title: 1978 Norwegian Second Division
text: # 1978 Norwegian Second Division
  
  The 1978 2. divisjon was a Norwegian second-tier football league season.
  
  The league was contested by 30 teams, divided into a total of three groups; A and B (non-Northern Norwegian teams) and Group C, a district group which contained teams from Northern Norway. The winners of group A and B were promoted to the 1979 1. divisjon. The second placed teams in group A and B met the winner of group C in a qualification round where the winner was promoted to 1. divisjon. The bottom team in group A and B and the seven lowest ranked teams in group C were relegated to the 3. divisjon. The second last teams in group A and B met in a two-legged qualification round to avoid relegation.
  
  Mjøndalen won group A with 29 points. Rosenborg won group B with 27 points. Both teams promoted to the 1979 1. divisjon. Tromsø won group C and qualified for and the promotion play-offs but was not promoted.
  
  ## Tables
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Mjøndalen (C, P) | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 14 | +28 | 29 | Promotion to First Division |
  | 2 | Fredrikstad | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 47 | 24 | +23 | 26 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
  | 3 | Vard | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 25 | |
  | 4 | Odd | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 21 | |
  | 5 | Sogndal | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 16 | |
  | 6 | Vigør | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 15 | |
  | 7 | Vigrestad | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 37 | −18 | 13 | |
  | 8 | Fram Larvik | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 12 | |
  | 9 | Os (O) | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 55 | −27 | 12 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
  | 10 | Strømsgodset (R) | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 37 | −18 | 11 | Relegation to Third Division |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Rosenborg (C, P) | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 15 | +27 | 27 | Promotion to First Division |
  | 2 | HamKam (O, P) | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 23 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
  | 3 | Frigg | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 19 | +15 | 21 | |
  | 4 | Nessegutten | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 18 | |
  | 5 | Raufoss | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 17 | |
  | 6 | Strindheim | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 17 | |
  | 7 | Stjørdals-Blink | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 17 | |
  | 8 | Hødd | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 15 | |
  | 9 | Strømmen (R) | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 14 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
  | 10 | Kongsvinger (R) | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 11 | Relegation to Third Division |
  
  ### Group C
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Tromsø | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 15 | +28 | 27 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
  | 2 | Mjølner | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 18 | +16 | 27 | |
  | 3 | Mo | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 19 | +21 | 26 | |
  | 4 | Harstad (R) | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 22 | Relegation to Third Division |
  | 5 | Stålkameratene (R) | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 18 | Relegation to Third Division |
  | 6 | Grand Bodø (R) | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 15 | Relegation to Third Division |
  | 7 | Alta (R) | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 27 | −8 | 14 | Relegation to Third Division |
  | 8 | Mosjøen (R) | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 14 | Relegation to Third Division |
  | 9 | Lyngen (R) | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 35 | −18 | 9 | Relegation to Third Division |
  | 10 | Brønnøysund (R) | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 63 | −41 | 8 | Relegation to Third Division |
  
  ## Play-offs
  
  ### Promotion play-offs
  
  **Results**
  
  * Tromsø – HamKam 0–3
  * Fredrikstad – Tromsø 1–0
  * HamKam – Fredrikstad 1–1
  
  **Play-off table**
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | HamKam (O, P) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3 | Promotion to First Division |
  | 2 | Fredrikstad | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | |
  | 3 | Tromsø | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 | |
  
  ### Relegation play-offs
  
  **Results**
  
  * Os – Strømmen 2–1
  * Strømmen – Os 0–1
  
  Os won 3–1 on aggregate. Strømmen was relegated to 3. divisjon.
  
  