# 1982 Norwegian Second Division

The 1982 2. divisjon was a Norwegian second-tier football league season.
The league was contested by 24 teams, divided into two groups; A and B. Both groups consisted of 12 teams. The winners of group A and B were promoted to the 1983 1. divisjon. The second placed teams in group A and B met the 10th best finisher in 1. divisjon in a qualification round where the winner was promoted to 1. divisjon. The bottom three teams in both groups were relegated to the 3. divisjon.
Kongsvinger won group A with 32 points. Brann won group B with 32 points. Both teams promoted to the 1983 1. divisjon. The second-placed teams, Eik and Steinkjer met Fredrikstad in the promotion play-offs. Eik won the qualification round and won promotion.

## Tables
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Kongsvinger (C, P) | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 19 | +24 | 32 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Eik (O, P) | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 21 | +19 | 30 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Pors | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 27 | |
| 4 | Lyn | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 25 | |
| 5 | Strømmen | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 23 | |
| 6 | Kvik Halden | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 23 | |
| 7 | Mjølner | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 22 | |
| 8 | Bodø/Glimt | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 21 | |
| 9 | Strømsgodset | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 21 | |
| 10 | Odd (R) | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 19 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 11 | Raufoss (R) | 22 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 41 | −14 | 12 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 12 | Grand Bodø (R) | 22 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 38 | −28 | 9 | Relegation to Third Division |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Brann (C, P) | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 21 | +23 | 32 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round and promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Steinkjer | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 20 | +22 | 32 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Haugar | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 25 | |
| 4 | Vidar | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 25 | |
| 5 | Vard | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 24 | |
| 6 | Hødd | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 20 | |
| 7 | Mo | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 20 | |
| 8 | Kopervik | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 20 | |
| 9 | Aalesund | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 19 | |
| 10 | Sunndal (R) | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 18 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 11 | Varegg (R) | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 53 | −26 | 16 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 12 | Kristiansund (R) | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 37 | −18 | 13 | Relegation to Third Division |
* ↑ Brann qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as Norwegian Cup winners.

## Promotion play-offs
### Results

* Fredrikstad – Eik 2–3
* Steinkjer – Fredrikstad 1–3
* Eik – Steinkjer 2–1
Eik won the qualification round and won promotion to the 1. divisjon.

### Play-off table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Eik (O, P) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Fredrikstad (R) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 2 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 3 | Steinkjer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 | Remained in Second Division |