43 | |
| 6 | Alta | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 41 | |
| 7 | Florø | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 35 | |
| 8 | Odd 2 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 32 | |
| 9 | Sotra | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 30 | |
| 10 | Bærum | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 39 | 55 | −16 | 29 | |
| 11 | Senja | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 27 | |
| 12 | Elverum (R) | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 26 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 13 | Oppsal (R) | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 35 | 60 | −25 | 24 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 14 | Mjølner (R) | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 54 | −24 | 23 | Relegation to Third Division |

## 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, Åsane, then played against the 14th placed team in 1. divisjon for a place in the 2020 1. divisjon.
Åsane won 4–1 on aggregate.