The 1980 2. divisjon was a Norwegian second-tier football league season.
| Season | 1980 |
|---|---|
| Champions | HamKam Brann |
| Promoted | HamKam Brann Haugar |
| Relegated | Frigg Sarpsborg FK Harstad Strindheim Hødd Os |
← 1979 1981 → | |
The league was contested by 24 teams, divided into two groups; A and B.[1] Both groups consisted of 12 teams. The winners of group A and B were promoted to the 1981 1. divisjon. The second placed teams in group A and B met each other in a two-legged qualification round where the winner was promoted to 1. divisjon. The bottom three teams in both groups were relegated to the 3. divisjon.
HamKam won group A with 34 points. Brann won group B with 34 points. Both teams promoted to the 1981 1. divisjon. The second-placed teams, Mjøndalen and Haugar met in the promotion play-offs. Haugar defeated Mjøndalen with 4–0 on aggregate and won promotion.
Tables
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HamKam (C, P) | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 10 | +19 | 34 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Mjøndalen | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 27 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Kvik Halden | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 26 | |
| 4 | Mjølner | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 24 | |
| 5 | Odd | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 23 | |
| 6 | Kongsvinger | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 22 | |
| 7 | Pors | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 28 | −2 | 21 | |
| 8 | Ørn | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 20 | |
| 9 | Raufoss | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 19 | |
| 10 | Frigg (R) | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 19 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 11 | Sarpsborg FK (R) | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 16 | |
| 12 | Harstad (R) | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 26 | −11 | 13 |
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 | Brann (C, P) | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 21 | +19 | 34 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Haugar (O, P) | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 19 | +14 | 28 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Mo | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 26 | |
| 4 | Steinkjer | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 25 | |
| 5 | Kristiansund | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 25 | |
| 6 | Sogndal | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 25 | |
| 7 | Kopervik | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 23 | |
| 8 | Vard | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 21 | |
| 9 | Nessegutten | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 19 | |
| 10 | Strindheim (R) | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 17 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 11 | Hødd (R) | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 49 | −19 | 12 | |
| 12 | Os (R) | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 50 | −33 | 9 |
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
Haugar won 4–0 on aggregate and was promoted to 1. divisjon.