The 2000 1. divisjon,

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's second-tier

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league, began play on 30 April 2000 and ended on 22 October 2000. The league was contested by 14 teams, and the top two teams won promotion to

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, while the third placed played a promotion-playoff against the 12th-placed team in Tippeligaen to win promotion. Due to an expansion from 14 to 16 teams in the next season's First Division only two teams were relegated to the

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. Lyn and Strømsgodset won direct promotion to Tippeligaen, while

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was promoted after having beaten

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in the promotion-playoff.

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League table

Results

Top scorers

References