title: 2005 Norwegian Second Division
text: # 2005 Norwegian Second Division
  
  The 2005 2. divisjon season was the third highest association football league for men in Norway.
  
  26 games were played in 4 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Sarpsborg Sparta, Manglerud Star, Haugesund and Tromsdalen were promoted to the First Division. Number twelve, thirteen and fourteen were relegated to the 3. divisjon. The winning teams from each of the 24 groups in the 3. divisjon each faced a winning team from another group in a playoff match, resulting in 12 playoff winners which were promoted to the 2. divisjon.
  
  ## League tables
  
  ### Group 1
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Sarpsborg Sparta (P) | 26 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 90 | 28 | +62 | 64 | Promotion to First Division |
  | 2 | Vard Haugesund | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 88 | 27 | +61 | 60 | |
  | 3 | Notodden | 26 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 74 | 36 | +38 | 49 | |
  | 4 | Bærum | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 66 | 42 | +24 | 48 | |
  | 5 | Drøbak/Frogn | 26 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 64 | 41 | +23 | 39 | |
  | 6 | Groruddalen | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 61 | 49 | +12 | 39 | |
  | 7 | Tollnes | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 37 | |
  | 8 | Ørn-Horten | 26 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 34 | 67 | −33 | 37 | |
  | 9 | Sprint-Jeløy | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 45 | 61 | −16 | 31 | |
  | 10 | Sarpsborg | 26 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 45 | 60 | −15 | 28 | |
  | 11 | Odd Grenland 2 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 35 | 55 | −20 | 28 | |
  | 12 | Mercantile (R) | 26 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 31 | 91 | −60 | 25 | Relegation to Third Division |
  | 13 | Kvik Halden (R) | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 23 | Relegation to Third Division |
  | 14 | Fram Larvik (R) | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 90 | −65 | 17 | Relegation to Third Division |
  
  ### Group 2
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Manglerud Star (P) | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 82 | 29 | +53 | 60 | Promotion to First Division |
  | 2 | Raufoss | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 68 | 34 | +34 | 58 | |
  | 3 | Nybergsund | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 57 | 26 | +31 | 53 | |
  | 4 | Lørenskog | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 67 | 38 | +29 | 45 | |
  | 5 | Ullensaker/Kisa | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 39 | |
  | 6 | Molde 2 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 58 | 59 | −1 | 35 | |
  | 7 | Eidsvold Turn | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 34 | |
  | 8 | Gjøvik-Lyn | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 34 | |
  | 9 | Kjelsås | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 34 | |
  | 10 | Lillestrøm 2 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 33 | |
  | 11 | Brumunddal | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 48 | 58 | −10 | 30 | |
  | 12 | Træff (R) | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 40 | 57 | −17 | 25 | Relegation to Third Division |
  | 13 | Frigg (R) | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 44 | 77 | −33 | 21 | Relegation to Third Division |
  | 14 | FF Lillehammer (R) | 26 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 26 | 7 | +19 | 14 | Relegation to Third Division |
  
  ### Group 3
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Viking 2 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 19 | +27 | 56 | |
  | 2 | Haugesund (P) | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 65 | 31 | +34 | 51 | Promotion to First Division |
  | 3 | Flekkerøy | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 49 | 32 | +17 | 50 | |
  | 4 | Sandnes Ulf | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 57 | 43 | +14 | 42 | |
  | 5 | Fyllingen | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 40 | |
  | 6 | Ålgård | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 35 | |
  | 7 | Årdal | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 34 | |
  | 8 | Stord/Moster | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 33 | |
  | 9 | Åsane | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 33 | |
  | 10 | Fana | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 33 | |
  | 11 | Klepp | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 29 | |
  | 12 | Egersund (R) | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 34 | 51 | −17 | 23 | Relegation to Third Division |
  | 13 | Hovding (R) | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 39 | 64 | −25 | 23 | Relegation to Third Division |
  | 14 | Brann 2 (R) | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 45 | 62 | −17 | 22 | Relegation to Third Division |
  
  * ↑ Haugesund was promoted because Viking 2, being a B team, was ineligible for promotion.
  
  ### Group 4
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Tromsdalen (P) | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 64 | 34 | +30 | 55 | Promotion to First Division |
  | 2 | Mo | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 59 | 44 | +15 | 47 | |
  | 3 | Levanger | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 68 | 45 | +23 | 46 | |
  | 4 | Strindheim | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 65 | 39 | +26 | 45 | |
  | 5 | Steinkjer | 26 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 64 | 62 | +2 | 43 | |
  | 6 | Skarp | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 61 | 60 | +1 | 43 | |
  | 7 | Byåsen | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 69 | 44 | +25 | 42 | |
  | 8 | Ranheim | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 63 | 54 | +9 | 38 | |
  | 9 | Harstad | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 35 | |
  | 10 | Rosenborg 2 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 51 | 59 | −8 | 32 | |
  | 11 | Kolstad | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 43 | 62 | −19 | 28 | |
  | 12 | Lyngen/Karnes (R) | 26 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 55 | 89 | −34 | 25 | Relegation to Third Division |
  | 13 | Lofoten (R) | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 40 | 89 | −49 | 23 | Relegation to Third Division |
  | 14 | Innstranden (R) | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 30 | 50 | −20 | 19 | Relegation to Third Division |
  
  ## Top goalscorers
  
  * 30 goals:
     * Kenneth Kvalheim, Notodden
  * 24 goals:
     * Vegard Alstad Sunde, Levanger
  * 23 goals:
     * Marc Antoine-Curier, Vard Haugesund
  * 20 goals:
     * Andreas Hauger, Bærum
  * 19 goals:
     * Sami Sakka, Vard Haugesund
     * Espen Skogland, Haugesund
  * 17 goals:
     * Robert Stene, Ranheim
  * 16 goals:
     * Andreas Moen, Lørenskog
     * Ronald Turner, Sarpsborg Sparta
  * 15 goals:
     * Dag Halvorsen, Kjelsås
     * Kim Nysted, Bærum
     * Trygve Velten, Drøbak/Frogn
     * Fredrik William Henriksen, Flekkerøy
     * Rune Ertsås, Steinkjer
     * Kennet Thorstveit, Sandnes Ulf
  