# 2018 Norwegian Second Division

The 2018 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.

## Team changes

The following teams changed division since the 2017 season.

### To 2. divisjon

Promoted from 3. divisjon
* Moss
* Stabæk 2
* Fløy
* Brattvåg
* Stjørdals-Blink
* Mjølner
Relegated from 1. divisjon
* Fredrikstad
* Elverum
* Arendal

### From 2. divisjon

Promoted to 1. divisjon
* HamKam
* Nest-Sotra
* Notodden
Relegated to 3. divisjon
* Finnsnes
* Brumunddal
* Follo
* Vindbjart
* Fana
* Byåsen

## League tables
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Raufoss (C, P) | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 30 | +34 | 53 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Fredrikstad | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 53 | 25 | +28 | 52 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Grorud | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 48 | |
| 4 | Asker | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 53 | 31 | +22 | 45 | |
| 5 | Alta | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 45 | |
| 6 | Elverum | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 44 | |
| 7 | Mjølner | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 44 | |
| 8 | Bærum | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 40 | |
| 9 | Moss | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 30 | |
| 10 | Fram Larvik | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 40 | 57 | −17 | 29 | |
| 11 | Odd 2 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 22 | |
| 12 | Nybergsund (R) | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 58 | −32 | 21 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 13 | Hønefoss (R) | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 38 | 67 | −29 | 20 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 14 | Stabæk 2 (R) | 26 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 34 | 69 | −35 | 16 | Relegation to Third Division |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Skeid (C, P) | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 59 | 25 | +34 | 56 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | KFUM Oslo (O, P) | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 47 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Hødd | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 47 | |
| 4 | Egersund | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 47 | 28 | +19 | 44 | |
| 5 | Bryne | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 41 | |
| 6 | Arendal | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 36 | |
| 7 | Kjelsås | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 35 | |
| 8 | Brattvåg | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 35 | |
| 9 | Vidar | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 41 | 51 | −10 | 33 | |
| 10 | Nardo | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 31 | |
| 11 | Stjørdals-Blink | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 28 | |
| 12 | Fløy (R) | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 55 | −16 | 28 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 13 | Vålerenga 2 (R) | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 54 | 62 | −8 | 26 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 14 | Vard Haugesund (R) | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 31 | 56 | −25 | 14 | 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, KFUM Oslo, then played against the 14th placed team in 1. divisjon for a place in the 2019 1. divisjon.
KFUM Oslo won 4–1 on aggregate.