1978 2. divisjon

The 1978 2. divisjon was a Norwegian second-tier football league season.

2. divisjon
Season1978
ChampionsMjøndalen (Group A)
Rosenborg (Group B)
Tromsø (Group C)
PromotedMjøndalen (Group A)
Rosenborg (Group B)
HamKam (Group B)
RelegatedStrømsgodset (Group A)
Strømmen (Group B)
Kongsvinger (Group B)
Harstad (Group C)
Stålkameratene (Group C)
Grand Bodø (Group C)
Alta (Group C)
Mosjøen (Group C)
Lyngen (Group C)
Brønnøysund (Group C)
← 1977
1979 →

The league was contested by 30 teams, divided into a total of three groups; A and B (non-Northern Norwegian teams) and Group C, a district group which contained teams from Northern Norway.[1] The winners of group A and B were promoted to the 1979 1. divisjon. The second placed teams in group A and B met the winner of group C in a qualification round where the winner was promoted to 1. divisjon. The bottom team in group A and B and the seven lowest ranked teams in group C were relegated to the 3. divisjon. The second last teams in group A and B met in a two-legged qualification round to avoid relegation.

Mjøndalen won group A with 29 points. Rosenborg won group B with 27 points. Both teams promoted to the 1979 1. divisjon. Tromsø won group C and qualified for and the promotion play-offs but was not promoted.

Tables

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Mjøndalen (C, P) 18 13 3 2 42 14 +28 29 Promotion to 1. divisjon
2 Fredrikstad 18 12 2 4 47 24 +23 26 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3 Vard 18 10 5 3 29 14 +15 25
4 Odd 18 9 3 6 30 19 +11 21
5 Sogndal 18 8 0 10 33 31 +2 16
6 Vigør 18 5 5 8 18 26 −8 15
7 Vigrestad 18 4 5 9 19 37 −18 13
8 Fram Larvik 18 4 4 10 24 32 −8 12
9 Os (O) 18 4 4 10 28 55 −27 12 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
10 Strømsgodset (R) 18 3 5 10 19 37 −18 11 Relegation to 3. divisjon
Source: rsssf.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Rosenborg (C, P) 18 11 5 2 42 15 +27 27 Promotion to 1. divisjon
2 HamKam (O, P) 18 11 1 6 26 22 +4 23 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3 Frigg 18 9 3 6 34 19 +15 21
4 Nessegutten 18 6 6 6 23 19 +4 18
5 Raufoss 18 6 5 7 26 24 +2 17
6 Strindheim 18 5 7 6 15 24 −9 17
7 Stjørdals-Blink 18 5 7 6 18 30 −12 17
8 Hødd 18 5 5 8 22 33 −11 15
9 Strømmen (R) 18 4 6 8 14 23 −9 14 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
10 Kongsvinger (R) 18 4 3 11 16 27 −11 11 Relegation to 3. divisjon
Source: rsssf.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Tromsø 18 12 3 3 43 15 +28 27 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
2 Mjølner 18 11 5 2 34 18 +16 27
3 Mo 18 11 4 3 40 19 +21 26
4 Harstad (R) 18 8 6 4 36 21 +15 22 Relegation to 3. divisjon
5 Stålkameratene (R) 18 7 4 7 24 23 +1 18
6 Grand Bodø (R) 18 4 7 7 22 23 −1 15
7 Alta (R) 18 5 4 9 19 27 −8 14
8 Mosjøen (R) 18 6 2 10 25 38 −13 14
9 Lyngen (R) 18 4 1 13 17 35 −18 9
10 Brønnøysund (R) 18 3 2 13 22 63 −41 8
Source: rsssf.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.

Play-offs

Promotion play-offs

Results

Play-off table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 HamKam (O, P) 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 3 Promotion to 1. divisjon
2 Fredrikstad 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 3
3 Tromsø 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0
Source: rsssf.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.

Relegation play-offs

Results

Os won 3–1 on aggregate. Strømmen was relegated to 3. divisjon.

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References
  1. Aarhus, Lars. "Second division 1978". RSSSF Norway. Retrieved 9 November 2018.

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