Norwegian reserve football teams
reserve association football teams in Norway
Norwegian reserve football teams compete at all levels of league football within the Norwegian football league system apart from the top two divisions, Eliteserien and the First Division. The highest league these teams can currently enter is the Second Division, set at the third tier of the league system. The reserve teams are attached to their first teams with a "2" suffix and must play in a lower league than the first team.
Level eligibility
For men's clubs whose main teams are in the highest 3 tiers, there must be a gap of 2 or more divisions between the main team and the reserve team. For instance, reserve teams of Eliteserien teams cannot be promoted to higher than tier 3 (PostNord-ligaen); and reserve teams of tier 2 (OBOS-ligaen) teams cannot be promoted to higher than tier 4 (Norwegian Third Division). For clubs whose main teams play in tier 4 or below, there must be a gap of 1 or more divisions.
If a reserve team ends up at a promotion spot when it is not allowed to be promoted, the promotion is awarded to the next team in the league standings which is allowed to be promoted.
If a main team gets relegated, then the reserve team is relegated regardless of the latter's league season placement if it played at their previously highest allowed division. In this case, the highest-placed team among those who would normally be relegated will remain in the division.
Rosenborg BK fielded a third team (Rosenborg 3) between circa 2005 and 2013, during which time additional rules for divisional eligibilities were in place.
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