1972 Norwegian Second Division

The 1972 2. divisjon was a Norwegian second-tier football league season.

2. divisjon
Season1972
ChampionsStart (Group A)
Frigg (Group B)
Mo (District IX–X)
Stein (District XI)
PromotedStart (Group A)
Frigg (Group B)
Raufoss (Group B)
RelegatedSandnes Ulf (Group A)
Brumunddal (Group B)
Verdal (Group B)
1971
1973

The league was contested by 35 teams, divided into a total of four groups; A and B (non-Northern Norwegian teams) and two district groups which contained teams from Northern Norway: district IX–X and district XI.[1] The winners of group A and B were promoted to the 1973 1. divisjon, while the winners of the district groups qualified for the Northern Norwegian final. The second placed teams in group A and B met the winner of the district IX–X in a qualification round where the winner was promoted to 1. divisjon. The winner of district XI was not eligible for promotion. The bottom team in group A and B were relegated to the 3. divisjon. The two second last teams in group A and B met in a qualification round where the losing team was relegated to the 3. divisjon.

Overview

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Summary

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Start won group A with 24 points. Frigg won group B with 29 points. Both teams promoted to the 1973 1. divisjon. Raufoss won the qualification play-offs and was also promoted.

Tables

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Start (C, P) 18 10 4 4 29 23 +6 24 Promotion to First Division
2 Pors 18 11 0 7 35 16 +19 22 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3 Østsiden 18 9 4 5 22 17 +5 22
4 Moss 18 8 5 5 29 20 +9 21
5 Odd 18 7 5 6 22 21 +1 19
6 Sandefjord BK 18 6 4 8 24 25 −1 16
7 Florvåg 18 6 4 8 31 34 −3 16
8 Vard 18 6 4 8 23 26 −3 16
9 Bryne (O) 18 6 2 10 21 30 −9 14 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
10 Ulf (R) 18 3 4 11 18 42 −24 10 Relegation to Third Division
Source: rsssf.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Frigg (C, P) 18 13 3 2 45 16 +29 29 Promotion to First Division
2 Raufoss (O, P) 18 12 2 4 41 15 +26 26 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3 Steinkjer 18 9 6 3 28 16 +12 24
4 Stabæk 18 8 5 5 23 13 +10 21
5 Molde 18 9 3 6 29 23 +6 21
6 Aalesund 18 7 4 7 16 16 0 18
7 Clausenengen 18 5 6 7 18 27 −9 16
8 Vålerengen 18 5 4 9 15 18 −3 14
9 Brumunddal (R) 18 3 4 11 15 36 −21 10 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
10 Verdal (R) 18 0 1 17 6 56 −50 1 Relegation to Third Division
Source: rsssf.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

District IX–X

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Mo (C) 14 10 3 1 32 12 +20 23 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
2 Bodø/Glimt 14 4 8 2 23 10 +13 16
3 Harstad 14 6 4 4 29 18 +11 16
4 Mosjøen 14 5 5 4 21 15 +6 15
5 Stålkameratene 14 6 3 5 18 13 +5 15
6 Lyngen (R) 14 4 7 3 13 16 −3 15 Relegation to Third Division
7 Tromsø (R) 14 3 3 8 12 23 −11 9
8 Saltdalkameratene (R) 14 1 1 12 9 50 −41 3
Source: rsssf.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

District XI

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Stein (C) 12 9 1 2 33 10 +23 19
2 Norild 12 7 3 2 17 7 +10 17
3 Vadsø Turn 12 4 5 3 16 13 +3 13
4 Kirkenes 12 5 2 5 25 20 +5 12
5 Polarstjernen 12 2 5 5 10 20 −10 9
6 Rafsbotn 12 4 1 7 17 32 −15 9
7 Sandnes (R) 12 2 1 9 14 30 −16 5 Relegation to Third Division
Source: rsssf.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Promotion play-offs

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Results

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Raufoss won the qualification round and won promotion to the 1. divisjon.

Play-off table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Raufoss (O, P) 2 1 1 0 6 2 +4 3 Promotion to First Division
2 Pors 2 0 2 0 4 4 0 2
3 Mo 2 0 1 1 2 6 −4 1
Source: rsssf.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Relegation play-offs

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Results

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4–4 on aggregate.

Replay

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Bryne won the qualification round and remained in the 2. divisjon. Brummunddal was relegated to the 3. divisjon.

Northern Norwegian Final

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A Northern Norwegian Final was played between the winners of the two district groups, Mo and Stein.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Aarhus, Lars. "Second division 1972". RSSSF Norway. Retrieved 23 November 2018.