1986 Norwegian Second Division
# 1986 Norwegian Second Division

The 1986 2. divisjon was a Norway's second-tier football league season.

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 1987 1. divisjon. 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.

Moss won group A with 35 points and Brann won group B with 35 points. Both teams promoted to the 1987 1. divisjon. The second-placed teams, Drøbak/Frogn and Vidar met Tromsø in the promotion play-offs. Tromsø won the qualification and remained in the 1. divisjon.

## Tables

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Moss (C, P) | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 56 | 22 | +34 | 35 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Drøbak/Frogn | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 52 | 31 | +21 | 30 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Eik | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 22 | +21 | 30 | |
| 4 | Fredrikstad | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 26 | |
| 5 | Faaberg | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 24 | |
| 6 | Skeid | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 22 | |
| 7 | Sogndal | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 20 | |
| 8 | Raufoss | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 39 | −18 | 18 | |
| 9 | Ørn | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 40 | −13 | 17 | |
| 10 | Strømsgodset (R) | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 38 | −15 | 16 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 11 | Jerv (R) | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 40 | −16 | 13 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 12 | Bærum (R) | 22 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 33 | −18 | 13 | Relegation to Third Division |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Brann (C, P) | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 46 | 13 | +33 | 35 | Promotion to First Division |
| 2 | Vidar | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 29 | +18 | 30 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Aalesund | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 25 | +18 | 26 | |
| 4 | Mjølner | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 25 | |
| 5 | Namsos | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 24 | |
| 6 | Djerv 1919 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 22 | |
| 7 | Vard | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 20 | |
| 8 | Hødd | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 20 | |
| 9 | Sunndal | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 19 | |
| 10 | Steinkjer (R) | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 43 | −18 | 18 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 11 | Grand Bodø (R) | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 40 | −18 | 15 | Relegation to Third Division |
| 12 | Mo (R) | 22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 48 | −26 | 10 | Relegation to Third Division |

## Promotion play-offs

### Results

* Drøbak/Frogn – Vidar 1–2
* Tromsø – Drøbak/Frogn 2–0
* Vidar – Tromsø 0–1

Tromsø won the qualification round and remained in the 1. divisjon.

### Play-off table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tromsø (O) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 | Remained in the First Division |
| 2 | Vidar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Remained in the Second Division |
| 3 | Drøbak/Frogn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | Remained in the Second Division |
