The 2002 season of the

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, the third highest football 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

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. Number twelve, thirteen and fourteen were relegated to the

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. 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

Promotion playoff

References

Fixtures and table, group 1Fixtures and table, group 2Fixtures and table, group 3Fixtures and table, group 4
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