# 2003 Norwegian Second Division

The 2003 2. divisjon season was 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. Pors Grenland, Kongsvinger, Vard Haugesund and Tromsdalen 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 | Pors Grenland | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 69 | 28 | +41 | 56 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | FK Tønsberg | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 57 | 35 | +22 | 46 | |
| 3 | Kvik Halden | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 46 | |
| 4 | Tollnes | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 42 | |
| 5 | Larvik Fotball | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 45 | 28 | +17 | 39 | |
| 6 | Frigg | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 39 | |
| 7 | Kjelsås | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 33 | |
| 8 | Stabæk 2 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 31 | |
| 9 | Sprint-Jeløy | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 42 | 52 | −10 | 30 | |
| 10 | Odd Grenland 2 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 30 | |
| 11 | Follo | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 29 | |
| 12 | Jerv (R) | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 40 | 59 | −19 | 26 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 13 | Borg Fotball (R) | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 35 | 56 | −21 | 24 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 14 | Runar (R) | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 35 | 60 | −25 | 21 | Relegation to Third Division |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Kongsvinger (P) | 26 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 62 | 23 | +39 | 70 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Ullensaker/Kisa | 26 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 24 | +48 | 66 | |
| 3 | Nybergsund | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 74 | 30 | +44 | 55 | |
| 4 | Byåsen | 26 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 54 | 45 | +9 | 46 | |
| 5 | Skjetten | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 65 | 43 | +22 | 45 | |
| 6 | Lørenskog | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 48 | 56 | −8 | 35 | |
| 7 | Eidsvold Turn | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 34 | |
| 8 | Gjøvik-Lyn | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 56 | 50 | +6 | 33 | |
| 9 | Lillestrøm 2 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 53 | 67 | −14 | 29 | |
| 10 | Molde 2 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 50 | 53 | −3 | 27 | |
| 11 | Mercantile | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 41 | 60 | −19 | 26 | |
| 12 | FF Lillehammer (R) | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 36 | 66 | −30 | 24 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 13 | Averøykameratene (R) | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 33 | 68 | −35 | 24 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 14 | Clausenengen (R) | 26 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 32 | 90 | −58 | 8 | Relegation to Third Division |

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Vard Haugesund (P) | 26 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 91 | 27 | +64 | 64 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Løv-Ham | 26 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 69 | 31 | +38 | 56 | |
| 3 | Åsane | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 69 | 41 | +28 | 48 | |
| 4 | Hovding | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 45 | |
| 5 | Fyllingen | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 61 | 56 | +5 | 38 | |
| 6 | Brann 2 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 38 | |
| 7 | Ålgård | 26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 53 | 64 | −11 | 36 | |
| 8 | Viking 2 | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 33 | |
| 9 | Klepp | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 32 | |
| 10 | Vidar | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 29 | 71 | −42 | 31 | |
| 11 | Fana | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 30 | |
| 12 | Nest-Sotra (R) | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 29 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 13 | Skarbøvik (R) | 26 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 39 | 68 | −29 | 25 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 14 | Langevåg (R) | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 72 | −54 | 18 | Relegation to Third Division |

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Tromsdalen (P) | 26 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 75 | 21 | +54 | 65 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Strindheim | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 98 | 33 | +65 | 59 | |
| 3 | Levanger | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 83 | 36 | +47 | 50 | |
| 4 | Rosenborg 2 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 65 | 49 | +16 | 44 | |
| 5 | Mo | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 40 | |
| 6 | Lofoten | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 40 | |
| 7 | Nidelv | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 39 | |
| 8 | Vesterålen | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 58 | 60 | −2 | 35 | |
| 9 | Narvik | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 32 | |
| 10 | Skarp | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 57 | 62 | −5 | 31 | |
| 11 | Steinkjer | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 47 | 65 | −18 | 29 | |
| 12 | Hammerfest (R) | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 43 | 75 | −32 | 29 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 13 | Bossekop (R) | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 33 | 57 | −24 | 26 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 14 | Skjervøy (R) | 26 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 130 | −110 | 3 | Relegation to Third Division |

## Promotion playoff
### Top goalscorers

Only players with more than 10 goals are listed.

#### Group 1

* 13 goals: John Erling Kleppe, Pors
* 13 goals: Stian Nikodemussen, Tønsberg
* 13 goals: Lasse Jørn Fredriksen, Tollnes
* 11 goals: Ole Halvor Kolstad, Pors
* 11 goals: Christian Østli, Tønsberg

#### Group 2

* 25 goals: Eirik Soltvedt, Ull/Kisa
* 24 goals: Lars Lafton, Nybergsund
* 20 goals: Vegard Svenskerud, Gjøvik-Lyn
* 19 goals: Mato Grubisic, Skjetten
* 13 goals: Einar Kalsæg, Eidsvold Turn
* 13 goals: Trygve Velten, Mercantile
* 10 goals: Andreas Walnum, Byåsen
* 10 goals: Mahmod Hejazi, Lillestrøm 2
* 10 goals: Paul Olausson, Kongsvinger

#### Group 3

* 25 goals: Jarle Wee, Vard
* 19 goals: Steinar Lein, Vard
* 12 goals: Kjell Sture Jensen, Vard

#### Group 4

* 33 goals: Bård Karlsen, Tromsdalen
* 30 goals: Vegard Alstad Sunde, Levanger
* 23 goals: Aslak Sokki, Skarp
* 20 goals: Kristian Selnæs, Strindheim
* 18 goals: Svein Martin Engvik, Nidelv
* 15 goals: Øystein Wiik, Nidelv
* 14 goals: Vegard Olsen, Strindheim
* 13 goals: Hans Arild Eliassen, Hammerfest
* 13 goals: Torstein Vassdal, Mo
* 13 goals: Fredrik Stoltz, Vesterålen
* 12 goals: Morten Giæver, Skarp