The 2001 season of the ''

3. divisjon The Norwegian Third Division, also called 3. divisjon, is the fourth highest division of the men's football league in Norway. Like the rest of the Norwegian football league system, the season runs from spring to autumn, running approximately from ...

'', the fourth highest

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league for men in

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

. Between 18 and 24 games (depending on group size) were played in 24 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Twelve teams were promoted to the

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through playoff.

Tables

;Group 1 # Lillestrøm 2 – lost playoff #

Grorud Grorud is a borough of the city of Oslo, Norway. The borough contains the Ammerud, Grorud, Kalbakken, Rødtvet, Nordtvet and Romsås areas. To the north of the borough is the forest of Lillomarka. The borough is the smallest in Oslo, with fewer ...

# Vålerenga 2 #

Lisleby Lisleby is the largest of the cityparts in centrum Fredrikstad, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of t ...

Råde Råde is a municipality in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Karlshus. The parish of ''Raade'' was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The neighbouring ...

Rygge Rygge was a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. It was merged into Moss municipality on January 1, 2020. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rygge. Rygge was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see ...

Rælingen Rælingen is a village and municipality in Akershus in Viken county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Fjerdingby. Rælingen was separated from the municipa ...

Rolvsøy Rolvsøy is a village, an island, and a former municipality in Viken county, Norway. It was created by a split from Tune on 1 January 1911. At that time Rolvsøy had a population of 2,381. On 1 January 1994 Rolvsøy was incorporated into the mu ...

# Volla (-> FK Focus) # Vestli #

Oppsal Oppsal is a suburb in the borough of Østensjø in Oslo, Norway. The modern history of Oppsal starts with villas and summer homes built during the Interwar period. The Oslo Tramway was extended to Oppsal in 1926. Oppsal was developed as a planne ...

– relegated ;Group 2 # Follo – won playoff # Østsiden #

Årvoll Årvoll is a residential community situated in the Bjerke district of Oslo, Norway. It was here that anti-Nazi activists Viggo Hansteen and Rolf Wickstrøm – the first two Norwegians to be executed by the Nazis during the five-year German occ ...

# KFUM # Navestad – relegated # Fredrikstad 2 # Oslo Øst 2 #

Borgen Borgen may refer to: Places * Borgen, Akershus, Norway * Borgen, Oslo, a neighborhood of Oslo, Norway **Borgen (station) * Borgen, Østfold, a suburb of Sarpsborg, Norway * Borgen, Ullensaker, Norway * ''Borgen'' ('the castle'), colloquial name ...

# Torp # Bjerke #

Leirsund Leirsund is a village in the municipality of Skedsmo, Norway. Its population (2005) is 1,177, of which 83 people live within the border of the neighboring municipality Sørum Sørum was a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part ...

– relegated #

Lommedalen Lommedalen is a rural community in a small valley in Bærum municipality in the county of Akershus, Norway. The population is about 3,000 people. Lommedalen valley opens up at Bærums Verk and runs about 5 kilometers to the north. Lommedalen incl ...

– relegated ;Group 3 # Kongsvinger 2 #

Nittedal Nittedal is a municipality and city in Akershus in Viken county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rotnes. The parish of ''Nitedal'' was established as a m ...

– lost playoff # Brumunddal # Skjetten 2 # Grue #

Ringsaker is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Hedemarken. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Brumunddal. Other settlements in Ringsaker include the town of Moelv and the v ...

Høland Høland is a former municipality in Akershus county, Norway. History Høland was created in 1837 as a formannskapsdistrikt, a Norwegian local self-government district. The district Setskog was separated from Høland to form a separate municipali ...

# Aurskog/Finstadbru #

Sørumsand Sørumsand is a small railway town, situated in Lillestrøm Municipality in Akershus in Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which compris ...

Eidskog Eidskog is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Vinger. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Skotterud. Other villages in the municipality include Magnor, Matrand, an ...

Kjellmyra Kjellmyra is a village in Åsnes Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the river Flisa, about north of the village of Flisa and about south of the village of Gjesåsen. The village has a population (2021) o ...

– relegated #

Flisa Flisa is the administrative centre of Åsnes Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village lies at the confluence of the rivers Flisa and Glomma. The Norwegian National Road 2 and the Solørbanen railway line both pass through the vil ...

– relegated ;Group 4 # Moss 2 #

Sparta Sparta ( Doric Greek: Σπάρτα, ''Spártā''; Attic Greek: Σπάρτη, ''Spártē'') was a prominent city-state in Laconia, in ancient Greece. In antiquity, the city-state was known as Lacedaemon (, ), while the name Sparta referre ...

Strømmen Strømmen is a town in Lillestrøm municipality, Viken county, Norway. It is about twenty kilometers east of Oslo, and considered part of Greater Oslo. It has around 11,400 residents. The town has its origins from floating lumber and sawmills alon ...

Nordstrand Nordstrand may refer to: Places ;Germany * Nordstrand, Germany, a peninsula in Germany * Nordstrand (Amt), a former municipality in Nordfriesland, Germany ;Norway * Nordstrand, Norway, a borough in Oslo, Norway * Søndre Nordstrand, a borough in ...

# Haugerud # Skeid 2 # Selbak # Drøbak/Frogn #

Fjellhamar Fjellhamar is a village in Akershus, Norway and is about twenty minutes driving from Oslo. Famous residents * Jarle Aambø Jarle Alex Aambø (born 26 March 1960) is a Norwegian sports official. In 2013 NRK published the claim by Adresseavisen ...

# Bækkelaget #

Tistedalen Tistedalen is a part of Halden in Østfold Østfold is a traditional region, a former county and a current electoral district in southeastern Norway. It borders Akershus and southwestern Sweden ( Västra Götaland County and Värmland), wh ...

– relegated #

Korsvoll Korsvoll is an area in the borough Nordre Aker in Oslo, Norway. The area is located between the areas Brekke and Nordberg, northwest of the old industrial area Nydalen. The area borders on the forest area Nordmarka, and is a popular residential a ...

– relegated ;Group 5 #

Frigg Frigg (; Old Norse: ) is a goddess, one of the Æsir, in Germanic mythology. In Norse mythology, the source of most surviving information about her, she is associated with marriage, prophecy, clairvoyance and motherhood, and dwells in the wet ...

– won playoff # Trøgstad/Båstad # Kjelsås 2 #

Sarpsborg Sarpsborg ( or ), historically Borg, is a city and municipality in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Sarpsborg. Sarpsborg is part of the fifth largest urban area in Norway when paired with neigh ...

Rakkestad Rakkestad is a municipality in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rakkestad. It is divided into the parishes of Rakkestad, Degernes, and Os. The municipality is the county's second largest b ...

Fagerborg Fagerborg is a neighbourhood in the St. Hanshaugen borough in Oslo, Norway. Located at the northwestern end of the borough, it is bounded by Majorstua in Frogner in the west, by Marienlyst in the north, by Adamstuen and Bolteløkka in the east, ...

Greåker Greåker is a borough in the city of Sarpsborg, Norway, located 7 km west of the city centre. Before 1992 Greåker was a part of Tune municipality. It is situated at the river Glomma between Sarpsborg and Fredrikstad. The borough of Greåke ...

Spydeberg Spydeberg was a municipality in former Østfold county, Norway, until December 31. 2019. At January 1. 2020 it became a part of the new and greater municipality named " Indre Østfold Kommune" after the region, together with Askim and Trøgstad an ...

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# Galterud # Bygdø – relegated #

Nesodden Nesodden is a municipality in Akershus in Viken county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Follo. The administrative centre of the municipality is Nesoddtangen. The parish of ''Næsodden'' was established as a municipality on 1 ...

– relegated ;Group 6 #

Elverum is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Elverum. Other settlements in the municipality include Heradsbygd, Sørskog ...

– won playoff # Raufoss 2 #

Vardal Vardal is a former municipality in the old Oppland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now divided between Gjøvik Municipality and Vestre Toten Municipality in the traditional district ...

# Ringebu/Fåvang # Ham-Kam 2 #

Trysil Trysil is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Innbygda. Other villages in the municipality include Nybergsund, Øs ...

Toten Toten is a traditional district in Innlandet county in the eastern part of Norway. It consists of the municipalities Østre Toten and Vestre Toten. The combined population of Toten is approximately 27,000. The largest town is Raufoss with appro ...

# Kolbu/KK # FF Lillehammer 2 #

Kvam Kvam is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The municipality is located along the Hardangerfjorden in the traditional district of Hardanger. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Norheimsund. Other larger settle ...

# Lom #

Sel Sel is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Otta. The municipality also includes several notable villages including ...

/ Otta – relegated ;Group 7 # Grindvoll – won playoff #

Mercantile Trade involves the transfer of goods and services from one person or entity to another, often in exchange for money. Economists refer to a system or network that allows trade as a market. An early form of trade, barter, saw the direct exchan ...

# Grei # L/F Hønefoss 2 #

Jevnaker Jevnaker is a municipality in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Jevnaker with a population of 4,302. The parish of ''Jævnaker'' was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formann ...

# Holmen # Vang #

Sør-Aurdal Sør-Aurdal is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Valdres. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bagn. Other villages in the municipality include Begna, Hedalen, an ...

(-> SAFK Fagernes) #

Lunner Lunner is a municipality in Viken county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hadeland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Roa. Lunner was established when it was separated from the municipality of Jevnake ...

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# Gjøvik-Lyn 2 – relegated #

Rommen Rommen is a Norwegian Oslo Metro station on Grorud Line between Romsås Romsås is a neighborhood in the city of Oslo, Norway. Located northeast of Groruddalen, at the edge of Lillomarka, Romsås was formerly its own borough but was merged in ...

– relegated ;Group 8 # Strømsgodset 2 # Birkebeineren – lost playoff # Fossum # Runar #

Teie Teie is a part of the urban area of Tønsberg, located on the island of Nøtterøy, as well as in Nøtterøy municipality, Norway. It is located at the northern end of the island, near Vestskogen. The newspaper ''Øyene ''Øyene'' (the Islands) ...

Stokke Stokke is a town in Sandefjord municipality in Vestfold County, Norway. It lies in-between Sandefjord and Tønsberg, two of Vestfold's largest cities. It was a municipality from 1838 to 2016. The administrative centre of the municipality was the ...

# Åssiden # Falk #

Slemmestad Slemmestad is a village in Røyken in Asker municipality in Viken, Norway. Slemmestad is located on the west bank of the Oslofjord, west of Oslo. History Historically Slemmestad was located on the old highway running between Oslo and Drammen. ...

# Halsen – relegated # Drafn – relegated #

Sandefjord Sandefjord () is a city and the most populous municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. The municipality of Sandefjord was established on 1 January 1838. The municipality of Sandar was merged into Sandefjord on 1 January 1969. On 1 ...

– relegated ;Group 9 #

Larvik Fotball Larvik Fotball was a Norwegian association football club from Larvik. It existed from late 1999 to early 2004, and both succeeded and was succeeded by IF Fram. A cooperation between several Larvik-based clubs, it experienced two straight prom ...

– won playoff #

Flint Flint, occasionally flintstone, is a sedimentary cryptocrystalline form of the mineral quartz, categorized as the variety of chert that occurs in chalk or marly limestone. Flint was widely used historically to make stone tools and start fir ...

Larvik Turn Larvik Turn & Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club that does football, handball, athletics, wrestling, and gymnastics. The club was founded as early as 1865, and has been playing football since 1906. The football team was at its best durin ...

Mjøndalen Mjøndalen is a built up area in Drammen municipality in Viken county (formerly Buskerud county), Norway. It is situated south of the Drammenselva River opposite of Krokstadelva. History Mjøndalen has traditionally been a railway site most ...

Åmot Åmot is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rena. Other villages in the municipality include Åsta, Osneset, an ...

Vestfossen Vestfossen is a village in the municipality of Øvre Eiker in the county of Buskerud, Norway. Vestfossen is a former industrial city with traditions dating back to the 16th century. As of 2008 Vestfossen had a population of 2,867 according to Sta ...

# Eik-Tønsberg 2 (-> Eik-Tønsberg 1) #

Kongsberg Kongsberg () is a historical mining town and municipality in Buskerud, Viken county, Norway. The city is located on the river Numedalslågen at the entrance to the valley of Numedal. Kongsberg has been a centre of silver mining, arms production ...

# Tønsberg FK # Borre #

Konnerud Konnerud is a village located south of the city of Drammen in Viken, Norway. Konnerud has a population of 10 314 (2019) History Etymology One of the local farms gave its name to the entire area. Many of the farms located on Konnerud have names t ...

– relegated #

Rjukan Rjukan () is a town and the administrative centre of Tinn municipality in Telemark, Norway. It is situated in Vestfjorddalen, between Møsvatn and Lake Tinn, and got its name after Rjukan Falls west of the town. The Tinn municipality council grant ...

– relegated ;Group 10 # Jerv – won playoff #Langesund/Stathelle Fotball, Langesund/Stathelle #Urædd FK, Urædd #FK Arendal #Notodden FK, Notodden #Skotfoss TIF, Skotfoss #IL Skarphedin, Skarphedin – relegated #Herkules Fotball, Herkules #Siljan IL, Siljan #Brevik IL, Brevik #Seljord IL, Seljord #Langangen IL, Langangen – relegated ;Group 11 #Vindbjart FK, Vindbjart – lost playoff #Lyngdal IL, Lyngdal #IK Start 2, Start 2 #Flekkerøy IL, Flekkerøy #Våg FK, Våg #Flekkefjord IF, Flekkefjord #FK Vigør, Vigør #Søgne FK, Søgne #Rygene IL, Rygene #Kvinesdal IL, Kvinesdal #IL Giv Akt, Giv Akt – relegated #Randesund IL, Randesund – relegated ;Group 12 #Klepp IL, Klepp – won playoff #Bryne FK 2, Bryne 2 #Eiger IL, Eiger #Randaberg IL, Randaberg #Vardeneset BK, Vardeneset #Vaulen IL, Vaulen #Tasta IL, Tasta #Sandnes Ulf, Ulf-Sandnes #Egersunds IK, Egersund #Staal Jørpeland IL, Staal #Rosseland BK, Rosseland – relegated #Nærbø IL, Nærbø – relegated ;Group 13 #Vedavåg Karmøy – lost playoff #Ålgård FK, Ålgård #Åkra IL, Åkra #Hundvåg FK, Hundvåg #Hana IL, Hana #Torvastad IL, Torvastad #FK Haugesund 2, Haugesund 2 #Figgjo IL, Figgjo #Sola FK, Sola #Kopervik IL, Kopervik #Skjold IL, Skjold – relegated #Ganddal IL, Ganddal – relegated ;Group 14 #Radøy IL, Radøy – lost playoff (-> Radøy/Manger) #Hald FK, Hald #Ny-Krohnborg IL, Ny-Krohnborg #IL Gneist, Gneist #Austevoll IK, Austevoll #Lyngbø SK, Lyngbø #Arna-Bjørnar #Osterøy IL, Osterøy #SK Trane, Trane #FK Bergen Nord, Bergen Nord #Nordhordland BK, Nordhordland – relegated #Frøya IL, Frøya – relegated ;Group 15 #SK Brann 2, Brann 2 – won playoff #Askøy FK, Askøy #TIL Hovding, Hovding #Vadmyra IL, Vadmyra #Os TF, Os #IL Trott, Trott #Follese FK, Follese #Bremnes IL, Bremnes #Varegg Fotball, Varegg #IL Trio, Trio #Kjøkkelvik IL, Kjøkkelvik – relegated #IL Bjarg, Bjarg – relegated ;Group 16 #Stryn TIL, Stryn – lost playoff #IL Jotun, Jotun #Fjøra FK, Fjøra #Sogndal Fotball 2, Sogndal 2 #Sandane TIL, Sandane #IL Høyang, Høyang #Saga FK, Saga #Dale IL, Dale #Eid IL, Eid #Kaupanger IL, Kaupanger – relegated #Askvoll og Holmedal IL, Askvoll og Holmedal – relegated #Eikefjord IL, Eikefjord – relegated ;Group 17 #Langevåg IL, Langevåg – lost playoff #Ørsta IL, Ørsta #Aalesunds FK 2, Aalesund 2 #Stranda IL, Stranda #Velledalen og Ringen FK, Velledalen og Ringen #Bergsøy IL, Bergsøy #Vigra IL, Vigra #Hareid IL, Hareid #Volda TI, Volda #Brattvåg IL, Brattvåg #Haramsøy/Nordøy FK, Ha/No #Hovdebygda IL, Hovdebygda – relegated #Åram/Vankam FK, Åram/Vankam – relegated ;Group 18 #Dahle IL, Dahle – lost playoff #Kristiansund FK, Kristiansund #Åndalsnes IF, Åndalsnes #Midsund IL, Midsund #Sunndal Fotball, Sunndal #Gossen IL, Gossen #Surnadal IL, Surnadal #IL Averøykameratene, Averøykameratene #Ekko/Aureosen IL, Ekko/Aureosen #IL Bryn, Bryn #Kvass/Ulvungen FK, Kvass/Ulvungen – relegated #Vestnes Varfjell IL, Vestnes Varfjell – relegated ;Group 19 #Nidelv IL, Nidelv – lost playoff #Kolstad Fotball, Kolstad #Løkken IF, Løkken #Orkla FK, Orkla #Tynset IF, Tynset #Buvik IL, Buvik #Nardo FK, Nardo #Malvik IL, Malvik #Melhus IL, Melhus #NTNUI #KIL/Hemne – relegated #Røros IL, Røros – relegated ;Group 20 #Levanger FK, Levanger – won playoff #Tiller IL, Tiller #Bangsund IL, Bangsund #Rørvik IL, Rørvik #Rissa IL, Rissa #IL Varden, Varden – relegated #Selbu BK, Selbu #Vinne IL, Vinne #Namsos IL, Namsos #FK Kvik, Kvik #Bogen FK, Bogen – relegated #FK Fosen, Fosen – relegated ;Group 21 #Innstrandens IL, Innstranden – lost playoff #FK Bodø/Glimt 2, Bodø/Glimt 2 #SK Steigen, Steigen #Mosjøen IL, Mosjøen #Tverlandet IL, Tverlandet #Brønnøysund IL, Brønnøysund #Sandnessjøen IL, Sandnessjøen #Nesna IL, Nesna #Leirfjord IL, Leirfjord #Mo IL 2, Mo 2 ;Group 22 #FK Vesterålen, Vesterålen – won playoff #Skånland og Omegn IF, Skånland #Grovfjord IL, Grovfjord #Flakstad IL, Flakstad – relegated #Medkila IL, Medkila #IL Morild, Morild #Ballangen FK, Ballangen #Beisfjord IL, Beisfjord #SK Høken, Høken #Melbo IL, Melbo #Harstad IL 2, Harstad 2 – relegated ;Group 23 #Salangen IF, Salangen – lost playoff #Tromsø IL 2, Tromsø 2 #Lyngen/Karnes IL, Lyngen/Karnes #FK Senja, Senja #IF Fløya, Fløya #Ramfjord UIL, Ramfjord #Ringvassøy IL, Ringvassøy #Tromsdalen UIL 2, Tromsdalen 2 #Kvaløysletta IL, Kvaløysletta #Nordreisa IL, Nordreisa #Ishavsbyen FK, Ishavsbyen – relegated #Finnsnes IL 2, Finnsnes 2 – relegated ;Group 24 #Porsanger IL, Porsanger – lost playoff #Kautokeino IL, Kautokeino #Bossekop UL, Bossekop #IL Nordlys, Nordlys #IL Polarstjernen, Polarstjernen #Tverrelvdalen IL, Tverrelvdalen #Kirkenes IF, Kirkenes #Honningsvåg TIF, Honningsvåg #Nerskogen IL, Nerskogen #Nordkinn FK, Nordkinn #FK Sørøy Glimt, Sørøy Glimt – relegated

Playoffs

References

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{{3. divisjon seasons Norwegian Third Division seasons 2001 in Norwegian football, 4 2000–01 in European fourth tier association football leagues, Norway 2001–02 in European fourth tier association football leagues, Norway