2021 Norwegian Second Division


The 2021 Norwegian Second Division 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

From 2. divisjon

;Promoted to 1. divisjon

Group 1

Teams

The following 14 clubs compete in group 1:
ClubLocationStadiumCapacity
AltaAltaFinnmarkshallen1,200
AskerAskerFøyka Stadion2,400
BrattvågBrattvågBrattvåg Stadion1,500
BærumBærumSandvika Stadion1,500
Eidsvold TurnEidsvollMyhrer Stadion1,500
FlorøFlorøFlorø Stadion2,800
FløyaTromsøFløya Arena1,500
HøddUlsteinvikNye Høddvoll4,081
KongsvingerKongsvingerGjemselund Stadion5,824
Kvik HaldenHaldenHalden Stadion4,200
MossMossMelløs Stadion4,000
SenjaSilsandSenja Stadion1,500
TromsdalenTromsøTUIL Arena3,000
Vålerenga 2OsloIntility Arena16,555

League table


Group 2

Teams

The following 14 clubs compete in group 2:
ClubLocationStadiumCapacity
ArendalArendalNorac Stadion5,000
EgersundEgersundIdrettsparken2,000
FløyFlekkerøyArkicon Arena2,000
Fram LarvikLarvikFramparken2,500
KjelsåsOsloGrefsen Stadion2,000
LevangerLevangerTOBB Arena2,200
NardoTrondheimNissekollen Idrettspark1,800
NotoddenNotoddenOptime Arena4,000
Odd 2SkienSkagerak Arena11,767
Rosenborg 2TrondheimSalMar Banen1,000
SkeidOsloNordre Åsen Kunstgress2,500
SotraSotraStraume Stadion1,200
Vard HaugesundHaugesundHaugesund Sparebank Arena8,754
ØygardenÅgotnesÅgotnes Stadion1,200

League table


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.''