| Season | 1990 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sogndal Lyn |
| Promoted | Sogndal Lyn |
| Relegated | Os Stord Faaberg Skarp Namsos Sprint Jeløy |
| Matches | 264 |
| Goals | 710 (2.69 per match) |
←1989 | |
The19902. divisjon was aNorwegian second-tierfootball league season. This was the last season the second tier was named 2. divisjon. From the 1991 season and onwards, the name of the second level of theNorwegian football league system has been1. divisjon.
The league was contested by 24 teams, divided into two groups; A and B. The winners of group A and B were promoted to the1991 Tippeligaen.[1] The second placed teams met the 10th position finisher in theTippeligaen in a qualification round where the winner was promoted to Tippeligaen. The bottom three teams inn both groups were relegated to the new2. divisjon.
Sogndal won group A with 48 points andLyn won group B with 45 points. Both teams promoted to the 1991 Tippeligaen. The second-placed teams,Bryne andEik metLillestrøm in the promotion play-offs. Lillestrøm won the qualification and remained in the Tippeligaen.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sogndal(C, P) | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 23 | +19 | 48 | Promotion toTippeligaen |
| 2 | Bryne | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 44 | Qualification for thepromotion play-offs |
| 3 | HamKam | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 53 | 28 | +25 | 43 | |
| 4 | Strømmen | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 13 | +27 | 41 | |
| 5 | Aalesund | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 37 | |
| 6 | Djerv 1919 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 32 | |
| 7 | Hødd | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 23 | |
| 8 | Kristiansund | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 37 | −15 | 22 | |
| 9 | Frigg | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 43 | −20 | 20 | |
| 10 | Os(R) | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 35 | −17 | 19 | Relegation toSecond Division |
| 11 | Stord(R) | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 38 | −16 | 18 | |
| 12 | Faaberg(R) | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 36 | −20 | 17 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyn(C, P) | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 23 | +27 | 45 | Promotion toTippeligaen |
| 2 | Eik | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 45 | 22 | +23 | 45 | Qualification for thepromotion play-offs |
| 3 | Mjøndalen | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 43 | |
| 4 | Mjølner | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 38 | |
| 5 | Strindheim | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 35 | |
| 6 | Sandefjord BK | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 32 | |
| 7 | Råde | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 23 | |
| 8 | Fredrikstad | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 33 | −15 | 23 | |
| 9 | Pors | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 22 | |
| 10 | Skarp(R) | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 34 | −15 | 22 | Relegation toSecond Division |
| 11 | Namsos(R) | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 20 | |
| 12 | Sprint-Jeløy(R) | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 39 | −20 | 18 |
Lillestrøm won the qualification round and remained in the Tippeligaen.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lillestrøm(O) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 4 | Remained in theTippeligaen |
| 2 | Bryne | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 2 | Remained in theFirst Division |
| 3 | Eik | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
Group A and B combined:[2]