The 2016 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

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. Between 22 and 26 games (depending on group size) were played in 12 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. No group winners were promoted to the

2. divisjon The Norwegian Second Division, also called 2. divisjon and often referred to as PostNord-ligaen for sponsorship reasons, is the third-highest level of the Norwegian football league system. There are 28 teams divided into two groups, and at the ...

; instead the number of teams in the 3. divisjon was harshly reduced to make it a new tier of regional groups. Up to 9 teams from groups of 12 were relegated, making the

2017 4. divisjon The 2017 season of the ''4. divisjon'', the fifth highest association football league for men in Norway. Between 22 and 26 games (depending on group size) were played in 24 groups, with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Group winners were p ...

the new highest tier of locally constituted groups.

Teams

References

NIFS
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