1968 Norwegian Second Division

The 1968 2. divisjon was a Norwegian second-tier football league season.

2. divisjon

Season	1968
Champions	Start (Group A) Hødd (Group B)
Promoted	Start Hødd
Relegated	Odd Vard Steinkjer Gjøvik-Lyn
Cup Winners' Cup	Mjøndalen
← 1967 1969 →

The league was contested by 16 teams, divided into two groups; A and B.^[1] The winners of group A and B were promoted to the 1969 1. divisjon. The two lowest placed teams in both groups were relegated to the 3. divisjon.

Overview

Summary

Start won group A with 24 points. Hødd won group B with 19 points. Both teams were promoted to the 1969 1. divisjon.

Tables

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Start (C, P)	14	11	2	1	36	18	+18	24	Promotion to First Division
2	Bryne	14	9	1	4	37	25	+12	19
3	Pors	14	5	5	4	21	19	+2	15
4	Vigør	14	5	2	7	19	23	−4	12
5	Eik	14	4	4	6	15	19	−4	12
6	Ørn	14	4	3	7	26	29	−3	11
7	Odd (R)	14	4	3	7	22	25	−3	11	Relegation to Third Division
8	Vard (R)	14	3	2	9	24	42	−18	8

Source: rsssf.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Hødd (C, P)	14	7	5	2	22	12	+10	19	Promotion to First Division
2	Aalesund	14	8	2	4	27	15	+12	18
3	Hamarkameratene	14	8	2	4	23	17	+6	18
4	Mjøndalen	14	6	4	4	32	18	+14	16	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
5	Raufoss	14	4	5	5	20	20	0	13
6	Aurskog	14	4	3	7	17	21	−4	11
7	Steinkjer (R)	14	3	3	8	18	38	−20	9	Relegation to Third Division
8	Gjøvik-Lyn (R)	14	1	6	7	20	38	−18	8

Source: rsssf.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. As Lyn qualified for the European Cup, their European Cup Winners' Cup place as Norwegian Cup winners defaulted to Mjøndalen, the runners-up.