The 2008

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season was the third highest

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league for men in

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. 26 games were played in 4 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws.

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and

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were promoted to the First Division. Number twelve, thirteen and fourteen were relegated to the

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, except for the two number twelve teams with the most points. 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

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Top goalscorers

* 27 goals: ** Armin Sistek,

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* 22 goals: ** Kim Nysted,

* 20 goals: ** Mato Grubisic,

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* 19 goals: ** Kim Larsen, Tønsberg ** Stian Nikodemussen, Tønsberg ** Petar Rnkovic, Randaberg **

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* 17 goals: ** Eirik Lamøy,

** Kim Rune Hellesund,

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** Mostafa Abdellaoue,

Promotion playoff

References

*Tables
Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4
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