3. divisjon
Relegated 18 teams
Matches 546
Goals 2,082 (3.81 per match)
Top goalscorer Vital Curtis Kaba (17 goals)
← 2020 2022 →
The 2021 3. divisjon (referred to as Norsk Tipping-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) was a fourth-tier Norwegian football league season. The league consisted of 84 teams divided into 6 groups of 14 teams each. The season began in early August 2021. All teams played 13 matches instead of the normal 26. Furthermore, all reserve teams ("2" teams) were barred from promotion.
League tables Group 1 Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation 1 Gjøvik-Lyn (P)13 13 0 0 49 9 +40 39 Promotion to Second Division 2 Gjelleråsen 13 8 2 3 37 18 +19 26 3 Elverum 13 7 4 2 27 18 +9 25 4 Brumunddal 13 7 3 3 33 15 +18 24 5 Kongsvinger 2 13 7 1 5 32 24 +8 22 6 Lillestrøm 2 13 6 3 4 27 23 +4 21 7 Lørenskog 13 5 3 5 18 17 +1 18 8 Grorud 2 13 4 4 5 21 22 −1 16 9 Raufoss 2 13 4 2 7 19 30 −11 14 10 Toten 13 4 2 7 21 42 −21 14 11 Fu/Vo 13 3 2 8 18 30 −12 11 12 Nybergsund (R)13 2 5 6 11 23 −12 11 Relegation to Fourth Division 13 Ull/Kisa 2 (R)13 2 2 9 12 33 −21 8 14 Stovner (R)13 1 3 9 12 33 −21 6
Group 2 Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation 1 Ørn Horten (P)13 9 2 2 32 12 +20 29 Promotion to Second Division 2 Eik Tønsberg 13 8 3 2 29 14 +15 27 3 Pors 13 7 4 2 33 13 +20 25 4 Hønefoss 13 7 4 2 28 18 +10 25 5 Oppsal 13 5 4 4 17 20 −3 19 6 Strømsgodset 2 13 5 3 5 34 29 +5 18 7 Sarpsborg 08 2 13 5 3 5 26 28 −2 18 8 Fredrikstad 2 13 4 5 4 28 21 +7 17 9 Halsen 13 5 1 7 20 33 −13 16 10 Follo 13 3 6 4 18 14 +4 15 11 Mjøndalen 2 13 3 6 4 23 20 +3 15 12 Flint (R)13 4 3 6 21 26 −5 15 Relegation to Fourth Division 13 Kråkerøy (R)13 3 1 9 16 32 −16 10 14 Åssiden (R)13 0 1 12 10 55 −45 1
Group 3 Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation 1 Staal Jørpeland (P)13 8 3 2 30 18 +12 27 Promotion to Second Division 2 Sola 13 8 2 3 34 18 +16 26 3 Vindbjart 13 8 1 4 32 24 +8 25 4 Djerv 1919 13 6 4 3 25 18 +7 22 5 Brodd 13 6 3 4 15 19 −4 21 6 Viking 2 13 6 2 5 29 20 +9 20 7 Start 2 13 5 4 4 24 15 +9 19 8 Vidar 13 5 2 6 21 20 +1 17 9 Åkra 13 4 5 4 21 23 −2 17 10 Express 13 5 2 6 26 31 −5 17 11 Mandalskameratene 13 4 4 5 27 22 +5 16 12 Hinna (R)13 3 2 8 15 29 −14 11 Relegation to Fourth Division 13 Madla (R)13 3 1 9 18 36 −18 10 14 Donn (R)13 2 1 10 17 41 −24 7
Group 4 Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation 1 Frigg (P)13 11 2 0 48 10 +38 35 Promotion to Second Division 2 Fana 13 11 1 1 43 16 +27 34 3 Fyllingsdalen 13 9 0 4 34 22 +12 27 4 Lyn 13 6 5 2 32 20 +12 23 5 Bjarg 13 7 1 5 25 29 −4 22 6 Os 13 5 3 5 26 27 −1 18 7 Ready 13 4 4 5 25 24 +1 16 8 Brann 2 13 5 0 8 34 30 +4 15 9 Lysekloster 13 4 3 6 27 23 +4 15 10 Sandviken 13 4 3 6 25 26 −1 15 11 Stord 13 4 3 6 30 35 −5 15 12 Fjøra (R)13 4 1 8 26 32 −6 13 Relegation to Fourth Division 13 Årdal (R)13 2 2 9 10 35 −25 8 14 Sogndal 2 (R)13 0 2 11 7 63 −56 2
Group 5 Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation 1 Træff (P)13 10 1 2 41 20 +21 31 Promotion to Second Division 2 Spjelkavik 13 9 1 3 28 9 +19 28 3 Strindheim 13 7 5 1 33 17 +16 26 4 Aalesund 2 13 7 2 4 25 19 +6 23 5 Kolstad 13 6 3 4 31 20 +11 21 6 Byåsen 13 5 4 4 23 20 +3 19 7 Tiller 13 5 3 5 22 21 +1 18 8 Molde 2 13 5 2 6 24 21 +3 17 9 Orkla 13 5 2 6 24 34 −10 17 10 Volda 13 4 4 5 27 21 +6 16 11 Melhus 13 4 3 6 14 19 −5 15 12 Ranheim 2 (R)13 3 3 7 24 50 −26 12 Relegation to Fourth Division 13 NTNUI (R)13 2 3 8 18 31 −13 9 14 Tynset (R)13 1 0 12 19 51 −32 3
Group 6 Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation 1 Ullern (P)13 11 2 0 36 9 +27 35 Promotion to Second Division 2 Lokomotiv Oslo 13 7 2 4 28 17 +11 23 3 Junkeren 13 6 4 3 33 22 +11 22 4 Tromsø 2 13 6 3 4 24 19 +5 21 5 Stabæk 2 13 6 3 4 24 22 +2 21 6 Nordstrand 13 6 2 5 20 20 0 20 7 Mjølner 13 5 4 4 23 16 +7 19 8 Rana 13 6 1 6 23 30 −7 19 9 Bodø/Glimt 2 13 6 0 7 22 28 −6 18 10 Skjervøy 13 5 2 6 19 21 −2 17 11 Skeid 2 13 4 4 5 26 25 +1 16 12 Melbo (R)13 4 2 7 15 25 −10 14 Relegation to Fourth Division 13 Skånland (R)13 2 1 10 15 35 −20 7 14 Finnsnes (R)13 2 0 11 17 36 −19 6
Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals 1 Norway Vital Curtis KabaFrigg 17 2 Norway Rocky Lekaj Gjøvik-Lyn 16 Norway Elias Heggland MyrlidBrann 2 Norway Even Østensen Staal Jørpeland 5 Norway Eirik KjørsvikTræff 14 6 Norway Peder DovlandMandalskameratene 13 7 Norway Ulrik FerrerFrigg 12 Norway Ørjan Isaksen SkallebøSkjervøy 9 Norway Preben FinstadBrumunddal 11 Norway Mikael Harbosen HagaTræff Poland Daniel KraskaToten Norway Tim Nilsen Lysekloster Norway Magnus SolumElverum Norway Sander Alvestad SvelaStart 2