- 1997 Norwegian Second Division
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The 1997 season of the 2. divisjon, the third highest association football league for men in Norway.
22 games were played in 8 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Kjelsås, Raufoss, Ullern and Strindheim were promoted to the First Division through playoffs against the other 4 group winners. Number ten, eleven and twelve were relegated to the Third Division. The winning teams from each of the 19 groups in the Third Division, plus some number-two teams, were promoted to the Second Division.
Contents
League tables
Group 1
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts 1 Kjelsås 22 13 6 3 41 17 +24 45 2 Skjetten 22 12 6 4 40 22 +18 42 3 Lillestrøm 2 22 12 5 5 76 30 +46 41 4 Fredrikstad 22 10 8 4 41 21 +20 38 5 Ski 22 10 5 7 58 37 +21 35 6 Østsiden 22 10 2 10 46 34 +12 32 7 Råde 22 9 3 10 47 48 -1 30 8 Strømmen 22 8 4 10 36 40 -4 28 9 Sprint-Jeløy 22 8 4 10 40 60 -20 28 10 Lørenskog 22 8 2 12 34 50 -16 26 11 Frigg 22 5 5 12 26 64 -38 20 12 Selbak 22 0 4 18 14 78 -64 4 - Lørenskog survived as the best tenth-place team, since Stålkameratene was removed.[1]
Group 2
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts 1 Raufoss 22 13 6 3 53 27 +26 45 2 Faaberg 22 13 2 7 54 27 +27 41 3 Grei 22 11 4 7 42 35 +7 37 4 Liv/Fossekallen 22 10 5 7 43 23 +20 35 5 Årvoll 22 10 5 7 43 36 +7 35 6 Elverum 22 10 3 9 48 50 -2 33 7 Jevnaker 22 8 6 8 37 35 +2 30 8 Gjøvik-Lyn 22 7 8 7 40 39 +1 29 9 Ham-Kam 2 22 8 4 10 26 44 +18 28 10 Eidsvold Turn 22 6 4 12 31 42 -11 22 11 Mercantile 22 5 6 11 26 50 -24 21 12 Holter 22 4 1 17 23 58 -35 13 Group 3
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts 1 Ullern 22 14 5 3 41 17 +24 47 2 Bærum 22 13 5 4 52 30 +22 44 3 Sandefjord 22 14 1 7 43 30 +13 43 4 Ørn-Horten 22 12 3 7 56 37 +19 39 5 Jerv 22 11 6 5 44 26 +18 39 6 Larvik Turn 22 11 5 6 45 34 +11 38 7 Pors Grenland 22 11 5 6 38 29 +9 38 8 Mjøndalen 22 7 5 10 35 32 +3 26 9 Åssiden 22 5 3 14 30 43 -13 18 10 Falk 22 4 6 12 22 43 +21 18 11 Vindbjart 22 4 2 16 15 59 -44 14 12 Stokke 22 3 0 19 21 62 -41 9 Group 4
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts 1 Vidar 22 16 2 4 60 19 +41 50 2 Fyllingen 22 15 1 6 64 30 +34 46 3 Vard Haugesund 22 13 4 5 50 30 +20 43 4 Randaberg 22 10 4 8 35 32 +3 34 5 Flekkefjord 22 9 2 11 39 42 -3 29 6 Eiger 22 8 5 9 26 31 -5 29 7 Sola 22 8 4 10 39 45 -6 28 8 Vedavåg 22 8 4 10 39 45 -6 28 [sic] 9 Ålgård 22 7 6 9 28 31 -3 27 10 Vigør 22 5 7 10 32 48 -16 22 11 Viking 2 22 7 1 14 24 53 -19 22 12 Kopervik 22 4 4 14 27 53 -26 16 Group 5
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts 1 Fana 22 18 3 1 56 18 + 57 2 Åsane 22 15 3 4 46 21 + 48 3 Brann 2 22 10 5 7 47 28 +19 35 4 Nest-Sotra 22 11 1 10 48 42 +6 34 5 Volda 22 7 10 5 27 26 +1 31 6 Stryn 22 8 5 9 37 38 -1 29 7 Førde 22 8 5 9 32 35 -3 29 8 Stord 22 6 7 9 28 42 -14 25 9 Skarbøvik 22 7 3 12 27 44 -17 24 10 Løv-Ham 22 6 3 13 35 44 -9 21 11 Trott 22 5 4 13 26 47 -21 19 12 Ørsta 22 6 1 15 29 53 -24 19 Group 6
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts 1 Kolstad 22 13 6 3 42 20 +22 45 2 Nardo 22 11 6 5 40 23 +17 39 3 Ranheim 22 12 3 7 37 26 +11 39 4 Abildsø 22 11 4 7 40 34 +6 37 5 Molde 2 22 9 4 9 45 37 +8 31 6 Træff 22 8 7 7 46 39 +7 31 7 Averøykameratene 22 8 7 7 33 33 0 31 8 Nationalkam 22 7 8 7 42 49 -7 29 9 Fossum 22 7 5 10 35 40 -5 26 10 Åndalsnes 22 6 7 9 28 30 -2 25 11 Orkanger 22 4 5 13 31 52 -21 17 12 Nidelv 22 4 2 16 22 58 -36 14 - Åndalsnes survived as the second best tenth-place team, since Narvik/Nor was disestablished.[1]
Group 7
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts 1 Strindheim 22 17 0 5 80 29 +51 51 2 Rosenborg 2 22 15 1 6 79 28 +51 46 3 Verdal 22 14 0 8 44 31 +13 42 4 Mosjøen 22 12 5 5 50 32 +18 41 5 Stålkameratene 22 13 1 8 56 39 +17 40 6 Gevir Bodø 22 9 6 7 68 38 +30 33 7 Steinkjer 22 10 3 9 42 46 -4 33 8 Stjørdals-Blink 22 9 5 8 47 52 -5 32 9 Mo 22 9 1 12 55 46 +9 28 10 Namsos 22 5 4 13 43 70 -27 19 11 Sandnessjøen 22 2 2 18 33 113 -80 8 12 Fauske/Sprint 22 1 4 17 25 98 -73 7 - Stålkameratene was forcibly relegated for cheating by using ineligible players.[1]
Group 8
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts 1 Lofoten 22 17 3 2 66 25 +41 54 2 Tromsdalen 22 14 4 4 69 28 +41 46 3 Finnsnes 22 13 1 8 62 34 +28 40 4 Skjervøy 22 12 4 6 54 35 +19 40 5 Alta 22 11 4 7 66 44 +22 37 6 Mjølner-Narvik 22 11 2 9 65 39 +26 35 7 Narvik/Nor 22 10 4 8 48 52 -4 34 8 Silsand/Omegn 22 9 5 8 46 38 +8 32 9 Polarstjernen 22 7 5 10 40 71 -31 26 10 Sortland 22 5 1 16 35 56 -21 16 11 Porsanger 22 2 4 16 26 63 -37 10 12 Tromsø 2 22 1 3 18 28 120 -92 6 - Narvik/Nor ceased to exist after the season because of a merger.
Promoted to the First Division Relegated to the Third Division Promotion playoffs
Further information: Playoffs to the Norwegian First Division#1997References
- Eriksen, Arvid, ed (in Norwegian). Sportsboken 97–98. Oslo: Schibsted. p. 266. ISBN 82-516-1665-4.
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