2019 Norwegian Third Division

The 2019 3. divisjon (referred to as Norsk Tipping-ligaen after its sponsor) was a fourth-tier Norwegian football league season. The league consisted of 84 teams divided into 6 groups of 14 teams each^[1] and began on 13 April 2019.^[2]

3. divisjon

Season	2019
Champions	Eidsvold Turn Vålerenga 2 Fløy Vard Haugesund Rosenborg 2 Fløya
Promoted	Eidsvold Turn Vålerenga 2 Fløy Vard Haugesund Rosenborg 2 Fløya
Relegated	17 teams
Matches played	1,092
Goals scored	4,295 (3.93 per match)
Top goalscorer	Simen August Næss (30 goals)
← 2018 2020 →

The league was played as a double round-robin tournament, where all teams played 26 matches.

Team changes

The following teams changed division since the 2018 season in 2019.

To 3. divisjon Promoted from 4. divisjon 24 teams Relegated from 2. divisjon Nybergsund Hønefoss Stabæk 2 Fløy Vålerenga 2 Vard Haugesund

From 3. divisjon Promoted to 2. divisjon Oppsal Kvik Halden Sola Sotra Byåsen Senja Relegated to 4. divisjon 24 teams

League tables

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Eidsvold Turn (P)	26	22	2	2	73	17	+56	68	Promotion to Second Division
2	Lørenskog	26	19	2	5	75	34	+41	59
3	Sarpsborg 08 2	26	15	2	9	59	49	+10	47
4	Spjelkavik	26	12	6	8	48	33	+15	42
5	Nordstrand	26	11	7	8	60	45	+15	40
6	Aalesund 2	26	11	6	9	54	37	+17	39
7	Molde 2	26	11	3	12	50	48	+2	36
8	Kråkerøy	26	10	3	13	29	45	−16	33
9	Rommen	26	8	7	11	44	60	−16	31
10	Træff	26	8	5	13	33	47	−14	29
11	Stabæk 2	26	8	5	13	44	62	−18	29
12	Herd (R)	26	7	7	12	34	46	−12	28	Relegation to Fourth Division
13	Sunndal (R)	26	5	5	16	36	67	−31	20
14	Årvoll (R)	26	2	6	18	24	73	−49	12

Source: fotball.no (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if between two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off (only used to decide champions or relegation).
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Vålerenga 2 (P)	26	20	3	3	85	27	+58	63	Promotion to Second Division
2	Tønsberg	26	16	4	6	56	25	+31	52
3	Follo	26	16	3	7	44	27	+17	51
4	Ullern	26	15	5	6	61	33	+28	50
5	Ørn-Horten	26	14	8	4	57	29	+28	50
6	Lyn	26	11	6	9	57	45	+12	39
7	Ready	26	10	5	11	37	41	−4	35
8	Frigg	26	10	4	12	38	55	−17	34
9	Mjøndalen 2	26	9	4	13	46	46	0	31
10	Lokomotiv Oslo	26	7	8	11	40	38	+2	29
11	Halsen	26	9	2	15	44	72	−28	29
12	Grei (R)	26	8	4	14	30	45	−15	28	Relegation to Fourth Division
13	Norild (R)	26	4	1	21	35	91	−56	13
14	Drøbak/Frogn (R)	26	4	1	21	23	79	−56	13

Source: fotball.no (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if between two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off (only used to decide champions or relegation).
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Fløy-Flekkerøy (P)	26	23	3	0	86	17	+69	72	Promotion to Second Division
2	Mandalskameratene	26	16	5	5	68	43	+25	53
3	Viking 2	26	16	4	6	85	39	+46	52
4	Vindbjart	26	12	7	7	62	48	+14	43
5	Flint	26	12	3	11	53	52	+1	39
6	Madla	26	10	7	9	50	53	−3	37
7	Pors	26	11	3	12	42	44	−2	36
8	Staal Jørpeland	26	9	7	10	45	40	+5	34
9	Brodd	26	9	5	12	51	50	+1	32
10	Start 2	26	9	5	12	40	59	−19	32
11	Donn	26	9	4	13	40	60	−20	31
12	Bryne 2 (R)	26	6	5	15	42	70	−28	23	Relegation to Fourth Division
13	Vardeneset (R)	26	5	5	16	34	73	−39	20
14	Storm (R)	26	2	3	21	24	74	−50	9

Source: fotball.no (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if between two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off (only used to decide champions or relegation).
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Vard Haugesund (P)	26	20	3	3	103	22	+81	63	Promotion to Second Division
2	Lysekloster	26	17	3	6	85	30	+55	54
3	Djerv 1919	26	16	3	7	72	38	+34	51
4	Fyllingsdalen	26	16	2	8	68	41	+27	50
5	Fana	26	14	6	6	76	40	+36	48
6	Stord	26	12	4	10	70	48	+22	40
7	Strømsgodset 2	26	12	3	11	55	49	+6	39
8	Sogndal 2	26	10	5	11	54	52	+2	35
9	Brann 2	26	10	3	13	49	49	0	33
10	Fjøra	26	10	3	13	54	78	−24	33
11	Os	26	9	4	13	58	46	+12	31
12	Vestfossen (R)	26	7	3	16	43	70	−27	24	Relegation to Fourth Division
13	Bergen Nord (R)	26	6	2	18	30	71	−41	20
14	Valdres (R)	26	1	0	25	10	193	−183	3

Source: fotball.no (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if between two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off (only used to decide champions or relegation).
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group 5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Rosenborg 2 (P)	26	19	3	4	74	29	+45	60	Promotion to Second Division
2	Strindheim	26	14	4	8	59	46	+13	46
3	Gjøvik-Lyn	26	15	0	11	63	50	+13	45
4	Kolstad	26	13	4	9	55	43	+12	43
5	Nybergsund IL-Trysil	26	13	3	10	49	36	+13	42
6	Ranheim 2	26	12	5	9	65	52	+13	41
7	Brumunddal	26	11	5	10	51	40	+11	38
8	Tillerbyen	26	11	4	11	36	38	−2	37
9	Melhus	26	10	5	11	43	52	−9	35
10	Raufoss 2	26	10	2	14	42	69	−27	32
11	Kongsvinger 2	26	8	6	12	54	56	−2	30
12	Orkla[a]	26	8	6	12	48	55	−7	30
13	Verdal (R)	26	6	8	12	32	52	−20	26	Relegation to Fourth Division
14	Steinkjer (R)	26	2	5	19	20	73	−53	11

Source: fotball.no (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if between two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off (only used to decide champions or relegation).
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Orkla were originally relegated and Fløya 2 promoted, but the latter folded their team after the 2019 season and so Orkla were spared from relegation as the best relegated team in terms of points accumulated.^[3]

Group 6

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Fløya (P)	26	18	2	6	75	40	+35	56	Promotion to Second Division
2	Finnsnes	26	16	6	4	67	29	+38	54
3	Gjelleråsen	26	15	3	8	61	41	+20	48
4	Hønefoss	26	14	5	7	67	40	+27	47
5	Melbo	26	14	4	8	54	32	+22	46
6	Bodø/Glimt 2	26	14	4	8	62	49	+13	46
7	Junkeren	26	12	3	11	69	56	+13	39
8	Skjervøy	26	12	3	11	47	54	−7	39
9	Ull/Kisa 2	26	10	4	12	50	61	−11	34
10	Lillestrøm 2	26	9	5	12	52	47	+5	32
11	Tromsø 2	26	9	4	13	51	61	−10	31
12	Harstad (R)	26	8	3	15	33	59	−26	27	Relegation to Fourth Division
13	Skjetten (R)	26	5	2	19	31	62	−31	17
14	Leknes (R)	26	0	4	22	20	108	−88	4

Source: fotball.no (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if between two teams); 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-off (only used to decide champions or relegation).
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Top scorers

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Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Simen August Næss	Lysekloster	30
2	Riki Tomas Alba	Lørenskog	26
	Joacim Holtan	Mandalskameratene
	Ivar Johannes Unhjem	Junkeren
5	Rocky Lekaj	Gjøvik-Lyn	25
6	Erling Flotve Myklebust	Vard Haugesund	23
7	Ingolfur Örn Kristjansson	Eidsvold Turn	22
	Maid Memic	Djerv 1919
	Viktor Smari Segatta	Stord
	Markus Woldsund	Nordstrand