2026 Norwegian Third Division

The 2026 Norwegian Third Division (referred to as Norsk Tipping-ligaen for sponsorship reasons) will be a fourth-tier Norwegian men's football league season. The league consists of 84 teams divided into 6 groups of 14 teams each. The season will start on April 6th and is scheduled to end on October 31st.[1] The league is played as a double round-robin tournament, where all teams play 26 matches.

Norwegian Third Division
Season2026
Matches1,092
2025
2027

League tables

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Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Asker 6 6 0 0 23 3 +20 18 Promotion to Second Division
2 Gamle Oslo 7 5 1 1 30 17 +13 16
3 Ready 6 4 2 0 18 6 +12 14
4 Bærum 6 4 0 2 16 9 +7 12
5 Union Carl Berner 7 4 0 3 16 10 +6 12
6 Heming 6 4 0 2 14 10 +4 12
7 Frigg 6 2 1 3 15 15 0 7
8 Vålerenga 2 6 2 1 3 14 21 7 7
9 Grei 7 2 1 4 14 22 8 7
10 Lokomotiv Oslo 7 2 1 4 13 25 12 7
11 Konnerud 6 2 0 4 11 16 5 6
12 Ullern 6 1 1 4 10 18 8 4 Relegation to Fourth Division
13 KFUM Oslo 2 6 1 0 5 10 21 11 3
14 Nordstrand 6 1 0 5 6 17 11 3
Updated to match(es) played on 20 april 2026. Source: NFF (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored.

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Melhus 7 4 3 0 20 10 +10 15 Promotion to Second Division
2 Herd 6 4 1 1 17 10 +7 13
3 Byåsen 7 4 1 2 16 13 +3 13
4 Kvik 7 4 0 3 16 14 +2 12
5 Strindheim 7 3 2 2 16 15 +1 11
6 Volda 6 3 1 2 15 10 +5 10
7 Orkla 7 3 1 3 13 15 2 10
8 Rosenborg 2 6 3 0 3 12 10 +2 9
9 Molde 2 7 2 3 2 21 21 0 9
10 Nardo 7 2 1 4 15 15 0 7
11 Spjelkavik 7 1 4 2 9 12 3 7
12 NTNUI 7 1 4 2 11 15 4 7 Relegation to Fourth Division
13 Ranheim 2 6 1 2 3 17 20 3 5
14 Aalesund 2 7 0 1 6 11 29 18 1
Updated to match(es) played on 20 april 2026. Source: NFF (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored.

Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Os 7 6 0 1 28 13 +15 18 Promotion to Second Division
2 Askøy 6 4 2 0 10 5 +5 14
3 Vard Haugesund 6 4 1 1 17 12 +5 13
4 Sogndal 2 6 4 0 2 20 6 +14 12
5 Djerv 1919 6 3 2 1 13 7 +6 11
6 Brann 2 6 3 1 2 11 9 +2 10
7 Fana 6 3 0 3 14 11 +3 9
8 Førde 7 3 0 4 11 19 8 9
9 Åsane 2 6 1 3 2 7 9 2 6
10 Stord 7 1 3 3 15 19 4 6
11 Gneist 7 2 0 5 16 21 5 6
12 Austevoll 7 1 3 3 13 22 9 6 Relegation to Fourth Division
13 Varegg 6 1 1 4 8 14 6 4
14 Fyllingsdalen 7 1 0 6 8 24 16 3
Updated to match(es) played on 20 april 2026. Source: NFF (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored.

Group 4

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Madla 3 2 1 0 8 4 +4 7 Promotion to Second Division
2 Viking 2 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 6
3 Våg 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
4 Vindbjart 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6
5 Hinna 3 2 0 1 7 7 0 6
6 Mandalskameratene 3 1 1 1 9 4 +5 4
7 Varhaug 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
8 Fløy 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
9 Staal Jørpeland 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
10 Stabæk 2 3 1 0 2 9 9 0 3
11 Brodd 3 1 0 2 5 7 2 3
12 Åkra 3 1 0 2 3 7 4 3 Relegation to Fourth Division
13 Odd 2 3 1 0 2 4 13 9 3
14 Haugesund 2 3 0 1 2 2 7 5 1
Updated to match(es) played on 20 april 2026. Source: NFF (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored.

Group 5

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Alta 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Promotion to Second Division
2 Fauske/Sprint 3 2 1 0 8 6 +2 7
3 Strømsgodset 2 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
4 Kongsvinger 2 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
5 Skedsmo 3 2 0 1 9 7 +2 6
6 Skjervøy 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6
7 Ulfstind 3 1 1 1 8 9 1 4
8 Finnsnes 3 1 1 1 6 7 1 4
9 Tromsø 2 3 1 1 1 2 3 1 4
10 Harstad 3 1 0 2 8 7 +1 3
11 Lillestrøm 2 3 1 0 2 4 5 1 3
12 Fløya 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 2 Relegation to Fourth Division
13 Skjetten 3 0 1 2 3 7 4 1
14 Bossekop 3 0 0 3 2 11 9 0
Updated to match(es) played on 20 april 2026. Source: NFF (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored.

Group 6

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Gjøvik-Lyn 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 9 Promotion to Second Division
2 Sandefjord 2 3 3 0 0 12 7 +5 9
3 Råde 3 2 0 1 16 2 +14 6
4 Lyn 2 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 6
5 Lillehammer 3 2 0 1 8 6 +2 6
6 Elverum 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
7 Drøbak-Frogn 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
8 Rælingen 3 1 1 1 7 9 2 4
9 Brumunddal 3 1 0 2 3 7 4 3
10 Fram Larvik 3 1 0 2 3 8 5 3
11 Ørn Horten 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 1
12 Sarpsborg 08 2 3 0 1 2 5 8 3 1 Relegation to Fourth Division
13 Oppsal 3 0 0 3 0 4 4 0
14 Bjørkelangen 3 0 0 3 1 14 13 0
Updated to match(es) played on 20 april 2026. Source: NFF (in Norwegian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored.

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. Fotballforbund, Norges. "Se hovedterminlistene for 2026". fotball.no - Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2025-12-14.