The Play-offs to the 2. divisjon in association football took place from 2000 up to and including the 2010 season.
The play-offs were instituted because of the streamlining of the 2. divisjon ahead of the 2001 season. It was reduced from eight to four groups, and thus, not all winners of the 3. divisjon groups could be promoted.
From the 2011 season, the 3. divisjon was streamlined to have twelve groups, where the winners are promoted to the four groups of the 2. divisjon, whence three teams (on average) in each of the four 2. divisjon groups are relegated to the 3. divisjon.
2010 Nesodden beat Korsvoll 3–2 on aggregate Hasle-Løren beat Lillestrøm 2 5–2 on aggregate Elverum beat Gjøvik 5–2 on aggregate Kvik Halden beat Eik Tønsberg 5–1 on aggregate Mandalskameratene beat Skarphedin 6–2 on aggregate Viking 2 beat Staal Jørpeland 5–4 on aggregate Austevoll beat Voss 5–3 on aggregate Jevnaker beat Tornado Måløy 5–1 on aggregate Herd beat Sunndal 8–2 on aggregate Tiller beat Stjørdals-Blink 6–4 on aggregate Mjølner beat Stålkameratene 8–2 on aggregate Skarp beat Kirkenes 7–4 on aggregate
Reference: Fotballen.eu
2009 Oslo City beat Høland 6–2 on aggregate Frigg beat Lommedalen 13–3 on aggregate Brumunddal beat Flisa 3–2 on aggregate Ørn-Horten beat Kvik Halden on the away goals rule; 3–3 on aggregate Odd 2 beat Jerv 9–3 on aggregate Vidar beat Viking 2 9–7 on aggregate (after extra time) Os beat Austevoll 4–3 on aggregate Førde beat Birkebeineren 5–3 on aggregate Aalesund 2 beat Træff 5–3 on aggregate Kolstad beat Charlottenlund 7–2 on aggregate Harstad beat Stålkameratene 3–2 on aggregate Senja beat Kirkenes 3–1 on aggregate
Reference: Fotballen.eu
2008 Ullern beat Oslo City 4–2 on aggregate KFUM Oslo beat Høland 5–2 on aggregate FF Lillehammer beat Flisa 3–2 on aggregate Fram Larvik beat Kvik Halden 4–1 on aggregate Åskollen beat Førde 8–3 on aggregate Start 2 beat Odd 2 9–4 on aggregate Kopervik beat Klepp 5–2 on aggregate Stord beat Brann 2 3–2 on aggregate Molde 2 beat Aalesund 2 3–0 on aggregate Nardo beat Tiller 4–2 on aggregate Bodø/Glimt 2 beat Harstad 6–5 on aggregate (after extra time) Bossekop beat Skjervøy 4–1 on aggregate
Reference: Fotballen.eu
2007 Lyn 2 beat Frigg 7–4 on aggregate Skjetten beat Grüner 14–0 on aggregate Valdres beat Ham-Kam 2 5–4 on aggregate Østsiden beat Fram Larvik 3–1 on aggregate Strømsgodset 2 beat Årdal 7–1 on aggregate Vindbjart beat Tollnes 9–2 on aggregate Randaberg beat Kopervik 7–2 on aggregate Nest-Sotra beat Trio 7–4 on aggregate Skarbøvik beat Træff 7–2 on aggregate KIL/Hemne beat Verdal 2–1 on aggregate Lofoten beat Innstranden 4–3 on aggregate Senja beat Kirkenes 9–3 on aggregate
Reference: Fotballen.eu
2006 Fredrikstad 2 beat Kvik Halden 3–2 on aggregate Strømmen beat Ullern 8–6 on aggregate Mjøndalen beat Elverum on the away goals rule, 4–4 on aggregate FF Lillehammer beat Stryn on the away goals rule, 1–1 on aggregate Asker beat Sandefjord 2 5–4 on aggregate FK Arendal beat Urædd 5–1 on aggregate Stavanger beat Vidar 6–1 on aggregate Os beat Hovding 4–3 on aggregate Averøykameratene beat Skarbøvik 5–4 on aggregate Nardo beat Verdal 3–1 on aggregate Mjølner beat Fauske/Sprint 4–2 on aggregate Tromsø 2 beat Porsanger 11–5 on aggregate
Reference: Fotballen.eu
2005 Vålerenga 2 beat Fredrikstad 2 7–4 on aggregateSpeaker.no Korsvoll beat Elverum 4–3 on aggregateSpeaker.no Åmot beat Asker 4–3 on aggregateSpeaker.no Hamkam 2 beat Stryn 6–5 on aggregateSpeaker.no Stabæk 2 beat Skarphedin 11–1 on aggregateSpeaker.no Start 2 beat Eik-Tønsberg 4–3 on aggregateSpeaker.no Kopervik beat Randaberg on the away goals rule; 2–2 on aggregateSpeaker.no Askøy beat Voss 5–1 on aggregateSpeaker.no Kristiansund beat Volda 4–2 on aggregateSpeaker.no KIL/Hemne beat Nardo 3–1 on aggregateSpeaker.no Steigen beat Mjølner 2–1 on aggregateSpeaker.no Hammerfest beat Tromsø 2 6–3 on aggregateSpeaker.no
2004 Brumunddal beat Strømmen 3–2 on aggregateSpeaker.no Sarpsborg beat KFUM Oslo 3–0 on aggregateSpeaker.no FF Lillehammer beat Førde 7–3 on aggregateSpeaker.no Groruddalen beat Jevnaker 7–2 on aggregateSpeaker.no Notodden beat Mjøndalen 5–1 on aggregateSpeaker.no Flekkerøy beat Eik-Tønsberg 6–3 on aggregateSpeaker.no Egersund beat Randaberg 4–2 on aggregateSpeaker.no Stord/Moster beat Nest-Sotra 3–2 on aggregate Træff beat Skarbøvik 4–2 on aggregateSpeaker.no Ranheim beat Stjørdals-Blink 7–5 on aggregateSpeaker.no Innstranden beat Grovfjord 8–1 on aggregateSpeaker.no Lyngen/Karnes beat Bossekop 4–3 on aggregateSpeaker.no
2003 Sparta beat Notodden 8–1 on aggregateSpeaker.no Drøbak/Frogn beat Groruddalen 1–0 on aggregateSpeaker.no Elverum beat Jevnaker on the away goals rule; 3–3 on aggregateSpeaker.no Jotun beat Brumunddal 2–1 on aggregateSpeaker.no FK Arendal beat Eik-Tønsberg 3–1 on aggregateSpeaker.no Donn beat Asker 5–4 on aggregateSpeaker.no Sandnes beat Buøy 5–4 on aggregateSpeaker.no Norheimsund beat Stord/Moster 4–3 on aggregateSpeaker.no Volda beat Træff on penalties; 3–3 on aggregate Kolstad beat Orkla 6–3 on aggregateSpeaker.no Harstad beat Innstranden 5–2 on aggregateSpeaker.no Salangen beat Båtsfjord 6–2 on aggregateSpeaker.no
2002 Mercantile beat Mjøndalen 6–1 on aggregateSpeaker.no Borg Fotball beat Grei 7–1 on aggregateSpeaker.no Lillestrøm 2 beat Brumunddal 12–1 on aggregateSpeaker.no Gjøvik-Lyn beat Jotun 8–3 on aggregateSpeaker.no Odd 2 beat Arendal 5–3 on aggregateSpeaker.no Runar beat Sarpsborg 4–1 on aggregateSpeaker.no Ålgård beat Vaulen 8–4 on aggregateSpeaker.no Hovding beat Trott 7–0 on aggregateSpeaker.no Averøykameratene beat Bergsøy 6–1 on aggregateSpeaker.no Nidelv beat Nardo 5–2 on aggregateSpeaker.no Narvik beat Steigen 6–1 on aggregateSpeaker.no Bossekop beat Lyngen/Karnes 7–5 on aggregateSpeaker.no
2001 Follo beat Lillestrøm 2 2–1 on aggregate Grindvoll beat Nittedal 5–2 on aggregate Frigg beat Moss 2 2–1 on aggregate Elverum beat Stryn 7–4 on aggregate Jerv beat Birkebeineren 4–2 on aggregate Larvik beat Vindbjart 3–2 on aggregate Klepp beat Vedavåg Karmøy 6–3 on aggregate Brann 2 beat Radøy on the away goals rule, 3–3 on aggregate Langevåg beat Dahle on the away goals rule, 5–5 on aggregate Levanger beat Nidelv 3–2 on aggregate Vesterålen beat Innstranden 6–4 on aggregate Salangen beat Porsanger 5–2 on aggregate
Reference: Speaker.no
2000 In 2000, there was a three-way playoff between teams from both the 2. divisjon and the 3. divisjon. One team prevailed (with green background in the table), the other two were either relegated or stayed in the 3. divisjon. All the three-way matches, with one exception, were contested between one 2. divisjon and two 3. divisjon teams.
2. divisjon team3. divisjon team3. divisjon teamLyngen/Karnes Fløya Hammerfest Fauske/Sprint Gevir Bodø FlakstadGrovfjord Nidelv Stjørdals-Blink Træff Langevåg KristiansundKolstad Nest-Sotra Brann 2Sandnes Jerv ÅlgårdGjøvik-Lyn Sparta MjøndalenEidsvold Turn Østsiden RunarSki Rygge Nybergsund Nord Os (2. divisjon) Sogndal 2
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