The 2021 Norwegian Second Division (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. The season started on 19 June 2021 and concluded on 14 November 2021.
Kongsvinger earned promotion from group 1 on 23 October 2021, three rounds before the end of the season. Skeid secured promotion from group 2 on 6 November 2021, following a 12–0 win against Rosenborg 2.
Team changes The following teams changed division since the 2020 season.
To 2. divisjon Relegated from 1. divisjon Kongsvinger Øygarden
From 2. divisjon Promoted to 1. divisjon Bryne Fredrikstad
Group 1 Teams
The following 14 clubs compete in group 1: Club Location Stadium Capacity Alta Alta Finnmarkshallen1,200 Asker Asker Føyka Stadion2,400 Brattvåg Brattvåg Brattvåg Stadion 1,500 Bærum Bærum Sandvika Stadion1,500 Eidsvold Turn Eidsvoll Myhrer Stadion 1,500 Florø Florø Florø Stadion 2,800 Fløya Tromsø Fløya Arena 1,500 Hødd Ulsteinvik Nye Høddvoll 4,081 Kongsvinger Kongsvinger Gjemselund Stadion 5,824 Kvik Halden Halden Halden Stadion 4,200 Moss Moss Melløs Stadion 4,000 Senja Silsand Senja Stadion 1,500 Tromsdalen Tromsø TUIL Arena 3,000 Vålerenga 2 Oslo Intility Arena 16,555
League table
Results
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Adem Güven Kongsvinger212 Didrik Sereba Asker193 Robin Hjelmeseth Hødd15 Martin Hoel Andersen Kongsvinger5 Oskar Løken Hødd146 Brage Berg Pedersen Kongsvinger13 Sondre Sandnes Beite Brattvåg8 Morten Gamst Pedersen Alta129 Sigurd Grønli Tromsdalen11 Øystein Lundblad Næsheim Kvik Halden Ole Andreas Nesset Eidsvold Turn
Group 2 Teams
The following 14 clubs compete in group 2: Club Location Stadium Capacity Arendal Arendal Norac Stadion 5,000 Egersund Egersund Idrettsparken 2,000 Fløy Flekkerøy Arkicon Arena 2,000 Fram Larvik Larvik Framparken 2,500 Kjelsås Oslo Grefsen Stadion 2,000 Levanger Levanger TOBB Arena 2,200 Nardo Trondheim Nissekollen Idrettspark 1,800 Notodden Notodden Optime Arena4,000 Odd 2 Skien Skagerak Arena 11,767 Rosenborg 2 Trondheim SalMar Banen 1,000 Skeid Oslo Nordre Åsen Kunstgress 2,500 Sotra Sotra Straume Stadion 1,200 Vard Haugesund Haugesund Haugesund Sparebank Arena 8,754 Øygarden Ågotnes Ågotnes Stadion 1,200
League table
Results
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Melvin Frithzell Notodden22 Abel William Stensrud Skeid3 Arne Gunnes Levanger214 Andreas Hellum Arendal175 Erling Myklebust Vard Haugesund166 Johnny Buduson Skeid157 Patrik Johannesen Egersund13 Stian Michalsen Egersund9 Ole Erik Midtskogen Kjelsås1110 Lars Kilen Sotra10 Jørgen Voilås Notodden
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 went on to play against the 14th-placed team in the First Division for a place in the First Division next season.
Hødd won 4–3 on aggregate.
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