2017 Norwegian Second Division

The 2017 2. divisjon (referred to as PostNord-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) was a Norwegian football third-tier league. 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 first round was played on 17 April 2017, while the last round was played on 21 October 2017.

League tables

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	HamKam (P)	26	21	2	3	56	18	+38	65	Promotion to First Division
2	Raufoss	26	14	5	7	53	28	+25	47	Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3	Asker	26	13	8	5	50	36	+14	47
4	Alta	26	13	7	6	42	24	+18	46
5	Skeid	26	13	5	8	42	27	+15	44
6	Grorud	26	11	4	11	43	49	−6	37
7	KFUM-Oslo	26	10	4	12	43	39	+4	34
8	Kjelsås	26	9	7	10	34	40	−6	34
9	Bærum	26	8	9	9	46	44	+2	33
10	Nybergsund-Trysil	26	9	4	13	40	46	−6	31
11	Vålerenga 2	26	8	3	15	28	52	−24	27
12	Finnsnes (R)	26	6	4	16	26	45	−19	22	Relegation to Third Division
13	Brumunddal (R)	26	6	4	16	21	46	−25	22
14	Follo (R)	26	6	4	16	28	58	−30	22

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Nest-Sotra (P)	26	15	9	2	60	22	+38	54	Promotion to First Division
2	Notodden (O, P)	26	17	3	6	53	26	+27	54	Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3	Bryne	26	13	8	5	52	37	+15	47
4	Vidar	26	13	3	10	56	49	+7	42
5	Fram Larvik	26	12	6	8	49	43	+6	42
6	Hødd	26	11	7	8	44	37	+7	40
7	Nardo	26	12	4	10	29	35	−6	40
8	Vard Haugesund	26	12	3	11	33	36	−3	39
9	Egersund	26	8	10	8	40	29	+11	34
10	Hønefoss	26	9	5	12	35	41	−6	32
11	Odd 2	26	7	5	14	51	69	−18	26
12	Vindbjart (R)	26	6	4	16	44	58	−14	22	Relegation to Third Division
13	Fana (R)	26	5	7	14	30	64	−34	22
14	Byåsen (R)	26	3	4	19	22	52	−30	13

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 will play against the 14th placed team in 1. divisjon for a place in the 2018 1. divisjon.

Raufoss	2–1	Notodden
Nilsen 25' Hjelmtvedt 53'		Mbedule 88'

Notodden	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Raufoss
Midtgarden 42' (pen.) Johansen 53'		Senstad 90'
Penalties
Midtgarden Bakke Tähti Johansen Hustad	5–4	Senstad Henningsson Alm Lauvli Onsrud

3–3 on aggregate. Notodden won 5–4 on penalties.

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
Group 1 Rank Player Club Goals 1 Norway David Tavakoli[no] Skeid 20 2 Sweden Anton Henningsson Raufoss 19 3 Norway Ivar Sollie Rønning HamKam 18 4 Norway Vegard Braaten Alta 15 5 Ivory Coast Kevin Beugré HamKam 10 Norway Emil Mikael Ekblom KFUM Oslo Norway Erblin Llullaku Bærum Norway Marcus Mehnert Asker 9 Norway Markus Naglestad HamKam 9 Sweden Demba Traoré Asker Norway Eivind Holte Tøråsen Nybergsund	Group 2 Rank Player Club Goals 1 Norway Alexander Dang Nest-Sotra 21 2 Norway Øyvind Løkkebø Gausdal Vindbjart 20 3 Norway Omar Fonstad el Ghaouti Fram Larvik 19 The Gambia Bubacarr Sumareh Egersund 5 Norway Sigurd Hauso Haugen Odd 2 16 Norway Martin Hummervoll Vidar 7 Norway Simen August Næss Bryne 13 8 Norway Kristoffer Hoven Hønefoss 12 Norway Torbjørn Kallevåg Hødd 10 Norway Aram Khalili Bryne 11 Norway Erik Midtgarden Notodden
1	Norway David Tavakoli[no]	Skeid	20
2	Sweden Anton Henningsson	Raufoss	19
3	Norway Ivar Sollie Rønning	HamKam	18
4	Norway Vegard Braaten	Alta	15
5	Ivory Coast Kevin Beugré	HamKam	10
Norway Emil Mikael Ekblom	KFUM Oslo
Norway Erblin Llullaku	Bærum
Norway Marcus Mehnert	Asker
9	Norway Markus Naglestad	HamKam	9
Sweden Demba Traoré	Asker
Norway Eivind Holte Tøråsen	Nybergsund
Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Norway Alexander Dang	Nest-Sotra	21
2	Norway Øyvind Løkkebø Gausdal	Vindbjart	20
3	Norway Omar Fonstad el Ghaouti	Fram Larvik	19
The Gambia Bubacarr Sumareh	Egersund
5	Norway Sigurd Hauso Haugen	Odd 2	16
Norway Martin Hummervoll	Vidar
7	Norway Simen August Næss	Bryne	13
8	Norway Kristoffer Hoven	Hønefoss	12
Norway Torbjørn Kallevåg	Hødd
10	Norway Aram Khalili	Bryne	11
Norway Erik Midtgarden	Notodden