1983 Norwegian Second Division

The 1983 2. divisjon was a Norway's second-tier football league season.

2. divisjon

Season	1983
Champions	Fredrikstad (Group A) Molde (Group B)
Promoted	Fredrikstad (Group A) Molde (Group B) Strindheim (Group B)
Relegated	Vard (Group A) Djerv 1919 (Group A) Kopervik (Group A) Stjørdals-Blink (Group B) Aalesund (Group B) Bodø/Glimt (Group B)
← 1982 1984 →

The league was contested by 24 teams, divided into two groups; A and B. The winners of group A and B were promoted to the 1984 1. divisjon.^[1] The second placed teams met the 10th position finisher in the 1.divisjon in a qualification round where the winner was promoted to 1. divisjon. The bottom three teams inn both groups were relegated to the 3. divisjon.

Tables

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Fredrikstad (C, P)	22	18	2	2	84	24	+60	38	Promotion to First Division
2	Pors	22	13	4	5	56	31	+25	30	Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3	Sogndal	22	13	4	5	57	34	+23	30
4	Vidar	22	13	3	6	57	36	+21	29
5	Haugar	22	9	6	7	34	32	+2	24
6	Bærum	22	9	4	9	45	49	−4	22
7	Kvik Halden	22	9	3	10	31	48	−17	21
8	Strømmen	22	7	5	10	23	32	−9	19
9	Jerv	22	6	6	10	27	40	−13	18
10	Vard (R)	22	5	5	12	22	32	−10	15	Relegation to Third Division
11	Djerv 1919 (R)	22	4	3	15	26	61	−35	11
12	Kopervik (R)	22	2	3	17	16	59	−43	7

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	Molde (C, P)	22	17	4	1	60	18	+42	38	Promotion to First Division
2	Strindheim (O, P)	22	13	7	2	35	21	+14	33	Qualification for the promotion play-offs
3	Steinkjer	22	11	6	5	50	24	+26	28
4	Strømsgodset	22	9	9	4	35	23	+12	27
5	Lyn	22	9	6	7	28	29	−1	24
6	Tromsø	22	5	11	6	19	24	−5	21
7	Mjølner	22	8	5	9	24	30	−6	21
8	Hødd	22	8	2	12	32	46	−14	18
9	Mo	22	6	5	11	22	24	−2	17
10	Stjørdals-Blink (R)	22	6	5	11	24	39	−15	17	Relegation to Third Division
11	Aalesund (R)	22	4	3	15	23	46	−23	11
12	Bodø/Glimt (R)	22	2	5	15	13	41	−28	9

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

Promotion play-offs

Results

• Strindheim – Brann 0–0
• Pors – Strindheim 1–2
• Brann – Pors 1–1

Strindheim won the qualification round^[2] and was promoted to the 1984 1. divisjon.

Play-off table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Strindheim (O, P)	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	3	Promotion to First Division
2	Brann (R)	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2	Relegation to Second Division
3	Pors	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1	Remained in Second Division

Source: rsssf.no
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated